Xbox Live Marketplace and Live Arcade discussion Part III

[ExtremeGamer]

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Watchmen Arcade Game up 1600 M$ points and it's almost 2 gigs.

I thought arcade games had size limits, I guess not because the graphics look real good and game looks like a 3D Brawler.

The demo is only 1 gig?

[Candyman5]

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Man I am loving that Word Soup game. Very good game.

[PVarck31]

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I assume you need the full version of of NCAA Basketball 09 to use the DLC for it right?

By the way, I just got a Jasper 360, and its as quiet as the ps3!

[ExtremeGamer]

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I assume you need the full version of of NCAA Basketball 09 to use the DLC for it right?

Or you can buy the DLC for $15 and it's a stand alone DLC.

[PVarck31]

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Or you can buy the DLC for $15 and it's a stand alone DLC.

Really? So you can play just the tournament?

[Pared]

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Yes. Stand alone, no online play. Just the tournament.

[PVarck31]

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Yes. Stand alone, no online play. Just the tournament.

Thats awesome! Def getting that.

[Flawless]

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IGN: OutRun Online Arcade Hands-on

Back in the day, arcade racing meant little beyond fast cars, power sliding and exotic locations. And Yu Suzuki was king. OutRun Online Arcade is a revisiting of those days, coming by way of development studio Sumo Digital, the folks behind the console versions of OutRun 2, OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast and other assorted racing and sports games. This is a bare bones game, stripped down for the digital download world, featuring just a handful of licensed Ferraris, one branching course made up of 15 sections, and a few different modes to race through. The good news is that the little there is offers a lot of fun.

There are five modes to tackle, four of which just offer racing against the clock. The last is a returning favorite, Heart Attack Mode. In this you'll have to meet objectives laid out by your girlfriend such as collecting coins on the road, driving on a specific lane, drifting a lot, or simply driving without running into anything (harder than it sounds). Meeting the objectives while keeping an eye on the clock adds a cool extra dimension to the arcade racing.

There's also an online match that can be played with up to 6 players with a few different course settings to race through. You can adjust a variety of settings, including the rubber-banding, car collisions, and what geographical region you'd like to use for matchmaking. The menus all look slick and are easy to navigate, but with the game not in everyone's hands yet I couldn't test it out online to see if it was lag free.

[ExtremeGamer]

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The Watchmen game is freaking horrible. $20 for that? It looks pretty, but in the demo I was bored on the 3rd or 4th part, it's the same thing over and over and over and over again.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Legends of Wrestlemania demo up

Wheelman demo up

Wanted demo up

Burnout toy cars up

Prince of Persia epilogue up

And maybe other stuff..LOL

[Behindshadows]

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The Watchmen game is freaking horrible. $20 for that? It looks pretty, but in the demo I was bored on the 3rd or 4th part, it's the same thing over and over and over and over again.

I think they are just trying to justify the file size, but 1600 points is ridiculous and it's not that fun, I've died many times because I couldn't see and the simple button pressing is terrible.

Graphics are the only thing it has going for it, compared to other Arcade games.

[Flawless]

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MS Announces Days of Arcade

Microsoft is kicking off the Days of Arcade, a promotion similar to last year's Summer of Arcade, on March 18. The Days of Arcade aims to promote the Xbox Live Arcade and will lump seven games into one marketing push, including the long awaited The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai.

The first game out of the gate will be Hasbro Family Game Night, a collection of four board games. The exact schedule has not been nailed down, but Microsoft promises to let you know which game is coming the Monday prior to its release. The Days of Arcade will last six weeks, leaving it open for one week to feature two games. Here is the full list of all seven games:

• The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
• Flock
• Hasbro Family Game Night
• Lode Runner
• Outrun Online Arcade
• Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
• Uno Rush

[Joey P]

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Can someone explain to me how do I make a custom dash pic using a pic from Windows Media?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Behindshadows]

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Wheelman is a nice game, I'm definitely getting it, nice graphics and controls are tight and good on the car. So much you can do on it.

[calcutta]

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Be careful with Family Game Night, an EA title

While all the games are grouped under that name from an Achievment perspective and it states "a collection of four board games" in Flawless' post, according to 360achievements.org:

In mid-March EA is launching four of the seven announced titles: SCRABBLE (North America only), BATTLESHIP, CONNECT FOUR and YAHTZEE. BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders will be releasing the coming months. The games will be sold individually for 800 Microsoft points.

SOURCE

No mention of a bundle price either...5600 points for the "full" game?! Lame.