Updated 15 Feb, 2012, 6:16 pm IST

E3 2009: Upcoming XBLA games to look forward to

04 Jun, 2009, 5:06 pm IST | Nikhil Singh

If you love Xbox Live Arcade titles, here are a few that were shown off this E3...

Amongst the deafening din of the big announcements at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo, a lot of smaller ones were overshadowed. This includes many newly introduced Xbox Live Arcade titles that look utterly awesome, and deserve your attention. With that in mind, this article will introduce what's in-store for you on the Xbox Live Arcade.

Splosion Man

This one's being developed by Twisted Pixel, the guys behind this year's incredibly addictive 'The Maw '. Just like Maw (which was based around a creature who'd eat any and everything), Splosion Man's based around a simple concept - blowing stuff up! The game's a 2.5D action platformer where you play 'Splosion Man' who was "born of plasma and flame in an underground military lab" and uses his body to blow stuff up and get to hard to reach places. By what we've seen, the Splosion Man's cocky style and light-hearted gameplay will probably make for a great, and off-beat platforming experience for all those lazy evenings when you just wanna kick back and de-stress.

Shadow Complex

Here's another action-sidescroller, but with a serious visage and a lot more eye candy. Shadow Complex is being developed by Chair Entertainment and uses the Unreal Engine 3 to bling it up. The game follows the tale of a guy who's bent on getting his girlfriend back after she's abducted to an underground complex. On his way, he blows the hell out of the enemy with a massive arsenal of sweet-ass weaponry. From what we've seen, the game seems to have a good mix of stealth and downright shooter action, along with great visual elements such as real juicy particle effects and really hot explosion.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

What completely made my day was Ubisoft's announcement - they're working on a remake for the best TMNT game ever made — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, from the good ol' 16-bit days. This title will feature four-player co-op and will hit XBLA on 22nd July, and the PlayStation Network on a later date. The game will be a remake of the arcade version of the game, rather than the SNES one. The only difference between the two are a few variations during a few boss battles. By what we've seen from the video, the gameplay looks like blast - just the way it used to be, and the visuals seem bright, clean, with fluid character animations, making for a potentially awesome co-op retro-remake party game!

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