Xbox Live Summer of Arcade - TMNT, Trials HD, Marvel vs Capcom 2, and more
I don't know about anyone else, but I was looking at the "Summer of Arcade" lineup on box Live today and realized that I need to come to terms with the possibility that I might be broke each week for the next several weeks.
I don't know about anyone else, but I was looking at the "Summer of Arcade" lineup on box Live today and realized that I need to come to terms with the possibility that I might be broke each week for the next several weeks.
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First up, we have 'Splosion Man which is already available. I didn't know much about it, but the reviews have been pretty damn good so far, so I'll have to check out the demo for sure.
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This week (07/29) is Marvel vs. Capcom 2. I hope I don't have to explain this one to all you arcade junkies.
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Next week (08/05) is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Re-Shelled, which I have really been looking forward to. I hope this remake turns out as good as I hope it will. I wasn't too impressed with the port of TMNT Arcade to XBLA (mainly just because of graphical glitches and because the controller didn't really seem to work too well with it), but this one looks promising.
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After that (08/12) we have Trials HD (complete with level editor!), which surprised the hell out of me, but I'm probably looking more forward to this one more than any other (which seems odd). This has to be one of the simplest concepts ever (which has been done before, but was perfected in Trials 2), and can be incredibly difficult. Again, I have high hopes for this one, so I really hope it won't disappoint. If nothing else, check out the two videos linked above for this one.
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Lastly, on 08/19 comes Shadow Complex. I don't know jack about this one yet, but if the preceding games live up to expectations, I might have to look into this one as well. It's said to be inspired by Super Metroid and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, so we'll see how that plays out.

