How Microsoft can save Xbox games for Windows Phone: Part 5 - Online features and save games!

Angry Birds Seasons pops up on WP7 as well

Sony's Playstation 4 announcement and what it means for Microsoft and Xbox

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Glad to see more Angry Birds on WP7, but annoyed it's not an Xbox Live game.

Again, if Microsoft isn't going to support Live games (one of the main reasons I went for Windows Phone), and put Achievement-enabled games on iOS (Wordament), I might as well get an iPhone next time I can upgrade.

Originally Posted by eastx How Microsoft can save Xbox games for Windows Phone: Part 5 - Online features and save games! Angry Birds Seasons pops up on WP7 as well Sony's Playstation 4 announcement and what it means for Microsoft and Xbox Busy day!

Commented on all three articles. Finally getting my butt in gear and posting on all of Paul's AWESOME articles!!

If Angry Birds Seasons was Live enabled, I'd have impulse bought it for 99 cents. But seeing as it has no achievements, I'm fine with regular angry birds. No sweat

Thanks Dustinator. Very much appreciated!

Same deal. Tired of the shit support for live games. Thinking of going back to Droid, may check out iOS as well.

Was excited to go WP8 ,but don't really see the point now.

Originally Posted by warboss zorbag Same deal. Tired of the shit support for live games. Thinking of going back to Droid, may check out iOS as well. Was excited to go WP8 ,but don't really see the point now.

I'm not quite to this point yet, but I will get there is something doesn't change before I'm ready to upgrade from WP7.

Fortunately for Microsoft, my backlog of WP7-only games is pretty long, which will keep me occupied while they get their sh*t together...or decide to call it quits.

Just got a Windows Phone 8. Any recommendations on must have games and best free Xbox ones? Also, EastX, when do you expect the DOTW to start up again?

Originally Posted by Wrong Just got a Windows Phone 8. Any recommendations on must have games and best free Xbox ones? Also, EastX, when do you expect the DOTW to start up again?

Best free:

Wordament
alphajax
Flowers
Shuffle Party

I myself would get all the free games just because they are free but if you want to avoid some I would avoid Gun Bros and Bug Village.

As for must haves......

Zuma(Nokia exclusive)

Sallys Salon (this one is just a guilty pleasure)

Angry Birds any and all. You can get em for .99 each so why not

PacMan Championship Edition (pricey but a blast)

Final Fantasy (hours of playtime.nostalgia overdose.but pricey

Full House Poker

Civilization

Oregon Trail

Cut the Rope

Ilomilo

There's others I really like bit they aren't necessarily must haves. I'd start with those first. You can also get trials of most games and try them out.

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Originally Posted by FlamedLiquid Best free: Wordament alphajax Flowers Shuffle Party I myself would get all the free games just because they are free but if you want to avoid some I would avoid Gun Bros and Bug Village. As for must haves...... Zuma(Nokia exclusive) Sallys Salon (this one is just a guilty pleasure) Angry Birds any and all. You can get em for .99 each so why not PacMan Championship Edition (pricey but a blast) Final Fantasy (hours of playtime.nostalgia overdose.but pricey Full House Poker Civilization Oregon Trail Cut the Rope Ilomilo There's others I really like bit they aren't necessarily must haves. I'd start with those first. You can also get trials of most games and try them out.

Thanks. I picked up Wordament, and it is a lot of fun but seems to be temperamental connecting to the network. It would be a million times better if I did not have to connect it online.

I think I will definitely try out Civilization and Angry Birds.

Thanks again for the recommendations.

Originally Posted by Wrong Thanks. I picked up Wordament, and it is a lot of fun but seems to be temperamental connecting to the network. It would be a million times better if I did not have to connect it online.

Prob was due to the Azure outage, has been fine for me since it came back up. Also take a look at Taptitude, tons of game and usually an update a week.

Originally Posted by Wrong Also, EastX, when do you expect the DOTW to start up again?

There is no telling. I'm not 100% sure it will start back up at all, but MS does always phrase it like it will come back someday.

I would also add Skulls of the Shogun to the must-buy list, unless you already own it on XBLA or Windows 8.

Play GameBoy Advance games on WP8 with VBA8

Originally Posted by DrUnkAgAIn Glad to see more Angry Birds on WP7, but annoyed it's not an Xbox Live game. Again, if Microsoft isn't going to support Live games (one of the main reasons I went for Windows Phone), and put Achievement-enabled games on iOS (Wordament), I might as well get an iPhone next time I can upgrade.

Angry birds seasons is a live title on my wp8 but yeah, not so on my wp7 device. That decision was rovio s not MS. A poor decision and I am baffled why rovio would do that.

I also do not believe all the live titles are going to go to iOS. You may see a few titles here and there, and more for marketing. Again, my opinion.

Originally Posted by warboss zorbag Same deal. Tired of the shit support for live games. Thinking of going back to Droid, may check out iOS as well. Was excited to go WP8 ,but don't really see the point now.

Xbox live enabled games brought me to wp. I own ios devices (iphine/ipad) and have android devices as well. I love wp. The os is boss. My 8x is my daily driver, and My only complaint is the live games. Other than that I am pleased with the 8x. My iOS devices are nice and the apps are the only huge plus in my opinion. For android the devices are nice, but not a fan of the os, nor google.

My point being as long as wp continues growing the os and the marketplace catches up I wouldn't think of going back. Live games or not, I love wp. Live games brought me to wp, but won't be the reason to stay or leave. Just my opinion. Believe me the live games is a huge annoyance but won't be the reason for me to switch my daily device. The os is just too awesome. Totally subjective and my opinion which means zero to others. I also believe live titles are on the way, but like Paul's articles mention the certification process is a mess.

If live titles are the only reason you came to wp why would you go back? There must be something else, another reason because going back to a different os, device, you will not have live titles there either. On the iOS sites I frequent there are people with the same thoughts about switching, albeit different reasons. Every os has it's flaws. The market share for wp is small, growing, but small.


I am also loving skulls of the shogun. Being able to play on my Xbox and then on the phone is great. Also @ wrong- crimson dragon is a fun game for a buck!

Originally Posted by MfMonster Angry birds seasons is a live title on my wp8 but yeah, not so on my wp7 device. That decision was rovio s not MS. A poor decision and I am baffled why rovio would do that.

True, Rovio made the call of whether or not to make the WP& games Live-enabled, but as Eastx's article have detailed in great depth, Microsoft has gone out of their way to make publishing live-enabled games a giant time-consuming pain.

^Yeah, this is exactly why Rovio didn't publish it as a Live title. By the time it would get through certification, the number of WP7 users would be far lower than what it already is now.

On a more positive note, I'm having a ton of fun with Bejeweled Live+. Zuma is a pretty awesome port too.

Originally Posted by DrUnkAgAIn On a more positive note, I'm having a ton of fun with Bejeweled Live+. Zuma is a pretty awesome port too.

Zuma would be fun on a phone. Never liked it on the xbox however.

So, I have high hopes this week! Something good! PLEASE. THis certification is a mess, but like mentioned I came to wp for the live titles and fell in love with wp. My ios devices bore me and the OS is not as slick as wp (my opinion). Every android my better half purchases are nice devices, but the OS is something I desire.

I somewhat regret asking for recommendations. I have spent too many hours playing Cut the Rope and Angry Birds. They are just so addicting.

Originally Posted by MastrMeatWad Zuma would be fun on a phone. Never liked it on the xbox however.

You have to remember that Zuma's Revenge is way, way better than the original Zuma. The XBLA Revenge in particular is the best one, as it has many improvements not found in the WP, iOS, or PC versions. But the phone game still rocks.

Originally Posted by nCogNeato I'm not quite to this point yet, but I will get there is something doesn't change before I'm ready to upgrade from WP7. Fortunately for Microsoft, my backlog of WP7-only games is pretty long, which will keep me occupied while they get their sh*t together...or decide to call it quits.

^THIS^

I just get the feeling that Microsoft is rather apathetic when it comes to WP. Sure, they have the "cool" commercials with the celebs touting how awesome WP8 is (and it does look awesome), but there is no denying the indifference when it comes to Live integration and actually giving the cooler features away to other mobile OSes (Xbox Smartglass on iOS, anyone?).

If we don't see some improvement by the time my contract ends in June, I'm jumping the boat to iOS. My wife loves her iPhone and we both recently got iPads, with sharing the Apple ID we save money on apps, where if I kept WP we'd have to pay twice for our absolute favorite games/apps.

MS needs to get off their asses and make WP great again. That's just my opinion, anyway.