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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX |OT| XBLA & PSN ... 'Modern classic' to say the least
- Thread starter RadarScope1
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Good lord, I can't wait to get PSN cards out the wazoo for christmas. There are so many digitally distributed games I want to buy, as well as DLC pieces for games I already own. I can't wait to get this and show my Ms. Pac-Man addicted sister. I guarantee she has never heard of it.
RadarScope1
Member
Slightly OT question. Does MS send you an email or anything to confirm that 800 point refund, or do the points just show up. Haven't got mine as of last night and I'm just 30 damn points shy of 800. I need to know if I need to get a points card right after work.
Guess I could always buy online.
Guess I could always buy online.
lemon__fresh
Member
Princess Skittles said:
^
This
This game is perfection. Every addition to CE just works. I'm not that great at Pac-Man, but the slow-mo and bombs let me hang on to life much longer. And the ghost trains... pure bliss. That alone would be enough to justify this new edition, but the extra stages (10 right? talk about content) make sure that this is insane value for 800 pts.
RadarScope1 said:
I think in all instances except one, they didn't send any emails or PMs. The points just showed up. For the promo from last month (buy 2400, get 800), the points just appeared. I got my 800 a couple days ago.
Also, MS does sell points in 400 point increments, so if just need 30 points, you can buy 400 online for $5, rather than buying a 1600 point card for $20.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
I'm having so much fun, it's addicting.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
Ghost combo soooo awesome on highway. I played for like 6 minutes without eating one. Then lit it up.
This game is sooo ridiculous.
This game is sooo ridiculous.
lemon__fresh
Member
Or just stop caring about achievements... Oh wait! Blasphemy!
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Naw there is a hard-cap on ghost-trains. You'll start to notice some probable-adds get knocked away if you pay close attention. It's better this way as it keeps things balanced. Plus having an infinite-train would screw up the level design and players would be running into their trains before-long(plus ghost-combo would just be dumb).
I really didn't give enough credit to the way leaderboards/rank is handled in my review. Just when you think you're done playing and you're backing out of the menus you'll discover that you dropped some spots on one of the other mazes or modes so you gotta jump back in. There's also a huge cumulative leaderboard that accounts for total scores/times on all possible modes and I managed to hit 10th place. I don't expect it to last but its such a neat inclusion cause when I go back I'm going to check on all of the possible areas where I know I can improve on.
DX is an absolute masterpiece.
I really didn't give enough credit to the way leaderboards/rank is handled in my review. Just when you think you're done playing and you're backing out of the menus you'll discover that you dropped some spots on one of the other mazes or modes so you gotta jump back in. There's also a huge cumulative leaderboard that accounts for total scores/times on all possible modes and I managed to hit 10th place. I don't expect it to last but its such a neat inclusion cause when I go back I'm going to check on all of the possible areas where I know I can improve on.
DX is an absolute masterpiece.
lemon__fresh
Member
WEGGLES said:
Not really, there's no ceiling on a high score.
Majima Everywhere System
Member
I don't like options. What should I be playing with what options to make a good standard mode for myself?
doktorpeace
Banned
For a brief moment last night/this morning, after playing for 2 out of the 2.5 hours it'd been up on the marketplace, I was the #1 Pac-Man player in the world.
It felt good, and all was right in the world.
As soon as I turn it on again, though, that memory will slip into the ether, to be replaced by the mediocrity with which I'm all too familiar.
It felt good, and all was right in the world.
As soon as I turn it on again, though, that memory will slip into the ether, to be replaced by the mediocrity with which I'm all too familiar.
lemon__fresh
Member
WEGGLES said:
I guess, but it's kind of hard to have a competition/leaderboard based on a game's achievement count when there's a limit to how high you can score.
For the most part you are simply competing with yourself and there's really nothing wrong with that either. Some sites (giantbomb) attempt to create some achievement "competition" but again there still are limits.
The rules for what defines an achievement are also rather fluid which makes it even less viable... Having a bigger number beside our names will forever drive us no matter how we actually earn it.
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Game is so fun. Everything is great about it.
Gary Whitta
Member
Is everyone playing on Expert? I figured the ghost AI would be smarter but I guess it's just fewer bombs and lives available and higher game speed?
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Where the fuck are my free 800pts, MS?
I wanna give Bamco my money.
I wanna give Bamco my money.
Dead Prince
Banned
haven't stopped playing yet :lol.
Gary Whitta
Member
I love that little slowdown effect right before you run into a ghost, but wouldn't pros consider that ez mode?
#1 on Junction, and by a nice margin too (+200k)! I'm sure it won't last, though.
The clock still moves at normal speed during it, so if you're doing it a lot it's gonna sabotage your ability to hang with the highest scores. Ditto for bombs, they halve your multiplier and put your speed down. The risk/reward system is tuned really well in this.Gary Whitta said:
Gary Whitta
Member
Ah I was wondering what the price for using a bomb was.
Shig said:#1 on Junction, and by a nice margin too (+200k)! I'm sure it won't last, though.
The clock still moves at normal speed during it, so if you're doing it a lot it's gonna sabotage your ability to hang with the highest scores. Ditto for bombs, they halve your multiplier and put your speed down. The risk/reward system is tuned really well in this.
Just watched your replay. Quite a few close calls in there, excellent work.
Otrebor Nightmarecoat
Banned
This game is GOTY material