TGS 2009: Snoopy, Toy Soldiers coming to XBLA
by Justin McElroy 
{ Sep 24th 2009 at 9:44AM } 
It's a question we ask ourselves every day: How can we expose our children to the glories of warfare while shielding them from the unpleasant realities of blown-off-arm-stumps? Microsoft has announced not one, but two upcoming war games for the younger set.
The first, Toy Soldiers, is a tower defense game with over fifty different units and online (as well as offline) multiplayer. It's being created by Signal Studios, though we believe this is the developer's first project, so we can't really call that a loss or a win. Stay tuned, we'll have impressions of it for you soon.
The second announcement, Snoopy Flying Ace, is an aerial combat game being developed by Smart Bomb Interactive, the same house behind Snoopy vs The Red Baron. The big shock? It doesn't look half bad. No, seriously! Check out the trailer after the jump to see for yourself.
Source -- Toy Soldiers
Source -- Snoopy Flying Ace
The first, Toy Soldiers, is a tower defense game with over fifty different units and online (as well as offline) multiplayer. It's being created by Signal Studios, though we believe this is the developer's first project, so we can't really call that a loss or a win. Stay tuned, we'll have impressions of it for you soon.
The second announcement, Snoopy Flying Ace, is an aerial combat game being developed by Smart Bomb Interactive, the same house behind Snoopy vs The Red Baron. The big shock? It doesn't look half bad. No, seriously! Check out the trailer after the jump to see for yourself.
Source -- Toy Soldiers
Source -- Snoopy Flying Ace
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MystileArmor @ Sep 24th 2009 9:53AM
Snoopy actually looks very very interesting. Looks like a mixture of Crimson Skies with a bit of platforming added to it.
Mal F4cti0n @ Sep 24th 2009 11:59PM
It looked like a cartoonie Crimson Skies to me too.
That was my very first thought.
Speaking of Crimson Skies....they need to make a new one for the 360 already.
PedoJokerBear [Planeteer | Power of Gall Bladder] @ Sep 24th 2009 9:56AM
snoopy kamikaze = two words i would of never have thought before now.
Smoke_me_a_Kipper @ Sep 24th 2009 12:17PM
It was a dark and stormy night...
freaparn @ Sep 24th 2009 10:03AM
Possibly the most cuddly depiction of warmongering Germans to date.
Blue_Falcon @ Sep 24th 2009 10:06AM
I remember seeing the trailer for Snoopy some time ago, and I'm glad that it's still coming out.
Courtney @ Sep 24th 2009 11:05AM
Seems like it was a rumor or a no-additional-info leak at the time. I thought it looked like a ton of fun.
Danthok @ Sep 24th 2009 10:09AM
I am intrigued by Toy Soldiers. Always a sucker for a good tower defense game. Looking forward to hearing more about it.
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Sep 24th 2009 10:24AM
It looks great. When I first saw the trailer a few days ago I was worried that it would be disc-based, but knowing it will be DLC has me wanting a PSN version.
Brazell @ Sep 24th 2009 10:34AM
Anybody remember the late 90s / early 2000s obsession with making those toy soldiers videogames ... there were like 6 of them in a matter of two years. It was a huge franchise back then but now I don't even remember the name of the games anymore...
Durden @ Sep 24th 2009 10:56AM
I remember them. Between me and my brother I think we owned all of them. The first ones were pretty good but they started getting pretty ridiculous. Good memories!
Levi @ Oct 9th 2009 9:57PM
yeah they were actually good games too. This one looks good, but not as good as they were back then.
I Are ODST @ Sep 24th 2009 10:58AM
Snoopy's a frigging bad ass.
Redeye @ Sep 24th 2009 11:04AM
This is actually an old trailer for Snoopy Flying Ace. The new one is available on XBL in the TGS announcements.
Redeye @ Sep 24th 2009 12:15PM
Find the new trailer here:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/s/snoopyflyingacexbla/
Dr. Stabbingworth @ Sep 24th 2009 1:36PM
Thanks. On that page, an interesting note:
Online Multiplayer 2-16
Co-op 1-2
16 person Snoopy dogfights? Yes, please.
WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Sep 24th 2009 11:05AM
That toy soldiers game looks pretty awesome. It looks like someone finally made a tower defense game that's more interactive in a meaningful way!
Shimrra @ Sep 24th 2009 11:13AM
Game looks fucking fun. But where does Snoppy come into play? Looks a little to uber violent to have the Peanuts Logo stamped on it. I bet you they drop the Snoopy name and go with something else.
Rhamsey @ Sep 24th 2009 11:14AM
Toy soldiers didnt look to bad, and I liked the music. As for snoopy, who hasnt felt like dog fighting while watching a Charlie Brown Christmas.
lokar82 @ Sep 24th 2009 11:20AM
Snoopy vs the Red Baron was a fun little game. For the guy asking about the violence, whenever you shot down a German plane, you would see a parachute come out so nobody actually died. And no you couldn't shoot down the parachute (had to try it).
Neuromancer @ Sep 24th 2009 11:31AM
Oh I hate tower defense games, they really are the bastard son of the RTS. Bring back turn-based strategy, someone!
Snoopy on the other hand, looks bad ass.
Jcarpio @ Sep 24th 2009 12:45PM
Wow to both trailers actually and thanks to Redeye for the new trailer. Snoopy definitely has that Crimson Skies vibe to it.
eckie @ Sep 24th 2009 1:43PM
That Snoopy game looks freakin' adorable
SoxFan13 @ Sep 24th 2009 2:05PM
1) Toy Soldiers would be awesome if it was a movie adaptation of the Louis Gossett Jr./Wil Wheaton movie!
2) That Snoopy game looks like a more fun Warhawk!
Andrew @ Sep 24th 2009 3:42PM
They both look awesome -- do we have any release dates?
Vii @ Sep 24th 2009 6:35PM
Woodstock ftw!!
Suichimo @ Sep 25th 2009 2:19PM
Just for my clarification, Flying Aces is on both the 360 and the Wii. Correct?
I thought I remembered you posting this before: http://nintendo.joystiq.com/2008/11/06/snoopy-swoops-to-wii/