Three new games for XBLA tomorrow

By Robert Purchese Published 29 September, 2009

Puzzle Bobble! Footy quiz! Tanks!

Xbox Live Arcade will offer three new games tomorrow as Bust-a-Move Live! (also known as Puzzle Bobble Live!), Football Genius and Military Madness line-up for sale.

Bust-a-Move Live! leads the pack because it's a new version of a classic franchise, and the only one we recognise.

Puzzle Bobble Live! returns the point-and-shoot puzzler to life with over 135 levels plus multiplayer head-to-head showdowns. The base game costs 800 MS Points (£6.80/€9.60), and there are Extra Packs 1 & 2 to extend the experience with.

Football Genius is a quiz with 3500 questions about the beautiful game. Four of you can play at once across a host of game modes, and Scene It? controllers are supported.

Finally, Military Madness is a turn-based real-time strategy game set on the moon - or so it seems. Backbone Entertainment (SSFII Turbo HD Remix, Everyday Shooter, Bomberman Live) is behind the game, which appeared originally on the TurboGrafx-16 many moons ago, aptly.

There's no price for the latter two.

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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 (15) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • andywilkie35 #1 2 years ago

    Puzzle Bobble and Footy Quiz or whatever its called are mine, bang!

  • Rayn #2 2 years ago

    I can't decide wether Military Madness looks like a great game or a meh game.
    I mean, it looks bland as hell, but hey, it's set on the moon, it's got mechas and huge guns...
    Think I'll wait for some feedback and reviews.

  • Markusdragon #3 2 years ago

    I can't believe it's taken them this long to get a Puzzle Bobble game out on XBLA.

  • YobRenoops #4 2 years ago

    You need to do more of these, like you do the PSN updates. It's always confused me why the PS3 gets all the online announcement on the day of release love but not the 360.
    Really want Puzzle Bobble but only have a PS3.....

  • wizlon #5 2 years ago

    In my life I've spent over £500 on Bubble Bobble related games and I feel ripped off, it's time to say NO! Online you say, oh, go on then.

  • bad09 #6 2 years ago

    Puzzle Bobble Live?? They'll be calling Green Beret something silly like Rush N' Attack next....

    People not already owning it in some shape or form should be buying BUST A MOVE and loving it forevermore. If they don't they should be lined up and shot IMO, they are clearly not right in the head....
    Edited by 1 at 29/09/09 @ 09:25

  • CreepinJesus #7 2 years ago

    Football quiz, eh?

    Q: A player from the other team comes within 4ft of you in the penalty box. What do you do?
    a) Take a dive.
    b) Take a dive and cry like a toddler because you got a grass stain on your white socks.
    c) Take a dive and then tell the referee he's crap at his job in the most profain way you can think of.

  • gizmo #8 2 years ago

    The whole summary punctuated by exclamation marks thing is getting old, no?

  • MiniAmin #9 2 years ago

    The Puzzle Bobble game on my phone has crippled my fingers. Thus I shall join andywilkie35 and Wizlon in buying this for XBLA.

  • darkmorgado #10 2 years ago

    Hang on, they release Bust-A-Move and on DAY ONE there is DLC packs for it?
    Cashing in much?
    I loved Bust A Move back in the day, especially multiplayer, but the formula did get boring years ago. There's only so many times you can trot out EXACTLY the same game with a different number on the end. 400 seems more apt (with each DLC at 200), or 800 with the DLC already included. 800 for essentially half a game is just taking the wee.
    Can we have PANG now? used to love that game.

  • darkmorgado #11 2 years ago

    @Creepinjesus

    You forgot option d) Take a dive and burst a capsule of fake blood in your mouth in order to get your lineup changed.

  • Monkey_Puncher #12 2 years ago

    Puzzle Bobble, yes please! Love that game, even after all these years it's still a really fun puzzle game. I also notice there's achievements up for Rainbow Islands on one of the 360 sites, I just hope they don't tinker too much with the original levels.

  • spookyzombie #13 2 years ago

    Hopefully these will make up for this weeks 'fantastic' XBL Gold offer of those sought after Guitar Hero tracks.

  • KDR_11k #14 2 years ago

    Is this Puzzle Bobble the same one as the Wii got (like with Bubble Bobble Neo)?

    Military Madness got announced for all three platforms so noone will miss out.

  • cherryuk #15 2 years ago

    Puzzle Bobble - Should be coming to PSN soon then? Only in a world where dreams happen then.
    Edited by 1 at 29/09/09 @ 13:46