On Xbox Live Arcade today: Outland, Trouble Witcher Neo! and Nin2-Jump

27 April 2011

Posted by:Ferry

From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play these new games for Xbox Live Arcade and get other Xbox Live Marketplace downloadable content for Xbox 360. Here’s an overview of what Microsoft announced worldwide.

Content: Outland
Price: 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20)
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: In the middle of Balance and Chaos, now stands one man whose efforts may bridge the ancient divide, or doom the world to destruction. The award-winning studio Housemarque, maker of Super Stardust HD, has teamed up with Ubisoft to create an ambitious platformer inspired by epic adventures such as the Prince of Persia series. Each player’s adventure will take him between light and darkness and force him to adapt to an ever-changing world.

Take a look at the game’s co-op mode in this trailer.

Content: Trouble Witcher Neo!
Price: 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20)
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: Discover « TROUBLE WITCHES NEO », horizontal shooting in which cute and comical little witches roam the skies of Xbox LIVE! Sakurako, a traditional Japanese young witch, joins the cast of the Arcade version! The “Story Mode” offers a full voice dubbing in English and in Japanese to enjoy twice the game! The Online Mode featured in “TROUBLE WITCHES NEO” will allow you to play in cooperation with players worldwide, or, at the contrary, to confront them to get the highest score! In addition to the “ARRANGE MODE” with its high quality HD graphics, you can enjoy two different types of “CHALLENGE MODE” and the “ARCADE MODE”, original version of the game, for a very low price.

This trailer gives you a crash course about how the card system works.

Content: Nin2-Jump
Price: 400 Microsoft Points (that’s US$5 / €4.80 / £3.40 / CAN$6.20 / AU$12.60)
Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region
Dash Text: A shrewd ninja named NIN-JA stands up to rescue Princess SAKURA who was kidnapped by the evil ninja named NAMAKURA. Be the greatest ninja master in the world in Adventure Mode by flying freely with jump and chain action to clear all 50 stages while following the scenario, and in Score Attack Mode by keeping on attacking enemies appearing one after another. A high-speed shadow play, NIN2-JUMP presented by CAVE Company finally begins here! Your support fuels him up, so please back him up!

Note: All proceeds go to the earthquake relief effort in Japan.

New Games On Demand:

* Dead Rising 2
* TEKKEN 6
* BlazBlue Calamity Trigger

The Deal of the Week is:

This week, Xbox LIVE Gold members can save 50% on an assortment of select Marketplace items. The special pricing will be available until May 2nd.
* South Park video sale (seasons 1-14)
* Deadliest Catch video sale
* Nickelodeon Kids TV sale
* Nickelodeon Animation Showcase
* Risk Factions
* Banjo Kazooie
* Centipede & Milipede
* Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting
* Contra
* Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
* Dead Rising 2: Case West
* Skills Pack – Psycho
* Skills Pack – Soldier