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E3 2007: Sonic the Hedgehog and Golden Axe on XBLA... like NOW photo

While gamers will need to wait months for most of the games shown at Microsoft's E3 conference, two titles will be available tonight (or "tomorrow," if you're one of those people) on Xbox Live Arcade. And not just any two titles, but Sonic the frickin Hedgehog, and Golden frickin Axe.*

Pricing and features are not available yet, but when they are, I'll be sure to let one of the other editors update this post. I'll be busy drop-kicking thieves beeyotch!

* "Frickin" added for emphasis and is NOT part of the actual game title, but it should be...

[Update: Both games are available for 400 MS points each with Golden Axe weighing in at 58MB, and Sonic at less than 30Mb.] 

[Update 2: Golden Axe features online co-op. Hit the jump for the complete achievement listing for both games.]

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Hipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:25
Hipple
I think hearing that Sonic is on XBLA right now was my favorite part of that press conference. Maybe the Mass Effect release date.
SpencersGifts's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:28
SpencersGifts
Thats good times right there. Anyone know if Golden Axe has multiplayer? That would be the bees knees my friend
ArrestedDeveloper's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:31
ArrestedDeveloper
I'm always dissapointed when I play Golden Axe, I'm more of a Golden Axe 2 man.

@SpencersGifts
That would be awesome
LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:34
LostCrichton
Yes....multiplayer on GA would be epic!
NightDehumidifier's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:34
NightDehumidifier
Pshaw I say, I demand Altered Beast!
Promagnum's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:35
Promagnum
Paying money for shit you can get for free...eh, MAME you newbs.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:37
tazarthayoot
Multiplayer is confirmed, I just bought it.

it took forever to download, must be because of the blue dragon demo.

I'm ready and waiting for someone to play co op with me!
relik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:41
relik
My downloads keep failing. :( Gues the servers are getting raped right now.

Great games though! :D
DrScience123's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:43
DrScience123
Aren't both of these titles already on the Wii's Virtual Console?
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:44
tazarthayoot
@DrScience123

Can you play Golden Axe on the virtual console with a friend over the internet? No, you can't.

But you can on the 360. Epic win right there.
LostCrichton's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:49
LostCrichton
400 points each...nice.
Sindicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:51
Sindicate
plus achievements, for whores like me.

but i won't pay for golden axe again cause i have it on virtual console.
relik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:57
relik
Slowly downloading now! :D

This looks like the coim-op version of Golden Axe too. Bonza!
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 00:58
tazarthayoot
Achievements on Golden Axe are easy as hell to get. I already have 7 of 12.
Risky's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 01:01
Risky
spindash.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 01:24
Mxyzptlk
58 mb for Golden Axe, and 30 for Sonic? Online and achievements I'm sure make the download a little bigger, but Christ...
AngelsDontBurn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 01:43
AngelsDontBurn
@promagnum: These at least have acheivement points and multiplayer via live so it's not a direct translation like the Wii at least. So I'll pay for these. :)
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 01:45
winojesus
ya-fucking-awn.
Coonskin05's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 02:16
Coonskin05
THERE IS A GOD! AND HE LOVES US!
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 02:33
Jim Sterling
Usually I go "roms lol" to this shit, but achievements always make them a little more valuable to me. With that in mind, all I can say is - SONIC W00T!!!!11!!!!11!!!!!!
0bshaky's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 02:35
0bshaky
Aww come on!! Its Golden Axe!! You can kick gnomes!! For potions!!

The only ppl that wont pay for such a gem is Promagnum, Uncle Scrooge and the Monopoly guy... Ill buy this and let Sega know its a cool IP and they should make...er... pay some other dev and publish it.
GagaMan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 03:16
GagaMan
58MB for a mega drive game? Online play or not, that's a surprisingly big size.
winojesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 03:20
winojesus
these games will provide every one with hours of fun.....again!
William Haley's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 04:00
William Haley
Maybe not hours... you'll have at least 10 out of 12 achievements in Golden Axe about 12 minutes...
Kaikara's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 05:25
Kaikara
Ugh if I hadn't bought the original Sonic maybe 3-4 times over the past decade I'd be all up for this....

Golden Axe is sweet though- especially online co-op!!
Kaikara's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 05:25
Kaikara
Ugh if I hadn't bought the original Sonic maybe 3-4 times over the past decade I'd be all up for this....

Golden Axe is sweet though- especially online co-op!!
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 07:48
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
Those Golden Axe achievements look pretty easy, but Sonic looks like a challenge. That 40-minute achievement is MINE.
lethaljim's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 08:15
lethaljim
SWEET JESUS! this rocks hardddd
BigPopaGamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 09:21
BigPopaGamer
Online co-op would sell this one for me. I love Golden Axe.
tazarthayoot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/11/2007 09:55
tazarthayoot
@BigPopaGamer

Golden Axe does have Online Co-op. Confirmed, buy it.
LongCat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 08:45
LongCat
lol @ the Golden Axe acheivements. I used to be able to beat the game all the way though without losing a single life bar.

Yeah, I think it's safe to say I played way too much back then.
LongCat's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2007 08:46
LongCat
btw, Mame romz for teh win.
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