Xbox Live Arcade is on a Roll

With last week's release of Alien Hominid, today's announcement of the TMNT coin-op classic, and tomorrow's release of the much-delayed Worms, it looks like XBLA is back on course and satisfying the masses once again.

I will be checking the Marketplace later tonight to see if I can get an early jump on my Worms download. I tried out the Alien Hominid demo over the weekend and came away unimpressed. While the artwork and sense of humour is fantastic, I couldn't help but feel like it was a shoddy, home-brew imitation of Metal Slug. Which is strange, because I thought I was yearning for retro side-scrolling shooter gameplay. The challenge is high and the action intense, but the addictive draw is just not there. I can see where the draw is for other people. It's just not for me. Guess that's 800 points well saved...

The TMNT announcement wasn't a surprise but was welcome nonetheless. The fact that it is to be 400 MS points makes the news all the sweeter.

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A Night at the Arcade: Alien Hominid

The Newgrounds cult classic 2d side-scroller finally makes its way to Xbox Live Arcade. The game was made available for purchase this morning and will set you back the usual 800 MS points. I never played the web version and it all looks suitably wacky, so I might be tempted to buy this after wearing out Crackdown and Heavy Weapon.

Curiously, Alien Hominid only supports local co-op but includes 7 minigames playable over XBL with support for 4 players maximum.

On a side note, the much-anticipated Worms has been certified and is due out for release sometime in the next few weeks. I played very little of the original PC version, however, I understand the hype that's surrounded it since day one. I have more fond memories of Scorched Earth, which is fond memories for Worms as far as I'm concerned.

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