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1200 Microsoft Points.

SEGA has announced that Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram is this week's Xbox Live Arcade release, so you will be able to grab it on Wednesday morning.

The publisher's yet to set a price for the downloadable mech battler, although we're expecting to find out imminently. Look out for some updatey brackets on this paragraph imminently. (Update: Here I am! The price is 1200 Microsoft Points, or GBP 10.20 / EUR 14.40.)

Virtual On - Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram version 5.66 to give it its luxurious full name - used a twin-stick control scheme in the arcade, provoking rumours of a specialist Xbox 360 controller when the exclusive XBLA edition was unveiled.

It also looked quite handsome, and promises online multiplayer modes. The original port, for Dreamcast, made it into our recent Dreamcast Cult Classics roundup.

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DDevil #1 3 years ago

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1200 points
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KujiGhost #2 3 years ago

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I'm going to need a bigger hard disk...
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muscleblade #3 3 years ago

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Getting this. Love Dreamcast games. 1200 points - easily worth it imo.
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homerramone #4 3 years ago

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Its gonna be 1200 pts lets face it... and it can therefore head directly up microsofts ar$e
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miiiguel #5 3 years ago

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Get ready, a considerable amount of Dreamcast games are coming!
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SHPanda #6 3 years ago

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What happened to Banjo Tooie? I thought that was out on the 29th of this month i.e. this Wednesday?
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the_dudefather #7 3 years ago

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double game day I guess, it's happened before and Banjo is already confirmed
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Gearskin #8 3 years ago

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I'm all over this. �10 quid for a classic game, HDeed up and online enabled? Awesomeness.
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SHPanda #9 3 years ago

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That's what I assumed at first but the way Eurogamer has written the article "SEGA has announced that Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram is this week's Xbox Live Arcade release" suggests that this is the only release this week.

Ah well I guess we'll see on Wednesday.
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VicViper #10 3 years ago

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Bought, at a tenner its a bargin if only I wasn't sending my 360 to get repaired
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the_dudefather #11 3 years ago

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@SHPanda

yeah same thing with Rare http://ww w.eurogamer.net/articles/rare-d...
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ryohazuki1983 #12 3 years ago

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I've never played a Virtual On game, what's it all about, anybody care to give a brief explanation?
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stepneg #13 3 years ago

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Can we have Sega Rally and Daytona next please
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ViralNinja #14 3 years ago

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As downloadable entertainment becomes more mainstream the prices seem to be increasing rather than falling...at least on every format that isn't an iPhone.

or Steam if you wait long enough

Edited by 1 at 27/04/09 @ 10:58
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miiiguel #15 3 years ago

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It's not a trend, games designed from the ground up for the service were always 1.2K

That said, saw a trailer of this and it has Dreamcast written allover it. Now in HD.

Shinobi; Comix Zone; Sonic 3; Phantasy Star II; and more are also coming up.

ryohazuki1983: it's an arcade game, with mechs. Very fast, a bit Unreal Tournament... kinda.

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Darren #16 3 years ago

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I hope the release of this game on Wednesday doesn't mean that Banjo-Tooie has been pushed back as I don't care for this game personally but want Rare's classic platformer more than any other game on the Xbox 360 at the moment. Yes, that includes the full priced releases.
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beckyh #17 3 years ago

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My 1200 points will be going to Banjo Tooie this week, sorry.
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peteb #18 3 years ago

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ooh, so close, at 800 points I would have plumped for it, now I have to think about it...
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ryohazuki1983 #19 3 years ago

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Cheers miiiguel, i'll download the demo and give it a try.
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stevetuck #20 3 years ago

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im fairly sure you can buy a dreamcast for less than 1200 gamer points
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muscleblade #21 3 years ago

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"Get ready, a considerable amount of Dreamcast games are coming! "

I havent heard of anything other than Marvel VS Capcom 2. Have you???

"Shinobi; Comix Zone; Sonic 3; Phantasy Star II"

None of those are Dreamcast games. Sega Megadrive games.
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miiiguel #22 3 years ago

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I didn't say they were. Regarding Dreamcast games you'll have Marvel vs Capcom; King of Fighters; Virtual On, and more.
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Eraysor #23 3 years ago

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Here I am!

Rock you like a hurricane!

Looking forward to this.
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Eurolamer #24 3 years ago

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@miiiguel: Any news on when we can expect KOF '98? I assume that was the KOF you were referring to? Been waiting for news on that one for ages now.
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muscleblade #25 3 years ago

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@Miguel

I know. It just sounded like you did. Looking forward to this, MvsC2 and KOF98. Fantastic games all of them.

The Megadrive games are all availaible via Sega Megadrive collection.
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homerramone #26 3 years ago

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It's not a trend, games designed from the ground up for the service were always 1.2K
So, banjo, banjo 2, Lode runner, virtual on and R*Type were all designed for the 360 Arcade.

Wow ! Irem must know a thing or too !
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GamesConnoisseur #27 3 years ago

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Even at 1200 I am another of those who will be getting this! A dead easy decision, oh and some time later I ll get Banjo as I still have the first one to state me.
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Sonic_D #28 3 years ago

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800 for Outrun = Insta-Purchase
1200 for VO = Not sure
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DonLimey #29 3 years ago

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Garou - Mark Of The Wolves has been confirmed too for later on this year
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login_name #30 3 years ago

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Marvel vs Capcom; King of Fighters; Virtual On

Not Dreamcast games either, they're all arcade games ported to Dreamcast (among other formats).
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IronCladChicken #31 3 years ago

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Pesky piracy - Raising the price of video games!
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optimusprym8 #32 3 years ago

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fed up of XBLA games coming in at 1200 points. Not buying it. Not because I'm poor just because I'm voting with my wallet.
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TRUTH #33 3 years ago

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King Of Fighters + Garou - Mark Of The Wolves - please make it it HD. With Marvel Vs Capcom, all is needed is the SF Third Strike. The 360 will be the best for 2d games (R-Type, Metal Slug, Ikagaru, Street Fighter HD). Just add the HD and and widescreen unlike Samurai Showdown, Fatel Fury which was crap due to no update!
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pac666 #34 3 years ago

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800 and I would have purchased. price point is wrong Microsoft\Sega!
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anephric #35 3 years ago

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^ I can't see them redrawing all the sprites for Garou. Look how long SFIIHDRemix took to materialise.
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