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X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: RayStorm HD, Zeno Clash
Two very different games on Xbox Live Arcade this week, folks. First up, we have RayStorm HD a revamp of the classic arcade, PlayStation and Saturn shooter of yore. If you've played a shmup before, you'll be right at home. The other game, however, is an odd, odd duck. Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition is a first-person brawler with shooting elements and one of the most bizarre, surreal art styles on XBLA. If nothing else, you should download it just to see it. Watch the latest XBLA in Brief and see if either game deserves your hard-earned 1200 ($15). [iTunes] Subscribe to X3F TV directly in iTunes. [Zune] Subscribe to the X3F TV directly. [RSS] Add the X3F TV feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically. [M4V] Download the M4V directly. Xbox.com: Add RayStorm HD trial version to your Xbox 360 download queue Xbox.com: Add Zeno Clash trial version to your Xbox 360 download queue
This Wednesday: Zeno Clash, Raystorm HD fly into XBLA
The Xbox Live Arcade offerings this week run the gamut, whether you're in the mood to plumb the depths of the unknown or snuggle up with a known quantity. If you're in the mood to relax with something a little more familiar, check out Raystorm HD, a remake of the classic PlayStation/Saturn shmup from Taito. But if you're ready for something a little ... different, you owe it to yourself to play Zeno Clash: Ultimate Edition, which, no exaggeration, gives us the creeps just typing it. It's a first-person brawling semi-shooter -- like Chronicles of Riddick, if its main character had just dropped all the acid. You'll be able to pick up both Wednesday for 1200 ($15) each.
Taito shoots RayStorm HD at North America May 5
Shooter fans in the mood for something with a bit more of a classical sensibility than the insane "bullet hell" shmups being made these days should look forward to May 5. Square Enix just announced the North American release date for the XBLA RayStorm HD, the updated remake of a classic Taito vertical shooter (but not the one with the robot fish), and it's the same May 5 date at which Japanese Xbox owners (both of them) and PlayStation 3 owners will be able to get the game. Sadly, no PSN release date was included in the announcement -- something about which we're checking with the publisher.
Raystorm HD storming Japanese XBLA and PSN May 5
Though "mum" is still the word on the stateside release plans of Taito's renovated shoot-em-up Raystorm HD, Japanese scrolling aerial warfare enthusiasts will be pleased to know the game's recently announced, completely imminent release date. According to Japanese gaming news site Game Watch, Taito has confirmed the game will arrive in Japan on XBLA May 5 for 1,200 and PSN May 6 for 1,500 yen. Just like every other time we've written about Raystorm HD, we'll contact Taito to see if we can find out anything about the game's North American release. Should we hear anything back, we'll travel directly to Vegas, because we've obviously been stricken with an impossible amount of good fortune.
Raystorm HD footage blasts onto the scene
Although we're still confused about Raystorm HD's Stateside shmupping plans, it hasn't stopped the Japanese from getting a new teaser video of the shooter onto Famitsu. The update isn't a full-blown graphics overhaul like other HD-ifications we've seen, but the game does get a pretty new dress to wear to the futuristic barn dance ... that's full of explosions, we guess. A non-HD video of the original Raystorm can be found after the break. The new game will allegedly come with worldwide online rankings and, according to Siliconera, "an area for players to post replay data." We're still trying to confirm if the game is coming this fall to XBLA and PSN in North America. [Via Siliconera]
