Heavy Weapon next XBLA release

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Jan 12, 2007 1:08 pm PT

PopCap Games' side-scrolling tank shoot-'em-up confirmed to be trundling onto Microsoft's downloadable game service next Wednesday.

Earlier this week, rumors spread that the Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday release for January 17 would be PopCap Games' Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank. While Microsoft usually announces its Live Arcade Wednesday release dates the same week the games go live, the publisher today confirmed that Heavy Weapon is indeed the January 17 new release.

Heavy Weapon was originally announced for the Xbox 360 back in early May and had been scheduled for release last year. The game is rated T for Teen and will sell for 800 Microsoft Points ($10).

For more on Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank, check out GameSpot's hands-on impressions.

44 Comments

  • Hoopin4thelove

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 6:34 am PT

    Manatassi................you are totally agreeable.

    shut up with the complaining i can see if you were being raped like what is doing with there downloadable content, sorry remake games like madden.

    the best thing for you guys to do as you been doing not buying them and us people who know what to buy and like will continue. i mean if ur mom hasnt given you more then ten dollars allowence this week im sorry...........

    CRY BABYS hahahahahaha, nan your a window shopper!!

  • CapoX

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 5:25 am PT

    arcade titles r bit too expensive..

  • Manatassi

    Posted Jan 16, 2007 4:26 am PT

    Hmmm Whats with all the negative comments?

    I mean I'm happy playing Assault hero's, Doom, Geometry Wars, Uno, Small Arms, Robo blitz etc etc. Whats the problem? I mean seriously these games are targeted at the CASUAL games market thats the whole pojnt of XBLA. If you want the big experience then go ahead and buy Gears of war or COD3 or Rainbow 6 Vegas or something, Myself I'mn happy with both sides. As for those people constantly whining about the price... If you think its too expensive then DONT BUY IT. I mean seriously are you guys that poor that you can afford an Xbox 360 an Xbox live subscription a broadband internet connection yet you cant afford $10? Jeez thats less than the price of a decent meal FFS.

    I can sympathise with complaints about rehashed old ports of arcade games with no improvements but this game is a completely new game that you barely know ANYTHING about!

    oh and the reason that most arcade games score in the regions of 7 - 8 out of 10 instead of 9 or 10... I mean come on how can a game either 10 years old or developed by 3 guys in a small office compete with games developed by huge teams over a couple of years costing millions of dollars! That would just be stupid to expect!

    Grr stupid people

  • grave_rob

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 8:23 pm PT

    $10 is steep...haven't seen any must have games in a very long time.

  • zappa2001

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 7:20 pm PT

    This is ridiculous that they release one game per week. Come on MS get with the program and start releasing games when finished. The links to the games people want is always there. There is no reason to sit on 1 game per week. I doubt it's effecting sales. Well here's another game I'll get the trial too, and not spend any money on...

  • okassar

    Posted Jan 15, 2007 6:07 am PT

    Lol,I'm gonna get Castlevania on Xbox Live Arcade too,and maybe Heavy Weapon,it's classic.

  • martegodsux

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 11:44 pm PT

    i need castlevania now...
    NOW

  • Death_Masta187

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 8:52 pm PT

    I want Castlevania: Symphony of the Night already

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 4:56 pm PT

    hmm, might have to get it, looks cool

  • AbstractTerror

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 10:25 am PT

    Looks pretty fun

  • maverickexe

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 3:46 am PT

    Yeah, uh huh, thats nice... Is Worms next?

  • puckhead778

    Posted Jan 14, 2007 12:58 am PT

    umm.....no

  • Megavideogamer

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 11:16 am PT

    I wish this was "Heavy Barrel" the coin-op Arcade game that was hard as hell.

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 6:15 am PT

    Sounds cool. But will probably be decent at best. The Xbox Live Arcade needs a good game. Thank god for Symphony of Night.

  • JimBurber

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 6:09 am PT

    They should release the punisher... that old side scrolling brawler that was in arcades! that game was the jam!

  • chineolee

    Posted Jan 13, 2007 5:08 am PT

    Sounds pretty crud. To be honest the only arcade game I play is lumines, and even that hasn't delivered value for money since they only included half the game. Live Arcade has a long way to go before its Library of games is deemed to be quality.

  • Cantius

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 10:09 pm PT

    I'm avoiding this...

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 9:22 pm PT

    what is this game?

  • lhardwick692

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 8:58 pm PT

    yippee another crappy download..this is because microsoft doesnt have much of a library to offer--since they havent been in the console franchise for long--and they dont want to release xbox 1 games because it would make people not play the original xbox anymore--come on xbox--get some good games--something bigger than 30 meg crap

  • Ministry4390

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 8:44 pm PT

    Now that this is out of the way can we please have Worms and Alien Hominid???

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