ESRB Watch: Sierra Online Strikes
Four new ratings for XBLA games have appeared on the ESRB website. Three of those games are Aces of the Galaxy, Boogie Bunnies, and Lost Cities -- all being published by Sierra Online.
Lost Cities had yet to be announced (that I know of) but it is based on the card game of the same name. It's a 2-player game of archeological competition but there is a 4-player variant. I wonder if they'll include solid AI for some solitaire-style action?
Boggie Bunnies is slated for this year, but Aces is apparently still a ways off.
The fourth game listed is Cosmic Osmo's Hex Isle from Cyan Worlds Inc. We haven't nailed down if this is coming to XBLA yet, but we'll let you know if we do. It's a 3D sequel based on the Cosmic Osmo character who starred in a game in 1989. The PC version of this game is slated for next week.
The usual list of ESRB lurkers has thinned out a bit. The full list after the short hop.
[via the ESRB]
Here's a rundown of what else is lurking within the bowels of the ESRB:
Tempest
Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe
Undertow (coming soon!)
Tron
Discs of Tron
Lumines Live! Artist Pack: Madonna "Sorry" (Is this ever coming out with Genki Rockets on a quest for world domination?)
War World
Sensible World of Soccer
Live Free Or Die Hard (I'm getting close to calling this one DOA.)
Commanders: Attack! (aka Commanders: Attack of the Genos)
Gripshift
Comments
Measure76
23717
Lost cities: Spent many hours playing this game with my wife. I'll definately be buying the game, but it is a very simple game.
In card terms, the game uses a 5-suit deck with 13 cards per suit, so you could put together your own lost cities deck fairly easily.
Despite that, it has a good mix of luck and skill, so it almost never feels like you get hurt by the luck of the draw, and there are usually multiple good moves you can make at any point in the game.
ImmortalWeapon7
10938
I think Undertow may very well be the first XBLA game with a release date that will actually make it. TXB reviewed it (8.8, I believe was their score) so that must mean it's coming soon.
And I think we should stop counting Sorry and Liven Free or Die Hard. I doubt they'll ever come at this point. I don't think any of us are going to miss them anyway.