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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2:44 PM on 04.14.2008
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Rocky and Bullwinkle... skipping that one.
I noob
"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."
That's like someone taking away your ice cream and giving you a cone of shit.
Or a bunch of pictures of babypeen.jpg
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.
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.