Posts Tagged ‘Xbox LIVE Arcade’

  • Lazy Raiders - Review
    Lazy Raiders recently hit Xbox Live bringing a pretty unique twist to a game filled with platforming action and puzzles.  In Lazy Raiders you can either play as Dr. Diggabone or as your very own Avatar.  The premise of the story is that Dr. Diggabone is on a quest to retrieve 16 Lost Relics that will give him instant fortune and glory.  There are eighty levels that...
    by Brandon Hofer at March 6th, 2010 at 05:03 pm
  • Toy Soldiers - Review
    With World War II being effectively strip-mined for game content and ideas, it’s always struck me as a bit strange that we’ve never seen a decent World War 1 game. Sure, there have been those nerdy stats-heavy “proper” war games, and a couple of completely unmemorable RTS games – but action-based WW1 titles are extremely thin on the ground. I got rather excited...
    by pjmaybe at March 5th, 2010 at 02:03 pm
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    Gaming for the Adrenalin Junkie
    Experience the rush of reaching a final table at a major poker tournament, where the prize money reaches 6 figures and you need nerves of steel to keep your cool. Certainly not for the faint-hearted when your own money is at stake.  Poker games for all kinds of players from experienced pros to beginners starting out on a new adventure.
  • Space Ark Details And Trailer
    Space Ark is a title that is going to be released this spring on XBox Live Arcade.  In Space Ark you are an elite Arkonaut, a space travelling animal that’s just landed on a barren planet in need of terraforming.  In Space Ark, terraforming is turning a barren planet into an oasis of life and it’s achieved by mastering three steps: Collect Combos - Bounce...
    by Brandon Hofer at February 27th, 2010 at 01:02 pm
  • Darwinia+ - Review
    Deep within an undulating neon landscape, a grim fight for survival takes place. Defenseless artificial constructs are being torn apart by an insidious virus. The “father” of these constructs stands by helpless, as they are brutally slain. This is where you come in. He needs your help badly. Darwinia first hit the PC a few years ago, and it’s quite a shock that it...
    by pjmaybe at February 25th, 2010 at 05:02 pm
  • Chime - Review
    In the back of a noisy club, a bunch of Cheeto-eating stoners are adopting the primary pose of “The Chillout Room”. Arranged in a series of semi-natural shapes, throbbing space cadets nod their heads in silent reverie to a collection of tripped-out ambient tunes from the likes of Philip Glass, Moby, Paul Hartnoll, Markus Schulz and Fred Deakin. Shapes enter their blank...
    by pjmaybe at February 22nd, 2010 at 02:02 pm
  • Atlus Releases New Zeno Clash Video
    Atlus released a video today showing off some of the additions and improvements they have made in the upcoming first-person melee action adventure Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition.  This new video focuses on some new attacks and announced that the game will hit XBox Live on March 30th. “Initially, ACE Tead had offered to demonstrate the new moves in Zeno Clash: Ultimate...
    by Brandon Hofer at February 4th, 2010 at 02:02 pm
  • Sega Announces Sonic 4 Episode 1
    Sega announced today that Sonic 4 will be hitting XBox Live Arcade, Playstation Network and Wii Ware this summer.  Sega has promised that this new title will bring back the addictive side scrolling action that Sonic fans love in an all new 2-D adventure.  Surprisingly, Sonic 4 is going to be episodic, with us seeing the first episode this summer.  It should be interesting...
    by Brandon Hofer at February 4th, 2010 at 01:02 pm
  • Space Ark Announced For XBLA
    Strawdog Studios, an independent multi-platform game developer, has announced that Space Ark will be launched on to XBox Live Arcade this coming Spring.  A fun homage to the bright and bouncy arcade games of the late 1980s such as Rainbow Island, Bubble Bobble and Arkanoid, Space Ark is an original arcade game which should appeal to both casual and hardcore gamers. ...
    by Brandon Hofer at January 29th, 2010 at 01:01 pm
  • Death By Cube Hits XBLA Next Week
    Square Enix announced today that “Death By Cube” will be hitting XBox Live Arcade next week.  Death By Cube is a strategic twin stick shooter in which players attempt to defeat cube shaped enemy robots of all sizes.  Death By Cube allows players to destroy an army of oil covered enemies in addictive and map specific combat.  Take on missions in single player...
    by Brandon Hofer at January 15th, 2010 at 06:01 pm
  • Uber Announces Monday Night Combat
    Uber Entertainment, Inc. today announced Monday Night Combat, their forthcoming game for XBox Live Arcade.  Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third person shooter…and the most popular lethal sport of the future.  It blends combat, finishing moves, and gameshow-like challenges and rewards. Players who drive the fans wild and catch the eye of corporate sponsors...
    by Brandon Hofer at January 15th, 2010 at 05:01 pm