On Xbox Live Arcade today: Swarm and Ghostbusters: SOS

Get an Xbox 360 Live 1600 Points Card From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Hothead Games’ Swarm on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Swarm will be available worldwide for 1200 Microsoft Points (that’s US$15 / €14.40 / £10.20 / CAN$18.60 / AU$19.80).

An action-platformer where you take direct control of 50 pudgy blue morons and drive them through an intense and suicidal gauntlet of destruction. Run, bash, huddle, boost, stack, jump, push and throw your way through a ridiculously dangerous world in your attempt to collect valuable DNA and ensure at least one swarmite survives. Swarm features fast-paced platformer action and includes death medals, boss fights and a scoring system that encourages heated competition with your friends.

Watch the bizarre Swarm launch trailer:

Also available today is Atari’s Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime 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 proton packs for an all-new Ghostbusting adventure! Ectoplasmic threats are spawning all over New York, and only you and your team of rookie Ghostbusters can stop them. Choose from 4 new playable characters. Hop in the all-new ECTO-4WD and blast your foes with a medley of destructive weapons. Battle against the hordes of evil entities alone or with a team of friends through local or online multiplayer co-op. Show them you ain’t afraid of no ghosts!

Watch the Ghostbusters: SOS launch trailer:

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