Xbox 360 Gets Blown Out on Xbox Originals

by Chris Faylor, Jan 14, 2009 10:47am PST

Related Topics – Xbox Live Marketplace, Xbox Originals

For the next Xbox Originals release, Microsoft is digging so far into the console's back catalog that it has found a game I didn't know about.

That'll change on January 19, as Terminal Reality's BlowOut comes to the Xbox 360's online marketplace for $15.

Originally released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2003, BlowOut is a Contra-like side-scrolling game all about shooting bad guys and blowing crap up. It actually debuted with a MSRP of $20 on Xbox, with the PS2 and later GameCube version at $10.

Interestingly, it appears that the title shifted hands during development, moving from original developers DiezelPower to Terminal Reality a few months before release. And curiously, publisher Majesco doesn't even list BlowOut on its massive list of games.

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By: Iazu x Show Full Post

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I don't get it. Why stagger it like this? There's a couple hundred Xbox games that work with the emulation, why not just release all of them, or at least all the ones that won't have legal issues.

Jan 14, 2009 3:22pm PST

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I don't get it. Why stagger it like this? There's a couple hundred Xbox games that work with the emulatio... : Iazu
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- Because they have to get a license for every game they offer through the store. This isn't a matter of a ... : Endymion_

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My copy of Kung Fu Kaos still doesn't work. Are they going to update the emulator any more?

Jan 14, 2009 12:28pm PST

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My copy of Kung Fu Kaos still doesn't work. Are they going to update the emulator any more? : theflux
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  i thought they stopped patches on backwards compatibility stuff : -=kodiak=-
  - Dammit...I really love that game. : theflux
- No statement has been made on this. I still email them my list of compatibility games to request at backc... : Endymion_

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panzy ass bitches should make the full xbox1 library BC. but i guess that wouldn't make them any money would it, so have to come up with this tard shit instead.

Jan 15, 2009 4:58am PST

panzy ass bitches should make the full xbox1 library BC. but i guess that wouldn't make them any money w... : araczynski

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Microsoft: No more Original Xboxen titles until you get Voodoo Vince. Then Oddworld Stranger's Wrath. After than you can continue with your bottom of the barrel titles.

Jan 14, 2009 11:37am PST

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Microsoft: No more Original Xboxen titles until you get Voodoo Vince. Then Oddworld Stranger's Wrath. Aft... : baron calamity
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- And Otogi, and Otogi 2, and Gunvalkyrie. : Aaron Linde
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  Seriously what are they thinking with some of these choices? There must be some kind of licensing/legal i... : Mansmells
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    Voodoo Vince is a Microsoft game. There should be no issues. : baron calamity
    - Voodoo Vince is the original Sackboy. : LemonJoose

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a 6 year old game being charge for 75% of its original MSRP?

damn.

Jan 14, 2009 10:50am PST

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a 6 year old game being charge for 75% of its original MSRP? damn. : DewFuel
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  Sounds like a majority of Steam's catalogue... : MuzixMon
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    What 6-y/o game on Steam is being charged at 75% of it's original price? : jtthe2nd
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      I'm waiting for his reply too. : Godhatesfatpeople
      
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      lol yes, i was browsing the catalogue and couldn't find anything even at 50% : DewFuel
      
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      OK man... it was obviously an exaggeration... not to be taken literally! My point was meant to be there a... : MuzixMon
      
      Maybe you need to look at the iD mega pack... There's your decrease in price. IIRC, there was a sal... : DewFuel
      
      That's something Xbox Live could benefit from. Geometry was is still 10 bucks, even with the sequel relea... : Killrig
- I think I saw it at a Best Buy Bargain bin for 10 bucks. : silverback1138

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When is my copy of MechAssault going to work?

Jan 14, 2009 1:59pm PST

When is my copy of MechAssault going to work? : jwd3

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By: Killrig x Show Full Post

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BlowOut?! Seriously...?

Jan 14, 2009 1:39pm PST

BlowOut?! Seriously...? : Killrig

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that box art is the greatest

Jan 14, 2009 10:57am PST

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that box art is the greatest : CasbahBoy
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- Superb, isn't it? : slackshoe

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I have no idea what the selection process is for these Xbox Original games, but with games like this, that reached a 50% average on sites like GameRankings, being selected and costing this much at 6 years old, terrible.

Jan 14, 2009 11:12am PST

I have no idea what the selection process is for these Xbox Original games, but with games like this, tha... : manlyman

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