X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Sorry!, Banjo Tooie, Virtual On

by Richard Mitchell { Apr 29th 2009 at 5:30PM }

We've got three new games on Xbox Live Arcade this week covering a pretty broad range of tastes. We've got a board game in Sorry!, the latest addition to Hasbro Family Game Night. Then we have the classic platformer, Banjo Tooie. Topping it all off there's Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram, an arcade mech fighting game from Sega. All in all, it's a pretty full week, and an expensive one too -- both Banjo and Virtual On clock in at 1200

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Check out the latest episode of XBLA in Brief and see if any of 'em are worth a spin.

Download the trial version of Sorry!
Download the trial version of Banjo Tooie
Download the trial version of Virtual On

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Tags: banjo-tooie, hasbro-family-game-night, sorry, virtual-on, virtual-on-oratorio-tangram, x3f-tv, xbla, xbla-in-brief

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

AnthonyGalindoX @ Apr 29th 2009 5:54PM

Hey Richard, I may have misheard but did you pronounce strafe as "stroff"? Anyway, I wish the Hasbro games were a little cheaper. After playing the demo of Yahtzee and being reminded how much I liked it, I went out and picked up the actual physical game of Yahtzee for a few dollars less than what they are charging for it on XBLA. Sure it can't be played online but what fun is a board game without someone sitting next to you.

BraveJhawk @ Apr 29th 2009 5:56PM

Lame Apple. Was not copied to your iPhone because it cannot be played on your iPhone!?! WTF. What happened? Is it because it's considered HD and now you can't play HD movies/TV shows on the iPod/iPhone?

Rhamsey @ Apr 29th 2009 6:21PM

i remembered voot being better. so im still on the fence whether its still worth the 15 bucks.

Mazrael @ Apr 29th 2009 6:34PM

I'm not sure on Virtual On.. seems ok.. but why does turning the camera stop your robot???

Is Sorry! just Ludo?, looks very much like it

T. @ Apr 29th 2009 6:49PM

The fact that no preview or review I've seen yet mentions the BLARING lack of local mutiplayer makes me very sad. My roommate and I were very excited to play this together, but now we have to play over Live or use system link, essentially buying multiple copies of the same game.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still excited about this, and already bought it. I just wish that A) I had known about this lack and B) I could play it with my friends in the same room.

Disco Ball @ Apr 29th 2009 6:48PM

woke up this morning 6am, took advantage of the 5 dollars credit you get when buying 1600 points on amazon, bought Banjoo-Tooie. Been playing all day!!

CyberKnight @ Apr 29th 2009 7:09PM

Wait, didn't Sorry just use dice? What's with the cards?

$10 per board game with no local multiplayer has been a deal-breaker for me for the whole Hasbro thing. Very disappointing.

Drew @ Apr 30th 2009 8:57AM

Nah yo, Sorry uses cards for movement.

"The objective is to be the first player to get all four pawns from the start square to the home square. Sorry! is played by drawing cards instead of rolling dice."

Definitely agree though, $10 is too steep.

ccc @ Apr 29th 2009 9:27PM

Good to see you back Richard.

Of this weeks releases I have eyes for two of the 3.

VO2 and BT.

However, I feel VO2 isn't worth 15 so i'll not be getting it till It's onsale and I don't care if that takes a year or two I can wait.

Banjo tooie on the other is worth what it's asking but I am nowhere near done with the first so need to to buy it anytime soon.
Just havn't had the time or the motavation to play it I guess.

I would like to see Microsoft discount more games that have been out awhile like cloning clyde, or gripshift or switchball.Time the marketplace got a fresh new batch of 5 dollar games.

People buying VO2 should look at War World in the arcade for 10 bucks and although that game has a poor trial you should deffinatly ask yourself why you would pay 15 for VO2.

SToNeP2277 @ Apr 29th 2009 10:37PM

Just buy Virtual On for two bucks on the Dreamcast save 13 bucks i still have my copy.

I DeX I @ Apr 30th 2009 2:39AM

Keep bringing on the classics, SEGA! Anyone remember Star Control on the SEGA GENESIS? I believe it was made by a company called Ballistics. I would love to see a remake of that game. TECMO needs to make Solomon's Key for the XBLA and PSN as well. I'd be all too thrilled!