Amazon has 20 XBox Live Arcade games for $5 each. It’s a great deal if you would like to expand your XBox Live Arcade gaming library. Just buy the game though Amazon and you will get the code as soon as you pay for the game. Then enter the code on your Xbox 360 or at XBox.com and there you have it. Nice new game for all your gaming wants and needs and who doesn’t like some old school gaming from time to time. And here we go it is a long list of games but everything is $5 or less. Some games have codes to buy via Amazon but some do not and you will have to buy those games via Xbox Live or Live Points.
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Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 1080i
- 2 Players
Features
In 2084, man creates a species of super-advanced cyborgs known as Robotrons. Recognizing the imperfect nature of their creators, the Robotrons conclude that the inefficient human race must be exterminated.In Robotron: 2084, only you and a single family of clones remain. If mankind is to survive, you must destroy the Grunts, Brains, Enforcers, and Tanks—but avoid the indestructible Hulks at all cost. Can you withstand wave after wave of android invasion and rescue Mommy, Daddy, and Mikey … before it’s too late?
- Go retro: Play the original arcade game.
- Compete with friends: Play two players online in Xbox Live® multiplayer game modes.
- Show your accomplishments: Experience-based ranking system has the ability to post scores to the Xbox Live leaderboards.
Developer: Rare Limited
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Multiplayer Versus
- In-game Dolby Digital
- Custom Soundtracks
- HDTV 1080i
- 2 Players
- Content Downloads
- Leaderboards
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Rare’s Jetpac Refuelled is a revamped and modernized version of the 1983 classic space blaster Jetpac. Clear a path through hordes of aliens to refuel your ship and amass a fortune over the course of 128 hi-definition levels, complete with achievements, leaderboards, and simultaneous multiplayer action.Jetpac Refuelled provides everything you loved in the classic, plus 128 new levels of enhanced gameplay. Jetpac Refuelled can be played solo, or against another player on the same console or over Xbox LIVE®.
- Retro version: Grab your controller and enjoy the classic eighties version of the game.
- Refuelled version: Rare’s remake of the classic comes complete with entirely new hi-def graphics, menacing enemies, new smartbombs that produce an electromagnetic pulse, modernized weapon upgrades, and updated gameplay for next-gen gamers.
- Achievements: Earn up to 12 achievements and 200 Gamerscore points as you blast your way through space.
- Updated graphics: The completely updated graphical look of the game gives you a truly hi-def and in-depth gaming experience.
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 480i
- Storage Device
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
The classic arcade action title Dig Dug is now available for play on your Xbox 360â„¢ through Xbox Live® Marketplace. Experience the fast-paced action of this quarter-cruncher from 1982 as you take control of Dig Dug himself and vanquish Pookas and Fygars.Using your trusty pump, inflate your enemies until they pop, or squash them under rocks. Don’t hesitate, or you could get squashed yourself. Drive your high score up by taking out enemies further underground, or making more difficult kills.
- Dig! Propel Dig Dug through underground tunnels as he hunts down monsters. The more dirt you move, the more points you get. Watch out for treacherous rocks and use them to your advantage.
- Fight! Just because your enemies start in tunnels doesn’t mean they have to stay there. Watch out for them sneaking up on you and make them pay!
- Collect! Drop more than two rocks and look for icons to start appearing in the center of the map! Collect these items, including the ship from the Xbox Live Arcade game Galaga, to drive your score higher.
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 1080i
- 2 Players
Features
Mount thy noble ostrich and ride forth into battle in the classic arcade game Joustâ„¢! If you choose to venture with a friend, your companion shall ride a proud stork. Together, defeat three types of enemy knights: red Bounders, silver Hunters, and dark blue Shadow Lords. As these villains fly through the caves atop swift-winged buzzards, strike them from above with your trusty lance.Capture the resulting eggs before they hatch or even stronger foes will emerge. Watch for the pterodactyls that infest these caverns—if your quest takes too long, they will attack. And as the lava pit rises higher and higher, flap mightily to stay aloft … far from the grasp of the troll that would drag you down to the fiery depths.
- Classic coin-op: Play the original arcade game.
- Multiplayer: One or two players, plus Xbox Live® multiplayer game modes.
- Next-gen visuals: High-definition enhanced art (480p, 720p, and 1080i).
- Recognition: Experience-based ranking system has the ability to post scores to the Xbox Live leaderboards.
Developer: Gastronaut Studios
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players 1-4
- Online Multiplayer 2-4
Features
Easy to pick up but hard to put down, Small Arms™ is a frantic multiplayer action game with the feel of an arcade shooter. Up to four players can join in the fight across many dynamic and richly detailed levels. Choose from a cast of awesome fighters like cyborg tabby cats, assassin truffle pigs, and mutant chimney sweeps! Leap from platform to platform as you shoot targets to pieces with 360° aim! Familiar and original at the same time, Small Arms is an essential Xbox Live® Arcade title for anyone with an itchy trigger finger.
- Make your choice: 12 different characters, each with a unique weapon. Look for other weapons in the game, each with primary and secondary fire modes! You can also choose between three different single-player game modes: Story, Challenge, and Shooting Range.
- Go online: Play four-player multiplayer both online and off. You can even switch out a character from a local friend to one on Xbox Live without ever leaving the game! Look for exciting new levels and characters available for download from Xbox Live.
- Find the dev team: If you’re lucky enough to play with the Small Arms development team on Xbox Live, you become part of the Six Degrees of Small Arms viral achievement. Play someone who’s played the dev team up to six generations removed for this unique achievement! Small Arms also offers 11 other different achievements.
- Explore the world: Progress through eight unique levels, each with their own feel. Experience the colorful 3D graphics in this new take on classic side-scrolling run and gun action.
Developer: Oberon Media
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Puzzle & Trivia
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 1080i
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Discover the ancient secrets of Zuma® Deluxe! Deep in the jungle lie hidden temples bursting with traps and trickery. It will take a quick hand and a sharp eye to unlock their treasures. Explore more than 20 realms in Adventure mode and put your skills to the test in the Gauntlet. Fire magical balls from the stone frog idol to make color matches, then collect coins and powerups to clear the path. But watch out! If the stream of spheres reaches the golden skull, it’ll be the end for you!
- Different play modes: Discover new realms in Adventure mode or test your skills with Gauntlet mode.
- Next-gen audio: Experience stunning sounds and tribal tunes.
- Immersive gameplay: Use power-ups, combos, chains, and gap bonuses to score big and achieve legendary “ace” times.
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- In-game Dolby Digital
Features
Sonic, the fastest blue hedgehog on earth, will rocket through hair-raising loop-de-loops and take dizzying dives past bubbling lava, waterfalls and more in Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade. Gather up the rings and stop Dr.Eggman’s (aka Dr. Robotnik) schemes for world domination!
- Enhanced version: Newly enhanced graphics bring this 1991 console classic to life as never before. Once again, you can thrill to Sonic’s adventures, but this time in an updated environment.
- Leaderboards: Top Score leaderboards are there to keep track of your progress.
- All new achievements: Twelve new achievements, range from simple such as clearing the Green Hill Zone or collecting one hundred rings, to more challenging, such as trying to complete the game without losing a life.
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Multiplayer Versus
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 720p
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Voice Messaging
Features
With his new Super Spin Dash and “Tails” the Fox, Sonic is back and better than ever in Sonic The Hedgehog 2! Defy gravity in hair-raising loop-de-loops, bounce like a pinball and race like lightning. Play against friends at home or against others over Xbox LIVE® in this classic game.
- Classic Sonic action: One of the world’s most famous video game characters comes to Xbox LIVE in one of his fans’ favorite titles. Experience the thrill of the fastest hedgehog in the universe.
- Enhanced graphics and sound: The game stays true to the original, but takes full advantage of high-definition graphics, with enhanced sound effects.
- Achievements and leaderboards: Take on the challenge of new achievements to conquer, and use the leaderboards to compare scores among friends and the rest of the Xbox LIVE world.
- Multiplayer: Play with a friend at home, or go online and play Sonic and Tails with the world at large.
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-4
- Co-op
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 720p
- Players: 2-4
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Voice Support
Features
Everyone’s favorite totally tubular turtles bring their radical ninja skills to Xbox LIVE® Arcade. The 1989 arcade classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is true to the original arcade classic.
Choose from one of four Ninja Turtles—Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, or Raphael—and master their unique ninja weapons and abilities. Play through the original seven levels alone, or with up to three others cooperatively via Xbox LIVE.
- Classic gameplay: Re-live the nostalgia of the original 1989 arcade classic on Xbox 360.
- Different turtles: Choose from one of four Ninja Turtles—Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello or Raphael—and master their unique ninja butt-kickin’ abilities.
- Comic book characters: Interact with unforgettable characters, including Splinter, April O’Neal, Baxter Stockman, and Shredder.
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 720p
- Storage Device
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Galaga was released in the arcades in 1981 and became an instant classic. This exciting title soon became known for its innovative fighter combination system and the varied enemy attack patterns. Head for deep space as you recreate the arcade experience with one of the games that defined the genre.
- Space pilot: Take control of a fighter space craft and shoot down the invading aliens. Watch out for the swooping motherships, which will try to steal your fighter!
- Extra firepower: Rescue captured fighters to double your firepower. Earn Perfect Bonuses as you battle your way through wave after wave in different challenging stages.
- Achievements: Boost your Gamerscore as you unlock achievements.
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 1080i
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Can you deliver? Rediscover the classic arcade game Paperboy on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Keep your subscribers happy by tossing newspapers on their doorsteps with perfect accuracy. Pedal fast and avoid obstacles to make the headlines and bring home the bacon.
- Challenge: Stay on the road and keep your subscribers happy in Easy Street, Middle Road, and Hard Way difficulties. Earn 12 different achievements to add to your gamerscore, as well.
- Multiplayer: Play with a friend online or off with co-op multiplayer modes in both split screen and Xbox LIVE modes.
- Xbox LIVE: Keep track of your victories with leaderboards updated weekly and for all time!
Developer: Oberon Media
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure, Puzzle & Trivia
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 1080i
- Content Downloads
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Voice Messaging
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Slurp, gulp, and crunch your way all along the Frenzy Coast in Feeding Frenzyâ„¢! The rules here are simple: Eat anything that’s smaller than you and swim clear of everything else. The more you eat, the bigger you get, and the bigger you get, the closer you come to taking on the fearsome Shark King.Starfish bubbles don’t help you grow, but they’re an easy way to boost your score. Oysters offer up bonus points in the form of pearls, but be quick or the shell could snap shut with you inside! Nibbling on the tail of a patrolling barracuda is a risky way to earn extra points—he can turn on you in an instant. And the jellyfish—well, it’s best to swim clear of them altogether.Did you know that tuna can swim up to 50 miles per hour? Or that a parrot fish can change its gender? Feeding Frenzy includes more than four dozen fascinating fish facts like these—one between each game level.
- A living world: Stunning underwater environments and rich sound effects.
- Extras galore: In-game tips and fascinating oceanic trivia.
- Multiple characters, modes, and levels: Gain exciting power-ups as you progress through 40 underwater levels in either of the two amazing game modes.
- In-depth experience: Intuitive interface and addictive, unlimited gameplay, with unlockable secret skills and more!
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- Leaderboards
Features
Xbox LIVE® brings one of the all time classics from Namco Bandai Games to Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The sequel to the incredibly popular Pac-Man, his girlfriend Ms. Pac-Man takes a turn through the maze. Ms. Pac-Man attempts to clear various challenging mazes filled with Pac-Dots and moving fruits while avoiding the ghosts.One collision from any of the ghosts means a loss of life. Survive a few rounds of gameplay, and be treated to humorous intermissions showing the growing romantic relationship between Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, leading all the way up to the arrival of “Junior.”
- Classic gaming: Guide Ms. Pac-Man through the maze and munch all the Pac-Dots and Power Pellets to clear each stage.
- Arcade authenticity: The game remains true to the arcade version, including ghosts, dot chomping action, and Ms. Pac-Man’s “waka-waka” original sounds. Play all 255 mazes from the original coin-op version.
- Ghosts and pellets: The game is full of hilarious antics as you eat moving fruits and avoid smart ghosts through the fun-filled mazes. Munch a Power Pellet to momentarily turn the ghost blue! When they are blue, you can eat them for bonus points.
- Free demo: The free trial demo lets you play through the first two levels of the game.
- Arcade features:Â Track your high scores on the Ms. Pac-Man leaderboards and strive to garner all 12 achievements.
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- HDTV 720p
- Xbox LIVE Multiplayer
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Player Stats
- Voice Messaging
Features
The classic arcade fighting game Streets of Rage 2â„¢ comes to Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Play as Blaze, Skate, Max, or Axel as you attempt to save Adam from the evil clutches of Dr. X. Special fighting moves for characters and unique weapons add to the excitement as you fight your way to the Syndicate’s stronghold.
- Classic arcade fighting action: Each character has special abilities. Learn to use their moves to defeat the enemies and the bosses.
- Unique weapons: Katanas, shuriken, knives, and more are available for the player. Weapons can even be thrown for ranged damage.
- Stellar soundtrack: The music for the arcade version of Streets of Rage 2 by Yuzo Koshiro is widely considered as some of the finest music ever made for an arcade game.
- Achievements: All new achievements to master and improve your Gamerscore. Control the Streets of Rage!
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 1080i
- Players: 2-4
Features
Gauntlet® is back! The original role-playing arcade game lets four adventurers explore together as a warrior, valkyrie, wizard, and elf. Traverse the darkest of mazes, destroying vile beasts and claiming gold. Consume food to regain your strength, collect keys to journey deeper, and seek out potions to defeat your most powerful foes.
- Arcade classic: Just like the original coin-op game.
- Multiplayer: One to four players play together on Xbox Live® multiplayer game mode.
- Next-gen visuals: High-definition enhanced art (480p, 720p, and 1080i).
- Recognition: Post scores to the Xbox Live leaderboards with an experience-based ranking system.
Developer: Bizarre Creations Ltd
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 1080i
Features
Return to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, where hordes of evil, neon shapes await! The circles, squares, and diamonds are out to get you in Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved.Green squares evade your fire; purple ones divide into smaller clones. Snake-like lines leave behind a venomous trail, and red circles morph into black holes. Conserve your bombs—they destroy all enemies, but quantities are limited.Geometry Wars became an instant classic when it first appeared in Project Gotham Racing® 2. This exclusive Xbox Live Arcade sequel gives you both the original Retro version and a new Evolved mode, which combines modern graphics with old-school fun.
- Two versions: Choose between the original game entitled Geometry Wars: Retro and an updated version, Geometry Wars: Evolved.
- Geometry Wars: Evolved: This is an upgrade of the original Geometry Wars featuring ten times more particles, high-definition graphics, high-quality digital sound, new bad guys, new special effects, and a new scrolling play area.
Developer: GarageGames.com
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 720p
- Players: 2-8
Features
Marble Blast Ultra is the latest in the classic Marble Blast series. Get ready for an arcade action masterpiece with stay-up-all-night gameplay and an insane level of visual polish.Suitable for players of any age, Marble Blast Ultra transports you to a futuristic ‘astrolab’ arena suspended high in the clouds. Compete against each other by navigating your marbles through moving platforms and dangerous hazards, while collecting rare gems and power-up enhancements, in an effort to complete each course in record time. Compete head to head in Xbox Live® ultra blast multiplayer mode!
- Online multiplayer: Get in action via Xbox Live.
- Power-ups: Mega Marble and Ultra Blast let you roll over the competition.
- Expansive gameplay: Sixty single player levels and ten multiplayer levels.
Developer: Team 17 Software Ltd
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Strategy & Simulation
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Strategy & Simulation
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-4
- In-game Dolby Digital
- Custom Soundtracks
- HDTV 720p
- Storage Device
- Players: 2-4
- Content Downloads
- Teams
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Voice Messaging
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Worms is a cleverly balanced turn-based strategy game in which teams of worms battle across bizarre randomly generated landscapes for supremacy. Each team takes its turn to pick off the opposing teams using crazy weapons, tools, and other utilities, as well as whatever foul strategies they can devise.Worms die when they lose all of their energy or plunge into the water. The winning team is the one that manages to survive the mayhem and have worms left standing when the dust settles. Sound simple? Easy to play but difficult to master, it’s a game of deep strategy that belies its simple appearance.
- Strategy and action: The game is a cleverly balanced mix of strategy and arcade action that is not only simple and easy to understand but contains real depth and massive replay-ability.
- Multiplayer modes: Play offline turn-based play for up to four players, or go online for turn-based play for up to four players over Xbox LIVE®.
- Game options:Â An assortment of game options abound, from the landscape on which to battle on, to turn time, round time, and the starting weapon arsenal of each team.
- Tutorials: Three detailed tutorials are included to introduce the mechanics to those who haven’t played the game before.
- Variety of challenges: With 20 increasingly difficult single player challenges and three graphical themes on which to play, a random landscape generator means no two landscapes generated are ever the same.
- Weapon selection:Â Choose from 22 weapons and utilities to deploy against your enemies.
- Customization:Â Make the game your own, from worm and team names, to what they say and the gravestone they leave behind when they die
Developer: Chair Entertainment
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- Multiplayer Versus
- System Link: 2-16
- In-game Dolby Digital
- Custom Soundtracks
- HDTV 1080i
- Storage Device
- Players: 2-16
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Content Downloads
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Voice Messaging
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Undertow is a fast-paced action-shooter that sends you underwater as you battle up to 16 players for control of the oceans! Non-stop conquest-style battles push the envelope of onscreen effects and combat action and boast some of the most stunning graphics ever seen in an Xbox LIVE® Arcade title.
- Combat control: Undertow features relentless high-speed combat with simple and intuitive controls.
- Visual style: The incredible next-gen graphics resonate with a vibrant underwater visual style.
- Multiplayer matches: Undertow features 16-player multiplayer battles and two-player co-op modes.
- Races and upgrades: The game includes three different playable races, each with four unique upgradeable units.
- Single-player campaign: The 15-level single player campaign has a compelling story told through cutscenes.
Developer: Carbonated Games
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Other, Card & Board
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- Custom Soundtracks
- HDTV 1080i
- Storage Device
- Xbox LIVE Vision
- Players: 2-4
- Content Downloads
- Leaderboards
- Player Stats
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
UNO® is the classic party card game that’s number one for family fun! Compete against three other players to match colors and symbols, go Wild with special command cards such as Skip and Reverse, and be the first to play all your cards.Add-on theme decks offer new art and new card effects, keeping the game fresh and challenging. So connect with friends, choose your favorite house rules, and get ready to shout “UNO!”
- Three game modes: Choose from Standard UNO, Partner UNO, or House Rules UNO.
- House Rules UNO: Customize 10 different game rules to suit your preference.
- Single player: Go up against three computer players.
- Multiplayer play: Go online via Xbox Live® against three other players.
- Downloads: Get add-on theme decks to customize the visual appearance and game rules.
DOOMDeveloper: Nerve Software
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: M (Mature)
- Players: 1-4
- Co-op
- Multiplayer Versus
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Storage Device
- Players: 2-4
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Content Downloads
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Originally released in 1993, DOOM introduced millions to the white-knuckle excitement of the First Person Shooter (FPS). Relive the classic demon-blasting action, now with up to four players over Xbox Live®, 5.1 Surround Sound, and smoother graphics.You’re a Marine stationed on Mars when a military experiment goes wrong. Your mission: Blast your way to freedom through the classic world of DOOM. Face off against Hell’s army, including stampeding demons, and lay waste to rooms of monsters with an arsenal of classic weapons. Take the deathmatch online via Xbox Live and battle your friends for dominance of the leaderboards.
- Gameplay: Experience all the classic DOOM levels, monsters, and weapons. Play the entire single-player game solo or in co-op mode via split screen or over Xbox Live.
- Multiplayer: Play up to four-player deathmatch, either in split-screen or on Xbox Live. Earn achievements and check the leaderboards for the high scores.
- Next-generation features: With 1080i HD support, 5.1 Surround Sound, and smooth textures, this is DOOM for the next generation.
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: M (Mature)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 480i
Features
Prepare for the fight of your life! Enter the world of ULTIMATE Mortal Kombat 3 and discover 22 playable characters, classic fatalities, brutalities, friendships, and babalities with tons of environments, and multiplayer Kombat Mode as you fight to defeat Shao Kahn!FINISH HIM!!!
- Character selection: Choose from 22 fighters with different abilities. You also have secret methods to allow playing additional fighters.
- Fighting action: Pull off all the classic Fatalities, Brutalities, Friendships, and Babalities! Finish Him!
- Multiple environments: Choose from tons of environments to fight in, including Scorpion’s Lair, Jade’s Desert, Kahn’s Kave, River Kombat, Noob’s Dorfen, and more.
- Fighter variety: Each character has their own good or evil motives and a common goal—the destruction of Shao Kahn!
- Multiplayer modes: Play a variety of multiplayer modes including the new Challenger Versus Mode which allows you and three other friends to battle it out in a “winner-stays-on” style tournament.
- Detailed leaderboards: Xbox Live® captures the player’s win and losses both for all time and for the current week.
- Twelve achievements:Â The UMK3 achievements offer rewards for both the novice and expert players.
Hardwood Spades
Developer: Silver Creek Entertainment
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Other, Card & Board
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 720p
- Players: 2-4
Features
Welcome to Hardwood Spades … the game where a trick IS a treat! Bid on how many tricks you can take, then work with your partner to make it happen. Don’t overbid, or you’ll be set. But don’t underbid either, or you’ll be stuck with a bag! If you think you can duck all the tricks, go for a nil bid … just make sure you’re not holding the Ace of Spades!
- Multiplayer: Compete online with three or four players via Xbox Live®.
- Game variants: Great version of Classic Spades with rule variants like Cutthroat, four-player partners, Suicide, and Mirrors.
- Customizable items: Select different backgrounds, card faces, card backs, and tables.
- Communicate: Foomsâ„¢ are in-game emotes that don’t affect the play of the game, but might affect your mood. You can send Fooms like a Kiss, a Fireball, or Lightning at friends or opponents to clue them in on how you feel.
Contra
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- HDTV 720p
- Hard Drive Required
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
In Contra, the world has been invaded and only two soldiers stand between the alien menace known as Red Falcon and the total annihilation of humanity. Lance and Bill, two veteran Special Ops soldiers, must fight their way through jungles, steel fortresses, and frozen tundra to rid the world of Red Falcon and all its minions.Using high-tech weaponry such as the Mini Laser, the Fireball, and the dreaded Spread Gun, it’s time to teach some alien scum not to mess with Earth. Enhanced for Xbox Live Arcade, the new version of Contra includes online multiplayer to play with your friends, leaderboards to go for your best score, achievements, updated graphics, and new sound effects .
Double DragonDeveloper: Empire Interactive
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-2
- Players Co-op: 1-2
- HDTV 720p
- Xbox LIVE Multiplayer
- Players Co-op: 1-2
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Features
One or two players jump into action in Double Dragon. Fight, leap, and climb your way through large scrolling levels. Fight your way past members of the Black Warriors using a range of fighting moves and special attacks such as Flying Kicks, Elbows, and Head Butts.Pick up weapons or grab them from enemies including baseball bats, whips, knives, barrels, and dynamite. Each level has a boss to defeat. After defeating the ultimate boss, Jimmy and Billy fight it out to see who walks away with the girl.
- Combat moves: Use powerful attacks such as punches, elbow smashes, kicks, flying kicks, spinning backward kicks, and head butts.
- Weapons: Wield lethal weapons like whips, baseball bats, throwing knives, dynamite, rocks, barrels, and crates.
Assault Heroes
Developer: Wanako Games
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: T (Teen)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
Features
In Assault Heroes, take on the role of the only surviving member of an elite special forces unit searching for a secret underground lab. Play the mission alone or fight side-by-side with a friend in the two-player cooperative mode.Hop into a heavily armed 4×4, maneuverable speed boat, or trusty military-issue footwear, blasting your way through enemy-infested territory while being assaulted by waves of formidable enemies with unrelenting attacks.
- Multiplayer co-op mode: Two players may play co-operatively online via Xbox Live® or offline (same screen) with enhanced weapons and special attacks to encourage team-based campaigns.
- Dynamic gameplay: Operate an armed 4×4, speed boat, or simply fight on foot for a quick change of pace.
- Arsenal of weapons: Equip characters with miniguns, flak cannons, flamethrowers, grenades, and nukes to destroy everything in your path.
- Realistic special effects: Destructible terrain and advanced physics engine provide a truly engaging Arcade experience.
- Highly detailed graphics: Vehicles leave tracks in the sand, send parts flying when they explode, and leave smoke trails when taking damage.
- Action-packed experience: Challenging and graphically compelling levels (including bonus sublevels) for fast-paced and addictive play.
Smash TVDeveloper: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: T (Teen)
- Players 1
- Online Multiplayer 2
Features
The future of reality TV is Smash TV! It’s the game show that asks: “How far would you go for a brand-new toaster?” You could win a VCR … or you might lose your life! This new version of the original arcade game features online multiplayer co-op and versus modes.Listen to the audience cheer as you risk life and limb in room after carnage-filled room. Can you make it to the legendary Pleasure Dome? Cash and fabulous prizes could be yours—but only if you survive. And with the likes of Mr. Shrapnel, Mutoid Man, and Scarface out to get you, it’s not likely. Good luck … you’re going to need it!
- Coin-op classic: Play the original arcade game.
- Game types: Play one- or two-player mode or the Xbox Live® multiplayer game.
- Community recognition: The experience-based ranking system has the ability to post scores to the Xbox Live leaderboards.
Spyglass Board GamesDeveloper: Strange Flavour
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Other, Card & Board
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 720p
- Xbox LIVE Vision
- 2 Players
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Spyglass Board Games offers a fun new take on classic board games, like Chess, Checkers, Mancala, and Reversi. Play and chat socially on Xbox LIVE®, or play against the computer. Use the Xbox LIVE Vision camera to personalize the game board, playing pieces, and video effects. Each game has custom pieces to choose from, such as a rook made of stone, or a furry checkers piece with cute gleaming eyes. Make each game your very own!
- Full featured games: Four classic board games to choose from. Play Chess, Checkers, Mancala, or Reversi.
- Video integration with Xbox LIVE Vision camera: Fully integrated video chat lets you see your opponent. Use the video effects to personalize your game.
- Customizable pieces: Choose custom game pieces that range from traditional marble, to metallic silver, to fuzzy and wiggling gel.
- Twelve achievements: Twelve achievements are offered ranging from easy, such as playing all four games, to more challenging, such as taking all four corners in Reversi.
Minesweeper FlagsDeveloper: TikGames, LLC.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Puzzle & Trivia
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-4
- Multiplayer Versus
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Hard Drive Required
- Players: 2-4
- Leaderboards
- Player Stats
- Voice Support
FeaturesÂ
Minesweeper has come a long way since the days of the 9-by-9 grid! Minesweeper Flags includes the classic grid game, but if you’re looking for real action, check out Flags where you must secure the mines instead of avoiding them! Minesweeper Flags also delivers exciting multiplayer action for up to four players, deep stats to track your rankings, ratings and true skill score, fun new achievements, and an all-new action packed single-player campaign mode. This is Minesweeper Xbox 360® style!
- Supercharged Flags Mode: Play against the computer or compete with up to three other players locally or online in a race to find and flag the bombs first.
- Engaging Campaign Mode: Travel the seven continents and strategically use extra lives to sweep up mines on a variety of field sizes and shapes, unlocking lush new environments to enhance Classic or Flags mode.
- Xbox LIVE® leaderboards: Share your scores and climb the worldwide ranks through custom field challenges ranging from beginner to expert.
FroggerDeveloper: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 1080i
- Storage Device
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Enjoy the classic game Frogger®, revitalized and brand spanking new on your Xbox 360â„¢. With enhanced artwork building on the original title’s style, modernized sound and music, and all new play modes, this is an Xbox Live Arcade title you won’t want to miss out on.
Whether you’ve had your hands on the original or not, Frogger’s fast paced and addictive gameplay is ready for it’s latest incarnation on Xbox Live®.
- Versus speed mode: Race a friend in split screen or Xbox Live action with this exciting new mode. Take as many frogs as you need to be the first to get five across the street for a new, intense competition.
- Co-op play: With a friend in the room, or on the other side of the world via Xbox Live, put your competitive nature aside and work together to push your frogs to the limit.
- All new bonuses: Rescue extra frogs, discover Frogger’s friends, and search out tasty insect bonuses to push your score higher. There’s an all time high score for this title, and someone’s gonna have to beat it.
Track and Field
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-4
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 1080i
- Players: 2-4
- Leaderboards
- Voice Support
Features
On your mark! Get set! Go! The world title is on the line and you have to compete in six events to cement your legacy as a World Champion. Race the 100m Dash and 110m Hurdles, test your skills with the Javelin and Hammer Throw, and hop to it with the Long Jump and High Jump. Global leaderboards will compare your skills to see where you truly rank in the world. Compete with up to four other athletes on one Xbox® or over Xbox LIVE®. Originally released in 1983, Track & Field was an arcade button-smashing classic, and now you can play it on Xbox.
- Button-smashing multiplayer experience:Compete in events with up to four players in Xbox LIVE Versus Mode. Go head-to-head in the running events. Host your own World Champion party.
- New leaderboards: Track your achievements with all-time and weekly leaderboards for high score, event results, and win/loss ratios.
- Enhanced graphics: Choose either the authentic original graphics or the enhanced graphics including new special effects and hand-painted game sprites and backgrounds.
- Enhanced audio: All music and sound effects have been digitally enhanced to sound richer and deeper.
- Achievements: Twelve new achievements ranging from easy to hard encourage you to become a World Champion at Track & Field.
Gin RummyDeveloper: Sierra Online Shanghai Studios
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Card & Board
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 720p
- Xbox LIVE Vision
- Players: 2-4
- Content Downloads
Features
Enjoy challenging variations of the classic card game Gin Rummy. Strategically select the right cards to complete sets of combinations, minimizing the risk of getting caught with a poor hand. ”Knock” out your opponent with high scores and bonus points, and enjoy video chat with players from around the world for endless hours of casual card game fun.
- Six popular game modes: Challenge your opponents to a game of Classic Gin Rummy, Speed Gin Rummy, Oklahoma Gin, Hollywood Gin, Three-Hand Gin, or even customize your own rules.
- Rapid auto-scoring: Immediate automatic scoring at the end of each match also provides a detailed breakdown of each player’s total accrued points and bonuses.
- Unique game themes: Choose from colorful game skins, artistic card decks, and entertaining music selections.
- Multiplayer matches: Test your skills in a real-time multiplayer match with up to three other competitors.
- Xbox LIVE Vision: Video chat with your friends over Xbox LIVE Vision for a knock-out time.
FATAL FURY SPECIALDeveloper: SNK Playmore
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: T (Teen)
- Players: 1-2
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 720p
- Players: 2-4
Features
The grandmother of all fighting games is here, with FATAL FURY SPECIAL™, a unique adaptation of the original 1993 arcade smash Garou Densetsu Special. Experience all the great fighting game action, with added network play and high-definition display, now available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Fifteen fighters (plus a special guest), gather for the match of the millennium. Can you beat them all?
- Fifteen (plus one) unique characters: All your favorite characters are here, including Terry Bogard, Billy Kane, Wolfgang Krauser, and a special hidden character.
- Classic fighting arcade action updated: The classic game has all the original features of the arcade smash, but has been updated for high-definition displays.
- Twelve unique achievements: Twelve new achievements, ranging from easy such as beating a fighter without sustaining any damage, to difficult, such as taking 10 straight wins on Xbox LIVE, are presented for you to master.
- Four leaderboards: Four ways to track your overall performance in the game.
Golden Axe
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: T (Teen)
- Players: 1-2
- Players Co-op: 1-2
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 720p
- 2 Players
Features
Three mighty heroes have a score to settle with the evil Death Adder in this classic action game, now adapted for Xbox LIVE® Arcade. As a powerful fighter, a female Amazon, or a mighty dwarf, fight through Adder’s henchmen with weapon and magic attacks, or ride the fearsome, fire-breathing dragon in Golden Axe.
- Enhanced graphics and sound: Relive all those classic arcade moments with an adaptation of one of the most important arcade games released. Golden Axe is one of SEGA’s most treasured brands, and they’ve treated this classic well, with updated graphics and sound effects.
- Leaderboards: Two high score leaderboards are used, one for Normal, and one for Hardcore play.
- Multiplayer capability: Now you and a friend can join in on the action.
- Achievements: Twelve new achievements are included to master, ranging from the easy such as playing every character, to the difficult, such as winning the game without having to use a continue.
Super Contra
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-2
- Players Co-op: 1-2
- HDTV 1080i
- Hard Drive Required
- Storage Device
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
The fight for freedom continues in Super Contra! The alien menace, Red Falcon, has fought back and it’s up to Lance and Bill to stop them. Play multiplayer over Xbox LIVE® with upgraded graphics and sound. Do you have what it takes to save the world again?
- Gameplay: Enjoy the authentic original gameplay of the arcade classic. Super Contra features two player co-op gameplay, just like the original.
- Multiplayer: Play co-op on the same console or on Xbox LIVE. Communicate with your buddy by voice using the Xbox 360 headset.
- Leaderboards: Xbox LIVE Leaderboard statistics are kept for Arcade (single player—high score, all time and weekly) and Xbox LIVE co-op (high score—all time and weekly).
- Achievements: Score 12 achievements worth 200 gamer points with a range of simple, challenging, and hard achievements.
Centipede/Millipede
Developer: Stainless Games, Ltd.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Leaderboards
FeaturesÂ
Atari’s Centipede® is easy to learn, but the tension builds relentlessly as the game progresses. Destroy the Centipede as it moves faster and faster through a colorful mushroom field, as well as protect yourself from a deadly Flea and a ferocious Spider.As with Centipede, Atari’s Millipede® is easy to learn, but the tension continues to build as you play. You’ll find many more bugs and the ability to start at higher levels.
- Hi-def experience: The game includes support for 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, including HDTV.
- Graphic upgrade: Start playing with full-screen anti-aliasing and Dolby Digital surround sound.
- Xbox 360 extras: See the top scores on the Xbox LIVE® Leaderboards and score 12 achievements.
- Arcade download:Â You can download the game onto your Memory Unit and take your game with you.
Missile Command
Developer: Stainless Games, Ltd
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Leaderboards
FeaturesÂ
In one of the most well-known arcade games of all time, players must defend the coast from mysterious enemy invasions in Missile Command®. Try your hand at this classic arcade game in its original old-school form, then experience the completely re-stylized version featuring evolved graphics and the newly introduced Throttle Monkey mode.
- Cutting-edge next-gen graphic and sound support: Support for 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, including HDTV, with Dolby® Digital surround sound and full-screen anti-aliasing.
- Full Xbox LIVE® support: Player profiles, leaderboards, and twelve all-new achievements are available for missile commanders.
- Accessibility: The game features a rich and immersive environment, and is fun and easy to play. Defend the coast against all comers!
Asteroids & Asteroids Deluxe
Developer: Stainless Games, Ltd
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Leaderboards
Features
Two of the all-time classic arcade games come to Xbox LIVE® Arcade in Asteroids©, Asteroids Deluxe©, a combo of intense action where players must save earth from a deadly bombardment of asteroids. The full historic game is available in its original form, along with a completely re-stylized version featuring evolved graphics.
- The original Asteroids: Released in 1979 by Atari, the simple black and white game was a masterpiece of vector graphics game design, and had millions of arcadegoers entranced by its simple mechanic of controlling a spaceship firing at and destroying asteroids.
- The release of Asteroids Deluxe: The sequel to the original, released in 1980, Asteroids Deluxe featured the same classic gameplay but added a new shield feature and dangerous satellite enemies. Play both the original and its sequel in all of its classic old-school style.
- Next-gen evolution: But now, both games have evolved. Support is provided for both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, including HDTV. Full-screen anti-aliasing and Dolby Digital surround sound complete the gaming experience.
- Throttle Monkey mode: Both game versions come with a high-speed version known as Throttle Monkey. Can you survive?
- Achievements and leaderboards: Twelve new achievements for you to earn, and new leaderboards to conquer. Show your friends who is the master at Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe.
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 1080i
- Hard Drive Required
- Storage Device
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Voice Messaging
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Oolong has spent his entire life training for the Martial Arts Championship. The Championship has attracted masters of different disciplines, all fighting to be named champion. In Yie Ar Kung-Fu®, Oolong must use his own fighting moves and face masters of the throwing shuriken, nunchaku, bo, chain, and more to fulfill his destiny. With enhanced graphics, hand-painted backgrounds, and new achievements, this classic fighting game is sure to test your skills. Will you fight like a tiger or run away in shame?
- Classic gameplay: Authentic original gameplay of the arcade classic.
- Enhanced game elements: Play with the original arcade graphics or go enhanced with stunning hand-painted models and backgrounds. All the music and sound effects have been digitally enhanced to provide a richer, deeper gaming experience.
- Leaderboards: All-time and weekly high score leaderboards.
- Achievements: Twelve achievements provide up to 200 gamer points for your Gamerscore.
Gyruss
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Custom Soundtracks
- 2 Players
- Content Downloads
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Pilot a lone starship and fight through an armada of alien ships to save Earth in Gyruss, the classic 3-D space shooter! Battle your way from Neptune past Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars earning power-ups and score bonuses along the way.
- Original gameplay: The authentic arcade title is here! Experience all 23 levels of this arcade classic as you battle your way to Planet Earth.
- Multiplayer modes: Play the classic arcade two player mode, taking turns on your Xbox 360™, or take your game online with Xbox LIVE® with both versus and co-op game modes.
- Xbox 360 enhancements: Play Gyruss in all its classic arcade glory, or play the enhanced Xbox 360 version, with digitally enhanced sound effects, fully rendered 3-D models, a new cosmic starfield background, and special explosion effects. You can even earn 12 new achievements for your successful defense of Earth!
Time Pilot
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- Multiplayer Versus
- Hard Drive Required
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Friends
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Fly into the past in Time Pilot! Control an experimental aircraft sent back in time to alter the path of the future. Travel to different periods both in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, taking on enemy aircraft in daring aerial dogfights. Start by fighting biplanes in 1911 and end by combating swarms of UFOs!With enhanced graphics and an intense new soundtrack, Time Pilot is a new twist on an arcade classic. This enhanced version includes exciting new multiplayer modes, 12 challenging achievements to test your skill, and plenty of ways to see your name on the Xbox Live® leaderboards.
- Enhanced! Newly-enhanced artwork includes rendered 3-D models for every aircraft, particle systems for smoke and explosions, and parallax scrolling backgrounds. Experience fresh sound effects and music, created specifically for this new Time Pilot.
- Challenging! Compete head to head on Xbox Live with players from around the world, or fly solo in five levels of increasing difficulty.
- Extras! Unlock hidden extras like parachutes and enemy boss planes. Add 12 new achievements to your gamerscore, ranging in challenge from simple to expert.
Rush’n Attack
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E10 (Everyone 10+)
- Players: 1-2
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 1080i
- Hard Drive Required
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Online Tournaments
- Player Stats
- Voice Messaging
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
In Rush’n Attack, the enemy holds prisoners of war deep in their base and it’s up to you to rescue them. Using your trusty knife and other weapons you find, fight your way through four stages of increasing difficulty to free your compatriots and escape to safety.
- Authentic arcade action: Experience the original gameplay of the arcade classic, including authentic arcade multiplayer with two players taking turns.
- Xbox LIVE® Arcade multiplayer: Multiplayer modes include Versus and Co-op. Both modes are split screen, showing both your screen and your opponent’s screen. Results are captured in the Xbox LIVE Leaderboards.
- Retro and enhanced graphics: Players can choose to play with either the authentic original graphics, or the enhanced graphics including fully 3-D rendered models.
- Multiple stages: Fight your way through 4 stages to free the POWs.
- Enhanced music: All tunes and sound effects have been digitally enhanced to sound richer and deeper.
- Achievements:Â Rack up twelve possible achievements ranging from simple to challenging.
Hardwood Hearts
Developer: Silver Creek Entertainment
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Other, Card & Board
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 720p
- Players: 2-4
Features
Your mama told you not to go around breaking hearts. But in the classic card game Hardwood Hearts, that’s what it’s all about! Try to take as few points as possible … unless you want to shoot the moon. If you take all the points in a moon shot, the points go to your opponents!Up the stakes even more with Spot Hearts, where heart cards are worth their face values, the queen of spades is worth 50, and a moon shot earns your foes a whopping 150 points! And don’t forget to congratulate your friends (or irritate your opponents) with a clever Foom™!
- Multiplayer: Play three or four players on Xbox Live®.
- Rule variants: Play versions of the classic Hearts game like Cutthroat, four-player partners, and Spot Hearts.
- Customizable items: Change the look with different backgrounds (some with sound), cards, and tables.
- Fooms: Much like emotes, Fooms don’t affect the game, but they might affect your mood. Send a Foom like a Kiss, Fireball, or Lightning at friends or opponents to clue them in on how you feel.
Ecco the Dolphin
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 720p
- Leaderboards
Features
A terrible storm has swept the family of Ecco the Dolphin from their watery home. Now, Ecco must search for them through a vast underwater world. Danger and adventure awaits you in Ecco the Dolphinâ„¢. Use Ecco’s sonar to discover hidden caverns and unlock the secrets of the crystal glyphs. Take on schools of ravenous sharks. Discover the mysteries of the deep, save your dolphin family, and protect the world from the Vortex. The fate of the whole world rests on your fins.
- Huge world to explore:Â Over 25 giant underwater levels of fighting action and puzzle-solving.
- Intriguing storyline: Solve the mystery of the Vortex and the fate of your dolphin family.
- Real-world movement: Knife through the waters and flip above the waves with animated motions created from real dolphins.
- Classic gameplay: All the classic gameplay from the original console game now brought to the next-gen world of Xbox 360â„¢.
TRON
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- 2 Players
- Players Co-op: 1-2
- Content Downloads
- Leaderboards
- Player Stats
FeaturesÂ
The arcade classic is back! And Tron is even better this time around with enhanced graphics, CD-quality sound and two-person multiplayer.Battle as mighty video warrior Tron against the insidious Master Control Program and his ruthless right-hand man, Sark. Tron offers a retro-futuristic test of gaming ability. Race life cycles, demolish tanks, dodge grid bugs, and even face off against the MCP himself to find out who truly rules the computer world!
- Enhanced original: Tron is a perfect recreation of the classic arcade game based on the pioneering computer animated Disney film. Authentic graphics, gameplay and audio have all been upgraded to take advantage of the high-definition graphics and CD bit rate quality of Xbox 360™.
- Light cycles rule: Now you can be a part of the most famous scene from the movie. Ride your blue cycle and battle the enemy yellow cycles in a gridline battle royale.
- Great gameplay elements: Exterminate the Grid Bugs and escape into the I/O Tower before time runs out. Demolish all enemy tanks and Recognizers to clear the board. Smash the blocks and move your character into the MCP cone to clear the level. A bonus is awarded if you destroy all the blocks.
- Multiplayer capability: The original arcade game was single player only. Now, Xbox LIVE® Arcade brings you the first version of the game with two-person multiplayer functionality.
- Multiplayer modes: Split screen and online, co-op and versus, there are lots of ways to playTron. In Versus mode, the players race to achieve the highest score. Try Versus Speed mode, where the first player to reach a host-defined score wins. In Co-op, both players’ scores are added together to achieve a high score. And beware the Pressure Cooker where players race to achieve the highest score, but taking the lead after a sub-stage causes the other player’s game speed to increase.
Bliss Island
Developer: PomPom Software Ltd.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Family, Puzzle & Trivia
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Multiplayer Versus
- System Link Multiplayer
- In-game Dolby Digital
- 2 Players
- Leaderboards
FeaturesÂ
Bliss Island is a fun and engaging pick-up-and-play game, and once you pick it up, you can’t put it down! Delve into the world of Bliss Island and help Hoshi win a day off as you take on over 25 unique challenges, spread across nine crazy levels. Mastered single player mode? Challenge your friends online and see who really is the Bliss Island champion.
- Pick up and play: Experience more than 25 unique challenges across nine crazy levels.
- Play with friends: Jump into online multiplayer and challenge your friends online.
Tempest
Developer: Stainless Games, Ltd.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Leaderboards
FeaturesÂ
Tempest® is one of the most well-known arcade games of all time, a true classic in the realm of video games. This intense shooter requires lots of skill and lightning-quick reflexes. Use unlimited firepower to shoot and destroy enemies in a large geometric battlefield.Download the full version to play this classic arcade game in its original form and completely re-stylized versions featuring evolved graphics and newly introduced Throttle Monkey™ mode.
- Next-gen presentation: The game supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios, including HDTV, with full-screen anti-aliasing and Dolby Digital surround sound.
- Arcade integration: Check top scores on the Leaderboards and master 12 challenging Achievements.
Battlezone
Developer: Stainless Games, Ltd.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- Multiplayer Versus
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Xbox LIVE Vision
- Players: 2-4
Features
The original tank vs. tank action classic Battlezone has received an Xbox LIVE® overhaul, adding in exciting new multiplayer modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag. This updated version is truly a must-have for any fan of the original, which is also included. Additionally, players can use the Xbox LIVE Vision camera to watch live video of their opponents. Combine these features with new special effects for weapon firing, impacts and explosions, and you have the killer arcade classic as you’ve never experienced it before.
- Classic Atari arcade game action: Continuing in the tradition of Centipede and Asteroids, Atari brings you another arcade classic, Battlezone, updated for the next generation with both enhanced and original game graphics and play. For its time, Battlezone was revolutionary with its vector graphics and its intense tank-on-tank action. Now you can play both the original and enhanced versions and take it to the next level with multiplayer play.
- Multiplayer modes: Include your friends in Battlezone with the new Deathmatch.
- Camera-enabled: Use the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera to see the reactions of your friends as you blast their tank off the screen.
- New achievements: Twelve new achievements are provided for you to master and improve your Gamerscore.
XEVIOUS
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- HDTV 1080i
FeaturesÂ
The world’s first vertical scrolling shooter, Xevious, comes to Xbox LIVE® Arcade with some unique gameplay features!Control your Solvalou ship and destroy the Xevious forces! Use blasters against air-based enemies and bombs against ground-based targets. Destroy the Andor Genesis mothership to earn bonus points!
- Arcade hit: Xevious was released in 1982 by Namco and it became an instant hit. Revolutionary for its time, now you can enjoy its arcade goodness on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
- Classic features: Unique enemies, a variety of scrolling environments, great background music, and many hidden gameplay features differentiated Xevious from other shooting games released at the time.
- Pure shooting fun: This is single player high-definition old-school arcade action at its best.
Root Beer Tapper
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 1080i
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
FeaturesÂ
Get ready to serve! Rediscover the classic arcade game Root Beer Tapper on Xbox LIVE®. Take on a room full of thirsty folks and keep their mugs full as they belly up to the bar, but don’t drop the empties if you want to win.
- Classic gameplay: Take on a bar full of thirsty folks and see if you can keep their mugs full. Grab the empty mugs before they slide off the bar, and earn extra points by collecting tips.
- Bonus rounds:Â Locate and open the one can that has not been shaken-up and serve it up to waiting patrons in the bonus rounds!
- Multiplayer: Play online in either co-op or versus modes and post scores on the Xbox LIVE leaderboards. The best scores are kept for the current week and for all time for both co-op and versus matches.
- Achievements: Score 12 achievements worth 200 gamerscore points.
NEW RALLY-X
Developer: NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 720p
- Storage Device
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Xbox LIVE Aware
FeaturesÂ
New Rally-Xâ„¢, the sequel to Rally-X, is an arcade classic that was released in 1981. It features new courses and adjustments to the enemy cars, improving the overall game balance, as well as new graphics and background music.
- Flags: Collect all the flags while avoiding enemy cars with new features such as the Lucky Flag, which awards you points depending on your remaining fuel.
- Specials: Collect the Special Flag to double the points of all remaining flags.
Scramble
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 480i
- Hard Drive Required
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
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Scramble your fighter and take on the enemy base in this newly enhanced version of the arcade classic. The base is heavily guarded and you must guide your ship through five levels of enemy defenses before you can destroy your objective.Featuring brand-new graphics and sounds for Xbox 360â„¢, take your skills online and challenge the new “Versus” and “Co-op” modes. List your high score on the Xbox Live® leaderboards and prove you’re the best in the world!
- Enhanced artwork: Hand-painted models, particles systems for explosions, and smoke and cosmic new parallax scrolling backgrounds make for a visual feast.
- Upgraded sound: Listen to digitally enhanced sound effects and tunes.
- Multiple levels: Play through six levels of ever-increasing challenge and excitement.
- Multiplayer modes: Try the new Xbox Live split-screen multiplayer modes, including Versus Mode and Co-op Mode.
- Achievements: Score a series of achievements which range from straightforward to challenging.
- Leaderboards: Online scoreboards capture a range of statistics including highest score (single-player and co-op) and win/loss ratio in Versus Mode. Leaderboards are displayed for all time as well as weekly.
Warlords
Developer: Stainless Games, Ltd
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-4
- Multiplayer Versus
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Xbox LIVE Vision
- Players: 2-4
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Warlords is one of the classic multiplayer experiences of the coin-op era. You and three other players (A.I. controlled or Human), join together in a Breakout-style battle, each controlling a paddle protecting their own castle from rebounding fireballs. Use your skill to deflect these missiles onto other players’ castles. Once you breach each opponent’s walls, it’s game over for them, until the last man standing wins the day! Fantastic, fast action fun!
- Classic arcade action: The original arcade game from Atari returns in all of its classic splendor, with its castle-destroying gameplay goodness for one to four players.
- Evo mode: A full 3-D totally new look is provided with advanced graphics and a pumping soundtrack. One to four players, either locally or over Xbox LIVE®, breed multiplayer mayhem which includes Xbox LIVE Vision Camera functionality.
- Achievements: Twelve new achievements are provided for you to master.
Discs Of Tron
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- Multiplayer Versus
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 1080i
- Content Downloads
- Leaderboards
- Player Stats
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The arcade classic is back! The electronic battleground of Discs of Tron© transports you into an exciting world of sight, sound, and energy. Take control of Tron as he enters the arena to fight against the evil Sark. Armed with only his disc weapon and limited deflector shield, Tron must withstand Sark’s multiple attacks to survive all 12 levels to become the most powerful video warrior in the world.Discs of Tron is even better this time around with enhanced graphics, CD-quality sound, and two-person multiplayer—face off and find out who truly is the greatest disc warrior!
- Perfect recreation: Discs of Tron for Xbox LIVE Arcade is a perfect recreation of the classic arcade game based on the pioneering computer animated Disney Film.
- Next-gen presentation: Authentic graphics, game play, and audio have been upgraded to take advantage of the Xbox 360 high-def graphics and sound (CD bit rate quality).
- Multiplayer fun: The original arcade game was single player only. The Arcade version is the first version of the game with two-person multi-player functionality—co-op and versus.
- Electronic battleground:Â Get transported to an exciting world of sight, sound, and energy!
- Disc combat: Play as Tron and fling discs at Sark in an attempt to knock him off his platform. Sark has his own discs as well as two unique weapons—a chaser and super chaser making defeating him even more difficult.
- Twelve levels:Â Beating Sark advances you to levels of even more chaotic platforming mayhem.
Defender
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
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The classic space shooter is back! Now for the first time you can play Defender on Xbox Live®. Protect the humans on the planet surface by destroying the invading alien abductors.In the future, the galaxy is invaded by hostile alien forces. Attacking in countless swarms, the aliens decimate any planet they encounter. Those who survive the initial invasions are harvested and forced serve the alien invaders. Mankind’s only hope lies in you, the Defender!
- Classic and enhanced modes: Play this arcade classic the way it was back in the day, or play it with sound and visual enhancements for next-gen.
- Full Xbox Live support: Access leaderboards for single player, versus, co-op, and weekly stats, and earn 12 achievements for a total of 200 gamerpoints.
- Multiplayer mania: Test your skills against rivals or team up with your friends. Play on or offline in co-op or versus mode, combining your scores or matching them against each other for the win.
Hardwood Backgammon
Developer: Silver Creek Entertainment
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Other, Card & Board
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- HDTV 720p
- 2 Players
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Play a game of Hardwood Backgammon against the computer, against a friend on a single console, or against on online opponent over Xbox Live® on Xbox 360â„¢.Move all of your checkers onto your home board, and then bear off before your opponent does. Roll two of a kind to double your number of moves. Catch your opponent with a vulnerable checker, and send him to the bar. And once you’re sure you’re going to win, use the doubling cube to bring you even closer to ultimate victory!
- Multiplayer: Play two players on Xbox Live or on the same console.
- Computer opponent: Go up against world-class play using Neural Net technology
- Customizable items: Change environments (backgrounds, some with sound), dice, doubling cube, checkers, and playing board.
- Communicate: Foomsâ„¢, much like emotes, don’t affect the game, but they might affect your mood—send Fooms such as a Kiss, Fireball, or Lightning at friends or opponents to let them know how you feel.
Developer: Llamasoft
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: TBD
- Custom Soundtracks
- HDTV 1080i
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Created by genre-defining game designer Jeff Minter, Space Giraffe is a psychedelic shooter that spans 100 levels all set against vivid backgrounds that synchronize with your custom music selection. Collect power-ups to activate Bonus Rounds and master the strategies necessary to maximize your score on every level!
- Extensive gameplay: Play through 100 levels of shooting and strategy.
- Level design: Enjoy the unique graphical appearance of each level due to the use of the Neon engine.
- Customization:Â Choose your own music to synchronize with the pulsating background visuals.
- Special features: Learn special moves to increase the Bonus Multiplier, and collect power-ups to gain access to the Bonus Round.
- Bonus challenges: Finish all 100 levels to unlock a hidden gameplay mode.
CrazyMouse
Developer: Ultizen Games Ltd.
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-4
- Multiplayer Versus
- HDTV 720p
- Players: 2-4
- Teams
- Leaderboards
- Online Tournaments
Features
Crazy Mouse, the first original Xbox LIVE® Arcade title from mainland China, is a classic arcade-style action game. Easy to pick up but tough to beat, Crazy Mouse features unique, funny characters and highly addictive gameplay. More than 30 single-player levels provide a variety of action and strategic challenges, and 16 multiplayer levels ratchet up the fun by supporting cooperative, competitive, tournament, and ranked play. Crazy Mouse is always a party, whether you’re playing online or alone!
- Inviting gameplay: Crazy Mouse features easy pick-up and play controls, funny characters, simple rules, and diverse levels.
- Online extras: Crazy Mouse supports Xbox LIVE multiplayer matches and ranked matches.
Cyberball 2072
Developer: Digital Eclipse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Classics
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- HDTV 1080i
- Storage Device
- 2 Players
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Teams
- Player Stats
- Voice Support
Features
Touchdown! Rediscover the arcade classic game Cyberball 2072â„¢ on Xbox LIVE® Arcade. Take control of your robotic team, and call the plays to move your downfield for a touchdown. But watch out. The ball gets hot if you don’t keep moving. Keep your eye on the ball to make sure it doesn’t go critical before you can score.
- Play selection: Call more than 100 plays for your robotic team.
- Beat the Coach: The Beat the Coach mode enables you to go up against the A.I., simulating a live opponent.
- Challenge Mode: The special Challenge Mode tests your ability to make the play under pressure.
- Improve your team:Â Build up your win record, and buy upgraded robots to improve your roster.
- Futuristic football action: Fast football action with robots. The ball gets hotter with each play and can only be reset by moving past the 50-yard line or scoring a touchdown. Keep your eye on the ball!
Dash of Destruction - FREE
Developer: NinjaBee
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure, Racing & Flying
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- 1 Player
- In-game Dolby Digital
- HDTV 720p
- Storage Device
- Leaderboards
- Player Stats
Features
Doritos’ Dash of Destruction is a fun and fast-paced racing game. Blast your way through cities as a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, as you chase a speeding Delivery Truck full of tasty Doritos. Or, try zooming in and out of the T-Rex’s path of destruction as the speedy Delivery Truck in search of your Doritos drop-off points. For even more racing madness, Chaos mode lets you and three friends charge through cities eating Trucks or trying not to be eaten. In Zen mode, eat the Truck to become the Truck!
- Great gameplay: Take control of a rampaging Tyrannosaurus Rex as he destroys cities in a quest for Doritos, or maneuver a ramped-up Doritos Truck at high speeds trying to make your deliveries and outsmart the T-Rex.
- Game modes: It’s fast-paced single and multiplayer gameplay with Zen and Chaos mode for crazy fun.
- By popular demand: The game idea was created by Mike Borland, and was chosen by popular vote as a part of the Doritos’ Unlock Xbox Challenge.
- Free: Oh yeah, did we mention that? This game is free!
Crystal Quest
Developer: Stainless Games
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Shooter
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- HDTV 720p
- Players: 2-4
Features
The 1987 classic, Crystal Quest, returns with updated graphics, enhanced special effects, and Dolby sound! Pilot your ship through 60 waves, collecting crystals and evading the Nasties. These unique baddies—each one different—emerge from portals on each side of the screen.Fire your weapon at them, or deploy a smart bomb to vaporize every Nasty on the screen. Grab all the crystals to open the gateway at the bottom of the screen. And don’t forget to gather up the goodies in each wave … you can find bonus points, extra smart bombs, and even an occasional mega-crystal for massive points!
- Classic gameplay: Sixty action-packed levels with extra bonuses and power-ups.
- Next-gen arcade: Updated graphics, enhanced special effects, and Dolby sound.
TotemBall - FREE
Developer: Strange Flavour/Freeverse
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Other, Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-2
- Co-op
- In-game Dolby Digital
- Custom Soundtracks
- HDTV 720p
- Xbox LIVE Vision
- Content Downloads
- Player Stats
Features
The members of the ancient Ptolmec tribe compose striking and innovative music in TotemBall. When they simultaneously discover gunpowder and barbeque, the explosive results scatter their musical totems across the breadth of the jungle!Now Pterry the Pturtle must roll across mountains, islands, bridges, and through giant pinball games to retrieve the lost totems and bring the groovy Ptolmec music back to the party. Using your Xbox Live® Vision camera, help Pterry recover all the musical totems while moving to the totem beat.
- Move: Control Pterry through this musical platforming adventure using your Xbox Live Vision camera.
- Cooperate: Join in with a friend to juggle your totem collection using the camera and a controller.
- Roam: Use Free Play mode to practice and explore environments without affecting your progress.
- Groove: Sway to the sounds of the music generated in-game by you!
Aegis Wing - FREE
Developer: Intern Game Team
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade
Genre: Action & Adventure
Game Rating: E (Everyone)
- Players: 1-4
- Co-op
- Custom Soundtracks
- HDTV 720p
- Storage Device
- Players: 2-4
- Xbox LIVE Co-op
- Leaderboards
- Friends
- Player Stats
- Voice Messaging
- Voice Support
- Xbox LIVE Aware
Features
Aegis Wing is a side-scrolling space combat game reminiscent of classic Eighties arcade hits. It features alien-busting action, slick graphics, an orchestral soundtrack, and devastating power-ups.Also included is a unique cooperative mode of play in which up to three additional players can “attach” to the leader’s ship and become independent, 360-degree gun turrets.Best of all, Aegis Wing is available as a free download from Xbox LIVE® Arcade to all Gold and Silver members!
- Old-school genre: Get ready for an action-retro 2-D sci-fi side-scrolling shooter, similar toGradius or Defender.
- Multiplayer gameplay: Up to four players can compete on the same console or on Xbox LIVE. Attach to each other, and super weapon powers grow as more players attach. After attaching, there’s one pilot and each rider rotates fire via a 360-degree gun turret.
- Super weapons: Wield four super weapons, including the Hades Beam (kills everything in its path), the Gordon Burst (EMP pulse that kills all bullets and short circuits enemies), the Arcus Missile (heat-seeking missiles), and Lambda Shield (allows bullets to be deflected and used against the enemies).
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I have enjoyed Zuma and Worms. Worms is pretty stripped down, but it’s still pretty fun even for one player. Zuma is a great casual game that just about anybody can get into. I bought it when it first came out for $10 and I still play it.