GamePro Arcade

Three new downloadable games are available this week. Starting today Wii gamers can download "BIT. TRIP BEAT" (600 Wii Points) and "Summer Games II" (500 Wii Points). But the highlight of the week belongs to the 360, which starts its Days of Arcade promotion on Wednesday with "Hasbro Family Game Night" (800MS Points, $10).

When I previewed HFGN it sure looked good, but I'm anxious to get my hands on the full version to see if its worth the money. Look for our review soon.

In the meantime, hit the jump to see all the details on this week's downloads.

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XBLA

With just two days to go until the launch of Hasbro Family Game Night on Xbox LIVE Arcade, it’s almosttime to start stacking your chips and challenging your friends to a match of CONNECT FOUR! Featuring customizable gameplay settings and new game modes, the Hasbro Family Game Night version of CONNECT FOUR lets you make the House Rules.  Try Classic mode to take on friends and family with the version everyone knows and loves, or try CONNECT FOURPower Chipsto put a twist on your traditional CONNECT FOUR game. 

GAME FEATURES

Classic Games!

·          Join your host Mr. Potato Head as you play games such as SCRABBLE, CONNECT FOUR, BATTLESHIP, YAHTZEE, BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders.

·          Experience new ways to play these best-selling board games.

 

Full Xbox LIVE Support

·           Show off your skills with Hasbro Family Game Night achievements and compete with your friends to earn a spot atop the Xbox LIVE leader boards.

·           Increase your gamerscore and talk while you play online with voice chat.

·           Get your Xbox avatar into the game with Hasbro Family Game Night’s avatar support.

·           10 achievements and 200 gamerscore points per game for a total of 1400 gamerscore points and 70 Achievements across all seven games.

 

Online Multiplayer fun!

·           Play locally with friends and family or take on other Xbox LIVE players in online play.

·           Play with up to four players in SCRABBLE, YAHTZEE, BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders.

·           Play up to two players in CONNECT FOUR and BATTLESHIP.

 

Deck Out Your Very Own Game Room

·           Launch new games within the Hasbro Family Game Night destination on Xbox LIVE without leaving your game room. 

·           Download new themes and game room furniture to design and customize your perfect game room.

·           Show your custom game room to your friends when you invite them over to play!

 

Host a Game Party

·           Each game has a party mode featuring fun new ways to challenge your competitors.

 

Try Before you Buy

·           Try any game for free before you purchase.

·           Each game will be sold individually on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points.

WiiWare

BIT.TRIP BEAT (Aksys Games, 1-4 players, Rated E for Everyone, 600 Wii Points): BIT.TRIP BEAT is a rhythm game that brings retro action into the present, letting you use the motion-sensing Wii Remote^™ controller to bounce beats. Retro visuals, classic game play, four-player multiplayer and an 8-bit soundtrack will get you in the zone and rock your world. The challenges are mighty, but if you can stay cool as the difficulty increases, you’ll discover the beginnings of the BIT.TRIP saga.

Virtual Console

Summer Games II^™ (Commodore 64, 1-8 players, Rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii Points): A thousand athletes. A hundred countries. Billions watching around the world as you enter the stadium, marching confidently among your nation’s strongest, fastest and boldest young men and women. Your gaze sweeps the crowd as you realize the scope of your achievement. You are about to compete against the world’s best athletes in a 3,000-year-old competition. This is the pinnacle of athletic achievement: the Summer Games. Summer Games II challenges your competitive skills with a series of athletic contests for one to eight players. Experience the excitement and realism of eight different events: cycling, equestrian, fencing, high jump, javelin, kayaking, rowing and triple jump. Practice each event to sharpen your skills, then choose from the 18 countries you can represent in the competition.