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ChromeKiller Original Post: Nov 29 '06,  6:18 pm           Reply
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RE: XBOX Live Arcade Titles

From what I'm aware, these games are all just straight ports of the originals. Epinions doesn't actually have a place set aside for analyzing downloadable content off of specific platforms. They do, however, have a classic console game section where you can review those same games (where available) right here:

http://www.epinions.com/Classic_Console_Games

     
kjell1979 Posted: Nov 30 '06,  5:11 am           Reply
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RE: XBOX Live Arcade Titles

I was actually thinking about this myself. I would think just adding it as an Xbox 360 game an in the title specifying whether it's an disc for the console or whether it's downloaded from Live Arcade for instance:

title 1: Gears of War for Xbox 360
title 2: Geometry Wars for Xbox Live Arcade

Both titles are within the Xbox 360 category. The same would go for the Wii's virtual console as well. I'm just going to check with Garrett to make sure that this is kosher, but I assume something should be done about it since these are becoming more and more popular and it is something you purchase to play on the console.

So just email me (kjell1979@gmail.com) any Xbox Live Arcade games you want added and once I get the green light, I'll throw them up.

     
ChromeKiller Posted: Nov 30 '06,  6:15 am           Reply
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RE: XBOX Live Arcade Titles

Quote: Ryanf86_2000
Well, not all XBLA games were ever on another console, like Wik: The Fable of Souls.

Games that were on previous systems like Street Fighter 2 were actually rewritten with a much more aggressive AI and support for XBOX Live matches.


Oh yeah, definitely. Those games like Wik are brand-new content specifically created for each console's online service. But I'm not sure if at all every classic download game is different, like you said with Street Fighter II.
     
jkafer Posted: Dec 03 '06,  2:09 am           Reply
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Quote: ChromeKiller
From what I'm aware, these games are all just straight ports of the originals.

Not true. Even the classics have updated graphics and sounds as well as new features such as achievements, online MP and even co-op.
     
ChromeKiller Posted: Dec 03 '06,  6:38 am           Reply
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Quote: jkafer
Not true. Even the classics have updated graphics and sounds as well as new features such as achievements, online MP and even co-op.


I didn't know you could play the Virtual Console games with online multiplayer. That's cool.
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