The Xbox Live Arcade Summer releases have been revealed and they look hot! As we already know, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (800 Microsoft Points) will be shooting its way on the Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday (30th July 2008). Description:
Experience an unbelievable adrenaline rush from playing the latest version of the frenetic retro shooter Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. Newcomers and pros alike will be blown away by the screen-melting intensity and insane new features, including six action-packed gameplay modes, new enemies, new scoring strategies, and a diverse list of exciting achievements. If that’s not crazy enough for you, try multiplayer mayhem for up to four players. Use power-ups in versus mode to boost your stats or handicap your opponent, or team up with others in co-op mode. Play it all in razor-sharp 1080p to new pulse-pounding music.
The 6th August will see Braid, a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where the player manipulates the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. Description:
From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time’s strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviours include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more. Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.
Wednesday 13th August sees 2D side-scrolling shooter and action title Bionic Commando Rearmed. Description:
Bionic Commando Rearmed brings the amazing gameplay up to date with stunning new visuals, new weapons, online rankings, and a reworked musical score just for starters. Bionic Commando Rearmed delivers two-player co-op, a frenetic multiplayer mode for up to four players, and a series of over 50 devious challenge rooms to test your swinging skills. Wire-tapping the enemy communication in Bionic Commando Rearmed will give you access to information about weaknesses for the newly-designed Imperial bosses in the game. Play Bionic Commando Rearmed to unlock the original NES character costume and use it in Bionic Commando.
Galaga Legions will be released on the 20th August. Description:
The original Galaga captivated players all over the world, and now … it’s back with Galaga Legions! But this isn’t just a boring remake! Featuring table-turning game dynamics, super-slick visuals, and mind-blowingly vast waves of enemies, this is the definitive version of the arcade shooter classic!
And the long-awaited Castle Crasher will arrives on the 27th August. Description:
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this red-hot arcade adventure from the award-winning development studio, The Behemoth! Featuring hand-drawn characters, Castle Crashers delivers unique hi-res illustrated visuals like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Play with up to three friends locally or over Xbox LIVE and discover the mind-boggling magic and mystery in the amazing world we have created just for you. Save your princess, defend your kingdom, and crash some castles! Play with more than 20 unlockable characters, 40 weapons to customize your hero, and an arsenal of combos and magical attacks to choose from.
The prices of the games were not revealed though you can expect them to be around the 800 Microsoft Point mark. Release dates are subject to change and trials will be available for all titles as of release. Which Xbox Live Arcade titles will you be buying? Leave a comment with your thoughts.
David Wriglesworth
David Wriglesworth is a Northern lad with a passion for gaming, who graduated from the University of Lincoln with a BA (Hons) Journalism degree. If you can drag him away from the consoles, you can probably find him Tweeting or watching Coronation Street.
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