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shidoshi said:
But... it's online. Who give a crap about graphical updates, it's online. Fighting games are infinitely better when you have others to play against, and SamSho II is already an amazing game. So, it's an amazing game made better.
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Which sequel is considered the best Samurai Showdown in the series?
 
TekunoRobby said:
Which sequel is considered the best Samurai Showdown in the series?
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SS2 or SST imo.

SST or Samurai Spirits Tenkaichi basically combines every character in the series(along with a few brand new ones) as well as every prior SS sub-system. Unlike the previous games with their dark themes and fatalities, SST is more of a festival style tournament so not a single drop of blood is spilled.

Regardless it's a fantastic entry and for most SS fans it's interchangeable with SS2 as the best in the series. SST is going to be available along with SS1-5s in the upcoming Samurai Showdown Anthology.

Or you could just import the PS2 version, which is about $30ish.
 
shidoshi said:
But... it's online. Who give a crap about graphical updates, it's online. Fighting games are infinitely better when you have others to play against, and SamSho II is already an amazing game. So, it's an amazing game made better.
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Shidoshi are you aware that Samurai Shodown 2, as well as SS1, SS3, SS4, and SS5 Special have been available on 2DF for over 6 months?

I will buy SS2 on XBLA to support SNKP. But best believe I'll be playing in 2DF alot more than on Live. Playing it in 2df provides a smoother, more lagless experience, plus it has a scanline blitter that allows you to tweak the game to look EXACTLY like an arcade CRT RGB monitor....even on a DLP display.

Read more *HERE*
 
From the Stick of Joy, First Castle Crashers DLC details divulged

While it (hopefully) furiously cranks away at a network play patch for its excellent – yet bug plagued – XBLA release, Castle Crashers, The Behemoth took a moment to confirm a couple of DLC details on its dev blog. When we spoke with the team at PAX, it was unready to reveal anything; now we know about two additional characters and a wicked weapon.

The characters in question are the King and the Necromancer. The weapon is ... a chainsaw. (OMG! [Seriously!]) Don't expect them soon, though, since The Behmoth says that, "Castle Crashers has some online issues as well as other technical difficulties that we are focusing on before anything else. That is our top priority." That's good to know, since, well ... we'd kind of like to play the game together. Oh, and for those who might suspect otherwise, the team confirms that the DLC is actually DLC – it's not stuff that's already in the game, just waiting to be unlocked for a price.
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New Achievement Lists:

Feeding Frenzy 2

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/feeding-frenzy-2-shipwreck-showdown/achievements/

Frenzyfest Master 15
Come first in a Frenzyfest Tournament

Well Fed Fish 25
Accumulate 5000 fish in your food bank

Fast Food 20
Complete Time Attack!

Life of the Party 15
Compete in Party Games to accumulate 1000 Party Points

Mega Frenzy 5
Rapidly eat fish to max out the FRENZY meter in a single player game

Well Defended 10
Accumulate three simultaneous fish shields

Barracuda Bully 25
Score a 'Barracuda Bonus' by biting a barracuda's tail four times in a row

School Teacher 20
Eat 500 entire schools of fish, or swarms of bugs

Flippin' Good Time 15
Complete a Quadruple Flip

Secret Achievements


Secret Achievement 10
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Secret Achievement 15
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Secret Achievement 25
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
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Age of Booty

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/plunder-age-of-booty/achievements/

Cartographer 5
Create and save a custom map.

Plunder 10
Capture a town.

Bombs Away 10
Destroy a neutral or enemy town’s defense with a bomb.

Flushed Away 15
Use a whirlpool curse to teleport an enemy that is attacking your town.

Cherry Picker 15
Capture a neutral town after the enemy has destroyed its defenses.

Boom Boom 15
Sink two enemy ships with a single bomb.

Landlubber 15
Beat all easy challenges.

On the Account 25
Beat all medium challenges.

Freebooter 40
Beat all hard challenges.

King's Pardon 10
Beat every challenge in the game.

Sea Legs 10
Win a game in Player Match.

Old Salt 30
Win 10 games in Player Match.
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While it (hopefully) furiously cranks away at a network play patch for its excellent – yet bug plagued – XBLA release, Castle Crashers, The Behemoth took a moment to confirm a couple of DLC details on its dev blog. When we spoke with the team at PAX, it was unready to reveal anything; now we know about two additional characters and a wicked weapon.

The characters in question are the King and the Necromancer. The weapon is ... a chainsaw. (OMG! [Seriously!]) Don't expect them soon, though, since The Behmoth says that, "Castle Crashers has some online issues as well as other technical difficulties that we are focusing on before anything else. That is our top priority." That's good to know, since, well ... we'd kind of like to play the game together. Oh, and for those who might suspect otherwise, the team confirms that the DLC is actually DLC – it's not stuff that's already in the game, just waiting to be unlocked for a price.
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Grecco said:
The 800pt thing is disapointing. It makes it more expensive than the VC Version now.

To be fair SF2Turbo was 800pts too
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SF2 is also much more well known to the general populace and came out during a time of less competition on the XBL arcade front.
 
Grecco said:
To be fair it might look dated once the Game Show channel opens up
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Well, it looks dated now, just compare that wonderful Valusoft production values against those of Jeopardy PSN.
 
PARANO1A said:
Too high. A great game, but I'm not buying at 800pts when it's cheaper pretty much everywhere else you find it.
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I didn't know you can play all those other version online.
Really people. You are complaining about a game costing 10 bucks vs a 5 spot?
 
Apparently Duke Nukem 3D's release date will be announced this weekend during GameTrailers.TV, as well as having a look at Penny Arcade Episode 2.
 
So anything really good besides Banjo-Kazooie coming to XBLA in the next month or so? I've got 700 points and I'm wondering if I should get something(s) or save them.
 
ToyMachine228 said:
So anything really good besides Banjo-Kazooie coming to XBLA in the next month or so? I've got 700 points and I'm wondering if I should get something(s) or save them.
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You can get BK1 for free if you Pre-order Nuts and Bolts. also MEGAMAN 9 is this month!
 
I dunno about Megaman 9, it is supposed to release this month, on the Japanese Wiiware, I really have not seen anything to indicate a Bionic Commando Rearmed styled release.
 
Metalic Sand said:
You can get BK1 for free if you Pre-order Nuts and Bolts. also MEGAMAN 9 is this month!
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I know that's what I plan on doing for Banjo. It's not coming until the day Nuts & Bolts drops though. I'm considering buying Space Giraffe...That's how desperate I am. Actually I really want to play PixelJunk: Eden. Too bad it's on the wrong console.
 
ToyMachine228 said:
I know that's what I plan on doing for Banjo. It's not coming until the day Nuts & Bolts drops though. I'm considering buying Space Giraffe...That's how desperate I am. Actually I really want to play PixelJunk: Eden. Too bad it's on the wrong console.
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This just in:
Thousands of desperate gamers waiting for Nuts to drop. More news at 11.
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I have my eye on Rocket Riot, but it might get lost in the October gaming monsoon. I really hope they add destructible terrain to Death Tank, because that would be an insta-buy from me. It reminds me of a real time Warheads.
 
New Achievement Lists:

MLB Stickball:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/mlb-stickball/achievements/

Vandal 5
Break any window for an out.

Retire the Side 5
Go three up, three down in an inning.

Patriot 10
Hit a home run in Boston.

Pro Team 10
Collect a full team of pros.

Grand Slam! 10
Hit a grand slam.

Skill is All You Need 20
Win a ranked match with a team of amateurs.

Shut'em Down 20
Throw a no hitter in a ranked match.

Cycle 20
Hit for the cycle with one player in tour mode.

Wagon Wheel 20
Hit the wheel on the barn in St. Louis.

For Three! 20
Hit the basketball rim in Chicago.

Card Collector 30
Collect all 120 MLB® baseball cards.

Water Tower 30
Hit the water tower in Brooklyn.
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Are You Smarter Then A Fifth Grader? Make The Grade!

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/are-you-smarter-than-a-5th-grader/achievements/

You're a Star 10
Collect 1 Extra Credit Star

30 Stars 20
Collect 30 Extra Credit Stars

70 Stars 30
Collect 70 Extra Credit Stars

Super Star 50
Collect all of the Extra Credit stars

Smart Alec 10
Get 500 answers correct

Fast Fingers 10
Get an answer correct in under 3 seconds

Close Call 10
Peek at your classmate's paper but don't follow

Smarter Than a 5th Grader 20
Win One Million Dollars in any game

Teachers Pet 15
Win One Million Dollars without cheating

Ego Trip 15
Win One Million Dollars in under 5 minutes

Big Win 5
Come first in a multiplayer game

The Great Achievement Hunt 5
For me to know and you to find out
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A Kingdom For Kelflings
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/a-kingdom-for-keflings/achievements/

If I Had a Hammer 5
Build a lumbermill (Single Player)

Siegfried (or Roy) 5
Train a Kefling (Single Player)

Frank Lloyd 25
Unlock 25 blueprints (Single Player)

Big Bully 15
Secret

Haberdasher 20
Encounter every possible Kefling hat (Single Player)

Like Rabbits 15
Reach a total Kefling population of 30 (Single Player)

Think Big 10
Build a building made of more than 8 pieces (Single Player)

Master Builder 25
Build a cathedral (Single Player)

King 40
Finish a complete castle with three connected parts (Single Player)

Friend 10
Collect 10 unique player banners from other giants during Xbox LIVE play

World Traveler 10
Play in an online game where 20 different player banners appear

Vanity 20
Secret
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Not Zombie Wranglers this week? Huh?

Domino Master, Feeding Frenzy 2 and Content for Ticket to Ride Coming to XBLA on Wednesday!

Feeding Frenzy 2 gives you 60 new levels of play and a new collection of fish to eat your way through. Avoid being the prey as you work your way up the food chain.

Feeding Frenzy 2 can be yours for 800 Microsoft Points and is rated E for Everyone.

For more information on Feeding Frenzy, please check out the Xbox.com page

Domino Master brings the old pastime into the present with colorful graphics and five game modes to play through - Mexican Train, All 3s, All 5s, Straight Dominos and Bergen. Play alone or with friends online.

Domino Master will be 800 MS Points and is rated E for Everyone.

For more information on Domino Master, please check out the TikGames site and the Xbox.com page

Need more? Ok, ok - check out the downloadable "1910" expansion for Ticket to Ride. This pack will add 35 new destination tickets and the Globetrotter bonus card for creating the most routes.

Ticket to Ride - 1910 will be 400 MS Points.
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Rlan said:
Not Zombie Wranglers this week? Huh?

Domino Master, Feeding Frenzy 2 and Content for Ticket to Ride Coming to XBLA on Wednesday!
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No wonder they were so late in providing the PR, I can feel the apathy.
 
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