This week Microsoft confirmed what games are joining this years house party when it all kicks off next month. Every Wednesday from the 15th February a brand new Xbox Live Arcade game will be available for download but that’s not all, if you buy all 4 games between 15th February – 13th March you’ll receive 800 Microsoft points for free.
Here’s the full list of what to expect including details of each game, release date and price:
WARP** (Electronic Arts)
15th February – 800 Microsoft Points
Play as Zero, a lovable-yet-lethal orange alien with a big score to settle in this puzzle-based stealth action game! Captured by the villainous Commander and imprisoned in his underwater facility, Zero must plan his ultimate escape using his arsenal of alien abilities — warp, frag, echo, swap and launch.
ALAN WAKE’S AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (Microsoft Studios)
22nd February – 1200 Microsoft Points
Can you survive until sunrise? In this brand-new stand-alone experience, Alan Wake fights the herald of darkness, the evil Mr. Scratch. A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations combined with a fun and challenging new game mode, make this a must for Alan Wake veterans and the perfect jumping-on point for new players.
NEXUIZ (THQ)
29th February – 800 Microsoft Points
For centuries, the Kavussari and the Forsellians have waged war. They have a fragile truce but, because of their seething disgust of each other, still pit warriors against each other in arenas rather than on the fields of war. These episodes of lethal combat are broadcast throughout the galaxy as entertainment – a spectacle known as The Nexuiz Competition – an arena-based first-person shooter where you can alter the rules of the match and the laws of physics while dominating opponents in ever-changing hostile environments.
I AM ALIVE (Ubisoft)
7th March – 1200 Microsoft Points
One year after a worldwide cataclysmic event wiped out most of human civilisation, a man struggles for survival. Faced with an insecure, decaying and hazardous world, he scours a desolated city, searching for his long-lost wife and daughter. Survive the suffocating, murky streets covered in dust. Climb the teetering remains of last-standing skyscrapers to reach breathable air and find untouched resources. Explore the crumbling ruins of a once-thriving metropolis. Discover a changed human condition, punctuated by distrustful survivors, dangerous armed gangs and victims in need.
It’s a great list but the 2 which interest me the most are Alan Wake and I Am Alive.
Alan Wake was a fantastic game that had me hooked for start to finish, one of the very few games I couldn’t pull myself away from. With an awesome soundtrack and a story which kept me on the edge of the seat I can’t wait to see if the newest addition does the same. It would be great to see Alan Wake 2 but I’m hoping this will keep me entertained until we see that.
I Am Alive is my next big worry, a game that was being developed to be sold at £40 and now were seeing it as a downloadable title. Now some of the best game I’ve played are Xbox Live Arcade games and I’m sure this will be another but it does make you wonder. Earlier trailers showed this game to be something very different and interesting, I just hope it hasn’t lost that when it was de-sized.
Xbox Live House Party has brought us some of the downloadable games among all gaming consoles and PC, with a great line-up I can’t see what could go wrong but just incase i’ll wait till I’ve played them.
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