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The long nightmare of having access to a sensible game of soccer on your Xbox 360 has finally come to an end, as Codemasters and Microsoft have resolved the issues with XBLA title Sensible World of Soccer. The fixed version is now available for download via Xbox Live Marketplace. Anyone who has previously downloaded the title and experience issues playing online should delete their old install and re-download the product. I don’t envy those who went through this trying ordeal. You’re in our thoughts and prayers.
Sensible World of Soccer now available for download [Microsoft]
This week’s Xbox Live Arcade release of Sensible World of Soccer, which certainly seems to have been a long time in the making at Codemasters, has been pulled from Marketplace, as many of its users have reported problems playing while connected to Live. Microsoft has given SWOS the boot and plans to resupply the download as soon as the bugs are ironed out. Details on cause and progress have been fairly light from Codemasters and Microsoft spokesfolk, but blogger Larry Hryb tells those who have already downloaded the “busted” version to delete and redownload when the fix arrives.
We’ll make sure to pass on word so “football” fans can get their kicks online as soon as possible.
Arcade: Sensible World of Soccer [Microsoft]
This week’s Xbox Live Arcade releases include the oft-discussed remake of Sensible World of Soccer from developer Kuju and the seemingly never-discussed update of Tempest. Sensible World of Soccer features standard classic and enhanced graphics modes plus online play for two players. Tempest comes to us courtesy of Stainless Games, developers of the recently released Asteroids for XBLA, as well as many other Atari remakes. (Say, these guys are doing a Warlords update for Live? Awesome!)
Both titles should hit early Wednesday morning. Tempest is 400 Microsoft Points, with SWOS ringing in at 800. I know what Luke Plunkett’s buying this week!
Tempest & Sensible World of Soccer [Xbox.com]
