Heavy Weapon next on XBLA

By Robert Purchese Published 15 January, 2007

Tanks very much.

PopCap's side-scrolling shooter is this Wednesday's delectable download from Live Arcade.

It will lighten your (virtual) wallet by 800 Microsoft points and will be available from 9am GMT onwards.

Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank is a side-scrolling shooter along the lines of Contra, in which players take on enemies in tanks, jeeps, fighter jets, helicopters and other vehicles.

There are 19 Mission levels to batter through, either on your own or with a friend in co-op; Survival Arms Race and War Party modes for up to four players to, well, survive - locally or online; and Boss Rush, an exclusive XBLA addition that puts you up against all of the bosses in succession.

As with other titles Arcade titles, sound and graphics have been tweaked, plus there's full HD widescreen support.

PopCap's previous XBLA games include Bejeweled 2 and Zuma Deluxe.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (21) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Carlo #1 5 years ago

    Bad...

  • Kiigan #2 5 years ago

    Very.

  • gazareth #3 5 years ago

    Can these game titles get any more generic?

  • LeD #4 5 years ago

    Can your comments get any more generic?

  • NthSimulachum #5 5 years ago

    So as good as Gears then?

  • toy_brain #6 5 years ago

    I tried the PC version of the game - didnt think too much of it.
    Levels felt overly long and drawn-out, challenge was fairly minimal and boredom quickly set in.

    When are they going to get Alien Shooter on XBLA? That would be awesome.
    (Well, Alien Shooter 2 would be better but still.....)

  • Steroyd #7 5 years ago

    I thought Alien Homonid HD is coming out on XBLA.

  • Scurrminator #8 5 years ago

    this is lame - tried it for about ten mins and was bored

  • swede #9 5 years ago

    Not one of popcaps, but I would love to see the strategy puzzle game Oasis appear on XBLA.

    I would pay for it again to play it my telly.

    Well worth checking out the PC demo for anyone interested. Its like a cross between a CIV game and a minesweeper(?)

  • Carlo #10 5 years ago

    kiigan, you was supposed to say ugly. Pfffft!

  • Xerx3s #11 5 years ago

    I wish they would port the likes of Alien Breed TA and such. Would be ace with online coop. Played it again last month and it still entertains me ...and me 3 yo nephew but that most likely says more about me than him. ;p

    AH IS coming to XBLa but that's not what you should look out for from those guys. It's Castle Crashers that should be on your wish list from the looks of it.

    And why not port Metal Slug? Would be ideal for this kind of thing. :\


    What's with sega porting the likes of GA to the wii while waiting for xbla btw?

  • Kiigan #12 5 years ago

    Carlo - I know, I just didn't want to play along :)

  • NegativeZero #13 5 years ago

    What the hell happened to Worms? They said it would be out the week after CES :(

  • spadge #14 5 years ago

    I don't think we said that, but some sites did say that based on people's rumouring and assumptions.

    The game was previewed (but not formally announced) by Microsoft at CES (I was there) for it's first public showing.

    Microsoft have a policy of not announcing until the week of release and all I can say is "soon" - I've already had a kicking for saying too much on our forums and my blog :)

  • optimusprym8 #15 5 years ago

    must_have_Worms_dammit

  • justMe #16 5 years ago

    Another game that is only interesting because it is a shooter designed to be controlled with a mouse converted to the XBLA...

  • justMe #17 5 years ago

    I finished it several times, and have a pretty good record in survival mode.

    The game is designed around mouse control, I don't see how it can be the same game without it. Surely you know the PC has other alternatives, like keyboard and gamepad?

  • justMe #18 5 years ago

    Criticized by who? The skill needed to control the movement and shooting (both directional and targeted) at the same time with only the mouse _is_ the game. Any other control scheme makes it another game, and the enemies/levels must be redesigned to keep it balanced and challenging...

  • Psychotext #19 5 years ago

    spadge: Soon? But that's not soon enough!

  • justMe #20 5 years ago

    Ok insane_cobra, you (and the reviewers you mention) didn't like the control method, that's your right.

    For me, OTHO, it was exactly the novel control method that made me play the game over many other "me too" shooters. It takes time to master, but you _can_ shoot in any direction without moving. If you put the cursor inside the tank it will stop moving, and then you can aim anywhere with very small and precise mouse movements. It is an essential technic to overcome some bosses. Those reviewers you mention probably never managed to master the game well enough to finish it. Instead they blamed the control method and moved on to other games...

    Anyway, it can still be a great XBLA game, but it will not be the same game as the PC version. Maybe they should make a Wii version with pointer control.

  • gazareth #21 5 years ago

    LeD: can your mother get any more generic?