[OFFICIAL] Xbox Live Arcade Thread

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Typhon

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Hey guys since my DVD-ROM is broken on my 360, been forced to rely on Xbox Live Arcade/demos lol.

But anyway, I recommend that all of you at least download/play the demo of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Why? It's one of the greatest video games ever. They do the game great justice with this port, and everything you would find in the PSX version is included, as well as filters to make the game more visually impressive.

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MadFerIt

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hey madferit good luck with that drive, get her fixed pronto.

Thanks man :D.

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Same as my Neowin nickname. MadFerIt2006. I still haven't replaced my old gamertag signature after it was removed (had another image in my signature that was too large).

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I've been playing it and it is a lot of fun. The gameplay has really improved from Castlevania 1, 2, and 3. Plus it features my favorite character from Castlevania 3, Alucard. It also bares a striking resemblance with the Metroid series (the 2d ones) in both level layout and item collecting.

Cool game!

I wish there was a widescreen mode though :(. You can stretch the image, so at least they give you some options, but I sure would like to see a little more to the left and right while utilizing my full screen ;). Somehow I doubt there will be any update to add full widescreen support.

Honestly I never played the original games, although I've been trying out IV for the SNES (which is a remake of the original I think). I also downloaded this program which is a port of Rondo for Blood, which is the actual prequel to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (in fact, the beginning of symphony is the last level from Rondo of Blood). I definitely see the inspiration the game took from Metroid after Rondo.

I also recently purchased a DS, so I've been trying out it's DS titles. They are pretty good, but I can definitely see why Symphony of the Night is the peak of the series.

Lol I also wish there was a widescreen mode. There's a 3d remake of Rondo of Blood coming to the PSP and it's supposed to include the original Symphony of the Night with a true widescreen presentation and new dubbing. I think it also includes the original Rondo (which was never released in North America). I wish they could have put the same effort into the Xbox Live Arcade version, but oh well.

Personally I don't stretch the image to the full 16:9, but I do stretch it a bit. It seems to work well, and you don't notice the stretching as you would if it was taking over the whole screen.

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Typhon

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Thanks man :D.

Same as my Neowin nickname. MadFerIt2006. I still haven't replaced my old gamertag signature after it was removed (had another image in my signature that was too large).

O I was just thinking cause I know someone in the same boat. Hope you get it fixed. Speaking of drives sometimes mine will not open and I haft to push on the trays face for it to come out lucky me lol.

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MadFerIt

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O I was just thinking cause I know someone in the same boat. Hope you get it fixed. Speaking of drives sometimes mine will not open and I haft to push on the trays face for it to come out lucky me lol.

If that's happening you and you're still under warranty get it fixed/replaced. Don't want it to get worse when you may not be covered under warranty.

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Shadrack

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Honestly I never played the original games, although I've been trying out IV for the SNES (which is a remake of the original I think). I also downloaded this program which is a port of Rondo for Blood, which is the actual prequel to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (in fact, the beginning of symphony is the last level from Rondo of Blood). I definitely see the inspiration the game took from Metroid after Rondo.

I didn't really care for "Super Castlevania" for the SNES.

The original Castlevanias were all good for their time, but now a-days the graphics, sound, and gameplay is just way outdated. The gameplay was so poor in the first 3. I would call it brute memorization of sequences of events and appropriate button mashing. They were all very difficult as well. The 2nd one I actually beat w/o any help from game guides or what have you. I waisted a big chunk of my childhood playing castlevania 2. I'm not sure why... it had to be one of the worse games I've ever played. In fact, the angry nintendo nerd on YouTube does a review of Castlevania 2 that is worth checking out. I'd have to say that I agree with that guy 100% on most of those old nintendo games.

The first and third castlevanias were a lot better. They were both very challenging. I can't remember if I ever beat the first one, but I know I beat the 3rd one several times and through every possible path I could.

Anyway, if you've never played them I'd say: don't bother. There are funner things to play these days. Thankfully the new Castlevania platformers have a much improved style of gameplay that is much more enjoyable.

-shad

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neoadorable

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just got Gyruss and PinballFX...the latter is pretty nice and forgiving, i kinda like it. Gyruss....well it wasn't much back in the 80's, i'm just committed to supporting Coin Op Classic releases. still, not a bad one.

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ooh, echo, you're skirting the edge with that one!

honestly, is boom boom rocket that good? i found geometry wars to be one of the most frustrating games ever...no matter how good you are it's like blink and die!

neotrunks my friend, get you mitts on Pinball FX ASAP, it's a cool game. the Agents table is so addictive!

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I am now torn. I've got 1700 points. I can get Pinball FX, but I also want Catan and Centipede/Milipede. Decisions, decisions. I may just get Catan and PinallFX for now.

^^ As for Geometry Wars, you get better with practice. There will come a point where you will not think at all when playing the game, and you will just operate. Your excitement only comes when you finally die, after coming along so far. I haven't played the game in a LONG time, but I'd still like to reach 1,000,000 points some day. I am currently around 700K.

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neoadorable

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700k...that's a pipe dream! only 150k or so here.

yes, pinball fx and catan would be good, altho not a fan of the latter's genre at all myself. the reviews haven't been very kind on centi-mili, but then those weren't too great in their original incarnation, either.

my advice is just get pinball fx for now and use the other points either for movies or upcoming arcade titles.

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This week in Arcade: Double Dragon

400 points will get you ?€˜Double Dragon?€™ which will be available this Wednesday on the Xbox Live Arcade.

Some of the the features include:

* Two-player co-op multiplayer locally or over Xbox LIVE

* Special extras such as a look at the original Japanese and U.S. "Double Dragon" sales fliers

* Gameplay with either the original graphics or with new high-definition graphics

* All new music

* Hints and tips for newcomers

* Three leaderboards

...and more

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