X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Warlords and Buku Sudoku

by Richard Mitchell { May 30th 2008 at 5:15PM }

XBLA in Brief takes a look at Warlords and Buku Sudoku this week. On the one hand we've got yet another Atari "classic" and on the other we have ... Sudoku. It turns out that Warlords is actually surprisingly fun, though we're not sure we'd be willing to plop down our 500 MS Points for it. Buku Sudoku is ... Sudoku. It does its job well enough, and if you really need some Sudoku that doesn't fit on your lap, then Buku Sudoku might be just the ticket.

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Tags: atari, buku-sudoku, merscom, stainless-games, warlords, x3f-tv, xbla, xbla-in-brief

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

chubytuby @ May 30th 2008 5:41PM

lol ''damn sexy music''

GibGirl @ May 30th 2008 5:48PM

Attempting to play Warlords without rotary controls makes me sad. :( You just can't get the same level of control without them.

Knight Marquise @ May 30th 2008 5:56PM

Agreed. It's just not the same game w/o a paddle.

Buku, on the other hand, I've never heard of that game, although my wife says it's a big board game. I didn't want to like it, tried the demo, bought it, still don't want to like it, but find myself enjoying the hell out of that game.

MrMuggs @ May 30th 2008 6:02PM

From the X3F review: "For 400 MS Points you could actually do a lot worse on XBox Live Arcade."

That's sounds like a big endorsement. Atari should put that quote on their website to help sell the game. LOL.

mike @ May 30th 2008 6:12PM

unfortunetly that quote wont do as the games worse then these two which the quote refers too are all atari games as well :p

mattclarkie @ May 31st 2008 5:19AM

I really regret BattleZone. Not just because it isn't very good, but I keep getting to 48k, but you need 50k for an acheevo.

AoE @ May 30th 2008 6:10PM

Thanks Richard, very informative; XBLA in Brief is my favorite recurring feature 'round these parts.

Richard Mitchell @ May 30th 2008 7:23PM

Awww, shucks. You're making me blush :)

haukke @ May 30th 2008 8:08PM

i too find myself really like this segment...the only problem i see is that you never really say you like something or dislike it.

PeacefulOutrage @ May 31st 2008 7:54AM

@haukke
I guess that could be because there is a demo available for all of the games he covers. By allowing you to see the game in action with some impressions, you should have a better idea of whether or not you will download the demo yourself and give it a try.

I also found it interesting someone else gave Buku Sudoku a 6 rating. Because it didn't revolutionize anything. IT'S SUDOKU! If you are advertised chess and get sudoku, I could understand, but they delivered on what they advertised. And it does have some damn sexy music.

Richard Mitchell @ May 31st 2008 1:06PM

Part of the reason I don't often declare if I really like something or not is because Arcade releases are aimed at a wide variety of people. I think I usually call something out if I think it's crap (Rocketmen and Rocky & Bullwinkle), but a lot of games on XBLA just aren't meant for real gamers. So, I try to inform more than judge.

mattclarkie @ May 31st 2008 5:17AM

Warlords remake is actually very good. I was coerced into buying it when an achievement unlocked in the demo and it said "Unlock the full game to have this achievement applied to your profile". If more demos did they I reckon they would sell more games.

The only issue is the retro mode is dire, and the throttle monkey is insanely fast for any normal player.

Chris @ Jun 2nd 2008 11:59AM

Nice review Richard. I'll stick to pen and paper for my sudoku but I think I'll check out warlords. One question about the music though, 'cus at both the beginning and the end of the video something righteous was playing through my speakers. Is that music from the sudoku game (hence your "sexy music" reference) or from your personal collection?