The 360 thread!

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Didn't think much of Defense Grid even if it does look nice. It's TD by numbers, all a bit soulless and the combat is really unsatisfying after something like Geo Defense. Shame.

[disciple]

Oh a tower defense game on Live - looks like a Geo Defense on 3d steroids

There's a demo on XBox Live. I meh'd, it didn't grab me the way a good TD game usually does.

[fog]

The FIFA 10 demo is pretty impressive. Not a huge evolution over last years effect which seems to be the norm now, but everything just feels a little bit tighter and slicker. And while the players feel more responsive they also seem a bit more weighty and can muscle each other off the ball with the likes of Drogba being noticeably more robust.

And I've already scored a few belting goals which always helps with early impressions

[Bubba]

Late to the party as ever, I've just got around to completing The Lost and Damned. Bloody hell that was a good laugh The last few missions were absolutely fantastic, and the ending genuinely moving. I enjoyed GTA IV but found some of the missions tedious in the extreme. The lost and damned felt fresh and new, the bikes were perfect to drive (haven't had such fun on a bike since cruising in Vice City when they were first introduced). Really looking forward to Gay Tony now

Cheers

Bubba

[ESY]

Late to the party? I have just started GTA4 Loving it. Its really easy to hate on the game after all the hype but, come on - it really is a very special game.

[The Caffeine Kid]

More "late to the party"ness. I'm playing Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on XBLA.

I've been saving some MS points for the last year for Gridrunner but it appears that it won't be on the Xbox360 anymore so I thought what the hell when this was deal of the week last week, for only 400 points.

I never "got" the game before but I've been sucked in and addicted to it now. ARGH.

[The Captain]

Late to the party? I have just started GTA4 Loving it. Its really easy to hate on the game after all the hype but, come on - it really is a very special game.

Yes, yes it is.

Still haven't played Lost and Damned properly, but with that and The Ballad Of Gay Tony to play too, there's loads to catch up with! I love GTAIV personally, I think it is a towering achievement in every way.

[Bod]

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[The Caffeine Kid]

Doh. I spent about 10mins looking through all the menus thinking "So what's different?" before I gave in.

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Ion Assault...No!

I had a mini rant on xnPlay recently about arena shmups that try to distance themselves from other similar games by ditching the tried and tested twin stick control system and end up being much worse games for it and Ion Assault does exactly this.

It has a mildly interesting gameplay mechanic, but it's totally ruined by replacing the intuitive twin stick controls with some awful right stick to rotate scheme that you're continually fighting against. What were they thinking.

Looks nice mind.

[Kelloggs]

They'd get more mileage out of it, I think, if the right-stick-to-rotate mechanic actually controlled your heading, instead of "rotate left/rotate right". Like, ooh, I dunno, pretty much every twin-stick arena shooter has shown works quite well?

[fog]

They'd get more mileage out of it, I think, if the right-stick-to-rotate mechanic actually controlled your heading, instead of "rotate left/rotate right". Like, ooh, I dunno, pretty much every twin-stick arena shooter has shown works quite well?

That's what I said

[Kelloggs]

Techically, yes, but the right stick would also rotate you if it directly controlled your heading.

Don't worry, I'm agreeing, I'm just feeling picky. I'd really like the game if it did that, rather than just mostly liking it.

[benedictw]

I've always hated rotatey type controls. The exception was the BBC B's Starship Command. This rotated the entire screen rather than just you.

[The Captain]

There was a game on the Amiga that did this too. I think it was called 'Rotox' - I remember because of the one-star, one-word Amiga Power review - 'Bolox'.