How many games do you own?
You know you can play trials for free, right?
Doesn't always help a la Mad Tracks or games with bugs not associated with the trial gameplay.
43- total games
7- entirely free (some good, some not, but I am not out anything)
11- I regret purchasing for myself
6- purchased at request by a certain someone who has only played them once or twice...
Don't worry, I won't kill you for not liking Kaloki. Many people *love* Clyde and hate Kaloki or vice versa. What about it did you not like?
But I really liked Cloning Clyde, yes :)
You know you can play trials for free, right?
Most definitely. The majority have been retro and classic titles that I was almost certain that I would enjoy again, but I was sadly mistaken after dropping the cash and not enjoying the title after spending some time with it. I've been much avoided the 800+ point games and stuck with the 400 point games.
The only game that really catches my interest is Mad Tracks, but I'm hesitant to spend the money on it.
Maybe, just maybe, some more of those half price XBLA title events will be coming later this year.
Edit: Oh yeah, forgot to mention that twice I let some buddies borrow my 360 and they returned it to me with new Arcade games added to my hard drive. Yeah, they bought games under my account. It was a joy, but a lesson learned.
7 games.
Hey guys, where did you get games like Joust, BankShot Billiards 2 and Contra, free? Because I haven't seen them free anywhere.
Do any of you guys do so, that you'll buy an XBLA game half with your brother? Because all the other profiles in your Xbox 360 are also allowed to play the games.
I've only once seen a bargain in Live Marketplace of XBLA games (the Dig Dug, Gauntlet and Zuma one).
How often does those bargains show?
Have there been any other bargains before?
PS. What do I do when two of my just bought Live Points cards (worth of 2100 points) won't work? Do I call to Xbox Live or to the shop I bought them from? Can I get new points then?
@Zmoke
I got the games free in various ways. Bankshot I got packed-in with the big Xbox Live package (it came with bankshot, 12 months of live and the Live Vision Camera, and some Microsoft Points too if I remember correctly). Contra I got for free from the Old Spice Experience Challenge which I was a Level 3 winner (so I got Fuzion Frenzy 2 and other stuff for free as well).
Joust and Robotron 2084 I got through some promotion where you registered your xbox 360 purchase and they sent you codes via email.
Aegis Wing and Totemball are always free (though you can't play Totemball w/out the Live Vision Camera).
Texas Hold 'em was free for the first day or something, can't remember.
And finally, Hexic comes on the HDD.
As for saving money by taking advantage of single box, multiple gamertag XBLA purchases -- Absolutely. I was very glad they did that. However, if you have your box replaced it can be very annoying to get all your games re-activated (because they check the serial number of your box and if your box is a replacement, the games only work for the purchasing gamertag and only while you are logged into Xbox Live. (x_x)
The Labor Day sale on XBLA games was the first of it's kind. There have been other deals like Texas Hold 'em or the Lumines Live add-ons where they were cheaper for a short period of time, then went up to full price.
With your points cards, double and triple check those codes as you enter them...I've entered many a code incorrectly and gotten it to work on the 2nd or 3rd try because I wasn't careful at first. After that, you could call 1-800-4-MYXBOX or contact the shop. (If you're not in the US, go to xbox.com, click on Support on the right hand side and select Contact Support for local numbers to call).
Good luck!
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