XBLA Wednesday: July 4th, 2012 [UPDATE]

XBLA Wednesday: July 4th, 2012 [UPDATE]

An onslaught of spelunking

Written by N0T PENNYS B0AT on 06 July 12 at 16:39 , updated on 06 July 12 at 16:39

Update: One more game hopped on to the Marketplace this morning.

Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition
Developer: Zombie Studios
Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment
Price: 800 MSP
Frogger’s coin-op thrills are back and better than ever! Jump into the action with classic and brand-new game modes that expand on Frogger's classic run-and-dodge gameplay. Customize your game board with different skins, from the modern neon style of HYPER ARCADE to the 8-bit sprites from Castlevania and even CONTRA! Throw down against friends or the CPU in up to 4 player matches to find out who's really the top frog!Original Story
Much of North America is celebrating its independence this week with Canada Day and the Fourth of July. If you're feeling autonomous, you can say no to retail stores by downloading games directly via the Xbox LIVE dashboard this Wednesday. Here's this week's pair of new games.

Bellator: MMA Onslaught
Developer: 345 Games
Publisher: Spike TV
Price: 1200 MSP
This game is based on Bellator Fighting Championships, a single elimination Mixed Martial Arts tournament. It is a first of its kind, a fast paced arcade style MMA fighting game with easy to understand controls that enable players to quickly master the clinch and ground game. Design your own fighter and compete both online or locally against other players’ creations and the best fighters Bellator has to offer to level your fighter, master MMA techniques, unlock moves, earn belts and climb to the top of the world rankings.Spelunky
Developer: Microsoft Studios
Publisher: Mossmouth
Price: 1200 MSP
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a new and challenging experience each time you play! Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with monsters, traps, and treasure. Fully-destructible environments open up lots of strategies and make it a blast to master the game's many secrets.
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CRIHOW1
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Posted on 02 July 12 at 12:05
Both games sound pretty good. Will be interesting to see how an XBLA MMA game stacks up against it's retail predecessors though
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Spelunky sounds and looks cool, but not happy with the 1200MSP price point. My backfill is too big so I'll wait on this one. Interested to see how well it's received.
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S k y C h a t
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Posted on 02 July 12 at 12:20
1200 is justified for the 400G's you get, thinks Microsoft.. roll
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I'm thinking to play both of these in a trial, but I'm too busy with CoD: Black Ops DLCs (as these will be on sale this week) so I don't have any chance to bother either of them.
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Spelunky was a definite purchase for me, but with no online coop......its gonna be a hard sale.
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No 1200 for me...i ain't stupid, I know these will have poor sales and be on the cheap sooner than later
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Would be a for sure buy for Spelunky if it was 800 pts or if I didn't just use the pts I got from Bing on The Walking Dead: Episode 2
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1200 points for Bellator? Anyone even thinking about doing that should just go spend $5-10 and pick up EA MMA instead. Get a real MMA game.
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1200=no buy.

ever.
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800? sold. 1200? die.
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Spelunky looks awfully tempting, however my MSP balance is waiting for Quantum Conundrum which should be released soon!
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grex9101 said:1200=no buy.

ever.
Ditto. The only time i've ever succumbed was for Minecraft, and what a pile of steaming crap that was!
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TsubakiCalamity said:I'm thinking to play both of these in a trial, but I'm too busy with CoD: Black Ops DLCs (as these will be on sale this week) so I don't have any chance to bother either of them.were did you see they were on sale? got a link? i hope so been wanting them for awhile now
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DisneyPrez said:800? sold. 1200? die.My sentiments exactly.
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Um STILL WAITING FOF GUILTY GEAR NO MORE SHITE !!!!!
Its over 9000!!!!!!;;
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ProudBowdy said:TsubakiCalamity said:I'm thinking to play both of these in a trial, but I'm too busy with CoD: Black Ops DLCs (as these will be on sale this week) so I don't have any chance to bother either of them.were did you see they were on sale? got a link? i hope so been wanting them for awhile nowThey are tomorrow's DOTW, as mentioned here: Deal of the Week: June 26, 2012
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litepink said:ProudBowdy said:TsubakiCalamity said:I'm thinking to play both of these in a trial, but I'm too busy with CoD: Black Ops DLCs (as these will be on sale this week) so I don't have any chance to bother either of them.were did you see they were on sale? got a link? i hope so been wanting them for awhile nowThey are tomorrow's DOTW, as mentioned here: Deal of the Week: June 26, 2012happy daystoast
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Interested in Spelunky. Too bad its 1200pts, but it sounds like something that would have a lot of replay value, guess ill have to try the trial before I buy
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