On Xbox Live Arcade today: Sam and Max, Magic: The Gathering, Rocket Riot

17 June 2009

Posted by:Ferry

Sam and Max, Magic: The Gathering, Rocket Riot on Xbox Live Arcade
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Telltale Games’ Sam & Max Save the World on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Sam & Max Save the World will be available worldwide for 1600 Microsoft Points (that’s US$20 / €19.20 / £13.60 / CAN$24.80 / AU$26.40).

Get ready for Sam & Max: Save the World. In this side-splitting six-episode “season” of gaming’s first sitcom. Canine shamus Sam and his hyperkinetic rabbity-thing partner Max are faced with a baffling mystery. All around them, people are ending up hypnotized. Washed-up child stars. The host of a popular television talk show. Even the President of the United States! Can Sam & Max find the mastermind behind this evil scheme before the entire world slips into a hypnotic trance?

Game features include:

In this first “season” of the episodic Sam & Max series, you get six full games that take Sam & Max deeper and deeper into a sinister mind-control plot.

Uncover clues, interrogate suspects, crack all six bizarre cases, and find out why Sam & Max is the funniest game series in years!

The second game available today, Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

An extension of the world’s premier trading card game, Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers brings a pulse-pounding mix of strategic thinking, fantastic artwork, and arcade-style thrills to Xbox LIVE Arcade. Experience an epic game of fantasy and strategy, as never before, when you take on the mantle of a Planeswalker—a powerful mage capable of traversing the infinite planes of existence — and forge your destiny!

Game features include:

Easy to play: The game includes a robust tutorial mode.

New character: A brand-new, exclusive character debuts in the form of the Planeswalker Nissa Revane, a proud and ruthless nature-mage.

Multiple game modes: Play single-player, co-op custom and co-op campaign games. Participate in various multiplayer modes, and play with friends around the world using customized decks.

Leaderboards and achievements: Climb to the top of the leaderboards and earn gamerscore from achievements.

Unlockable content: Obtain additional cards, avatars, and skins.

Challenge/Puzzle mode: Play the special puzzle mode developed by Wizards of the Coast.

The third game available today, THQ’s Rocket Riot on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Rocket Riot will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

Strap on your bazooka soldier, and get ready for the awesome action-packed side-view shooter Rocket Riot. In this highly stylized eight-bit era style game, blast your way through the environment against enemies or multiplayer foes online. Navigate through a completely destructible environment, uncover special power-ups, or even burrow into different areas of the map. The map regenerates, keeping the action fast-paced, but time doesn’t heal all wounds.

Game features include:

Missions: Engage in 80 single-player missions of progressively increasing difficulty.

Multiplayer: Rocket through four multiplayer modes against up to eight players on Xbox Live or up to four players on a single screen.

Customization: Customize your soldier by selecting his color, armor, and more.

Environments: Fly through continuously regenerating maps that keep the action fast-paced — but time won’t heal all environmental wounds.

Power-ups: Discover tons of power-ups to give your character destructive powers or humorous disadvantages, from guided rockets and massive block destruction to rocket magnetism, and dizzy missiles.