Lost Cities is set to deal onto the XBLA

by Dustin Burg { Apr 21st 2008 at 12:45PM }

Microsoft just announced that the adventure card game Lost Cities will be making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft points this Wednesday, April 23rd. Lost Cities is an original card strategy game where players travel through exotic locations to outwit, outlast and outplay (sounds like an episode of Survivor) their opponents to card victory. More information available on Xbox.com and hidden deep within' the screenshots we carefully placed in the gallery below.

Gallery: Lost Cities (XBLA)

Tags: lost-cities, sierra, sierra-online, xbla

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

IncredibleBulk92 @ Apr 21st 2008 1:06PM

ANOTHER card game? Jez I thought MS was trying to encourage original content on the XBLA

ZEBRA NINER @ Apr 21st 2008 1:08PM

No, 2008 is the year of the card games. That's all that will be released from now on. :D

Man, I guess they are releasing all of the crap games this month. Everyone is afraid of GTA. I just want Schizoid.

ChromaTick @ Apr 21st 2008 1:14PM

This is one of those releases that really comes down to how you perceive the value of $10.

The actual card game is $20, and you get the physical cards. Downside is you have to find people to play with.

Brettspiel allows you to play the game for free with people from all over the world, but no ability to play against the computer.

Now Live gets it and will allow you to play with your friends, strangers, as well as the A.I. (I'm assuming) Plus you can sit on the couch instead of at the PC! :)

The mechanics are quite simple (you can literally play a game in about 10 minutes), and if you enjoy two player card games, it's definitely worth playing.

Jonah Falcon @ Apr 21st 2008 2:22PM

Get ready for MAJOR ADDICTION. Lost Cities is the best 2 player designer card game out there.

Oh, and it costs $19 on the shelf.

Sanju @ Apr 21st 2008 3:14PM

You say "just announced" like if it was very recent o_O
http://www.xboxygen.com/index.php?file=News&op=index_comment&news_id=6989 (a little French needed, but it says the same and is dated about one month ago)

christaylor515 @ Apr 21st 2008 3:20PM

This is undoubtedly the best card game I've ever played. It has simple rules but evokes exceedingly deep strategy--plus the girlfriend loves it. I only hope they keep the rad art and add some chill tunes.

Jonah Falcon @ Apr 21st 2008 6:17PM

Think Rack-O on steroids. ;)

guttertalk @ Apr 21st 2008 3:23PM

It's not clear: does it support local multiplayer? Yeah I could just break out the cards which I happen to have, but sometimes, it's easier to play the video version of a game.