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Krayzie 03-03-10 12:36 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by Decker (Post 10026606)
When I got the 800 point Summer of the Arcade rebate, they sent me an email.
It looks like they decided not to notify anyone for the EA promo. I found a link on microsoft's site that lets you see your point history and they added my 800 points on the 23rd! I guess I should keep track of how many points I have.

astrochimp 03-03-10 06:50 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Toy Soldiers is really cool.Not the type of game i'm used to so i'm still learning what to do but its fun doing so :up:

MrX 03-03-10 07:22 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Played through Toy Soldiers for about a half hour and am liking it. Flying is rough at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's a blast.

starman9000 03-03-10 08:05 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Enjoyed the Toy Soldiers demo as well, though I didn't play too much. I'll probably pick it up in the near future.

MrX 03-04-10 02:07 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Was going to give Toy Soldiers a little more time tonight after Borderlands and ended up playing for about an hour:lol: If Scrap Metal is even close to this, the 400 pts and extra month of Gold will be a nice bonus.

superfro 03-04-10 10:35 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
FYI....The 'final' level of Toy Soldiers is a bitch. Attempted 3 tries last night and still failed. I will not be broken though. I will destroy it!

Decker 03-04-10 10:51 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by superfro (Post 10030665)
FYI....The 'final' level of Toy Soldiers is a bitch. Attempted 3 tries last night and still failed. I will not be broken though. I will destroy it!
Are you playing on "Medium"? I was thinking of trying it on easy.

And I read a review that suggested that there is a certain tactic required for the final boss and if it doesn't occur to you, there's no way to beat it.

superfro 03-04-10 11:08 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by Decker (Post 10030694)
Are you playing on "Medium"? I was thinking of trying it on easy.

And I read a review that suggested that there is a certain tactic required for the final boss and if it doesn't occur to you, there's no way to beat it.
Hell no! I'm on Casual. All the time. :lol: Wanted to start there and I'll move up once I feel comfortable or need a challenge.

I think I know what I need to do on the final boss. I was close last night but screwed the pooch at the last moment. Didn't want to sit through it again then. I'll have to see if I'm on the right track next time.

UncleGramps 03-04-10 11:33 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
The Toy Soldiers demo was pretty fun. I just have enough of my gaming docket that a $15 purchase right now seems like a bad idea. I will definitely buy it at some point, though.

Decker 03-04-10 12:12 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by superfro (Post 10030719)
Hell no! I'm on Casual. All the time. :lol: Wanted to start there and I'll move up once I feel comfortable or need a challenge.

I think I know what I need to do on the final boss. I was close last night but screwed the pooch at the last moment. Didn't want to sit through it again then. I'll have to see if I'm on the right track next time.
Yeah, what was I thinking? Medium? I should have known better!

Anyway, here's what Destructiod said in their review:
The last boss, which requires intensely particular preparation that a first-time player couldn't predict, is an especial drag.

superfro 03-04-10 12:22 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by Decker (Post 10030860)
Yeah, what was I thinking? Medium? I should have known better!

Anyway, here's what Destructiod said in their review:
And therein is the problem. A few of the levels are trial and error, where you really don't know the best way to defend till you see the pattern. On that level you have to sit through 30 minutes of defending waves to do trial and error on how to handle the boss. :(

Mok 03-04-10 03:08 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
David Jaffe Thinks Sony Should Sue Microsoft for Scrap Metal

God of War creator David Jaffe is no stranger to litigation, and according to his latest blog post, the outspoken designer thinks Sony should be more willing to go to bat for their intellectual property. Specifically, he believes Microsoft's upcoming Scrap Metal for Xbox Live Arcade sounds a little too much like Twisted Metal -- a series Jaffe himself helped establish.


1up Story Link

Decker 03-04-10 03:22 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by Mok (Post 10031285)
David Jaffe Thinks Sony Should Sue Microsoft for Scrap Metal

God of War creator David Jaffe is no stranger to litigation, and according to his latest blog post, the outspoken designer thinks Sony should be more willing to go to bat for their intellectual property. Specifically, he believes Microsoft's upcoming Scrap Metal for Xbox Live Arcade sounds a little too much like Twisted Metal -- a series Jaffe himself helped establish.


1up Story Link
What's funny is that last week, I commented that the game looks like a rip off of PSN's Calling All Cars, a game designed by.....David Jaffe.

UncleGramps 03-04-10 03:22 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by Mok (Post 10031285)
David Jaffe Thinks Sony Should Sue Microsoft for Scrap Metal

God of War creator David Jaffe is no stranger to litigation, and according to his latest blog post, the outspoken designer thinks Sony should be more willing to go to bat for their intellectual property. Specifically, he believes Microsoft's upcoming Scrap Metal for Xbox Live Arcade sounds a little too much like Twisted Metal -- a series Jaffe himself helped establish.


1up Story Link
In other news, David Jaffe is desperately seeking attention. :lol:

Michael Corvin 03-04-10 03:29 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
I like the article title, but yeah, Jaffe is an attention whore.

superfro 03-04-10 04:05 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by Decker (Post 10031317)
What's funny is that last week, I commented that the game looks like a rip off of PSN's Calling All Cars, a game designed by.....David Jaffe.
Exactly, which is why when I read the headline I figured that was going to be his argument. I guess you probably need to name drop the game that people are actually aware of existing though so he just went with Twisted Metal. :lol:

JasonF 03-04-10 04:54 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by Mok (Post 10031285)
David Jaffe Thinks Sony Should Sue Microsoft for Scrap Metal

God of War creator David Jaffe is no stranger to litigation, and according to his latest blog post, the outspoken designer thinks Sony should be more willing to go to bat for their intellectual property. Specifically, he believes Microsoft's upcoming Scrap Metal for Xbox Live Arcade sounds a little too much like Twisted Metal -- a series Jaffe himself helped establish.


1up Story Link
Considering Jaffe ripped Twisted Metal off of the old Steve Jackson pen-and-paper game Car Wars, he ought to be careful throwing the idea of lawsuits around.

ETA: I see now Jaffe is just refering to the title, not the concept. In that case, I think the creators of the Metal gear franchise ought to sue him for Twisted Metal.

astrochimp 03-07-10 10:01 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
How awesome is Toy Soldiers! Love the cannon ball cam :up:

superfro 03-07-10 11:32 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by astrochimp (Post 10035544)
How awesome is Toy Soldiers! Love the cannon ball cam :up:
:) I think the game is extremely well done. Working my way through Campaign+ at the moment and I love the switch up they did on those levels too. Stuff gets tough to see in the dark, but it's a neat change IMO.

Decker 03-07-10 11:34 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by astrochimp (Post 10035544)
How awesome is Toy Soldiers! Love the cannon ball cam :up:
It's pretty great. I tried to hold out, but it ended up being my first XBLA purchase since Shadow Complex last August (excluding Chime, which was a cheap, charity title, albeit a good one). It's so much fun, it's easy to forget it's a tower defense game. Has anyone tried the multiplayer? How is it?

How cool would it have been if you could have played this like a team deathmatch with different players manning different guns and planes? It makes me sad thinking about it, because if this had turned into "Battlefield 1917", it would have been AMAZING!

MrX 03-09-10 11:32 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
From Major Nelson

Xbox LIVE Marketplace release schedule

Here is the current schedule for upcoming content coming soon to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace*


Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week:

March 15: Fable Originals, 800 Points
March 22: Fallout 3 Game Add-ons :Operation: Anchorage, The Pitt, Broken Steel, Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta, 400 points each

Xbox LIVE Games on Demand:

March 9: Condemned: Criminal Origins (not available in Germany, Japan, India or Korea)
March 9: Guilty Gear 2 Overture (Japan)


Xbox LIVE Arcade:

As part of the Block Party promotion, here is the Arcade schedule for March.

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


Xbox Avatar Marketplace:

These are just a few of the collections scheduled for the Xbox LIVE Avatar Marketplace.

March 11: St. Patty’s Day
March 11: Scrap Metal
March 18: Perfect Dark
March 18: Alan Wake


Also, the following Xbox 360 Game Add-Ons are scheduled to be available:

March 9: Forza Motorsport 3 Jalopnik Car Pack, 400 Microsoft Points
March 11: BioShock 2 Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack, 800 Microsoft Points
March 16: Dragon Age: Origins Awakening Expansion Pack, 3200 Microsoft Points


Also, later this week we’ve got the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Unlock event running from March 12 [9:00 am PT / Noon ET] – March 15 [9:00 am PT / Noon ET], during which Silver Xbox LIVE members will be able to enjoy online multiplayer in the game for free. Sign up for a free Xbox LIVE account today and be prepared to play.
I will be jumping on the Fallout 3 DLC. Are all 5 of them worth getting?

superfro 03-09-10 11:49 AM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by MrX (Post 10040261)
From Major Nelson



I will be jumping on the Fallout 3 DLC. Are all 5 of them worth getting?
IMO it goes like this:

Broken Steel - Point Lookout - The Pitt - Mothership Zeta - Operation: Anchorage

They're probably all "worth it" for that price, but the first 3 I listed are by far the best experiences and no question for even 800 points.

starman9000 03-09-10 12:50 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Stupid question I'm sure, but is Fables Originals just the original xbox game?

tlwizard 03-09-10 01:04 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Originally Posted by starman9000 (Post 10040431)
Stupid question I'm sure, but is Fables Originals just the original xbox game?
That is correct. It does not include the bonus adventures and stuff. Considering I got my Fable Platinum Hits (with the bonus stuff) off ebay for $7, I'd recommend that route. I even ended up with a really scratched up disc, but since you can install it to your drive, it was no sweat.

starman9000 03-09-10 01:06 PM
Re: XBLA Thread Part 400 - Pinata's got a brown nose
 
Thanks, I still have the original, but never played the Lost Chapters and was hoping to get in on that, oh well, I'll grab the disc at some point.


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