Xbox.com updated their Xbox Live Arcade section with details about 5 new upcoming titles, Rocky and Bullwinkle (mini-games), Shotest Shogi (shogi, japanese chess), TiQal (puzzle game), Wits & Wagers (party/trivia) and Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 (action/adventure):
- “Rocky and Bullwinkle” (Zen Studios Ltd.). And now, here’s something you’ll really like! Based on the highly popular cartoon series of the same name, “Rocky and Bullwinkle” on Xbox LIVE Arcade is a fast and fun party experience packed with over 100 micro-games and decked out in an authentic retro art style. All your favorite characters are coming straight out of Frostbite Falls and into your living room: Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natasha, Dudley Do-Right and many more. Plus, players with an Xbox LIVE Vision camera can control 25 of these games using fun gestures. Gee whiz, Rock!
- “Shotest Shogi” (AI Factory Ltd. and Rubicon Development Ltd.). Experience a new kind of shogi, Japan’s top board game, which encourages complex tactical play and strategic sacrifices. Set in an elegant Japanese room, this beautifully rendered game features 16 challenging artificial intelligence opponents as well as an online multiplayer mode. For beginners, “Shotest Shogi” on Xbox LIVE Arcade also offers an advanced tutorial that guides and tests players as they progress through the game.
- "TiQal” (Slapdash Games). An addictive new puzzler, “TiQal” takes players on an epic journey to save an ancient Mayan village. Players demolish enemy block walls by matching squares of the same color and building them up to unleash massive combo points and mind-blowing power-ups. Partner with a friend over local or LIVE co-op play to rescue the village, while enjoying sumptuous graphics, pulse-pounding sound effects and an awe-inspiring musical score.
- “Wits & Wagers” (Hidden Path Entertainment LLC). Party and trivia fun! Even if trivia isn’t your thing, the first trivia and party game to hit Xbox LIVE Arcade is one in which players can win by making educated guesses, playing the odds or just knowing the interests of other players, whether they are local or online. Break out the Big Button Pad controllers or play couch vs. couch on Xbox LIVE for a trivia party extravaganza.
- “Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3” (Capcom Entertainment Inc.). Xbox LIVE Arcade’s “Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3” revives one of the most popular arcade shooters with an all-new adventure. Battle solo or recruit two other specialized commandos to conquer the evil tyrant, General Ratiev. Players can play as Codename Wolf, Coyote or Fox to take on waves of soldiers, rescue POWs and blow up armored vehicles through a variety of dangerous battlefields.
These updates usually mean that these titles will hit XBLA very soon, which is good news on a week without any new game. Are you interested in any of these games?
Image galleries for all the titles (except Commando 3) will be posted shortly.
Comments
Stifler
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LifeSong
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I was looking through the Xbox.com site and was not able to find anything about these new games. Do you have a link to the page that has the new content?
I was wondering if XBLA would try to come up with an answer to WarioWare, and Rocky & Bullwinkle looks like it. From the screens, it looks like they're deriving games from actual storylines from the old cartoons, since the shots of Boris harkens back to the Counterfeit Boxtop Conspiracy (I swear I'm not making this up). Frankly, though, I'm surprised they got through that announcement without at least one "Hokey Smokes, Bullwinkle!"
TiQal looks like fun, and I'm going to at least try Commando (never was a fan of the original).
Does anyone know what the heck Midway is up to on XBLA? With Namco and Capcom bringing out completely revised and revisited versions of old favorites, why aren't we seeing some of this from them? I'd like them to do for, say, Joust what Namco's done with Pac-Man CE.
Tomacco
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@lifesong These titles haven't gotten Xbox.com pages yet. The list itself came from a MS Press Release
ashn0d
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My mistake then, I understood from the Gamerscoreblog (that's where I read this stuff) that Microsoft updated Xbox.com with new info and turns out that this was "just" a press release by M$.
sorry about the mistake
Tawse and Turn
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Remeber, press releases are far from 100% accurate when telling of the future.
Still waiting for a few Summer 2007 releases (wel lat least one anyway).