Rez (HD) coming to XBLA

[Joe Sacto]

One of the most unique games on the PS2 was Rez and now an updated version is coming to Live!

Rez HD Hands-On - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot

[Prophet0ne]

I've been waiting for this game to come out on XBL for some time. I never got to play it on the PS2 and heard that at one point the game was selling for $100+ used on places like e-bay because copies were so rare. It'll be nice to get my hands on a XBL version.

[D_Litch]

I can't wait for this and Ikaruga to be all up on my HDD!

[Joe Sacto]

IGN: Rez HD Details and Date

Rez HD Details and Date
End of January says Q Entertainment, along with other information.
by IGN Staff

UK, January 9, 2008 - Q Entertainment has revealed further details on the forthcoming and highly anticipated Rez HD, the Xbox Live Arcade remake of Tetsuya Mizuguchi's classic Dreamcast and PS2 trance shooter.

This Xbox update includes a host of new features, including new sound and visual effects. Sound effects additions are listed, in typically obtuse Japanese fashion, as Cave, Forest, Underwater, Hall and Plate, while the new visual effects are listed as Sepia, Blur, Tile, Bloom and Glare.

How these will be implemented is not yet certain, though we reckon they'll be filters for use in main game playback. Also added is a replay feature, the prerequisite leaderboards and achievements, plus the return of trance vibration, as previously witnessed in the saucy add-on for Rez's PS2 iteration. Players are now able to assign other 360 controllers to pulse along with the music - just don't tell us where you're putting them.

Rez HD is set to cost a mere 800 Microsoft Points and, while Q Entertainment won't be pushed on a firm release date, the company has said to expect the game globally before the end of January.

[Peench]

Woah! Does the game come with acid to drop before playing! It looks crazy! How does it play?

[Epyon MX]

This game alternatingly intrigues me and scares me.

Scares because this was the PS2 commercial. Two men, with no shirts, talking about how good the vibration feels:

+ YouTube Video

[Peench]

Wow.

[Joe Sacto]

YouTube - Rez for the PS2

I can't believe Japan released this for the game. I'm sure many female gamers imported it...

[Prophet0ne]

Originally Posted by Peench

Woah! Does the game come with acid to drop before playing! It looks crazy! How does it play?

I like that in the upper left corner of this screen shot it explains that you need to put fire to the crack, looks like the player is chasing a crack rock to. Crazy Japanese people.

[Quo]

Originally Posted by Epyon MX

Two men, with no shirts, talking about how good the vibration feels:

Wow. That makes me uncomfortable. No Rez for me!

JK, but it is very funny how different our societies are. Or theirs is. Or something.