Do you actually bother with XBLA games anymore?

I only buy the really good ones or that im very interested in. ie. Castlevania its a must own game exp. for XBLA offers a ton of game time and actually has attainable acheivments. I also like puzzle games as does my fiance, they are good mind numming games. I would like some more sgood and stand-alone games though. Puzzle Quest is also awesome. and who doesnt like UNO.

Top 3 worth buying IMO
Castlevania SOTN
Puzzle Quest
Uno
 
mrcapcom had a good point, i have a total of around 10 or 11 games, but they are good to have when the old lady wants to play something with you, but she has no idea how to play halo or what the hell an FPS is, she's always down for uno or frogger though, so it's pretty cool.
 
The only arcade game I've bought in the last 8 months or so is Puzzle Quest. It was a great feature when I first got my 360, but now there are just too many good retail games for me to have time for anything but the absolute best from XBLA.
 
I love Arcade. I'm sitting on about 45 titles right now. Most I've enjoyed, though there've been a couple stinkers.
 
The arcade games are always hit and miss. It's like renting a game and keeping it sometimes. You may never play it again but you have it. I practically lived in the arcades as a kid and stuff like Contra and Rush N Attack will never get old.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']I play Arcade games more than I do retail ones.[/QUOTE]

Me too. They are usually more fun, free (if youre a CAG then you probably get all your MS points for free), and dont have to fuss with a disc.
 
Since Puzzle Quest, no, I haven't actually. I own 51 arcade titles, but since finishing PQ, I think I've only played 3 others, none of which for very long (Streets of Rage 2 was fun though on my playthrough of it). I play every demo but haven't bought any since PQ. A big part of that however is the XBLA games of late have been shit. This week's offerings may be the worst duo yet. They are both basically glorified, not very good, flash games at $10 each. It's a joke and an insult. Besides, November is always big release month. There's just too many new games to bother with the arcade right now. That said, if you don't have PQ, BUY IT. It really is one of the best games (period, not just in the arcade) games on the system.

Edit: You know, I just realizied Shrek-n-Roll is the new official worst 360 game. Seriously, if you've not played the demo, go do so. It is just impossible to properly explain how horrible it is. You really have to experience it for yourself.
 
[quote name='PenguinMaster']I've tried the trials of every single XBLA game and I haven't found a single one worth the asking price. I have two 1600 point cards that I got for $20 total a while back but I can't find anything good to spend them on.[/QUOTE]
I think this might be a generation-gap thing. I grew up with arcades and even though I have MAME and all the classics collections, the XBLA ports of old games are very well done and they're cheap as coffee. If you can't find something you like among the 100 titles on offer, you're either not looking very hard, or you're under 25 and just don't "get" the appeal of arcade-style games.

XBLA is one of the main reasons I bought a 360, and I spend a lot more time and money on the quick-n-simple independent games than the fancy disc-based releases. I was heavily into PC games in the 486/early Pentium days, when PC Gamer magazine would have 12+ demos a month, and many of them resemble the stuff we can get on XBLA for a bag-o-quarters. Nowadays PC gaming is all about army simulations and Warcraft, no diversity at all.

For me, these would be system-sellers if I hadn't already bought the machine: Alien Hominid, Pinball FX, Space Giraffe, both Mutant Storm games, Geometry Wars, Marble Blast, Joust, Robotron, Pac-Man Championship Edition, Assault Heroes, Puzzle Fighter II HD, and more.

Wii and PS3 have some good stuff too, but without demos for everything, it's not nearly as well thought out. The Wii's Virtual Console in particular is full of a lot of crap -- or maybe that's because I'm "too old" to think the Turbo-Graphx16 and NeoGeo are worth chasing.

I'll gladly give you $25 for those cards if you seriously aren't going to use them. I know I would use them! I could PayPal you the money and you could PM me the codes, no shipping required.
 
About 1 in every 5 arcade games released is worth owning. Recently I've bought BSG and Puzzle Quest. BSG has gotten panned, but I actually think it's pretty cool once you learn how to actually fly the ships in 2D. :p
 
[quote name='dmendro']About 1 in every 5 arcade games released is worth owning. [/QUOTE]

About 1 in every twenty retail games released is worth owning.

At least on XBLA you dont waste as much money by purchasing a crappy title by accident.
 
[quote name='fraggedbylaggers']:applause:

you sir have wasted a great deal of money. [/QUOTE]

Not really. Stocked up on sale priced points. Split the cost with a couple of buddies. The occasional "review" code makes it way to my inbox. Wham-o. Probably spent $100-150 total. Considering I could have spent that money on some really pathetic retail games...I don't consider that a great deal of money.
 
[quote name='terribledeli']Own them all.[/quote]

Surely you are joking.. Oh, You AREN'T? :shock:
 
[quote name='dmendro']About 1 in every 5 arcade games released is worth owning. [/quote]


lol...:applause: In my opinion theirs not even 5 XBLA worth owning. Greatest Idea ever but the games ether suck ot cost to much. no RAIDEN wtf
 
No. Uno was fun for a few rounds... mainly because I got it free. SFII sucked... but again, it's kinda fun for a social game. Symphony of the Night was worthwhile simply because it's SOTN, but it's worse than the PS1 and PSP versions. There's just... not many good games and what is worth playing still isn't all that compelling.
 
Aegis Wing is probably the most-played game on my system. Tetris, Assault Heroes and Worms get decent amounts of time for me also.
 
[quote name='Chris Dillon']I havent had one peak my interest. [/quote]

Not many pique my interest either. There are some gems in there though.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']Not many pique my interest either. There are some gems in there though.[/quote]

Pac Man CE was met with derision by many until they actaully played it. It is really good. I recommend people at least try demos of the games. You may be pleasantly surprised.
 
Puzzle Quest FTMFW, y'all.

Castlevania was supposed to be good, but I couldn't get the damn thing to play the full version.

Uno is great, but I got it for free.

I still think the pricing is wack, and believe that Microsoft should start selling point cards in 100 point increments.

I own 11 Arcade titles, and they are nice to play during breaks from GHIII, Orange Box, Halo 3 and CoD4.
 
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