XBLA's Summer of Arcade announced!

[Barry the Nomad]

Looking awesome! Limbo I'll demo before possibly buying (1200 points seems a bit much), but Hydro Thunder looks to be a insta-buy. I'll bet you that Sonic 4 was meant to be a part of this before the delay.

http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/limbo ... 1349744034

Limbo
Release date: July 21
1200 Microsoft Points
Limbo is different. Limbo is special. Limbo is a title worth remembering, whether you like puzzle games, adventure games, atmospheric art games or even violent action games...

Hydro Thunder Hurricane
Release date: July 28
1200 Microsoft Points
The follow up to a decade-old franchise created by now defunct pub/dev Midway, Hydro Thunder Hurricane is an arcade-style boat racer with some impressive looking water physics...

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Release date: August 4
1200 Microsoft Points
The lead designer for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair cited dot art as the inspiration for the upcoming XBLA title's unique look. With over 10 million dots on the screen, the game's sprite art has a modernized "retro" feel. Harmony of Despair will also feature a mash-up of heroes from previous Castlevania titles, including Shanoa (Order of Ecclesia), Alucard (Sympony of the Night), Soma Cruz (Aria of Sorrow/Dawn of Sorrow), Jonathan Morris (Portrait of Ruin), and Charlotte Aulin (Portrait of Ruin)...  

Monday Night Combat
Release date: August 11
1200 Microsoft Points
Not many people are aware of this one, but those who are, such as Penny Arcade’s mighty Jerry and Mike and the GR crew, are eagerly awaiting it. Monday Night Combat puts you in the boots of a soldier in a futuristic bloodsport, and deftly blends the gameplay of a Team Fortress 2-like shooter with tower defense and “hero RTS” games such as the Warcraft III mod Defense of the Ancients...  

Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Light
Release date: August 18
1200 Microsoft Points
Welcome to a new breed of Tomb Raider – one that focuses on fun instead of sobriety, but leaves in all the basic elements that made the Tomb Raider series so great...

[fluffymoochicken]

I gotta admit, that is a fairly solid lineup.

Hydro Thunder Hurricane looked like a lot of fun at SGC. Some of the people who played it thought it was better than the original.

[Sega Uranus]

Konami has to be off their fucking rocker if they think people will buy a mashup of Game Boy Advance games on the Xbox 360 for a price many people even complained about for the likes of Shadow Complex.

I want to try all of these outside of Limbo, especially Monday Night Combat. That looks to be better than many retail releases now I think.

[George]

2 games that look good. Isn't that Tomb Raider game also on PSN and Steam? I could have sworn.

[Orta]

Yeah, it is. I don't know when they'll be released though.

Limbo's price looks a bit too much for me but since I paid 1200 points for Braid... I can't really say anything.  :roll:

[George]

Yeah, some of the titles are a bit much at 1200.

[MadeManG74]

Limbo looks like one of the scariest games I've ever seen. I might get that. Castlevania looked fun, but it's a bit pricey I think. I'll check out the demo at least.

The rest I don't really have much interest in.

[Barry the Nomad]

All I have to add is:

DAMN THE TORPEDOES!!!