orangecrush

Yeah, I would easily pay 320 pts for Inferno.

PixyJunket

Agreed, though I'd add JoyJoy to the underpriced list.

PixyJunket

Here's another bit of (sort of?) bright news concerning Game Room:
http://www.retrogamer.net/forum/view...art=30#p563526

Since each Game Pack has about 15 games, we still have about about 45 games to look forward to while Microsoft works on figuring out what to do with the thing post Krome.

pinata242

They already missed last week's GP011 release, so I'm not holding my breath for Sunset Riders in 2-3 months.

PixyJunket

The game packs are already done, there's really no reason not to release them.

pinata242

Yeah, but they didn't, so...

I'm just saying there's no guarantee when we'll see them. I'm not saying "if", we will. Just not when. Each Pack spans 4 weeks now, so GP013 would be at a minimum 12/22 and anything in it could be mid-January.

pinata242

Doom and Double D Dodgeball delisted: http://www.destructoid.com/doom-and-...sted-from-xbla

Decker

Don't know if I should be more surprised that Double D Dodgeball got delisted or that somebody actually checked to see if Double D Dodgeball was still listed.

pinata242

I think it was just right there, next to Doom. Maybe even had to check wiki for sanity and saw it was missing too.

PixyJunket

Since I was too tired to play Bayonetta last night, I caught up on a few trials/demos I had and I was really blown away by Lara Croft and the Gaurdian of Light, which makes it my first XBLA purchase since Shadow Complex. I couldn't have better timing since the free DLC comes out tomorrow. Since I'll be doing co-op on it with my girl and she's pretty damn busy, I'm not sure when I'll get to it, but I do want to save my first game to play with her since she really liked the trial too.

I wouldn't mind going online with a DVDTalker too since that's being enabled tomorrow as well.

So, I did some maths and I need to spend another 400 points to get the free 800 back. I have spent more than 2400 this month but I'm seeing lots of conflicting information on if Game Room games count or not so I figure I could try to grab something just to be safe. I was thinking one of the Left 4 Dead DLCs but those are pretty sure candidates for deal of the week.

Decker

I love that Lara Croft game. It's really well done. Looking forward to trying it online.

orangecrush

If you have any music games, tracks are always a good way to go.

OldBoy

could someone tell me approx. how long in gameplay hours to complete?
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Shadow Complex

Thanks.

Boba Fett

Shadow Complex is probably 3-4 hrs to beat in one sitting, but there's a lot of replay involved in collecting all the upgrades and maxing everything out. If you just want to play the single player and don't mind doing it in one sitting, don't download the update, and when you defeat the first "boss" before it's death animation completes, pause the game and select "restart at last checkpoint."

The game will then let you play the full story.

OldBoy

ok, thanks Boba. i don't think i can do one sitting, but nice to know that is there if i ever can.


anyone know approximately how long it takes to have the MS Points rebate deposited in your account if you spend the 2400 this month?

Boba Fett

They say 6-8 weeks. Some people have found they take all 8 form past promos. I won 5000 pts on 1 vs. 100 and got my points in 2 weeks, despite the 6-8 week disclaimer being on the rules.

flashburn

Good news about Pinball FX 2, you can indeed turn off the annoying motion blur effects. There is an option to turn on/off "Arcade FX". This turns off the blur, sparkles, and floating points.

Michael Corvin

Tried all the Radian games last night after everyone here was gushing about them. All four were pretty solid, but unfortunately the trials give you enough gameplay that I didn't feel the need to buy any of them. I think Joy Joy was my favorite, I'll save that one for a rainy day. Crossfire would be a close second.

pinata242

Game Pack 011 is up and it contains:

ARCADE
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Jackal


2600
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Breakout
Double Dunk
Golf
Human Cannonball
Kabbober
Miniature Golf
Space War
Sprintmaster
Super Football


INTV
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Skiing
Slapshot Super Pro Hockey
Space Battle
Space Cadet

No sign of how to access the Konami bundles still. I really hope Space Battle is playable.

PixyJunket

The best XBLIG indie game, Protect Me Knight, gets even better!

An update was released adding a new "Survival" mode for endless play.

PixyJunket

Interesting, Kabobber in an unreleased game/prototype.

PixyJunket

Ancient replied to me on Twitter indicating that they may be making another XBLIG game.

OldBoy

thanks again Boba. i got Lara Croft and will wait for my pts and then get Shadow Complex. Looking forward to that, but the GoL demo really got me when i first played a few months ago.

PixyJunket

Two more indie games I'd recommend.

Hypership Out of Control is like an NES shmup crossed with the movie speed.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...5-d80258550659



Echoes+ is a REALLY good Geometry Wars/Asteroids hybrid with a lot of game modes.
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Pr...5-d80258550336

Decker

That Echoes+ looks cool. Will check out the demo.