Colosseum: Xbox LIVE indie games: Shortfuse games presents the official Colosseum trailer!

[knndylx]

this looks amazing an inspiration to all aspiring game creators! :) how many people were on the team to make this how long did it take?

[squiral247]

i cant believe this is an indie game !!!! congrats too all of you who made it i advise you too go into the big bux take over ubisoft etc :)

[seriouslytryit]

this is a great game. the four player multiplayer is some of the most fun IVE had for a while. and the character customization is great.

[Shortfusegames]

thanks main!

[squareoff100]

lol awsome 1337 super game!

[UncaringMan]

looks like you guys put alot of effort into this and from what this trailer is showing me it looks pretty cool

[lorden95]

@UncaringMan i got it week ago its cool nice singleplayer with humor and lots of armors and wepons also u can play deathmatch team dm gient banners and lots of other things aigenst bots or with friends on same xbox =D

[Shortfusegames]

@UncaringMan thanks mista uncaringman! you DO care!!!!

[hellucardlord]

I like the game and all but i have a hard time playing on my tv. Any tips for being a better player?

[Shortfusegames]

@hellucardlord i would recommend checking out the gameplay video we have here on youtube also. Buuut, for instance, perfect blocking is great for earning rage ponits which enables you to push and pull enemies, starwars style! push just before a ranged attack hits you and you send the projectile flying back at the aggressor. good luck!!!

[HangingDreams]

Great job! This game looks really nice got trail and gonna buy :]

[Shortfusegames]

@HangingDreams thanks! happy gaming!!!

[Frosty569]

This is way too cool then :P. Just a quickie, what's your take on the C# becoming more standard in the future

[Shortfusegames]

@Frosty569 thanks!!! c#: it's probobly going to take a while, but it would be nice! a very controversial topic though:)

[Frosty569]

is this done in XNA with C# ?

[Shortfusegames]

yes frosty!

[Petr074]

i dont think many people know that and the sole reason most play your game is to get money and buy new ugrades but after hearing that they are just for looks this game loses basically all value to me and most others playing

[Shortfusegames]

oh, collector you!:)

[Petr074]

do the weapons and armors that i buy have better stats and stuff or is it all just for looks?

[Shortfusegames]

all just looks. they were supposed to be an online feature so that everybody could look different.... then there was no time for us to complete the online function and here we are:)

[fadence]

Hey guys, i just bought this game last night and i must say i very much enjoyed playing it, i'll definitely be playing it again to unlock some awesome new gear. The only thing to make this version better would have been to make the gear have stats and such so it pushes me to want to get the items even more. Other than that, i'd only want to see this on a bigger scale with a full story line like the fable series. Any news on a Colosseum 2? :p Great job 8/10!

[Shortfusegames]

yey! thanks so much! all of those things youre saying are allready in the makings of colosseum 2! all we need now is somebody who wants to give us money for making it, and thats not as easy as it might sound!!! we'll keep you updated!:)

[parium1]

do you haf to be sined in to xboxlive to play this game?

[Shortfusegames]

unfortunatley, yes. don't ask me why though, microsoft works in mysterious ways:)

[assasangy01]

can i play with people online if im playing this

[Shortfusegames]

sorry, no. we never got around to make it work nicely in time....

[lorden95]

cool i got coloseum hammerball its nice and man only 80 ms points nice

but how long is this game???

[Shortfusegames]

@lorden95 he -ey!!! thanks! we have no plans to post videos of hammerball right now, we are busy working on our new game, ALIVE AND UNDEAD! we will see how things will be in the future:) colosseum is more of a singleplayer experience, or versus with a few friends. you can aslo find it on indiegames and it used to be 800 mspoints! now only 240, hint hint!

[HangingDreams]

Where is it? I can find Colosseum on marketplace but not Coloseum Hammerball. Looked everywhere is it still up? Thanks :]

[Gelgo0g]

This game would be even more amazing if there was an online multiplayer.

[Shortfusegames]

we actually had plans to make it one at the beginning. then we realized it was too laggy and dropped it, and then picked it up a while ago again, only to drop it shortly after due to other stuff that needed to be done on our new game, "Alive and Undead". so sorry:)

[Gelgo0g]

Shame, has the potential to be a great online game....

maybe you could come back to it sometime when your other game is finished? or maybe even make a sequel with online multiplayer! :D

[Gelgo0g]

BTW what's this new game going to be like?

By the title im assuming zombies are involved.

[Shortfusegames]

not sure i can go official with anything about it yet. someone at the office might slap me!!!! but if you keep an eye on our homepage, things will pop up in due time!

[Gelgo0g]

OK cool il keep an eye out for it.

[Gelgo0g]

...but I hate the fact that you have to be signed in to xbox live to play it.

[Shortfusegames]

thanks!!! and yes, that is a bit of a downer. but at least its only 400 points now!!!:)

[Gelgo0g]

really? wow i paid 800 for it, oh well don't regret it xD

[Gelgo0g]

lol I have all armours and weapons and money is pointless now :s but still love the gameplay xD

[emergki]

Nice!

[xBROADWAYx]

is this only for live?or can i buy it at a store too and play offline?

[Shortfusegames]

Colosseum is only available from the "Community games" section on Xbox LIVE. To be able to play, you have to be connected to LIVE, otherwise you'd be kicked out... dont have a connection?

[xBROADWAYx]

aww,the real problem is that,everything goes from the internet here,tv,pc etc.using live on my xbox is uber laggy,and when i have the time to play,someone is always using up all the connection.well thx anyway.

[Shortfusegames]

we will soon put up a new version of colosseum, with a better demo for this new 8 minute timelimit.

be on the lookout!

[ErickDamon]

I will go ahead and give it a try. I like Beat em ups. The demo really didn't let me get a good feel for the game though. I hate timed demos. Hopefully it is worth it.

[Shortfusegames]

yes, the timed demo is a bitch. hope you have fun with colosseum anyways!:)

[ErickDamon]

I got it and it is pretty fun. And funny.

[Shortfusegames]

Colosseum is worth 800 points if youre into fighting/beatemup games. we have made this game a bit more technical than you might be used to though, "rage powers" are executed with the buttons and fighting is done with the right analog stick...

[TerminatorCojari]

is this game worth 800 points?

[Shortfusegames]

cucinorez: yes, to some extent.

the game is played using four different styles: mace, dual-wield, sword+shield, and spear. these have different treats that make the style you choose important.

otherwise, its only the way you use rage power that can somehow influence the way your character fight.

for players finding the game too easy, there is three difficulty levels that definitely will give you excitement for the money, not to mention the versus modes...:)

[cucinorez]

It does seem a great game. Played the demo,on the fence to buy it..one thing I'd like to know is if chars have different abilities(like speed and strenght)...can you answer this question? Anyway,keep up the good work,you're great! :)

[Shortfusegames]

thanks everyone! we will be posting more good stuff soon, a little gameplay, a little dancing.

see ya!

[salud68]

nice!

[DivineApocalypse]

This trailer doesn't do the game justice, you just have to play it.

[Devicon]

I just played the trial, and love the combat/combo system! Really fun!

[matthewdoucette]

first viewer... good luck with your game! we hope to be in community games with you soon!