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Evening everyone, it was my birthday last week and I received a 2100 points card for the xbox. I've never dabbled in the arcade until now and don't really know what's available. Any suggestions? I've heard good things about Shadow Complex and Trials.
Thanks guys, I left the trial of SC downloading while I'm at work today. I'll check that link when I get home Hedfix, stupid content filter at work.
Go and find the arcade games section and then go to 'Arcade Hits': every game there is only 400pts so you can make your 2100 points go a long way and get 5 games as opposed to 2 or 3.
[URL]http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/arcadehits/[/URL]
That links to some of them but I'm pretty sure there are more if you go to the section whilst on your 360.
[URL]http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/arcadehits/[/URL]
That links to some of them but I'm pretty sure there are more if you go to the section whilst on your 360.
The only down point about Limbo is that it is too short for the price. Other than that, very good!
Have only tried Trials, and that was alot of fun. The Tomb Raider game is supposedly good. As a few have said, try some of the trials (game trials, not Trials the game, although try that out aswell :P)
Limbo or Trials HD. Both great, though I've still got to get hold of the full Limbo myself.
I have loads from the arcade and picking my favourites is pretty tough. I enjoyed Scrap Metal as a Micro Machines style game, Limbo (just because it is a very dark, strange game) and South Park (Tower Defence Game).
Best thing to do is to download a trial version and see how you get on with it. That way it is a case of try before you buy and you don't waste those points!
Best thing to do is to download a trial version and see how you get on with it. That way it is a case of try before you buy and you don't waste those points!
Shadow Complex and Trials HD are both excellent. The Lara game seems good from the trial and I'll be getting that at some point.
For some old school shooting then DOOM and Duke Nukem 3D are fine games.
Pac-Man Championship Edition is one of my favourites.
For some old school shooting then DOOM and Duke Nukem 3D are fine games.
Pac-Man Championship Edition is one of my favourites.
I would definitely recommend Shadow Complex. It was one of my favourite games of 2009. There are a few Megadrive classics on there like Streets of Rage 2 and the Sonic games. :)
Castle Crashers is perhaps something to look into. The XBLA Lara Croft game is supposed to be pretty good, although I haven't downloaded it myself yet.
Castle Crashers is perhaps something to look into. The XBLA Lara Croft game is supposed to be pretty good, although I haven't downloaded it myself yet.
Evening everyone, it was my birthday last week and I received a 2100 points card for the xbox. I've never dabbled in the arcade until now and don't really know what's available. Any suggestions? I've heard good things about Shadow Complex and Trials.