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Subject: Marathon: Durandal Announced for Xbox Live

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I can't wait for it. HALO 3 and Marathon are the only two games I really can't wait to play this year. this is Awesome.

  • 07.11.2007 9:30 PM PDT

Thinking of something witty to write here since 2004...

This'll be great.

  • 07.11.2007 9:31 PM PDT

"Don't use the caps lock to run and never leave a single bob alive"

Woooooooooooo!!! Finally!

  • 07.11.2007 9:37 PM PDT

Posted by: Fearing
It doesn't say Marathon 2 Durandal; it's just called Marathon Durandal. Any chance this might be the whole trilogy all together? I know it's probably not too likely, but that would be sweet.


durandal (marathon 2) never was titled marathon 2, just marathon durandal, because it mostly deals with you and the AI durandal. my theory is that the first marathon was initialy for the mac so that might be why it isnt on the xbox. it wasnt till durandal that marathon was for mac and pc.

  • 07.11.2007 10:11 PM PDT
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" Kill The Man With The Ball"?

That just made my day :P

  • 07.12.2007 1:15 AM PDT
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I am so happy at this news I MUST EXPRESS MY HAPINESS IN CAPS...

Seriously though, I can't wait! the new weapon models look wicked sick! :D

  • 07.12.2007 1:33 AM PDT
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Awesome 720 wide. Marathon is rollin' next generation. :)

  • 07.12.2007 2:27 AM PDT
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This will be good.

  • 07.12.2007 2:32 AM PDT
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Ahhhhh...

At last, Marathon is coming again!!!

  • 07.12.2007 2:50 AM PDT

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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111111111 Can't wait to play it!!!!

P.S: Why is it Marathon 2 and not Marathon 1? That game deserves a makeover also!

  • 07.12.2007 6:48 AM PDT

The less than a second latency of online play is a better system to play off of than more health.

You realize this system is just as host based, right? because if you're fighting host, or someone with a better connection to host, and you each start firing at the same time, his BULLETS will register first, giving him slightly more health if the melees happen at the same time.

So would you rather have the BS of both, or just one?

-HaVOk1228

You guys do realize that you can down load these files (all marathon games) for free in either mac or windows format?

If they do end up releasing the entirety of the marathon series to 360 then i will no doubt get it simply for ease of access, but right now I think I can still remember how to do each of the levels way too well. Half the fun (and frustration) of those games was going around trying to figure out how to make your way through the mazes.

The biggest feature this thing has going for it would have to be that multi player. God my friends and I still screw around with skull tag (modified doom multi player) so this seems like it holds some promise.

  • 07.12.2007 10:07 AM PDT
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Graphics look sweet, this will be great!

  • 07.12.2007 10:29 AM PDT

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This move answers a LONG standing wish of many Bungie fans to re-release the Marathon series, and a more recent wish to make Marathon available on XBLA. High five, Bungie and M$.

Though really they should release the whole trilogy on XBLA.The games aren't all that large, especially by today's standards.

Either way, I hope you guys know that this Marathon is gonna cost a stupid amount Points. Prob over 1600.

  • 07.12.2007 10:56 AM PDT
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So I did see a snippet of Marathon in the Xbox Live Arcade slideshow presentation for E3.

  • 07.12.2007 12:03 PM PDT

Been with this community since Marathon.

I am still wondering why they do not start the trilogy from the begining instead of from the middle. I mean, the reason why I have wanted to see the Marathon series on XBLA for so long has been to introduce those fans who have never played Bungie's older titles to what they are missing and to show them how they went on to influence Bungie's later games. I am afraid that the starting with the second series in the franchise will just confuse them. I mean, through Aleph One we already have the ability to play all three games, so I doubt that it is a technical issue with one entry in the series being more difficult to port than the others.

I really would rather see the full series, or each item in the series released in sequence, rather than just the second one.

  • 07.12.2007 12:44 PM PDT

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After those gamerpics came out for Bungie Day, I actually started thinking if they would ever bring Marathon onto XBox Live... can't wait till I can play it again.

  • 07.12.2007 2:46 PM PDT
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Yes it's Marathon...

But where's GNOP?!?!

  • 07.12.2007 3:43 PM PDT

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2B || !2B - Why don't you look Inside the Machine?

Praise the almighty electronic deity for this most righteous news.

  • 07.12.2007 6:34 PM PDT

Is it gonna be able for dl for the original xbox?

  • 07.12.2007 8:44 PM PDT
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OMG i just about cried when i saw the trailor/clip. MARATHON UBER RULZ PWNAGE!!!!11 *sniff* i miss playing it, even though it would be the millionth time cuz i had em on my old mac back in the day, then got aleph one (high rez texturez, beeach!) still, multiplayer will be a blast, i could actually find people now, lol.

ive been waiting for a new(er) marathon since bugie was purchased by microsoft to make they're xbox worth somthing. now i just hope they release the other storylines, maybe in a expansion pack for 200 mp? haha, i think that would make marathon the first XBLA game to have such a thing

Posted by: checkertail
Is it gonna be able for dl for the original xbox?


No, it wont. I think this one is obvious tho, because the original xbox doesnt have a marketplace.

**edit**: just did some pokin around, apparently original xbox users can get an arcade disc that allows you to access the arcade games menu. since ive recently only seen gold 6 and 12 month subscription cards in stores (without all the starter kit yooha), i did not know this. So if they are continuing to support this, i would bet you could get marathon for your original xbox since its graphics processor will not be a limiting factor (lets say marathon is not exactly a... new.... game, lol. sure, its got new graphics an such, but its still not even 3D rendered). course, we all know the kinda tricks micro-crap pulls, (halo2 for vista only?! WTF!) so wether they will continue to support the original xbox or if they already dropped it to hope you'd buy a 360, i'd say outlook: fuzzy.


Posted by: HaloWeapons
now just release oni on XBLA and convince Blizzard to make the diablo games on there and XBLA will be teh uber pwnage!!!


I second that! lol.

[Edited on 07.13.2007 5:57 AM PDT]

  • 07.13.2007 5:46 AM PDT

no it wont be able to be bought on the origonal xbox. no you cant not purchase a disc to accsess the 360 arcade games.

  • 07.13.2007 2:18 PM PDT

Raggle Fraggle!

ahh, time to relive the good 'ole days

ive been telling my friends how great marathon was, now they can see for themselves. i hope the other two get put on live too.

remember, all roads lead to sol!

  • 07.13.2007 3:12 PM PDT
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To the OP

It's about time.
Can't wait to see 1 and 3 released on XBL

[Edited on 07.16.2007 7:24 AM PDT]

  • 07.16.2007 7:24 AM PDT

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Sweet.

Posted by: Seven is Darker
Sweet.

  • 07.16.2007 8:50 AM PDT

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