Lately, this past week, I've been playing Culdcept Saga for the 360. It's like a Collectible Card game combined with Monopoly. I've been having a pretty good time playing it.
but let's make no mistake the game is brutal to the player. A single match can last to 1 to over 4 hours or so. The AI isn't dumb, They will defeat you and you must not take them lightly at any time. When you first start it will probably take 4 or more losses on the first stage to get the hang of things and a grasp on what to do. There's no difficulty levels, and luck does play a bit of part in the game. And achievements, if you want achievements, then don't even dare speak this game's name because achievements don't come easy, they take skill/time.
But Culdcept Saga is still pretty darn good. It'll reward you cards even if you lose (more cards are rewarded to you if you place higher/win the match.) It's got plenty of variety in stages, plenty of different types of cards, and has multiplayer and online play up to 4 plays at a time. Plus in VS. and Online modes you can customise the rules any way you like. And the game is very rewarding once you get practice in, achievements are rough, but earning them are proud moments and the game does have an addictive flavor.
So far, after 20 hours of play I've gotten 5 achievements for a total of 50gs.
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I got Sonic's Ultimate Genesis collection this week for the 360 as well. It's a solid game collection, all pretty good titles (Alex Kidd still is a horrible game to me), and the smoothing option does make it look pretty in HD.
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Also, this might be heading our way:
Rumor: Sega Vintage Collection coming to XBLAFrom Joystiq's site:
"An anonymous source apparently tipped off Dutch gaming site Segaonline.nl to some top secret images of Sega Vintage Collection, a series of retro titles making their way to Xbox Live. The games are what you'd expect; it's classic Sega fare with Gunstar Heroes, Comix Zone, Altered Beast, Shinobi III, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. "
Though, don't give your hopes up...though Gunstar Heroes on live with Online Multiplayer? Sega Fan's Dream there. :D