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I found out about this from a post in general chat and, being bored, signed up for it.
Anyway, this game, Whiplash, which basically seems to be a platformer involving animals escaping from some experimentation place, looks "different" but in all honest will probably be getting 5/6 out of 10 when reviewed BUT such is the desperation of the publisher they have setup what seems to be a rather good promotion to advertise it at:
http://www.swapitshop.com/whiplash/
You have to register for this crap eBay a like called Swap It Shop by using the Join Swapitshop link at the above URL - it is free. You then go back to that URL and click on Register here, and in theory you'll eventually get a pile of promo junk and the full game to try.
I signed up just out of interest - if you get the stuff for free there is always an eBay market eh? :D If they actually do send the game out for free then we could even get lucky and it will be a retail version (for trade in).
Anyway if anyone does sign up then if you could put my username in the friend who referred you box then that'd be great, it's JoeUK.
Anyway, this game, Whiplash, which basically seems to be a platformer involving animals escaping from some experimentation place, looks "different" but in all honest will probably be getting 5/6 out of 10 when reviewed BUT such is the desperation of the publisher they have setup what seems to be a rather good promotion to advertise it at:
http://www.swapitshop.com/whiplash/
You have to register for this crap eBay a like called Swap It Shop by using the Join Swapitshop link at the above URL - it is free. You then go back to that URL and click on Register here, and in theory you'll eventually get a pile of promo junk and the full game to try.
I signed up just out of interest - if you get the stuff for free there is always an eBay market eh? :D If they actually do send the game out for free then we could even get lucky and it will be a retail version (for trade in).
Anyway if anyone does sign up then if you could put my username in the friend who referred you box then that'd be great, it's JoeUK.
I found out about this from a post in general chat and, being bored, signed up for it.
Anyway, this game, Whiplash, which basically seems to be a platformer involving animals escaping from some experimentation place, looks "different" but in all honest will probably be getting 5/6 out of 10 when reviewed BUT such is the desperation of the publisher they have setup what seems to be a rather good promotion to advertise it at:
http://www.swapitshop.com/whiplash/
You have to register for this crap eBay a like called Swap It Shop by using the Join Swapitshop link at the above URL - it is free. You then go back to that URL and click on Register here, and in theory you'll eventually get a pile of promo junk and the full game to try.
I signed up just out of interest - if you get the stuff for free there is always an eBay market eh? :D If they actually do send the game out for free then we could even get lucky and it will be a retail version (for trade in).
Anyway if anyone does sign up then if you could put my username in the friend who referred you box then that'd be great, it's JoeUK.
Anyway, this game, Whiplash, which basically seems to be a platformer involving animals escaping from some experimentation place, looks "different" but in all honest will probably be getting 5/6 out of 10 when reviewed BUT such is the desperation of the publisher they have setup what seems to be a rather good promotion to advertise it at:
http://www.swapitshop.com/whiplash/
You have to register for this crap eBay a like called Swap It Shop by using the Join Swapitshop link at the above URL - it is free. You then go back to that URL and click on Register here, and in theory you'll eventually get a pile of promo junk and the full game to try.
I signed up just out of interest - if you get the stuff for free there is always an eBay market eh? :D If they actually do send the game out for free then we could even get lucky and it will be a retail version (for trade in).
Anyway if anyone does sign up then if you could put my username in the friend who referred you box then that'd be great, it's JoeUK.
Meh.. you beat me to it :-P
They're onto something with the marketing tactic.
Everyone knows that word of mouth comes second only to "played it at a mates house" when it comes to selling games.
Advertising on TV does jack in comparison.
Everyone knows that word of mouth comes second only to "played it at a mates house" when it comes to selling games.
Advertising on TV does jack in comparison.
Won't let me join :(
magnius wrote:
> Won't let me join :(
what age did you select? Go back and sign someone up as being 8-14...they're targetting certain age range but you can easily get around it. I actually received the full game today, for PS2, for free. It's the promo version (so no trade in potential) but it's still an average game for free.
> Won't let me join :(
what age did you select? Go back and sign someone up as being 8-14...they're targetting certain age range but you can easily get around it. I actually received the full game today, for PS2, for free. It's the promo version (so no trade in potential) but it's still an average game for free.
Tried all the age ranges...they still won't let me join :(
I've tried all age ranges - they're probably stopped it now