Everything old is new again on the Nintendo Switch. Seven years after it debuted on the Xbox Live Arcade (BRING IT BACK, MICROSOFT!), Ms. 'Splosion Man arrives on the Switch today so you and your buddies can blow each other up across 50 levels. Cue the 1812 Overture!
At long last the list has arrived. Yesterday, Major Nelson posted on his blog the full list of 104 Xbox 360 titles that will be accessible via the Xbox One backwards compatibility feature that launches this Thursday, November 12.
Indie developer Twisted Pixel have released a bundle of all of their arcade games for one price. Right now, available on Xbox Live Arcade, you can get the Twisted Pixel Bundle which includes The Maw, Comic Jumper and co-op games `Splosion Man and Ms Splosion Man for just 800 .
The winter sales are starting to heat up. This week you can pick up Ms. Splosion Man and Streets of Rage 2 for 50% off through the Xbox Live Marketplace. Ms. Splosion Man will cost you 400 MSP, or $5, and Streets of Rage 2 is going for 200 MSP, or $2.50. Both are great games that any co-op gamer will enjoy. These games should be on sale from November 15th through the 21st. Check out Major Nelson's blog for all the Xbox Live Marketplace deals of the week.
Game studio acquisitions aren't always good news for gamers, especially when the studio in question is has enough momentum to stay afloat on its own. New parent companies can get in the way of quality product development. It's a fair reason for gamers to be gun-shy about acquisition news. Thankfully, Twisted Pixel has never led us to believe they would rather sell out than make great games.
The summer is a traditionally slow time for videogames, publishers are readying their big releases for the lucrative fall holiday season. But the growing digital market has afforded them the opportunity to take advantage of the lull in releases and push out some truly great titles.
Good news for all of the big Ms. Splosion Man fans out there. Right now you can download the game's silly soundtrack for the low-low-low price of el-zilcho. Simply head over to the Ms. Splosion Man site, click on the "Downloads" tab, and there it is. You'll be able to hear classics such as the "Ms. Splosion Man Theme," "Future City Party Time," "Factory Whale Slushee," and my personal favorite, "Ur The Best." It takes about five minutes to download, and then you can enjoy the soothing sounds of Ms. Splosion Man wherever you go. We even threw in the launch trailer at the end of this post so you could get a taste of the audio Eden that's about to assault your ear holes.
Ms. Splosion Man has been out for less than a week, but that's not stopping developer Twisted Pixel from coming up with additional content. According to Eurogamer.net, the Xbox 360's Title Managed Storage (TMS) feature allows developers to make small changes using the Xbox Live servers.
Never in my life did I ever think I’d hear three grown men complain about wanting a pair of shoes more than I heard during a co-op session of Ms. Splosion Man. The game takes the tried and true formula from the first Splosion Man title, adds a ton of polish to itself, and gives it a unique twist.
This week we have a promising pair of downloadable titles... and not much else. Go outside and play. Nah, we're just kidding. Get these games!
