Call of Duty World and Shadow Complex top Xbox Live
Call of Duty World at War, Shadow Complex, Halo 2 and I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 were the top games according to Major Nelson’s weekly Xbox Live Activity Lists for the week of August 17, 2009. Shadow Complex and Trials HD share the distinction of showing up on both the Top Live Games and Top Arcades Titles list for the week. For games played online, it was all World at War, followed by Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Gears of War 2 and Madden NFL.
Shadow Complex and Trials HD were the top selling Arcade games, with Battlefield 1943 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 following closely. Surprisingly, Castle Crashers is still in the top after almost a year of being available. Amazing. Ska Studios’ (makers of The Dishwasher) I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 topped the indie charts, while Halo 2 is still being enjoyed on Xbox Live.
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Shadow Complex now on Xbox Live Arcade
Epic Games’ Chair Entertainment and Microsoft have released Shadow Complex on Xbox Live Arcade today - along with a trial version of the game. If you don’t buy the whole game you at the very least should check out the trial. Shadow Complex is a modern take on the classic side-scrolling shooter with cutting-edge gameplay provided by Unreal Engine 3, an original story set in the world of Orson Scott Card’s bestselling Empire novel. Comic book author Peter David, whose has worked on such franchises as Incredible Hulk, Spiderman, Star Trek, and X-Factor, developed the game’s original new story, which runs parallel to Card’s Empire novel and sets up the events in the sequel Hidden Empire.
In the game players collect power-ups and weapons, discover new abilities and evolve their character to be more agile, strong and dangerous. Besides the single-player adventure, there are a series of time-based side-challenges in Proving Grounds, which allow players to hone their skills as they compete for top placement on the leaderboards.
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Adam Sessler: I Love Melons!
This week on Sessler’s Soapbox, G4TV’s Adam Sessler talks about an odd outburst (”I Love Melons”) on X-Play during a conversation about Fallout 3’s V.A.T.S. system. After taking perhaps a little too much time explaining that blooper, Adam tackles the wonders of exploration and uses Batman: Arkham Asylum and Shadow Complex as examples. You can check out the latest edition of Sessler’s Soapbox below or visit G4TV.com. Choose your poison wisely. For the record, who doesn’t love melons? I know I do.
The games we're pulling together in this feature won't appear on any of those best-of lists and get confused looks when you mention them in conversation. Just because time has forgotten these titles, though, doesn't mean you should forget them, too.
