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Play as Rorschach or Nite Owl.

The videogame tie-in for new movie Watchmen is being released on Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow.

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh sees you hunting down Underboss, who has escaped from prison. Playing as Rorschach or Nite Owl, you must scout the alleys and rooftops and take out up to 20 enemies at a time.

There are six chapters in the single-player game, and you can also play co-operatively or competitively via the split-screen multiplayer mode.

Watchmen: The End Is Nigh will be available on Xbox Live from 9am GMT this Wednesday. It will set you back 1600 Microsoft Points (GBP 13.60 / EUR 19.20).

The game is also due for a release on PlayStation Network, and will presumably be available when the PSN Store gets updated on Thursday. There's no word on how much it'll cost just yet.

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Pinewood_Groves #1 3 years ago

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1600???!!!!
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spookyzombie #2 3 years ago

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A lot of XBLA games seem to be priced over 800 points these days. 1600 is too much for me.
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Lutz #3 3 years ago

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800 was the new 400. 1200 was the new 800. 1600 is the new 1200.
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crwoody #4 3 years ago

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1600?!?!?!?!

Having a laugh!
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evild_edd #5 3 years ago

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1600mp!?!?!?!? LOL - are there that many Watchmen fanboys out there?

(P.S. is one, so buy for me!!!)
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Doctor_What #6 3 years ago

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I loved Watchmen when I read it... Bugger... Nearly 20 years ago. There are still images in my head from it. It's one of the most gob smackingly brilliant stories told in the last 30 years, irrespective of media.
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muscleblade #7 3 years ago

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The game looks like a retail game so it might be worth it. I doubth it though. Waiting for reviews on this one.
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stepneg #8 3 years ago

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1600 = no sale
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iokthemonkey #9 3 years ago

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I downloaded this 35 minutes ago...
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mfnick #10 3 years ago

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800 was the new 400. 1200 was the new 800. 1600 is the new 1200

Yep, been saying thats happening for a while now. Ridiculous.
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Gearskin #11 3 years ago

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It looks seriously good for a download though. Seriously good.

Although its existence probably gives Alan Moore a hernia.
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Toothball #12 3 years ago

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@Gearskin:

Could be worse for Alan Moore. I was half expecting them to make a kart racer out of it.
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siro #13 3 years ago

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1600 is just too much. Will never buy any DL game for that as long as I can get most retail games at the same price.
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Monkey_Puncher #14 3 years ago

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1600 points for an episodic game that only lasts 3 hours....FUCK OFF!
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muscleblade #15 3 years ago

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@iokthemonkey

It isnt out until tomorrow. How did you download it? Is it on the marketplace a day early or are you a liar?
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captainrentboy #16 3 years ago

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^^^^
*Siiigh*
I've still got like 3000 points burning a hole in my digital wallet, so I'll probably end up getting this.
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Lebowski #17 3 years ago

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Love Watchmen but not enough to spend 1600. Would have been a sale at 800 as well. Stupid, greedy pricing.
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muscleblade #18 3 years ago

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"800 was the new 400. 1200 was the new 800. 1600 is the new 1200"

I dont fully agree with this because the games on XBLA is of higher quality than before. I gladly pay more for games of higher quality. 400 point games like Timepilot and Rally X arent released anymore. I think 400 points for a game like Rally X is more expensive than 1200 for games like Braid tbh.
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muscleblade #19 3 years ago

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"800 was the new 400. 1200 was the new 800. 1600 is the new 1200"

I dont fully agree with this because the games on XBLA is of higher quality than before. I gladly pay more for games of higher quality. 400 point games like Timepilot and Rally X arent released anymore. I think 400 points for a game like Rally X is more expensive than 1200 for games like Braid tbh.
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muscleblade #20 3 years ago

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"800 was the new 400. 1200 was the new 800. 1600 is the new 1200"

I dont fully agree with this because the games on XBLA is of higher quality than before. I gladly pay more for games of higher quality. 400 point games like Timepilot and Rally X arent released anymore. I think 400 points for a game like Rally X is more expensive than 1200 for games like Braid tbh.
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JahB #21 3 years ago

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this is absolute BS. look at what Rockstar gives you for 1600 points - anybody giving you less than that while still asking the same money is taking the piss

reduce it 1200 and i might get it. good beat 'em ups are rare these days, so this could be a good bit of filler until Batman AA arrvies
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Whizzo #22 3 years ago

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The pricing is really taking the piss and given that it's an episodic title it'll probably end up costing more than a full blown retail release to buy it all. Oh and the co-op isn't online.

I'm a huge Watchmen fan but this is most certainly not a purchase.
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iokthemonkey #23 3 years ago

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@iokthemonkey

It isnt out until tomorrow. How did you download it? Is it on the marketplace a day early or are you a liar?

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It's a joke, based on a reference to the Watchmen comic book.
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Sunyavadin #24 3 years ago

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Considering many cinemas are refusing to show it because they can't afford the prices being demanded for the reels, I wouldn't lay this pricing soley on Microsoft here...
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hoster #25 3 years ago

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"Could be worse for Alan Moore. I was half expecting them to make a kart racer out of it. "

Watchmen Babies in... V is for Vacation!
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LeSpank #26 3 years ago

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1600 for a game that isn't OutRun Arcade. THE CHEEK
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DocTep #27 3 years ago

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iokthemonkey: "I downloaded this 35 minutes ago..."

6 minutes ago I am reading your message . In 30 seconds I'm clicking a button that says "Speak your brain..."
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Madafunkola #28 3 years ago

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"800 was the new 400. 1200 was the new 800. 1600 is the new 1200"
And Watchmen is the new 300?
And if you can't play as Dr Manhattan I ain't buying it!
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DocTep #29 3 years ago

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Three days, two hours and twenty-two minutes ago i'm posting a comment. Thirty seconds later i'm realising i'd not really said much of any worth.
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