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Microsoft's "Best XBLA Titles of 2007" Awards
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Gamerscore announced today that Microsoft will be announcing awards for the top XBLA titles of 2007. Many of these awards will be decided via vote starting on January 22nd at 2 AM PST.
My vote for Best Overall Arcade Game is Pac Man C.E.
Gamerscore wrote:As a way to recognize the teams of talented developers who have together created over 112 games for Xbox LIVE Arcade, Microsoft will announce awards for the top XBLA games of 2007 later this year, with several award categories decided by the community. Fans of Xbox LIVE Arcade are invited to cast their votes for the first-ever Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards - 2007 by voting at http://www.xbox.com/xblaawards. Voting begins Tuesday, January 22 at 2:00 a.m. PST (10:00 GMT) and runs through Wednesday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. PST (07:59 GMT).
The finalists in each award category were selected by a panel of consumer and video game industry journalists, and the winners will be determined by popular vote. Microsoft will announce the winners of the inaugural Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards - 2007 at the Game Developer Conference in February.
Below is the list of award categories that will be open for public voting:
* Best Overall Arcade Game
* Best Classic Game
* Best Original Game
* Best Family Friendly Game
* Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
* Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game
Other award categories include the following:
* Best selling game
* Most played game
* Highest rated game
* Staff choice
"Undertow" Free of Charge Download on XBLA this Week
This Xbox LIVE Arcade Wednesday, Xbox LIVE members around the world will be able to download the award-winning "Undertow" free of charge for a limited time. Beginning at 2:00 a.m. PST (10:00 GMT) Wednesday, January 23 and continuing through 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, January 27 (07:59 GMT on Monday, January 28), "Undertow" will be available free of charge on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
Developed by Chair Entertainment Group, Undertow redefines aquatic based shooters through a mix of high-definition graphics, intuitive controls and multiple modes of game play action. The game features a full story driven-single player campaign, on and offline co-op, and multiplayer for 2-16 players over Xbox LIVE for Gold subscribers. Players battle for control of the oceans as one of three selectable races, each with four unique, upgradeable units. "Undertow" is available worldwide (normally 800 Microsoft Points) and is rated E10+.
In support of the giveaway, Chair Entertainment Group is offering gamers the opportunity to play alongside the Undertow development team on Thursday, January 24 at 7:00 p.m. PST (03:00 GMT on Friday, January 25). The team will host player matches, provide game play tips and the opportunity for gamers to pick-up Undertow achievements.
* For more details on "Undertow," please visit:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/u/undertowxboxlivearcade/
Finally, don't forget to check out this week's new downloadable content for "Mutant Storm Empire." For more details, please visit www.xbox.com/livearcade<http://www.xbox.com/livearcade>.
Cheers,
The Gamerscore News Team
My vote for Best Overall Arcade Game is Pac Man C.E.
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I can't say I disagree with the choice, either. I've not played many Live Arcade games this year, but I really liked both Catan and Carcassonne.
Speedball 2 had better win something, too.
* Best Overall Arcade Game
-- Pac-Man CE
* Best Classic Game
-- Castlevania
* Best Original Game
-- Pac-Man CE
* Best Family Friendly Game
-- Pac-Man CE
* Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
-- Bomberman Live
* Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game
-- Heavy Weapon (wasn't nominated but you can write-in any '07 candidate you wish)
Pac-Man CE was the biggest surprise of XBLA from last year. So great.
Best Overall Arcade Game - Heavy Weapon
Best Classic Game - Jetpack Refuelled (I actually really liked this game, nearly went with Castlevania, but they hadn't really added enough newness for my vote)
Best Original Game - Pac-Man CE
Best Family Friendly Game - Bomberman Live (got quite a crowd of us around the TV once, was so much fun, just like the good old days)
Best Competitive Multiplayer Game - Bomberman Live (total chaos and win)
Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game - Heavy Weapon (I can't get enough of 4-player War Party. So awesome, probably my favourite drunken wind-down game after something like Halo 3 or Gears)
Also, props to Space Giraffe for being this years "Best Total Headfuck Game I Like That Everyone Else Hates" :twisted:
Also, 2007 was great, better than 2006. But already, 2008 looks set to blow 2007 out the water. So much awesome.
Edit: Woo Lunker voted co-op Heavy Weapon too! :^:
'07 was a huge year for XBLA -- it really stood out as one of the main reasons I picked up a 360 last year -- and already I have more XBLA titles than full-retail discs on my radar for things to buy in '08.
Anyway, I voted Pac-Man:CE in everything that it made sense to. Castlevania for best classic game, Heavy Weapon for best cooperative game, and Puzzle Quest for best competitive game (okay, there are better competitive games, but I wanted to give Puzzle Quest props somewhere). Wish I could have stuck in some praise for GripShift, but c'est la vie.
And new downloadable content for Mutant Storm Empire? That came out of nowhere, but assuming it's something cool like a bunch of new levels, I'm excited; I really liked that game (although Omega Five is even better).
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* Best Overall Arcade Game: Fuckin' WORMS.
* Best Classic Game: TMNT 1989
* Best Original Game: I liked the demo for the bug game, but otherwise can't think of one for here.
* Best Family Friendly Game: Uno
* Best Competitive Multiplayer Game: WORMS
* Best Cooperative Multiplayer Game: Alien Hominid
So, nyah.
Wait, Jetpack? Is that old-school Lode Runner-style Jetpack?
I guess I'm pretty out of step with most of the forum... :P
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
It has been nicely updated, graphically and gameplay-wise, plus a two player mode was thrown in. The guns are pretty cool when powered up, and later levels get craaazy. I enjoyed it, for what it was worth.
Here are some pics.
I actually only bought Symphony and the PoP remake, I think.
I had the exact opposite reaction: I thought XBLA rocked last year, but hey, to each their own. For reference, here's all the XBLA games that were released in 2007:
** awesome game IMO
Aegis Wing* (hey, it was free)
Alien Hominid HD*
Arkadian Warriors
Battlestar Galactica
Bomberman Live**
Boom Boom Rocket*
Every Extend Extra Extreme*
Geon: Emotions
Heavy Weapon**
Marathon: Durandal
Mutant Storm Empire*
Pac-Man: Championship Edition**
Screwjumper!
Space Giraffe*
Switchball
Undertow
Wing Commander Arena
Pinball FX
Carcasonne*
Catan*
Soltrio Solitaire
Spyglass Board Games
Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe
Centipede/Millipede
Cyberball 2072
Double Dragon
Fatal Fury Special
Golden Axe
Gyruss
Jetpac Refuelled
Missile Command
Ms. Pac-Man
Paperboy
Root Beer Tapper
Rush 'n Attack
Super Contra
TMNT
Tempest
Track & Field
Xevious
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Castlevania: SotN**
Ecco the Dolphin
Prince of Persia Classic
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
Streets of Rage 2
Shrek N'Roll
Eets: Chowdown*
EXIT*
Hexic 2
Puzzle Quest**
Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix*
Tetris Splash
Word Puzzle
GripShift**
Mad Tracks
Street Trace NYC
Yaris
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures
Sensible World of Soccer
Band of Bugs
Worms*
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Catan and Carcassone would like to have a chat with you.
I'd love to see more board games show up! It doesn't have to be those "geeky German" ones either. Hell, I'd settle for packs of games like Monopoly, Risk, Scrabble, etc. Also, I'd love to see more games which can support a party atmosphere (4 players on 1 screen). Granted, not all games support it because of secrecy (like Catan, knowing what cards your opponents hold is crucial), but the more the better.
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Ah, not the Jetpack I was thinking of, then. I remember playing a game with the same name that was pretty much a semi-clone of Lode Runner that let you fly if you picked up fuel, along with some other changes. This seems to be a sidescroller of some sort?