Next week will see two new games- Cyberball 2072 and Fatal Fury Special making their way on to XBLA. They will be available for download on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 9 AM GMT (2 AM PDT).
Cyberball 2072 is a classic arcade game developed by Midway. In this game, gamers take control of their robotic team and call the shots to move their team downfield for a touchdown.
Fatal Fury Special happens to be the third title in the Fatal Fury fighting game series developed by SNK Playmore. The game features Terry and Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi and 12 of the roughest and toughest players in one of the biggest matches of the millennium.’
Fatal Fury Special is set in the fictitious American city of Southtown. Gamers will have to take on the ruler of the underworld, Wolfgang Krauzer.
Now you must be wondering why Microsoft is giving away games at half prices? Well, the company is feeling overly generous as next week is the Labor Day weekend. This offer will be available for just a 48 hour period that begins at 12.00 a.m. GMT on Sunday, September 2 (5.00 p.m. PDT on Saturday, September 1) and will continue through 11.59 p.m. GMT (4.59 p.m. PDT on Monday, September 3)
Okay, enough of this, now let’s get to the real stuff. Here is the list of games that will be available for half their usual price on XBLA:
*Small Arms (400 Microsoft Points but normally costs 800 Microsoft Points): Easy to pick up but hard to put down, Small Arms is a frantic multiplayer action game with the feel of an arcade shooter.
*Zume Deluxe (400 Microsoft Points but usually costs 800 Microsoft Points): Explore over 20 realms in Adventure mode and put your skills to the test in this fast-paced puzzle game.
*Gauntlet (200 Microsoft Points but normally costs 400 Microsoft Points): The original dungeon crawler lets four adventurers explore and fight together as a warrior, valkyrie, wizard and elf.
*Dig Dug (200 Microsoft Points but usually costs 400 Microsoft Points): Experience the fast-paced action of this quarter-crunch from 1982 as you take control of Dig Dug himself and vanquish Pookas and Fygars.
But remember, this offer is only available for 48 hours starting Sunday, September 2. This certainly is a once in a lifetime opportunity, so mark the date on your calendars.
source:techshout.com
