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GovernmentYard · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5318

That's more like it...

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2009 23:04

Comes up as 1,200 points on my Marketplace.

//edit: And, indeed, on that link posted above.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14498

GazChap wrote:

Comes up as 1,200 points on my Marketplace.

//edit: And, indeed, on that link posted above.

However it was 800 points when i posted that link earlier today :-(

Looks like the 800 was a 'mistake' so if you got it at that you got a bargain :

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/22/corre ... -ms-points

Dimrill · **Posted:** Wed Apr 22, 2009 23:25

Yeah, it was 800. Played the demo for 3 levels, thought it was shite.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:27

Played the dishwasher demo this morning. What a load of shite, why have EDGE been creaming over this?

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Dimrill wrote:

Played the demo for 3 levels, thought it was shite.

Puzzle mode was ok, just ok.

But in more exciting news, we're mibby getting Bubble Bobble on XBLAH :luv:

Sauce

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14498

WullieOoster wrote:

But in more exciting news, we're mibby getting Bubble Bobble on XBLAH :luv:

Sauce

woooooooooo - original game with online leaderboards and co-op would be sweeeeet.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 15:11

Yes please! 800 points maximum please!

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1874

i've never gotten on with any version of Bubble Bobble apart from the original. I hope they include it.

I got a free code for Connect 4 so I had a go. 800pts for that shit? bloody hell.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Thu Apr 23, 2009 16:17

WullieOoster wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

Played the demo for 3 levels, thought it was shite.

Puzzle mode was ok, just ok.

But in more exciting news, we're mibby getting Bubble Bobble on XBLAH :luv:

Sauce

Fandabbydoubledozzy! Please make it not fucking awful, ta.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38522

I sat and played the Yahtzee trial with my bro on saturday. It's ok, but surely no-one's going to pay for that shit, are they?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32621

Hello...

Email from MS wrote:

We launched Deal of the Week program on Feb 23rd, 2009 as an added benefit to your Gold membership and we are very excited to see the overwhelming response we have received from our loyal users such as you.

As a result of the increased transactions we know that you experienced an intermittent Xbox LIVE issue, which resulted in you being charged full price of 1200 points for the ‘Braid’ deal instead of the discounted price of 800 points. We sincerely wish to apologize for the
technical glitch and would like to take this moment to thank you for your patience and understanding as our team worked around the clock to fix this problem.

We will not only be crediting back the 400 points that were overcharged, but also be crediting an extra 100 points as a token of our appreciation and as a thank you for your loyalty during this period. You will see a credit of 500 points in your account in the coming weeks.

With unlimited online gaming, instant streaming of Netflix movies*, early access to game demos and now the exclusive discounts of Deal of the Week, we hope you continue to enjoy your Gold membership!

I haven't checked my account yet. If it did bill me 1200 points, I somehow didn't notice at the time.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 15:26

I didn't notice either, and the fact you can't get up a list of what you paid, as well as what you downloaded, is shittypants.

kalmar · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 15:45

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

instant streaming of Netflix movies*,

Woah, what's this?

The current selection of movies are suck, and access to the whole Netflix catalogue would be awesome. How can get?

Runcle · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 16:01

US only, we havent got netflix have we?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

It's not by any means the whole catalogue even there.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32621

Runcle wrote:

US only, we havent got netflix have we?

Yes and yes. Sadly.

Runcle · **Posted:** Sat Apr 25, 2009 17:49

still would be a great feature though, if we had netflix id sign up just to use it over my xbox360

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:14

virtual on out on wednesday -1200 mspoints *bangs head on wall*

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38522

virtual what?

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:26

ORATORIO TANGRAM.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:40

Runcle wrote:

virtual on out on wednesday

Runcle wrote:

-1200 mspoints *bangs head on wall*

Greedy basts

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38522

Virtual On?

Pass.

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 12:47

I know some people rave about the Virtual On games but when Out Run, another Sega game was 800 and far better known, they're being rather optimistic asking 1200.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 13:03

Indeed.

Sega, if you're reading this, I'd pay 400 for a straight arcade port of Space Harrier, so get busy.

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 13:11

Zardoz wrote:

Indeed.

Sega, if you're reading this, I'd pay 400 for a straight arcade port of Space Harrier, so get busy.

Might happen, but probably not at that price. With the Wii's last update to the shop and arcade titles being available, arcade Space Harrier is supposedly on the way, but I don't know if it'll be the same 500 points as the other arcade stuff.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 17:39

oh dont know if people have heard, but i saw a achievement list for gunstar heroes on some achievement site so Im guessing its coming soon. All the rest of the megadrive games listed where off the ultimate colleciton though.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Marvel vs Capcom 2 is coming soon as well.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Apr 27, 2009 20:34

I has an 500 points refund from Microscrote.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1874

Arkanoid isnt really 800pts. the main menu shows that there are four 'episodes'. you get the first two for your 800.

so, I'm guessing 400pts for the last two (which takes the piss considering how easy it is to design and implement the levels). which will make it a 1200pt game.

myp · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 11:03

Are the first two episodes long enough to warrant 800 points? If so, then that's not a problem. If it's just a half-finished game, not so much.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1874

myp wrote:

Are the first two episodes long enough to warrant 800 points? If so, then that's not a problem. If it's just a half-finished game, not so much.

the price doesnt bother me as such. it's the underhanded way they've hidden the info that does. if you played a couple of levels and decided to buy, you'd never know that episodes 3 and 4 arent in the game. but you can see them in the main menu on the trial.

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

myp wrote:

Are the first two episodes long enough to warrant 800 points? If so, then that's not a problem. If it's just a half-finished game, not so much.

Eps 1 & 2 have (I think) 31 levels each, so you could probably finish all of that in a few hours I suppose, depending on how good you were.

I was quite enjoying it yesterday, but even if I finish 1 & 2, I certainly won't be forking out for the rest as I don't think it's strictly necessary.

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Just for anyone else who cares, the 360 version has not fixed the "pummel yourself senseless" bug.

It's still worth trying to demo though because the 360 controller is a lot better for it. It's still turned a must buy into a "Hmm" though.

Arkanoid though, is very nearly as fucking awful as the DS one.

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 13:33

Why the hell would you buy any old school arcade or console games when MAME and console-specific emulators exist?

Mr. Karl · **Joined:** 3rd Jul, 2008 **Posts:** 52

Because not everyone is into stealing copyright infringement if they can avoid it.

myp · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 14:54

Mr. Karl wrote:

Because not everyone is into stealing copyright infringement if they can avoid it.

And I haven't got the time or inclination to play games on my typewriter, or bugger about with modding an old Xbox.

Mr. Karl · **Joined:** 3rd Jul, 2008 **Posts:** 52

That's my main reason too, but I prefer the view from a high horse than from a couch.

More lies, tbh.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

+ multiplayer/co-op & leaderboards

& in the case of Bubble Bobble NEO (if it's going ahead & they don't fuck it up), it's Bubble Bobble :luv:

Runcle · **Posted:** Thu May 21, 2009 13:53

Has anyone played blazing birds?

Kind of like a badminton arcade game with weird metal birds on wheels with sticks as your players.
Pretty fun and only 400 mspoints, would be good to have a beteo tournament of it.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue May 26, 2009 17:13

Tried the Arcanoid demo and found it meh.

Wullies news of Bubble Bobble NEO is very exciting though.

romanista · **Posted:** Wed May 27, 2009 11:31

Runcle wrote:

Has anyone played blazing birds?

Kind of like a badminton arcade game with weird metal birds on wheels with sticks as your players.
Pretty fun and only 400 mspoints, would be good to have a beteo tournament of it.

this sounds excellent., will download the demo today

Morte · **Posted:** Sat May 30, 2009 13:58

http://www.consolemonster.com/achieveme ... &platform=

The above is a list of the achievements for the new Worms game. Here's hoping that it's a straight port of the classic Armageddon (with reference to Armageddon, Fire Weapons and the Holy Hand Grenade).

YOG · **Posted:** Sun May 31, 2009 14:35

Why hadn't I heard of Assault Heroes until now? This game is boss, and a steal at 400 points; I really wish I could afford the sequel.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1874

WAIT!!!!

AH1 is indeed lovely. Looks great, ultra-playable. Old school arcadey loveliness.

AH2 is HORRIBLE. The controls are slightly off (they lock to 0, 90, 180, 270 a bit which scuppers sharpshooting), the levels are overly long, the graphics are fussy and hard to make out and it's just shit overall.

Agent Starling · **Joined:** 8th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 1701

Well now, I'm quite intrigued by this Yosumin which I tried the demo of yesterday. I hadn't heard of it before, however a spot of Google-ing reveals that it's been on the DS before, and I must say it seems better suited to the stylus control. Really enjoyed the demo though, and am strongly leaning towards shelling out for it now.

ChocoboOfDoom · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 279

Got 800 points left over, but can't choose between OutRun, Lumines or Puzzle Fighter. I've played them all before on other formats, so I know what they're about, but I was wondering which had the better BeeX leaderboard action?

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1874

Blimey... I'd all but forgotten about leaderboards.

They were so easy to see in the old dashboard set up. They'd just pop up as you scrolled through your games. I enjoyed trying to claim as many top spots as possible (possible = not owned by Trousers).

But now it's all hidden behind button presses in that slow as shit NXE dashboard. ack.

Lumines seems a bit of a rip off (it's got a lot of DLC to add things that should already be there). I've not bothered with Outrun but Puzz Fighter is lovely (although I'd kill for a decent fucking dpad to play it with).

Mr. Karl · **Joined:** 3rd Jul, 2008 **Posts:** 52

Outrun has atrocious leaderboards. They're unsorted and list all of your friends, whether they have the game or not. They're also hidden behind a bunch of menus; only your local leaderboard is shown at the end of a game. The Outrunning itself is lovely, as I'm sure you know.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Sun May 31, 2009 22:40

I downloaded the BIonic Commando game.

Thus far it's fun in patches, but I am struggling to get past the lack of various abilities that out hero possesses (such as being utterly powerless against a knee high obstacle). It means that the heavy weapons bad guys are hard to kill, as they tend to crouch behind the obstacles and even swinging in and shooting them will cost you energy from bumping into them. Bah!

Plus not being able to move the screen, so every time you drop off a platform it is into the unknown is something they should have fixed.

EDIT - haven't given up on it yet though... just hoping it will 'click' soon.

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