Microsoft revving up a second Summer of Arcade @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on June 10, 2009

News: Featuring the smooth jazz stylings of Marvel vs Capcom 2.

Speaking of new releases on the Xbox Live Arcade, Microsoft announced during this year's E3 that they're resurrecting their "Summer of Arcade" promotion for high profile XBLA releases. The Summer of Arcade 2 will shine the spotlight on five games:

Marvel vs Capcom 2

Shadow Complex

Splosion Man

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

Trials HD

The promotion begins on July 22 and will presumably run for five weeks with a new game being released every week. Right now, it's unknown which game will be released during which week.

In the meantime, for a more detailed look at all of these titles, see below:

Marvel vs Capcom 2 (Backbone Entertainment/Capcom): One of the most popular fighting games of all time, Marvel vs Capcom 2, arrives on Xbox Live Arcade. Choose from 56 legendary characters from Marvel Comics and Capcom history, including Ryu and Wolverine. With online multiplayer over Xbox Live and enhanced HD graphics, you decide who is the dream team in the ultimate tag-team fighting experience.

Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment and Epic Games/Microsoft): The next evolution in downloadable games, Shadow Complex marries the quality and depth of a full retail title, the stunning visuals of Epic Games' industry-leading Unreal Engine 3, and a classic side-scroller. "Set in the world of Orson Scott Card's best-selling novel, Empire, Shadow Complex introduces a compelling universe in which you collect items and power-ups, and evolve your character into a force of destruction."

Splosion Man (Twisted Pixel Games/Microsoft): Fools they were, to tread where knowledge should stay forbidden. For what emerged was not a man - it was a Splosion Man. "And all who saw him were sploded, for he was the fire and they were but meat." Able to splode himself at will, the Splosion Man launches his way through levels, an uncontainable force. From Twisted Pixel Games, developer of the award winning The Maw, Splosion Man will keep you on your toes as you play through more than 50 single-player levels and 50 multiplayer levels.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled (Ubisoft Singapore/Ubisoft): Cowabunga! Everyone's favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game is back with a brand new look in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled. The arcade classic has been revamped with all new 3D graphics, but the same classic beat 'em up gameplay.

Trials HD (RedLynx/Microsoft): Put on your helmet, and rev your way through Trials HD, a fully-featured, physics-based motorcycle racing game in stunning HD graphics. Tear up more than 50 tracks and test your metal in two unique game modes: Race and Skill. Create, share and download an unlimited number of free tracks with the level editor, and customize your rider to fit your personality.