New achievements point to Marble Blast Ultra DLC
by Xav de Matos 
{ Sep 30th 2008 at 6:00PM }
If a recent update to the achievement list - discovered by Xbox 360 Achievements - for Marble Blast Ultra is to be believed, new content is heading to the popular XBLA title. One of the original Xbox Live Arcade titles to be released, Marble Blast Ultra is the high-definition remake of the popular marble rolling PC puzzler.The information provided in the three added achievements, which toss another 50 possible gamerscore points int the game, point to new multiplayer maps. Marble Blast Ultra sits on our personal favorite XBLA titles ever and is currently listed as one of the few Arcade Hits and asks 400MS points.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony @ Sep 30th 2008 6:07PM
I remember a LONG time ago they had some big patch for this game and for some reason it was stopped. I wonder if this DLC would be their way of finally getting that out there.
TLC510 @ Sep 30th 2008 6:10PM
YESSS!!! I love this game, and cant wait to try these out. with all the negative news for so long this actually gives me hope of a suquel sometime in the future. I'm sold.
CB @ Sep 30th 2008 7:10PM
These look like multiplayer DLC. Anyhow, I wish they could also patch single player since the leaderboards are filled with glitchers and modded controllers.
MEeeeeeeee @ Oct 31st 2008 7:30AM
lol why do u care so much about leaderboards? Doesnt matter where u show on it. Doesnt change anything hahaha!
CB @ Oct 31st 2008 7:03PM
Good for you. Run along now.
Aero @ Sep 30th 2008 8:11PM
I hope the DLC is primarily single player.
I got Marble Blast Ultra ages after it's release and tried to go for the multiplayer achievements only to find that no-one played it online any more.
TLC510 @ Sep 30th 2008 8:32PM
I searched as much as i could(from work) but can't find any date info. Someone please find out when this is coming and post it.
BTW, I am always suprised at how many people still play this online. I play at about 3 times a week and ALWAYS see people online, usually 5-10 people. could be a different zone maybe.
Nate @ Oct 1st 2008 12:32AM
This game is my favorite XBLA game. I've spent more time playing Marble Blast Ultra than any other game on my 360 (retail or otherwise) with the exception of Halo 3 which I played online a lot for the past year.
Unfortunately, I was never really into the online multiplayer...it was all about shaving off milliseconds in the single player leaderboards. I had quite a rivalry going with my 3 brothers when this game was new.
I would pay 10 dollars for a new tier of levels (the game ships with 3 tiers), it is that fun.
Not sure if I would pay for a new online mode or new online levels...i probably will though :) I'd like to support this game in hopes of a sequel being made.
bitchain @ Oct 1st 2008 5:35AM
wixxed :) loooove this game
Michael Paul @ Oct 1st 2008 8:38AM
I never developed the right touch for the harder levels: falling off into space was common. I tried again a few months back and nearly finished the middle level but got mad when the last one I needed was like 3 seconds too slow. Not sure new Achievements will drag me back soon...