Our Blog: Vigilante 8: Arcade now available on XBOX LIVE

 
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by Pete_LeGrant

I get my XBOX back from repair today. I gotta get caught up on some gaming. This game--Vigilante 8: Arcade--looks ridonkulously fun. Here's the trailer. Check out the press release:


Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that the legendary Vigilante 8® Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Developed by Isopod Labs, Vigilante 8: Arcade thrusts gamers straight back into the adrenaline-pumping universe of extreme off-road vehicle combat, where they can compete against each other or team up with up to four players locally or eight online to unleash havoc in destructive, high-octane battle.
franchise has returned with the release of Vigilante 8: Arcade, now available for download on Xbox LIVE.

Delivering ultimate mayhem in single player modes such as Quest, Custom Battle and Free Wheelin', and frenetic multiplayer modes including Deathmatch and Team Co-op, Vigilante 8: Arcade features five newly designed, highly interactive arenas and eight upgradeable 70s-style vehicles, allowing players to let loose and demolish opponents with unique weapons and artillery such as machine guns, rockets, missiles, mortars, cannons and mines at their explosive disposal.

Vigilante 8: Arcade is available now via download on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360 for 800 Microsoft Points. The game has been rated "T" (Teen - Mild Violence) by the ESRB. For more information, please visit http://www.v8arcade.com.


The website says the following features are included:

  • Five newly designed, highly interactive arenas, using Bezier patch technology for maximum surface smoothness!

  • Eight gorgeous, unlockable ‘70s vehicles, rendered using advanced metallic shaders at 10,000+ polygons each
  • Classic V8 character personas and unique special weapons
  • Six standard weapon pick-ups with three advanced attacks each, featuring both ‘classic’ (combo) and ‘casual’ (charge-up) input methods
  • Collectible power-ups, salvage points, and alien rtifacts
  • User-customizable car paint color
  • Advanced car physics for hyper-semi-realism and ultra high replay value — easy to pick up, difficult to master!
  • Spectacular pyrotechnic, destruction effects, and physics-driven interactive hazards
  • Single player modes against bot AI
  • Local split-screen modes up to four players
  • Online multiplayer with up to eight human players, with headset and Xbox LIVE Vision camera support!
  • Leaderboards, achievements, unlockable secrets, and more!
  • Extra downloadable content (DLC)




-Pete LeGrant
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