Microsoft today announced that Go! Go! Break Steady, a rhythm-based puzzle game, will hit Xbox Live Arcade this coming Wednesday. Developed by Little Boy Games, the title features twenty break dancing songs in all, along with a unique visual style. Additionally, players can bust their moves online or offline with friends in the game’s multiplayer mode, which supports both versus and co-op.

Joining Break Steady is Capcom’s World War II themed shooter 1942: Joint Strike. Featuring 2 player online and offline cooperative play, coupled with a music score performed by Metal Gear composer Norihiko Hibinio, Joint Strike serves up a satisfying combination of frantic top-down shooting action with HD visuals presented in widescreen.

Both titles hit this Wednesday for the usual 800 Microsoft Points.

Go! Go! Break Steady and 1942: Joint Strike hit Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday!

“Go! Go! Break Steady” and “1942: Joint Strike” launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT).

“Go! Go! Break Steady” features an original style combining rhythmic beat-matching with match-3 style puzzle game play. Choose your character and then make them dance to the beat while solving increasingly challenging puzzles. This addictive game features a unique visual style, multiplayer versus and cooperative local and multiplayer action via Xbox LIVE, and 20 different songs in a variety of genres for your character to break dance to.

Developed by Little Boy Games, Inc. and published by Microsoft, “Go! Go! Break Steady” will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.

“1942: Joint Strike” imagines a parallel world reminiscent of our own WWII era, where pilots take to the skies with stylized aircraft carriers and devastating weaponry! Inspired by the popular 80’s arcade series, “1942: Joint Strike” combines classic top-down vertical shooting with updated 3D HD graphics. Take on massive waves of incoming enemies while dodging explosions and missiles! Face off with huge enemy bosses in death-defying dogfights. Recruit a wing man locally or online to pull off new “Joint Strike” attacks, combining the powers of both aircraft in one explosive barrage. With new weapons and power-ups in your arsenal, prepare to rejoin the battle!

Developed by Backbone Entertainment and published by Capcom, “1942: Joint Strike” will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB.

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