Free Fable II episode, Bust-a-Move, Military Madness overrun Xbox Live

By thorsen-ink, GameSpotPosted Sep 29, 2009 5:32 pm PT

Today, Microsoft updated Xbox Live Marketplace with the first of five Fable II episodes, a complimentary rerelease of Lionhead's 2008 Xbox 360-exclusive role-playing game. The remaining four chapters (which also unlock the game's online features) will be available for purchase at a later date, and...

Today, Microsoft updated Xbox Live Marketplace with the first of five Fable II episodes, a complimentary rerelease of Lionhead's 2008 Xbox 360-exclusive role-playing game. The remaining four chapters (which also unlock the game's online features) will be available for purchase at a later date, and the downloadable edition of Fable II is fully compatible with the Knothole Island and See the Future expansion packs. Fable III is due out sometime next year.

As is the Wednesday custom, Microsoft's online storefront will be updated with new Arcade games, with three $10 (800 MSP) games on tap. This week will see the arrival Bust-a-Move Live!, Taito's remake of its own 1994 arcade puzzler Bust-a-Move (aka Puzzle Bobble). Besides updated graphics, which will include Xbox Live Avatars, the game will sport 135 single-player stages, eight opponents in CPU Battle mode, and Infinity mode, which lets players play indefinitely. Rated E for Everyone, Bust-a-Move Live! will also feature offline and online multiplayer, the latter with voice chat.

Also in the Japanese remake department is Backbone Entertainment's Military Madness: Nectaris, a rework of Hudson Soft's 1990 TurboGrafx-16 turn-based strategy title, Military Madness. The game will have completely new 3D graphics, as well as new commander units and multiple command views. Rated E10 (Everyone 10+), it will also boast four-person online multiplayer and stat-tracking leaders.

Last but not least for soccer fans, Football Genius: The Ultimate Quiz is bouncing onto Xbox Live. As advertised, the I-Imagine Interactive-developed game is a soccer trivia title, offering over 3,500 questions about International, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish leagues, players, and teams. Four-player multiplayer and nine different game modes will be on tap, as will support for the Scene It? big button controller.

47 Comments

  • green_dominator

    Posted Oct 2, 2009 7:09 pm PT

    I already own Fable II, Are the episodes like that Valve did with Half - Life 2 or is it just the same damn game??
    I'm not shelling out anything more than I have to especially with Fable III a year away or more if they end up pushing the release date back......
    I've beaten the game a few times, I have the 2 addons and I'm happy with the game, can't wait to see the new one....

  • ThaDirtySouth

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 11:18 am PT

    Yeah a free episode that makes you purchase the other episodes when you unlock achievements in the free episode. Definitely sounds like a demo to me. I wouldn't spend more than 20 dollars on Fable 2.

  • Zerobeam

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 10:36 am PT

    A free episode?!!? We used to call it a friggin' demo...

  • UrbanMessiah

    Posted Oct 1, 2009 2:34 am PT

    Man, I used to love Military Madness back in the day. Didn't have that cute friendly anime look of Advanced Wars, just a simple straight up military sim game that was almost clinical and sterile feeling, but in a good way...no useless clutter, no goofy story, just pure game. Plus that wolf howl sound whenever turns changed? Always made me smile...-=)

  • humanslasher

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 8:35 pm PT

    Wait... if what you say is true, was the first half of Fallout not good/long enough for you Yokuz? I mean i dont find that having dlc is bad considering that the game is REALLY long.

  • Darkblade93

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 8:04 pm PT

    yay now i can get my 100% achievements in fable II again w/ dlc...yes im one of those people...

  • Yokuz1166

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 7:29 pm PT

    Yup. It's unregulated. It's ridiculous. Look at Fallout 3. 5 add-ons. All they did was cut the game in half and then make you pay for the remaining half (the 5 add-ons). Another $50. It's disgusting. This needs to be dealt with immediately.

  • okassar

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 3:19 pm PT

    Oh man ok this is an edited comment,I thought they were ADDING to the game and I have it already (bought it on ebay for 20 bucks lol) but turns out they're just rereleasing it in 5 episodes and giving the first episode free.....lamez0rz,well,lame for me,but I guess people who don't want to pay 20 bucks for the full game can pay 10 dollars for 1/5 of it now,lmao.But to be fair,my 20 bucks disc is used,but I reallllly don't care,it was owned by an adult and has less scratches than any of my other games.

  • drgrady

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 12:54 pm PT

    How is Fable 2 going to be broken up into 5 episodes? I could see three, or maybe even four, but four is pushing it. The game was already short, and really only had four objectives (get your renown up, recruit hero of strength, recruit hero of will, recruit hero of skill... game over), so why try to stretch that into five episodes?

  • mrklorox

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 12:03 pm PT

    Crappy old Bust-A-Move instead of Bubble Bobble Neo? But why?

  • 1425678786655

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 11:57 am PT

    remake of the first bust a move... hell yes!

  • Chico_Azteca

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 11:36 am PT

    @Beastcake

    because Nintendo is the owner of Donkey Kong also even better.... Goldeneye



    loved Bust-a move

    but... no one buying anything around here since the prices for the MP got more than doubled here

  • andy_lyall

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 9:26 am PT

    @DoomZaW He said the same about Fable 1 too and the PC got the Lost Chapters version once the XBox sales had dropped off.

  • mrzero1982pt2

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 8:40 am PT

    @kvan the title(disc PROPER) is sold for 28 bucks. you still have to pay for the updates and whatnot if you want new weapons and crap. why would you try to dis molyneux? the game is awesome. if you dont want it, dont play it

  • DoomZaW

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 7:11 am PT

    @ blkstr89 i'd hate to break it out to you, but Peter Molyneux has announced several times throughout development and after release that Fable 2 is an exclusive to 360

  • kvan33

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 7:01 am PT

    Why would anyone buy Fable II in pieces when you can just get the whole package for dirt cheap now? Amazon has it for $27.99 with free shipping. Peter Molyneux's success continues to astonish me.

  • DiscipleGD

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 5:28 am PT

    If im not mistaken i dl knothole island and the other one for free today? And the first ep. is free and you dont have to wait for the other dlcs to come out you can buy them right after the trial ends. Good deal to me! Check it out.......

  • DiscGuru101

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 5:11 am PT

    I would buy a 360 HD version of Military Madness instantly. -That 3D version looks awful.

  • EikoAtoride

    Posted Sep 30, 2009 4:49 am PT

    I'm already downloading the free episode of Fable II so that I can try out the controls. As a PC version is getting more unlikely every day, I decided to finally buy the X360 game if the controls like me. So... thanks for the free episode (aka trial), MS. No XBLA game for me this week.

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