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- May 31, 2006 15:55 PM PST
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Three new Xbox Live Arcade games keep us coughing up the Microsoft Points. First looks at Galaga, Pac-Man, and Cloning Clyde inside
We happened to be scouring our Xbox 360 debug unit for new treats when we stumbled upon three new titles, two arcade classics and a brand new game from the makers of Outpost Kaloki X. Here's the good word:
Galaga
Cost: 400 Microsoft Points
It's about time we got some truly arcade titles for Xbox Live Arcade, and we thank our lucky stars for Namco's upcoming release of Galaga. A picture-perfect port of the old Arcade game awaits you, complete with double-ship blasting and Challenging Stage goodness. The entire game is pretty much as you remember it -- shoot your way through stage after stage of enemy ships, gaining powerful double ships and gunning for perfect scores during the trademark Challenging Stage bonus rounds. To mix things up, there are some neat Achievements, which are rewarded for things like making it to certain stages or defeating certain enemies. For a few bucks, you could do a heck of a lot worse.
Pac-Man
Cost: 400 Microsoft Points
Well, what we say about Pac-Man that hasn't already been said by decades of videogame-rockstar status. If Pac-Man were a person, he'd be, in the words of Wayne Campbell, in his, "Will you still love me when I'm in my carbohydrate, sequined-jumpsuit, young-girls-in-white-cotton-panties, waking-up-in-a-pool-of-your-own-vomit, bloated-purple-dead-on-a-toilet phase." That is, he's partied the good party and is recovering in remake form. So comes Pac-Man on Xbox 360, an HD version of the original with some cool Pac background art. It plays just like the original game, and there are about a dozen achievements to be earned from completing objectives like finishing a certain number of rounds and chomping up consecutive ghosts.
Cloning Clyde
Cost: 800 Microsoft Points
NinjaBee, the makers of the quirky Xbox Live Arcade game Outpost Kaloki X are back with a new platformer called Cloning Clyde, and this one is just bizarre as the former. You'll play as Clyde, a nutso who gets accidentally cloned in a science lab. Of course, he'll have the ability to clone himself at several "cloning stations" throughout the game for solving puzzles (what else would you need clones of yourself for?). Clones can be controlled to stand on buttons and open up doorways and such, which would be otherwise inoperable.
As you can imagine, you'll be cloning other stuff too (there are animals galore), and using rocks, rockets, and other living and nonliving things to traverse the 40 single-player levels. There is also online multiplayer to spice up the deal.
The graphics are quite good for an BXLA game, and there is also nice physics and HD resolution, though this one is actually quite a sizeable adventure. Though no official release has been set, look for Cloning Clyde to hit shortly.
