And when I say "on its way," I mean it: This highly anticipated part-platformer-part-roguelike title, made by Derek Yu and Andy Hull, will hit XBLA a week from tomorrow (that would be Wednesday, July 4) with a price tag of 1,200 Microsoft Points.
Although I've never played the original freeware version of
Spelunky, I've looked forward to the release of this XBLA-based remake ever since I first heard about it this time last year.
Here's the trailer that announced the XBLA re-imagining of this platformer-cum-roguelike, by the way. It includes footage of both versions--in case you've never heard of, let alone seen,
Spelunky before now.
Curious about the history behind this well-regarded game? Check out Russ Frushtick's recently published (over at
theverge.com) article, "
Spelunky: The Everlasting Platformer."
9 comments:
Umm.....want.
And having just read the article, WANT! Holy cow. Wish there were plans to bring it to PS3!
I watched a fantastic Let's Play of the PC version a while back and wanted it ever since. Might have to get around to replacing my 360 now!
Justin: Me too! Obviously, I guess :P
As for it coming to PS3, too: That would be nice, wouldn't it? I don't believe it's been mentioned or even suggested yet, but who knows?
Alois: I loooooove the look of the PC version! Can't believe I haven't tried it yet. Actually, I can, as I don't like playing games on my PC, but you get the idea. Anyway, this certainly seems like a fun version, too.
I just downloaded the PC version and played it for a few hours. It's genius. There were times that I was laughing out loud, times I was cursing, and once I actually made it to the Jungle stages...but SUPER FUN! Oh man.
Oh, that's great to hear, Justin! Honestly, I should try the PC version before I buy the XBLA one, but I've waited this long so I'm just going to hold out, I think. Anyway, glad to hear the PC original is a blast!
Oh yes. Even better with a gamepad.
Oh, yes, I would imagine so! Playing PC games with a keyboard = :| (IMO).
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