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Rocky and Bullwinkle, Battlezone on XBLA this Wednesday photo

Those of you who keep up with Xbox Live Arcade on a regular basis are probably wondering how last week's stellar game could ever be topped, right? Well, it seems that the people involved with scheduling releases knew it was too impossible of a task to handle and ultimately decided to give us the complete opposite of Ikaruga instead.

Rocky and Bullwinkle (800 Microsoft Points) has been compared to Yaris by my colleagues, but at least that game was free, unlike this Wario Ware-esque take on a popular cartoon show. The visual style may be reminiscent of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, but looks can be deceiving -- download this demo at your own risk.

Next up is Battlezone (400 Microsoft Points), a remake of the 1980 Atari classic. Besides the visual facelift, Battlezone for XBLA has a few new modes including deathmatch, team deathmatch, and capture the flag. But, if you're content with just the original version, that's included as well.

Do I even need to ask if these games look appealing to you?


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Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:40
Jordan Devore
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:43
galagabug
i used to enjoy battlezone, but it didn't age well :(
covah's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:43
covah
Who the hell thought "Hey, you know what kids want these days? Rockie and Bullwinkle"
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:45
king3vbo
I'll play the trail of Battlezone, but thats it
teach4food's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:52
teach4food
Battlezone multiplayer could be fun. Anybody else remember playing url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectre_(computer_game)/]Spectre[/url] years ago? Please be like Spectre.... please

Rocky and Bullwinkle... skipping that one.
teach4food's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:53
teach4food
Spectre

I noob
Violet Son's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 14:56
Violet Son
"We need a license to help sell this game. Microsoft will never put this abortion online unless there's a gimmick. Who can we get?"

"Well, since we ordered the appetizer at lunch, it looks like our funds are down to.... We've got eight bucks. So maybe Dudley Do-Right?"

"Jesus Christ man, then how am I going to buy a box of Whoppers from the vending machine? Get me Bullwinkle! And then the change."
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:00
welkstar
They included the original Battlezone with the new shiny XBLA version? Have they done this for the other Atari->XBLA conversions?
heyricochet's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:16
heyricochet
@welkstar They did with Tempest, but didn't let you get any achievements in that mode.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:27
Jordan Devore
Most if not all of the Atari games came w/ the original.
amalgamut00's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:29
amalgamut00
They look pretty
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:29
vexed alex
We're getting this instead of retro games?

That's like someone taking away your ice cream and giving you a cone of shit.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:47
Cheeburga
@ Alex

Or a bunch of pictures of babypeen.jpg
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 15:49
welkstar
or vomit on bread
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 16:30
Vitamin Awesome
@ Alex:

Isn't Battlezone a retro game, though? It kind of makes for a pretty self-defeating argument.

I might go ahead and pick it up, but I have plenty of XBLA titles as it is. On the other hand, the points just sitting on my account aren't gonna increase by themselves.
007's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 17:12
007
Dude, Rocky and Bullwinkle is the shit. I'd buy anything with their faces on it... like used condoms or ecstasy
Blackwyn's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 19:40
Blackwyn
Holy shit it's Rocky and Bullwinkle Live. Fuck the Halo maps, I've got that 800 points already spent.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 20:12
TrailerParkJesus
They should release Ikaruga again.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 21:40
Topher Cantler
Rocky and Bullwinkle ... you guys ...

Seriously, you guys. You guys, seriously.

You cannot begin to fathom how soul-crushingly terrible this game is. You have no idea.

Don't say I didn't warn you.
MPHtails's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:56
MPHtails
Looks like your going to burn the yard next week, because after this you can never have another yard sale again.
MatCD's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:07
MatCD
they're after my Moose and Squirrel!
Adamska's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 03:28
Adamska
What say you fearless leader?
Knives's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 03:31
Knives
They probably did it on purpose to make the Halo maps look better.
brad drac's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 05:06
brad drac
Battlezone was awesome back before they invented graphics. Even so, I think this week's a pass.
vuffi_raa's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 18:23
vuffi_raa
heh- i read it as "[Rocky and Bullwinkle Battlezone] on XBLA this Wednesday" and was thinking it was much cooler than it actually was
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/20/2008 03:47
Necros
Guess which one I'm definitely not buying?
thelonelysouls's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/17/2008 03:23
thelonelysouls
Your all gonna feel stupid when Rocky & Bullwinkle have all of the Game of the Year Awards on lockdown. Shit is genius, pure genius.
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