Puzzle Fighter HD and Streets of Rage 2 are the Xbox Live Arcade releases today
From today, August 29th at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Capcom’s Puzzle Fighter HD on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Puzzle Fighter HD will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).
One of the most popular puzzle games of all time is back with HD graphics, dazzling elemental effects and a new re-balanced X’ mode! Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix brings together the worlds of Street Fighter, Darkstalkers and other Capcom characters to provide extremely addictive puzzle mayhem. Enjoy single player, local & online versus modes or just watch other players duke it out. Upgrade to the full game! Unlock your ability to earn achievements and track your high scores on the Xbox LIVE Leaderboards.
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Key features include:
* Classic arcade play: The game features all the classic elements from the original arcade game, including traditional X Mode. Think fast on your feet as gems fall into your character’s playfield. Don’t let the stack get too high.
* New X’ Mode: The new X’ Mode has been rebalanced with adjusted drop patterns and damage to level the playing field.
* Y and Z Modes: Y Mode challenges players to connect three or more gems horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Z Mode has you group four adjacent gems and rotate them to join to other same-colored gems.
* Stunning new graphics: Beautifully detailed high-definition backgrounds and character art come from the talented artists of Udon Comics.
* New elemental effects: Gems and Crash Gems interact with dazzling new effects.
* Hidden characters: There’s Akuma, Dan, and more.
* Online play: Get online with Xbox LIVE and challenge other players to Ranked and Player Matches. Follow your progress on the leaderboards, and try to score the twelve all-new achievements!
Update: Also available as a surprise today is Sega’s Streets of Rage 2 on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Streets of Rage 2 will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points (that’s US$5 / €4.80 / £3.40 / CAN$6.20 / AU$6.60).
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In Streets of Rage 2 to commemorate their defeat of the Syndicate exactly one year before, Blaze, Adam and Axel went out to celebrate. The next morning, however, Axel received a frantic phone call from Adam’s younger brother, Eddie ‘Skate’ Hunter. Blaze and Axel rushed over and found Adam and Skate’s house wrecked and a picture of Adam chained to a wall at the feet of Mr. X. The city was returned to its nightmarish state and criminals were once again running rampant. Unable to contact their old friend in artillery, Axel and Blaze team up with Skate and Max Thunder to free the city and rescue Adam from the Syndicate. It is up to you to take down Mr. X once and for all!
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