Steverulez
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Just noticed on Joystiq that Hydro Thunder is 400pts today in the Christmas sale, down from 1200, so that has been bought 
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Xbox Live Arcade - Announcements & Updates 2010
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It's live!
After a long time coming, we're proud to officially launch Raskulls on XBLA for 800 Points. This is our official blog post on the Halfbrick website.
Some excellent reviews thus far also:
Gamer Limit ( 10/10 )
http://gamerlimit.com/2010/12/gamer-limit-review-raskulls/
SFX360 ( 5/5 )
http://sfx-360.com/newsite/review/raskulls/
Gaming Bits ( 4.75/5 )
http://www.gamingbits.com/game-review-bits/raskulls-review/
Examiner ( 5/5 )
http://www.examiner.com/video-game-...up-substantial-post-christmas-surprise-review
The Gamers Pad ( 9/10)
http://thegamerspad.net/?p=1094
The Sixth Axis ( 8/10 )
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/12/29/review-raskulls/
Thanks so much to everyone for their support of Halfbrick, and I sincerely hope you enjoy the game! Any questions feel free to ask!
Vinterbird
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HalfbrickPhil said:
It's live!
After a long time coming, we're proud to officially launch Raskulls on XBLA for 800 Points. This is our official blog post on the Halfbrick website.
Some excellent reviews thus far also:
Gamer Limit ( 10/10 )
http://gamerlimit.com/2010/12/gamer-limit-review-raskulls/
SFX360 ( 5/5 )
http://sfx-360.com/newsite/review/raskulls/
Gaming Bits ( 4.75/5 )
http://www.gamingbits.com/game-review-bits/raskulls-review/
Examiner ( 5/5 )
http://www.examiner.com/video-game-...up-substantial-post-christmas-surprise-review
The Gamers Pad ( 9/10)
http://thegamerspad.net/?p=1094
The Sixth Axis ( 8/10 )
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/12/29/review-raskulls/
Thanks so much to everyone for their support of Halfbrick, and I sincerely hope you enjoy the game! Any questions feel free to ask!
Who to contact for review purposes?
I purchased Raskulls last week when I discovered that you could purchase it early through ilomilo. I really enjoy the art style, the gameplay mechanics, and overall humor you guys placed in it. Some levels are difficult, but not too overly difficult where I'm throwing my controller.
I also plopped down my remaining points on the premium theme. I like it! I wish your team much success.
I also plopped down my remaining points on the premium theme. I like it! I wish your team much success.
Diablohead
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Yep a true bargin, been playing the game and it's DLC quite a lot since I bought it in the sale.steverulez said:Just noticed on Joystiq that Hydro Thunder is 400pts today in the Christmas sale, down from 1200, so that has been bought
Today's game deal is Monday Night Combat for 600 allards, the game is so worth it and after the last 4 months there is still a strong healthy community, money well spent if you like team based shooters.
Microbot (Pub'd by EA, developed by Naked Sky) Released today: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/MicroBot/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410a9c
Trailer: http://youtu.be/4RyQkftPGiA?hd=1
800 Points
Trailer: http://youtu.be/4RyQkftPGiA?hd=1
800 Points
just played the microbot demo:
great looking game which will probably get overlooked by many people.
great look and atmosphere and a good upgrade system, looks like there a ton of upgrades for the ship. what really surprised my, was the look and feel of the bloodstream. it looks and feels awesome (just play the demo and see for yourself).
the game is slow (almost relaxing) and controls feel a bit floaty (which is fitting because you are swimming in the bloodstream) but it gets better with every upgrade.
great looking game which will probably get overlooked by many people.
great look and atmosphere and a good upgrade system, looks like there a ton of upgrades for the ship. what really surprised my, was the look and feel of the bloodstream. it looks and feels awesome (just play the demo and see for yourself).
the game is slow (almost relaxing) and controls feel a bit floaty (which is fitting because you are swimming in the bloodstream) but it gets better with every upgrade.
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Nucleus, I believe that was name of that title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MphBKGUshDw
Not feeling either of the 2 new XBLA games to be honest.
Out of the two I had been keeping a hopeful eye on Raskulls but in the end it's a weird hybrid that doesn't scratch any particular itch. Part platformer, part racer and part puzzler, it barely reaches mediocre in any of those categories. Out of the game types on offer I most enjoyed the 'reach the end before running out of shots' and 'don't let your boost run out' modes, but the racing seems to be the meat and it's really unsatisfying. It's too frantically paced to allow any strategy other than run, spam shoot and hope for the best. The weapons seemed really weedy too and made next to no difference to the outcome. And the straight up platformer levels are just boring. Shame because I found it quite funny and if the game had even just been adequate I probably would have bought it but it's too flimsy and the video at the end showed nothing to make me think the rest of the game would be different.
Microbots bored me to the point where I didn't even finish the trial. Granted, I'm no twin-stick shooter expert, buying only Everyday Shooter and the Geometry Wars series in recent memory, but I found this woolly to control and aim and completely lacking in anything exciting or interesting.
At least IloMilo next week is a genuinely great entry in the XBLA library
Out of the two I had been keeping a hopeful eye on Raskulls but in the end it's a weird hybrid that doesn't scratch any particular itch. Part platformer, part racer and part puzzler, it barely reaches mediocre in any of those categories. Out of the game types on offer I most enjoyed the 'reach the end before running out of shots' and 'don't let your boost run out' modes, but the racing seems to be the meat and it's really unsatisfying. It's too frantically paced to allow any strategy other than run, spam shoot and hope for the best. The weapons seemed really weedy too and made next to no difference to the outcome. And the straight up platformer levels are just boring. Shame because I found it quite funny and if the game had even just been adequate I probably would have bought it but it's too flimsy and the video at the end showed nothing to make me think the rest of the game would be different.
Microbots bored me to the point where I didn't even finish the trial. Granted, I'm no twin-stick shooter expert, buying only Everyday Shooter and the Geometry Wars series in recent memory, but I found this woolly to control and aim and completely lacking in anything exciting or interesting.
At least IloMilo next week is a genuinely great entry in the XBLA library
Azure Dream
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There really should be an OT, I was confused when I couldn't find one. Probably one of (if not the) best demos in 2010, with a lot of meat to it, the humor was great, and the incentive to upgrade to full was interesting. (Especially since it offers a different one if you exit then go back?)
The game seems like a lot of fun, once I've picked up a point card tomorrow I'll buy the full game.
The game seems like a lot of fun, once I've picked up a point card tomorrow I'll buy the full game.
twinturbo2
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It sounds like Days of Thunder may show soon.besiktas1 said:
FlyinJ said:
Your question is best redirected here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=417510
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