According to 1UP, Square Enix has begun an assault on Xbox Live Arcade in Japan, promising a "steady stream" of ports and original content for the download service.
First up was a conversion of mobile phone strategy game Crystal Defenders, also due for WiiWare and PSN. The company's second DLC offering has been revealed as a remake of its cult-hit Nintendo DS puzzler Yosumin., and will be released some time in Spring as Yosumin. Live.
The pop-happy, candy-colored Yosumin. sported one of those so-simple-it's-genius Japanese puzzle game concepts: Visually scan the board for two tiles of the same color on a diagonal line, then select the pair to turn all tiles between them the same color. The further like-colored tiles are apart, the more points earned. Hugely addictive for single-player gameplay versus the clock, but the version of Yosumin. coming to XBLA will reportedly feature competitive multiplayer as well.
Translating from the Japanese, 1UP said the press release from Square Enix included the following line: "Beginning with these two games, Square Enix plans to release a steady stream of its popular titles - as well as original content - on Xbox Live Arcade."
There are no plans to bring these games to the western XBLA services yet.
Source: Eurogamer
First up was a conversion of mobile phone strategy game Crystal Defenders, also due for WiiWare and PSN. The company's second DLC offering has been revealed as a remake of its cult-hit Nintendo DS puzzler Yosumin., and will be released some time in Spring as Yosumin. Live.
The pop-happy, candy-colored Yosumin. sported one of those so-simple-it's-genius Japanese puzzle game concepts: Visually scan the board for two tiles of the same color on a diagonal line, then select the pair to turn all tiles between them the same color. The further like-colored tiles are apart, the more points earned. Hugely addictive for single-player gameplay versus the clock, but the version of Yosumin. coming to XBLA will reportedly feature competitive multiplayer as well.
Translating from the Japanese, 1UP said the press release from Square Enix included the following line: "Beginning with these two games, Square Enix plans to release a steady stream of its popular titles - as well as original content - on Xbox Live Arcade."
There are no plans to bring these games to the western XBLA services yet.
Source: Eurogamer