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kurahadol said:
Does anyone know the date that King of Fighters '98 is supposed to hit XBLA?
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I take it there's no way the GameFAQs release date for the game coming out this week is correct. ;_;

Just want this and Outrun...
 
Rez also happens to be a very dull on-rails shooter.

I'd personally recommend Bionic Commando: Rearmed or Death Tank. BC:R is a ton of fun and extremely cheap considering how much content you get. Death Tank is extremely fun to play local or online multiplayer, but it's a bit overpriced. But well, you should get it anyway since the game needs more people playing it online :P
 
Ah, welcome back to the show that never ends, new achievements uncovered.

NCAA Basketball MME (?)

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/ncaa-basketball-mme/achievements/

Who's Behind the Door? 25
View the game Credits from the My NCAA® menu.

Buzzer Beater 75
Play and win a game on a "buzzer beater" at All-Conference Difficulty or higher.

Lethal Weapon Three 50
Finish a game where 3 of your players get 20 points at All-Conference Difficulty or higher.

40-Minute All-American 50
Win a game with Skill Level set to All-American and Half Length set to 20 minutes.
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Hasbro Family Game Night

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/family-game-night/achievements/

[Printable Version ]
There are 70 achievements with a total of 1400 points.


Winner! 10
Win one game of Boggle

Loads Of Winning! 30
Win a total of 5 games of Boggle - Any mode

Wordsmith 20
Score 5 6-letter words in one round of Boggle

Bits and Pieces 10
Make 10 words that are 3 letters long in one round

Portal Pro 20
Win 10 games of Boggle with Portal Cubes turned on

The Mind Boggles 20
Win a game with 20 words that are 3 letters long

The Mighty 8 20
Spell an 8-letter word in Boggle

I Call Fives 20
Finish a game only using 5-letter words

Fifty Wins 40
Win 50 multiplayer games of Boggle

You are Win! 10
Win just one game of Connect 4

More Wins! 20
Win a total of 10 games of Connect 4

High Five 20
Win at Connect 4 by connecting 5

Grid Lock 20
Finish a game with a draw by filling the whole board

Smooth Operator 20
Connect 4 in under 2 minutes

Operator, this is an emergency 20
Connect 4 in under 30 seconds

Power Chip Collector 20
Win a game of Connect 4 Using all of the Power Chip types at least once

Horizon Line 20
Win a game of connect 4 with a horizontal line of 7 pieces. Single player or multiplayer

Lord of the Wins 30
Win 50 games of Connect 4

Perfection 20
Win 4 single player rounds in a row!

Win! 10
Win one game of Sorry!

5 Times Win! 25
Win a total of 5 games of Sorry! against a friend

My Apologies 5
Move one pawn of an opposing team back to the start zone

Fragile Alliance 10
Finish Sorry! without sending any of one teams pawns back to the start

I am not Sorry at all 30
Win a multiplayer game in under 10 minutes

All Out Offensive 30
Move 2 pawns from every opposing team back to the start in one game

Rainbow Dancing 10
Win a game after moving one pawn from each team back to the start zone

The Yellow Dart 20
Use a Sorry! yellow slide to send a pawn back to start

Red Vengeance 20
Use Sorry! on an opponent within one round of them using Sorry! on one of your pawns.

Master of the Cards 40
Use all the Sorry! Bonus Cards in one game

For the Win! 10
Win one game of Yahtzee against a friend

All the Sixes 20
Get a Yahtzee with all sixes!

High Chance 25
Fill the chance Total with a score above 24

Dice Time 20
Clock up over an Hour of playtime in Yahtzee

High Roller 15
Roll 3 Yahtzee's in one game

Real Small 20
Roll a small straight starting with a 1

I Only Need One... 30
Roll a Yahtzee, Full House or Large Straight on your first roll

Ground Floor Apartment 10
Roll a Full House using only 1’s and 2’s

Infinite Win 40
Win 50 games of Yahtzee

Winningtons! 10
Win one game of Sorry! Sliders

So Many Wins... 20
Win 20 games of Sorry! Sliders

Flawless Victory! 20
Win a game of Sorry! Sliders without losing a Slider off the board

Battle Box Master 20
Finish a game having used all of the powerups at least once

Fast Sliding 10
Win at Sorry! Sliders in under 5 minutes

I Don't Need Help 10
Finish one game with Battleboxes turned on but do not collect a single one

Over the falls 30
Knock 4 pawns of the same colour out in one game of Sorry! Sliders

Slide Time 30
Play Sorry! Sliders for a total time of 1 hour

Ice Man 20
Use the Ice Pawn 10 times

Event Horizon 30
Win a game of Sorry! Sliders on Instant Sorry without falling into the centre hole

Captain Win! 10
Win one game of Battleship against a friend

Destroyer'd! 20
Sink your opponent's Destroyer before any other ship
Make Every Shot Count 20
Sink a ship longer than 3 units without missing

The hunt for Blue November 20
Win a game of Battleship Salvo with your submarine still afloat

Beginners Luck 10
Score a hit on your first turn

Escort Mission 30
Finish a game with two ships still afloat that are next to each other

Sea Commander 30
Win 20 games of Battleship

Iron Bottom Sound 30
Sink all your opponent's ships in Salvo Mode within 4 turns

Minimal Loss 20
Win at Battleship while keeping at least 3 of your fleet afloat

I thought I heard singing... 10
Do not fall for a Decoy

Word Win! 10
Win one game of Scrabble. (Scrabble is only available in North America & English).

More Winning 20
Win 5 games of Scrabble - Any mode. Scrabble is only available in North America & English.

Cleaned Out 20
Use all of your letters on one turn. (Scrabble is only available in North America and English).

World Wide Web 20
Complete one game of Scrabble on Xbox LIVE. (Scrabble is only available in NA & English).

Bridge the gap 20
Reach the other side of the board in bridge builders. (Scrabble is only available in NA & English).

A column of 7 20
Place 5+ tiles in one go to create a vertical 7 letter word. Only available in NA & English.

Fire it up! 10
Spell 5 words with letters that are "on fire". (Scrabble is only available in NA & English).

Lengthy Word 20
Place 5+ tiles in one go to create a 9 letter word. Scrabble is only available in NA & English.

Captain of the Scrabble Team 30
Win 20 games of Scrabble. Scrabble is only available in North America and English.

Take your time 30
Reach over an hours playtime in Scrabble. (Scrabble is only available in North America & English).

Secret Achievements


Secret Achievement 10
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.

Secret Achievement 10
Continue playing to unlock this secret achievement.
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warbegins said:
Rez is an audiovisual experience that cannot be missed. if a single game deserved to be called "art", Rez is it.
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REZ gets way too much credit for what it is. I can't see the fun of it, if it wasn't for Lost Cities I'd say it were the worst 800 points spent. And I bought Bejeweled 2!
 
Stick of Joy Preview: Wallace and Gromit's Big Adventure

http://www.*******.com/2009/03/02/*******-impressions-wallace-and-grommits-grand-adventures/

We were treated -- that's the appropriate word -- to a brief sneak peek at Telltale Games' upcoming episodic adventure series, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures, this past weekend at San Francisco's Wonder-Con. Although early, the taste of things to come was promising enough to get us as excited as Wallace on a trip to the cheese shop.

This demo alone convinced us that Telltale has a firm grasp on the unique humor of the classic Aardman Animation shorts -- and also their charming visual style. It's one thing to create controllable dogs and rabbits or citizens of Strongbadia, but something entirely different to capture the essence of real plasticine figures ... in motion, no less.


We were struck by the authenticity of the character models (you can even see fingerprints on them, as with their real stop-motion counterparts); their animations; and the 3D environments themselves. The same went for the puzzle-based gameplay.

What we saw looked to be very familiar stuff for anyone who's played one of Telltale's point-and-click adventures, but the inherent abundance of Wallace's Rube Goldberg style devices from the shorts -- being brought into the game -- created a unique situation of puzzles within puzzles. The particular situations we were shown had Gromit (who doesn't talk, though his expressions speak volumes) repairing an egg-breaking contraption in order to prepare his master's breakfast; trading off control, Wallace had to figure out exactly what was wrong with his honey making "machine."

Alas, just as we were to learn how the duo's new business venture, the From Bee to You home honey delivery service, was going to fulfil a 50-gallon order overnight, the demo came to a close. Still, If the gameplay of the four planned episodes -- each pegged at roughly 4-5 hours in length -- can hold up to the impressive presentation, 360 and PC owners have some truly grand adventures to look forward to.
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Anyone post this yet? This week's game is Watchmen. 1600 points :O

Make it a “Watchmen” week on Xbox LIVE® Arcade The highly anticipated movie doesn’t hit theaters until this Friday, but you can spring into action two days earlier with “Watchmen: The End Is Nigh” on Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, March 4, at 9 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT). Underboss has escaped from prison and only you as a masked vigilante can save the city.

Scour alleys and rooftops as Rorschach or Nite Owl, and brutally fight off up to 20 enemies simultaneously – all before the action heroes make it onto the big screen. Maximize your efforts with friends in split screen co-op multiplayer competition, or tackle the crime and terror solo in this week’s six- chapter game.

Published by WB Games and developed by Deadline Games, “Watchmen: The End Is Nigh” will be available for 1600 Microsoft Points worldwide, excluding Asia, Japan and Portugal. The game is rated M for Mature by the ESRB.

For more details on “Watchmen: The End Is Nigh” please visit: http://www.xbox.com/en-CA/games/w/watchmenteinxboxlivearcade/
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EA Sports announced today that it is bringing a downloadable flavor of NCAA 09 with NCAA 09: March Madness Edition, available for purchase on March 11 for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15). The March Madness Edition of NCAA 09 is exclusive to Xbox 360.

Players will begin their brackets with last year's teams and on March 18 when the official 2009 brackets are announced, the game will automatically update with the new squads including updated ratings that reflect their performance up to that point in the season.

"We really wanted to make our game available to a wider selection of fans that are drawn to college basketball by the passion, excitement and drama that surrounds March Madness," said Connor Dougan, Producer for NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition. "Fans will be able to experience the tournament, feel the adrenaline rush that comes with a single loss elimination tournament and write their own history."

NCAA 09: March Madness Edition will be available on Xbox Live on March 11 for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15).
 
Chiaroscuro said:
at first I thought I was watching a poor Bejeweled clone, but later I had no clue what was going on...
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It's pretty simple. Just form a rectangle where all of the corners are all like-colored blocks.

You can already play the game for free >here, which is part of the reason I'm not terribly excited to have the opportunity to pay for it.
 
Lyte Edge said:
I take it there's no way the GameFAQs release date for the game coming out this week is correct. ;_;

Just want this and Outrun...
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Really can't see it :/

I know that 98 UM is released this week on PS2, but I highly doubt it's going to hit XBLA. But...we could be surprised. I'd like some time to be put into the netcode though.
 
Are there any details known about Defense Grid: The Awakening? Date (lulz), price, features, etc? I've been eyeing it on Steam, and it's 25% off now, but I'd prefer the 'XBLA big comfy couch experience.'
 
warbegins said:
Rez is an audiovisual experience that cannot be missed. if a single game deserved to be called "art", Rez is it.
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It is definitely art, but I never found it "fun". I appreciate it for what it's doing but it never clicks for me.
 
Sumo Digital LTD have a final finished version of Out Run Arcade Online for both Xbox 360 and PS3. However Due to things out of Sumo Digital's control the game will be pushed back until July at the earliest. Its rumored to be to come inline with the US release on the PSN version , however other sources tell us it's a Sega problem? We know as much as you on this one.

Darren
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Dunno if it's legit.

http://forums.xbox.com/1314/ShowForum.aspx
 
pilonv1 said:
Awesome, another NA exclusive XBLA game!
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Flyguy said:
Are there any details known about Defense Grid: The Awakening? Date (lulz), price, features, etc? I've been eyeing it on Steam, and it's 25% off now, but I'd prefer the 'XBLA big comfy couch experience.'
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Answer this someone. I have been eyeing it on Steam too, but I would like couch time as well.
 
kurahadol said:
Really can't see it :/

I know that 98 UM is released this week on PS2, but I highly doubt it's going to hit XBLA. But...we could be surprised. I'd like some time to be put into the netcode though.
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Naw, it takes them forever to release these games. IIRC Fatal Fury Special was supposed to be one of the first XBLA games released, and came out what, two-plus years later? :lol

Even '98 Ultimate, which doesn't have much to localize, took too long to come out. It hit arcades in April 2008, PS2 in June 2008, and finally came to the States now. And like I said in the KOF XII thread, KOF 2002 Unlimited Match came out in Japan last week.

I hope KOF '98 UM XBLA isn't another Maximum Impact Xbox 360.
 
Hunahan said:
shit, that sucks.

Day ruined.
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Bad news quoted once more:

Sumo Digital LTD have a final finished version of Out Run Arcade Online for both Xbox 360 and PS3. However Due to things out of Sumo Digital's control the game will be pushed back until July at the earliest. Its rumored to be to come inline with the US release on the PSN version , however other sources tell us it's a Sega problem? We know as much as you on this one.
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The release schedules on the DL services really seem weird. We've been over this a million times, but why can't they announce better schedules and what's the business sense (other than meeting some arbitrary internal earnings goals for certain quarter) in holding back a XBLA/PSN product with infinite shelf life?
 
Lyte Edge said:
Naw, it takes them forever to release these games. IIRC Fatal Fury Special was supposed to be one of the first XBLA games released, and came out what, two-plus years later? :lol

Even '98 Ultimate, which doesn't have much to localize, took too long to come out. It hit arcades in April 2008, PS2 in June 2008, and finally came to the States now. And like I said in the KOF XII thread, KOF 2002 Unlimited Match came out in Japan last week.

I hope KOF '98 UM XBLA isn't another Maximum Impact Xbox 360.
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kof12 in july is a decent sized consolation :D
 
McBradders said:
I have been informed that this is "not-legit".
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uf! thanks a lot! For a moment I was thinking Sega was holding the game until the PSN version passes the crappy Sony certification.

Wasn't it not supposed to come to PSN in USA? (I thought it was Europe only there).
 
Chiaroscuro said:
uf! thanks a lot! For a moment I was thinking Sega was holding the game until the PSN version passes the crappy Sony certification.

Wasn't it not supposed to come to PSN in USA? (I thought it was Europe only there).
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Not sure about the US PSN release, I haven't heard anything to the contrary regarding it's lack of release.

If PSN cards were available here I would be more than willing to help people out in that regard, but alas :(
 
Well that message is now been deleted from Xbox.com forums, so it should be on its way then?

In other news, where the FUCK is Watchmen?
 
The link is up but the content isn't available. Seems to be a problem with XBL because the newest community game is the same way.
 
I am trying to download the Watchmen demo, but there seems to be a problem: using the console the page takes eons to load and then there is a message saying that there was a problem and the content cannot be found. Using the webpage it displays content not found.
 
Just got info that Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures - Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebess reviewable code will be made available on PC early next week. This hints at the game getting released this month - hopefully on XBLA to if releases are simultaneous.
 
It's $20 effing dollars? There is absolutely no way... Not on God's green Earth would I ever think of spending that much on a downloadable movie tie-in game unless it was stunningly well done. And I have every single XBLA game to date. This is definitely the first one I'm not picking up, what a ridiculous price gouge. I hope it sells like crap so I can buy it at a lower price and have a complete collection still but I guess this is as good a time as any to break the streak. See you later Watchmen.

/rant
 
UraMallas said:
It's $20 effing dollars? There is absolutely no way... Not on God's green Earth would I ever think of spending that much on a downloadable movie tie-in game unless it was stunningly well done. And I have every single XBLA game to date. This is definitely the first one I'm not picking up, what a ridiculous price gouge. I hope it sells like crap so I can buy it at a lower price and have a complete collection still but I guess this is as good a time as any to break the streak. See you later Watchmen.

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I'm sure you've spent well over $20 on absolute garbage if you have every XBLA game, why stop now?
 
Coin Return said:
I'm sure you've spent well over $20 on absolute garbage if you have every XBLA game, why stop now?
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You're probably right... you're tempting me to pull the trigger but I think I'll stand on principle on this one. Why stop now? Why not?

Ura's EDIT: Maybe I should buy it... Damn it, Coin Return, you've dissolved my resolve! (Pretty tough thing to do, eh?)
 
wow, you are insane. there is so much utter shit that comes out on xbla the fact that you buy every game and play through them enough to get at least a few achievements is a testament to the power of human endurance.
 
AstroLad said:
wow, you are insane. there is so much utter shit that comes out on xbla the fact that you buy every game and play through them enough to get at least a few achievements is a testament to the power of human endurance.
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Well, actually I haven't played some of them. Probably close to 20. I know, I know, it's really really stupid to buy them all. A fool and his money... and all that jazz.
 
Flyguy said:
Are there any details known about Defense Grid: The Awakening? Date (lulz), price, features, etc? I've been eyeing it on Steam, and it's 25% off now, but I'd prefer the 'XBLA big comfy couch experience.'
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Quoted for a new day and another page. Anyone?
 
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-2322-Family-Game-Night-Achievements-Explained.html

Family Game Night Achievements Explained
Written Wednesday, March 04, 2009 by James Parkin

On Monday we relased the achievemnts for Family Game Night by EA, but some people were a little confused as there were seven different titles for 1400 gamerpoints. A bit odd as seeing no games release with 1400 points.

We contacted EA and received the following information.
The Hasbro Family Game Night destination on Xbox LIVE Arcade will house a collection of 7 different arcade games, each with 200 gamerscore points. There are 10 achievements and 200 gamerscore points per game for a total of 1400 gamerscore points and 70 Achievements across all 7 games.

In mid-March EA is launching four of the seven announced titles: SCRABBLE (North America only), BATTLESHIP, CONNECT FOUR and YAHTZEE. BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders will be releasing the coming months. The games will be sold individually for 800 Microsoft points.

So hopefully that clears the air a little.
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