Resolution writes: "With all of this from an XBLA dual-stick shooter, you're probably wondering why it's not a full-price, thousand achievement-point Xbox 360 title. With not only this many gameplay features, but some very swish graphics that would take another page to cover, the answer is that we don't really know either. It's a shooter that takes the best elements from every arcade 'shmup before it, and adds a ton of originality on top. In the first paragraph we asked if it was possible to still have a refreshing, original gaming experience with a game that took from so many other titles and melded their ISPs into one game. The answer is yes, and whether it debuts for 800, 1200 or even 1600 points, this game will almost certainly be worth your money."
Carlos writes "It’s been a while since we last had any new Xbox One backwards compatible titles to cast our nostalgic minds back to once more, and in the few weeks since the last arrivals, releases in general have been a lot quieter than usual. But that all looks set to change with several new games hitting the store all in one go, and today seeing some fresh faces to the backwards compatible library too.
The thing is, are they worth the return or should they simply remain as nothing more than a memory forever more?"
Microsoft has announced the latest additions to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility catalog. Arriving today are four Xbox 360 games: Street Fighter IV, Luxor 2, Madballs in Babo: Invasion, and Poker Smash.
Dealspwn rounds up ten brilliant XBLA games that you probably haven't heard of.
Dealspwn: "The Xbox Live Marketplace has gone from strength to strength over the last few years, becoming nothing less than the Xbox 360's unique selling point. It's the ultimate equaliser and a source of innovation that frequently puts retail releases to shame - but the only flaw is that it's easy for XBLA games to go unnoticed without even making a splash.
So here are ten of the games that fell through the media cracks, that languish near the bottom of the best selling lists yet provide plenty of bang for your buck."