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XBLA Recommendations: Difficult, Reflex/Puzzle games?

AuburnTigerAuburnTiger Registered User regular
edited December 2008 in Games and Technology
So I have 1200 points and I'm looking to get a game that's somewhat difficult but is rewarding all the same.

Basically this comes down to reflex intensive shooters or platformers, or either puzzle games.

I'm thinking about Ikaruga, but what else is out there? Maybe Pacman: CE?

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  • LlyranorLlyranor Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    No, no, you had it right the first time. Ikaruga is absolutely fantastic.

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  • AuburnTigerAuburnTiger Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Llyranor wrote: »
    No, no, you had it right the first time. Ikaruga is absolutely fantastic.

    D/L trial game now.

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    N+ and Geometry Wars. Done.

    Then after you get more points, track down Poker Smash, Braid, Eets, and Wik.

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  • ChewyWafflesChewyWaffles Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Geometry Wars 2

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    N+ is glorious.

    Ikaruga is fantastic too, but is not anywhere near as reflex intensive as N+ is.

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  • Shady3011Shady3011 Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Actually, I recommend Geometry Wars 2 over the first. While the first is fun and challenging, the second offers a lot more and varied modes each with their own brand of challenge.

    Oh yeah, and Mega Man 9.

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    FreddyD wrote: »
    N+ and Geometry Wars 2. Done.

    You were so close to being completely right, I just had to fix it for you.

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    DeathPrawn wrote: »
    FreddyD wrote: »
    N+ and Geometry Wars 2. Done.

    You were so close to being completely right, I just had to fix it for you.
    But where is he gonna get the extra points? :p The two games play differently enough for me to recommend both. Surprisingly, a lot of people play Geo2 almost exclusively for Pacifism. I actually prefer the original over the version of Evolved in Geo2.

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    FreddyD wrote: »
    DeathPrawn wrote: »
    FreddyD wrote: »
    N+ and Geometry Wars 2. Done.

    You were so close to being completely right, I just had to fix it for you.
    But where is he gonna get the extra points? :p The two games play differently enough for me to recommend both. Surprisingly, a lot of people play Geo2 almost exclusively for Pacifism. I actually prefer the original over the version of Evolved in Geo2.

    Since getting Geo2 I have never once had the desire to return to the original.

    I did not, however, notice the 1200-point limit the OP mentioned, so in that respect I do bow in deference.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Do you have Lumines for anything else? If not that's a great purchase.

    If you haven't played Rez it's truely one of those games you MUST experience, especially if you have a nice sound system.

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  • PemulisPemulis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    N+ is definately awesome for smooth reflex platforming.

    I love how you can demo games on XBLA. I haven't used my Wii for a while - can you demo games on VC?

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  • AuburnTigerAuburnTiger Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    N+ purchased. I fell in love with it just playing the tutorial levels.

    I only have 490 points left now, so I doubt I'll be able to buy any of the others.

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  • RiokennRiokenn Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Reflexies, Geomerty Wars/2
    Puzzle games, Puzzle Quest. ;)

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Pemulis wrote: »
    N+ is definately awesome for smooth reflex platforming.

    I love how you can demo games on XBLA. I haven't used my Wii for a while - can you demo games on VC?

    Nope. If you have the Wii Ware Dr. Mario you can send a demo to your friends, Smash Bros. Brawl has demos of a bunch of VC games, and you can download DS game demos wirelessly onto your DS with the Nintendo Channel, but Nintendo has (stupidly) yet to allow normal downloadable demos.

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  • PemulisPemulis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    DeathPrawn wrote: »
    Pemulis wrote: »
    N+ is definately awesome for smooth reflex platforming.

    I love how you can demo games on XBLA. I haven't used my Wii for a while - can you demo games on VC?

    Nope. If you have the Wii Ware Dr. Mario you can send a demo to your friends, Smash Bros. Brawl has demos of a bunch of VC games, and you can download DS game demos wirelessly onto your DS with the Nintendo Channel, but Nintendo has (stupidly) yet to allow normal downloadable demos.

    Hmm, that's a shame. What about WiiWare?

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    AuburnTiger wrote: »
    N+ purchased. I fell in love with it just playing the tutorial levels.

    I only have 490 points left now, so I doubt I'll be able to buy any of the others.
    Geometry Wars is 400 points. Buy it now if you haven't already. I didn't stop playing until I got the full 200 points, which was well after the release of Geo Wars 2, even though I bought it almost 2 years ago. The game is hard.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    There is always Space Giraffe.

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  • acidlacedpenguinacidlacedpenguin Institutionalized Safe in jail.Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I'm afraid you're all incorrect, the correct answer is Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo.

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  • Squirrel RancherSquirrel Rancher Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Puzzle Fighter is great, but it's not all that difficult, plus it's more of a party game.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    dammit im too late to force you to buy pacman ce. that game is criminally underrated by the world. you should buy more points and buy it asap.

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  • AuburnTigerAuburnTiger Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I even bought the N+ Premium Theme.

    Yeah.

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  • RainbowDespairRainbowDespair Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Ah_Pook wrote: »
    dammit im too late to force you to buy pacman ce. that game is criminally underrated by the world. you should buy more points and buy it asap.

    Agreed. Pac-Man: CE is still the best XBLA game out there. He bought N+ though so I can't get mad at him. How's the Premium theme BTW?

    Also to anyone who likes XBLA games and has a few extra points left over, I highly recommend checking out the Community Games. True, most of what's there is garbage, but there's a few real gems for dirt cheap: Hexothermic (fantastic Nintendo Bit Generations-esque puzzler for 200 points), Weapon of Choice (think Contra with over the top weapons for 400 points), and CarneyVale Showtime (hurl a ragdoll acrobat through obstacle courses for 400 points) just to name a few of the better ones.

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Squirrel Rancher wrote: »
    Puzzle Fighter is great, but it's not all that difficult, plus it's more of a party game.
    I bet it's difficult if you play online. I thought I was pretty decent but I was humbled at PAX.

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  • SamphisSamphis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Gripshift is an awesome purchase if you're looking for something different. It's a puzzle/platformer/racing game with an online battle mode that Mario Kart wishes it could have. It also has probably the best netcode of any Live Arcade game.

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  • BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    FreddyD wrote: »
    Squirrel Rancher wrote: »
    Puzzle Fighter is great, but it's not all that difficult, plus it's more of a party game.
    I bet it's difficult if you play online. I thought I was pretty decent but I was humbled at PAX.
    You'll be hard-pressed to find someone actually playing online at any time. The community is pretty much dead now.

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