Maybe the XBLA version of Tempest is the answer to my nightly prayers? Let's find out! Produced by Atari in 1980, the first impression the arcade-goer had of Tempest was the game's housing - a triangular cabinet adorned with explosive interstellar artwork that screamed Over here, look at me! very, very loudly. The control panel, also covered in galactic art, contained a rotary spinner controller, a fire button, and the 'superzapper' button. This artistic extravagance has since made the Tempest cabinet a collector's dream, alongside the glow-in-the-dark Tron cabinet.
Tempest is out on Xbox Live Arcade and the game will cost you 400 Microsoft Points and the game is 26.90 MB and it is rated E for EVERYONE and here is some information about the game: Tempest is one of the most well-known arcade games of all time, a true classic in the realm of video games. This intense shooter requires lots of skill and lightning-quick reflexes. Use unlimited firepower to shoot and destroy enemies in a large geometric battlefield.
This week on Xbox Live Arcade, gamers will be treated to a double dose of fun as two new games hit the marketplace on Wednesday. The two titles include the classic arcade shooter Tempest and the 90's sports classic Sensible Soccer. Sensible Soccer will cost gamers 800 points and Tempest will be priced with the bargain bin tag of 400 points.
Space Giraffe is coming to Xbox 360 Live Arcade in 2007. Jeff Minter is giving you a first look at his kinda-sorta Tempest 2000 sequel.
Tempest developer Jeff Minter has shown off his new Xbox Live Arcade game, and as you'd expect from the man behind Neon (the Xbox 360's visualization software), it's looking rather trippy. The game, which most people are calling Space Giraffe is a spiritual successor to Tempest, which has you shooting things in space with an erm, giraffe. Of course coming from the mind of the llama-obsessed Minter, the game features a bright and colourful art-style and epileptic seizures certainly don't look too far away.
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