|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
So, I won KrissX from a Facebook group called "Xbox Games 4 Kids". It was a contest that ultimately had 13 entrants.
Win the XBLA game Kriss X, all you have to do is watch the video linked here. Then come back to this thread and leave a comment as to why you should receive the game. We will pick our favourite answer as the winner. Competition ends on the 15th Feb. You can also check out the review of Kriss X at http://www.xboxhornet.com I need this game for my kids more than anything. My 9 year-old is constantly stealing my iPhone to play my turns on Words with Friends. I had to buy her her own Scrabble set and Family Game Night to feed her addiction. They're great games for young kids to learn and have fun at the same time. KrissX will only add to the edutainment! (Yeah, I just used that word). |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 10011975)
On MN's show, they also said that Battleship (Family Game Night) would be 50% off.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by MrX
(Post 10012196)
Son of a bitch, I bought it last week
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Major Nelson just posted this
Earlier this month at the X10 Media event, we announced the upcoming Xbox LIVE Arcade Block Party* promotion. Today we’re announcing additional promotion details and the release schedule1 March 3rd: Toy Soldiers -1200 points March 10: Scrap Metal – 1200 points March 17: Perfect Dark – 800 points March 24: Game Room – Free to download. Individual games will cost 240 to 400 points Plus: When you purchase all three Block Party titles and download the free Game Room app you’ll receive 400 Microsoft Points back to your account**! And if you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold Members you’ll also get an extra month of Gold absolutely free**! And from Noon ET Friday, March 26, – Noon ET Monday, March 29 Block Party is making it easy for you to play together with an Xbox LIVE Multiplayer Unlock weekend! For this weekend only, we’re unlocking the online multiplayer features of all Block Party titles for Xbox LIVE Silver Members to play for free (games sold separately). |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by MrX
(Post 10012262)
Major Nelson just posted this
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
There is a good chance i will pick up Perfect Dark.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 10011975)
XBLM Deal of the week:
Duke Nukem 3D, 400 (50% off), 85MB I'm seriously considering picking this up. Since Doom II is still MIA after it was announced last March at GDC, if I recall correctly, I'm feeling the need for a nice old school FPS fix. Hell, I've been bitching so long about there not being a single XBLA game I don't already own on sale; when one of those games finally gets put on sale, it would be pretty hypocritical of me if I didn't actually buy it now, right? |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 10013126)
I'd forgotten about the rewind feature. I might actually pick this up for the hell of it.
Hell, I've been bitching so long about there not being a single XBLA game I don't already own on sale; when one of those games finally gets put on sale, it would be pretty hypocritical of me if I didn't actually buy it now, right? I recently played Batman to get every riddle, even after I was finished with the story (which is usually not like me), but it just felt so different than running around an empty level looking for the next access card... |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
I must say, the more I see of Scrap Metal, the less it seems to appeal to me. Rebate or not, I'm not sure I want to spend 1200 points on this game. The trailer makes it look dated, choppy and an inferior version of Calling All Cars, which wasn't that great a game in the first place. Maybe the demo will change my mind, but this might be a tough sell.
<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ESLu-Qnya5s&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ESLu-Qnya5s&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
It looks pretty cool to me. I love RC Pro Am, and that looks like RC Pro Am.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Lazy Raiders (176 MB) 800http://marketplace.xbox.com/xweb/lib...ints_12_12.png - Game Demo
Fret Nice (185 MB) 1200http://marketplace.xbox.com/xweb/lib...ints_12_12.png - Game Demo Greed Corp (212 MB) 800http://marketplace.xbox.com/xweb/lib...ints_12_12.png - Game Demo |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
I tried Lazy Raiders and it's kind of cool. It's a platforming game where you rotate the environment instead of controlling the main character -- a game mechanic similar to the recent awesome Indie game Rotor'scope. I didn't buy it yet, but it's worth a look.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Loaded up all 3 to download this morning, won't get to try them till this evening. If I can get away from Heavy Rain long enough that is.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by superfro
(Post 10016234)
Loaded up all 3 to download this morning, won't get to try them till this evening. If I can get away from Heavy Rain long enough that is.
Superfro, you MUST try and talk about Rotor'scope on your next podcast. It's really an awesome puzzle game, Indie game or not. |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 10016294)
Superfro, you MUST try and talk about Rotor'scope on your next podcast. It's really an awesome puzzle game, Indie game or not.
Will do! Thanks for the recommendation! |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
I guess my point was that it's an awesome puzzle game. It doesn't need a qualifier like "It's really impressive for an Indie game"; it's just an awesome game.
It's funny that here's this unique Indie puzzle game with a gameplay mechanic I've never seen before and it's involving, addictive and works really well, then not more than three weeks later, here comes a polished XBLA platform game that uses the exact same gameplay mechanic. Oh well. |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 10016184)
I tried Lazy Raiders and it's kind of cool. It's a platforming game where you rotate the environment instead of controlling the main character -- a game mechanic similar to the recent awesome Indie game Rotor'scope. I didn't buy it yet, but it's worth a look.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
(Post 10016378)
If you are going to be our resident XBLA / Indie guy, you need to start posting links, especially for the Indie games. :)
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 9985020)
I'm copying my Community Game post because I don't want people to miss this game:
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 9983649)
Rotor'scope: The Secret of the Endless Energy
I've got to say, this looks like one of the deepest and most professional Indie games out there. (Well, as professional as one can be while misspelling the word "Mystery"). It looks to have a presentation, um, heavily inspired by Prof. Layton. The puzzle mechanic is unique and looks to be pretty fun. I'll definitely checking this one out this weekend, despite the high-for-an-indie-game 400http://marketplace.xbox.com/xweb/lib...ints_12_12.png price tag. <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h6pLRLZaErI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h6pLRLZaErI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> Trial Game This game is AMAZING. I'm stunned this isn't an XBLA game. I was playing the demo and my 9 year old daughter walked in and started watching. When that message came up that my time was up, she yelled out a stunned "This is an Indie Game????". It's that good. It has a very Professor Layton like presentation. It presents a mystery that you try to solve by exploring the rooms of the old mansion and solving LOTS of these puzzles. The puzzle mechanic is rotating or flipping the field and allowing the blocks to tumble until they line up together. It starts out easy, but there are plenty of variations that make it very challenging like magnet blocks that stick to metal blocks, electric blocks that set up chain reactions and block that swap colors with another and can really mess with your puzzle solving. It has that addictive, just-one-more-puzzle feel that I've had before with Puzzle Quest and Peggle. That's high praise, but this game is almost in that sort of league. Yeah, it's 400 points, which is a lot for an indie game, but this could just have easily been a 1200 point XBLA game in my opinion and would probably do well as a $20 NDS game if it were sold as one. It's a total winner. Please check out the demo. |
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Rotorscope was fun, but I have a hard time paying for even fun indie games when they are just knockoffs of free flash games.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
I bought Rotorscope. Well worth 400 points. BTW, got my rebate for buying 3 EA titles today. So look for that if you took advantage in Dec and Jan.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by Decker
(Post 10016184)
I tried Lazy Raiders and it's kind of cool. It's a platforming game where you rotate the environment instead of controlling the main character -- a game mechanic similar to the recent awesome Indie game Rotor'scope. I didn't buy it yet, but it's worth a look.
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
If only I could win at life :(
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Originally Posted by pinata242
(Post 10018450)
If only I could win at life :(
|
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
Has anyone tried Greed Corp yet? I haven't as of yet, but the review in IGN was good as was XBLA in Brief. It looks like a deep fun game, especially if the MP aspect takes off (which I wouldn't expect for a niche title). Any impressions of this one?
|
| All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:38 PM. |
Copyright © 2026 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.