Break or bomb, that is the question this week as Go! Go! Break Steady and 1942: Joint Strike join XBLA this week. 

Go! Go! Break Steady challenges you to limber up your fingers to help your b-boy break his way to the top.  Hit buttons in time and match colors to get Granny or Slim to pull off some crazy moves.  The game also allows you to play competitively and cooperatively.

1942: Joint Strike takes us back in time to 1984 when arcades reigned.  The original 1942 was released by Capcom in an arcade cabinet and the vertical shooter gained enough popularity to be ported over to a wide variety of platforms from there.  Fast forward to now and you get all the same shooting, bombing and "loop-the-looping" action of the original but with brand new 3D graphics and the ability to team up online or off with a partner to pull off devastating "joint strike" moves.

Both games come in 800 MSP and are rated E for everyone.

Press release after the break.

Go! Go! Break Steady and 1942: Joint Strike hit Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday!

"Go! Go! Break Steady" and “1942: Joint Strike” launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

"Go! Go! Break Steady" features an original style combining rhythmic beat-matching with match-3 style puzzle game play. Choose your character and then make them dance to the beat while solving increasingly challenging puzzles. This addictive game features a unique visual style, multiplayer versus and cooperative local and multiplayer action via Xbox LIVE, and 20 different songs in a variety of genres for your character to break dance to.

Developed by Little Boy Games, Inc. and published by Microsoft, "Go! Go! Break Steady" will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. 

“1942: Joint Strike” imagines a parallel world reminiscent of our own WWII era, where pilots take to the skies with stylized aircraft carriers and devastating weaponry! Inspired by the popular 80's arcade series, “1942: Joint Strike” combines classic top-down vertical shooting with updated 3D HD graphics. Take on massive waves of incoming enemies while dodging explosions and missiles! Face off with huge enemy bosses in death-defying dogfights. Recruit a wing man locally or online to pull off new “Joint Strike” attacks, combining the powers of both aircraft in one explosive barrage. With new weapons and power-ups in your arsenal, prepare to rejoin the battle!

Developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Capcom, “1942: Joint Strike” will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB.

For more details on "Go! Go! Break Steady," please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/gogoxboxlivearcade/default.htm.

For more details on “1942: Joint Strike,” please visit http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/1/1942jointstrikexboxlivearcade/default.htm.