About Steve Melton

The 90’s were an amazing time for arcade games.  So many 2.5D beat em’ ups were released during that time — Final Fight, X-Men, The Simpsons, and and two installments from our half-shelled heroes, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  Games like these defined the genre and made way for modern beat em’ ups like Castle Crashers.  When word was first leaked that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time was being remade in HD over at Ubisoft Singapore the teens of the 1990’s squealed like a teenage girl.  But so many games from yesteryear feel dated when dusted off and fired up.  Could Ubisoft’s HD remake, subtitled with Re-Shelled, stand the test of time?  Find out after the jump.

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Rush’n Attack: Ex-Patriot was developed by Vatra Games and published by Konami. It was released on March 30, 2011 and retails for 800 Microsoft Points. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher for review purposes.

It’s becoming more and more common for publishers to revisit their IPs of yesteryear, either giving them a new coat of paint or taking the franchise to new and exciting places. Bionic Commando Rearmed is a great example of bringing fresh looks to a classic. Rush’n Attack: Ex-Patriot aims to take the franchise elsewhere. Set 15 years after the Cold War between the United States and Russia, the game follows Sid Marrow and his team, sent to rescue an operative kept as a prisoner of war since the Cold War.

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Great, now we all want the game, but it’s totally fake. Discuss.

Xbox Live Arcade is truly the premier platform when it comes to digital downloads on consoles. Now I don’t know all the reasons why, I just know that every Wednesday I’m glad I chose a 360 over a PlayStation 3 (not that there’s anything wrong with owning a PS3). Somehow Microsoft and other publishers find ways to bring some of the most enjoyable and innovative games on the market to XBLA, many times exclusively to the 360. But sometimes Xbox Live Arcade scares off developers and publishers. Why? Well, I’ve got opinions — a lot of opinions. I’ll try to trim it down to just a few. . .

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It’s never cool when a game gets canceled, but for a select few it’s a low down crying shame. Well, get out the tissues, because Megaman Universe got the axe. Yep, the Megaman 2-inspired platformer with built-in level and character editor is no more. Joystiq reports that Capcom claims it was canceled due to “various circumstances”, which is about as vague as you can get. They did point out that the Megaman creator Keiji Inafune left Capcom in October of last year. Whether Inafune left due to creative differences, trouble at Capcom, or for greener pastures we don’t know, but it’s likely to tie in to why MMU was canceled. In the game’s honor we’ve posted the original trailers after the jump. Hope your hanky is nearby.

Source: Joystiq

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We already knew about it thanks to IGN’s coverage at GDC 2011, but now Burger Time HD has now been officially announced. The game is an enhanced remake of the original and is in development at Frozen Codebase. MonkeyPaw Games will publish the title, which includes four player splitscreen gameplay. We’ve posted the press release and screenshots after the jump.

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In an exclusive with Eurogamer, Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios announced their upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title, Renegade Ops. Described as a twin-stick “vehicle shooter”, the game …
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The HD remake of the 2009 Nintendo DS game Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes now has a release date. It will grace the Xbox 360 on April 13, …
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Today brings three releases to the Games Marketplace. The first, Islands of Wakfu is based on the Wakfu RPG franchise and features cooperative play for up to …
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You want codes? We got codes! Our first challenge is regarding our Facebook page — we just aren’t popular enough! We want to be invited to all …
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