Summer of Arcade – Game Overview

Xbox LIVE Summer of Arcade is back for a third year with the biggest and best smash hits of the season.  Some of the better games over the past 3 years includes “Braid”, “Castle Crashers”, “Trials HD”, and of course the amazing “Shadow Complex”. This year, Xbox LIVE members will enjoy another five weeks of scorching blockbuster games with something for everyone, including these games:

Uncertain of his sister’s fate, a boy enters Limbo. This summer, experience his journey through a world media are calling hauntingly beautiful and philosophically provocative in this Independent Games Festival award-winning title.

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Hydro Thunder Hurricane is the all-new, full-featured sequel to the legendary arcade racer. Featuring rocket-powered speedboats blasting across amazing dynamic water, gorgeous visuals and interactive environments packed with shortcuts and surprises, this is the adrenaline-drenched sequel fans have been waiting for. Dive into intense multiplayer races with up to eight players on Xbox LIVE, up to four players locally, or even mix local and online games.

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Dracula takes a bite out of Xbox LIVE Arcade with Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. This fast-paced 2-D side scroller takes vampire hunters on a chase to bring Dracula, the Lord of Darkness, to his eternal slumber. Designed by the producer of the legendaryCastlevania series, Koji Igarashi, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair allows friends to play together via online co-op story mode or duke it out to see who the best vampire hunter is in Survival Mode.

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Monday Night Combat takes you into the most popular lethal sport of the future. This third person shooter blends intense combat, finishing moves and game show-like challenges to give you an action experience unlike any other. Rather than fighting for honor or duty, Monday Night Combat lets you fight for the real American dream — cash, fame and endorsements.

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Tomb Raider heroine Lara Croft makes her headlining debut in this co-op, multiplayer action and adventure game. Lara Croft and the Guardian of the Lightcombines the hallmarks of the classic Tomb Raider franchise including exploration, discovery and puzzle solving with fun and fast-paced combat to create a game that is a great balance of cooperation and competition. Choose your own solutions and explore various paths through the dense jungles of Central America as you solve puzzles to win the game.

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Purchase all 5 Summer of Arcade games: Limbo, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Castlevania Harmony of Despair, & Monday Night Combat before August 31, 2010 11:59pm EST, and receive 1200 Microsoft® Points — FREE! (Or, purchase at least 3 Summer of Arcade titles and receive 400 Microsoft Points for FREE!)