XBLA updates with another trio of titles
by Xav de Matos 
{ Sep 10th 2008 at 9:30AM }
Each tagged with an asking price of 800MS space bucks, this week marks the second consecutive three-lease Wednesday for everyone's favorite digital games service. We'd go into a whole witty spiel about this week's releases right about now but we're too busy praying to the waffle stuck to our ceiling that SamSho2 has a working online mode. What are our chances?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gemini Ace @ Sep 10th 2008 9:48AM
Seriously, Samurai Showdown should have been points. It's a retro title. Just one more example of the prices going up for no reason.
jax sedrin @ Sep 10th 2008 9:58AM
Mmmm... sacrilicious.
(C'mon, somebody had to say it...)
MC Double Def DP @ Sep 10th 2008 9:58AM
Okay so Samurai SHOdown 2 is 800 points? has any one confirmed online play & if there is lag? please let us know.
Seraphim @ Sep 10th 2008 10:24AM
Samurai Showdown II is 400 points. kthx.
Tony @ Sep 10th 2008 10:33AM
It's 800 on the marketplace. I just double checked. :(
MC Double Def DP @ Sep 10th 2008 10:50AM
Actually, there is no game called Samurai Showdown II. kthx.
Tony @ Sep 10th 2008 10:31AM
Didn't Shotest Shogi come out randomly some weekend a few weeks back in Japan?
I thought I read something to that effect somewhere.
Also the SS2 stuff is BS. SNK screwed up Metal Slug on XBLA and I'd be surprised if this was done any better. The pricing has no justification.
Particularly when it was announced as 400 points.
I'm hoping this is just a mistake.
Eric H. @ Sep 10th 2008 12:00PM
How did they screw up metal slug? Is there no online or something? Fuck, just go download winkawaks and use the online there to play every metal slug online.
I for one love the fact that I own Metal Slug 3 on my xbox and have played it through a few times without noticing anything wrong.
pekosROB @ Sep 10th 2008 12:18PM
Can someone please explain to me why X3F reported a 400 MS points release for Samurai Showdown II on Monday, the 8th, and now say it's 800 MS points?
http://xbox.joystiq.com/2008/09/08/an-xbla-threefer-rocketbowl-samurai-shodown-2-and-shotest-shog/
Knoxximus @ Sep 10th 2008 1:41PM
Major Nelson changed the price on his blog like yesterday I think. Everyone else is just updating from what he posted and what is currently stated on the marketplace.
Ebase131 @ Sep 10th 2008 12:23PM
Nice Simpsons reference =0)
PeacefulOutrage @ Sep 10th 2008 2:02PM
I own Fatal Fury Special ad would have snapped up SSII in a heartbeat for 400 points, but at 800 points, the annoying shadow flicker gets on my nerves.
pekosROB @ Sep 10th 2008 2:07PM
Yeah, that sucks, Major Nelson just corrected his blog to 800 MS points. Why did MS feel the need to give me a major hard-on for SSII for $5 and then double it? Bastards!
Oh, my bad, I did spell it wrong. Shodown it is. :-P
rotatingflavors @ Sep 10th 2008 2:17PM
Tony is right, Shotest Shogi came out a long time ago in Japan.
-WinBreak.com
ccc @ Sep 10th 2008 2:21PM
Concerning SS2 sudden 800 pricepoint.
First of all I'm really angry as I was up waiting for this game last night.
Saying a game is gonna be one price then change it on us all after the fact is borderlining retail fraud.
I contacted Xbox directly about this issue at 18004myxbox.
Surprisingly they took this issue very seriously and escalated my commplaint saying the issue will be delt with swiftly.
I was given a reference number, told to log on to xboxcom, go to feedback and put my concerns in words and include my reference number as well.
So people, if you all want to have your SS2 fix for 400 ms points follow suite and the issue should be cleared up soon.
If you already bought SS2 and want that 400 ms points back do this as well I suggest.
ccc @ Sep 10th 2008 2:39PM
My bad, FALSE ADVERTISING not retail fraud completly two different things.
Scroll down to the bottom of xboxcoms site to find the feedback option.
Pudge @ Sep 10th 2008 2:27PM
Well, MS lost at least one sale of SamShow2 from me. 10 bucks is too much for an old arcade game, no matter what it is.
ccc @ Sep 10th 2008 2:53PM
MS and SNk playmore is loosing a hell of alot more than one sale on this I can assure everyone.
As far as the other two arcade offerings go, I found Rocketbowl to be very stupid and I havn't tried the board game but imagine I'll come up with the same conclusion.
I had hopes for RB too, its a shame but the game is just really boring and simple at the same time.
SS2 is a total disaster and if enough put up a fuss about it we will get that game fixed to a 400 price point.
Without a doubt one of the worst Xbox Live Arcade release days in the history of the service.
Shogan @ Sep 10th 2008 11:11PM
I was excited to get SS2 tonight, but after hearing it's doubled in price... forget it.
Trakball @ Sep 11th 2008 1:10PM
I disagree with ccc - Rocketbowl is actually pretty interesting once you play around with it a bit. A really strange combo of bowling, miniature golf and Monkey Ball! I wasn't that stoked on another bowling game - I mean, I've got WiiSports! But I found Rocketbowl totally worth a purchase.