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xbhaskarx said:
Wow so many deals... Shadow Complex, Splosion Man, Trials HD, Braid, Bionic Commando Rearmed, N+, Portal...
Any Xbox 360 owner who doesn't pick up at least five of those games should be shipped off to a North Korean labor camp.
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At first I was like "OMG WHAT A SALE" and then I was like "shit i already own all these games"... and judging from the fact that you're on my leaderboards for every single arcade game I own, you do too :p
 
Comic jumper looks pretty cool, and speaking of splosion man, what ever happened to the game that was very similar to it, except it looked a lot like mega man? Was that coming to xbla as well?
 
Khezu said:
Comic jumper looks pretty cool, and speaking of splosion man, what ever happened to the game that was very similar to it, except it looked a lot like mega man? Was that coming to xbla as well?
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Explodemon. PSN exclusive, supposed to come out this year at some point. WiiWare/PC versions shelved/canned.
 
Stumpokapow said:
At first I was like "OMG WHAT A SALE" and then I was like "shit i already own all these games"... and judging from the fact that you're on my leaderboards for every single arcade game I own, you do too :p
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:lol
Yeah, I meant those who don't already own those games... you know, the people who are constantly complaining that all these great games cost $10-15.
 
Guys I got a problem - I got an Xbox 360 and I am borrowing a wireless controller from my friend. How the HELL do I connect it? I'm pressing the big button and the small button on the top of the pad and it's doing nothing.

Sorry for being off topic - I cannot create threads so I have no choice.
 
-viper- said:
Guys I got a problem - I got an Xbox 360 and I am borrowing a wireless controller from my friend. How the HELL do I connect it? I'm pressing the big button and the small button on the top of the pad and it's doing nothing.

Sorry for being off topic - I cannot create threads so I have no choice.
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You have to press the button on top of the pad along with the tiny button on the front of the console.
 
-viper- said:
Guys I got a problem - I got an Xbox 360 and I am borrowing a wireless controller from my friend. How the HELL do I connect it? I'm pressing the big button and the small button on the top of the pad and it's doing nothing.

Sorry for being off topic - I cannot create threads so I have no choice.
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Another sync button somewhere on the front of the 360. Try it.
 
-viper- said:
Guys I got a problem - I got an Xbox 360 and I am borrowing a wireless controller from my friend. How the HELL do I connect it? I'm pressing the big button and the small button on the top of the pad and it's doing nothing.

Sorry for being off topic - I cannot create threads so I have no choice.
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There's a circular button on the Xbox you press after you press the little one on the controller..

Let this little British kid show you.
 
E3 2010 Comic Jumper Preview
http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/109/1096453p1.html

We've been keeping a close eye on Comic Jumper, the next game from the developers of 'Splosion Man, since it was unveiled earlier this year. But today we finally got a chance to play and spend some quality time with it.

Captain Smiley is a comic book superhero and he has the coolest ringtone. I can't play the ringtone for you, but trust me -- it's the coolest. Throughout the game Smiley will travel through four different comics, each with its own visual style and audio design. Exactly why he is doing this and how isn't clear, yet. We've got the E3 demo, which only lets us play a portion of the first three comics: The Adventures of Captain Smiley, Nanoc the Obliviator, and Improbable Paper Pals.

Smiley's own comic is a slick, Image Comics-style book. Nanoc the Obliviator is a send-up of the Conan comics from the 1970s. Paper Pals is drawn in the style of the Silver Age of Comic Books, which covers the mid-1950s to about 1970. Think early Superman and Batman.

The fourth comic, which is unfortunately locked out of our E3 demo, is a black and white manga book. From footage we've seen in Comic Jumper trailers, this is one of the most interesting levels in the game. It seems to be filled with cute anime girls and general Japanese weirdness, things we tend to be big fans of.

Within each comic there are thrilling scenes when Captain Smiley jumps from one panel to another. It's an impressive sight as he soars above the book and the camera pans around him in slow motion.

Comic Jumper features a mix of gameplay styles, from run-and-gun Contra stuff to on-rails shooting and quicktime events. In the first level you go from a side-scrolling beat 'em up, to sliding down a steep hill in a scene very reminiscent of Gunstar Heroes, to an over-the-shoulder quicktime event following Smiley as he crashes through a series of doors. There are many nods to popular retro games, such as the very Mega Man way Smiley explodes when defeated.

The Space Harrier-style on-rails shooting sections are a nice change of pace, but in this demo version you can't invert the aiming -- a big problem for inverted gamers like myself. Hopefully that option will be included in the final version, so Captain Smiley doesn't end up waving the aiming reticule all over the screen like a drunken idiot. "Reader bonuses" tend to pop up during these sections, which are a chance to earn money if you impress the readers by not taking any damage. Smiley seems to be motivated by cash.

Jokes come fast and furiously in Comic Jumper, and not all of them hit. I'd say more hit than miss, though, and there are plenty moments when I LOL'd. This is probably the only videogame with a Dick Cheney joke in it. Your first boss encounter is against Smiley's arch nemesis, a buff bodybuilder named Brad. Brad comes pumping his own theme song, and it's pretty great.


Here's one of the craziest bits: for his special attack, Captain Smiley can call upon his developers, Twisted Pixel, to pound the screen with their fists, feet, and foreheads, decimating all enemies onscreen. Really. You can expect other cool meta extras, like free unlockable 'Splosion Man levels.

'Splosion Man is a tough act to follow, but Comic Jumper is looking impressive. It's got a likeable, funny protagonist, several visually distinct worlds to jump through, and nods to classic games of yore. From what I've seen so far, it looks like Twisted Pixel is having an absolute blast making it.

Now, we really want to see that manga level.
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Monday night combat might be a very-close rip of team fortress 2 but damn I love how it's looking, I hope it does well on xbla and online stays strong.
 
Spare Parts screens.

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Holy shit. I was looking forward to Comic Jumper just by virtue of the fact that it's made by Twisted Pixel, who can seemingly do no wrong (The Maw and 'Splosion Man are two of the best XBLA games). But that trailer got me absolutely psyched.

Interestingly, it looks like the two new 'Splosion Man levels are actually playable in Comic Jumper itself. I guess Twisted Pixel are trying to sway people over to it by demoing it in-game.


Any word of a release date?
 
Ben2749 said:
Holy shit. I was looking forward to Comic Jumper just by virtue of the fact that it's made by Twisted Pixel, who can seemingly do no wrong (The Maw and 'Splosion Man are two of the best XBLA games). But that trailer got me absolutely psyched.

Interestingly, it looks like the two new 'Splosion Man levels are actually playable in Comic Jumper itself. I guess Twisted Pixel are trying to sway people over to it by demoing it in-game.


Any word of a release date?
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Not yet but it is expected to become a Summer of Arcade title.
 
Wow. Comic Jumper looks like one of the most ambitious XBLA titles yet.
 
iconoclast said:
Shank looks fantastic. Really looking forward to that, along with Dishwasher 2 and Dust. 2D action games :bow
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WTF!?!? When was this announced? Dishwasher is easily my favourite downloadable game for XBLA.

Also, what's Dust?
 
minx88 said:
Why didn't Microsoft take one minute off of Kinect and show this? FUCK YEAH HYDRO THUNDER! Limbo looks really interesting as well.
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Eh, better that they left XBLA out of the conference lest the stench of Kinect touch these hallowed grounds.
 
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