Centipede, Millipede crawling to XBLA this week

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Apr 30, 2007 10:54 am PT

Retro offerings to be joined by strategy board game Catan on the new release list of the Xbox 360's downloadable game service this Wednesday.

Microsoft has stepped up its Xbox Live Arcade output lately by releasing two games each Wednesday. This week the company is expanding on that with three game releases...sort of.

Microsoft today announced this week's slate of Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday releases, and it includes two downloads consisting of three games. Beginning at 2 a.m. PST on Wednesday, Xbox 360 owners will be able to download Big Huge Games' strategy game Catan, as well as a combo pack including Atari's arcade shooters Centipede and Millipede.

Big Huge Games made its name developing the real-time strategy PC series Rise of Nations, but its latest effort stretches back to the roots of turn-based strategy, the board game. Catan, based on the board game Settlers of Catan, drops three or four players onto an uncharted island and has them race to colonize it. Players can compete against one another online or try out one of the game's six different artificial intelligence personalities.

Arcade aficionados will remember Centipede and Millipede as a pair of track-ball-equipped shooters in which players had to eliminate encroaching arthropods through a field of mushrooms while avoiding spiders and other creepy crawlies. Both games will be playable in arcade-authentic and "evolved" varieties, with the latter including prerendered graphics with visual effects like motion blur and particle-based explosions.

Catan will be available for 800 Microsoft points ($10), while the Centipede-Millipede combo pack will sell for 400 Microsoft points ($5). Both downloads are rated E for Everyone.

97 Comments

  • BOSSMAN_2004

    Posted Nov 9, 2007 4:08 pm PT

    I love Catan!!!

  • theKSMM

    Posted May 9, 2007 4:09 pm PT

    I'm not familiar with Catan but it goes without saying that Centipede and Millipede are true arcade classics that anyone old enough to go into an arcade in the 80s will remember fondly.

    I can understand why some people don't see the value of these games. Five dollars for an individual game is a lot when I can buy a collection for around $20. Personally, I subscribe to GameTap, but that's because I love old-school games and want to buy them in bulk. Compilations are great when there are four or more games that you want to play.

    For other people who just want to get one game that they may have liked long ago (or perhaps even missed playing entirely) it makes sense to just download the game individually. Buying one or two isn't that expensive, but if you find yourself wanting several of them, it might be good to look for alternative routes.

  • vf21x

    Posted May 2, 2007 12:18 am PT

    enough with the retro games.
    Where are the really awsome games from the last two generations.

  • km1498

    Posted May 1, 2007 1:57 pm PT

    Catan sounds interesting. Gonna have to download a demo of that.

  • datniccah187

    Posted May 1, 2007 1:31 pm PT

    I'm porbally going to have to pick up Centipide Millipede. Theres a soft spot in my heart for xbla games that only cost 5 dollars. So i'll probally be downloading that when i get up tomorrow afternoon.

  • Synapse720

    Posted May 1, 2007 1:24 pm PT

    I hate bugs. And I will destroy them all.

  • EikoAtoride

    Posted May 1, 2007 11:53 am PT

    Finally the day has come! Thank you!

  • jknight5422

    Posted May 1, 2007 10:52 am PT

    These board game to arcade game conversions are very, very interesting. I'm definitely looking forward to this 'retro' style of gaming that is being introduced. Not sure I care about centipede type games..heck, why don't they just offer space invaders & charge $5 for that? It's the same concept.

  • Axemetal

    Posted May 1, 2007 10:23 am PT

    hooray to microsoft and the increased export of live arcade games

  • StylinLancer

    Posted May 1, 2007 9:41 am PT

    Finally its here. Been waiting for weeks for this to come out, although where is the trackball at?

    Also, where in the heck is Double Dragon?

  • DrKill09

    Posted May 1, 2007 9:13 am PT

    Centipede kicks ass!

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted May 1, 2007 8:24 am PT

    I have no idea what Catan is, but I am psyched about Centipede/Millipede. All the more without the trackball... I sucked at it with the trackball, lol.

  • Metron4

    Posted May 1, 2007 7:44 am PT

    How the heck am I supposed to play Centipede/Millipede without a trackball?! Someone's gotta come out with a real trackball device.

  • RMGreen

    Posted May 1, 2007 7:36 am PT

    Catan will be awesome. I've been waiting for this game ever since it was announced. This is a GREAT addition to XBLA, adding some variety. As fun as Double Dragon may be (and it probably isn't as fun as we all remember), having another beat-em-up isn't as great as having something completely new, which Catan is. Anyone with a boardgaming bone in their body will love Catan.

  • JoeMama365

    Posted May 1, 2007 7:17 am PT

    Yahoo finally Catan is coming out. It's about time for a new decent strategy game on XboxLive. This should hold me over until C&C3 comes out!

  • Nuke_trooper

    Posted May 1, 2007 7:09 am PT

    Centipede, that's old school (a little too old school for me though) I'd like bubble bobble, Topgun and Raiden instead thanks

  • shadystxxx

    Posted May 1, 2007 5:20 am PT

    sinx1971 Where's Castle Crashers!!!!!?????
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Castle crashers is not coming untill next year.

    I know its crazy but true.

    http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3157899

  • prioritymail

    Posted May 1, 2007 4:27 am PT

    Eh. Yawn

  • monkeymonfp

    Posted May 1, 2007 3:52 am PT

    lol gimmie some new games, not badly remade classic
    (geometry wars roxs!!)

  • menmau

    Posted May 1, 2007 3:11 am PT

    More games on XBLA...

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