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FirstInHell
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soul creator said:
That was a great read. I am suprised at the amount of money it took them to make this game (a little under a million?). I wonder what they have to sell to break even. I hope they do because it sounds like they are a talented bunch of individuals.
How is Roboblitz selling?
Beer Monkey
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FirstInHell said:
Maybe 100k or so? Assuming that they get around 60% of the take.
soul creator
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More from Popcap on XBLA in 2007
just for the record, even though Gamasutra is targeted more towards people in the industry, it's really a site everyone should visit. Lots of good stuff there.
just for the record, even though Gamasutra is targeted more towards people in the industry, it's really a site everyone should visit. Lots of good stuff there.
How are you guys getting past mission 6 in Heavy Weapon? What are the best weapon combos for that level?
I keep getting owned early on by that blimp that drops those huge bombs. If you don't blow them up in mid-air they kill you when they hit the ground.
What's the best way to deal with the little purple ball things, do I just have to dodge them or is there a way to shoot them down? Help
I keep getting owned early on by that blimp that drops those huge bombs. If you don't blow them up in mid-air they kill you when they hit the ground.
What's the best way to deal with the little purple ball things, do I just have to dodge them or is there a way to shoot them down? Help
vatstep
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I would suggest using all your points on homing missiles and lightning (3 for homing, 2 for lightning) at that point.Sean said:How are you guys getting past mission 6 in Heavy Weapon? What are the best weapon combos for that level?
I keep getting owned early on by that blimp that drops those huge bombs. If you don't blow them up in mid-air they kill you when they hit the ground.
What's the best way to deal with the little purple ball things, do I just have to dodge them or is there a way to shoot them down? Help
Those huge bombs are your highest priority whenever they're on screen. Get directly under the bombs as they're dropping and fire straight up at them to destroy them fastest - you'll be hitting the plane at the same time, and will eventually destroy it. They either come in waves of three or six, and it's random what side of the screen they come from, so get ready to race over to the other side if necessary to destroy the first bomb that gets dropped.
For the purple things, you can't destroy them. The "splash" ones come in the yellow bombs that are dropped by a certain kind of plane, so if you can destroy those before they hit the ground, you won't have to worry about them.
The Innocent X
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LakeEarth said:
Captive audience is the key.
Heavy Weapon is the first game I've played where I cared about leader boards. I've been working on the Boss Battle mode, and for some reason the leader boards were one of the things that kept me motivated to do so. I just beat it - #197.
Now to work on Survival. I've only lasted 11 minutes, 23 seconds so far. The leader is at 17 minutes - somehow. The guy has got to be a machine to last that long, considering how batshit insane the 11 minute mark got. :lol
Great little game.
Now to work on Survival. I've only lasted 11 minutes, 23 seconds so far. The leader is at 17 minutes - somehow. The guy has got to be a machine to last that long, considering how batshit insane the 11 minute mark got. :lol
Great little game.
PjotrStroganov
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GhaleonEB said:
The high score in Geowars is currently over 300.000.000. Some peope aren't human.
Beavertown
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Any word on this week's game?
The Innocent X
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Beavertown said:
Lumines live expansion packs 3 of, for cheap.
Please, no moaning, we`ve already had that
FirstInHell
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ChrisAllenFiz said:
I love Lumines so I think this is great. Offering the games at a discount for early adopters is icing on the cake.
BenjaminBirdie
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FirstInHell said:
I agree. A lovely Wednesday for me.
nextgeneration
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PjotrStroganov said:
Yeah, that's just insanity. Leaderboards is one of the coolest features about Live Arcade, no doubt.
TekunoRobby
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For Heavy Weapon I always stick to one weapon type and lvl it up first before mixing it up with another. I usually start off with lasers and max that one up then move on to homing missiles. You need to have a decent aim though to get the most out of lasers and the reload factor (about one - two seconds) becomes second nature once you play through a couple of levels. I usually save the shields for last since I don't notice much of an improvement in defenses and in the final levels the upgrade helicopter delivers shield recharges at a steady pace. Remember if you're having difficulty at any level you can always remove points from a weapon and add it to another.
BobJustBob
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bjork said:
yes plz. the first one.
sublime085
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I'm up for a few zones. I'll add youXristot said:
UpperCaseN
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hey guys, my friend just got on xbla and is looking for the best games. he already picked up Geometry Wars and loves it, what else would you suggest?
Uno Ill Nino
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Gryphter said:
Lumines is a great puzzle game, Heavy Weapon is a fun old-school kinda shooter, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Street Fighter 2 are both easy marks for a fighter if he's into that, and DOOM is surprisingly fun alone, but a complete blast with friends.
Best of all, he can try demos of all those games before buying.
The Innocent X
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Gryphter said:
Marble blast ultra
Cloning clyde
Assault heroes
Try em out, best way really.
FirstInHell
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bjork said:
That is a good point. I'd have to imagine that Bookworm is one of the best selling PopCap games, it would make sense for them to port it over.
Is this on XBLA's radar? I would buy this in a second!
TekunoRobby
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I would if it worked.Xristot said:
krypt0nian
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No no! Bookworm Adventures!
I mean, seriously. PopCap's going on and on about how successful XBLA has been for them, how much better sales are on the 360, and how they've got more games in the works. Meanwhile, the Top 10 list on their site includes almost all the games they've released on XBLA thus far (minus, uh, Astropop), so it's a really safe bet to expect the rest of that list across the next year or so.Shig said:
BuddyC said:
It's actually not sales that they go on and on about it's conversion rates, which is the number of people who download the demo who go on to buy the game. I'd imagine that they are still selling more on the PC or they would have been a press release stating otherwise.
GotchaForce
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Heavy Weapon has the best title screen (that music!) of anything on 360.
BenjaminBirdie
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Sugarman said:
:lol
No kidding.
That'll probably be the biggest hurdle facing Bookworm. From what I understand, I don't believe Microsoft allows any game to use a USB keyboard or mouse as an alternative to the primary control input, even if it's just an optional control scheme (I'd love to be wrong on this point, though). That's why Shadowrun supports both control types (keyboard and mouse, controller) in the PC iteration, but only the controller on the 360.Gowans007 said:
Still, that didn't stop them from putting Bookworm on the Game Boy Advance and I'm sure it won't stop them here either. And who knows, maybe they'll let it slide due to the nature of Bookworm. One can hope, at least, as that would open the door for Typing of the Dead.
While Popcap didn't release a PR, they said in an interview that the coversion rate of games on XBLA is "an order of magnitude" better than on the PC.xblarcade said:
Apart from the little fun games and leaderboard challenges with my friends and finding myself getting really sucked into the whole social co-op games (Uno, Poker, Heavy Weapon etc..)
And I'm finding this a great little way in which me and many of my buds keep returning to Live Arcade.
What other games hinted at or up coming would also be great little games to sit around with friends and play?
Checkers, Chess & any board game conversions would be a dream. Worms & Castle Crashers are the only games annouced I can think of for this kind of experiance.
And I'm finding this a great little way in which me and many of my buds keep returning to Live Arcade.
What other games hinted at or up coming would also be great little games to sit around with friends and play?
Checkers, Chess & any board game conversions would be a dream. Worms & Castle Crashers are the only games annouced I can think of for this kind of experiance.
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Just attended an MS Gaming Day, which mostly talked about advertising in and around the gaming world.
Nothing too crazy to report, except they showed a game listed as "coming soon" called Wingmen. It was basically a 4 player side view shooter, it looked VERY cool, nice graphics with a retro feel to the whole game. Think gradius V but w/ 4 player co-op, though I'm sure it wont even touch GV is terms of awesomeness. Unfortunately I can't find any screens online. Anyone ever hear of it? It's supposedly coming out in a few weeks.
Nothing too crazy to report, except they showed a game listed as "coming soon" called Wingmen. It was basically a 4 player side view shooter, it looked VERY cool, nice graphics with a retro feel to the whole game. Think gradius V but w/ 4 player co-op, though I'm sure it wont even touch GV is terms of awesomeness. Unfortunately I can't find any screens online. Anyone ever hear of it? It's supposedly coming out in a few weeks.
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