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January 18th, 2010, 18:30
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_vandalhearts.jpg (http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/vandalhearts.jpg) Square Enix (http://kotaku.com/tag/squareenix/)'s blood-filled box shooter Death by Cube (http://kotaku.com/tag/deathbycube/) is joined by the prequel to Konami's 1996 tactical role-playing game Vandal Hearts to form this week's new additions to the Xbox Live Arcade (http://kotaku.com/tag/xboxlivearcade/).
Robots shooting cubes filled with blood - this is the perfect way to describe Square Enix's new twin-stick shooter, Death by Cube, which McWhertor said might have been "the bloodiest game at the Tokyo Game Show (http://kotaku.com/5368334/death-by-cube-impressions-one-of-tgs-bloodiest)." I'm in in for 800 Microsoft points, as long as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Towards Boxes doesn't rear its ugly head again. I hate those guys.
Those craving a more thoughtful experience can instead shell out 1200 Microsoft points for Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment (http://kotaku.com/tag/vandalheartsflamesofjudgment/), the prequel to Konami's PlayStation classic, Vandal Hearts. It's colorful, tactical role-playing goodness, and with 12-16 hours of gameplay plus the promise of downloadable content, it should keep you occupied until you're no longer missing the $15 you've spent on it.
Both games will be up for sale on Xbox Live sometime early Wednesday morning.
This week on Arcade: Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment & Death by Cube (http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/01/18/this-week-on-arcade-vandal-hearts-flames-of-judgment-amp-death-by-cube.aspx) [Major Nelson]
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Robots shooting cubes filled with blood - this is the perfect way to describe Square Enix's new twin-stick shooter, Death by Cube, which McWhertor said might have been "the bloodiest game at the Tokyo Game Show (http://kotaku.com/5368334/death-by-cube-impressions-one-of-tgs-bloodiest)." I'm in in for 800 Microsoft points, as long as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Towards Boxes doesn't rear its ugly head again. I hate those guys.
Those craving a more thoughtful experience can instead shell out 1200 Microsoft points for Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment (http://kotaku.com/tag/vandalheartsflamesofjudgment/), the prequel to Konami's PlayStation classic, Vandal Hearts. It's colorful, tactical role-playing goodness, and with 12-16 hours of gameplay plus the promise of downloadable content, it should keep you occupied until you're no longer missing the $15 you've spent on it.
Both games will be up for sale on Xbox Live sometime early Wednesday morning.
This week on Arcade: Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment & Death by Cube (http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/01/18/this-week-on-arcade-vandal-hearts-flames-of-judgment-amp-death-by-cube.aspx) [Major Nelson]
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