Xbox Live goes retro
Date: Friday, August 04 @ 16:57:53 UTC
Topic: Xbox Live
By Matt Slagle
Associated Press
The Xbox 360 is the most advanced video game console on the market right now. But apparently, high-def graphics and stereo surround sound aren't enough for everyone.
Microsoft Corp. recently began a promotion showcasing a "new" retro game each Wednesday on its Xbox Live Arcade casual games service. A subscription to Xbox Live, the company's online service, is required to download and play.
I checked out several titles available, such as the recently added Frogger, and a few classics like Robotron: 2084 and Joust.
For the most part, these arcade games capture the look, sound and feel of the originals, without a slot for quarters.
And several things make the updates better -- cooperative multiplayer online modes or online leaderboards, for instance. One recent release doesn't really fit into Microsoft's old-school lineup, but it's a good game nonetheless.
Cloning Clyde is a new side-scrolling title. You play a human who tries to escape a cloning lab by morphing into mutant chicken and frog creatures. Each hybrid has unique abilities needed to navigate the mazelike levels.
Scheduled releases --among them space shooter Galaga and the dot-munching Pac-Man -- look even more promising, though a bit pricey at $5 to $15 each.
Source: www.indystar.com
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