What XBLA games are worth it?


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It has already been announced for 800pts

This 800pts thing is stupid...this is the main problem with most people probably buying Arcade Games. I rather go out and try to buy a game off ebay for the 360 for the $12.00

  • 4 weeks later...

well i went on a shopping spree in the arcade section

These are what i got

Brain Challenege (achievements are tough but the game is fun)

Geo Wars 2 + Geo Wars (currently best money spent)

Pacman C.E (another great purchase)

Shizoid (demo was great the actual game not so much, i need someone to play with me :()

Uno (must have)

Assault Hereos 2 (lots of fun, tough achievments)

Hopefully one day i will 200/200 these arcade games

I'm thinking of buying

Carcassone or w/e and Undertow

I'll see how things go in Uni if my friends will coop some games ill get Castle Crashers and ill finish aegis wing.

Also i tried Braid, didn't really like it

Best ones I've tried

Braid

Geometry wars 2

Rez HD

Ikaruga

N+

And I've heard very good things about Pacman C.E.

Don't buy Geometry wars evolved if you are going to buy or already have GW 2, you have the game inside the second game in a mode, and Metal Slug 3 is an emulator with a filter to make the textures pretty, so no, It's not HD as they say.

Best ones I've tried

Braid

Geometry wars 2

Rez HD

Ikaruga

N+

And I've heard very good things about Pacman C.E.

Don't buy Geometry wars evolved if you are going to buy or already have GW 2, you have the game inside the second game in a mode, and Metal Slug 3 is an emulator with a filter to make the textures pretty, so no, It's not HD as they say.

yea but geowars and geowars 2 are different, i mean the evolved in geowars 2 isnt the same the with the geoms.

I prefer the older evolved it was more challenging but 2 is still great fun. Plus if your an achievment ###### and your good at the game get the original as well.

yea but geowars and geowars 2 are different, i mean the evolved in geowars 2 isnt the same the with the geoms.

I prefer the older evolved it was more challenging but 2 is still great fun. Plus if your an achievment ###### and your good at the game get the original as well.

The new mode has more variety of enemies, multiplier doesn't break on death and has geoms. It's not worth spending 400, if you already have spent 800 in geo wars 2, And I'd buy 2 before the old one because it offers much more modes and a multiplayer mode, imho

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