There's also a subquest to create a «sanctuary» for various characters, mostly from
other XBLA indie games, including Meat Boy and Bandage Girl from Super Meat Boy, Gomez from Fez, the titular one - eyed purple monster from The Maw, Tim from Braid, and others.
However, the uninitiated, and those on the borderline, might be put off by its 1200 Microsoft Point pricetag, especially seeing as so many
other XBLA games, like N + (another tight platform game), current sit at 800 points.
While the time to complete the game is short for $ 15 it is still an excellent game for anyone that enjoys a solid 2D side - scrolling shooter, with some of the best artwork I've seen since the likes of Limbo, and a few
other XBLA gems in the past.
It's short, and more pricey than
other XBLA titles, but it provides a fun experience.
It's a great feature that will hopefully keep people playing, and one we hope to see in
other XBLA game with a strong multiplayer component.
Since then it has spawned a few new games across a number of platforms including hardcopy versions packed with
other XBLA titles.
The look, sound and feel of Braid is unlike
any other XBLA game.
Not exact matches
Narco Terror, the game that thinks it's cool to shoot down a submarine hatch with one gun and fire behind your back at a helicopter with the
other, will hit
XBLA and PSN this week!
XBLA players can effectively enter the worlds of
other players and engage in battle with their «Boss» characters.
Past
XBLA puzzle games like Braid extended themselves by challenging players to speedruns, while The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom included challenge maps with time trials and
other tests.
While we're still waiting on the
XBLA - exclusive Double Dragon II remake from Korean developer Gravity Co, Ltd, a separate team on the
other side of the world has set their sights on remaking the original Double Dragon for both
XBLA and PSN.
Stay tuned to XBLAFans for more coverage of Leisure Suit Larry HD and any
other Leisure Suit Larry titles that end up peeping their way onto
XBLA.
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds, the
XBLA 2D side - scroller outed the
other day by Famitsu, will release exclusively on
XBLA in 2013, the above debut trailer reveals.
The thought alone of 30 players hacking, slashing, and casting spells on each
other in one arena on
XBLA is enticing.
Peggle for
XBLA is a good example of a game that we took that was popular on the PC and we spent probably twice as long as anyone else would have figuring how to make that game really good for Xbox and Xbox Live Arcade, and I think you will see that with Plants Vs. Zombies — I don't know the exact order in which that game will make its way onto
other platforms, but it's certainly been successful enough, quickly enough, that we're looking at
other platforms and deciding where we'll take that game next...
For
others unsure or put off by its strange premise, do know that there is nothing like it on
XBLA or anywhere else for that matter.
The catalog of
XBLA brawlers is very deep, and some of
other games in this feature may have deeper experiences, but there would be a noticeable lack of heroes in a half shell without this title.
One is the Summer of Arcade promotion for
XBLA games and the
other is fireworks.
Other games contain unlockables that you must play both the
XBLA title and its «big brother» retail game in order to unlock.
Other exciting PAC - MAN titles, like PAC - MAN MUSEUM will also be coming to Europe and Australasia this winter via digital download on
XBLA, PSN, Steam, and the Nintendo eShop.
If StarCraft were to come to
XBLA, Blizzard should definitely put some time and effort into creating a solid infrastructure for the
XBLA community to compete against each
other.
If you were paying attention to
XBLA Fans last week — or, really, any gaming website, for that matter — then you've likely voraciously consumed a veritable smorgasbord of E3 news, previews and
other coverage.
I was hoping that it would show up on disc, but it appears that D3 has
other plans as they have just announced that one of Matt Hazard's classic games will be coming to
XBLA and PSN this summer.
This
XBLA title, like
other such remakes, boasts updated graphics.
Unlike the
other Treasure releases on
XBLA, this isn't a remake of a previous game but an all new one.
Otherwise, there is a plethora of
other titles available on
XBLA that are more worth your time and money.
He added: «The second step is dealing with folks who see the potential of UE3 on mobile, and
other platforms, and want to make a higher level of game for those platforms like our folks at Chair are doing with Project Sword on iOS and did on
XBLA with Shadow Complex.
Publisher — Valcon Games (
XBLA) Developer — Hothead Games Genre — Action RPG Players - 1 - 2 Age Rating — PEGI 12 Version tested - Xbox 360
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Even though no official release date was announced
other than than «later this Summer on
XBLA» it's still something to get excited about.
(
Other IGS 2007 videos posted so far are Matt Wegner on physics, alongside the Gastronaut founders on «Small Arms» for
XBLA, the Telltale folks on Sam & Max / episodic gaming, Gamelab's Eric Zimmerman on «The Casual Cash Cow», and Braid's Jon Blow on indie prototyping, as well as Russell Carroll on «indie marketing».)
(
Other IGS 2007 videos posted so far are Matt Wegner on physics, alongside the Gastronaut founders on «Small Arms» for
XBLA, the Telltale folks on Sam & Max / episodic gaming, Gamelab's Eric Zimmerman on «The Casual Cash Cow», and Braid's Jon Blow on indie prototyping.)
The team's comments echo previous sentiments from
other developers we have previously aired here on Develop when it comes to how
XBLA contrasts with
other downloadable games channels.
«Making games for
XBLA is the same as for any
other platform,» he explains.
if the new xbox doesn't allow me to play my
xbla games, i will seriously consider a ps4 or some
other system.
In 2004 Jami joined Sumea Interactive which was soon acquired by Digital Chocolate where over the course of almost eight years, he helped to create hit titles like Tower Bloxx and almost 200
other games on numerous platforms from J2ME to
XBLA and everything else in - between.
[And remember, though Boom Boom Rocket has its design detractors, and perhaps rightly so, it was actually designed by Pogo.com and executed by the Bizarre - ites - so fear not for the originality or playability of the
other upcoming
XBLA games, I hope.]
Whilst it's not the first gameplay trailer for the upcoming
XBLA / PSN title, it does highlight the combat system in the game more so than any
other footage.
Publisher — Valcon Games (
XBLA)-- Developer — Hothead Games — Genre — Action RPG — Players — 1 - 2 — Age Rating — 12 + —
Other console / handheld formats — PS3
We haven't ruled out
XBLA or any
other platforms, but it is not something we are pursuing immediately — we've also found Microsoft very unresponsive to talk to about Live Arcade approval.
The graphics have not been updated like some of the
other retro games on
XBLA.
Returning from the
XBLA / PSN version of the game are the EX Options — unlock the power of your arsenal and
other power - ups such as unlimited lives and continues, auto lock - on and persistent Climax Mode.
For the rest of us in
other PSN regions or on
XBLA, were looking at an over-priced package to be honest.
Some of these titles are very well known (Goldeneye
XBLA), while
others have been kept away from the public domain with very little information (Urchin, Arc Angel).
Now that Deathspank is out and available to purchase for
XBLA / PSN, Hothead Games has more time to work on
other projects like this new developer diary video, which takes a different, more playful approach than traditional dev diaries with the hope of showing more of the studio's personality.
Available via
XBLA, Poker Night 2 is a virtual poker game with the goal of the game to out win all the
other poker players.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure it going to rock... Just like your
other efforts... (PA4 is amazing btw) And hopefully it makes it to
XBLA...
If you're still not sold, when the game is released it should have a trial run for free — just like every
other game available on
XBLA.
Play
XBLA is currently running a countdown, stating it will be the first outlet with news of the release date along with
other new info for the console port.
Some of the highlights include elaboration on the game's replay saving to the cloud, features of the
XBLA Demo, as well as
other features that they would have liked to include but couldn't due to time or budget.
Hopefully sales like these will convince
other developers that
XBLA is a great platform to launch a game if you do it right.