After failing to put a game on the Arcade last week due to the major release of Halo 3, Microsoft will have two games available to download this Wednesday at approximately 9:00 AM GMT. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, the critically acclaimed puzzle game will be available for a considerably high 1200 points. However, this is a big game, and it looks like it will definitely be worth the $15 if you're a puzzle fan. The other game, Yaris, which will have you driving around in a Toyota Yaris, will be offered for FREE. The game doesn't look stellar by any means, but I'll never turn down a free game that offers achievements! Here's some information on both games:
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords™ delivers, for the first time ever, classic puzzle-game action backed with an epic story of good versus evil. Challenge your puzzle skills in single-player campaign mode, or battle your friends in multiplayer action. Experience a puzzle game with role-playing elements. It's like nothing you've played before.
* Unique gameplay: Classic puzzle gameplay is enhanced with the addition of RPG-style character and story elements. The game is incredibly simple to learn for casual players, with seasoned gamers able to utilize deeper strategies.
* Quests: For the first-time ever in a puzzle game, embark on an epic single-player campaign comprising more than 150 challenging quests.
* Role-playing game elements: Create and build a persistent hero from one of four unique classes. Gain skills, spells, weapons, and more over the course of the game. Customize your characters to give them an advantage in battle.
* Battles and conquest: Build your empire as you capture cities, build castles and gain a party of companions that will aid you in battle. Battle other warlords for supremacy in multiplayer mode.
In Yaris, hop into a Toyota Yaris and drive it on crazy tracks loaded with stubborn obstacles, cool powerups, and intense enemy action. The relentlessly twisted courses in Yaris might have loops or even be tube-shaped, but the Yaris never has to worry about sliding off track, as it defies gravity by scaling side-walls and going all topsy-turvy. Equip your Yaris with an arsenal of weapons to take out your adversaries, but be careful to avoid enemy fire, because once your shields are depleted, so is the game.
* Customizable cars: Drive either a Yaris Sedan, Sports Sedan, or the Liftback. Collect coins on the track and outfit your Yaris with weapons, shields, and tire configurations.
* Game modes: Race and take out your enemies in either single player or player vs. player game mode.
* Wild tracks: Drive on eight different tracks of progressive difficulty.
* Gallery feature: Browse through the game's cast of characters, including all the Yaris cars.
* Twelve new achievements and new Leaderboard: Twelve new achievements to unlock, and a new Xbox LIVE® Arcade leaderboard for you to dominate. Get in your Yaris and drive!
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