Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA['Rally-X Rumble' trademarked by Namco]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/02/rally-x-rumble-trademarked-by-namco/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/02/rally-x-rumble-trademarked-by-namco/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/02/rally-x-rumble-trademarked-by-namco/#comments The next game in Namco's "Generations" series of creatively updated retro games may be a Rally-X revival. Siliconera found a European trademark for "Rally-X Rumble," filed at the end of last month.

In case you never explored the filler games on your Namco Museum collections, Rally-X was a top-down maze game, essentially Pac-Man with cars, released in arcades in 1980. Players collect flags around the maze, while avoiding red enemy cars and stunning them with smokescreens.

No matter how weird you might think it is to bring this game back, it's still not the weirdest revival. That's Dancing Eyes. Aero-Cross follows pretty closely.

Joystiq'Rally-X Rumble' trademarked by Namco originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftnamconamco-generationsplaystationps3rally-xrally-x-rumbletrademarkxboxTue, 02 Aug 2011 11:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Old 'New Rally-X' on Xbox Live Arcade]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/27/old-new-rally-x-on-xbox-live-arcade/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/27/old-new-rally-x-on-xbox-live-arcade/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/27/old-new-rally-x-on-xbox-live-arcade/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

newnessHopes for a brilliant finale have been dashed with Microsoft's last Xbox Live Arcade release of 2006. After a run of indie titles (Small Arms, RoboBlitz, Assault Heroes, and Novadrome), Microsoft is back to 80s rehashes with New Rally-X today; "New" as in the 1981 sequel to 1980's Rally-X. It's Pac-Man on wheels.

Perhaps this dull offering is merely a setup for next week's New Year surprise, but to end '06 on this low note is certainly a disappointment. Imagine if Castle Crashers or Worms had shown up this morning -- or even that original shooter from the Ikaruga team. Or how about Goldeneye? Or Symphony of the Night? Instead, it's New Rally-X. Ugh.

JoystiqOld 'New Rally-X' on Xbox Live Arcade originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>NamcoNew Rally-XNewRally-xPac-ManRally-XXBLAXbox LiveXbox Live ArcadeXbox-360XboxLiveXboxLiveArcadeWed, 27 Dec 2006 12:25:00 EST