Here is the latest look at some of the Xbox indie game games that are soon to be released or in development.
Snailien Invasion
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Manly Games let us know about their game Snailien Invasion which is a is a 2D platform shooter similar to Liero and Soldat.
Taking the battlefield to the Xbox 360, the game features full HD support, eight player network games and split screen support for up to four players. Expect fast-paced action, grappling-hook swinging fun and tons of weapons to research and try out!
* Play against your friends in the classic modes (deathmatch, team deathmatch, capture the flag).
* Play solo/coop against never-ending waves of drones in the survival mode.
* Research over 30 weapons, all with varying degrees of weirdness, yet useful in their own way.
* Terrain hardness: Some weapons produce concrete, which is much harder to dig though than normal terrain. Gratification for all you fort-builders out there!
* A fun and quirky/weird sci-fi theme, complete with theremins in the intro music 🙂
The release date is expected to be this August, no pricing yet. You can find more information on the homepage here.
Convenient Chaos
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The Convenient Chaos devs posted two new screengrabs on their Twitter account (@H3Games) so in case you missed them I have linked them just above.
You play the role of a convenient store clerk dealing with the on-going challenges of running a fast paced store! Start off your business by deigning your store, as you have complete control over your store’s layout. When your ready, its time to begin the chaos! Shoppers will begin to enter your store in waves, eager to purchase (or steal!) items in your store. Keep the shelves stocked and the customers happy to grow your business. Sounds like a breeze right? Well your corporate office thinks so too, so they have sent out daily sales budgets you must achieve to continue operating. If you continue to not meet your budgeted sales goals, its game over for your store.
The game is still in development so no release date yet. You can find more information about Convenient Chaos on the homepage here.
Wages Of War (working title)
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soolstyle posted three new screenshots of their work in progress game Wages Of War (working title). It is a top down shooter which reminds me of the classic Alien Breed. There is an older video showing the game in action which you can find here. Check out the development updates on the homepage here.
Square Off
Although not a new game, Square Off recently received a title update and a price change to just 80 :MSPoints:. The devs sent over a list of changes and new features found in the new version.
Square Off Update 1.1 Released!
PERTH, Western Australia – July 19 – Gnomic Studios are proud to announce the first major update of their critically acclaimed Xbox 360 game Square Off, available as of July 19th 2010 via Xbox Live for free.Lead developer Aranda Morrison explained why Gnomic felt Square Off was in need of a major patch. “We decided to work on a free update because there were a number of niggling issues with the initial release we wanted to address,” he said. “This turned out to be the perfect opportunity to throw in some bonus content.”
The update includes 2 new Deathmatch levels and a whole multitude of little tweaks to make Deathmatch play substantially more awesome than it was before. For single player and co-operative play, another level has been added, and the difficulty adjusted so the game is both noob friendly and a challenge to veterans.
Every level now has scoreboards for your friend list and your local players in addition to the existing global scoreboard, so now you can know whether you are the toughest square in your crew. Player profile statistics and per level statistics have been included, so no more arguing over who was the weakest link in your team. The sound effects have been improved and new music tracks have been added that we feel suit the game more than some of the original music.
Gnomic recently dropped the price for the game down to a measly $1(80 Ms Points), making it 66% cheaper than the original retail price. According to Lead Tester Joshua Stewart, this was done as an experiment to see the how the price cut affects conversion rates and sales figures. “We plan to make the results of this experiment public sometime soon,” he said. “This way the Indie game development community can use this data to help guide their own pricing decisions.”
Additions to the game include a total of 3 new levels, updated AI, local and friend list scoreboards, player statistics, audio improvements and a whole raft of minor tweaks, all for the rather generous price of nothing.
You can read our review of Square Off here.
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