Xbox 360 Marketplace and Arcade thread

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:58 pm

sportdan30 wrote:The guys at OS claim Uno is coming to the Marketplace very soon. That'd be pretty fun to play online.

Oh hell yes it would be fun.

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:58 am

sportdan30 wrote:The guys at OS claim Uno is coming to the Marketplace very soon. That'd be pretty fun to play online.

Count me in!!!!! Skip, Skip, Draw Four, Uno,,,,,

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:10 am

I think Uno would be a definite purchase for me! Online I can see it being a blast.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:26 am

I'd buy it.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:41 pm

Tomb Raider Legend demo is available for download, 640 mbs.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:18 am

vader29 wrote:Tomb Raider Legend demo is available for download, 640 mbs.

I was still at around 57% after 45 minutes when I said screw it. I'll try downloading it again this evening.

If anyone has played it, is it any good?

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:47 am

Yeah, it was taking forever for me to download last night. I'm going to try again tonight. It's been getting some favorable reviews and I'm a fan of the series.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:19 pm

Pacman and my favorite, Galaga will be coming to the Marketplace soon.

http://www.gamebrink.com/?news=333

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 6:03 pm

sportdan30 wrote: I was still at around 57% after 45 minutes when I said screw it. I'll try downloading it again this evening.

If anyone has played it, is it any good?

I played through the whole thing last night. It was a pretty good demo, nice graphics and the control was a lot easier than the previous Tomb Raider games.

Airdog · Post by **Airdog** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:18 am

sportdan30 wrote:Pacman and my favorite, Galaga will be coming to the Marketplace soon.

http://www.gamebrink.com/?news=333

You can always play the Prize Budget for Boys' version of Pac-man, entitled Pac-Mondrian at their website:

http://pbfb.ca/pac-mondrian/play.html

From their page:

"When Piet Mondrian arrived in New York in 1940, he heard the Boogie Woogie piano of Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson, and from then on refused to dance to any other jazz, leaving the floor in a huff if the music didn't boogie.

After years of completely abstract work he abandoned the black grid to use yellow lines and red, blue, and grey colour blocks to build a representation of New York infused with all the vibrant kinetic energy of raucous road-house piano blues in 'Broadway Boogie Woogie'.

Pac-Mondrian transcodes 'Broadway Boogie Woogie' into a Pac-Man video game: the painting becomes the board, the music becomes the sound effects, and Piet Mondrian becomes Pac-Man.

Pac-Mondrian disciplines the syncopated rhythms of Mondrian's spatial arrangements into a regular grid, then frees the gaze to follow the viewer's whimsical perambulations of the painting: a player's thorough study of the painting clears the level.

Each play of the game is an act of devotion. Mondrian's geometric spirituality fuses with his ecstatic physicality when Pac-Mondrian dances around the screen while the Trinity of Boogie Woogie jazz play 'Boogie Woogie Prayer'.

Each play of the game is an improvisational jazz session. Pac-Mondrian sits in as a session drummer with Ammons, Lewis, and Johnson, hitting hi-hats, cymbals, and snares as he eats pellets."

I had to somewhat study this for a lit class that I had. Anybody ever study, or read, L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poetry? Tough to wrap one's head around.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:02 am

Now, I'm at 60%. This is ridiculous. Why is it taking forever to download? It's going to take three days to download this demo.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:12 am

It took me 3 1/2 hours to download the demo last night. I started it when I got home from work at 6:30 and it wasn't done until 10:00. I played through the demo and I really enjoyed it. I'm a big Tomb Raider fan but the last couple of games have been underwhelming. The demo showed a lot of potential.

I wish I knew what was going on with the download speeds for the demos though. Some demos only take me 20-30 minutes to download while a few have taken over 3 hours.

Boltman · Post by **Boltman** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:25 am

ddtrane wrote:
sportdan30 wrote:The guys at OS claim Uno is coming to the Marketplace very soon. That'd be pretty fun to play online.
Count me in!!!!! Skip, Skip, Draw Four, Uno,,,,,

LMAO!! I was thinking along those lines.

"Draw Four Biiaatch!!!" EAT!!!!

UNO or Bomberman would be insanely fun online.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:01 am

I read somewhere the a FREE version of Texas Hold em, is coming out soon as well.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 1:53 pm

Bomberman online would be sick amounts of fun!

Boltman · Post by **Boltman** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:16 pm

Zeppo wrote:Bomberman online would be sick amounts of fun!

I saw the pics on OS, it looks like crap to me, they have completely ruined a great franchise.

http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3149106

This is what I initially read and got excited.

But then these were posted.......

http://www.ztgamedomain.com/?rid=2127

If that is their new look version, I'll pass.

Boltman · Post by **Boltman** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 3:21 pm

Was playing the Battlefield II this morning. Damn that game is awesome!!

I was sniping, using the grenadier and launching shells at guys, flying Helos, drove a hummer a couple times.

This game is a must buy for me and Kev after playing the demo. I think I may like it more than GRAW. For me right now the controls in GRAW are a bit too overwhelming right now. My son seems to get it just fine though.

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:22 pm

I've only played through part of the Tomb Raider demo, but it's pretty clear this should be a quality title. I can't see how anyone that liked the original Tomb Raider games could not like this one.

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 3:59 pm

Boltman wrote:
Zeppo wrote:Bomberman online would be sick amounts of fun!
I saw the pics on OS, it looks like crap to me, they have completely ruined a great franchise.

http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3149106

This is what I initially read and got excited.

But then these were posted.......

http://www.ztgamedomain.com/?rid=2127

If that is their new look version, I'll pass.

Oh hell no, I can't believe this news. I want SNES or Saturn Bomberman, not that 3D garbage. Bomberman is best enjoyed on a 2D realm not that junk in those pictures. /ddtrane cries/

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 4:48 pm

ddtrane wrote:
Boltman wrote:
Zeppo wrote:Bomberman online would be sick amounts of fun!
I saw the pics on OS, it looks like crap to me, they have completely ruined a great franchise.

http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3149106

This is what I initially read and got excited.

But then these were posted.......

http://www.ztgamedomain.com/?rid=2127

If that is their new look version, I'll pass.
Oh hell no, I can't believe this news. I want SNES or Saturn Bomberman, not that 3D garbage. Bomberman is best enjoyed on a 2D realm not that junk in those pictures. /ddtrane cries/

You guys realize that there is a next gen Bomberman game being worked on for 360 right? That's what the screenshots are from. If there is a Bomberman on the Live Arcade it would be like the older ones.

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:00 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:
ddtrane wrote:
Boltman wrote: I saw the pics on OS, it looks like crap to me, they have completely ruined a great franchise.

http://1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3149106

This is what I initially read and got excited.

But then these were posted.......

http://www.ztgamedomain.com/?rid=2127

If that is their new look version, I'll pass.
Oh hell no, I can't believe this news. I want SNES or Saturn Bomberman, not that 3D garbage. Bomberman is best enjoyed on a 2D realm not that junk in those pictures. /ddtrane cries/
You guys realize that there is a next gen Bomberman game being worked on for 360 right? That's what the screenshots are from. If there is a Bomberman on the Live Arcade it would be like the older ones.

OK, I'll hold back the tears for now. Boltman had me worried.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:58 pm

GTHobbes wrote:I've only played through part of the Tomb Raider demo, but it's pretty clear this should be a quality title. I can't see how anyone that liked the original Tomb Raider games could not like this one.

downloaded this demo tonight and all I can say is wow...it's very impressive. This might be my first new game purchase for the 360.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:14 am

There's a demo for Amped 3 up now. 700+mbs. I haven't downloaded it yet so I don't know what it consists of.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:44 pm

For those of you that haven't played Tiger Woods yet, a demo is available now.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:50 am

10spro wrote:For those of you that haven't played Tiger Woods yet, a demo is available now.

Wow, what a wonderful, entertaining game. Well, what I played of if from the demo. The demo allows you to play one hole from each course. Also, you play a head to head match up against Vijay Singh for one hole. I'm very impressed with this game. I'd consider purchasing it on the cheap.

Now, for some more news. A demo of Moto GP should be right around the corner. No pun intended.

http://www.xequted.com/news/1849/motogp ... -soon.html