AstroPop now on 360 Live Arcade

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Mar 22, 2006 2:23 pm PT

PopCap adds to library of downloadable games with space puzzler, now available for $10 worth of Marketplace Points.

Another game has been installed in the Xbox Live Arcade, as Xbox 360 owners can now download a demo or full version of PopCap Games' block-busting puzzle game AstroPop from the system's Marketplace.

Previously released on the PC and mobile phones, AstroPop requires players to fend off a rapidly descending wall of colored blocks. Players move a ship along the bottom of the screen, pulling blocks off the wall and putting them back up to match four or more of the same color, which destroys the cluster.

The Xbox 360 version of the game lets players unlock different characters and new weapons to help destroy the bricks. There's even a sci-fi storyline to accompany the action.

AstroPop is rated E for Everyone and sells for 800 Marketplace points, or $10.

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Sonicgod
Posted Mar 23, 2006 3:08 pm PT

MArble blast is all flash and not much fun.

And Astro pop or bewjewled is better on xbox 360 than the pc.
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SnuffDaddyNZ
Posted Mar 23, 2006 10:35 am PT

I played this game on zone.com once. I did like it.

The thing about zone.com is you can play things like Bejeweled and Astro Pop for free, with adverts.

Microsofts bringing us Poker for free, with no adverts (except the name).
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Hesus1902
Posted Mar 23, 2006 7:44 am PT

Didn't like it. Not gonna give my money for it.

I like Marble Blast Ultra way more. Now that's entertainment for a cheap buck.
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DryvBy
Posted Mar 22, 2006 6:07 pm PT

what a rip.
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VFA-102
Posted Mar 22, 2006 6:02 pm PT

Seems a little pricey to me.
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chaos_theory_09
Posted Mar 22, 2006 5:42 pm PT

I'll give it a shot. It'll be a nice little intermission from my long hours of playing Oblivion.
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joeamis
Posted Mar 22, 2006 5:01 pm PT

10 bucks=count me out
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gameloverx
Posted Mar 22, 2006 4:38 pm PT

good to play
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remaGloohcSdlO
Posted Mar 22, 2006 3:27 pm PT

I'll try it out... that's the beauty of FREE
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ImaginaryFriend
Posted Mar 22, 2006 3:06 pm PT

Sounds intersting, I'll download the demo and see if its any good.
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Gaara79
Posted Mar 22, 2006 2:54 pm PT

Great I'm definatly going to try the demo, but I'm stil saving the points i have now for SF 2
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AYANE69
Posted Mar 22, 2006 2:51 pm PT

can`t wait ot try this one, i love puzzle games
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RunnerGunner480
Posted Mar 22, 2006 2:25 pm PT

cool, i played it on the original XBL Arcade
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