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I think the answer to my question is yes but just wanted to check if anyone knows for sure. I'm thinking about buying a couple of these GoD games but I probably only got room on my hard drive for 1 at a time. Can you purchase these now but download them at a later time?

Originally Posted by eastx Thanks for the feedback! In hindsight, recommending people try the XBLA game first wouldn't have been a bad idea. As for the other points, basically I had to stay within a certain word count, and so I focused on the multiplayer and importability aspects. Also mentioned Achievements a few times because a lot of Achievement hunters are into importing Japanese games - probably more than in the non-Achievement-hunting community. Wish I had room to be more comprehensive though, as that's definitely more my style.

You have a word limit? That certainly explains the brevity of the article. It seemed like you were skimming a lot, now I know it's due to limitations. Why in the age of the internet and the ability for text to go on infinitely vs. print do you have limitations? I'll never understand why articles have more than one page when you could just keep going.

I've always assumed it was a "cash grab" for more clicks on bigger websites. Remember when IGN articles were one page? Now they just post lists with one or two things on each page. Annoying!

Originally Posted by thenutman69321 I think the answer to my question is yes but just wanted to check if anyone knows for sure. I'm thinking about buying a couple of these GoD games but I probably only got room on my hard drive for 1 at a time. Can you purchase these now but download them at a later time?

Yes as long as xbox live is still up. Even if they took down the game you still could in your rrecord of downloaded stuff

Originally Posted by thenutman69321 I think the answer to my question is yes but just wanted to check if anyone knows for sure. I'm thinking about buying a couple of these GoD games but I probably only got room on my hard drive for 1 at a time. Can you purchase these now but download them at a later time?

Yeah, just like anything else you buy you can either download or re-download from your download history at anytime even if the item is de-listed, or the marketplace as long as it's still available.

Originally Posted by Chrono Gear You have a word limit? That certainly explains the brevity of the article. It seemed like you were skimming a lot, now I know it's due to limitations. Why in the age of the internet and the ability for text to go on infinitely vs. print do you have limitations? I'll never understand why articles have more than one page when you could just keep going. I've always assumed it was a "cash grab" for more clicks on bigger websites. Remember when IGN articles were one page? Now they just post lists with one or two things on each page. Annoying!

Yeah, we're supposed to keep it to 1200 words. (It's not written in stone, but I've gotten fussed at for going on too long before, such as with my Fusion: Genesis review.) Apparently if you go much longer, you can't count on people to read the whole thing. It's silly that people would be that way, but I don't doubt it's true. I personally will read an article of any length if it maintains my interest, but I won't say I've never given up on one that lost me along the way.

Originally Posted by BudzMcGee Please, please be retroactive!

There'd be a HUGE shitstorm if it wasn't. Though honestly it wouldn't surprise me since activate Netflix and first marketplace purchase aren't.

I'm at 62,708 gamerscore with 3.353 achievements at the moment, and by fall I'll probably be around 70,000 so I hope the prizes are good, or at least have choices. I don't want to get a bunch of free games I already own. All the stats Xbox Rewards show that the average gamerscore is less that 10,000 and achievement count is only a few hundred so I think those of us who play a lot will do well if it's based on that at all.

Originally Posted by SIX min WHISTLE There'd be a HUGE shitstorm if it wasn't. Though honestly it wouldn't surprise me since activate Netflix and first marketplace purchase aren't. I'm at 62,708 gamerscore with 3.353 achievements at the moment, and by fall I'll probably be around 70,000 so I hope the prizes are good, or at least have choices. I don't want to get a bunch of free games I already own. All the stats Xbox Rewards show that the average gamerscore is less that 10,000 and achievement count is only a few hundred so I think those of us who play a lot will do well if it's based on that at all.

Xbox Live Rewards as a whole was built around not giving rewards retroactively.

PoP: Forgotten Sands is a solid game. It's not spectacular and really changes up the basic controls and methods a lot so if you're marathonning the PoP series like I did, there's a bit of a culture shock. But still, it's good fun. Decent quality.

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki Xbox Live Rewards as a whole was built around not giving rewards retroactively.

Yeah, it's kind of ridiculous that I earned more in the short beta than is normally possible in several months, and that my bullshit old account was offered 800 free points just for signing up recently. Aside from that glitch a few months back, I've only earned 700 something points and I buy a ton of games and DLC.

Originally Posted by SIX min WHISTLE There'd be a HUGE shitstorm if it wasn't. Though honestly it wouldn't surprise me since activate Netflix and first marketplace purchase aren't. I'm at 62,708 gamerscore with 3.353 achievements at the moment, and by fall I'll probably be around 70,000 so I hope the prizes are good, or at least have choices. I don't want to get a bunch of free games I already own. All the stats Xbox Rewards show that the average gamerscore is less that 10,000 and achievement count is only a few hundred so I think those of us who play a lot will do well if it's based on that at all.

I think your expectations are way too high. I don't see a lot more than 100msp being given away per month, and I think they'll be tied to earning certain achievements in certain games, a la what PlayXBLA has been doing with the Weekend Cheeve Challenge.

Am I missing something? I can't pay with my points.

nevermind: I had to do it through xbox.com

Originally Posted by tmly Am I missing something? I can't pay with my points. nevermind: I had to do it through xbox.com

You can do it on the console by pressing X at the checkout screen. We get that question a lot.

Originally Posted by eastx You can do it on the console by pressing X at the checkout screen. We get that question a lot.

Thanks. I don't know how I missed it--it's as plain as day now that I know.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is fun but on the short side. Not as good as Price of Persia, but I enjoyed it. It was actually the first review I ever did for my website.

Originally Posted by Chrono Gear You have a word limit? That certainly explains the brevity of the article. It seemed like you were skimming a lot, now I know it's due to limitations. Why in the age of the internet and the ability for text to go on infinitely vs. print do you have limitations? I'll never understand why articles have more than one page when you could just keep going. I've always assumed it was a "cash grab" for more clicks on bigger websites. Remember when IGN articles were one page? Now they just post lists with one or two things on each page. Annoying!

Originally Posted by eastx Yeah, we're supposed to keep it to 1200 words. (It's not written in stone, but I've gotten fussed at for going on too long before, such as with my Fusion: Genesis review.) Apparently if you go much longer, you can't count on people to read the whole thing. It's silly that people would be that way, but I don't doubt it's true. I personally will read an article of any length if it maintains my interest, but I won't say I've never given up on one that lost me along the way.

Both are true. Most sites do it because they can get 3 or 4 page clicks for one article, which in turn means "4 times as many ads loaded." Or, if they are selling the ads themselves, it helps to bump their numbers up so they can charge more.

People do tend to not read the entire thing though. Which is why "TLDR" is a thing. It's a big part of why we stopped doing big interview/reviews of XBLIG's. Most people skimmed one, the other or both.

Originally Posted by tylerh1701 I think your expectations are way too high. I don't see a lot more than 100msp being given away per month, and I think they'll be tied to earning certain achievements in certain games, a la what PlayXBLA has been doing with the Weekend Cheeve Challenge.

Yeah, i do not expect much - got only 1020MSP from there for 2 years.
It's probably another way to make people buy new games at launch. For example ''Earn XX achievements on XX brand new games'' for a whopping 10msp. It's still ok if you was going to buy the games anyway.

Originally Posted by BudzMcGee Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is fun but on the short side. Not as good as Price of Persia, but I enjoyed it. It was actually the first review I ever did for my website.

Yep, The Sands of time is much better than this game. I even enjoyed Warrior Withing more than Forgotten Sands. That said, it's still ok game and steal for current price.

Originally Posted by eastx GRAW doesn't have campaign co-op but it does have lots of separate co-op game types that support any combination of split-screen and online players. Also, I disagree with Dirtyvu about the game's graphics being sub-par today. Sure it has framerate dips at times (like many games), but the visuals are still very solid. I liked it a lot back in the day, and it's also a good way to prepare for Ghost Recon Future Soldier.

See, I come from a very different perspective from many 360 owners. I jumped in very late (didn't get a 360 until Jasper came out). So I didn't play GRAW back when everyone was playing it. I just started playing it a couple months ago so it's very fresh in my mind. Everyone I know that loved it haven't played it in years. And I think that's what's clouding people's judgment on it.

From playing the demo of Ghost Recon Future Soldier, it's leagues ahead of GRAW in presentation. Future Soldier's framerate is really solid like any modern shooter.

I bought all the DLC for GRAW and GRAW2. maybe we can play it together so you can remember how bad the framerate is! :p

In fact, if you're looking for an old shooter on the cheap that holds up extremely well, check out Rainbow Six Vegas and Vegas 2. Vegas, not so much. But Vegas 2 is awesome and stands the test of time. Great graphics, great gameplay. Sure, it's not CoD fast, but it's a lot of fun. The only negative I have against Vegas 2 (and maybe Vegas 1) is the crazy spawning. You can clear out a room and then have the bad guys spawn right behind you or right in front of you. My friends and I died many a times when they spawn not more than 5 feet away from us.

Bought Sonic CD.

I have physical copies of almost all of those $5 games on demand games. I'm tempted to buy the couple I'm missing. I'll have to decide.

for this games on demand sale it says it is going to be worldwide.
i am in australia and the prices are $7.95
how can they say the prices are worldwide then charge higher in other countries

Originally Posted by xbox_man for this games on demand sale it says it is going to be worldwide. i am in australia and the prices are $7.95 how can they say the prices are worldwide then charge higher in other countries

MS say the sale is worldwide. Prices for GoD games always vary by region.