Xbox Live Arcade To Get Turn-Based Strategy Commanders

Microsoft has announced that in addition to the previously reported Discs of Tron arcade port, this week's Xbox Live Arcade update will see the addition of the turn-based strategy Commanders: Attack of the Genos from Sierra Online and developer SouthEnd Interactive. Microsoft says Commanders, from the developer bringing Lode Runner to Live Arcade in the near future, is "a fast-paced turn-based strategy game featuring an art deco look and tongue-in-cheek storyline." The game will require players to master tactical strategy to "both cripple the enemy and defend their territory from genos, a genetically modified super race" in a 15 mission campaign mode featuring "an arsenal of weapons including missile launchers, bombers and infantry." The game will also feature two endings, two difficulty levels, and a total of 15 playable units, with multiplayer functionality for three additional players either locally or over Xbox Live. The game will be released this Wednesday at a price of 800 Microsoft Points ($10), in addition to Disney's Discs of Tron, itself launching for 400 Points ($5).