XBLA scares up Mutant Storm Empire this week; end of 2007 XBLA schedule released @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on October 29, 2007

News: Lots of Xbox Live Arcade goodness is coming during the rest of the year.

Microsoft has announced that Mutant Storm Empire, the sequel to PomPom's Xbox Live Arcade launch title Mutant Storm Reloaded, will appear on the service this Wednesday.

Empire will be available for 800 Microsoft Points and be a bigger, badder version of the original with "16 unique levels spread over four richly detailed and varied worlds." PomPom is also promising a "seamless experience where players move from room to room without having to enter a loading screen."

Microsoft has also unveiled a release list for the remaining weeks of 2007 and here are seven more titles that will light the Xbox Live Arcade:

N+ (Slick Entertainment and Metanet Software) Ц Play as an acrobatic ninja in this addictive action-puzzle platformer. N+ features inadvertently homicidal robots, stylish graphics, a level editor and intense multiplayer awesomeness.

Screwjumper! (THQ) Ц Players take the plunge in Screwjumper! and free-fall into the depths of the chaotic underworld as a Screwjumper, driving aliens back to their home world by destroying their precious mining equipment.

Shrek N Roll (Activision) Ц Gamers join Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots and 20 other twisted fairy tale friends in this hilarious puzzle game designed for ogres of all ages.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam (Nickelodeon and THQ) Ц In this quick and fun game, players search the kitchen of the Krusty Krab, the Flying Dutchman's ship and the Armory of Atlantis for 99 pairs of underpants.

Switchball (Sierra Online) Ц Based on real-world physics, Switchball is an intricate puzzle game set in a stunning 3-D world where players control an ever-changing ball along a narrow, winding course suspended in midair.

Undertow (Chair Entertainment Group) Ц This fast-paced action-shooter sends gamers underwater as they battle up to 16 players for control of the oceans! Players race to upgrade their units as they engage in non-stop conquest-style battles through multiple levels of combat action with some of the most stunning graphics ever seen in an Xbox Live Arcade title.

Word Puzzle (InterServ International) Ц The classic pen-and-paper word search game is brought to a new level of excitement on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360, complete with combos, high-score achievements and the ability to compete against others online.