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Rock of Ages rolling onto XBLA August 31

Brendan Sinclair
By Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor

Atlus and Ace Team's "tower offense" game gets dated for Xbox 360; PS3 and PC versions to follow later this summer.

Though its name might suggest a timeless quality, Rock of Ages is definitely dated. Atlus today announced that the downloadable game will arrive on Xbox Live Arcade August 31, with PC and PlayStation 3 releases to follow "later this summer."

This summer, Rock. Will. Roll.

This summer, Rock. Will. Roll.

A distinctive concoction of tower defense, Marble Madness, and art history, Rock of Ages has players engaging in a series of pitched castle-versus-castle battles. Players take turns controlling massive boulders in an attempt to bring their enemy's fortifications down, at the same time investing in upgrades for their own defenses.

Rock of Ages is being developed by Santiago, Chile-based Ace Team. The studio is best known for making Zeno Clash, the downloadable first-person action fighting game released on the PC and Xbox 360. It is also working on a sequel to Zeno Clash, but that project has no release window as yet.

For more on Rock of Ages, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

Brendan Sinclair
By Brendan Sinclair, Senior Editor

Brendan Sinclair has been a games journalist since 1999. His tastes are eclectic, though he has a definite affinity for games with arcade roots. He's Canadian, but has also been at home in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, and San Francisco.

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MrGoldfish1
MrGoldfish1

[sarcasm]So challenging, I bet the bolder has such low health.[/sarcasm]

Warlord_Irochi
Warlord_Irochi

@KevinPlanet I never said I agreed, not sure where you read that. I just say that this is how things work. I really dont care since I have both machines.

Krinnium
Krinnium

@gelugon_baat ha dude ive been following the comments on games for a while now and its funny cause i can usually count on you to post the most relevant and fact-supported posts. unrelated to the game but, still

Cantido
Cantido

We're moved to tears by this excellent Monty Python vibe!

KevinPlanet
KevinPlanet

@Warlord_Irochi Surely you don't agree with Microsoft's decisions to force timed exclusivity on multiplatform downloadable games? No gamer should be applauding this..and I find it confusing that Microsoft needs to do that considering they have a great amount of excellent first party titles on XBLA ("Shadow Complex," "Banjo" remakes, "Trials HD")

thew13
thew13

@Gelugon_baat Those are Indie games, not full fleshed arcade titles. Big difference

Warlord_Irochi
Warlord_Irochi

@KevinPlanet Exclusivity is a paid offer. Sony could do the same, they just don't want to.

KevinPlanet
KevinPlanet

Why is it coming to PS3 and PC at a later date? I'm kinda tired of these timed exclusives favoring XBLA over other platforms

stziggy
stziggy

One of the funniest commercials I've seen in a long time. The preview video is a panic.

Chuckie_H
Chuckie_H

Katamari and Destruction Derby Crossover? Sounds fun to me.

CodingGenius
CodingGenius moderator moderator

Do we have a price point for it yet?

Ovirew
Ovirew

I'm gonna try the demo and see what it's like. Had no idea it was even a tower-defense game, but I've been enjoying many a tower defense game lately so that could be a good thing.

ToTs_00
ToTs_00

The games title makes me want go listen to some Def Leppard. :)

dkdk999
dkdk999

"down down I wanna go down I wanna see the rock of ages!" "till my body goes down I wanna read those gospel pages !!"

Toysoldier34
Toysoldier34

The staggered release dates get old. They don't make people want to buy the systems just annoys gamers.

kornhd
kornhd

I kinda want it lol

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