It's sad that these Xbox Originals announcement posts seem to always be synonymous with disappointment, but hey -- I don't pick the games, I just tell you nice folks about 'em.
On December 15, the Xbox LIVE Marketplace will see the addition of two new titles, Sega Soccer Slam and Raze's Hell. As per usual, the games will cost $15 (1200 Microsoft Points) each and can almost certainly be found for cheaper elsewhere.
Personally, I haven't played either of these games, but I hear Sega Soccer Slam is quite fun and Raze's Hell has excellent dark humor. Still, it's obvious there are plenty of untapped Xbox games people would rather see come to Originals than these two titles. This is nothing new though, right?
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7:03 PM on 12.10.2008
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Also, I suddenly miss the old X-Play :(
Being serious for a moment these are two of the best games Xbox had to offer and are seriously obscure...I'd say there's not many better choices (Breakdown, PhantomDust and Metal Wolf not withstanding).
I'm all for bringing back The Warriors. That game I remember playing for two days straight with a friend, it was fantastic.
I know it'd wreck the canon, but I'd like to see some sort of character creation, It gave Saints 2 an MMO kind of feel in just seeing how diverse all the players were, and I'd like that in the Warriors.
that being said , Sega Soccer Slam is a great game, I remember it on gamecube as well and I played the shit out of it. It's like a Hitz version of Fifa, if that makes sense.
*runs off to find the psp version*
I was a sega genesis fanboy, played sonic like crazy, loved many of the follow-ups, even some rip-offs, hoped for dreamcast's success but, all of a sudden, it's over. Not today, not now, but for some years. Sega looks like an agonizing old friend. What was the last good game Sega released. Worse. Wich one did you wich had a sequel? Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg? Space Channel 5?
If you doubt it, check it out...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sega_video_game_franchises
Sure, there's been Comix Zone, Shenmue, Virtua Tennis, Jet Set Radio, but...
I think maybe the problem is the lack of personality to Sega's games. Some examples:
1-Sonic used to be a childish cute little fat fast running hedgehog that suddenly got all that 90's teenager attitude... Weird. Imagine nintendo doing it with Mario... maybe he'd shave the moustache
2-The Virtua Fighter series. It's great, it's fun, but... many people can hardly remember the fighter's name. They just don't have personality. You can easily remember many of the DOA girls, you can like (or dislike) Astaroth, but virtua fighter...?