The XBLA thread

[Dazza]

Lovely stuff. Beats the Virtual Console version surely?

Content: Streets of Rage 2
Price: 400 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: E (EVERYONE) Fantasy Violence] Single Player, Live Multiplayer 1-2, Local Multiplayer 1-2, HD (High Definition). To commemorate their defeat of the Syndicate exactly one year before, Blaze, Adam and Axel went out to celebrate. The next morning, however, Axel received a frantic phone call from Adam's younger brother, Eddie 'Skate' Hunter. Blaze and Axel rushed over and found Adam and Skate's house wrecked and a picture of Adam chained to a wall at the feet of Mr. X. The city was returned to its nightmarish state and criminals were once again running rampant. Unable to contact their old friend in artillery, Axel and Blaze team up with Skate and Max Thunder to free the city and rescue Adam from the Syndicate. It is up to you to take down Mr. X once and for all!.

[Dazza]

Some interesting and flustrating achievements too!

5G - Wield the pipe in single-player or co-op mode.
5G - Wield the knife in single-player or co-op mode.
15G - Kill 10 enemies without losing your weapon.
10G - Beat the first boss without dying.
10G - Beat the fourth boss.
10G - Beat another player on Xbox Live in a versus match.
10G - Beat 10 opponents on Xbox Live in versus mode.
10G - Complete an online co-op game.
25G - Score 800,000 points in one game -- with Game Settings set to Hardcore.
30G - Defeat boss Jet -- with game settings on Hardcore.
35G - Beat the game without using a special attack.
40G - Beat the game without continuing.

[DEMON212]

Still no SWOS

[Dazza]

Originally Posted by DEMON212

Still no SWOS

Super Puzzle Fighter more than makes up for it thou! lol

[Stifler]

Just curious to know how many XBLA titles you boys got. Right now I'm sitting at around 24... the majority useless wastes of money though. There are maybe a few that are must-buys, the rest are hot garbage.

[Dazza]

I have about 15 I think. Ones I can remember are:

Worms
Geometry Wars
Castlevania SOTN
Golden Axe
Double Dragon
Mutant Storm
Bomberman
Marble Blast
Boom Boom Rocket
Jet Pac Refuelled
TMNT
Zuma
Lumines

[DEMON212]

Originally Posted by Dazza

Super Puzzle Fighter more than makes up for it thou! lol

Not a fan of it on the 360. Whenever I hold "down", my blocks move down and to the left. That game needs a proper D-PAD IMO. Tried SOR 2 as well, and it also needs a proper D-PAD. The buttons weren't as responsive either.

Bless the VC

I'm, at about 35, with about another 5 that I want.

[Jonno]

IF I had a 360, these are the XBLA games I would have; no doubt:

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Super Puzzle Fighter
Geometry Wars
Totem Ball
Catan
TMNT Arcade
Prince of Persia Classic
Band of Bugs

Though, due to its odd control scheme, I don't plan on getting one soon...

[DEMON212]

Totem? It's atrocious. Truly horrible.

Have you played it before?

[Dazza]

Originally Posted by DEMON212

Totem? It's atrocious. Truly horrible.

Have you played it before?

To be fair I agree with Demon on this one, it is terrible!

[Jonno]

No. Just saw videos. >.> (@Demon)

[link64]

Originally Posted by Jonno

No. Just saw videos. >.> (@Demon)

This is why they have demos on XBLA.

[DEMON212]

Totem's free, that's how bad it is

[Tull]

I would kill for the achievements system on the wii.

[DEMON212]

Originally Posted by DEMON212

Not a fan of it on the 360. Whenever I hold "down", my blocks move down and to the left. That game needs a proper D-PAD IMO. Tried SOR 2 as well, and it also needs a proper D-PAD. The buttons weren't as responsive either.

Bless the VC

I'm, at about 35, with about another 5 that I want.

Yep, a Puzzle demo hit the U.S PSN and it plays much better. So when it hits in the U'K's PSN I'll get it. No gamer points, but better gameplay and a cheaper price make up for it IMO.

[DEMON212]

Fatal Fury Special and Cyberball 2072 are todays games. IGN reported it.

[kelvingreen]

Can't you use the 360's D-pad for LA games then? Or is it just a spongy, unresponsive bit of plastic like the one on the first X-Box and thus no good for retro titles?

[DEMON212]

Originally Posted by kelvingreen

Can't you use the 360's D-pad for LA games then? Or is it just a spongy, unresponsive bit of plastic like the one on the first X-Box and thus no good for retro titles?

The latter, but worse.

[kelvingreen]

Originally Posted by DEMON212

The latter, but worse.

Ouch. It can't be that hard to make a decent D-pad.

[DEMON212]

MS seem to be finding it hard though.

360 is only needing a good D-PAD to be perfect.

But you push right, and it thinks you want down. SFII is a frickan nightmare.

[Tull]

Originally Posted by DEMON212

MS seem to be finding it hard though.

360 is only needing a good D-PAD to be perfect.

But you push right, and it thinks you want down. SFII is a frickan nightmare.

Sounds bad. M$ wanna trade D-pad tech for Rare games ?

[DEMON212]

Oops, forgot to add "pad" after "360".

Trust me, keep the D-PAD.

Because the 4 X-BOX games have been canny, but nowt in comparison to the greats that they done on the 64.

[jackaroo]

I cant get my 360 online. I dont have a long enough ethernet cable and no wireless internet. Unless someone knows a way to connect it through the Nintendo WiFi USB? Thats what i use for my Wii but its very exclusive to work with nintendo consoles only.

If i did have XBLA i would probably get Sonic 1&2 just for the achievements and online leaderboards and for sonic 2 of course the online .

[Sonic]

I have a 360 and I like XBLA but it's not as good as the VC if your a purist. I mean Streets of Rage 2 HD? Sega Vintage Menu? That's not the way I played it! Saying that I did buy it and it's great

VC all the way though.

[Taint Smack]

I just got my 360 in early September, and I don't own a single XBLA game. Any recommendations dudes? I was thinking aboot the Turtles but I'm probably just gonna wait for Turtles in Time to go on VC. The same goes with Tetris. I'm a huge Tetris guy, but I'm waiting for some Tetris on the VC for nostalgia and a good control scheme.

So what should I go for? I'm not a fan of Castlevania at all. Everything else looks lame.

[Sonic]

Originally Posted by Taint Smack

I just got my 360 in early September, and I don't own a single XBLA game. Any recommendations dudes? I was thinking aboot the Turtles but I'm probably just gonna wait for Turtles in Time to go on VC. The same goes with Tetris. I'm a huge Tetris guy, but I'm waiting for some Tetris on the VC for nostalgia and a good control scheme.

So what should I go for? I'm not a fan of Castlevania at all. Everything else looks lame.

Geometry Wars! Actually the trial games are free, so you can test lots before deciding what to spend your points on.

[Taint Smack]

Originally Posted by Sonic

Geometry Wars! Actually the trial games are free, so you can test lots before deciding what to spend your points on.

Yeah, I've been testing like crazy and still nothing that I'm committed to buying. I've heard a lot of buzz about Geometry Wars back when it first came out, but my friend said it sucked and we kinda have the same taste in games.

I'll dl the trial for it and see for myself.

[Tull]

Wait for Geometry Wars Wii/DS version and get multiplayer

[DEMON212]

IGN!!! CONFIRMED!! SWOS!! TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! After a years wait.

[Shortay]

Um SWOS is...? Sensible Soccer? On XBLA or what?

[Spore]

Yeah they went and put it on the arcade. Notice how Xbox got online right.

[DEMON212]

Originally Posted by Spore

Yeah they went and put it on the arcade. Notice how Xbox got online right.

Was that sarcasm? Because it was removed due to faulty online.

Local's where it's at thougn

[ZueriHB]

According to Kotaku, SWOS is back on again, without problems.

I really must get a X360 after christmas.

[antster1983]

Today's new addition to XBLA is Metal Slug 3.

[ZueriHB]

Originally Posted by antster1983

Today's new addition to XBLA is Metal Slug 3.

I downloaded the Demo, but it feels to me as if it has slowdowns, I then compared it with the Version on Metal Slug Anthology for Wii, and if you already have that, I recommend to not download it on XBLA.

[Monkeylord]

REZ HD went up yesterday, and I urge everyone to at least try it. 'tis awesome (and I HATE trance music!)

[Ragnor]

I only have he default Hexic HD

I want to get Doom, Symphony of the Night, Sonic 1 and Sonic 2

[Ouenben]

XBLA has been absolutely spoiled the last few months putting Wiiware/PSN's additions in the same timeframe to shame.

Sonic and knuckles was added today and provided you own Sonic 1 -3 XBLA it has a bonus content section that has:

Sonic 3 & Knuckles (only the best sonic game ever!)
Knuckles in Sonic 2
Blue Sphere

Warning/Attention: It will not unlock any Sonic 2, Sonic 3 or Sonic + Knuckles achievements if you play through these bonus content modes. Also it does not continue your sonic 3 save if you select Sonic 3 + knuckles from the bonus content section it starts at the beginning of Sonic 3.

The achievements for Sonic & knuckles have to be unlocked in the normal game on it's own unfortunately. Most of them can be got in the first 30 minutes, the rest require finishing the game once as each character and getting all Emeralds