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