Author Topic: Xbox Live - Summer of arcade (Read 7228 times)

MCD · « **on:** July 28, 2008, 05:06:23 AM »

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/summerofarcade/
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/07/28/560221.aspx

This week, we've got a treat for you. We're announcing four (4!), yes FOUR new arcade games coming down the pike for you to download. August is Summer of Xbox LIVE Arcade month and we're celebrating by giving you Galaga Legions, Braid, Bionic Commando Rearmed and Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2.

As well as being able to play these great games, you will be given a chance at winning up to 100,000 Microsoft Points in the "Summer of Arcade" sweepstakes.

For more information, please see the media blast.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 launches on Wednesday, July 30. Those who loved the first version of Geowars will be able to pick up right where they left off. There are a host of new enemies, new achievements and six game-play modes. It will cost 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone.

Braid will be released on August 6. Jonathan Blow uses incredible artistry to draw you into the melancholy platformer world where you manipulate time in strange ways. Braid is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+.

Bionic Commando: Rearmed releases on August 13 and brings back the classic side-scroller in a new and improved form. New HD graphics bring the game into the here and now. It is rated M for Mature.

Galaga Legions brings back another vintage favorite on August 20. Sleek new graphics and gameplay make this a new experience. Galaga Legions is rated E for Everyone.

Castle Crashers comes busting onto the scene on August 27. With hand drawn characters, each with a variety of weapons, it's your mission to defend your kingdom and save the princess (is she in another castle? - har har, sorry). Castle Crashers is rated T for Teen.

archie4208 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:54:38 AM »

Quote from: ParticleReality on July 28, 2008, 05:26:32 AM

No dreadlocks? Aw darn I was really, really, hoping for dreadlocks(and Mike Patton!).

I think dreadlocks guy is an unlockable character.

bork · « **Reply #2 on:** July 28, 2008, 06:22:16 AM »

I can't help but think of Wesker when I see that trailer.

MCD · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:10:39 PM »

bump :p

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #4 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:14:50 PM »

I still got these from PAX

70 bux for all 4. They said CC would be out faster if they sold a lot. THEY LIED!

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #5 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:18:27 PM »

WTF?

MAF^TM

demi · « **Reply #6 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:20:57 PM »

Do want... will be buying all o dat

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #7 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:32:24 PM »

I wonder how much the MAFatar has influenced devs? lol

Yeah, looks like some awesome releases. I am a little worried about the Bionic release. The last two 'enhanced' capcom games have felt like major cash ins

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #8 on:** July 28, 2008, 01:47:43 PM »

*edit*

Awww. I misread that. I thought we were getting all of those this coming Wednesday.

hyp · « **Reply #9 on:** July 28, 2008, 02:00:07 PM »

that lineup is fucking amazing

cool breeze · « **Reply #10 on:** July 28, 2008, 02:19:00 PM »

Buying everything except for Braid, which looks lame, and Bionic Commando, which I will get on PS3.

It is about damn time that Castle Crashers gets released.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #11 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:54:42 PM »

Braid looks awesome

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #12 on:** July 28, 2008, 04:55:18 PM »

that is a fuck amazing lineup and FINALLY CASTLE CRASHERS

The Sceneman · « **Reply #13 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:00:50 PM »

dayum, I best be getting my ass some MS points

drohne · « **Reply #14 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:04:40 PM »

damn -- i might buy all of these. better go look for a deal on a points card

though i'm guessing the only one i'll really like is galaga legions

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #15 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:05:34 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on July 28, 2008, 02:19:00 PM

Buying everything except for Braid, which looks lame

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/121382.html

Watch that.

Braid has the outward appearance of nothing more than a lame flash platformer but there's a lot more going on there. A lot more.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:11:11 PM »

"I can never die and I can never lose"

sounds like a Wii game

Enl · « **Reply #17 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:12:40 PM »

Once again I'll be buying more arcade games than retail games this year. All of these look amazing!

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #18 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:13:43 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on July 28, 2008, 05:11:11 PM

"I can never die and I can never lose"

sounds like a Wii game

An awesome Wii game.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:14:04 PM »

which is why it's on 360

cool breeze · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2008, 05:44:09 PM »

Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on July 28, 2008, 05:05:34 PM

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/121382.html

Watch that.

Braid has the outward appearance of nothing more than a lame flash platformer but there's a lot more going on there. A lot more.

To be perfectly honest, it actually still looks like a series of lame flash games strung together to make one game. It has some neat ideas, and I will try out the demo to see if it is more than what it seems, but I still don't think it is anything special based on videos and info about it. The style is also quite bad. And whoever the guy is who is narrating the video is actually kind of a dick.

I want Dishwasher instead to make this line up truly perfect.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #21 on:** July 28, 2008, 07:52:55 PM »

Castle Crashers

Have they announced the price yet? I've got some points coming my way and I want to know how much I should set aside.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2008, 08:36:09 PM »

SUMMER OF GEORGE

tiesto · « **Reply #23 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:04:04 PM »

Kickass lineup... I am really curious about GeoWars 2, Bionic Commando Rearmed and of course Galaga Legions... but will give a shake to Braid and Castle Crashers.

drohne · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:13:04 PM »

i hope castle crashers turns out well -- i really wanted to like alien hominid, and i can't even remember the last good 2d beat em up

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #25 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:22:48 PM »

Why is M Bison in Bionic Commando

archie4208 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:28:56 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMethodis on July 28, 2008, 09:22:48 PM

Why is M Bison in Bionic Commando

Capcom probably couldn't put in Hitler.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #27 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:35:39 PM »

Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on July 28, 2008, 05:05:34 PM

Quote from: swaggaz on July 28, 2008, 02:19:00 PM
Buying everything except for Braid, which looks lame

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/121382.html

Watch that.

Braid has the outward appearance of nothing more than a lame flash platformer but there's a lot more going on there. A lot more.

Thank you for the link; I was not excited about Braid before, but now I quite am.

cool breeze · « **Reply #28 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:37:26 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on July 28, 2008, 09:28:56 PM

Quote from: MyNameIsMethodis on July 28, 2008, 09:22:48 PM
Why is M Bison in Bionic Commando

Capcom probably couldn't put in Hitler.

That isn't Hitler or an edited Hitler, it is General Wiseman. You don't see Hitler until the end of Bionic Commando, but it will probably be Master D in this version like it was in the American version in the past.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #29 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:42:52 PM »

Why does he look like M Bison

pilonv1 · « **Reply #30 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:44:22 PM »

I'll probably skip Braid, the Edge previews haven't been overly impressive.

Everything else is instant purchase.

cool breeze · « **Reply #31 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:47:23 PM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMethodis on July 28, 2008, 09:42:52 PM

Why does he look like M Bison

Because he looked like that on the NES.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #32 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:48:08 PM »

What did Edge say about Braid?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #33 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:48:57 PM »

wow, braid seems pretty cool, will buy

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #34 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:53:08 PM »

Braid does seem pretty neat. I think I'll get that too. I hate the sound effects though.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #35 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:54:49 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on July 28, 2008, 09:48:08 PM

What did Edge say about Braid?

Actually I just re-read it and they're very strong on the gameplay but very negative on the narrative. So maybe another purchase

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #36 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:02:36 PM »

What was this Target MS point card sale I apparently missed out on? I hope it wasn't as good as last year's 2 for 1 at BestBuy.

Grecco · « **Reply #37 on:** July 29, 2008, 02:10:22 AM »

Not a huge fan of the Distinguished Gentlemans plataformer

but getting the other 4

onsedatives · « **Reply #38 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:04:58 AM »

Skipping the first 2 but Rearmed, Galaga, and Castle Crashers are mine.

MCD · « **Reply #39 on:** July 29, 2008, 06:37:43 AM »

regarding Dishwasher, some new info:

http://skasoftware.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/status-update/

Quote

- The Dishwasher has a million, billion bugs. I’m fixing them all very quickly.

- The GDC build of The Dishwasher was sort of slow. The frame rate hovered around 30. This has been fixed–it’s now a steady 60!

- I’m locking the screen size at 1280 x 720. I figured that because all of my favorite AAA games do this, I’ll do it too. This addresses frame rate fluctuations and cramped menu issues.

- The dishwasher’s weapons and clothes now get stained by blood (small detail).

- There is now a Ranked story mode–it’s a brutal difficulty that’s roughly the same difficulty as Samurai. Ranked is more strict, but playing ranked obviously allows you to compare score and speed against the rest of the world.

- The game supports 3 player co-op in story mode (unranked only). It’s kind of messy. I’m going to make it a little less messy.

It’s been a wild ride, but I’m nearing the end of the tunnel!

MrSingh · « **Reply #40 on:** July 29, 2008, 08:37:07 PM »

I will buy them even though I have no time to play them.

RSX budget GPU

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #41 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:11:49 PM »

Braid got a 9 in Edge.

From GAF:

Braid:

Plays upon conventions of Mario, but closer to Portal
Designed just as well as Portal (!!!)
Each level has a new mechanic: act 3's is brilliant - steps to the right advances time, steps to the left reverses it.
Fails somewhat with it's storytelling - "trite in it's self-conscious obscurity"
Story's themes aren't reflected well in-game until the final level.
One of the finest original titles on Xbox Live Arcade.

hyp · « **Reply #42 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:13:08 PM »

braid looks awesome from what i saw from the 1up show coverage. must buy for me.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #43 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:14:38 PM »

Yeah I think it's going to surprise a lot of people out there.

demi · « **Reply #44 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:20:58 PM »

~~Geo Wars 2~~ Fail
Braid
Bionic Commando
Castle Crashers
Galaga Legions

0/5 so far

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #45 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:26:22 PM »

I can already see the demi bitchfest about Braid brewing. At least Galaga Legions will cheer you up.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #46 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:35:37 PM »

Alright. Summer of XBLA is in trouble.

Quote from: Kotaku

Those of you adding Microsoft points to your account for the upcoming releases of Braid and Castle Crashers this month might want to add a few more than the 800 a shot we're used to. According to the official Japanese Xbox 360 blog, August 6th's Braid will be setting gamers back 1200 Microsoft Points ($15), with Castle Crashes weighing in at 1800 Points ($22.50?) - the most expensive Live Arcade game yet. Note that these are Japanese prices, while also noting that they generally coincide with European and North American prices.

Some will meet these prices with outrage, while I say why not? I've played both of these titles (Braid extensively) and they are completely worth the extra real currency substitute. I've paid $60 for disc-based titles that had a quarter of the entertainment value of these two games. More power to them.

Ouch.

demi · « **Reply #47 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:38:08 PM »

~~Geo Wars 2~~
~~Braid~~
~~Castle Crashers~~
Galaga Legions
Bionic Commando

Tieno · « **Reply #48 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:42:51 PM »

Looks like I'll only be getting Bionic Commando, along with my GeoWars2. I want value for my space bucks and only a few games on XBLA manage to do that where I don't feel like it's a steep price (Geometry Wars RE and RE2 for example), Bionic Commando seems to be follow that rare trend too. I barely have any XBLA games either.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #49 on:** July 30, 2008, 12:46:10 PM »

I'm still going to get Braid because it looks freakin' brilliant but Castle Crashers...man that hurts. I don't like the idea of paying that much for a XBLA game.

y2kev · « **Reply #50 on:** July 30, 2008, 01:01:39 PM »

1800? No game has ever been 1800. I have never paid that much for an arcade style game. Demo better be kickass. I was going to buy a 1600 pts card to take care of braid and castlecrashers but now it looks like it won't even cover CC :\

cool breeze · « **Reply #51 on:** July 30, 2008, 01:11:35 PM »

I don't care that much about the prices if they turn out to be good. I will try the demo, and if that turns out to be good, I will wait for reports on how long or how much content the game provides, and if that turns out good, then I will pick it up. I don't know if I will do it right away since I need to buy Siren, Eden, and Geo Wars 2 first, but yeah.

y2kev · « **Reply #52 on:** July 30, 2008, 01:13:23 PM »

The thing about DLC is that the price never drops. :\

cool breeze · « **Reply #53 on:** July 30, 2008, 01:15:43 PM »

I bought PAIN on PSN last week for $5 (half off the normal price). Same with Bioshock on Steam.

DLC can also have sales.

MCD · « **Reply #54 on:** July 30, 2008, 01:43:01 PM »

castle crashers 1600?

sigh, hope my friends won't mind because i ain't playing this alone.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #55 on:** July 30, 2008, 02:09:46 PM »

Quote from: McDragon on July 30, 2008, 01:43:01 PM

castle crashers 1600?

sigh, hope my friends won't mind because i ain't playing this alone.

1600?!?! I already gave them 70 dollars for the action figures!

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #56 on:** July 30, 2008, 02:11:07 PM »

THEYRE LUCKY I HAVE NO IMPULSE CONTROL

MCD · « **Reply #57 on:** July 30, 2008, 02:14:12 PM »

http://kotaku.com/5030926/castle-crashers-and-braid-pricey-for-xbla-titles

i doubt it's 1800 in the US, 1600 is the max limit.

cool breeze · « **Reply #58 on:** July 30, 2008, 02:19:18 PM »

I think it has been proven that the limits on Xbox Live are flimsy.

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #59 on:** July 30, 2008, 03:43:39 PM »

1800 for CC? WHAT THE FUCK? With the way MS Canada rips us off on points I think that's closer to 30 bucks for us. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAY.

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Author Topic: Xbox Live - Summer of arcade (Read 7228 times)