Microsoft has officially announced the full details on the lineup for the Summer of Arcade 2009 event.
The event, starting on July 22nd, will see the release of 5 high profile Xbox LIVE Arcade titles, some exclusive for Xbox LIVE. There is something in here for everyone so get the dates marked on your calendar.
July 22nd release is Splosion Man by Twisted Pixel Games/Microsoft priced at 800 Microsoft Points.
12 month exclusive on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
From the Twisted minds that brought you the fantastic XBLA title “The Maw” give you a new superhero that can explode at will. Take splosion man through 50 single player levels with an explosive story and boss battles to boot, 50 multiplayer levels which can be played with upto 4 players co-op.
July 29th release is Marvel VS Capcom 2 by Backbone Entertainment/Capcom priced at 1200 Microsoft Points.
2 week exclusive on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
One of the most popular VS. series from Capcom finally makes its way onto XBLA. With full Xbox LIVE online VS. play and ALL 56 characters from the Marvel Comics and Capcom fighter universes are fully unlocked from the start, who will be your perfect tag team?
August 5th release is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-shelled by Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft priced at 1200 Microsoft Points.
30 days’ exclusive on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
The 1980′s game Turtles in Time will be 25 years old this year and to celebrate Ubi Soft have remade the game with full 3D HD Graphics and 4 player online Xbox LIVE co-op and survival modes.
August 15th release is Trials HD by RedLynx/Microsoft priced at 1200 Microsoft Points.
Xbox LIVE Arcade exclusive.
Trials is a 3D physics-based motorcycle racing game, throw yourself around 50 tracks with 2 unique modes.
Race Mode emphasizes balance, skill and control as you tackle indoor obstacle tracks.
Skill Mode features extreme stunt tracks in which explosions, crashes and injuries cannot be avoided.
The game also features a full level editor in which you can create, share and download user created levels.
August 22nd release is Shadow Complex by Chair Entertainment and Epic Games/Microsoft priced at 1200 Microsoft Points.
Xbox LIVE Arcade exclusive.
The Unreal Engine 3 powered Shadow Complex takes place in the same universe and set to tie into the 2nd instalment ‘Hidden Empire’ from the planned ‘Empire’ trilogy of books by author Orson Scott Card. The game has the depth and quality of a full retail game, with various awards already been given to this game at E3 2009 this is the prefect way to end the summer of arcade on Xbox LIVE.
