Wait for the remake and play the Saturn version that's also included!

That's win on two fronts.

So like, Xbox Spelunky has co-op? That changes things quite a bit.

Brooks wrote:

So like, Xbox Spelunky has co-op? That changes things quite a bit.

Local only

Still trying hard to get the shortcut to World 3 tied down. It adds a lovely little twist to barging through the jungle world that makes actually getting to world 3 decidedly unlikely… I done like it I done do.

Xbox LIVE Arcade   Release Date  MS Points
Quantum Conundrum (Square Enix)  11-Jul  1200
Zuma’s Revenge! (PopCap)  11-Jul  800
Dungeon Fighter Live (Microsoft)  13-Jul  800
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD (Activision)  18-Jul  1200
       
Game Add-ons  Release Date  MS Points
Babel Rising: Sky’s the Limit DLC (Ubisoft)  11-Jul  240
Mass Effect 3: Earth Multiplayer Expansion (Electronic Arts)  17-Jul  FREE
       
Deal of the Week  Discount Dates  Price
Bethesda  10-Jul to 16-Jul   
Oblivion Shivering Isles     1200 (50% off)
Oblivion Knights of the Nine     400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Mother Ship Zeta     400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Point Lookout     400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Broken Steel     400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 The Pit     400 (50% off)
Fallout 3 Operation: Anchorage     400 (50% off)
       
Ubisoft  17-Jul to 23-Jul   
Might & Magic Clash of Heroes I’m the Boss! DLC     120 (50% off)
Scott Pilgrim Knives Chau DLC Pack     80 (50% off)
RUSE Pack of the Rising Sun     400 (50% off)
RUSE The Chimera Pack     280 (50% off)
       
Special Sales  Discount Dates  Price
Microsoft Studios Arcade Sale  10-Jul to 16-Jul   
Toy Soldiers Cold War     600 (50% off)
Hydrophobia     200 (50% off)
Section 8 Prejudice     600 (50% off)
The Splatters     400 (50% off)
Hydro Thunder Hurricane     600 (50% off)

Repetitive sale syndrome setting in, Hydrophobia at 200? It don't matter if you half, third or quarter that frigger, nobodies buying. Get bloody Alan Wake:AN or I Am Alive discounted.

Autumn/Winter i'd wager

I killed a queen bee. Yeah. Serves it right.

Edge gave The Splatters an 8, which compelled me to buy it, they also compared it to Trials...
It didn't really grip me, might be better with some leaderboard action.

So I'm playing the Sperlunky demo. Not sure whether to buy it or not. It seems pretty good, but I'm not very good at it. I've not managed to get pas 1-3 after quite a few plays.

I guess it gets easier as you get used to it, but do you always have to play from 1-1 again? I can't see myself progressing much if that's the case.

On the plus side, it's a pretty generous demo. I've been playing it for ages.

Birdorf wrote:

Edge gave The Splatters an 8, which compelled me to buy it, they also compared it to Trials... It didn't really grip me, might be better with some leaderboard action.

Downloading the demo, hopefully I'll make my mind up based on that, rather than just buying it 'cos it's cheap whether I like the trial or not, which I've done on occasion.  Scott Pilgrim, The Maw, Comic Jumper and and Bastion spring to mind, although Bastion turned out to be excellent and I've not played the first two long enough to judge. 

Did anyone play Switchball?  It's knocking on a bit now but I fancy something like that and I've just noticed it's only 400 points (not sure if that's permanent).

weadre wrote:

So I'm playing the Sperlunky demo. Not sure whether to buy it or not. It seems pretty good, but I'm not very good at it. I've not managed to get pas 1-3 after quite a few plays. I guess it gets easier as you get used to it, but do you always have to play from 1-1 again? I can't see myself progressing much if that's the case. On the plus side, it's a pretty generous demo. I've been playing it for ages.

When you finish 1-4 you'll meet a little dude who will build you a shortcut if you start giving him the bits he asks for. It does become far more natural to get around (took me a disappointingly long time to find out you could run ropes downwards as well as up if you go to the edge of a platform and crouch; makes long drops a bit less dangerous) and I'm still learning new little tricks or drops (loot from a Wasp Queen almost makes it worth trying to kill the bitch for example…)
Perma death is mitigated a little when you can jump to the next world to start instead of always going from The caves but to get decent points you would need to go from the start to finish I reckon. 

I've just managed to get a World 3 shortcut sorted now and have seen the wonders of World 4.. briefly. You should all buy it for 2400MS points let alone wait till it goes down. hehe

Quantum Conundrum day!

Because they think it is. People are generally right