There's been a trend in games lately to remake older classic titles and add a modern flair, the latest of those is Arkanoid Live for the Xbox Live Arcade. With new puzzles, enemies, and co-op play - the game adds quite a bit to a familiar formula.
Arkanoid Live was release last week on the Xbox Live Arcade with a slick new co-op mode. Most gamers seemed pretty happy with their purchase until they reached level 62, or the end of Episode 2. Why? At that point the game asks if you'd like to play Episode 3 and 4 you'll need to pony up an additional 400 
, that is, after spending 800 already on the game.
Forum complaints began to pop up and gamers wondered what kind of nickel and dime scheme was being run. Soon news outlets began running stories on the matter without a comment. Yes folks, people began to fear the worst, it was time to grab some pitch forks. Or was it?
After a few disappointing and expensive weeks in a row on Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft is coming back in a big way for co-op fans. We have not one, not two, but three cooperative titles hitting the Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, May 6th. All three titles will cost you 800 each.
I've always been a huge fan of Arkanoid. I'm sure you know the game, it's the one with the paddle at the bottom and the ball that bounces taking out blocks above. It's a classic game since the dawn of gaming and thanks to Taito it's getting an upgrade including 2 player co-op.
I'll be honest, the fact sheet doesn't tell us much about the game, especially the co-op mode. We do know there will be over 100 levels of gameplay, including some sort of level customization option. As to the 2 player co-op mode...well...I'll let the quote from the fact sheet speak for itself.
Abundant Game Customization: Barrier Type or Player Stock Type game play? A Player 1 and Player 2 collaboration? Customize your game play for variety enjoyment.
Um..yeah. Thanks. Seriously though the game DOES have 2 player co-op as evident by the above screenshot. Speaking of screens, we've got more posted after the break.
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