Lumines Live! Review (Xbox 360)

assjacket - 1117 days 7 hours ago

I just downloaded the trial version and had fun playing it. I wish it was just a little cheaper though, it's just a tad too much for me to purchase the whole thing. Perhaps after I play the trial a few more times I will become addicted and won't be able to help myself....we'll see.

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calderra - 1117 days 5 hours ago

Via major Nelson:

1200 points for the base (incomplete) game
+600 points for the "Advanced pack" (still incomplete)

Add-on packs to follow:
* Artist Pack featuring music video skins like the Madonna “Sorry” music video that was used to sell the game in the first place.
* Mission/Puzzle Pack featuring new skins and puzzles, but still not completing the game.
* VS CPU Mode Pack finally finishing the game by flushing out the CPU mode that's basically broken at the moment.

If those future packs were released at the same 600 points, buying this title up to full features would cost about (1200+600+600+600+600) = 3600 points. That's about $45 to get the game that should have been downloadable from the beginning.

Complete and utter ripoff? I think so. Particularly with the "vs CPU" and the missing Madonna video- basically everyone was expecting that in the base game. Not to mention that the "advanced" portion of the game IS PART OF THE FREAKING GAME AND IT'S MISSING FROM THE INITIAL DOWNLOAD!!!!

*ahem*

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Islandkiwi - 1117 days ago

I don't mind them charging for pieces of the game...I for one don't like playing vs. computer, so I wouldn't purchase that add-on.

What I do mind is that it says you're buying the full game for 1,200 points, and it's not. I feel it's misleading. They need to specify what you're unlocking for your 1,200 points.

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 1117 days ago

Remember:

with the free version already you can have fun

for 1200 points you get a complete experience. That's about 12 Euro/dollar for a great game. The PSP version will cost much more.

You want more stuff? For 600 points an extra pack. It is an expensive arcade title, but a cheap commercial one. Imagine it being on disc in the shop and you need to pay 30 to 40 dollar/euro

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