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This Wednesday: 0D Beat Drop, NBA Unrivaled & Encleverment Experiment on XBLA [update]
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Nov 9th 2009 at 3:01PM } 
Word has come down from on high, and this week's Xbox Live Arcade release is none other than 0D Beat Drop. What's that, you've never heard of 0D Beat Drop? Truth be told, neither have we. Thankfully, the game's Xbox.com page provides us all with the crucial details. If the above screenshot didn't tip you off, OD Beat Drop is a puzzle game; however, it has a musical twist, challenging players to drop pieces to the beat. OD Beat Drop can even analyze your own songs for use in the game (Protip: It's time to break out your Tetris soundtrack). The game will be available this Wednesday for 800
($10).
($10).Also, if Tecmo is to be believed, NBA Unrivaled will release on XBLA this week as well.
Update: Major Nelson has confirmed that 0D Beat Drop will be joined by both NBA Unrivaled (1200
/$15) and Encleverment Experiment (800/$10) this week on XBLA.This Wednesday: Wallace & Gromit episodes 2, 3 and 4 on XBLA
by Richard Mitchell { Nov 2nd 2009 at 4:00PM }
($10). That brings the total for all four games to $40, which isn't too bad, although PC owners should be aware that Telltale is offering the entire season -- which includes a collector's DVD -- for $34.95 as well.Still, if you've got a yen for some couch-bound, Achievement-filled Wallace & Gromit, it's a pretty good deal.
This Wednesday: Inferno Pool burns up XBLA with Rainbow Islands
by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 26th 2009 at 4:00PM }
($10).We almost feel obligated to post The Charge of the Light Brigade after the break for each story about a downloadable game without a high profile beginning now until next year ... actually, next year isn't looking too open for downloadable games either, is it?
This Wednesday: Panzer General assaults Tower Bloxx Deluxe on XBLA
by David Hinkle { Oct 19th 2009 at 5:19PM }
($10) as we begin operations. Our first target will be Tower Bloxx Deluxe, with an estimated damage total of 800
($10). It's a good introductory target that should benefit us in the longer conflict to come against the blocks. And if you're having second thoughts about all of this, remember how they're always making us push them here and pull them there -- and have you forgotten all of the climbing? We're standing up for the little guys and those archaeologists who've had enough tyranny from those six-sided symmetrical impeders, so if you can't get behind that, we suggest you pull up those hemp pants of yours and barefoot it back to the treetop commune or wherever else you hippies call home nowadays.This Wednesday: Sam & Max & Axel & Pixel on XBLA
by Richard Mitchell { Oct 12th 2009 at 12:58PM }
Axel & Pixel will set you back 800
($10). Meanwhile, Sam & Max tops out at the most you should ever pay for a computer game. Also known as 1600 ($20).Gallery: Axel and Pixel (XBLA)
This Wednesday: Some Lucidity for South Park on XBLA
by Richard Mitchell { Oct 5th 2009 at 3:58PM }
($10).This Wednesday: Military Madness and Football Genius Bust-a-Move onto XBLA
by Randy Nelson { Sep 28th 2009 at 3:21PM }
This week's Xbox Live Arcade lineup is Madness -- Madness, we tell you! Well, okay, so it includes Hudson's revival of the TurboGrafx-16 classic Military Madness, but also two other releases. Still: Madness!
Military Madness: Nectaris takes the hex-map strategy game into the era of polygons and -- better yet -- four-person online play. It's going to run 800 ($10), which is considerably less than a used TG-16, a TurboChip (remember those? If so, you're old) and the original game will cost you on eBay.
Another classic strikes back in the form of Bust-A-Move Live, the latest retooling of the bubble-shooting puzzle game that's appeared on every system dating back to the abacus. Did you know it's a spin-off of Bubble Bobble Neo from two weeks back? Well, it is. It's also 800 ($10).
Rounding out the bunch -- and making us thankful that every XBLA game has a trial version -- is Football Genius, a football trivia game about that kinda football; otherwise known as "soccer" up in here. We'd give the 800 ($10) release a shot ... if our goal was to be bored. (We love you, soccer/footie fans, but c'mon, seriously?)
Military Madness: Nectaris takes the hex-map strategy game into the era of polygons and -- better yet -- four-person online play. It's going to run 800
($10), which is considerably less than a used TG-16, a TurboChip (remember those? If so, you're old) and the original game will cost you on eBay.Another classic strikes back in the form of Bust-A-Move Live, the latest retooling of the bubble-shooting puzzle game that's appeared on every system dating back to the abacus. Did you know it's a spin-off of Bubble Bobble Neo from two weeks back? Well, it is. It's also 800
($10).Rounding out the bunch -- and making us thankful that every XBLA game has a trial version -- is Football Genius, a football trivia game about that kinda football; otherwise known as "soccer" up in here. We'd give the 800
($10) release a shot ... if our goal was to be bored. (We love you, soccer/footie fans, but c'mon, seriously?)This Wednesday: The Warriors, Zombie Apocalypse, Ion Assault hit XBLA
by David Hinkle { Sep 21st 2009 at 3:20PM }
- The Warriors: Street Brawl 800 ($10)
- Zombie Apocalypse 800 ($10)
- Ion Assault 800 ($10)
This Wednesday: Bubble Bobble Neo, Red Alert 3: Commander's Challenge arrive on XBLA
by Ben Gilbert { Sep 14th 2009 at 4:30PM }
Each title will draw 800
($10) from your account, assuming it doesn't go toward this week's Xbox Live deal, Lode Runner.Gallery: Bubble Bobble Neo (XBLA)
This Wednesday: Wallace and Gromit, Sonic and Knuckles rush XBLA
by Alexander Sliwinski { Sep 7th 2009 at 11:25AM }
($5). The good word comes from European Xbox community manager "AceyBongos," which just doesn't have the same ring as "Major Nelson." Could Microsoft at least make the guy a general or captain?Update: Joining the hedgehog and the echidna will be the inventor and his faithful companion. Major Nelson brings word that the mischief of Wallace and Gromit Episode 2: The Last Resort will also be available this Wednesday for 800
($10).Update 2: Last minute change: No Wallace and Gromit.
This Wednesday: Defense Grid awakens Yo-Ho KaBlammo on XBLA
by David Hinkle { Aug 31st 2009 at 2:51PM }
($10) titles, reports Major Nelson: Defense Grid: The Awakening and Yo-Ho KaBlammo. Each title is a bit heavy on the combat, with Defense Grid offering plenty of tower defense action, and Yo-Ho KaBlammo taking to the seas for some free-for-all naval combat. That sounds all well and good, but whatever happened to killing 'em with kindness? What would Gandhi say?This Wednesday: The NBA drafts the Watchmen on XBLA [update]
by Randy Nelson { Aug 24th 2009 at 4:00PM }
This week, we're officially jumping straight from the Summer of Arcade into the winter of our discontent with ho-hum XBLA releases. Don't get us wrong -- we have nothing against basketball, but NBA 2K10 Draft Combine (400
/ $5), which lets those who purchase it build and train a player for use in October's NBA 2K10, ain't exactly Shadow Complex. Its title does makes it sound like the NBA is going to draft the bad guys from Half-Life 2, though, which we'd totally pay to see.So, that's about it -- oh, that's right, there's another Arcade release this week. It's part two of Watchmen: The End is Nigh, the movie tie-in beat-'em-up best known for exposing those who've played it to near-lethal levels of boredom. If you really, really love Watchmen and really, really don't mind the liberties this game takes with the license, it can be yours for 1200
($15). Wow, really? Actually, if you simply must have the game, it's been available on disc along with part one since late last month ... for $20 on Amazon.This Wednesday: Trials HD skids onto XBLA
by Justin McElroy { Aug 10th 2009 at 2:12PM }
So, as a reminder to most of you and a hot scoop for a precious few: Motocross platformer (that sounds made-up, we know) Trials HD is going to arrive on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday for 1200
($15). Have fun, just don't let it stop you from tracking down John G.This Wednesday: Turtles in Time comes out of its shell on XBLA
by Randy Nelson { Aug 3rd 2009 at 5:00PM }
Eastman and Laird's "heroes in a half-shell" slash and kick their way back onto Xbox Live Arcade this week in TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. The game, which Ubisoft dropped the price on in the eleventh hour to 800 ($10), is -- for those of you who've been hiding in your shells -- a fully polygonal, HD remake of its classic 1991 arcade namesake. (The Turtles first appeared on XBLA in March of 2007 in the direct port of their original 1989 coin-op debut.)
($10), is -- for those of you who've been hiding in your shells -- a fully polygonal, HD remake of its classic 1991 arcade namesake. (The Turtles first appeared on XBLA in March of 2007 in the direct port of their original 1989 coin-op debut.)Like that game, this one will support local and online multiplayer for up to four players. So, who will you play as? (Please refer to this list of their abilities from the 1987 animated series' theme song before choosing.) Fun fact for US gamers: The gang is known as the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the UK and parts of Europe because the glorification of ninjas (those sinister assassins!) was seen as bad for kids -- but this wasn't?
This Wednesday: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 takes XBLA for a ride
by Justin McElroy { Jul 28th 2009 at 12:30PM }
(that's $15 for those of you who don't speak Microsoft-ese).So, with which pairing will you make the worlds collide first? We'd suggest Mega Man vs. Dr. Doom, if only because we love pretending they're battling for control of the robot race. Yes, we know Dr. Doom isn't a robot. Shut up.
