Polar opposites on the downloadable game front. Wii gamers can pick up arcade classic "Space Invaders" (800pts) today. Other Wii offerings this week include "Forgotten Worlds" (800pts), "Target Toss Pro: Bags" (700pts), and "Strong Bad 4: Dangeresque 3" (1,000pts, look for the review later tonight).
While Wii owners go old school with "Space Invaders", Xbox 360 gamers get to put the new Xbox Experience to the test on its launch day (this Wednesday) with "A Kingdom for Keflings". Hit the jump for all the details on all of this week's releases.
A picture of Homer Simpson stuffing his face would have been a much more appropriate picture considering the title of this post but since receiving multiple emails from Matt Groening threatening to sue me if I don't "cease and desist using his intellectual property without permission", I thought I'd put up a pic of an actual game instead.
Not that you can really blame me for the crazy title. When one of the games available for download this week is "Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam" (1,000 Wii Points) and you've seen every episode of The Simpsons, you just can't help yourself. What else can Wii owners pick up today? "Brain Challenge" (1,000 points) and "Mega Man 3" (500 points).
Normally this is the place where I'd tell you about the XBLA game/s of the week but my MS contact has been surprisingly tight lipped. I do have some information but she swore me to secrecy, and if I tell you what I know without permission she'll shave my eyebrows off.
Look for a post on what new content you can expect to see on XBLA as soon as my virtual hands have been virtually unhandcuffed. In the meantime, hit the jump for all the details on the Wii downloadables.
Tetris party brings you back to that classic time of the Gameboy. Its green/black scale with wonderful music swept the nation as well as our hearts. Well Tetris is back and this time it is going full force on WiiWare. But with the Wii having such a small space to put your downloadable titles on, it's time to clear off some space to make sure this gem fits. You won't regret it. Tetris Party brings all the things you would want out of a Tetris game to the Wii with some nice added modes.
Tired of obeying the rules of the road but can't vent your pent up rage without some kind of ridiculous "legal" ramification? Well, you're in luck. This week gamers can pick up PS1 classic Vigilante 8 on XBLA this week to fill that vehicular combat void.
If that's not your style, maybe Space Harrier (500 points), Home Sweet Home (1,000 points) or Alien Crush Returns (800 points) for the Wii are more your speed. And for PS3 gamers we have the usual, nothing. The good news is, there are a couple of interesting games coming up soon for PSN fans. Look for previews on some upcoming downloadable PS3 games coming next week.
As for this week's releases, hit the jump for all the details.
There's an interesting mix of games available for download this week. "Penny Arcade Adventures 2" (1200MS points) and episode three of "Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People" (Baddest of the Bands for 1,000Wii points, look for the review later today) are the highlights. But don't forget about "Earthworm Jim" (800Wii points) and "Art Style: ROTOHEX" (600Wii points) and "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader: Make the Grade" (1200MS points, redneck humor included).
Hit the jump for all the details, which also includes info on "Marble Blast" DLC for XBLA gamers. If putting marbles in Sucret's boxes is your kind of thing.
You already know that Portal is going to be available on XBLA on Wednesday, but that doesn't mean there aren't any other games you shouldn't take a look at. Available for the Wii right now is "Tetris Party" (1200 Wii points), "The Incredible Maze" (500pts), "Digital Champ Battle Boxing" (700pts) and "Gradius II Gofer No Yabou" (whatever that means) for 900 points.
So what about PS3 gamers? As usual, you won't be getting much. But at least you can get some DLC for Mega Man 9. What is it? Something to make the game EVEN HARDER. Just what MM9 fans needed, kind of like pouring lemon juice on a papercut. Hit the jump for all details.
Another week, another handful of downloadable titles looking for love. On the Wii gamers can pick up the awesomely titled "World of Goo" (1,500 Wii points) along with "Art Style: Cubello" (600pts), "Secret of Mana" (800pts) and "Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition" (800pts). Xbox 360 gamers get to enjoy "Age of Booty" (800MS pts). And what do PS3 gamers get? Let's say it together now...NOTHING. Hit the jump for all the info on this week's releases.
Autumn of Arcade - XBLA had its 5 week Summer of Arcade, and now GP Arcade is having its next contest, the "Autumn of Arcade". Starting next week (yeah, I know I said I'd have a contest running this week but there's just too many contests running on GP right now) and running for 3 weeks GamePro Arcade will be giving away three $20 point cards a week. Next week we'll be giving away three 1600MS point cards. The week after that three 1000 Wii point cards and then we'll wrap things up with three $20 PSN cards.
How do you win? Well, I haven't really decided yet. But if you have any ideas, feel free to put them in the comments of any post this week.
Looks likes this is the week for arcade gamers to blow crap up. The highlight of this week's downloadable offerings are "Bomberman Blast" on the Wii and "War World" on XBLA. Hit the jump for all the details.
On a completely seperate note, many of you probably had trouble getting on GamePro.com earlier today because the site was hit pretty heavy as gamers were looking to grab a "Little Big Planet" beta code. Just so you know, I'll be giving out a few codes on GamePro Arcade as well. Look for a post about it on Wednesday.
Editor's Note: Oops, with Mega Man 9's release on the Wii last week, I forgot about its debut on XBLA this Wednesday. The info is below.
Who does #2 work for? - PC and Wii gamers get the best download of the week, Strong Badia the Free (episode 2), which was made available today. To check out the review I posted this afternoon, click here.
If Strong Bad and Co. aren't your bag, well there's probably something wrong with you. But if you're looking for something else to download, XBLA is offering up "Domino Master" (800MS points), "Feeding Frenzy 2" (800 pts) and some "Ticket to Ride" DLC (400pts). Aside from "Strong Badia the Free", Wii gamers can also pick up "Potpourri" (800 Wii pts) and Mega Man 2 (500pts).
Read on for all the details.
The Strong Bad video game quintuplegy got off with a Coach Z starter gun bang last month with the very excellent first episode, Homestar Ruiner. Of course the problem with a strong start are high, sometimes unrealistic, expectations which are never easy to meet once the new game smell of the original has worn off. It's a problem seen not just in games but in other mediums as well. You know you never looked at Neo, Trinity and Morpheus the same after the first Matrix movie and chances are if you ever bumped into George Lucas, you'd ask him if he lost his mind after the first three Star Wars films.
But judging from the second episode of "Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People," the creative team from Homestar Runner won't suffer from a sophomore slump. In fact this episode, Strong Badia the Free, is even better than the first with a stronger storyline, cleaner dialogue and even more great one-liners.
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- Weekly 360 and Wii Downloads: Classic (Space Invaders) to Modern (Xbox Experience)
- Polar opposites on the downloadable game front this week. Wii gamers can pick up arcade classic "Space Invaders" (800pts) today. Other Wii offerings this week include "Forgotten Worlds" (800pts), "Target Toss Pro: Bags" (700pts), and "Strong Bad 4: Dangeresque 3" (1,000pts, look for the review later tonight).
- http://www.gameproarcade.com/article/105037/weekly-360-and-wii-downloads-classic-space-invaders-to-modern-xbox-experience/
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