Double Dragon announced today that they will be releasing 6 Xbox Live Arcade games throughout the rest of the year… I’ll list them off in a second but let me just say first of all that the most important one is the long forgotten, MAD TRACKS! This wicked toy car racing game with wicked graphics and gameplay, was done at the end of 2006 but due to consumer demand and a HUGE outcry from all the gamers that heard about and wanted the game, for multiplayer support. The development team delayed the launch, took the game back into development and began cracking away at adding full Mad Tracks Multiplayer support which should be amazing, so we might all want to crack out those network cables for our 360′s to get ready to rock some online gameplay :).
What’s an interesting thing though is that since the delay, microsoft has increased the limit on XBLA games. Does this mean that when mad tracks is released perhaps it will shy above the old 50mb limit :) I don’t care i just want this game now! It looked wicked last year, add multiplayer this year and its bound to be a HUGE hit. Now for the rest of the announced games…
“Mad Tracks.” This 3-D racing party game from Load Inc. and D3Publisher recalls all the fun of playing with toy cars from childhood. Up to four players can race micro cars in a variety of gameplay modes in familiar settings such as a living room, a restaurant and a toy store.
“Rush’n Attack.” Also known as “Green Beret,” from Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., this is a faithful next-generation update of this classic coin-op arcade title where the player assumes the role of a special forces agent sent behind enemy lines to infiltrate an enemy military complex and free captured prisoners of war.
“Soltrio Solitaire.” From Silver Creek Entertainment, this is a collection of 18 different solitaire games, offering co-op and competitive two-player solitaire game modes.
“Spyglass Board Games.” From Strange Flavour Ltd. and Freeverse, this offers classic versions of the world’s most beloved board games, including chess, checkers, mancala and reversi, as well as the ability to enjoy video chat with friends via the Xbox LIVE Vision camera.
“Street Trace:NYC.” This is a hover board racing and arena battle game from Gaia Industries Inc. set against the urban wasteland of future New York City. Make your mark on the leaderboards in intense eight-player action over Xbox LIVE, or battle at home through split-screen or single-player tournaments.
“Undertow.” This is a fast-paced action shooter from Chair Entertainment Group that thrusts players underwater as they battle for control of the oceans, and features a robust single player/co-op campaign and up to 16-player multiplayer action over Xbox LIVE.
As always with XBLA games, their will be free demos available before you have to buy them, it’s amazing this is just 1 company’s upcoming releases can you imagine how many new XBLA games will be available for the end of the year, i mean ya ok the solitare and board game may not be blockbusters, but the rest all look pretty entertaining :)
Source: GamerScoreBlog
