The 360 thread!

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:33 pm 0

Mr Meow wrote:playable Ridge Racer 6 demo is on Marketplace for anyone that wants to try it before they buy it.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/driving ... id=6145748

Tuur told us on 10th March, 8 posts above yours.

Mr Meow · Post by **Mr Meow** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:46 pm 0

PVB wrote:
Mr Meow wrote:playable Ridge Racer 6 demo is on Marketplace for anyone that wants to try it before they buy it.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/driving ... id=6145748
Tuur told us on 10th March, 8 posts above yours.

Doh, I just sore it and thought of your post.

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Ratsoap · Post by **Ratsoap** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:55 pm 0

PVB wrote:
supermonkeyworld wrote:So whats the verdict on this Outfit demo then? to me it just appears to be StarWars Battlegrounds with all the fun taken out.
Here's what Major Nelson has to say about the game/demo:

I just finished playing ‘The Outfit’ multi-player demo. (You can download it for free from the Xbox Live marketplace.) I played it for a little over an hour, and I have to say I liked it.

I was initially put off by this game since it did not make sense to me. But here is how I can help it make sense for you;

First and foremost…this is is NOT a first (or third) person shooter.

Once you approach it with that mindset, and understand what the game is NOT, then you can start to understand what the game IS. This is a strategy game, with a little third person shooting when you need it.

While playing the MP mode, I was mowed over again and again since I was approaching this from FPS thought. Once I let that go, and started understanding that I need to lay down as many machine gun nests as fast as possible, and then start building my strategy to flank and control the bases…the game clicked for me.

Strategy is the key…this is not a ‘run-and-gun’ game, this is a ‘run and lay down as many guns as you can’ game. I think it’s important to point this out, since I know some folks may be downloading this game and thinking that it is another war shooter; this is not.

This will be a strange game for some, but sign into Xbox Live and play a few rounds with some people. Watch how they do it (well…the players that are winning anyway…) and you’ll start to learn that this is a very different game then you’ve played on Xbox Live before.

I am not sure what the single player mode is like (since the demo is all about MP) but give the demo a try with an open mind, you may be pleasantly surprised.

It does sound quite like Brothers in Arms, which could be a very good thing.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:36 pm 0

Mr Meow wrote:
PVB wrote:
Mr Meow wrote:playable Ridge Racer 6 demo is on Marketplace for anyone that wants to try it before they buy it.

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/driving ... id=6145748
Tuur told us on 10th March, 8 posts above yours.
Doh, I just sore it and thought of your post.
.

Never mind.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:18 am 0

New game up on the Marketplace in the Live Arcade section - Feeding Frenzy.
It's an underwater eat-em-up (sic).

There's a trailer for Top Spin 2 as well.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:52 am 0

PVB wrote:New game up on the Marketplace in the Live Arcade section - Feeding Frenzy

FISH!

(sorry, Get Bass flashback)

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 8:55 am 0

http://www.majornelson.com/2006/03/16/x ... the-month/

REDMOND, Wash., and NEW YORK â€” March 16, 2006 â€” Microsoft Corp. and music giant Epic Records today announced an agreement to make available a full year of exclusive artist content and high-definition music video downloads free for all Xbox 360â„¢ gamers. Over the next year, Xbox 360 and Epic Records will showcase 12 up-and-coming artists through the Artist of the Month (AOM) program via the Xbox LiveÂ® service, the first and only unified global online entertainment network. Through the alliance, millions of Xbox Live members can enter a monthly sweepstakes with a prize of gaming against some of the hottest musicians through the Xbox Live Game with Fameâ„¢ program.

Spotlighted as one of the biggest breakout females of 2006, Bedingfield has taken America by storm since the release of her album, â€œUnwritten,â€ garnering critical acclaim and making appearances on major TV shows as â€œGood Morning America,â€ â€œThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno,â€ â€œLast Call with Carson Dalyâ€ and the ABC prime-time hit, â€œDancing with the Stars.â€ Her music video â€œUnwrittenâ€ can be downloaded free on Xbox Live starting today, and a sweepstakes later this month will award a lucky winner an opportunity to play against Bedingfield during a Game with Fame session in April.

limb_clock · Post by **limb_clock** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:13 am 0

Live artist of the month: *sigh* I was hoping that this would'nt be another record companies "We have this new product, and we want to it make money, so here's the promo video. Look how christian and god fearing they are"- marketing plot. I'd rather see soemthing liek "We're aussies, we're brutes, we make HONEST music, and tear the prancing pansies a new one" music videos, done with a low budget.

Feeding Frenzy: What an unique concept! I must download it when i get online again

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:40 am 0

limb_clock wrote: Feeding Frenzy: What an unique concept! I must download it when i get online again

Plays very much like Bubbles.

limb_clock · Post by **limb_clock** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:47 am 0

oh, then it's not so special then. (However, i do enjoy playing Bubbles)

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 1:04 pm 0

limb_clock wrote:oh, then it's not so special then. (However, i do enjoy playing Bubbles)

Basic play mechanics is this;

Move fish around screen, as you move next to a smaller fish you eat it, then when you eat enough small ones you get bigger, enabling you to eat the next size up.

If you get too close to a larger fish they eat you.

There are bonuses for eating lots very quickly and 'weapons', but I haven't played enough to see how they work.

There is a PC and Mac version too:

http://www.sproutgames.com/feedfrenzy.php

There's even a Windows browser (IE only) trial version.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:07 pm 0

Battlefield 2 demo out on 24th March:

http://www.battlefield.ea.com/BF2MC/new ... 85&lang=us

Possibly US only. Will advise when confirmed/denied.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:20 pm 0

PVB wrote: Possibly US only.

WHY do they do this? It really pisses me off.

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:37 pm 0

Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:
PVB wrote: Possibly US only.
WHY do they do this? It really pisses me off.

I have three different profiles, one UK, one US and one Japanese. Annoying to have to do it though.

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:34 am 0

Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:
PVB wrote: Possibly US only.

WHY do they do this? It really pisses me off.

Publisher BS.