Insomniac
27-02-2009, 12:01 PM
Microsoft's Community Games service was designed to deliver amateur-developed Xbox 360 games cheaply to the masses. The problem is, most amateur-developed games suck.
Most … but not all. There are some great games here – and we’re here to help you find them. We gloved up, sifted through the whole bowl of almost 200 titles available at post time, and plucked seven kernels of pure gaming corn from the crap. Each offers something unique, is bargain priced between $2.50 and $10, and stomps the giblets out of a more expensive XBLA game.
You can get all seven for $42.50 total, so buy them immediately. Then download demos for any other games that catch your eye (or ear, in the case of the intriguingly audio-only In the Pit). If you find anything else you like, BUY IT. This is how indie developers get started, and unless you’re content playing Skateboard Shooter Licensed Music Game 20XX every year, you’ll want these eager upstarts to succeed.
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/seven-great-xbox-360-community-games-you-need-to-get/a-20090226113725591097
It's great to see the games on there getting some positive recognition, has anyone tried any of those on the list out?
It would also be very interesting to know what the sales figures are like but it seems Microsoft aren't releasing them.
Most … but not all. There are some great games here – and we’re here to help you find them. We gloved up, sifted through the whole bowl of almost 200 titles available at post time, and plucked seven kernels of pure gaming corn from the crap. Each offers something unique, is bargain priced between $2.50 and $10, and stomps the giblets out of a more expensive XBLA game.
You can get all seven for $42.50 total, so buy them immediately. Then download demos for any other games that catch your eye (or ear, in the case of the intriguingly audio-only In the Pit). If you find anything else you like, BUY IT. This is how indie developers get started, and unless you’re content playing Skateboard Shooter Licensed Music Game 20XX every year, you’ll want these eager upstarts to succeed.
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/seven-great-xbox-360-community-games-you-need-to-get/a-20090226113725591097
It's great to see the games on there getting some positive recognition, has anyone tried any of those on the list out?
It would also be very interesting to know what the sales figures are like but it seems Microsoft aren't releasing them.