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2:45 PM on 01.28.2008, Jordan Devore

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Rez HD and Chessmaster Live on XBLA this Wednesday photo

#Xbox 360 #Xbox Live Arcade #ZOMGBURRITO!!

Tetsuya Mizuguchi fans, your week has come: Rez HD (800 Microsoft Points) is finally upon us. It seems like it's been an eternity since the game was announced for Live Arcade, but our patience ultimately paid off, and we'll be putting the vibrating functionality to good use come Wednesday. Additionally, Ubisoft's Chessmaster Live (800 Microsoft Points) will also see release this week.

If you haven't already played Rez on the Dreamcast (or PlayStation 2), then you should be pleasantly surprised. You can expect to find an on-rails shooter that incorporates cool music, stylish visuals, and heavy controller vibration to create an unforgettable experience. As the title suggests, Rez HD will be in high-definition, as well as 5.1 surround sound.

Although Chessmaster Live isn't the first chess game to hit XBLA, it does carry the popular series' name, if that sort of thing makes a difference to you. Besides the option to play on a 2D or 3D chess board (exciting, huh?), there are various modes to be found, and as you'd expect, online play.

Dtoiders, are you planning on getting either of these games?

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43 comments | showing # 1 to 43

B-Radicate

Does Chessmaster even stand a chance? Seriously? Who in their right mind is gonna waste money on Chessmaster EVER, especially when being released alongside such a critical and cult icon like Rez. Honestly, MS... you insult me. Rez should be the only release and give Chessmaster a chance to sell at least a few copies another week.

El Fajitas

1 Rez please!

Y0j1mb0

Im SOOO getting Chessmaster. How much you wanna bet Chessmaster will be downloaded more than Rez B-Radicate??

Guagloves

I am so getting Rez since I have never played it before and heard so much about it.

king3vbo

I cant wait to get my HD Rez on!!

tsunamikitsune

I will be getting Rez, along with every other 360 owner on the planet, I assume.

Now that this is finally coming out, where the fuck is my Ikaruga? D:

JTHM87

Rez is a must-have for me. I'm a big fan of FPS games and won't let this one pass me by. :) Plus...ACHIEVEMENT POINTS!!!

Guagloves

@tsunamikitsune
No Shit. Where is Ikaruga?! I want it so bad.

Tino

@JTHM87:

Rez is not a FPS...

PrinceofCannedPeaches

Grim... "Chestmaster"?

BluDesign

Actually, I'll take a pass on getting anything this week.

....

God I can't lie. It just makes me ill to think I'd lie about such things. Come on Wednesday...

Trevor McGee

Rez would not be a good game for people with Epilepsy, like me... :(

Snaileb

I missed out on Undertow, and now I'll miss REZ. Out of all these games, I just miss you guys the most. I NEED 360! Nintendo shitty online isn't cutting it! ARGH!

Jordan Devore

Peaches - thanks. I must've had unconscious thoughts of chests in the back of my mind? Yeah, I don't know either.

EternalDeathSlayer

@ Snaileb: It's probably futile, but if I were you I'd tell those fuckers from Xbox support you want a free copy of Undertow. It's not your fault you missed out, it's Microsoft's. Or just ask for Rez.

LordRegulus

My frothing demand for Chestmaster increases.

Oh yeah, Rez. Sure. I mean, why not, right?

Technophile

Can someone explain to me why everyone loves Rez?

It's just a rail shooter and you don't even have to avoid things or anything. You just move the cursor over the enemies and press A.

Can someone tell me what I'm missing?

DaedHead8

I'll be getting rez as soon as I can mug somebody for some ms points.

sleepingagain

want rez now!

wonky360

Battle chess maybe, all that silicon buzzing away to play chess just does not sit well with me.

Sgt Cheesecake

@Technophile

You're missing everything.

Rez is a must purchase for me this week, but come on, 800 points for Chessmaster? Really?

Snaileb

I want BattleChess!

I already have Spyglass Board Games (w/ Chess) so unless this more EXPENSIVE version offers something the other one doesn't, I'll pass.

Hitogoroshi

Reeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzz

Dexter345

YES. I've never played Rez, but I'm totally buying it this week.

Ichigo Style

B-Radicate: Maybe... someone who... likes chess?
Can't wait for REZ though.

Drunken Haze

I do want a good chess game but 800 points for a game thats been out over a 1000 years and has so many free online versions. NO.

Technophile

@Sgt Cheesecake

I've was playing it all last week. Yes, the xbox version. I still don't get whats so special about it. Ikuruga is far more appealing in my opinion.

Sgt Cheesecake

@Technophile

Well you are entitled to your opinions. Rez is more about the experience than balls-to-the-wall difficulty or complexity. The fact that you seem too concerned on having to dodge things instead of letting yourself go in the game world shows that it really isn't the game for you.

Doesn't mean it's not an amazing game, though.

Sgt Cheesecake

@Technophile

And wait, Xbox version? Unless you have exclusive access to the game before everyone else, I think you're playing the wrong game.

Slick Icarus

Rez HD to me is the 360's killer app.

Honestly, I'd rather buy a 360 and download the game than pay outrageous sums of money on the interwebs.

Technophile

@Sgt Cheesecake,

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's a terrible game, it's obvious that some people worked hard on it and it's obviously a quality game. I just don't understand why people were THIS excited about what seemed to me to be almost an interactive visualization. I figured I must be missing something.

big filth

lol

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Drunken Haze says:
01/28/2008 15:40
I do want a good chess game but 800 points for a game thats been out over a 1000 years and has so many free online versions. NO.

Jordan Devore

Clockwork

Yayyy Chessmaster...

...what the fuck is Rez anyways?

B-Radicate

Rez isn't an FPS. I dunno why sites are reporting it as such. It's a rail shooter like Panzer Dragoon. And it's fantastic.

A New Challenger

Rez is an on-rails shooter with trippy visuals and great music. The visuals don't get in the way, unlike some other games out there.

Technophile, you're very correct in that there's not much to the actual gameplay. It's not bad, but it's nothing special as shooter game mechanics go. The real point of Rez is the total experience, and the gameplay is just a hook to drag you into the experience. I'll admit that after finishing the main mode, I thought it was neat but didn't quite see what all the fuss was about. After a few days, however, I found myself thinking about the game and playing it over-- it really sticks with you after you're done, especially area 5.

There is some challenge to be had in the gameplay, though, and when playing for a high score it's not all that dissimilar to Ikaruga, except that it's easier in terms of not dying all the time.

It's cool if it's not your thing, but that's what people see in it. It's one of those games that really gets inside of people and refuses to leave.

nanowerx

Rez is one of those few games that I actually fondly remember the experience of playing rather than how much fun shooting shit was. It is a rare gem indeed.

AngelsDontBurn

Chess Master > REZ

I'm being totally serious.

Yeah, right. :P

braulio09

hamza should update the new releases post, then

Quisling

Rez! Also Ikaruga.

I don't want to be repeating repeating repeating.

but seriously, I have the 800 for Rez. I'm getting this on.

Fading Star

REZ! I NEED IT!

I would love to get that game, but I can't :(.

Technophile

@A new Challenger

I see. I guess I understand a little better. I played up to area 2 today and it was more difficult but I still was getting a little sleepy playing it.

Oh well, maybe it will be a good game to just zone out on.

Necros

Who is honestly going to buy Chessmaster over Rez?

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