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Empire has revealed plans to release a continual stream of new content for Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe on Live Arcade, a bit like a persistent nosebleed.

The first of these was a Theme Pack to decorate your Dashboard with, which will be followed this week by a bundle of new Arena locations each with three variations to keep things fresh.

Then, in order, we will be treated to a collection of Gamerpics, more superstar players, fresh team strips and a final compilation of Gamerpics. Each will cost between 100 and 150 Points (GBP 0.85 and 1.28).

Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe is a remake of the retro sports gem for Live Arcade. If you really must know, it is a futuristic sports game not too dissimilar to American Football, just with more body armour, less rules, better steroids and an metal Olympic hammer-like ball. It also costs 800 Microsoft points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.30).

We loved it back in 1991 and we heart the Live Arcade version. Pop over to our Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe review to find out why.

Alternatively you can pop into our Speedball II: Brutal Deluxe gallery for some exclusive snaps of the new content.

About Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
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- Release date 16/10/2007
- Publisher Empire Interactive
- Developer Bitmap Brothers
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- Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe on Xbox 360

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homerramone #1 4 years ago

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Mmmm content
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Darren #2 4 years ago

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Sadly it's a mediocre game these days though (IMO)... used to love it back in my Amiga owning days mind... wish I'd left it as a delightful memory now...
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MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #3 4 years ago

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Have they fixed that input-at-game-start bug yet?

Because until they do so I'm not buying it. Which is a shame, because I used to love Speedball 2.
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Gnort #4 4 years ago

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Considering the price of the base game, this sort of stuff should really be given away free.

I still enjoy playing the game, but as most of the "enhancements" are a complete waste of time, it should have been sold as a 400 point retro release rather than the 800 points it was released at.
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Darkedge #5 4 years ago

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"Have they fixed that input-at-game-start bug yet?"

Thats the ONLY DLC i'm interested in right now as it RUINS a genius game.
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driptray #6 4 years ago

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"Have they fixed that input-at-game-start bug yet?"

This isn't a bug is it? You get penalised for going too soon. There's a thread here somewhere which goes into it.
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krudster #7 4 years ago

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Still feels like a bug, even if it isn't, and that's the point.
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MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #8 4 years ago

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This isn't a bug

The original never had it, so it's a bug.
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redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #9 4 years ago

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@Mentalist(air): Actually, the PC version had it. In fact, I think it's only the Amiga version that DIDN'T have it. That's if I remember the thread, correctly.
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Lutz #10 4 years ago

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MD version didn't have it.

Only PC version had it. It's a bug.

QED.
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Yaster #11 4 years ago

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ST version had it too
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Fyzzu #12 4 years ago

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I remember it. I always figured it was deliberate, in order to add a little bit of timing to getting off your mark and not just holding the movement button down. Not that it bothered me, as getting the ball first never seemed a good idea. Stopped me smacking their forward in the face

I played on ST, PC, and Mega Drive, myself. Don't remember which versions it was in, but ST was first for me, and after getting used to it on that, I doubt I tried it differently on the others.
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MENTAL1ST Verified Senior Software Engineer, Picsel UK Ltd. #13 4 years ago

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It was the PC version of it I played, and it definitely wasn't there.
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