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

Apparently, Ikaruga might not be the only shmup destined for an encore appearance. According to this IGN article, Taito plans to return Raystorm to the wild this fall. A trailer is also out and about.

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Fuck yeah Mushihime-sama Futa(na)ri 1.5

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There's nowhere I can't reach.

I don't think that's an XBLA title, Play-Asia has it listed as a retail title.

Really hoping it won't be region locked, though I bet it will be.

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

Looks like Mushihime-sama Futari will not be region locked! This brings us one step closer to Deathsmiles, and will definitely be an insta-buy for me the moment it comes out. It should also prove to be hilarious to finally be able to play the game I've laughed my ass off at watching repeatedly, final boss, non-stop, screen covering spreads on the hardest difficulty.

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

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Summonmaster

This brings us one step closer to Deathsmiles

Except Deathsmiles is already out.

We've gotta hope for a region-free reprint or something. Or say fuck it on the original and turn our hope towards Deathsmiles 2.

Super cool news about Mushihime though. Definitely will be getting that.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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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I think I'll pick up Scrabble. I could be persuaded to get others if some GFF people were interested.

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

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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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Rock, if you buy a 360 just for Ludo then I will buy it too.

I just picked up Scrabble, so hopefully more of you will too. There are no computer opponents, so if you play alone you just get to lay down tiles for a high score.

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

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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I might get Scrabble today, but I've sort of been neglecting my Xbox since I got a PS3. I'm down for some games though. Just post whenever you guys want to gather people for it.

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I picked up both Scrabble and Boggle, so I'm down for games. Fun enough for 400 points, which should always have been the normal price.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

New Perfect Dark XBLA screens:

Still set for "Winter 2009" (page says "TBD", it's incorrect), with more screen-shots coming soon.

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Maybe now they'll have a Joanna model that doesn't look like a moose. N64 era Rare was absolutely terrible at modeling women.

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Originally Posted by Qwarky

Maybe now they'll have a Joanna model that doesn't look like a moose. N64 era Rare was absolutely terrible at modeling women.

Heh, no matter what in-game shot her model's been in, we've never seen her face (only her back turned, seen in the Elvis shot, and the co-op shot).

The only actual "shots" of her are desktop wallpapers. :/

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Well the renders certainly look different. Her Zero model had an entirely different face compared to N64 Joanna renders and in-game model. And now this one look different from either. She doesn't look half-bad, maybe could use a less box shaped face. Because that is a massive jaw.

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Alright, the achievements for Perfect Dark XBLA have been revealed, which reveals an awesome fact: GoldenEye weapons are available for Combat Simulator use.

More screenshots were released as well, including one from Rareware's site. This is going to be amazing.

Edit: The link for achievements is apparently broken/missing, so until it's back, I've uploaded a screenshot of the list here.

Second Edit: And there go the screenshots. They've been uploaded to this flickr here.

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

Ha, I like the Act Your Age achievement. I always shot all the wine bottles every time I played the villa level anyway, so it's nice to know I'll be rewarded for it now.

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Fuck YEAH Perfect Dark. I don't get very many XBLA games but that one will be one of them.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Is there a decent source on that achievement list? That's not just The Rare Witch Project? I have been unable to confirm this, and it's somewhat fishy looking considering the fact that there's more than 12 achievements there.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Colonel Asshole

Is there a decent source on that achievement list? That's not just The Rare Witch Project? I have been unable to confirm this, and it's somewhat fishy looking considering the fact that there's more than 12 achievements there.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to confirm it either, but since it came with actual screen-shots, who knows. Maybe three were unused and just grouped together?

Weird theory, sorry, but it's all I can think of at the moment.

Just as well, I remember the Orange Box had many more achievements than usual (which was justified, since there were essentially five games), maybe they're increasing the maximum amount of achievements for Arcade games in the future (chances are it's being released in early 2010, bar nothing.), or maybe Perfect Dark XBLA was given a little bit of freedom?

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New Shoot 'em up from Squeenix is out today, 0 Day Attack on Earth. It's a dual stick effort set over some real life cities apparently. The trailer looks fun enough and I was going to download the trial version but for some reason my 360 won't download it at the moment. At 1,200 points though it'll have to be pretty special for me to buy the full version.

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Large leak of Perfect Dark XBLA shots just hours ago, thanks to a leaked build and an eager 360 owner with a dev-kit. Slideshow here.

Apparently the build is dated December 6th, 2009 (as shown in one of the shots). The achievements I posted earlier are real, as well.

There's an eight player maximum for matchmaking online, and there are custom games online, but the maximum amount of players are unknown (probably eight as well). Co-op and Counter-op are online as well, two players maximum.

How ya doing, buddy?