XBLA When's Days: You know, for kids!
February 7th, 2009
February 17th is seeing The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom, a title I threw in to the "unreleased titles" section when IGN was talking about the game, seems they already planned on launching it for XBLA. Good guess! The 24th is supposed to be getting a title called Lazy Riders. March so far is seeing one title I've seen confirmed, Zeno Clash. Not really sure what's coming on February 10, but I'm hoping for something good, like RayStorm HD. As long as it's not Red Baron Arcade, the XBLA world should be safe.
Spring is bringing Afterburner:Climax, and if it looks as good in motion as the screenshots look, should be pretty fekkin' awesome! Perfect Dark Redux should also be hitting when the snow is gone (for most of us).
Summer so far sees the return of Sonic the Hedgehog via Project: Needlemouse digital episodes, and a weird title in the works: Days of Thunder (?!)
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Battlefield 1943
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XBLA High Scores
titles listed in green= Retail Titles
titles in blue= XBox Originals
========= XBLA Titles Out As of February 3, 2010: ===========
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1942: Joint Strike, 3D Minigolf, 3-on-3 NHL
A
Aces of the Galaxy,Aegis Wing, Age of Booty, Alien Breed, Alien Hominid
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Arkadian Warriors, Arkanoid, Assault Heroes / Assault Heroes 2, Asteroids / Asteroids Deluxe, Astropop, Axel and Pixel
B
Band of Bugs, Banjo-Kazooie, Bankshot Billiards 2, Battlefield 1943, Battlestar Galactica, Beat N Groovy, Bejeweled 2
Bionic Commando, Black, Blazing Birds
Bliss Island, Blowout, Bomberman Live, Boogie Bunnies, Boom Boom Rocket
Braid, Brain Challenge, Bubble Bobble Neo, Bugs of War, Burnout 3, Bust-A-Move Live!
C
Carcassonne, Castle Crashers, Castlevania- Symphony of the Night, Castle Crashers, Catan
Cellfactor, Chessmaster, Chime, Cloning Clyde, Coffeetime Crosswords, Commanders: Attack of the Genos, Command & Conquer,
Commando 3, Comix Zone, Contra, Super Contra
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex, Crazy Mouse, Crimson Skies, Cyberball
Crazy Mouse, Crystal Defender, Crystal Quest
D
Death by Cube, Death Tank, Defender, Defense Grid,Destroy All Humans, Dig Dug, Diner Dash, Domino Master, DOOM, Double D Dodgeball, Double Dragon, Draft Tracker, Dreamfall: Longest Journey, Droplitz, Duke Nukem 3D
E
Eets: Chowdown, Elements of Destruction, Every Extra Extend Extreme, Exit / Exit 2
F
Fable 2 Pub Games
Fatal Fury Special , Feeding Frenzy / Feeding Frenzy 2, Flock, Football Genius,
Frogger / Frogger 2, Fuzion Frenzy, FunTown Mahjong
G
Galaga, Galaga Legions, Garou, Gauntlet, Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
Geometry Wars, Gin Rummy, Go! Go! Break Steady, Golden Axe, Golf: Tee It Up!, Grabbed By Ghoulies
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Gripshift, Guilty Gear X2, Gyromancer, Gyruss
H
Halo, Happy Tree Friends, Hardwood Backgammon, Hardwood Hearts, Hardwood Spades, Hasbro Games
Heavy Weapon, Hexic HD, Hexic 2
I
Ikaruga, Indigo Prophecy, Intellivision Lives!
Interpol: Chaos, Invisible Tiger, Ion Assault, Jade Empire [/b]
J
Jewel Quest, Jetpac, Joust
K
King of Fighters 98
L
Lost Cities, Lucidity, Lumines Live!, Luxor 2
M
Mad Tracks, Madden Arcade, Magic: The Gathering- Duels of the Planeswalkers, Marathon: Durandal, Marble Blast Ultra, Marvel vs Capcom 2, Matt Hazard, The Maw, Mega Man 9
Merv Griffin's Crosswords, Metal Slug 3, Metal Arms, Military Madness, Millipede & Centipede, Minesweeper Flags
Missile Command, Mr Driller Online Offline, Mutant Storm Reloaded, Mutant Storm Empire
N
Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade, NBA2K10 Combine, NBA Unrivaled, New Rally X, Ninja Gaiden Black, Novadrome
O
Omega Five, Outpost Kaloki X, OutRun Online Arcade
P
Pac-Man, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Ms Pac Man, Panzer General, Paperboy
Peggle & Peggle Nights, Peggle (retail), Penny Arcade Episode 1; Penny Arcade Episode 2, Phantasy Star II, Pinball FX
Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball, Poker Smash, PowerUp Forever, Portal: Still Alive
Prince of Persia, Psychonauts, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords / Galactrix, Puzzle Arcade, Puzzlegeddon
R
Raiden Fighters Aces, Raiden IV (retail, $39.99), Rez HD, RoboBlitz, Robotron: 2084, Rocket Bowl
Rocketman: Axis of Evil, Rockey & Bullwinkle, Roogoo, Root Beer TapperR-Type Dimensions, Rush'n Attack
S
Sam & Max, Samurai Shodown 2, Schizoid, Scramble, Screwjumper
Sea Life Safari, Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, Sensible World of Soccer, Serious Sam, Shadow Complex, Shinobi, Shotist Shogi, Shred Nebula
Shrek n Roll, Sid Myer's Pirates, Small Arms, Smash TV, Soltrio Solitaire
Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic Ultimate Genesis Collection, Soul Calibur, South Park, Space Giraffe
Space Invaders Extreme, Speedball, 'Splosion Man, SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam, Spyglass, Spyro: New Beginning
Star Trek DAC, Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, Street Fighter II HD, Street Trace NYC , Stubbs the Zombie
Sudoku, Super Puzzle Fighter II HD Remix, Switchball
T
Tapper, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tempest, Tetris Splash
Texas Hold 'Em, Texas Cheat'Em, Ticket To Ride, Time Pilot, TiQal, TotemBall, Tower Bloxx,
Track and Field, Trials HD, Triggerheart Exelica, Tron, Discs of Tron
U
Undertow, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, UNO, UNO Rush
V
Vandal Hearts, Vigilante 8
W
Wallace & Gromit Episodes 1-4, Warlords, Warriors, War World, Watchmen: The Price is High, Wik: Fable of Souls, Wing Commander Arena
Wits & Wagers, Word Puzzle, Worms / Worms 2
X
XBox 360 Arcade Controller, Xevious
Y
Yaris, Yie Air Kung Fu
Z
Zapper, Zombie Apocalypse, Zombie Wranglers, Zuma
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AA: True Soldiers, Ace Combat 6, Afro Samurai, Alien vs Predator, All Pro Football 2K8, Alone In The Dark, Amped 3
Armored Core 4, Army of Two, Assault on Dark Athena, At World's End
B
Band Hero, Banjo Kazooie: N&B, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Battlestations Pacific & Midway, Beautiful Katamari, Bee Movie
Beijing 2008, BF: Bad Company, Bionic Commando, BioShock, Blacksite, Bladestorm, Blazing Angels 1&2
Blitz: The League, Blue Dragon, Brothers in Arms: HH, Brutal Legend, Burnout Revenge
C
C&C Red Alert 3, Call of Duty 2 & World at War, Call of Juarez, Cars ,Civilization Revolution, Clive Barker's Jericho
College Hoops 2K7 & 2K8, Command & Conquer 3, Conan, Condemned 1&2, Conflict: Denied Ops
Crackdown, Crash Of The Titans, CSI Deadly Intent, Culdcept Saga
D
Dark Sector, Darkest of Days, Dragonball Z, DOA4, Dead Rising, Dead Space, Def Jam Icon, Devil May Cry 4
DiRT 1&2, Disney's Bolt & Up, Dynasty Warriors Gundam
E
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Eternal Sonata
F
Fear 2, FaceBreaker, Fatal Inertia, FarCry Instincts Predator, FIFA 09&10&Street 3, 2006 FIFA World Cup
FlatOut Ultimate Carnage, Forza Motorsport 2&3, Fracture
Fuel, Full Auto, Fuzion Frenzy 2
G
Ghostbusters, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1&2, GRID
Guitar Hero III & V, Metallica, Aerosmith, Smash Hits
H
Hail to the Chimp, Halo Wars, Harry Potter, Hitman: Blood Money, Hour of Victory
I
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, IL2 Sturmovik - Birds of Prey, Iron Man
J
Juiced 2, Just Cause
K
Kameo, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom, Kung Fu Panda
L
Left 4 Dead 2, Legendary, LEGO Batman & Indiana Jones, Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal, Lost Planet, Lost Planet 2, Lord of the Rings
M
Madagascar 2, Madden 09 & 10, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Mercenaries 2, Mini Ninjas, Mirror's Edge, MLB 2K7 & 2K9, Medal of Honor Airborne
Monster Madness, Monsters vs. Aliens, MotoGP 06-08, MX vs. ATV: Untamed
N
Naruto The Broken Bond, NASCAR® 09, NBA 2K7-2K9, NBA LIVE 09 & 10,
NCAA Basketball 09&10, NCAA Football 09, Need for Speed Carbon&Shift, NFL Head Coach 09
NFL Tour, NFS Most Wanted, NHL 2K7-2K9, NHL 09-10, Ninety-Nine Nights, Ninja Blade, Ninja Gaiden 2
O
Operation Darkness, Overlord 1&2
P
Panzer General, Party Animals, Perfect Dark Zero, PGR 3 & 4, Phantasy Star Universe
Prey, Prizefighter, Project Sylpheed, Pure
Q
Quake 4
R
Rainbow Six Vegas, Ratatouille, Red Faction: Guerrilla SP/MP, Resident Evil 5
Ridge Racer 6, Rumble Roses Double X
S
Scene It?, SEGA Rally, SEGA Superstars Tennis, Section 8, Shadowrun, SHReK the THiRD, Skate 1 & 2
Sonic Unleashed, Sonic's Ultimate, Soulcalibur IV, Spider-Man Friend or Foe, Spiderwick Chronicles
Splinter Cell, Stranglehold, Stuntman: Ignition, Superman Returns, Surf's Up
T
Tales of Vesperia, Tenchu Z, Test Drive Unlimited, Tony Hawk Proving Ground, The BIGS
The Bourne Conspiracy, The Club, The Darkness, The Force Unleashed, The Orange Box, The Outfit
The Simpsons Game, Thrillville: OTR, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 & 10, TimeShift, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
Tom Clancy's EndWar, Tomb Raider Underworld, Tomb Raider:Legend, Too Human, Top Spin 2 & 3
Turning Point, Turok, Two Worlds
U
UEFA EURO 2008, UFC 2009 Undisputed, Universe at War
V
Virtua Fighter 5, Virtua Tennis 3, Viva Piñata & Trouble in Paradise
W
WALL-E, WANTED: Weapons of Fate, WET, Wheelman, Wolfenstein, WWE Legends & Smackdown Vs Raw 2007
X
X-Blades, X-Men Origins Wolverine
============== Coming Soon ===============
A
Airburst, Alhambra, Asteroid Cowboys, Axiom Overdrive
B
Basement Pool, Bean, Blobbies Wars, Bomberman Live: Battlefest, Bonk: Brink of Extinction, Butterfly Garden
C
Chocolatier, Cletus Clay, CodaChain, Cosmic Osmo's Hex Island, Crack Down, Crash Dummy Vs the Evil D-Troit , Crash Course, Cribbage
D
Darwinia, Doom 2
E, F
Einhander, Emergency Hospital, ESWAT, Etch A Sketch, Eternity's Child, Fractal Jigsaw, Fuzzee Fever
G,H,I,J
Gridrunner, HoopWorld, Hydrophobia, Incredible Machine, Jetpack Junkies, Joe Danger
K,L
Kart Attack, Keystone, King of Fighters Sky Stage, Kodu, Live Free or Die Hard, Lost Cities, Luxor 3
M
Mage Dice, Marathon Infinity, Megaforce, Metal Slug 7, Meteos Wars, Miners Wars
O,P,Q
Oasis, The Office, Perfect Dark, Phantasy Star II, Pipe Mania, Plants vs. Zombies, Puzzle Chronicles, Quake III Team Arena, Quarrel
R
Radiant Silvergun, , Raystorm / Raycrisis, Raskulls, RBI Baseball, Red Baron, Ridge Racer
S
Sandscript, Scrap Metal, Sentient, Sonic the Hedgehog High Speed, Super Ghouls & Ghosts
T, U
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom[/url], Things On Wheels, Tide of Iron, Tinker
V,W,X,Y,Z
Vandal Hearts, Vertigo, War Angels, Wings of War, Wizard's Tower, Decade, XNA Racer, Zombies!!!
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
About time we get some new Arcade games. Frogger is cool, but where is Lumines and Small Arms? Those are the XBLA games I want.
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Looks like my girlfriend is going to take over my Xbox 360 on August 9th... Pac-Man!
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Has anyone ever heard of Cloning Clyde? I never have.
ThePolypusher
According to Joystiq, it is from the developer of Outpost Kaloki X. Other than that, I know nothing about it.
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Cloning Clyde
Looks pretty fun actually.
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It'd be better if it was Stem-Cell Sally. Or Aborted Fetus Alan.
NOTE: Not a doodle bug.
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I like the idea of XBLA Wednesdays. I'm still amazed how slowly games trickle on to XBLA - how hard is it to port Paperboy? Or any of the classic arcade games under discussion? Yeah, Street Fighter 2 has issues with net play that have to be resolved, but a lot of the games under development do not.
I've listened to Major Nelson's shows on this issue, but c'mon. XBLA should be overflowing with goodness by now.
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jonnypolite wrote:
Okay, but let me say this - there are emulators all over the net for old arcade games/consoles. My understanding is that the way back compat is handled, they basically use the same emulation code for multiple/all games (not clear on whether there's one or many Xbox 1 emulators under the hood). Why isn't there just, at least for ported arcade games, one or two master emulator programs that they use for many games? Maybe Paperboy is a one-off, and for some reason is so unique that it doesn't work on MAME or the like, but with all those emulators on the net having been made for free by people working on it in their spare time, it seems strange to me that there should be any hold-up on non net multiplayer ports. New games, I can understand. Don't ship the the Smash Brothers clone until it's ready, I'll wait.
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The littlest fremen.
I have MAME as well, with the 43 1/2 versions of Pac-Man, Mortal Kombat betas and ROMsets, etc..
Maybe they're just cleaning up the code for the XBLA?
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
There's also licensing rights and making it worth paying for. Why buy Street Fighter 2 on Live when its free on emulation? Because you can beat up your friends. Why buy Frogger? (Good question, Im not planning on it)
Who can tell me who has the Paperboy license? (Thats a rhetorical question, don't answer, Lobster)
ThePolypusher
Emulating is NOT what Xbox Live Arcade is about.
Gauntlet isn't emulated. It's a new client that hooks into everything Xbox Live is about - friends, multiplay, scoreboards, support for HD resolutions, etc.
It's the same thing with any old game brought to Marketplace. It's not emulation. It's writing a new version of the old software. And that includes a sh*t-ton of seemingly little things (like, say, changing all assets that refer to the arcade buttons and making them reflect the Xbox 360 controller) that seem minor enough by themselves, but add up into a large amount of work that non-developers never think about.
And it's about QA and passing rigorous certification processes that many MAME emulated games would fail, even though they're "good enough" (for free, at least).
Efforts like MAME get things 95% there, but it's the last 5% that's as hard as everything else before it.
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jonnypolite wrote:
I stand corrected, then. Still, I think the release rate has been slow.
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The littlest fremen.
THAT, I will not argue over. I am surprised that there aren't more games hitting Live Arcade - not by way of speeding up output from those contributing, but by way of getting MORE contributors. We keep hearing how there are 100+ studios/publishers developing for Live Arcade, but they must have mostly gotten started pretty late, because what we've seen so far has been from a small group of publishers.
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jonnypolite wrote:
I do know it's keeping Digital Eclipse busy.
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
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I forgot how difficult Frogger was/is.. The online mode is extraordinarily laggy for a game this old (see: graphically simple.) I guess it really does take a substantial amount of time to get on-line components to work with old games. Probably also points to why Street Fighter is not out yet.
Cloning Clyde looks OK, but I fear the Peter Pack Rat (atari) look, and the control looks fairly floaty. Hopefully it's a fun romp.
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
Has anybody stumbled upon Cloning Clyde in the Marketplace yet?
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
I'm downloading the trial version now.
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Am I the only one that is struggling to wait for Galaga? They better have done it up right.
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Not struggling, but really looking forward to Galaga, Defender, PacMan, Contra.
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
I'm really hoping that Galga on Live includes a version of Galaga '94. Both are great in their own respects.
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I bought Cloning Clyde. It's pretty entertaining. The sense of humor and general just silly ideas involved in the game overcome the fact that I normally don't play platformers.
I needed something different from all my other games which all involve shooting things or driving things, or sometimes both, but not really anything else. This one seems to have at least temporarily filled that void in some small way.
I still can't wait for August 2nd.
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I needs to put down the MAME Galaga-Galaxian-Galaxian PacMan hack-Galaga Hack- etc... get me some achievements ftw..
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
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"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
I really wish they'd also include Galaga 88 in the Live Arcade package. The original is great, but Galaga 88 was the pinnacle achievement for those games in my opinion. Mostly because your ship didn't move so damn slow in 88.
I'm sure it's just going to be the original, but hopefully they haven't created another disgusting half-emulation, half-crappily-updated version like they did with Frogger. It'd also be nice if you could switch on options in the main menu to add some of the hacks to the game that are available in MAME (for unranked games of course.) Here's hoping...
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Anyone pick up Galaga? How is it?
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It's pretty good, the emulation is near-perfect. The ommission of Two-Player mode is a shame though.
25 minutes into playing it, however, most of the achievements were unlocked. But, is Galaga!
"Do you prefer the sword, or a bullet in the head?"
'I'll take vanilla, if you don't mind.'
I dont have the burden of nostalgia on me with this game. I tried the demo and it was probably the first time I'd played this game specifically. I actually thought it was going to be one of the side scrolling space shooters.
The demo was a yawn for me. Saw no reason to drop a fiver.
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Are a lot of people here looking forward to the Street Fighter 2 Release? It was a little before my time, but it would be nice to have a decent fighter.
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