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Originally Posted by theredworm Was for demoing dc2 and star wars when I was there.

Went with my niece and nephews yesterday and they were giving them for demoing any of the games (my nephew got one for demoing the disneyland adventures game).

Tried the star wars jedi knight part of the demo (did the pod-racing one before) and it had some moments. The force pushed worked incredibly well, and the saber was so-so. Moving and using the force grab/throw was buggy though. Me and my nephew played it and there was actually one part where we totally ended up beating a guy using team work; you had to attack their backs so I kept attack his front to keep him from turning while my nephew attacked his back. Not great, but it had some moments that were pretty cool.

All told, tested a few games and got 2400 Microsoft points and 5 months of Gold. Probably make another trip in the near future.

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I got two myself. I suspect they won't last long so good luck.

Originally Posted by Demolition Man http://www.startribune.com/sports/blogs/131992773.html I got two myself. I suspect they won't last long so good luck.

WORST photoshop attempt ever, newspaper...

Seriously.. terrible job on that Tshirt.

Originally Posted by BattleChicken WORST photoshop attempt ever, newspaper... Seriously.. terrible job on that Tshirt.

Still looks better than the patchwork bullpen that Bill Smith put together this year.

Best Buy in Mall of America will pricematch TRU's B2G1. Walked out with 2x Batman, and Dead Island.

Also, the kinect booth will be going until Christmas Eve, and will be getting Once Upon a Monster. Walked out with a -ton of points/live!

FYI - spotted a few copies of Undead Nightmare (360) at Chaska Super Target for $9.98.

Originally Posted by Mr Dude65 Best Buy in Mall of America will pricematch TRU's B2G1. Walked out with 2x Batman, and Dead Island. Also, the kinect booth will be going until Christmas Eve, and will be getting Once Upon a Monster. Walked out with a -ton of points/live!

They do this every weekend? Where in the Mall?

Originally Posted by whiptcracker They do this every weekend? Where in the Mall?

The Kinect booth? It's always there, every day of the week. It's on the first floor at the rear of Nickelodeon Universe.

Anyone have the Half Price Books calender coupon for this month? Or any coupon. I have something on hold till the 22nd I want to get and I can't find my calender anywhere.

Have any of you gone to any of the haunted house deals in town this year? I think I might end up hitting a couple of them but I've been told that the one at Buck Hill is the same thing as last year.

Originally Posted by nasum Have any of you gone to any of the haunted house deals in town this year? I think I might end up hitting a couple of them but I've been told that the one at Buck Hill is the same thing as last year.

Not a deal and its sold out (unless you craigslist), but for future reference, the haunted house at the soap factory is probably one of the best you can goto in the Twin Cities.

EDIT: Wow, this year was actually kinda lame. I would still recommend in the future, but this years was just too short and anti-climactic.

Originally Posted by Mr Dude65 The Kinect booth? It's always there, every day of the week. It's on the first floor at the rear of Nickelodeon Universe.

West side of the mall, first floor, at the entrance of Nick U.

You can demo Star Wars Kinect (I recommend the Jedi Knights or Rancor one if you are by yourself), Disney's Magic Kingdom (or whatever it is called, recommend the jungle cruise one where you throw bananas at gorillas), Dance Central 2, one other that I haven't actually tried and I believe they have fruit ninja kinect going inside the booth as well but they don't seem to give out the codes for that.

If you didn't read the earlier post, just a heads up though, the codes are printed backwards so that the "points for an HD movie" is actually the 1 month of Xbox live and vice versa. If you go with more than one person they will give everyone with you a brochure with both codes and you can totally test them all out.

Not going to lie, I really had to resist the urge to grab the giant stack of them sitting by the computer where you can email the photos of yourself playing last time I went. There were just like 20 of them sitting there and none of the employees were there... so many points...

Originally Posted by BudzMcGee Not going to lie, I really had to resist the urge to grab the giant stack of them sitting by the computer where you can email the photos of yourself playing last time I went. There were just like 20 of them sitting there and none of the employees were there... so many points...

Same here, the moral person in me couldn't do it. Also, the criminal mastermind in me couldn't either because if points started disappearing that fast, we'd all loose and end up with less overall.

Originally Posted by BudzMcGee West side of the mall, first floor, at the entrance of Nick U. You can demo Star Wars Kinect (I recommend the Jedi Knights or Rancor one if you are by yourself), Disney's Magic Kingdom (or whatever it is called, recommend the jungle cruise one where you throw bananas at gorillas), Dance Central 2, one other that I haven't actually tried and I believe they have fruit ninja kinect going inside the booth as well but they don't seem to give out the codes for that. If you didn't read the earlier post, just a heads up though, the codes are printed backwards so that the "points for an HD movie" is actually the 1 month of Xbox live and vice versa. If you go with more than one person they will give everyone with you a brochure with both codes and you can totally test them all out. Not going to lie, I really had to resist the urge to grab the giant stack of them sitting by the computer where you can email the photos of yourself playing last time I went. There were just like 20 of them sitting there and none of the employees were there... so many points...

Fruit Ninja is there. Way more fun than the app version! And they do give out the codes for it. I kind of just told them that while it was fun to try out the games, I was really there to get some Live and points, so I ended up with a bunch. I think I may have like 15 or so brochures! I'm totally set! If I go back, I may try out a couple more (Hopefully Once Upon A Monster!!!!!!!!!!), but probably will only get a few codes.

I went to the Soap Factory one a few years back (when they had that weird wheelchair thing that felt like you were rolling around forever, not sure how they made that work) and it was pretty good.

We went to the Buck Hill one last night and it was quite similar to last year. The 3D Paint Factory thing was still super cool but the rest was just too similar.

Looks like we might be doing Screamtown over in Chaska next weekend unless I can find some good discounts for Valleyscare.


Hmm, when does MOA open? I might just run down there if they're open at 10am...

Originally Posted by Mr Dude65 Fruit Ninja is there. Way more fun than the app version! And they do give out the codes for it. I kind of just told them that while it was fun to try out the games, I was really there to get some Live and points, so I ended up with a bunch. I think I may have like 15 or so brochures! I'm totally set! If I go back, I may try out a couple more (Hopefully Once Upon A Monster!!!!!!!!!!), but probably will only get a few codes.

Huh, it's funny cause today I went with my nephew and his friend because my nephew was telling him all about the Star Wars Kinect game and they really wanted to go and they were being super stingy about giving away the stuff. I mean last time I went with the kids they gave each of us a brochure at every demo, this time they were hesitating to give us one. Even at one booth where I was naturally able to bring up the fact that my nephew, his friend and me were all from different houses and each had are own Xbox they only gave us two. Weird. Oh well, I've still gotten a crazy amount of points and since I'm at the mall 4 days a week I'll certainly get more before they are done.

Originally Posted by nasum Hmm, when does MOA open? I might just run down there if they're open at 10am...

You can get into the mall far earlier, but I think most stores open at 10 so I would assume that the demo opens then too but some of the kiosk open earlier/later so it's hard to say for sure.

Originally Posted by BudzMcGee Huh, it's funny cause today I went with my nephew and his friend because my nephew was telling him all about the Star Wars Kinect game and they really wanted to go and they were being super stingy about giving away the stuff. I mean last time I went with the kids they gave each of us a brochure at every demo, this time they were hesitating to give us one. Even at one booth where I was naturally able to bring up the fact that my nephew, his friend and me were all from different houses and each had are own Xbox they only gave us two. Weird. Oh well, I've still gotten a crazy amount of points and since I'm at the mall 4 days a week I'll certainly get more before they are done.

Yeah that's weird. I just tried out a few and the ladies seemed more than happy to give them to me. Maybe they're running out, or haven't gotten a restock in a while? I didn't steal them, if that's what you're implying.

Originally Posted by Mr Dude65 Yeah that's weird. I just tried out a few and the ladies seemed more than happy to give them to me. Maybe they're running out, or haven't gotten a restock in a while? I didn't steal them, if that's what you're implying.

Wasn't implying anything, just that it was funny/odd that they were cool about it with you and were being super stingy about it with me on my last visit and we were trying out everything.

Was going to originally say that it might of been because it was Saturday and they were worried about running out but last time we went it was a Saturday as well... who knows. It was a super busy weekend at MOA so maybe they were just running short.

Originally Posted by BudzMcGee Wasn't implying anything, just that it was funny/odd that they were cool about it with you and were being super stingy about it with me on my last visit and we were trying out everything. Was going to originally say that it might of been because it was Saturday and they were worried about running out but last time we went it was a Saturday as well... who knows. It was a super busy weekend at MOA so maybe they were just running short.

Could be. I went on a Wednesday, so there was hardly anyone there, comparatively.

good god I forgot how much I hate getting in and out of that place. I may be 15 minutes away on 494, but it takes almost 40 minutes just to park!