Upcoming XBLA Games Premiering At GDC
GDC has officially kicked off and word from the front brings us news of Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Live Arcade games:
- Boom Boom Rocket (EA and Bizarre Creations). This eagerly anticipated title from EA and Bizarre Creations is a hypnotic rhythm music game that will launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade this spring, priced at 800 Microsoft Points.
- 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures (Sierra Online and Wanako Games). The first outdoor sports game on Xbox LIVE Arcade, “3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures” lets players putt their way through 36 fun-filled holes on wild courses that include settings such as the Classic Carnival and the fantastical Outer Space.
- Eets: Chowdown (Klei Entertainment Inc.). A completely revamped version of the popular PC title, “Eets: Chowdown” offers a fun puzzle game experience unlike anything else available on Xbox LIVE Arcade, and features new items and 120 new levels.
- Jetpac Refuelled (Rare Ltd.). This is a new take on Rare/Ultimate’s 1983 classic space blaster with enhanced graphics and Xbox LIVE features; players must clear a path through hordes of aliens to refuel their ship and amass a fortune over the course of more than 100 high-definition levels.
- Pinball FX (ZEN Studios Ltd.). “Pinball FX” offers an unparalleled pinball experience that will be fun for novices and experts alike, with realistic ball physics and stunning 3-D tables. “Pinball FX” also features real-time, head-to-head competition over Xbox LIVE and Xbox LIVE Vision camera support.
I’m looking forward to Eets: Chowdown and Boom Boom Rocket, of course. If you haven’t seen Eets yet, check out the site for the original. The artwork if scrumptious, I want to eat it up like a sundae.
New Xbox Live games being shown off at GDC [B&B&P&S]
Toots
Posted to Video Games on 6 March 2007
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Well, it seems that the 360 and PS3 have different philosophies when it comes to downloadable games. The 360's games are smaller arcade affairs, and the PS3's are half arcade stuff, half console quality games. Wii on the other hand, is all retro.
They all seemed to have found their preffered niche. Is it me, or does boom boom rocket look alot like PS2 launch game Fantavision.
What's that picture of fantavision doing up there? hehe.
Forget about Boom Boom Rocket when there's JETPAC!!!
I suppose that it might not mean much to anyone outside of the UK. It was an excellent game on the ZX Spectrum home computer in 1983... lordy, 1983... I was zapping aliens and frantically refuelling my rocket at the tender age of 12.
Sabre Wulf next please.