[360] Official XBLA thread. Complain about the new price points but buy the garbage anyway!

So Lode Runner started off at 800 points this morning, but now I hear they've jacked it back up to 1200. I'll try the demo, but in keeping with the thread title, I probably won't buy it. I played this game a ton on my Apple IIc, so we'll see.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yep. It was supposed to be priced at 1200 (which I thought was too high), they posted it this morning at 800, people bought it, then they changed the price.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Amazon has been having XBLA sales every couple of days, it seems. If this keeps up, and they reduce prices on games like Flock that have only been out a few weeks, that may be the best way to combat the price point increase. That said, the Flock demo didn't do much for me.

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Neither of those appeal to me, but I plan on getting Rocket Riot in the next few days. The demo for that was awesome.

I was speaking idiomatically.

It seems like it would be a fun co-op or versus game. Tritoch's going to buy it on my 360 so we can both get the game with a single purchase.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Worms 2: Armageddon is coming out next week for 800 points. This should be a no brainer for everyone.

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Originally Posted by OmagnusPrime

I remember being a little disappointed with the first XBLA Worms. I mean, it was fine, but lacked a lot of the classic Worms stuff that I really enjoyed from some of the later titles on the PC. I've not checked out any reviews of this new Worms 2 on XBLA, but how does it stack up?

This one is what the first XBLA Worms should have been. All the missing weapons (Holy Hand Grenade has a new sound effect), a mission-based single player game, lots more worm voices, Forts, etc. It's pretty much a souped up Worms Armageddon, which is a good thing.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Skills rags on us for complaining about high price points, so he can't have it both ways. Living in a country that's still technically under the heels of a monarchy makes him a bit snarky sometimes.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The problem with random matches (and the achievement tied to it) is that once someone starts losing, they quit. It shows up as a win for you on the match-up screen, but it doesn't actually count towards the achievement. There's no way anyone will get 17 wins in each category at this rate.

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Is Chris Cashman hosting the UK version, or is there somebody different?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

That's a step up from (Emmy-award winning) Chris Cashman then. Poor Chris can't even get his own picture on Wikipedia, and his Emmy is for some local show he did in the northwest. Besides that, I don't think he's ever done anything noteworthy.

They're giving out prizes now, SuperSonic.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Is anyone considering picking up some of the Hasbro Game Night titles this week? They're on sale for half off, which means they're $5 (which is what they should have been priced all along). Titles are:

-Battleship
-Connect Four
-Scrabble (only in US)
-Yahtzee
-Boggle
-Sorry
-Sorry Sliders

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Originally Posted by Rockgamer

I'm interested in Sorry, if only to satisfy my insatiable lust for Ludo.

Buying a 360 just to play Ludo is the best excuse ever.

Tritoch, the main complaint I've heard about these games is that if one player drops out/rage quits, the match ends, even if there are other players left. It's best to play with friends. Some of these games (like Scrabble) seem great for recreating the Uno casual gaming experience.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I picked up Scrabble, Yahtzee and Boggle today, the last day of the sale. Other than the "one person quits, the game ends" thing, it's fun.

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