The 360 thread!

[chub]

The video for Raiden Fighters Aces has been up for download for a while now but I haven't seen anyone mention it yet.

Lets hope it's a bit better than recent XBLA "2D" shmup offerings. it's looking great.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx7szLIxd6Q&NR=1

I like the look of that, but I'm a bit concerned that I've only managed to find information about a Japanese release so far. I really hope they make a PAL release (or make it region free, which I doubt). Same goes for Castle Shikigami 3, which is out in Japan and out soon in the US, but no word on a PAL release yet.

[fog]

The video for Raiden Fighters Aces has been up for download for a while now but I haven't seen anyone mention it yet.

Lets hope it's a bit better than recent XBLA "2D" shmup offerings. it's looking great.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx7szLIxd6Q&NR=1

I like the look of that, but I'm a bit concerned that I've only managed to find information about a Japanese release so far. I really hope they make a PAL release (or make it region free, which I doubt). Same goes for Castle Shikigami 3, which is out in Japan and out soon in the US, but no word on a PAL release yet.

Well the video is on the European XBL so that hopefully points to a Euro release.

[Ratsoap]

Image from Fable 2. I can't wait for this. Get coding Flabio!

[Mark]

Poker Smash is this week's XBLA game, according to Major Nelson

Woohoo! I've been playing this on PartnerNet whenever I get a chance. It's made of weapons-grade win. Initially I was expecting a knock-off of old arcade game Gun Dealer, and whilst that's where its roots are, it's a fair bit different, and much much better.

Awesome game. Roll on Wednesday.

[Flabio]

Image from Fable 2. I can't wait for this. Get coding Flabio!

I had the day off today actually, hehe.

Poker Smash eh? Shall be getting that for sure.

[Phineasfool]

Image from Fable 2. I can't wait for this. Get coding Flabio!

The one game I'm holding onto my 360 for. Can't wait for it.

[WiredWorm]

I had the day off today actually, hehe

Would someone pleeaase ring Peter Molyneux and get him cracking the whip?

I mean, what's this? Allowing people to have time off work? Whatever next?

[PVB]

I had the day off today actually, hehe

Would someone pleeaase ring Peter Molyneux and get him cracking the whip?

I mean, what's this? Allowing people to have time off work? Whatever next?

Yeah!

I mean, haven't they heard of approaching deadlines, burning the midnight oil, etc.?!

[Rod_S]

Anyone else still having the same problems on Live? Still no CoD4 after about 8pm for me, same as it's been since Christmas. Sigh. Spoke to Live customer support yesterday "we're working towards a resolution for the ongoing issues with Xbox Live..."

This is pretty much the most dismal and disappointing experience I've ever had with a games machine - and that includes the Oric 1.

[PVB]

Anyone else still having the same problems on Live? Still no CoD4 after about 8pm for me, same as it's been since Christmas. Sigh. Spoke to Live customer support yesterday "we're working towards a resolution for the ongoing issues with Xbox Live..."

This is pretty much the most dismal and disappointing experience I've ever had with a games machine - and that includes the Oric 1.

Yup, still finding myself logged out of Live when I exit Mass Effect sometimes, with general slow update of blades (that spinny thing) taking a minute or more.

[Anders]

Anyone else still having the same problems on Live? Still no CoD4 after about 8pm for me, same as it's been since Christmas. Sigh. Spoke to Live customer support yesterday "we're working towards a resolution for the ongoing issues with Xbox Live..."

This is pretty much the most dismal and disappointing experience I've ever had with a games machine - and that includes the Oric 1.

Yes, and I have finally decided to quit Gold and go back to a Silver account. That'll teach them!

[Flabio]

Apart from the one day a few weeks back where it went all spinny idle on me I've not had any problems. Not much consolation for anyone else though. It doesn't seem to be being talked about much online now either, so either it's sorted for most people or they've just got bored of talking about it.

[WiredWorm]

Arcade: Poker Smash
Content: Poker Smash
Price: 800 Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE) MILD LANGUAGE] Single Player, Xbox LIVE Multiplayer 2-4, Local Multiplayer 2, HD (High Definition). Unlock the full version of Poker Smash to experience seven unique game modes, eleven immersive environments, next-gen 3D graphics, original music, and innovative gameplay. Hone your skills, earn achievements, show off your prowess in LIVE multiplayer tournaments, compete with your friends, and see how you stack up in the Poker Smash community! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.

Downloaded this tonight and tried it - found it surprisingly addictive and nicely polished.

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Arcade: Poker Smash
Content: Poker Smash
Price: 800 Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE) MILD LANGUAGE] Single Player, Xbox LIVE Multiplayer 2-4, Local Multiplayer 2, HD (High Definition). Unlock the full version of Poker Smash to experience seven unique game modes, eleven immersive environments, next-gen 3D graphics, original music, and innovative gameplay. Hone your skills, earn achievements, show off your prowess in LIVE multiplayer tournaments, compete with your friends, and see how you stack up in the Poker Smash community! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.

Downloaded this tonight and tried it - found it surprisingly addictive and nicely polished.

It's superbly presented isn't it. The menus, excellent interactive tutorial and different game modes are all superbly well thought out.

Unfortunately I'm shit at the game because my brain can't spot any poker hands other than the obvious 3 or 4 of a kind. I know all the hands and I am normally decent at puzzle games but for some reason this just isn't clicking.

[Mark]

Arcade: Poker Smash
Content: Poker Smash
Price: 800 Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE) MILD LANGUAGE] Single Player, Xbox LIVE Multiplayer 2-4, Local Multiplayer 2, HD (High Definition). Unlock the full version of Poker Smash to experience seven unique game modes, eleven immersive environments, next-gen 3D graphics, original music, and innovative gameplay. Hone your skills, earn achievements, show off your prowess in LIVE multiplayer tournaments, compete with your friends, and see how you stack up in the Poker Smash community! This game requires the Xbox 360 hard drive or the 512MB Memory Unit for storage.

Downloaded this tonight and tried it - found it surprisingly addictive and nicely polished.

It's superbly presented isn't it. The menus, excellent interactive tutorial and different game modes are all superbly well thought out.

Unfortunately I'm shit at the game because my brain can't spot any poker hands other than the obvious 3 or 4 of a kind. I know all the hands and I am normally decent at puzzle games but for some reason this just isn't clicking.

Do stick with it. It's a fantastic game, and you really do get better at seeing the hands (I doubt it'll ever be fully intuitive mind, but it does get easier). Probably the best advice I can give is to try making vertical 7, 8 or 9-card flushes. It's not as hard as you'd expect, and once you can make them you'll start scoring proper points (the scoring is skewed massively in favour of BIG hands, so whilst a 3 of a kind scores 5 points, a 9-card flush scores 10,000 IIRC). One of the great things about the game is that you can afford to go out on a limb aiming high(certainly early on), because your bombs and slow-mo will help you get out of a right pickle and try again from scratch.

I mentioned earlier in the thread that I've been playing this on PartnerNet for a few weeks now - and I'm only really getting the hang of it properly now. After a gradual improvement, I managed to almost double my best score tonight. I'm still lousy at using the speed-up to create hooning great smash combos though.