Alien Hominid tomorrow; more games in March

As we reported a few days ago in a clarification about XBLA Wednesdays, Alien Hominid HD from The Behemoth will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 starting tomorrow, February 28, 2007 at 8 a.m. GMT. That means 3 a.m. in New York, New York.

March should see more games released every Wednesday (we hope) as part of the XBLA Wednesday campaign.

Alien Hominid HD is a cult classic originally released in 2004 for the PS2 and GameCube. The press release from Microsoft describes the game like this:

As feisty yet adorable alien, gamers must fend off FBI agents to ensure their spaceship stays safe. With unique, hand-drawn characters and weapons, this award-winning title is the epitome of quirky humour and intergalactic fun. Sixteen levels, seven mini-games, and jump-in anytime multiplayer capability adds to the cosmic mayhem.

We describe the game like this: old-school style of gameplay and lots of strange humor (a recent gameplay video post of the non-HD version was proof enough). It has 720p HD support, and it also features a widescreen mode. Alien Hominid HD also has cooperative multiplayer offline and has minigames for up to 4 players online.

• Sixteen levels and seven mini-games, including “All You Can Eat” and “PDA,” now with online multiplayer support. It seems that there will be 150+ levels in the “PDA” mini-game.
• Main and Mini-games high scores are tracked on the Xbox Live Leaderboard.
• Difficulty settings can be adjusted on a per-controller basis.
• Multiplayer modes enable two players locally in the main game and up to four players offline or on Xbox Live in Mini-games.
• Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points.

There are lots more titles coming to XBLA in March as part of Microsoft’s effort to pick up the slack in XBLA Wednesdays.

Alien Hominid HD will cost 800 Microsoft Points.

As we reported a few days ago in a clarification about XBLA Wednesdays, Alien Hominid HD from The Behemoth will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 starting tomorrow, February 28, 2007 at 8 a.m. GMT. That means 3 a.m. in New York, New York.

March should see more games released every Wednesday (we hope) as part of the XBLA Wednesday campaign.

Alien Hominid HD is a cult classic originally released in 2004 for the PS2 and GameCube. The press release from Microsoft describes the game like this:

As feisty yet adorable alien, gamers must fend off FBI agents to ensure their spaceship stays safe. With unique, hand-drawn characters and weapons, this award-winning title is the epitome of quirky humour and intergalactic fun. Sixteen levels, seven mini-games, and jump-in anytime multiplayer capability adds to the cosmic mayhem.

We describe the game like this: old-school style of gameplay and lots of strange humor (a recent gameplay video post of the non-HD version was proof enough). It has 720p HD support, and it also features a widescreen mode. Alien Hominid HD also has cooperative multiplayer offline and has minigames for up to 4 players online.

• Sixteen levels and seven mini-games, including “All You Can Eat” and “PDA,” now with online multiplayer support. It seems that there will be 150+ levels in the “PDA” mini-game.
• Main and Mini-games high scores are tracked on the Xbox Live Leaderboard.
• Difficulty settings can be adjusted on a per-controller basis.
• Multiplayer modes enable two players locally in the main game and up to four players offline or on Xbox Live in Mini-games.
• Earn up to 12 Achievements and 200 Gamerscore points.

There are lots more titles coming to XBLA in March as part of Microsoft’s effort to pick up the slack in XBLA Wednesdays.

Alien Hominid HD will cost 800 Microsoft Points.