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[Nesmaster]

It's not free. You pay with 30 seconds of your life before you delete it.

Drive a stupid looking car with a tentacle attached over a track from 3DO Crash n Burn and shoot at orange cones. Yay.

Every other arcade game > Yaris. Seriously.

[s1lence]

Every other arcade game > Yaris. Seriously.


Sounds awesome!!! Can't wait to play it tonight after work. I didn't have time yesterday, very upsetting.

[segagamer4life]

I played a few minutes, not too bad, the right analog, seems to control some sort of targeting system. overall not too bad, but I only played one game since I was playing orange box... SWEEET GAME....

[petewhitley]

God Yaris is really, really lame. I know nothing about the car (don't think it's released over here in Japan), but the game almost turns me OFF the car. I would've preferred some generic shovelware "Ford Racing"-type crap over this. It's bizarre in a non-artistic, non-interesting way. I can't see myself earning even one achievement off this. Aegis Wing was free XBLA done right.

[xtremegamer]

Yaris - everything has a price, yet no money out of pocket, this game stunk up my 360 library, this has to be the worst game i've played in a long time.

[diskoboy]

So no one's playing Puzzle Quest???

What's wrong with you people!!??? ;)

[blissfulnoise]

So no one's playing Puzzle Quest???

What's wrong with you people!!??? ;)

Everyone should have already played it on the DS or the PSP.

And verses mode is totally broken. Fighter + Deathbringer = Round 1 Win.

[jcalder8]

So no one's playing Puzzle Quest???

What's wrong with you people!!??? ;)
I'm playing it a lot.
I love this game and I was going to get it for the psp but when I heard about the 360 one I decided to wait.

[heybtbm]

So no one's playing Puzzle Quest???

What's wrong with you people!!??? ;)

The tutorial made my head spin (I never played the PSP or DS versions). I'll come back to it eventually.

[segagamer4life]

FYI.... Virtua Fighter 5 demo up 674+ mb, there are 4 fighters to choose from, and 3 rounds playable before the demo times out

[blissfulnoise]

Gotta add, I was back in town over the weekend and I got a chance to download Puzzle Quest (I'm a sucker) and it looks like they really balanced the gameplay.

You can only buy 40 skill ups and some of the crazy moves (like Deathbringer) have been substantially toned down. While this makes the quest a bit harder, it will make verses at least competitive.

All and all first rate. I can whole-heartedly recommend PQ to anyone now, and especially those looking for verses play.

[PapaStu]

So no one's playing Puzzle Quest???

What's wrong with you people!!??? ;)

I play it on my DS. I invested 50+ hours easily into that game. I'm not planning on doing that with another version when my system has much more to play (BioShock, MOAR Halo 3, Orange Box, CoD4 ect).

[blissfulnoise]

It is worth it to go back and see all the rebalancing they've done in the game. It definately improved my experience.

BUT, you're right, PQ is a big time sink to really enjoy it and there are a great many new time sinks on the 360 this season.

Viva La Katamari!!!!

[JWKobayashi]

http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/10/15/553957.aspx

Sweet. Every Extend Extra Extreme comes out Wednesday for 800 points.

[diskoboy]

http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/10/15/553957.aspx

Sweet. Every Extend Extra Extreme comes out Wednesday for 800 points.

I love the Every Extend franchise. I still have the free game on my PC, and it still gets played quite regularly.

Definitely purchasing E4 over Speedball 2.

And Lumines Live will be permanently discounted to 800 points, starting Wednesday.

[segagamer4life]

I love the Every Extend franchise. I still have the free game on my PC, and it still gets played quite regularly.

Definitely purchasing E4 over Speedball 2.

And Lumines Live will be permanently discounted to 800 points, starting Wednesday.


does anyone know if this lumines includes the full game, or do you still have to buy the extra add-on packs?

[blissfulnoise]

http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2007/10/15/553957.aspx

Sweet. Every Extend Extra Extreme comes out Wednesday for 800 points.

Wow. E4 should be absolutely fantastic. I'm happily suprised it's coming out this early. Using a real analog stick instead of that PSP nub should improve my scores several times over.

And with Everyday Shooter just released on PSN, this is going to be a stellar week for shooter fans.

EDIT: Any word on if they're going to re-release the Heavenly Star skin-pack for Lumines? I missed out the first time around.

[segagamer4life]

FYI... Smackdown VS Raw 08 demo up, 1.2 gigs,and 4 playable characters..

[petewhitley]

EDIT: Any word on if they're going to re-release the Heavenly Star skin-pack for Lumines? I missed out the first time around.

Heavenly Star is back up, alongside another bonus free skin, Breeze. The Holiday Pack is pretty good too, just played through a handful of the new skins. E4 is awesome and worth re-buying if you have the PSP version.

[diskoboy]

EEEE is fuckin' awesome!!

great music, including levels where you can use you own songs (this is where my Digitalism or Justice CD's come in handy ;) ), and it's friggin awesome to sit back, and watch the explosions chain up. My record chain, so far, is a little over 3000. My favorite stage happens to be the 'sonar' stage.


I never played the PSP version, I've been playing the free PC version for about 2 years now. I like that you can now stop the chains by pressing B. It helps out tons when you're almost out of time, and have extra time icons floating everywhere.

[FAMOUS]

F.E.A.R. Files is up

[segagamer4life]

Good news.... Nfs: pro street demo is up, 655mb


and GH3--- 545mb, enjoy

[Oobgarm]

Good news.... Nfs: pro street demo is up, 655mb


and GH3--- 545mb, enjoy

Excellent news. I've been itching to try NFS.

[s1lence]

Looks like EXIT is going to be one of the arcade titles this week.

[segagamer4life]

yeah and I read somewhere, battlestar galactica is the other???

[Kroogah]

Played the GH3 demo at Gamestop. Saved me 500mb disk space, and looks like it's saving me $100 too. I was very disappointed. I'm getting the PS2 version for my younger brother for Christmas. I think I'll just play his copy. :D The guitar battle with Tom Morello and the new version of Cult Of Personality are amazing...but not c-note amazing.

[fuchikoma]

NFS Prostreet looks to be a mixed bag.

All-out topspeed highway run is fun, with decent crash physics. The circuit 'grip' racing is unrewarding.

[Cantaloup]

A new Pinball FX table called "Buccaneer" is coming for free on Halloween (10/31). You can see some screenshots of it at the official Pinball FX web site:

http://www.pinballfx.com/

More details (from Game Zone (http://xbox360.gamezone.com/news/10_23_07_10_46AM.htm), but other sites are also reporting the news):



Zen Studios, the developer of the popular XBLA game “Pinball FX,” will be offering owners of the game a FREE Buccaneer themed expansion table and update pak! Launching on Halloween, Pinball FZ full-subscribers will be able to download the FREE expansion table and it will be included with all future downloads of the full version of Pinball FX.

...

The FREE Buccaneer expansion table will feature numerous play modes and includes an additional dedicated achievement for gamers looking to boost their Gamer score.

The FREE Buccaneer table and Pinball FX update will be available for download on XLBA starting October 31, 2007.

[boatofcar]

A new Pinball FX table called "Buccaneer" is coming for free on Halloween (10/31). You can see some screenshots of it at the official Pinball FX web site:

http://www.pinballfx.com/

More details (from Game Zone (http://xbox360.gamezone.com/news/10_23_07_10_46AM.htm), but other sites are also reporting the news):

Great news. I've played the original three to death.

[diskoboy]

yeah and I read somewhere, battlestar galactica is the other???

You were correct.

Next Week is Mutant Storm Empire :)

[Vectorman0]

A couple new games are out today. A marble game, Switchball, and a word puzzle game named something unimaginative, like "Word Puzzle".

[diskoboy]

Switchball is a pleasant surprise...

I liked it alot more than I liked Marble Blast. The physics are very lifelike.

And I confess, I like Word Puzzle. I always buy those puzzle books. The word searches are the first thing I usually do.

[diskoboy]

Undertow is up. And it's pretty fun, if you can overlook the lame side story and voice acting. The gameplay is a mix of twitch shooter and RTS.

And a bunch of Beautiful Katamari stuff hit the marketplace today, as well.... Kinda pisses me off that we have to pay to unlock those achievements.

[diskoboy]

For those of you with Tomb Raider Legend, the first four episodes of Tomb Raider Anniversary can be downloaded.

2400 points for both episode packs. (2 packs @ 1200 each)

But they're about 1.6 gigs per pack.....

[s1lence]

For those of you with Tomb Raider Legend, the first four episodes of Tomb Raider Anniversary can be downloaded.

2400 points for both episode packs. (2 packs @ 1200 each)

But they're about 1.6 gigs per pack.....

Is there any difference between those and the actual DVD version of the game?

[diskoboy]

Is there any difference between those and the actual DVD version of the game?

With the DLC, you have to have a Tomb Raider Legends disc to play them. But as far as I know, there's no difference.

[s1lence]

Ok thats what I thought. Figure I would ask though.

[heybtbm]

Is there any difference between those and the actual DVD version of the game?

The achievements are different. The disc version has the standard 1000 achievement points (split up into 32 achievements). The download version will only get you 10 achievements for 250 points. The kicker is the download version adds those 250 points to your existing Tomb Raider Legend score. This sucks seeing as I had 1000/1000 until a few weeks ago. Now it's 1000/1250.

[s1lence]

The achievements are different. The disc version has the standard 1000 achievement points (split up into 32 achievements). The download version will only get you 10 achievements for 250 points. The kicker is the download version adds those 250 points to your existing Tomb Raider Legend score. This sucks seeing as I had 1000/1000 until a few weeks ago. Now it's 1000/1250.


I agree that does suck. Its a different game it shoudn't be added to Legends score.

I really hate having to buy a game twice.

[Nesmaster]

The achievements are different. The disc version has the standard 1000 achievement points (split up into 32 achievements). The download version will only get you 10 achievements for 250 points. The kicker is the download version adds those 250 points to your existing Tomb Raider Legend score. This sucks seeing as I had 1000/1000 until a few weeks ago. Now it's 1000/1250.

Well, there's 250 points I won't be getting unless they drop the downloads to oh, free. LOL

I'll wait for the retail disc to end up in the $10 - $15 mark before picking it up. I've got way too much to play as it is. ;/

[ubersaurus]

Just a head's up on this thread-Halo 3's new map map launches December 11th for 800 points. Around Spring it'll be made free, in time for the next set of new maps to launch.

[boatofcar]

So is anybody less than impressed with the Buccaneer table? I know that since it was free there's really no cause to complain, but the table design is pretty crappy compared to Agents and Speed Machine. I do like it better than Extreme, though.

It's a shame that the Pinball FX team won't license their engine so someone could release classic tables through XBLA. I'd pay 800 points for an Addams Family, Twilight Zone, etc.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

So is anybody less than impressed with the Buccaneer table? I know that since it was free there's really no cause to complain, but the table design is pretty crappy compared to Agents and Speed Machine. I do like it better than Extreme, though.

It's a shame that the Pinball FX team won't license their engine so someone could release classic tables through XBLA. I'd pay 800 points for an Addams Family, Twilight Zone, etc.

I'd pay 1200 for Medieval Madness!!

http://www.barcade.com/media/images/2642_MM_300pxMachine.jpg

Drool.

[diskoboy]

I'd pay 1200 for Medieval Madness!!

http://www.barcade.com/media/images/2642_MM_300pxMachine.jpg

Drool.

I'd pay double that for Twliight Zone.

[s1lence]

Well I don't have Twilight Zone, but I do have the Adams Family and Doctor Who pins for my "real" table needs. It would be sweet if they would do something like Pinmame for the 360.

[Kid Ice]

So is anybody less than impressed with the Buccaneer table?

Yeah, it's really open and empty.

[diskoboy]

This Wednesday's game(s)

-Asteroids/Asteroids Deluxe. 400 points for both.

Two of my favorite arcade games, which I won't be buying becuase Atari has fucked up their past XBLA releases.... Especially Missile Command.

[kaedesdisciple]

We've gotten lots of stuff since the last post here:

Halo 3 map pack
Arkadian Warriors
Gripshift
Rockband content
Exit content
Forza 2 content
DDR content
Xbox originals

I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting.

I haven't had much time but I gave the Arkadian Warriors demo a shot. In the half hour or so I gave it, it played like a dungeon crawler with some cutesy cartoon characters. The gameplay was a bit slippery and it was VERY simple, almost too simple. Imagine a dehydrated Diablo. Kinda disappointing coming out of Sierra Online.

[Joker T]

Burnout Paradise Demo is up, about 800 MB.

I downloaded it but didn't get a chance to play it.

[diskoboy]

We've gotten lots of stuff since the last post here:

Halo 3 map pack
Arkadian Warriors
Gripshift
Rockband content
Exit content
Forza 2 content
DDR content
Xbox originals

I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting.

I haven't had much time but I gave the Arkadian Warriors demo a shot. In the half hour or so I gave it, it played like a dungeon crawler with some cutesy cartoon characters. The gameplay was a bit slippery and it was VERY simple, almost too simple. Imagine a dehydrated Diablo. Kinda disappointing coming out of Sierra Online.

I'm just beginning to realize how bad it sucks not having my 360 around. I'm dying to play the new Halo maps and BioShock content.

And Rez HD better not come out until I get my console back!!!

[diskoboy]

YAY!!! I Got my 360 back!

Wednesdays arcade games will be Sensible World of Soccer (800 points) and Tempest (400). I'm getting caught up on the past 2 weeks worth of releases.

[Daria]

I just want to say that I love Arkadian Warriors. :P

[kaedesdisciple]

I just want to say that I love Arkadian Warriors. :P

Does it get better? The demo, to me, made the game seem extremely bland and shallow.

[unwinddesign]

Does it get better? The demo, to me, made the game seem extremely bland and shallow.

I beat it 100%. It's basically My First Diablo, meaning that it's hack 'n slash action...simplified. And you thought it wasn't possible.

Not awful; the game is around 5 - 6 hours long, so you'll get your money's worth. I wouldn't recommend plowing through it like I did, because it sucks that way. If you play it for 20 minutes every so often, it's not god-awful.

But yeah, it is pretty bland and shallow, even for a hack 'n slash; alas, it's the only option (and one of the only games even close to an RPG) on the 360, so...I bought it.

[segagamer4life]

FYI the Frontlines/Burnout Paradise and Kane and Lynch demo's are up!

[diskoboy]

Sensible World of Soccer has been taken down due to a bug that knocks you offline.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/19/sensible-world-of-soccer-has-critical-bug-gets-pulled/

So it looks like Tempest is today's only arcade release.

Also there is a TON of new Downloadable content up for Beautiful Katamari.

[Nebagram]

XBLA Tempest has made me appreciate just how good Space Giraffe is. The 'evolved' game included with it isn't fit to lick T2K's boots.

[Kid Ice]

When I first saw the standard Atari XBLA interface, I smelled trouble. They really need to knock it off with this throttle monkey nonsense. The classic version of Tempest is a disgrace. Bad sounds, bad graphics, bad controls, bad everything.

Then I tried the evolved version, and rolled my eyes as I checked off every "evolved" Atari cliche in the book...bad techno, can't-see-shit explosions, constant controller vibrating. Ugg. But I kept playing. You know, it's not so bad. Not Tempest 2K good by a mile, but 400 points good, sure.

[Daria]

Does it get better? The demo, to me, made the game seem extremely bland and shallow.

Maybe not single player, but I starve for games that have a local multiplayer option.

[diskoboy]

Wow, Atari.... How can you fuck up Tempest, of all games? No multiplayer? Give me a break....

No wonder why Atari is dead... Last game I ever download from you guys.

I can't wait to see how you murder Battlezone. (If they're smart, they'll port the 1998 PC version)

[Leo_A]

Who would buy Tempest expecting multiplayer action?

Can you still alternate turns like in the original arcade version?

[Joker T]

Kane and Lynch is pretty meh, decent if you play it in co-op.

Theres a new Demo up for Dark Messiah I didn't download it though.

[s1lence]

Wow, Atari.... How can you fuck up Tempest, of all games? No multiplayer? Give me a break....

No wonder why Atari is dead... Last game I ever download from you guys.

I can't wait to see how you murder Battlezone. (If they're smart, they'll port the 1998 PC version)


Yeah and all the achievements are in Evolved mode. LAME!!!!!

[diskoboy]

Next wednesday's arcade game: Spongebob Squarepants.

Woo-hoo.

I was totally hoping that Rez HD wold be our after Christmas treat. Oh well...

And Sensible World of Soccer is fixed, and back on XBL.

[monkeysuit]

Next wednesday's arcade game: Spongebob Squarepants.

Woo-hoo.

I was totally hoping that Rez HD wold be our after Christmas treat. Oh well...

And Sensible World of Soccer is fixed, and back on XBL.

That's really disappointing. Imagine, how much they would make Christmas morning if they had released something worth the download.

[boatofcar]

Anybody else enjoy Sensible Soccer? I never thought I'd ever play a soccer game that I liked as much as Nintendo World Cup, but this one adds just a dash of strategy without sacrificing simplicity.

[Kid Ice]

Wed Jan 2nd Metal Slug 3. :-)

I was underwhelmed by Sensible Soccer. Doesn't live up to its reputation IMO. Maybe I just don't like soccer. Loved FIFA on the 3DO though.

[boatofcar]

More news on Metal Slug 3 (http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/12/28/metal-slug-3-coming-to-the-xbox-live-arcade-next-week)

[diskoboy]

Omega Five will be the XBLA release for January 9th @ 800 points.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/hudson-omega-five-blasting-jan-9-onto-xbla/

[segagamer4life]

was about to post this as well, great news indeed!!

[Nature Boy]

I was underwhelmed by Sensible Soccer. Doesn't live up to its reputation IMO. Maybe I just don't like soccer. Loved FIFA on the 3DO though.

I was underwhelmed as well, and I love soccer (Thorn EMI soccer is one of my fave sports titles). To be honest I didn't try it for very long - it would have had to knock me off my socks *immediately* for me to enjoy it.

[kaedesdisciple]

I was quite underwhelmed by Metal Slug 3. I hate that "smoothing" filter and the standard controller is absolutely horrible for this game. For the amount of money I would need to invest in getting a good controller for this game, it just doesn't pay for me. Furthermore, some of those achievements are absurd. Beat the final stage without dying? That will take some time, friend. Granted I have my MVS copy (and now I know why they never made MS3 backward compatible), but I won't be dropping another $10 for this one.

[Putney]

Omega Five will be the XBLA release for January 9th @ 800 points.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/03/hudson-omega-five-blasting-jan-9-onto-xbla/

I've been excited at the prospect of this one for awhile (up there with Rez HD and the rumored Ikaruga), so I'll be eagerly awaiting this download.

Metal Slug 3 was tempting, but besides seeing all the flaws in it, I already have it on the original Xbox and the Wii MS Anthology, so that's $10 I can't justify.

[diskoboy]

I've been excited at the prospect of this one for awhile (up there with Rez HD and the rumored Ikaruga), so I'll be eagerly awaiting this download.

Metal Slug 3 was tempting, but besides seeing all the flaws in it, I already have it on the original Xbox and the Wii MS Anthology, so that's $10 I can't justify.

I have 3000 points reserved for this and Rez HD.

I was surprised (in a good way) at the 800 point price. The videos of Omega Five look quite spectacular. I'm sure Rez HD will be 1200 points, which I'll gladly pay.

And I thought Ikaruga was for sure... I could've sworn I've seen videos.

[Leo_A]

It is for sure, it was announced at the TGS.