Marathon To Be Revived On Xbox Live Arcade

[Dark Drakan]

Marathon To Be Revived On Xbox Live Arcade

Seems Marathon fans have something to smile about after the E3 announcement by Bungie and Microsoft that they will be released a revamped version of Bungies classic FPS on the Xbox Live Arcade. Known as Marathon: Durandal it boasts some nice new features:

* Multiplayer gameplay for up to eight players over Xbox Live
* Offline multiplayer gameplay for up to four players on the same console via split-screen mode
* Every image recreated to offer a widescreen, High Definition (HD) experience
* New networking model that provides for reduced lag in online games
* Features 27 single player levels, 13 multiplayer levels, & one survival mode
* Utilizes the familiar Halo control scheme.

It will cost 800 Microsoft Points and be available this summer.

Read whole article here: E3: Bungie's Marathon heading to XBLA, first shots - CVG.com

 

[Orpheus Lupus]

Re: Marathon To Be Revived On Xbox Live Arcade

*does a little dance* Yessssssssssssssssssss!

Although I do find it funny that they're using the second one instead of the first one, heh. Not at all a bad choice though: Durandal's one of my favorite video game characters of all time. Cortana may have a attractive hologram, but so far she hasn't beaten the sheer manipulative ADD psychotic god-minded randomly teleporting AI that is Durandal.

I still have a hard time reminding my self that Halo's plot probably won't end up tied to Marathon's in any way (aside from fun references)

EDIT: And yes, Marathon: Durandal is actually the SEQUAL, not the original game. Clearing that up Especially considering the screenshots are sequal locations as well, I'm pretty sure there's just a bit of a mix-up. Or maybe not. We'll see.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Marathon To Be Revived On Xbox Live Arcade

EDIT: And yes, Marathon: Durandal is actually the SEQUAL, not the original game. Clearing that up Especially considering the screenshots are sequal locations as well, I'm pretty sure there's just a bit of a mix-up. Or maybe not. We'll see.

Maybe they will combine the two into one game or something along those lines...

 

[Orpheus Lupus]

Re: Marathon To Be Revived On Xbox Live Arcade

That'd be cool. Either way, it'd probably be easier to get my friends to play it on a 360 than on a PC, heh.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Marathon To Be Revived On Xbox Live Arcade

That'd be cool. Either way, it'd probably be easier to get my friends to play it on a 360 than on a PC, heh.

Yeah thats true, plus with prospect of achievement points and 8 player Xbox Live.