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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 Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 04/14/2008 14:40
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galagabug at 04/14/2008 14:43
i used to enjoy battlezone, but it didn't age well :(
covah's Avatar
covah at 04/14/2008 14:43
Who the hell thought "Hey, you know what kids want these days? Rockie and Bullwinkle"
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king3vbo at 04/14/2008 14:45
I'll play the trail of Battlezone, but thats it
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teach4food at 04/14/2008 14:52
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
teach4food at 04/14/2008 14:53
Spectre

I noob
Violet Son's Avatar
Violet Son at 04/14/2008 14:56
"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."
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welkstar at 04/14/2008 15:00
They included the original Battlezone with the new shiny XBLA version? Have they done this for the other Atari->XBLA conversions?
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heyricochet at 04/14/2008 15:16
@welkstar They did with Tempest, but didn't let you get any achievements in that mode.
Jordan Grim Devore's Avatar
Jordan Grim Devore at 04/14/2008 15:27
Most if not all of the Atari games came w/ the original.
amalgamut00's Avatar
amalgamut00 at 04/14/2008 15:29
They look pretty
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 04/14/2008 15:29
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
Cheeburga at 04/14/2008 15:47
@ Alex

Or a bunch of pictures of babypeen.jpg
welkstar's Avatar
welkstar at 04/14/2008 15:49
or vomit on bread
Vitamin Awesome's Avatar
Vitamin Awesome at 04/14/2008 16:30
@ 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.
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007 at 04/14/2008 17:12
Dude, Rocky and Bullwinkle is the shit. I'd buy anything with their faces on it... like used condoms or ecstasy
Blackwyn's Avatar
Blackwyn at 04/14/2008 19:40
Holy shit it's Rocky and Bullwinkle Live. Fuck the Halo maps, I've got that 800 points already spent.
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TrailerParkJesus at 04/14/2008 20:12
They should release Ikaruga again.
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Topher Cantler at 04/14/2008 21:40
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.
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MPHtails at 04/14/2008 22:56
Looks like your going to burn the yard next week, because after this you can never have another yard sale again.
MatCD's Avatar
MatCD at 04/14/2008 23:07
they're after my Moose and Squirrel!
Adamska's Avatar
Adamska at 04/15/2008 03:28
What say you fearless leader?
Knives's Avatar
Knives at 04/15/2008 03:31
They probably did it on purpose to make the Halo maps look better.
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brad drac at 04/15/2008 05:06
Battlezone was awesome back before they invented graphics. Even so, I think this week's a pass.
vuffi_raa's Avatar
vuffi_raa at 04/15/2008 18:23
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
Necros at 04/20/2008 03:47
Guess which one I'm definitely not buying?
thelonelysouls's Avatar
thelonelysouls at 05/17/2008 03:23
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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