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Old 04 May 2007, 01:37 PM
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Thumbs up XBLA- Speedball 2 & Double Dragon

Empire Interactive CEO Ian Higgins has confirmed that the company is working on a port of their classic Speedball 2 for release on Xbox Live Arcade. The game WILL feature online multiplayer, high-def visuals, new teams and a bunch of downloadable content.


On top of this, Silverstar Holdings have confirmed that the superb DOUBLE DRAGON will appear for download on XBLA next Wednesday.



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Old 04 May 2007, 01:38 PM
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Speedball II Comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade
Old 04 May 2007, 02:52 PM
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They've got one of the original Bitmap Brothers working on it, haven't they ?

Had it on Amiga but wasn't a big fan myself. Cool graphics for the time though!
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Sorry, no idea, I've only seen the press release. Should be fun over live though.
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It rocks! That and the chaos engine, Im getting more and more tempted to get a 360 by the day! I saw pictures of the 360 elite, is that destined for these shores anytime soon?
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excellant, I loved speedball
Old 04 May 2007, 08:40 PM
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wow i used to love speedball.
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'Their' classic?

Empire only ever published the PS1 Speedball 2100 game (one game I wish my name wasn't in the credits list for!!)

Been dieing to tell you all about the XBLA version for months but mike swore me to secrecy and he's bigger than me

John Philips is doing most of the coding so should be top notch

Keeps the same classic Amiga gameplay but nicer gfx and online play.
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Originally Posted by Edcase
'Their' classic?

Empire only ever published the PS1 Speedball 2100 game (one game I wish my name wasn't in the credits list for!!)

Been dieing to tell you all about the XBLA version for months but mike swore me to secrecy and he's bigger than me

John Philips is doing most of the coding so should be top notch

Keeps the same classic Amiga gameplay but nicer gfx and online play.

You gave that game away here . . . .

https://www.scoobynet.com/computer-r...ll#post6791983

Old 05 May 2007, 12:39 PM
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Nah that was the 'new' PC version by Frogster:

Preview - Speedball 2 // PC /// Eurogamer

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Cool, I guess we can expect something pretty similar on XBLA ?
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"Get Ready"


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