This Week on the Xbox Live Arcade

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Dan Webb

Heading our way this Xbox Live Wednesday are two titles, each 800 Microsoft points; Meteos Wars and PowerUp Forever. Short and sweet this week; game info incoming.

PowerUp Forever from Namco.com:

"Survive! Assimilate! Evolve!

In PowerUp Forever you have to grow to survive – and to grow you must destroy!  Hunt and defeat enemy Guardians to harvest their glowing energy cores, gaining power to grow your ship and expand your weaponry.  As you evolve you attract the attentions of ever-larger enemies, and your fight for survival goes on.
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Meteos Wars from Xbox.com:

"Take a ride through an intergalactic journey where you slide, stack, and ignite your blocks to blast away the world-ending Meteos. Only you can stop them from falling and crushing your planet! Master combo links and power-ups to challenge your friends in intense multiplayer sessions.

Puzzle games don't get any better than Meteos Wars, where the story, situation, and environments formulate an explosive adventure."

 

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  • Gonna try out Meteos Wars, though powerUp Forever doesn't seem to appeal to me...
  • nice meteos
  • more crap on live
  • I don't even check these anymore due to the fact they just add crap each week. I want Goldeneye, when do I want it - NOW!!!
  • ill check meteos, but prob not powerup
  • I have heard good things 'bout Meteos Wars, may be worth a gander...
  • meteos on DS FTMFW....meteos on 360....mmmmmm we'll see...
  • Agree 100% with #7, great game on the DS but on the 360....
  • i agree with 7 & 8. not sure if Meteos can be "handled" on the 360 to best of its abilities. I'm going to check out both demos for sure though.
  • I feel like i'll pass this week. Neither game really appeals to me.
  • At #4 Goldeneye will not be an Xbox Live arcade gamefor two reasons. One the game is too good to be an arcade game, and secondly that game was distributed between Rare and Nintendo on the Nintendo 64. So unless Bill Gates spronkles some money both there ways is won't be happening soon.
  • yet more xbox live overpriced junk. the only decent game of late was age of booty
  • At #11, well that, and the Bond License is owned by Activision now, so between that AND Nintendo and Rare parting ways, Goldeneye will never grace Xbox Live.
  • #11 like banjo kazooie you mean?
  • #14 The game was published by Nintendo, but contains characters which are all owned by Rare. But as #13 says, this situation is much more complicated.
  • The day "Goldeneye" comes to XBLA would be the day that Xbox LIVE could claim superiority for the online markets, provided it was exclusive. I feel that "Goldeneye" would single-handed-ly win over the online community to Xbox, especially if it added in a Deathmatch mode!
  • not buying either of 'em
  • I thought Defense Grid was coming out this week? Will that be next week or anytime this year!!!
  • Wonder if it's good
  • Meteos for $10 is a great deal. I wonder how it will work on the console though.
  • Meteos, w000000000000t I'm getting it day one.
  • Hmmm might try meteos wars.
  • Time to check out some trial versions!
  • Passing on both!
  • bring an old donkey kong to xbla, like the old n64 one like they did for banjo and kazooi! they would make heaps off that not these shit games which only loners buy
  • they both have potential. . . to fail
  • @25 When you said 'old Donkey Kong' I thought you actually meant old, like maybe the original 'Donkey Kong'. Also, only loners buy these games? What are you even talking about? Anyway, I think I'll be passing on both of these...
  • when is lode runner or space invaders deluxe coming? been hearing about them for over a year and still nada
  • Meh getting so bored of live now esp when there are so many good retail games. Dont get me wrong there is some quality like Rez, Ikuruga, Portal and some good old school like D.Dragon, Sensible soccer etc but its so rare we get quality.
  • Just a thought why dont M.S do a public vote say every say 3mts and ask 360owners ie people who buy the live games what they would most like to see ie Goldeneye etc (Sorry just realised that made perfect sense so no chance its gunna happen) ;)
  • Two words EPIC FAIL on both smh.
  • PowerUp Forever looks neat, Meteos I'll have to try a demo of. It seems like it's more suited to the DS.
  • Meteos is stil one of the best DS games, so I'm really intrigued to see how it'll work on the 360. Try before you buy, I suppose.
  • @33 No, it can't be. Ace Attorney for example is probably a lot better.
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