The 360 thread!

[chub]

Is anything out on XBLA today? I'm so desperate for something new to play I'm even considering the decidedly average-looking Mercenaries 2 on Friday.

Shred Nebula, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball and Gin Rummy.

[Mark]

Is anything out on XBLA today? I'm so desperate for something new to play I'm even considering the decidedly average-looking Mercenaries 2 on Friday.

3 releases for XBLA apparently: Shred Nebula, Ninja vs Pirates Dodgeball and Gin Rummy:

http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/ ... 60767.aspx

The only one I've given any time to on PartnerNet was Shred Nebula - I wanted to like it, but it made my fingers itch due to the horrible control method. It's kinda like Asteroids controls, except instead of left and right to rotate, you point in the direction you want to go and then thrust. Having played any number of games with asteroids-style controls over the last 25 years renders this almost unplayable for me. Hopefully there are options to change it in the release version.

[turk182]

Is anything out on XBLA today? I'm so desperate for something new to play I'm even considering the decidedly average-looking Mercenaries 2 on Friday.

Shred Nebula, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball and Gin Rummy

snappy snap!

[fog]

Mercenaries 2 will almost certainly be ridiculously average in the most delightful way.

The original certainly was. Shallow, not technically that great, but huge fun.

[The Captain]

A disappointing haul, eh? Shred Nebula is quite poor, despite it clearly thinking it is something special. And the controls just suck, quite simply. Honestly, this is like shovelware on the C64.

Gin Rummy, er, works, if you like that sort of thing. This game has been in general release for ages though.
The new version adds nothing except a rather nice silhouette of an Edwardian bint.

Pirates v. Ninjas is awful to play - the best thing about it is the title. Oh, and there's one bearded pirate who looks OK, but he deserves a better game.

Look, I know damn well that Fable 2 and Fallout 3 and Far Cry are finished, so can't they just release them on Friday? It would save a lot of silly bother.

[Flabio]

Look, I know damn well that Fable 2 and Fallout 3 and Far Cry are finished, so can't they just release them on Friday? It would save a lot of silly bother.

Can't speak for the others, but we havn't gone gold just yet...

[Ratsoap]

Some of the gaming sites were reporting that you were. Are they telling porkies? I'm shocked.

[The Captain]

I knew that Molyneux was a lying cunt the minute I clapped eyes on him. He told the world it was done! Presumably everything else he said in that E3 demo was a crock of shit too. ( )

[Flabio]

There's a whole world of difference between being 'finished' on your side, and 'gold' on their side. Ask Yak, he knows all about it.

[The Captain]

Just joshing. I'm playing up because I'm quite anxious for some decent new games. And also it is quite annoying knowing that things are done, dusted and waiting to be released. The games companies I've worked for were (at the time) PC oriented and so gold masters just meant those golden CD-Rs, finished be damned

[eb]

Extended Play Download Days (price drop on DLC)
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A few GH3 Packs, Oblivion Shivering Isles 1600 Points, ...

[Flabio]

If you've got Oblivion and havn't tried Shivering Isles I'd say it's worth the points. It's much more interesting than the main questline was, and visually more accomplished.

[betamax]

If you've got Oblivion and havn't tried Shivering Isles I'd say it's worth the points. It's much more interesting than the main questline was, and visually more accomplished.

Plus the Sheogorath NPC is possibly the best one Bethesda ever came up with. One part drunk Irish thane, one part Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez and as hypnotically crazy as Howling Mad Murdock. Oh, and his advisor's dialogue is just plain written for Richard O'Brien, even thouh he doesn't actually voice him.

Beware though, the enemies in Sheogorath's realm aren't levelled- they are just plain rock.

[teamonkey]

Extended Play Download Days (price drop on DLC)
http://majornelson.com/
A few GH3 Packs, Oblivion Shivering Isles 1600 Points, ...

Cool. I hadn't got the Mass Effect expansion yet.

[chub]

I just tried the Pure demo. The tutorial went on about how to do tricks, then about needing to do tricks to get boost, then about needing boost to keep up with the others in the race. So I did the race and came first easily without using any stunts or boost at all. Am I missing the point?