
This is excellent news.
IGN is
reporting that the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade" game from
the late 80s is coming to XBox Live Arcade to help promote the Warner Bros
release of the new CGI "TMNT" movie. "TMNT Arcade" was an
arcade game that allowed up to four players to take the turtles through wave
after wave of side-scrolling, beat 'em up, 2D action. This game paved the way
for the very similar "X-Men" arcade game, based on the popular cartoon
at the time, and an "Avengers" version as well. To me, this is
what the arcade games on the console really offer. Give me arcade perfect
versions of "720", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom",
the "Star Wars" arcade game with the vector graphics, and the original
"Ninja Gaiden" arcade game. I could care less about "Alien
Hominid", give me games that offer nostalgia as well as arcade fun.
I'd take an "Ikari Warriors" or a "Dragon's Lair" as
well. Those game are perfect for playing while the new 1.5 GB demo is
downloading. Sony...you're killing me with that PS3 download
nonsense. I know it's in the next patch, but I read that you can't
actually play any games while it's downloading even after the patch. Fix
it.