The mysterious XNA curtain has been pulled back revealing not only a new community friendly XNA / Xbox Live service, but also seven XNA game demos for everyone to enjoy. But you don't have to be on the GDC show floor to try out these little XNA gems, no sir. All you need to do is hop onto Xbox Live and get your download on. Though, the process for downloading XNA games is a bit different, so let us break it down for you.First, you'll have to download the XNA Game Launcher off the XBLM. You can find the this little doodad by going to New Releases > Game Content > XNA Creators Club. Once that 7MB file downloads, make your way to your XNA Game Launcher by heading to your Games blade > Games Library > My Games > XNA Creators Club. Here you'll be able to press "Y" and download all seven XNA trial games for free. Once you find a game and download it, you'll then be able to launch your demo from the same location. That's it, all done. And to get you started, we've posted a description of all seven downloadable XNA game demos after the break. Find something that appeals to you and give 'er a download. Oh, and have some fun too.
- Free XNA Downloads
- JellyCar: Created by Walaber from the United States, this game is about driving a squishy car through squishy worlds, trying to reach the exit.
- Little Gamers: This is a 2-D high definition action side-scroller based on the famous Web comic "Little Gamers" created by Loïc Dansart, a 24-year-old software developer from Belgium.
- The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai: An intense 2-D action platform game created by James Silva from the United States, "The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai" has a unique, highly stylized look and fast and fluid action.
- TriLinea: This puzzle game created by Edison S. Prata Jr., Renato Pelizzari da Silva and Davi da Silva Prata from Brazil mixes fast-paced action with strategy.
- RocketBall: Created by Tyler Wanlass, Patrick Murty and Todd Barrons of the United States, this neighborhood game of dodgeball explodes onto the street with fast-paced multiplayer action.
- ProximityHD: This game, created by Brian Cable from the United States, takes the essence of strategy games - battles for control of territory and armies - and distills it down to a simple, easy-to-understand set of rules for casual players.
- Culture: Created by independent game development company Hidden Path Entertainment from the United States, "Culture" contains challenging games and puzzles based on beautiful flowers.
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 3)
2-20-2008 @ 7:49PM
Tony said...
I wasn't too into Little Gamers. You basically do the same thing forever. It's cute and kind of funny, but I hope more is done with it.
I was actually very impressed with Jelly Car once I realized I could change levels. It's just fun to drive around in even.
I completely don't even understand TriLinea or whatever it's called. It desperately needs instructions.
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2-20-2008 @ 10:09PM
Chris said...
WHAT!?!? how do you change levels????? im still stuck on the first ... tell me tell me
2-20-2008 @ 8:10PM
Blue_Falcon said...
Dishwasher is definitely XBLA GOTY contender.
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2-20-2008 @ 8:20PM
Cyrus said...
O dl'd the laimcher twice but cant find all i see are my demos and Arcade. i got the XNACC launcher 3 times now it's on the list down aways????
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2-20-2008 @ 8:29PM
Devinant said...
That's really weird. Same thing just happened to me. Perhaps its a bug? I have the XNA Creators Club subscription, something must be "conflicting"...
2-20-2008 @ 8:30PM
Cyrus said...
IT shows up on my games list in my memory area but i still cant access it gonna restat again
:-(
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2-20-2008 @ 8:39PM
Cyrus said...
go to the right afew times then you get the list of seven in my games area
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2-20-2008 @ 9:22PM
utesch14 said...
i doesnt work for me i followed all of the steps and tried multiple times but it still doesnt work.
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2-20-2008 @ 9:25PM
jake18oly said...
Dishwahser was a pretty fun game. I haven't had a chance to download the others yet. Did you guys happen to see this posted on xbox.com?
"James adds, 'If the testers/judges are stuck on any particular part, feel free to contact me for tips, as I sincerely hope that the game in its entirety be considered during the judging process. Also, if you would like to unlock everything (levels, weapons, magic), go to the Options menu and, while holding Left Trigger, Right Trigger, Left Shoulder, and Right Shoulder, press A. You should hear some kind of sound indicating that it worked.'"
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2-20-2008 @ 9:59PM
Digital Limit said...
Lol, does that actually unlock the whole game?
2-21-2008 @ 9:45AM
MDJ2010 said...
Well that didnt work
2-20-2008 @ 10:11PM
Chris said...
engadget had a step by step how to get it and install it, make sure your downloading the write Launcher, their are 2 one for creators and one for general users.
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2-20-2008 @ 10:56PM
Harlequins_Royal_Scam said...
I have to say that my favourite games out of these are Little Gamers. I love the levels that come with the game (n00b = easy, gamer = normal, l33t = hard). And I liked The Dishwasher. That's a great game...in Black & White for the most part. Very film noir feel to it, with a fun gameplay element. Sure, it's button mashing, but what fighting game isn't? And Jelly Car for honourable mention...That's a cute game, and it looks good on SD TV...I can only imagine what it would look like on HDTV. First GoW2, and now these community Arcade games...bring on the holiday. I'd love to play Little Gamers in its entirety.
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2-20-2008 @ 11:53PM
saylorsgang said...
I was cracking up at Jelly Car, I'll be buying that one, no one mentioned Culture, I'm strangly addicted, very relaxing game.
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2-21-2008 @ 2:32AM
Digital Limit said...
Jelly Car was my favorite, with an honorable mention to The Dishwasher.
Something about Jelly Car is just *so* fun.
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2-21-2008 @ 2:59AM
Sydro619 said...
Has anyone had any problems after downloading the launcher, my 360 keeps beeping and freezing right after
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2-21-2008 @ 9:38AM
MDJ2010 said...
Wow, Dishwasher really does captue the excitement of arcade gaming, a definite purchase, but ill be sad when this current demo runs out!
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2-21-2008 @ 9:59AM
Ashraam said...
I really liked Dishwasher and Proximity. Jelly Car was kind of fun, but it started to get old pretty quick.
Trilinea is possibly the most dense and unfriendly game I've ever tried to learn. There's way too much going on there.
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2-21-2008 @ 10:24AM
ZEBRA NINER said...
I tried all these games last night. Dishwasher was really cool, little gamers was funny as hell, and Jelly Car is awesome too(sound effects are hilarious). This is definitely a step in the right direction, I'll be buying all 3 when they are available.
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2-21-2008 @ 6:16PM
Randy said...
I'm gonna have to try the other titles. Rocketball was the only I tried and thought it was pretty bad. Controls were not good.
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