If it's the same as in this month's OXM, it is pretty lengthy. I seem to remember 2-3 missions. Took about 45 mins to play.

Sain'ts Row demo is on the marketplace.

Downloading it now. Its 904 megs.

I just want to add that MS is Kicking BUTT with XBL right now. Its so well done and so much recent content, that the ps3 has a LOT to live up to if it wants to compete for online marketplace supremecy.

Also downloading it now. Wish it was a bit smaller, downloading it at work and our network connection SUCKS.

This and Dead Rising are going to keep me very happy this month.

Yeah, I guess I will D/L the Saint's Row demo, even though I have the OXM.

Why? Is this demo different than the OXM disc?

:shrug: To load it off the hard drive and not the disc?

Just played it for about 30 minutes. I think it is pretty damn fun, although it could use a bit of polish. Those ragdoll physics are extremely weak.

In other news, the achievements for Hold 'Em are out:

http://www.achieve360points.com/game/texasholdem/

Decent list, some toughies like:

Luck of the Draw - Get one of every type of hand from High Card to Royal Flush.

Winning Streak - Win 10 hands in a row.

I've been reading about how they're going to do it and if it's true, it should be well done. You won't have unlimited play money. If you run out, you have to compete in free tournaments to earn more. And of course, the better tournaments require the play money. I hope it's true. They could make it really cool with some effort.

No, just more convienent....I don't have to get the disc out to play. I like my demos close to me :)

Playing for marketplace points would be the ultimate.

True, but that'll be legalities that MS certainly doesn't want to deal with. Play money that matters is a reasonable alternative.

Looks like I'll have to wake up a little early tomorrow so I can download SF2 and get in a few matches before I have to head out for work.

Yeah, that would be interesting. Maybe they will have you buy FAKE dollars with your marketplace points and you could cash those FAKE dollars back into marketplace points. Still, legallities would occur. I like the idea they are going with. Maybe MS will have some tournaments where the winner gets Marketplace points. I find that more reasonable.

Has anyone mentioned Worms? I saw this was coming out for the arcade. Apparently not too far off either. :)

Now if I could just get a Lemmings for either the Arcade or DS I'd be happy.

Multiplayer Worms would be a blast. I'd be all over that for 400 points.

Worms??? :up::up:

As long as it isn't the 3D crappy worms i would jump on that as well.

I really wish though they would do a version of Moonbase Commander. One of the most fun simple little multplayer games. It came out as a budget title on the PC several years back and i heard about it from Penny Arcade. They were right - it was a good deal of fun.

Ugh, I hope so to. I saw the PS2 version in the Best Buy bargain bin for like $10 and picked it up. What a piece of crap.

One of the guys at gamerscoreblog mentioned that the other day. He wanted to use gamerscore, not even marketplace points, as currency to gamble. But the legality of it was suspect.

Anyway, we probably will see a varying range of tournaments for prizes, most likely for marketplace points at the start.

Playing for gamerscore? Sounds a bit like playing for pink slips, intense.

didn't read my review on it then, didja ;)

It must indeed blow if you've reviewed 60 games and only 5 of them have a recommendation of "skip it".

Yup...well, there's one more coming soon that is getting a skip it. But, sadly it's another DS game.

Just bought 2000 points strait from MS. Its cheaper at 25 bux, since 1600 points in stores is 20 + tax, you pay just a couple bux more and get 400 more points. Anyway, i already bought uno and will be buying SF2 immediately. I expect to be in the top 10 by tommorow morning =)

14.99 + tax with Best Buy gamer gift card coupon! Thanks to DVDKrayzie :)

Where did you buy them from? You mean straight from your 360 unit?

That is how i buy the majority of my points. 12$ and some change for 1000 points.

Indeed. You can try to buy something with no points, and it asks you if you want to purchase points via a credit card. Took me all of 2 minutes to fill out and i was playing uno in no time. Xbox Live definetly is polished up!

Question:

When I got my 360 I transferred over my live account and put the original xbox away. Now I want to get a XBox game that's not back-compat. Can I hook up my old xbox and still play on Live or do I have to wait and hope that they get it going in back-compat?

Yes you can use your acct on your old Xbox. You can use your live account on any Xbox, they just can't be signed in at the same time.

downloading sf2 HF. will report back with how it is.

Ninjaedit

The lag seems NON Existant most of the time! Its astonishing. Ive done 5 or 6 wins in a row, no problem. 0 losses. I dont think its keeping score properly tho, my stats dont list anything under Your Rank. I did get into a game with a LOT of lag, and during gameplay, my xbox 360 froze up on me and i had to reset it via front button. Hopefully its a fluke and ill completely avoid laggy matches from now on. However, the first few matches were magical!

I'm also downloading SFII. :banana:

I'll be on there playing in about five minutes. See you if you're on there. (and I expect a ****load of Ryu's.)

GT-pizzamousechips

Great matches so far. Even had one with a double KO (INTENSE). But he's right about the ranking system, I've won a few and lost none, and it still doesn't give me a rank. Also, whenever I search for a ranked match, it finds an opponent within a second, I kid you not. But most of them get timeout'd right away. I've just been creating them, and it seems to work fine.

Update: After reading the "How to play" section under options, it describes the ranking system and says you need to play 20 matches before you get ranked.

I've been creating matches too. Seems the only way I can get a game w/o it being timed out. So you have to play 20 matches before the game records anything? Hmmmm. In my personal stats I have 0 wins, 0 losses, ect. When in reality I have won about 6 matches and lost some too. Strange that those numbers are not even being recorded in my personal stats. I also keep on trying to check the leaderboards and they keep on timing out.

Ive played 25+ times easily.. Ill check my rank again. Ive yet to lose a game yet, my SF2 skills are much more in tune then i remembered! blitz6speed is my name on there, i have a awesome connection so whoever else does, its like theres 0 lag. Sometimes the lag is so bad tho, that you're forced to close the game entirely. Sucks. I love it tho!

yeah until my original XBOX gave me the red ring of death I had it and the 360 hooked up and on a Game selector. Switching between the two was no problem on LIVE.

Quarter mode is gangster, especially for pros, the only downside is it's unranked.

i love the quarter matches, only problem is i dont get to watch others cause i dont lose too often lol. I got ranked #8 then i got my first loss, to a vega. I decided to take a quick breather. As of now im #12, but im going to make sure i climb up the ranks hard and fast. The game is freakin AWESOME tho, and damn, i pulled a standing fierce->roundhouse blade kick with guile on the 360 pad, not too shabby lol. I was just showing off cause the guy i was playing sucked, but was shocked the pad could do it pretty smoothly.

Honestly, all the bs till now, all worth it. I love my 360 and SF2 online. I also ADORE the fact that the stretch lets you do the full 720p res with no bars. MAGNIFICENT!!!

Ok, thats almost 5 hours strait. I cannot get enough of this game. Sitting in my poang chair with footstool playing wirelessly and seeing it all on a 82" screen via FP, it just DOESNT get any better. I schooled so many people today, i got a few very upset, and a lot motivated. Let me know when you guys want to setup a DVDTalk challenge.