Xbox 360 Marketplace and Arcade thread

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:00 am

I just went back and played Smash Court Tennis 2 for the PS2 and it's amazing how much deeper and more satisfying that older game is than VT3. You have lobs, slices, drops, smashes, perfectly timed shots, etc.
Anyone still with a PS2 that wants to play a solid tennis game (even better than Top Spin2 IMO) should try and pick that game up.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:14 am

JackB1 wrote:I just went back and played Smash Court Tennis 2 for the PS2 and it's amazing how much deeper and more satisfying that older game is than VT3. You have lobs, slices, drops, smashes, perfectly timed shots, etc.
Anyone still with a PS2 that wants to play a solid tennis game (even better than Top Spin2 IMO) should try and pick that game up.

It's the king of tennis video games IMO. Heck, the game even has fatigue in it. You can't simply play every tournament. Your body needs to recover.

RobVarak · Post by **RobVarak** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:19 pm

Sam and Max...Yippee!

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13054/Tel ... -Xbox-360/

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:41 am

Damn, the Virtua Tennis 3 "Keep It" price on Gamefly is 36 bucks. Wow. I mean, it's only a 50 dollar game but 14 off and you get it on the same day as release (mine shipped today, will be here tomorrow). Can't beat that...I'm glad I didn't just go buy it like I had planned.

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:24 am

Castlevania: SOTN is up. 800 points.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:04 am

Did u play the demo? It plays like "ass", as you like to say.
It's not worth 6 bucks. Teamxbox agrees....
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/13 ... nnis-3/p1/
Pick up Top Spin2 or Smash Court 2 (PS2)
instead...they are both probably even cheaper.

dbdynsty25 wrote:Damn, the Virtua Tennis 3 "Keep It" price on Gamefly is 36 bucks. Wow. I mean, it's only a 50 dollar game but 14 off and you get it on the same day as release (mine shipped today, will be here tomorrow). Can't beat that...I'm glad I didn't just go buy it like I had planned.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:50 am

JackB1 wrote:Did u play the demo? It plays like "ass", as you like to say.
It's not worth 6 bucks. Teamxbox agrees....
http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/13 ... nnis-3/p1/
Pick up Top Spin2 or Smash Court 2 (PS2)
instead...they are both probably even cheaper.

dbdynsty25 wrote:Damn, the Virtua Tennis 3 "Keep It" price on Gamefly is 36 bucks. Wow. I mean, it's only a 50 dollar game but 14 off and you get it on the same day as release (mine shipped today, will be here tomorrow). Can't beat that...I'm glad I didn't just go buy it like I had planned.

Yeah...the demo is not great, and what is interesting is that none of the reviews talk about actual gameplay!?!?

They talk about the career mode, online play and then graphics and sound. But nothing about HOW the game plays!

I am hoping the demo was from an unfinished build. You would think that if there was a major problem with the diving for balls that one of the reviews would mention it, yet nothing was said. The only saving grace for this game is it's online play with 4 seperare people!!! If the gameplay is even slightly tighter than the demo, the FUN potential with online play could be through the roof!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:46 am

Spooky wrote:Yeah...the demo is not great, and what is interesting is that none of the reviews talk about actual gameplay!?!?

I had a fine time with the demo. Sure, it's not a sim or anything, but that's not why I play games sometimes. If it's fun to play via multiplayer...then I'm all for it. The demo was the reason I'm renting before buying...so I obviously wasn't blown away by it...I was planning on buying it, but the demo convinced me otherwise. I just want to see the final build.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:08 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
Spooky wrote:Yeah...the demo is not great, and what is interesting is that none of the reviews talk about actual gameplay!?!?
I had a fine time with the demo. Sure, it's not a sim or anything, but that's not why I play games sometimes. If it's fun to play via multiplayer...then I'm all for it. The demo was the reason I'm renting before buying...so I obviously wasn't blown away by it...I was planning on buying it, but the demo convinced me otherwise. I just want to see the final build.

Oh...I am all for arcadey-type sports, especially for multiplayer, but there were still a couple things that bothered me in the demo. The diving for balls by the men (women did not do it nearly as much) and the lack of shot variety feel (still have no idea what the difference between the tops spin and slice shots are).

Also, while the presentation was decent and the graphics are colorful and sharp, they are still not great IMO. Where is the trademark cloud cover changes that the old VT games had!?!?! I LOVED that!

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:34 pm

I too thought the demo of VT3 was average at best. What concerns me most about the demo, moreso than the diving, is the sheer velocity of the ball. I wonder if there are any kind of sliders....

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:03 pm

UEFA got a real solid review over at TeamXbox.....a full point higher than WE360. Might be worth a rental? They said that they improved on a bunch of things from FIFA 07-360.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:08 pm

JackB1 wrote:UEFA got a real solid review over at TeamXbox.....a full point higher than WE360. Might be worth a rental? They said that they improved on a bunch of things from FIFA 07-360.

I'm returning a game to Blockbuster tonight and plan on picking up this or VT3 if they have either of them in. But I still have no clue how the season or multi-season modes work in UEFA, did the TeamXBox review give some more information about that?

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:18 pm

I'm picking up UEFA tonight or tomorrow, and plan on putting WE360 up on Ebay.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:34 pm

I am very skeptical of UEFA. It's still early, but the average review score per gamerankings.com is lower than WE360. Even teamxbox, which so far has given it's highest review, had this to say;

But the real sticking point in UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 is the A.I., which seems to defy all tenets of professional soccer. The A.I.’s dribbling skill is so high (on any difficulty) that many matches turn into a one man show. A bit more realistic soccer gameplay on the part of the CPU would go a long way in making UEFA Champions League 2006-2007 a better overall single-player experience.

Combine this with the trading card system (which sounds dreadful to me) and I'm less than impressed.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:15 pm

Playing the demo I didn't feel any difference between Fifa 07 and UEFA. You may find the ball control better to handle especially if you haven't touched 07 and that's a big improvement compared to other Fifa's versions, but I still think your players' AI is dumb and move differently than what you want them to do. Too stationary. Other than the license, I would just stay with 07 or play WE especially the PS2 version.

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:54 pm

I think I'm just tired of the WE series. It kind of reminds me of the NHL2K7/NHL 07 debate. One game may have been better in the gameplay department, but the other is just much more fun to play. That's how I feel these days about WE and FIFA.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:03 pm

New backcompat update... includes Mercenaries, Panzer Dragoon, and FIFA 2007. Weren't some people going on about how good the Xbox version of FIFA was this year?

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:30 pm

Here is the full list, with my commentary

Tenku (Japan only)
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Legend of Aang (EMEA/ANZ)
Breakdown
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Call of Duty 3
Cars
Crash Bandicoot 5: Wrath of Cortex
Daisenryaku VII
FIFA Soccer 2007
Full Spectrum Warrior
Guilty Gear Isuka
Innocent Tears (Japan only)
Jet Set Radio Future - yeah
King of Fighters 2002
King of Fighters: Neowave
Mad Dash Racing (Japan only)
Mech Assault 2 - hell yeah!
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Nascar 2006: Total Team Control
NFL Fever 2004
Oddworld Munch's Oddysee
Panzer Dragoon Orta Another good game
Petit Copter (Japan only)
Phantom Dust
Reservoir Dogs
Return To Castle Wolfenstein
Rugby League 2 - Is this the game Pk was always busting a nut about?
Sengoku Warriors (Japan only)
Sonic Riders
Soul Calibur 2 UPDATED
Spider-Man 2 - cool
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 - Seriously of all the EA titles, this one?
Tony Hawk's Underground
Ultra Bust a Move /ULTRA Pazzle Bobble
Unreal Championship 2

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:19 pm

Slumberland wrote:New backcompat update... includes Mercenaries, Panzer Dragoon, and FIFA 2007. Weren't some people going on about how good the Xbox version of FIFA was this year?

If you don't nit-pick soccer as much as us WE nutjobs you will enjoy FIFA. It's a great game.

GameSeven · Post by **GameSeven** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:36 pm

Cool. I may need to break out FSW and Breakdown again, though I have plenty of next-gen games that have not received due play...

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:28 pm

Still not the latest McRae game. I sure hope Dirt isn't messed up somehow. Still no ToCA.

I may get a cheap copy of SW: Commando game, just to play it in the wide-screen. That was a solid, polished game. Simple, fun, short and it had really cool Wookies.

mixdj1 · Post by **mixdj1** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:46 am

The Command & Conquer 3 demo is now available for download.

C&C3 is one of the main reasons I bought my new PC last fall (before it was announced on 360, obviously). Now if they end up announcing Hellgate: London for 360 I will have officially wasted my money.

Oh well, can't wait to download the demo tonight and see how it compares to the PC version.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:14 pm

The PC version of C&C 3 is f'n awesome. I'm sure the console won't even compare. I mean, how could it. RTS on consoles suck if you've got a decent PC. I mean if you don't, then you live with it, but there is no way it will compare.

Gurantsu · Post by **Gurantsu** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:02 pm

My daughter and I have been having fun with the 3D mini-golf game up on arcade. It's simple but a lot of fun. The hole designer is a neat addition.

Blublub · Post by **Blublub** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:16 pm

Finally! Catan is released tomorrow. Details here http://www.catanlive.com/.

Goodbye free time...