Xbox Live Market Place - General Discussion Thread 1

[Paulos G]

I was put off Bliss Island by the trial. Could you give some more details about the full game Brats?

[Brats]

Sure. The basic mechanic is kind of like snooker viewed from top down. You play either a ball like creature creature that can move in 360 degrees or you control a creature that fires air onto a round object to make it move.

There are seven very different games that all use this basic mechanic. Some are very simple (like the race game where you simply have to roll your creature around the track) and others are deeper (the Brick Invaders game, where you have to fire a ball into descending invaders, but hit them in colour order).

In about half of the games, there is a gravity, so the ball will descend to the bottom of the screen (where you lose a life) unless you keep it up.

It's kind of hard to explain in words, so here is a youtube clip showing Brick Invaders, which is one where you fire air at another object::



And this is Seventh Heaven where you have direct control of a creature around the level (easy to fall off in this one):

[Lebowski]

Sure. The basic mechanic is kind of like snooker viewed from top down. You play a snuffleupagus like creature

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Oscar the grouch

[Paulos G]

Thanks for that Brats!

[VR46]

Anyone tried TiQal ?

[Spatial]

I know it's been a while since I logged in via Xbox.com but when did they change the whole appearance of it?

Takes a bit of getting used too but looks a bit more organised.

[Paulos G]

It changed sometime today.

[qupe]

I have had a quick go on Tiqal, not sure yet if I like it or not need to try again. It's like a combination of Tetris and Lumines but not as good as either, from my initial impression. Need to play it some more.

I have just had another go on Switchball after the update and I seem to have got worse at the game. I do like it but I had to switch it off cause I was getting frustrated today. No tearing now either.

[Spatial]

Couldn't get on with TiQal at all (hey, that rhymes).

I have no idea why but it seemed to be very upside down and hurt my brain.

[Bleeders]

Euro 2008 demo up, apparently.

[chopemon]

Ninja Gaiden 2 demo coming in May apparently.

[Family Fry]

WARNING! The big enemy is approaching at full throttle. According to the data, it is identified as April 9th @ 800 MS Points. NO REFUGE.

http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/games/i/ikarugaxboxlivearcade/details.page/

HELL YEAH!

[Spatial]

And Mr Driller next week

http://www.xbox.com/ja-JP/games/m/mrdrilleronlinexboxlivearcade/

[Family Fry]

Mr Driller this week.
Ikaruga next week.
Think I will I will be topping up some points today
Mr Driller looked really nice too, love that wee game.

[VR46]

Great news about Ikaruga, it's been so long since I've played it, will be like playing a new game

This is worrying though

'XBLA rejected Ketsui and Dodonpachi'

http://www.xblah.net/2008/03/5pb.html