Earlier, a SEGA countdown clock appeared. Ungh, we know. Countdown clocks are annoying! We hate them. Thank goodness this week’s leaked Famitsu is here to steal its thunder. Ka-pow!
So, Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram has a “devoted fanbase,” which in peripheral makers’ lexicon means “cash geyser.” The XBLA title runs $US15; Hori’s custom stick costs 20 times that. But it misses a big point.
Free of cutscenes, title screens and marketing fluff, here’s 90 seconds of gameplay footage from Sega’s upcoming HD re-release of Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram for the Xbox 360.
The Xbox Live Arcade library expands this week with the highly anticipated arrival of much beloved classics Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram from Sega and Banjo Tooie from Rare. It also gets… Sorry!
In case you couldn’t tell, we’re excited about the impending return of Virtual On, with Oratorio Tangram about to be released on Xbox Live Arcade eight years after first appearing on the Dreamcast.
Virtual On is great. Its return, a blessing. But also a curse! See, part of what made Virtual On so great in the arcades was the game’s twin-stick controller. Which the Xbox 360 doesn’t have.
While dedicated Twin Stick controllers for the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade re-release of Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram may be nothing more than a pipe dream, we can definitely count on new mech action figures! *snort*
The dream of playing Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram for the Xbox 360 as it was intended, with arcade-style twin sticks, may become a reality. While it still sounds unlikely, someone at Sega is exploring it.
Defying all odds (and expectations), Sega are answering our prayers and bringing Virtual On to the 360, in the form of Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram. Know what that means? It means accompanying merchandise.
Sega of Japan is bringing Cyber Troopers Virtual On Oratorio Tangram is to Xbox Live Arcade. You probably knew that already. Sega wants you to also know that it’s not just for Japanese gamers.