The Best Live Arcade Games On the Xbox 360

 With all the Xbox live arcade games to choose from, how do you decide which ones to try? Well, thankfully, each game has a free trial which means that you get free xbox live codes to play them, but still not everyone has the time to download and test out so many trials. I do. I get board sometimes, so I download tons of trials and give them a test run, and I end up buying many of them.

At the end of this article is a list of the best Xbox live arcade games, complete with the game type and price. I also list if it is an indie game, for you can easily find it on Xbox live.

First, here are the games I return to often.

Aegis Wing, a side-scrolling shooter with normal and insane mode . . . but wait, it's freakin' free. Download it already. Honestly, it's a fun game if you like side-scrolling shooters. Up to four players can play locally or online co-op; although, for this game I prefer solo.

If you are looking for an easy 200 points game, you will have to work for them in Aegis Wing, by blasting away spaceships, dodging bullets, and kicking big-boss' behinds. One of the achievements is to beat the game on insane, which takes a bit of practice. I'm 1326 right now on the leaderboards. My name is Architectus if you care to beat my score. If you do beat it, come brag about it by leaving a comment to this article.

Biology Battle, a dual stick shooter much like Geometry Wars, is one of the best live arcade games despite that it is an indie game. Don't let the 240 point, $3 price tag fool you. This game looks and plays as beautiful as any game on the market right now. In fact, I think I enjoy it more than Geometry Wars Retro Evolved, and almost as much as Geometry Wars 2, one of my favorite games.

Biology Battle has beautiful graphics and great sound. The controls are smooth. It's packed full of unique enemy types and two modes--live mode and death mode. It supports up to four players locally and online, co-op and verses, but every time I try multiplayer online, no one is on. That's fine because the single player is great. Besides, if you have extra controllers, you and your friends can rock out on the couch. There are several multiplayer games, each different, you can choose to play. The point is, if you love dual stick shooters, you must download this game from Xbox live arcade in the indie section.

The leaderboards have about 30,000 people on them. As of this article, I am fifty-seven, but I plan to beat my top score soon.