Xbox Live Gold members get free access to Games with Gold on Xbox One and Xbox 360, which means new, free games every month! The Xbox Games with Gold September 2014 lineup list is as follows: Super Time Force and Crimson Dragon on Xbox One; plus Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine and Halo: Reach on Xbox 360. And remember, you can even get these free Xbox One games without the Xbox One console in case for the moment you’re still happily playing on Xbox 360 or Xbox One hasn’t been released in your country yet.
The Xbox Games with Gold September 2014 release dates are:
• Super Time Force: Available for Xbox One from September 1 to 31.
• Crimson Dragon: Available for Xbox One from September 1 to 31.
• Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine: Available for Xbox 360 from September 1 to 15.
• Halo: Reach: Available for Xbox 360 from September 16 to 31.
Check out the full details on these Games with Gold titles:
• Super Time Force by Capybara Games (Xbox One, $14.99)
Also available September 1-30, Super Time Force began with a simple concept: merge side-scrolling classic Contra with a “time-reversal” hook to create a unique action-shooting experience. Super Time Force throws a lot of enemies and projectiles at you at once, but don’t despair – if you mess up, you can press a button to rewind to a point where you can do it all over again, the right way. But that’s not all; your “ghost” (the replay of the playthrough where you just died) will continue to fight alongside you for the new try, turning even your screw-ups into helpful teamwork opportunities. You might say that’s mighty neighborly of… yourself.
• Crimson Dragon by Grounding / Land Ho! (Xbox One, $19.99)
Again Available September 1-30, Crimson Dragon, originally an Xbox One launch title, and acts as a spiritual successor to the much-beloved Panzer Dragoon saga. It’s a fact-paced rail shooter set in a beautiful fantasy world, where you can join with up to three other players for online co-op battles. You have a half-dozen majestic draconian steeds to choose from, and they level up as you progress through the game’s epic story. Crimson Dragon also features a killer soundtrack, courtesy of Panzer Dragoon composer Saori Kobayashi.
• Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine by Pocketwatch Games (Xbox 360, $14.99)
Available September 1-15, Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine, is a team-based, top-down, stealth-puzzle game featuring retro-style graphics and a really interesting plot. You and up to four friends choose characters from among a motley crew of miscreants, and pull off a series of clever heists using each character’s special strengths. For example, the Locksmith can open locked doors and safes faster than the other characters, while the Cleaner has the ability to knock out unsuspecting guards. While you can play Monaco alone, teamwork makes the affair a whole lot easier – and a whole lot more fun.
• Halo: Reach by Bungie Studios (Xbox 360, $24.99)
Finally, available September 16-30, in preparation for the ultimate Halo: The Master Chief Collection, set to release on Xbox One this holiday, Xbox 360 owners can experience the prequel to the Master Chief’s storyline in Halo: Reach. Relive the tragic and heroic story of Noble Team, a group of Spartans, who through great sacrifice and courage saved countless lives in the face of impossible odds. The planet Reach is humanity’s last line of defense between the encroaching alien alliance known as the Covenant and their ultimate goal, the destruction of Earth. If it falls, humanity will be perched on the brink of destruction.
What free games would you like to see in September 2014 for Xbox 360 & Xbox One?