Aces of the Galaxy and Roogoo are out!

Developer: Artech Studios
Publisher: Sierra Online
Genre: Action
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere

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Developer: SpiderMonk Entertainment
Publisher: SouthPeak Games
Genre: Puzzle and Word
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere except for Japan

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Click here for the official NeoGAF forum topic on both of these releases!

Roogoo and Aces of the Galaxy are your games of the week!

Two two-game weeks in a row! Are Microsoft on a roll? This week brings you the Space Shooter Aces of the Galaxy, and the cute original puzzler Roogoo!

Enjoy the frantic action of Aces of the Galaxy, an old fashioned arcade adrenaline-pumping shoot-em-up that allows players to save the Universe from the wicked Skurgian Empire. Players annihilate enemy ships with an impressive arsenal of upgradeable weapons including high-powered missile launchers, devastating torpedoes and the relentless chain gun.

Battle intense waves of enemy Skurgians against a breathtaking outer space backdrop, and choose to fight alone or join up with a friend at home or via Xbox LIVE.

Aces of the Galaxy will be released Worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points.

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Roogoo updates the square peg in round hole premise to a whole new level. Help the Roogoo defeat their enemies, the evil Meemoo, in Roogoo, a new and innovative action based-puzzler with addictive gameplay. Players line up multiple platforms on different levels to allow shaped blocks to pass through and once enough stack up, that particular shape closes off.

A simple premise becomes more complicated as Meemoos begin to obstruct players' paths and butterflies attempt to steal blocks away. Players must swivel, roll and boost their way through 45 puzzle-filled levels alone or with up to four friends in cooperative party mode play.

For those with a more competitive spirit, Roogoo offers a two-player multiplayer mode over Xbox LIVE where players battle to solve the same puzzle and can build up attacks to thwart their competitors' efforts.

Roogoo will be available Worldwide, with the exception of Japan, for 800 Microsoft Points.

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New Roogoo preview, plus release date!

The upcoming puzzler Roogoo from Spidermonk Entertainment has just been previewed by Hilary Goldstein over at IGN Xbox. Roogoo seems to be quite an odd little puzzle game - having different shapes come down and requiring the player to match them up - like one of these but far more elaborate and difficult.

Interesting concept - one of the cool additions on top of this is that you can play 4 player Coop Locally and online, trying to solve each puzzle together! This might be the girlfriend game you've been looking for!

Co-op is a little more interesting. Either on a single screen or on Xbox Live, up to four players can attempt to pass the levels together. Players alternate between the platforms they control, with their avatar appearing when it is their turn. It can be a little confusing for the first few seconds, but quickly becomes second nature. You get a sense of when it will be your turn. Though each player is working together, there is still a competitive aspect as all are trying to earn the highest score.

In the preview, Goldstein also writes that the game will be coming out June 4th - so in just two weeks time!

Source: Xbox @ IGN.com Roogoo Preview

First trailer for Roogoo!

The first trailer for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade Puzzler Roogoo has been released! It's got a very nice asthetic, and seems to be filled with additional multiplayer modes too.

Download the trailer here from Gametrailers.com or watch the embedded video above.

New shots of Things On Wheels!

Gamersyde have gotten a hold of a TOW - Things On Wheels! Though not much is shown, it's looking not too bad.

Hopefully they'll show off some pictures soon of 4 players on screen doing something a little more interesting, more action orientated. Check them out below.

Source: Gamersyde - Things on Wheels images

New Roogoo screenshots released, new hands on

Southpeak have released 6 brand new shots of their upcoming XBLA puzzler, Roogoo. Along with this, Joystiq have got some new hands on impressions of it! Here's a snippet:

Roogoo follows one of the cardinal rules of the puzzle genre: inexplicably, things are falling from the sky. Blocks of various shapes will descend from above, and players must rotate platforms to allow these shapes to continue their journey downward. We're certain you've played with preschool toys that are similar to this: star goes in star, triangle goes in triangle, box goes in box, etc. The shoulder buttons rotate the platforms, and the A button lets you accelerate the falling piece.

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New Trailer of Things on Wheels (TOW)

Southpeak Games and Load Inc have released a new trailer for their upcoming game Things on Wheels. It doesn't use an in-game perspective, and is just a cinematic. Looks okay, but at the moment doesn't look like much of a step up from Load's previous game Mad Tracks, but it may shape up nearer to completion.