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Apr 11
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In November 2006 Microsoft added the ability to have your Xbox 360 automatically download new Xbox Live Arcade trial games, it’s a great feature but for too long I’ve just let it stack up with millions of trial games and it’s about time I sorted the wheat from the chaff and decided if there’s anything worth buying. I’m going to chip away at my list of 81 games (although some I’ve played and own) until I get rid of all the trials and today’s my first 10…
Asteroids & Deluxe – Some old rehashes work (Pacman CE) and others don’t. This seems like an utterly pointless remake and doesn’t seem to provide any of the old-school fun it ought to.
Battlestar Gallactica – Not my cup of tea but seems well put together, kind-of odd that it’s a space flight sim yet you seem to be retricted to a 2D plane.
Bliss Island – no idea what the bloody hell is going on here, don’t seem to be able to actually do much.
Every Extend Extra Extreme – WTF? Seriously, I can’t see the game here – you just wait until you’re surrounded, press A then watch the pretty colours. It seems bizarre to play a game, not have a clue about what you’re doing and still score 7,056,824,249 points.
Ikaruga – Back in the day I used to like scrolling shooters, I always wanted to try Ikaruga but I never got to. The gameplay doesn’t really disappoint, it’s more the narrow vertical nature of it leaves me feeling empty – like I’m wasting two thirds of my TV screen whilst squinting at what’s left trying to work out what’s going on.
Metal Slug 3 – Fun game, a bit silly but definitely not worth 800 points. Oddly this game seemed to screw up my Xbox Live connection I was in a voice chat at the time so I was rather pissed off.
Omega Five – I lasted for about 15 seconds in total and I would rather be punched in the face than play this for another second.
Street Trace NYC – I think the publishers would like it to be “Tony Hawks on Steroids” but it’s actually “Tony Hawks on Life Support”. Do yourself a favour, keep your cash, go on eBay and buy yourself an Original Xbox copy of a Tony Hawks Pro Skater game and you’ll get way more value for money.
Track & Field – Oddly this is as fun and compelling as it ever was, I’m not 100% sure if I’ll buy it yet but it’s definitely a candidate.
Tron – Terrible, it upsets me that this game exists. It disgusts me that it’s been remade.
So it’s as I thought – they’re mostly rubbish. On a side note, all hail to the glorious Microsoft Points Converter – what an awesome little tool.
This blog post has also been cross-posted on my specialist gaming blog, hosted on the Gamercast Network.