XBLIG Price Drops

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Since Microsoft recently changed their pricing structure for Xbox Indies, larger games can can now be sold for 80 MSP. As a result, many XBLIG devs have opted to drop the price of their games. I thought it would be pretty cool to have a thread that would try to track what WORTHWHILE games are now cheaper.

DISCLAIMER: Yes, I know that Xbox Indies is a largely horrifying wasteland of shovelware and absolute garbage like "Avatar Zombie Massager" and "Look I Made a One Level Platformer with MS Paint!!!". (There's really no need to elaborate on it further, we all know this.) But there ARE some good games in the pile. And I'd like to keep the thread focused on those, if possible.

DISCLAIMER 2 (The More Important One): Xbox Live Indie Games require an internet connection to start the game. It doesn't matter if you have a Silver (Free) or Gold account, just that the Xbox is connected to the internet. Again, this is only to start the game; once the game is running you can disconnect your Xbox, but not sign out of your profile.



Price Drops:
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= New this week

* = Local Multiplayer
* = Online Multiplayer
* = System Link (LAN)

The Best:
Firefly Vegas - 240 -> 80 - Clearance Bin Review
Magic Racing GP 2 ** - 240 -> 80 - XBLIG.co - Xbox Hornet
Mechanoid Army - 240 -> 80 - Two Fedoras

The Rest:
The Island of Misfit Toys
These are the games that have received poor to mediocre reviews. (Or no reviews at all.) You may find a gem among them, but don't count on it.

Absolult Firepower - 80 -> 240
Flip N Shift - 80 -> 240
Nanosquad * - 80 -> 240
Ninja Recapture - 240 -> 80
Piniq * - 240 -> 80
RC Airplane Challenge ** - 240 -> 80
Sky Ninja War - 240 -> 80
The Book of the Biblets - 240 -> 80
へっぽこ騎士 - 240 -> 80 - DIYGamer


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January

The Best:
Antipole - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - Destructoid
Cavemen vs Aliens * - 400 -> 80 - Xbox Hornet - XBLARatings
Chester - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLIG Summer Uprising
Clover: A Curious Tale - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - Clearance Bin Review
Cthulu Saves the World - 240 -> 80 - Metacritic
Escape Goat - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - Indie Gamer Chick
Fall of Gods - 240 -> 80 - Achievement Locked - XBLARatings
Hypno Vol. 1 - 400 -> 80 - Gamergeddon - XNA Roundup
Kobold's Quest * - 240 -> 80 - Clearance Bin Review
Miasma - 400 -> 80 - Armless Octopus
REVOLVER360 - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - Xbox Hornet
Rotor'scope - 240 -> 80 - XBLARatings - Two Fedoras - Destructoid
Soulcaster - 240 -> 80 -
Soulcaster II - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans
Take Arms ** - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLIG Summer Uprising
Veks and Silence - 400 -> 80 - XBLARatings
The Rest:
Adhara War * - 240 -> 80
Avatar Laser Tag ** - 240 -> 80
Avatar Pumpkin Smash ** - 240 -> 80
Avatar's Rock * - 240 -> 80 - Video Review
Beach Bubbles - 240 -> 80
Beach Paddle * - 240 -> 80
Biz School - Twist-Ed - 400 -> 80
Burning Fist of Rage * - 240 -> 80
Colony Defense - 240 -> 80
Corrupted * - 240 -> 80
Cyborg Mice Arena * - 240 -> 80
Delta Energy 2.0 - 240 -> 80
Dr. Mazing * - 240 -> 80
Escapism - 240 -> 80
ETMD - 240 -> 80
Extreme Jigsaw Madness * - 240 -> 80
Gamerbots:Third-Robot Shooting *** - 240 -> 80
Gemchase - 240 -> 80
Honor in Vengeance - 240 -> 80
Karnn Age - 400 -> 80
KGB Episode One - 240 -> 80
Killa Hurtz - 240 -> 80
Labyrinth - 400 -> 240
Lingolu - 240 -> 80
Little Racers *** - 240 -> 80
Mad Blocker Arcade * - 240 -> 80 - XBLARatings
 Mind's Eye of Jupiter - 01 - 240 -> 80
Mind's Eye of Jupiter - 02 - 240 -> 80
Mind's Eye of Jupiter - 03 - 240 -> 80
Miner Man - 240 -> 80
Old Spice: Fresh Card Game * - 240 -> 80
Quizocalypse * - 240 -> 80
Pushy - 240 -> 80
Raventhorne - 240 -> 80 - Review
Tower Revolution - 400 -> 80


February

The Best:
Beat Hazard * - 400 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - Metacritic - XBLARatings
Dino 'Splode - 240 -> 80 - DIYGamer
Dysnomia * - 240 -> 80 - DIYGamer - Two Fedoras
Growing Pains - 240 -> 80 - Xbox Hornet - Indie Gamer Chick
Junk Fields * - 240 -> 80 - XBLIG.co
Orbitron: Revolution - 240 -> 80 - Clearance Bin Review - Indie Gamer Chick

The Rest:
Devilsong - 240 -> 80
Mars Revenge * - 240 -> 80
Pellmell - 240 -> 80
ZOMBIECRAFTT!!1 SAMPLER - 240 -> 80
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Future price drops:





XBLIG Review Sites:
Armless Octopus
XBLAFans
Xbox Hornet
Clearance Bin Review - XBLIG Spotlight
XBLIG.co
Indie Gamer Chick
Indie Theory
XBLARatings (Not really a review site, just a site listing all of the XBLIGs that come out. There are some - very few, really - reviews on individual game pages.)





Other Recommended Games:
* = Local Multiplayer
* = Online Multiplayer
* = System Link (LAN)

Adventure:
Clover: A Curious Tale - 80 - Armless Octopus - Clearance Bin Review
Decay: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - 80 - Armless Octopus - Indie Theory - XBLARatings

Fighter:
Avatar Fighter Online **- 80 - Clearance Bin Review

FPS:
Firing Range - 80 - Gamer's Abstract

Platformer:
Aban Hawkins & the 1000 SPIKES - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans
Akane the Kunoichi - 80 - Armless Octopus - Game Informer
Along Came A Spider - 80 - Xbox Hornet - XBLARatings
Antipole - 80 - Armless Octopus - Destructoid
Apple Jack - 80 - Armless Octopus
Arkedo Series - 01 JUMP! - 240 - XBLARatings
Arkedo Series - 03 PIXEL! - 240 - XBLARatings - Joystiq
A Voxel Action - 80 - XBLIG.co - IGN
 Blocks That Matter - 240 - Armless Octopus - Destructoid
CarneyVale: Showtime - 240 - Destructoid
Chester - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLIG Summer Uprising
Defy Gravity - 80 - Armless Octopus - Xbox Hornet
Dino 'Splode - 240 -> 80 - DIYGamer
DLC Quest - 80 - Armless Octopus
Escape Goat - 80 - Armless Octopus - Indie Gamer Chick
EXPLOSIONADE * - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans
Growing Pains - 240 -> 80 - Xbox Hornet - Indie Gamer Chick
Johnny Platform Saves Christmas! - 80 - XBLARatings - Joystiq
Johnny Platform's Biscuit Romp - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLARatings
Junk Fields * - 240 -> 80 - XBLIG.co
Kobold's Quest * - 80 - Clearance Bin Review
LaserCat - 80 - Extra Guy - Indie Gamer Chick
Lumi - 240 - Armless Octopus
Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess - 240 - Armless Octopus - Destructoid
Monster Hero and the Mysterious Ruins (魔物な勇者と謎の遺跡) - 80 - 1up
Orbitron: Revolution - 240 -> 80 - Clearance Bin Review - Indie Gamer Chick
Plague * - 80 - Clearance Bin Review - Armless Octopus
Platformance: Castle Pain - 80 - Armless Octopus
PLATFORMANCE: Temple Death - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans
Tempura of the Dead - 240 - Armless Octopus - Destructoid
Volchaos - 80 - XBLARatings - Xbox Hornet
ZP2K9 ** - 80 - XBLARatings
ZP2KX: Zombies & Pterodactyls! * - 80 - Armless Octopus

Puzzle:
Alien Jelly * - 240 - XBLARatings - Indie Gamer Chick
Arkedo Series - 02 SWAP! - 240 - Destructoid
Cute Things Dying Violently * - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans
Fishcraft - 80 - Clearance Bin Review - Armless Octopus
Gerbil Physics - 80 - XBLAFans
Gerbil Physics 2 - 80 - Armless Octopus
GREEN ISLAND - 80 -
I, Zombie - 80 - Armless Octopus - Xbox Hornet
Kaiten Patissier - 80 - Angry Bananas
NYAN-TECH - 80 - XBLIG.co
Paipa - 80 - XBLARatings
Rotor'scope - 80 - XBLARatings - Two Fedoras - Destructoid
Soul - 80 - Armless Octopus
UpBot Goes Up - 240 - XBLARatings - Xbox Hornet
Ura Kaiten Patissier - 80
Wizorb - 240 - Armless Octopus
Your Doodles Are Bugged! - 240 - XBLARatings

Racing:
Dirchie Kart * - 240 - XBLIG.co - XBLAFans
Flowrider *** - 80 - Clearance Bin Review - Armless Octopus
Little Racers STREET ** - 80 - XBLARatings - Armless Octopus
Magic Racing GP 2 ** - 240 - XBLARatings - XBLIG.co

RPG:
Breath of Death VII - 80 - Armless Octopus
Bonded Realities - 80 - Armless Octopus - RPGfan - Xbox Hornet
Cthulu Saves the World - 80 - Metacritic
Cursed Loot (Formerly "Epic Dungeon") - 80 - Armless Octopus
Doom & Destiny - 240 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans
EvilQuest - 80 - GamingTruth - XBLIG.co
Fall of Gods - 80 - Achievement Locked - XBLARatings
Lair of the Evil Doer - 80 - Clearance Bin Review - XBLAFans
Light's End - 80 - XBLARatings
Sequence - 240 - Armless Octopus
Soulcaster - 80
Soulcaster II - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans

Shooter:
Amniotic * - 80 - XBLARatings - Pwnem
Astro Cluster *** - 80 - Clearance Bin Review - Armless Octopus
Beat Hazard * - 400 -> 80 - Armless Octopus - Metacritic - XBLARatings
Bird Assassin - 80 - Xbox Hornet - Indie Gamer Chick
Decimation X3 * - 80 - Armless Octopus
Dysnomia * - 240 -> 80 - DIYGamer - Two Fedoras
Echoes+ - 80 - XBLARatings
Grave Breaker * - 80 - Destructoid
Groov - 80 - XBLARatings
Hypership Out of Control * - 80 - Armless Octopus - Metacritic
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1 * - 80 - Destructoid
Infinity Danger - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLAFans
Leave Home - 80 - XBLARatings - Joystiq
 Prismatic Solid - 80 - Armless Octopus
radiangames Ballistic * - 400 - Armless Octopus
radiangames Crossfire 2 * - 400 - Armless Octopus
REVOLVER360 - 80 - Armless Octopus - Xbox Hornet
Score Rush * - 80 - XBLARatings
Shoot 1Up * - 80 - Armless Octopus
Square Off * - 80 - Armless Octopus - Clearance Bin Review
Take Arms ** - 80 - Armless Octopus - XBLIG Summer Uprising
Vorpal - 80 - Armless Octopus - Joystiq
Zombie Estate * - 80 - Armless Octopus

Side-Scroller:
Dead Pixels * - 80 - Armless Octopus
Ninja War: Stolen Scrolls * - 80 - XBLARatings
Parasitus: Ninja Zero * - 240 - Two Fedoras - Indie Gamer Chick
Rainbow Runner - 80 - Clearance Bin Review - Xbox Hornet
Veks and Silence - 80 - XBLARatings

Sim:
Miner Dig Deep - 80 - XBLARatings
Red Tie Miner - 80
Solar 2 - 400 - Armless Octopus - IGN
Total Miner: Forge *** - 240 - Gamingtruth
Train Frontier Express * - 240 - Armless Octopus

Strategy:
Cavemen vs Aliens * - 80 - Xbox Hornet - XBLARatings
Miasma - 80 - Armless Octopus
Video Wars * - 80 - Clearance Bin Review -

Tower Defense:
Protect Me Knight (まもって騎士) * - 240 - Armless Octopus

Other:
Bloody Checkers * - 80 - Review - XBLARatings
 Fishing Girl - 80 - XBLARatings
Hidden In Plain Sight * - 80 - XBLARatings
Hypno Vol. 1 - 80 - Gamergeddon - XNA Roundup
Pixelbit Helicopter Challenge - 80 - CrushFragDestroy - XBLARatings
Trivia Or Die * - 80 - Armless Octopus





 
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also, Gabrius... im cougarman21 on gamefaqs

thank you for the bloody checkers recommendation, having a blast with it.

Sine Mora kinda sucked hard though, compared to other shmups available

Sale is for ONE WEEK... confirmed via zeboyd's twitter

till september 5th
 
Ah, good to know!

As for Sine Mora... yeah. It's one of the weaker XBLA shmups. If you're looking for a realy good hori on the Marketplace, nothing beats Trouble Witches NEO!

...shame, too. Sine Mora has a lot of potential - just did a few things wrong.
 
[quote name='Gabrius']...just be sure to change the voices to Japanese before you begin, unless you need a good laugh, that is ^_^[/QUOTE]
The english voice overs are horrible!! Also, Luca is a great DLC to pick up if you want to get the 1cc achievement. Great game overall, my first hori shmup on XBLA.
 
[quote name='Gabrius']Wizorb is now 80MSP.[/QUOTE]

Hell yea. I'm glad to see this thread again and glad to hear of this deal. In for it.
 
Thanks for the Wizorb heads up....I grabbed it. Now if only that Barack Obama/Samurai game went on sale....I cannot remember what its a called...
 
[quote name='Rollobobo']Thanks for the Wizorb heads up....I grabbed it. Now if only that Barack Obama/Samurai game went on sale....I cannot remember what its a called...[/QUOTE]

Tempura of the Dead... and it's still 240.
 
Still waiting on a deal for Downtown Dodgeball Smash. Is it still the most expensive indie game at $10? I don't think anything else is more expensive.
 
[quote name='wEEman33']Still waiting on a deal for Downtown Dodgeball Smash. Is it still the most expensive indie game at $10? I don't think anything else is more expensive.[/QUOTE]

I've had my finger hovering over this one forever... the fact that the same guys who made Super Dodgeball did this one makes me want it even more.

....but 800MSP is too steep for an indie, IMHO.
 
I've been eyeing Murder Miners today... how's the community?

Also, anything been marked down lately?

Spylon, if you ever see this: how's about adding XBLiG's to your site.... please?
 
Avatar Football just launched today for 240 MSP ($3) and it is unexpectedly awesome:

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Avatar-Football/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550c7d

It's basically a 3D version of Tecmo Super Bowl that is fully customizable and has 3 vs. 3 online play, which runs with minimal lag.

Things you can edit:

-- Full player editing
-- Full team editing
-- Full playbook editing + play creator

Rosters can even be shared online!

There is also a full season mode and 2 vs. 2 local multiplayer for those who don't have Xbox Live.

I highly recommend this game. There is no trial for it at the moment because of an error on Microsoft's end. The developer is working on getting a trial version up. But rest assured, if you like football, you should buy this game now.

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Does Avatar Football have play vs. CPU, or is it just online/local multiplayer? If it does, how is the play vs. CPU? I don't enjoy playing sports games online. I'm not that good, and I'll just got stomped on every time. LOL.

I'll check out Avatar Golf.
 
Surprised there is no mention of White Noise in this thread!? Its a goddamn Slender clone for 360! I mean, it could use some work still, but its been out less than month, so I'd expect to see an update eventually. Also its only 80msp!
 
[quote name='crunchewy']Does Avatar Football have play vs. CPU, or is it just online/local multiplayer? If it does, how is the play vs. CPU? I don't enjoy playing sports games online. I'm not that good, and I'll just got stomped on every time. LOL.[/QUOTE]

You can play a full season against the CPU. The schedule is identical to this year's NFL schedule. The CPU can be pretty challenging on the hardest difficulty depending on the team matchups. Some teams are way more talented than others.
 
I just grabbed the trial. I had forgotten about it. Will see if I can find some time tonight to try it out. Thanks for the heads up on the sale!
 
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Wow...no one ever posts in this thread or updates OP...anyways, I'm not sure if this is an actual sale or not, but the art for Block World says there is a "%66 Discount" for a "Limited Time". Not sure if its been like this for a while, but I recently had gone through every Indie Game, and only recall it being 240msp...

Regardless, Block World is 80msp
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Block-World/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550bb1

EDIT: Description still reads "Purchase now for the reduced price of 240 Points! and get ALL the future updates for FREE! v1.5", so I'm pretty sure its recent a price drop/sale. Can't comment on its quality or anything yet though...
 
Not a price drop, but the sequel to one of my favorite xbligs.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Zombie-Estate-2/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550cf1?noSplash=1
 
[quote name='Blade']Too bad it's only about managing the arcade, and you don't get to actually play any of them. I imagine there'd be a lot of licensing issues if you could, though.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, combo of this and XBLA Game Room. Well Game Room should had something like this to begin with. Maybe then it wouldn't have sucked so bad. :lol:
 
That's awesome for arcadecraft. I need 60 points for it. I have bing points but I'm trying to save them for the Bioshock DLC. I may crack though LoL
 
I purchased Arcadecraft a few weeks ago, and it was very much worth it. It's more of a sim, but having your friends avatars come in and breaking the machines is worth the price alone.
 
A quick note to anyone who likes Arcadecraft and wants to see more updates, then another game to look at is Orbitron: Revolution (also 80msp). Buying it gives you a special cabinet for it in Arcadecraft, and will go towards support and development of Arcadecraft in general.

SRC
Arcadecraft looks great, how can I support the development of Arcadecraft right now?
Currently the best way to financially support Arcadecraft is to buy our other game, Orbitron: Revolution.


You can also buy Arcadecraft when it appears tomorrow.
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^ Obviously an outdated FAQ, but the point is that their development team and finances are in the low end, so they definitely need help if we're gonna see all the planned major updates...
 
[quote name='EarthBoundX5']A quick note to anyone who likes Arcadecraft and wants to see more updates, then another game to look at is Orbitron: Revolution (also 80msp). Buying it gives you a special cabinet for it in Arcadecraft, and will go towards support and development of Arcadecraft in general.

SRC

^ Obviously an outdated FAQ, but the point is that their development team and finances are in the low end, so they definitely need help if we're gonna see all the planned major updates...[/QUOTE]

I might pick that up next month then. Was wondering what that input code thing in the menu was.

Anyhow, just wondering am I the only one who chooses the play music on my hardrive in game and just loop the Heavy Metal Soundtrack to give it that perfect arcade feel? :lol:
 
[quote name='solidus_00'][quote name='EarthBoundX5']A quick note to anyone who likes Arcadecraft and wants to see more updates, then another game to look at is Orbitron: Revolution (also 80msp). Buying it gives you a special cabinet for it in Arcadecraft, and will go towards support and development of Arcadecraft in general.

SRC

^ Obviously an outdated FAQ, but the point is that their development team and finances are in the low end, so they definitely need help if we're gonna see all the planned major updates...[/QUOTE]I might pick that up next month then. Was wondering what that input code thing in the menu was.

Anyhow, just wondering am I the only one who chooses the play music on my hardrive in game and just loop the Heavy Metal Soundtrack to give it that perfect arcade feel? :lol:[/QUOTE]

Also forgot, Bad Caterpillar is another game that has an unlockable cabinet in Arcadecraft.
 
I realize this thread is mostly dead, but Bleed dropped to 240 msp. No idea if that's permanent or temporary, but I'll be buying it shortly.
 
You realize it's dead.... but dude, if you didn't share this awesome, awesome news....


......well, nothing. I probably would've never known. Thank you so much - I've been waiting for a drop on this one for forever.
 
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