Aegis Wing Incoming at Everyone's Favorite Pricepoint

[NeoSuplex]

Via Destructoid, (http://www.destructoid.com/xbla-delivers-free-shmup-goodness-next-wednesday-aegis-wing-31486.phtml) next Wednesday will usher in a Space Shooter for 360's Live Arcade free of charge. Don't expect mountains of innovation; this here is your standard Space Ship vs Hoards of Bullets/Enemies affair.

Game features include the following:

· Amazing environmental art
· Full symphonic soundtrack
· Up to four-player simultaneous cooperative multiplayer gameplay, either locally on the same Xbox 360 console or over Xbox LIVE*
· Ability to attach your ship to your wingmen's spacecraft to gain the "turret" ability and increase the firepower of the Super Weapons
· Four Super Weapons: the Hades Beam (wreaks total destruction), the Gorgon Burst (wipes out incoming fire and disables enemy spacecraft with an electromagnetic pulse), the Arcus Missile (a heat-seeking missile) and the Lambda Shield (deflects incoming fire back at enemies)
· Six epic missions and several memorable boss encounters to fight through

This seems to be a limited time offer similar to "Texas Hold 'Em," so don't lolligag! Unfortunately, the word so far is that the game will only show up in North America.

I guess this will be good thing to download for the people that aren't playing the Halo Beta...
I can already see the T-Shirts: "I went onto Marketplace on the 16th and all I got was this Shooter!"

[mkelehan]

Interesting. We've got Solitaire for $10, and this for free. I'd say those prices should be reversed... but hey, this works out much better for me.

What's really interesting is that we haven't heard a thing about this game other than the title before today, and in a few days we'll all be playing it.

[drakkarim]

I guess this will be good thing to download for the people that aren't playing the Halo Beta...

Like me! I don't give a crap about Halo MP, and yet, love free arcade shooters :)

I win!

[Lutheran]

I want a new Thunderforce , I used to love that series of shooters.

[TrackZero]

Hunh. Free? Now that's a price a like.

[BlackPete]

This is a limited release only? Wow... shitty for those of us who currently have their 360's shipped to MS for repairs :(

Of course that limited release time is longer than 2 weeks right.... right???

[mkelehan]

This is a limited release only? Wow... shitty for those of us who currently have their 360's shipped to MS for repairs :(

Of course that limited release time is longer than 2 weeks right.... right???
If the game's free period ends before you get your 360 back, and you don't want to pay the $5-10 it'll become, you can always recover your account at a friend's place, or if none of your friends have 360s, you could give your details to a forum member who'd recover your account and download it. That way, it'd be in your download history, and you'd be able to get it free later. I did that with a few accounts for Hold'em.

[Sl1pstream]

Unfortunately, the word so far is that the game will only show up in North America.

So glad they've tightened the region protection. THANKS MICROSOFT!

First SHMUP, US only? I need another SHMUP and I need it now.

EDIT:: Just checked, I can still download clips from the US Video Marketplace. Maybe there's still hope then.

[jeffbax]

Everyone but Microsoft, that is :p

[Tel Prydain]

Interesting... I wonder how 'not working' my Us account is....

[jpublic]

The press release on xbox.com was pulled. One wonders if they've reconsidered the date.

[Spigot]

Shmup + free? Sign me up. I think I'm in that tiny camp of people who could give a rip about the Halo 3 beta, so this is cool.

[Uniqueusername]

Missing out again... This sucks.