New XBLA titles revealed

360 News | Rez and Ikaruga coming to the Live Arcade.

According to 1UP Microsoft has announced a batch of new titles which are coming to the Xbox Live Arcade.

The titles include formally confirmed puzzle game Exit as well as Treasure's Ikaruga and Rez HD, Every Extend Extra Extreme, Omega Drive and Trigger Heart Exelica. Not a bad selection overall we think.

Rez HD will be available in Quarter 1, 2008 but the other titles should be released by the end of the year, we hope.

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23 Comments

GroovySamurai

4 years ago

Cool news! Ive always wanted to play Rez, seems everyone loves this game.

NegativeZero

4 years ago

Rez and Ikaruga are both great games and I'll be among the first in line to pony up the cash for them.

Trigger Hear Exelica is supposed to be reasonable as well. At least they've got the delivery method right - it's similar to Senko no Ronde, and there was no way that should have been a full retail game instead of appearing on XBLA.

LeonJ

4 years ago

Pretty hot news. Wonder if they will drive a bit of hype in Japan?

Jaws

4 years ago

REZ and Ikaruga.. two of the best games ever made of their type. Live owners should feel spoiled and a little privileged regarding this excellent announcement.

arbok

4 years ago

OMG - ive always wanted to play REZ and Ikaruga. MS are doing a good job getting good games!

Im also wanting more top down or side scrolling shmups like Raiden, Gradius or R-Type...

Nev

4 years ago

I've been considering whether or not to scrounge enough cash together to get a 360 lately..

REZ in HD with 5.1 surround?

Guess that answers THAT question.

Cerebral

4 years ago

Time to see what all this kerfuffle is about then!

donovan515

4 years ago

Cool, never actually played the game before hopefully any chance of a PSN release?

Cro

4 years ago

Always wanted to try Rez, and never bothered with Exit, hopefully both are 400 points.

Frozencry

4 years ago

IKARRUGGAAA!!!

*Head explodes*

f**k Halo 3. Ikaruga is where it's at!

Rob_Jedi

4 years ago

REZ FOR THE WIN, will be awesome seeing it in HD with 5.1

Always wanted to play Ikuruga

thebigm

4 years ago

Rob_Jedi wrote

REZ FOR THE WIN, will be awesome seeing it in HD with 5.1

Always wanted to play Ikuruga

Don't think it'll replace GH2 for EGG though ...

Definitely awesome news about these titles coming out on Live though.

döppelgangbang

4 years ago

I'm sold. As far as I can see the PS3 has nothing on the Ecks Box (aside from failure rates). Any chance Rez is compatible with my trance vibrator?

Jaws

4 years ago

döppelganger wrote

Any chance Rez is compatible with my trance vibrator?

This article eleborates just how much of a hit REZ was with the ladies thanks to the Trance Vibrator.

Zarnoss

4 years ago

WOW! finally the 360 XBLA gets some good stuff!

I liked REZ heaps but it is a bit too short so hopefully they extend the levels by quite a decent amount, and Ikaruga...man what a punishing game after a few levels,lvl4 i think was where it started to get absolutely frantic in the dodging department.

I also saw on kotaku that Castle of Shikigami III is coming out on the 360 japanese XBLA...god I hope that comes out over here! :O

Infested Jibbs

4 years ago

Don't know why everyone is going bananas over ikaragua, you could probably score a gc and the gc copy for less then the live download :S

ugh the boot

4 years ago

Ikaruga is overrated....you know why it's got such a cult following? Because it's one of the hardest shmups ever and shmups players always pride themselves with having some of the best reflexes (clocking these sorts of games with 1 life really is freakish) and Ikaruga is the hardest of the hard.....therefore amongst hardcore shmuppers it's considered legendary because it will actually give them a challenge. Anyone else who says it's that awesome is just on the bandwagon...that or they're actually a hardcore shmupper.

I'm a hardcore shmupper but Ikaruga eats me for breakfast....therefore I don't like as much.

?oe?oe

4 years ago

Wimp. I finished Icaruga on easy AND normal. I was on my last life too.

ugh the boot

4 years ago

If you could spell 'Ikaruga' I might've actually believed that.

?oe?oe

4 years ago

If only I reread what I write, then all would be well. I assure you I've done it.

ugh the boot

4 years ago

Nah it's cool man, I got no reason not to trust ya. But i'm no wimp, i've 1cc'd Mushihimesama (that's one credit not 1 life).

Still you realise there is a huge difference between easy, normal and hard on Ikaruga (e.g. when you kill enemies they spit out no bullets/same coloured bullets/different coloured bullets).

Jaws

4 years ago

I am by all means, no 'hardcore shmupper' as you call it, yet I still appreciate Ikaruga on it's own merits such as the dual colour system that does an exceptional effort of keeping you on your toes.