On Xbox Live Arcade today: 0D Beat Drop, NBA Unrivaled, Encleverment Experiment

Get an Xbox 360 Live 1600 Points CardFrom today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Arc System Works’ 0D Beat Drop on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. 0D Beat Drop will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

Are you ready to Beat Drop? The fusion of “rhythm” and “puzzle” created a completely new kind of battle! Drop Pieces along with the beat and go for the win with our explosive chains! Play over 10 modes and 100 stages! Also, it has the unique “Beat-O-Matic” function where you can analyze your own songs and use them in the game! The ways you can have fun with Beat Drop is endless! Feel the rhythm of battle!

Game features include:

  • Tons of gameplay: The single player game features four levels of difficulty, over 100 stages, and three game modes, including Task Mode where you must meet certain goals, and Time Attack Mode where you try for the best clear time.
  • Multiplayer: Battle with another opponent, play Survival Mode with up to four players, or try Co-op team matches. Compete to see who can be on beat the most!
  • Beat-O-Matic: Analyze your music and play the game with your favorite songs.
  • Customize: Play with diverse backgrounds and pieces, and play the game with any look you want.
  • The 0D Beat Drop launch trailer:

    Also available today is Tecmo’s NBA Unrivaled on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. NBA Unrivaled will be available worldwide (except in Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, New Zealand and Taiwan) for 1200 Microsoft Points (that’s US$15 / €14.40 / £10.20 / CAN$18.60 / AU$19.80).

    Paying homage to the old school look and feel of the arcade classics, NBA Unrivaled brings back all of the intensity and pulse pounding action—AMPLIFIED! Featuring the 2009-2010 NBA season’s team and player rosters with current stats, logos and jerseys. Ball your way up to the top of the league with unthinkable slams and outrageous plays to get the crowd pumped for momentum on your side!

    Game features include:

  • Momentum mania! As you play for points, you will also play to fill up your Momentum Gauge. Once the Momentum gauge is maxed out, the team goes into Momentum Mania, which boosts offensive and defensive abilities, allowing for flashier, bigger plays.
  • Non-stop action: Experience electrifying effects, outrageous dunks, and fast paced action where no other basketball game has gone before!
  • Authentic rosters: Boasting all 30 NBA teams and the top players from the latest 2009-2010 Rosters, choose your team to compete in full five-on-five team arcade-style gameplay.
  • Multiple modes: Grab a friend to play in online or offline multiplayer mode — player vs. player, or two players vs. CPU.
  • The NBA Unrivaled launch trailer:

    The last new game today is Blitz Games Studios’ Encleverment Experiment on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Encleverment Experiment will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20).

    Offer your assistance in Professor Ivor Question’s Encleverment Experiment! He’s looking for people just like you to play his 16 exciting minigames, collect 60 available Mascots and create new challenges in his Home-made Game editor! Featuring support for the Big Button Controller and Live Vision Camera, the Encleverment Experiment also includes full Avatar support and LIVE play for up to four players! Massage those mental muscles!

    Game features include:

  • Full-featured support: The game features playable Avatar support, along with Big Button Controller and Live Vision Camera support.
  • Great amounts of encleverment: Play 16 word, picture, and logic-based mini-games! Unlock, challenge, and beat 15 A.I. opponents, and unlock 60 collectable Mascots using Noodles, your reward for taking part in Professor Ivor Question’s game show!
  • Train your brain: Brain-training mode tracks your encleverment over time and prepares your mental muscles to take on your friends.
  • Multiplayer: Two to four player local and LIVE multiplayer modes keep the fun going with friends.
  • Your own game shows: Create your own game shows using the Home-Made Game editor.
  • The Encleverment Experiment launch trailer:

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    The new Xbox 360 Games on Demand is: Monopoly.
    Availability: Not available in Italy, Japan, Korea and Portugal
    Dash Text: From EA Casual Entertainment, MONOPOLY is reinvented with a party twist! With a host of current-day cities and landmarks from all over the world, this new version lets you wheel and deal and compete to own some of the most recognized locations on Earth. Host the ultimate MONOPOLY party with family and friends to experience classic and global versions of MONOPOLY with digital gameplay. (Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB) This game supports English, French, German, and Spanish.

    The most recent demos released on Xbox Live were Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 and NCAA Basketball 10.