Today it’s the final outing in the Days of Arcade promotion. It’s been an interesting few weeks (if nothing else then certainly in terms of the pricing of titles) but today we get:
Lode Runner – 1200 Microsoft Points.
The classic action game Lode Runner is back, with 220 new levels and even more surprises! Confront crazed enemies in fresh sets of single-player levels and fun-filled co-op challenges, or lean back and master increasingly complex puzzles. Battle it out with endlessly spawning enemies in a feverish new mode, or challenge up to three friends in a cunning game of high speed tag, where the first to die are the first to avenge … as enemies! Create custom levels and host matches over Xbox LIVE®. Lode Runner is worth its weight in gold!
- Lode Runner legacy: Inspired by the classic action title, but the game is recreated from the ground up for Xbox LIVE Arcade with 3-D graphics, all-new levels, and play modes.
- Game modes for everyone: Play expansive single-player and co-op Journey campaigns, frantic Hang On survival challenges, complex puzzles, and a four-player Last Man competition that rewards sabotage, revenge, and outright deviousness.
- New content: Explore five worlds inhabited by unique enemies and special terrain such as avalanche blocks, stalactites, and teleports. Blast blocks with bombs and collect energy balls to add lives. Unearth hidden enemies! Transition from one level to the next seamlessly. Master new co-operative play techniques like blasting blocks while riding on a buddy’s head.
- Level editor and community: Design custom levels for any game mode and environment to challenge your friends. Host Xbox LIVE matches with your cunning creations or upload and download the coolest custom levels from the Lode Runner community!
Next week it’s Banjo Tooie and Virtual On, for 1200 MS Points each.
Update: Microsoft seem to be playing silly buggers with the price of Lode Runner. Originally stated to be a chunky 1200 Points, it actually launched today at 800 Points. Now it seems that was a mistake and it’s quickly gone back up to 1200 Points. If you were lucky enough to grab it for 800 then give yourself a congratulatory pat on the back.
According to Major Nelson, this costs 800 points.
Sorry about that,it is indeed 800 points.
This was a mistake on our part because all the press before hand had said it was coming for 1200. It’s been amended now.
No, wait, it’s gone back up to 1200 (see the update to the main story)!
God knows what Microsoft are doing at the moment. Some people were lucky enough to grab the game for 800 points, but looks like everyone else will now have to pay the full whack.