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Today, Microsoft sent out an exciting new press release detailing two upcoming XBLA titles. When the service updates on Wednesday, players will have the magical opportunity to pick between either Stainless Games’ Happy Tree Friends False Alarm or Playful Entertainment’s Ticket to Ride. But why pick just one title? Both games will be priced at a very meager 800 Microsoft points, which is a flash in the pan these days.



Happy Tree Friends False Alarm’s appearance and name can be quite misleading. The game is based off a flash cartoon series, lauded for its cruel and somewhat gruesome treatment of otherwise cute characters. The game will revolve around a character named Lumpy and his quest to save his friends over a series of several platforming levels.



Ticket to Ride is all about the great American railroad, and its ability to connect 2D potraits together with Indiana Jones traveling lines. The arcade version is based off of a board game with the same name, and will feature LIVE connectivity.

All aboard the boring express!

[Via Gamasutra]



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*sigh*

Another week, another two shitty games given to us by M$. I'm still wondering when they're going to give us those awesome games they showed us in last years E3. That Mecha Assault lookalike looked pretty kickass.
Castle Crashers plz. I have 800 points with your name on it.
Ticket to Ride is a great game and I'll be downloading it immediately.
Womp and womp. Bring on Castle Crashers.
+1 for castle crashers here
Where's Monopoly? A railroad game before Monopoly?
I'm gonna Try Happy Tree friends cus I mean, its fun violence. But really, give me Castle Crashers and Soul Calibur.
Ticket to Ride is an immediate purchase. Anyone who isn't planning on getting it immediately clearly has no idea about it. Its a much better fit for Live than Catan was due to the fact that its less about communication and haggling and more about keeping your head down and doing your own thing. This is what XBLA should be doing more of, helping to spur on board game development.

Happy Tree Friends however...will it still feel like HTF and be as funny without the blood? I doubt it somehow.
Brad, Monopoly is coming out for the Ps2 and Wii, later this year and they are full retail products.
@Brad Nicholson: I'd take Ticket to Ride over Monopoly any day.

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