Switchball and Word Puzzle are this weeks releases

It's Monday morning time and that means it's release announcement time.  As TeamXbox predicted, Switchball will be making it's way to the service this Wednesday, and joining it will be Word Puzzle.  Here's the lowdown on these two titles (descriptions blatantly lifted from the PR):

Switchball:

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In “Switchball,” players conquer breathtakingly beautiful labyrinthine mazes as they manipulate the unique physical properties of an ever-changeable ball to solve clever puzzles.  Morph into the Metalball and ram objects out of your way, charge the Powerball to dash up ramps and jump over obstacles, switch to the Airball to float over physics based death traps or use the Marbleball for speedy rolling around action.  Created by Sierra Online, “Switchball” empowers players to harness the laws of physics and triumphantly roll their way through five elegantly detailed 3D environments or they can join friends in 2 player co-op or 8 player competitive racing fun through Xbox LIVE. The game will be available worldwide (with the exception of Korea) for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E.

 

Word Puzzle:

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Boost your brain power with “Word Puzzle,” a new spin on the classic word search game, and make Sir Isaac Newton proud as you embrace the laws of physics with “Switchball” on Xbox LIVE Arcade.  Both games will be available this Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PST).

The traditional pen and paper word search game is taken to a whole new level this week as InterServ brings “Word Puzzle” to Xbox LIVE Arcade. This brain-busting game features intricate 3D boards, exploding word bombs and a whole host of synapse melting challenges and special effects. With five unique game modes, LIVE support for up to four players and Xbox LIVE Vision Camera support, “Word Puzzle” will keep you playing with friends and family for hours. The game will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E.

Comments

It's cool Switchball is
It's cool Switchball is finally coming out, but it sucks it's coming out while I have the 3 rings of death.
Another 1600 points taken

Another 1600 points taken off the tally. We'll see how much gets played with COD4 out tomorrow.

I played the one hour timed

I played the one hour timed PC-demo of Switchball (and I manage to get myself half-way through the game) and I came to the conclusion I'll probably not bother with this one.

Word Puzzle on the other hand could be fun. Really have to try the demo first, could probably be a little bit too complex though, since it's not in my native language.


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