E3 2008: Uno Rush Quick Impressions

By Kevin VanOrd, GameSpotPosted Jul 14, 2008 1:54 pm PT

Microsoft teases us with a brief glimpse of a follow-up to the popular card game.

At E3 '08, Microsoft introduced a sequel to one of their most popular Xbox Live Arcade titles: Uno. The new title is called Uno Rush, and Microsoft's John Schappert made a brief reference to it while speaking of the company's upcoming addition to Xbox Live: Live Party.

Live Party will allow up to eight Xbox Live users to connect to each other as a group, chat as a group, and game as a group. For example, a party leader may initiate photo sharing, allowing all eight party members to view photos simultaneously. More interestingly, the party can then stay together for gaming purposes. In this instance, we saw how the party leader can initiate a game of Uno Rush, which in turn would seamlessly usher the party into the game without forcing the players to navigate multiple screens or interface elements.

Other than its integration into Live Party, we know very little about Uno Rush. However, it appears as though Microsoft's upcoming player avatars will be used to represent the players onscreen. Based on the gameplay shown, we can also guess that the game will continue to support only four players, so we're not sure why it was used to demonstrate the Live Party feature using an eight-player party. In any case, we look forward to learning more, and will bring you the latest news as it develops.

18 Comments

  • Hey12389

    Posted Feb 1, 2009 8:06 am PT

    I LOVE UNO! I really wish it wasn't a new game, but just a add-on. But I will still get it and play it religiously.

  • sonicpsycho13

    Posted Jul 21, 2008 11:35 am PT

    I'd get it if it incorporates some of the custom rule variations, like speed, addition/subtraction, defensive cards, and draw stacking.

  • _Sam_

    Posted Jul 20, 2008 1:26 pm PT

    I love uno, can't wait for this

  • TehFuneral

    Posted Jul 19, 2008 2:32 pm PT

    Uno? give me a break!

  • lettuceman44

    Posted Jul 17, 2008 12:58 pm PT

    Eh, don't really like Uno.

  • Altair1337

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 4:05 am PT

    Uno is fun, but I can't see myself buying a sequel Uno game.

  • grambyte

    Posted Jul 16, 2008 3:42 am PT

    Yey! Another UNO, most important news of the E3... euhm... well almost then...

  • gamah_killah

    Posted Jul 15, 2008 8:22 am PT

    I like playing the real Uno

  • Hungry_bunny

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 5:55 pm PT

    They only showed it for 5 seconds, didn't look much different except that the players were puttin their cards out pretty fast...

  • jakeboudville

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 4:40 pm PT

    I'm hoping to see more previews on this since I like Uno

  • starfoxmcleoud

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 3:42 pm PT

    Xbox Live: Live Party? Now this is beyond unreal! Seems like the Xbox 360 could be borrowing the Zune slogan, "Welcome to the Social", because this is rapidly turning into one!

  • TwiztedMetal

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 3:18 pm PT

    ummm i didn't like it

  • carstairs

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 2:45 pm PT

    Uno's great, this could be even better .

  • playstation_wii

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 2:18 pm PT

    8 player uno will be hectic.

  • Cube_of_MooN

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 2:12 pm PT

    I loved the first Uno. I might check this one out.

  • eddy96_1

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 2:10 pm PT

    UNO!

  • km1498

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 1:58 pm PT

    This is gonna be sweet. Loved the first Uno.

  • Neosword

    Posted Jul 14, 2008 1:55 pm PT

    Loved the original Uno on XBLA, can't wait.

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