Dreamcast games coming to Xbox Live?
It’s a rumor that’s been floating around for much of this year, but finally it’s looking extremely likely that Dreamcast games will soon be coming to the XBLA, most notably Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi (Woohoo! - Ed).
Digiex has leaked screenshots of Sonic Adventure, Crazy Taxi and Quake Arena Arcade amongst other XBLA titles such as Doom 2. The images look to be from an Xbox 360 Test Kit and certainly seem quite accurate. We already know that Sonic 4 is on the way which makes it seem much more plausible that the Dreamcast games dotted around the menu listing will be seen. Throw in the fact that previous rumors have all but confirmed it and Sonic Adventure seems a certainty, but what else could be on the way?
Quake Arena and Crazy Taxi seem to be certainties as well considering the screenshots demonstrated but could this be the sign of a wave of Dreamcast titles arriving on the Xbox 360? There’s still a lot of love for the Dreamcast, arguably more so than during its brief lifespan, and there are a lot of quality games to choose from. ChuChu Rocket was before its time with its online capabilities so that would surely be a fantastic choice for XBLA. Could we see a spiritual predecessor of Project Gotham Racing in the form of Metropolis Street Racer? And how about Jet Set Radio, Power Stone or even the almighty Shenmue? OK, so I have a feeling that Shenmue might just be a little too hefty to be seen on the Xbox Live Arcade but the others all seem very plausible if Dreamcast titles take off. There’s already a precedence for Dreamcast games being converted to the 360 with the likes of Rez and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 being successful on the system so why not more?
The original Xbox and the 360 already feel like the Dreamcast’s spiritual successors when you bear in mind that Metropolis Street Racer evolved into Project Gotham Racing, Phantasy Star Online became Phantasy Star Universe, and Shenmue 2 featured on the original Xbox as well as the Dreamcast. That’s not forgetting that the upcoming Marvel vs. Capcom 3 game is set to be released on the Xbox 360 next Spring. There are an awful lot of parallels to be seen between the two systems.
Considering the very strong evidence in the form of screenshots and more rumors around Sonic Adventure than you can shake two tails at, it seems a near certainty that we’ll see at least Sonic Adventure, Crazy Taxi and Quake Arena Arcade in the near future. ’When?’ is the next question, although I suspect this might be yet another rumor to be confirmed at E3 as it’d certainly make for a huge announcement by Sega if some sort of deal was arranged between it and Microsoft for these titles. More exciting are the possibilities this opens up with the chances of more Dreamcast hits appearing soon.
Source Rumor Killers: Splinter Cell: Conviction on PS3, Dreamcast Games for XBLA, LittleBigPlanet 2 by The Game Reviews
Subject: Dreamcast games coming to XBL Arcade! 
Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:28 am
