Hey Microsoft, how about making a goddamn promotion where Mexico can participate? If the fact that the 360 reigns supreme in mexican market (and that old Xbox did really good here) aren´t not enough, then what do we have to do for prizes?
er how is this a good deal? its only a good deal depending on the quality of the games, not the price of the games.and the only game there in that list that i think is any way worth its OWN price is probably the upcoming shadow complex.from wat ive seen and read.turtles in time? what? Trials HD? wtf is that?Splosion man? probly alright but not a patch on castles crashers ( which is imo is the best arcade game available next to geometry wars1 n 2) and capcom vs marvel 2, probly good, but not worth draggin u into spending 70 quid to get a tenner free.
ok i just looked for a video of trials coz i didnt kno wtf it was and it actually looks class. but i still think its 70 quid i wudnt spend normally. altho, now i feel stupid. so. fuck.
@Mark Patterson: It's a good deal because it's there for the people who were planning on purchasing or were thinking about purchasing all of the games anyway. Think of it as a bonus whereas there didn't need to be nor was there one before. And really, quality is in the eyes of the beholder. From your statements: "the only game there in that list that i think is any way worth its OWN price is probably the upcoming shadow complex". I found Splosion man well worth a measly 800 points and bought it before I even knew about the deal, so to me it was worth it. It doesn't have to be castle crashers to be good. To others, that game might be Turtles reshelled, the highly anticipated Capcom vs. Marvel 2, whose hard-copy PS2 disc usually runs you around $80-$100, or Trials HD or as you succintly described it as: wtf is that? How can you say its not worth the price when you don't even know what it is?
Marketing like this works because it's a good deal or a bonus for some people that have the resources or the desire to take advantage of it. On the other hand, no one is forcing you to buy all five games, so how is it, in any way a "bad" deal? To me, any deal that could potentially benefit you is a good deal. The only bad deals are the ones where you get the short end of the stick.
@Mark Patterson: "but i still think its 70 quid i wudnt spend normally."
Aaah....see! The marketing is working! I agree, I think I'm looking forward to Trials HD also even though I didn't have much interest in it before. It looks fun, through I doubt I will be getting all five games.
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well ur calling me ignorant before playing the game right? and there u are callin me an asshole before u get to kno me. so by ur logic..ur and ignorant asshole AND a hypocrite. so ur really in no position to criticize me.
think before u speak next time. if u can.
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er i already said i looked at hd trials after and thought it looked cool. and that i felt stupid now. so..i guess ill pass that torch to u now.thanks for takin it off me..
Well, that's a pretty nice deal. Too bad I'm getting Shadow Complex and nothing else.
Also, anybody else tried out the new Netflix browser yet? Runs great. Found some stuff I didn't even know was streamable after installing the update last night.
@DoubleJ169: Agreed. This year's Summer of Arcade is now the same price as last year's. It also happens to be the same price as a typical new game. $60.
I picked up splosion man a few nights ago. It's pretty fun but I still have somewhere around the neighberhood of 2200 points left. I'm pretty new to buying stuff off of XBLA and have only recently picked up Castlecrashers and that. I was going to get Sam and Max but the dog's voice was different from the show and kind of threw me off. Anything else you guys would suggest or that I should wait for?
P.S. I wonder if it's too late to cash in on this deal seeing how I already bought one of the 5 games and all...
@AoE: Don't pay the money to download Pac-Man. There's a compilation disc that has Pac-Man CE, Uno, and a few other games...and I saw it at GameStop yesterday, packaged with Sega Superstar Tennis (which isn't bad either), for $3.50.
It was a pack-in for the 360 a few Christmases ago, and I guess people decided to sell off the disc. Their loss, our gain?
Sounds like just as good a deal as their Deal of the Week scheme. Was a Gold member for maybe three years or so but this constant "hey, give us a little more" finally backfired.
@G1bblets: No, you speak for those who haven't seen an article on Trials HD or are incapable of using Google. Trials HD is more or less an Elasto-Mania remake, and might I suggest you click here before you post a "wtf is Elasto-Mania about?" message. :p
Thats a hard marketing push. Its somewhat enticing but the average gamer might be turned off by something new like this. They should have made it more enticing by making it $15 or $20. Plus its curious as they should be marketing this heavy to the casual crowd. If it werent for Kotaku I wouldnt know about this at all.
@Modus_Operandi: I was very pleased by splosion man, and the other games in the summer of arcade look very tempting as well, just spending 70 dollars is pretty steep. I do plan on picking up a few of these games on the list, but I agree $15 or $20 back would definitely make me pick them all up. $10 just doesn't feel like enough of an incentive.
Exactly. Getting one of the big games free instead of the little one would have made this a no-brainer. Right now there are tons of gamers out there asking "Is Trials HD worth 400pts?" Because for most of us it seems that is what it comes down to.
I hear Trials is alot of fun. Splosion Man was a definite surprise for me. I was only planning on buying TMNT. Shadow Complex looks good but Im not sold for some reason. For me thats the biggest sticking point. ven with demos its alot of pressure to purchase all these games in a short time just for $10. $15-$20 makes me rethink it more
@Solertia: I believe that's the one that's a 2.5D remake of those old motorcycle flash games where you had to go through an obstacle course doing flips and such. The main point being the blend of proper balance, speed, and pitch on the bike so as to not be thrown to your bloody death.
I have to admit I am somewhat to very interested in just about all of those titles. Well played MS; now you've got me thinking about just going ahead and getting them all...
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Splosion man looks interesting though.
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does this marketing shit actually work on people?
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ok i just looked for a video of trials coz i didnt kno wtf it was and it actually looks class. but i still think its 70 quid i wudnt spend normally. altho, now i feel stupid. so. fuck.
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Marketing like this works because it's a good deal or a bonus for some people that have the resources or the desire to take advantage of it. On the other hand, no one is forcing you to buy all five games, so how is it, in any way a "bad" deal? To me, any deal that could potentially benefit you is a good deal. The only bad deals are the ones where you get the short end of the stick.
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Aaah....see! The marketing is working! I agree, I think I'm looking forward to Trials HD also even though I didn't have much interest in it before. It looks fun, through I doubt I will be getting all five games.
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Splosion Man is fucking awesome.
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well ur calling me ignorant before playing the game right? and there u are callin me an asshole before u get to kno me. so by ur logic..ur and ignorant asshole AND a hypocrite. so ur really in no position to criticize me.
think before u speak next time. if u can.
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er i already said i looked at hd trials after and thought it looked cool. and that i felt stupid now. so..i guess ill pass that torch to u now.thanks for takin it off me..
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Also, anybody else tried out the new Netflix browser yet? Runs great. Found some stuff I didn't even know was streamable after installing the update last night.
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P.S. I wonder if it's too late to cash in on this deal seeing how I already bought one of the 5 games and all...
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It was a pack-in for the 360 a few Christmases ago, and I guess people decided to sell off the disc. Their loss, our gain?
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They can keep their silly rebate. I'll just buy the games I want.
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So people who bought Splosion Man at launch are effectively disqualified from the deal? That can't be right.
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Kinda of reminds of a modern version of Motocross Maniacs for the Game Boy...oh how I loved that game. ^_^
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@Kobun: Ya I was being lazy this morning
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Exactly. Getting one of the big games free instead of the little one would have made this a no-brainer. Right now there are tons of gamers out there asking "Is Trials HD worth 400pts?" Because for most of us it seems that is what it comes down to.
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I hear Trials is alot of fun. Splosion Man was a definite surprise for me. I was only planning on buying TMNT. Shadow Complex looks good but Im not sold for some reason. For me thats the biggest sticking point. ven with demos its alot of pressure to purchase all these games in a short time just for $10. $15-$20 makes me rethink it more
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