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Time to pull out your party hats, shmup fans! Word has it that Omega 5 will finally hit Live Arcade on January 9 after apparently being finished for some time now.

Unfamiliar with Hudson's latest venture into XBLA? The above video (done by our very own Greybush), should answer any questions you might have.

Since the official press release hasn't been sent out yet, there's really not much more to say on the matter. Omega 5 will be here next Wednesday, it looks stunning for a Live Arcade game, and it'll most likely cost 800 Microsoft Points.

Are you guys ready to get your pew pew pew on?

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SPIDER PIG's Avatar
SPIDER PIG at 01/02/2008 15:15
that might be fun for FNF
Gemsi's Avatar
Gemsi at 01/02/2008 15:16
I do hope this news is true
ShinAmano's Avatar
ShinAmano at 01/02/2008 15:19
This looks like a day 1 :)
Rhoq's Avatar
Rhoq at 01/02/2008 15:21
Looks almost like a side-scrolling Space Harrier
Clockwork's Avatar
Clockwork at 01/02/2008 15:27
@Rhoq

Good. Space Harrier was the shit!
GuitarAtomik's Avatar
GuitarAtomik at 01/02/2008 15:28
BUST OUT THE STREAMERS!! FINALLY!
Snaileb 's Avatar
Snaileb at 01/02/2008 15:28
Wait! Why pass up on informing people of the almighty Metal Slug 3 hitting arcades today?!

I need people to play this game with me, dammit. Both of them.
sTo0z's Avatar
sTo0z at 01/02/2008 15:36
If only they made it so you were ships and not dumb looking flying people I would buy this.

But, alas, dumb flying people = no sale.
Orionsaint's Avatar
Orionsaint at 01/02/2008 15:37
How old are you guys? Apparently not as old as me. It's basically a Forgotten Worlds clone, with upgraded graphics of course. Why do you guys always fail to see the obvious?
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/02/2008 15:40
Finally, a good reason to spend my points.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 01/02/2008 15:42
Played through a few levels of MS3 already, it's fucking sweet as expected.

Snail: where were you on Saturday?
i eat GUTS's Avatar
i eat GUTS at 01/02/2008 15:48
wow...this guy is a noob. ever played a game called Wartech that was released in May? Why not do a review about that please....
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king3vbo at 01/02/2008 15:49
YAY!!!!
sTo0z's Avatar
sTo0z at 01/02/2008 15:50
Grim and Snaileb, watch out if/when you get online with MS3.. :P So far my experiences today with a ping ~70-80, the netcode is pretty bad and will cause a lot of frustrating death.

I'd try to raise hopes with optimistic speech of a patch or something, but... *looks at Sonic 2, /sigh*
atheistium's Avatar
atheistium at 01/02/2008 15:50
FUCK
YEAH!
Harknett's Avatar
Harknett at 01/02/2008 15:54
Yay for XBLA games actually worth my money
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 01/02/2008 15:55
It can't be any worse than the 5 fps Hoygeit and I were getting while doing MS3 co-op online. Can it?
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Buster at 01/02/2008 15:57
good thing this has leaderboards, when i get back home and download this, im gonna make sure i have a higher score than anyone on this site(especially topher(also yes, this is a challenge))
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ConsummateK at 01/02/2008 16:07
Greybush's voice makes me sleepy. It's in a good way though, I want him to read me stories before I go to sleep.

Granted maybe I'm just exhausted and ready to go home from work...nah it's his voice.
Orionsaint's Avatar
Orionsaint at 01/02/2008 16:12
Don't ignore me! Forgotten Worlds Redux! Someone else acknowledge this, don't make it seem like I'm alone on this! Grrr!

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Technophile at 01/02/2008 16:12
damn, that looks sexy. DO WANT.
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nanowerx at 01/02/2008 16:30
Rock Band DLC has been sucking up all my money lately, but this looks too awesome to pass up. Plus we need to support the actual "good" XBLA original games since they are so few and far between.
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FiveStar at 01/02/2008 16:44
I might try the demo, but this probably won't be a sale for me. I suck something fierce at shmups, and Rock Band DLC should take up a good amount of my MS points.
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 01/02/2008 16:46
How very Japanese.
Tino's Avatar
Tino at 01/02/2008 16:47
Do want.


Wartech gets enough praise from Dtoid. (It deserves all of the praise too, I love that game. I bought it for 60, played the hell out of it, traded it in for 30, and recently picked it up again for 5.99. win!)
BluDesign's Avatar
BluDesign at 01/02/2008 16:52
Not a SHMUP fan. Last one I enjoyed was Ikari Warriors.
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njsykora at 01/02/2008 16:58
Oh god, I just bought R-Type of the Virtual Console and this has been screaming at my wallet ever since I first saw it. This'll be the easiest 800 points I ever spend I think.
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908peruvian at 01/02/2008 17:01
i agree with Orionsaint

it will be tough to top Forgotten Worlds !!!!
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Steel Squirrel at 01/02/2008 17:25
Forgotten Worlds sucks, two "partners" in tank tops, flying around shooting things...... Omega 5 looks like it could be cool though. Also...... $10 seems a little steep for Metal Slug 3, but then again.... I've probably spent more than that on the arcade versions so I will tell myself to shut up. Also again, I noticed on the demo for Metal Slug that there was a free play option. That's awesome. If you OWN an arcade cabinet, you can toggle it to free play, more arcade releases need to do this.

Also one more time, NBA Jam TE and Killer Instinct need to be released already. I will buy both of them on day one.
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Orionsaint at 01/02/2008 17:28
I never said Forgotten Worlds topped it or anything. I was just saying its obvious the concept comes from Forgotten Worlds. The character hovers and rotates in the same manner. Forgotten Worlds had levels that scrolled upwards as well, not sure if Omega 5 incorporates that as well.
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thebigghurt at 01/02/2008 17:29
I loved forgotten worlds and I will love this game equally if this has multiplayer coop online I will play with anyone.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/02/2008 17:33
I'm extremely excited.
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KamikazeTutor at 01/02/2008 18:05
Does it still say "Gracial" Fortress? ^_^
Shin Oni's Avatar
Shin Oni at 01/02/2008 19:11
about damn time. after a "promised" release in December, i'm glad to see it coming. even if about a week late from december.
Aertyr's Avatar
Aertyr at 01/02/2008 19:12
It no has innernetz?
sloganpwns's Avatar
sloganpwns at 01/02/2008 19:30
yeah i think it doesnt have teh innernetz, aertyr.

the video i download on my 360 said 'Local Co-op'
nothing about online

that will probably be the one thing that holds me back from getting this.
The-Excel's Avatar
The-Excel at 01/02/2008 19:41
A shmup? On Xbox Live Arcade? On Xbox?

Nonsense.
Orionsaint's Avatar
Orionsaint at 01/02/2008 21:32
Steel Squirrel - 'Forgotten Worlds sucks, two "partners" in tank tops"

It's not that far off from Contra, yet Contra is beloved, but its still two partners all buffed out and cheesy looking.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/02/2008 22:22
Alright, finally.
908peruvian's Avatar
908peruvian at 01/02/2008 22:28
who cares about this crap

where's my Alien Soldier?!
skullivan's Avatar
skullivan at 01/02/2008 23:13
"where's my Alien Soldier?!"

The Genesis game(or rather Mega Drive, since it never hit the US)? It came out on Virtual Console at the end of November...
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 01/03/2008 01:07
Why was Workman so subdued in that video? He seemed like a totally different person.
RitualNet's Avatar
RitualNet at 01/03/2008 08:29
Was the grappling hook deflecting bullets? it seemed like bullets hit the grapple and just vanished. Could use that thing to cut a swathe through a sea of bullets when it gets too tough.

Other than that, neat game. I adore these kind of games, although i suck so badly at them.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar
Hitogoroshi at 01/03/2008 09:02
First day download for me.
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 01/17/2008 03:11
YES!
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