XBLM - Castlevania: SotN - Wed. 3/21 - 800pts ($10)

[zero2dash]

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/03/16/this-wednesday-castlevania-mania-straight-from-romania/

It's, erm, insania. The gist of it being that the whip-wielding vampire-vanquishing adventure into androgyny, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, is going to vanquish vampires and wield whips on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday (when else?). An 800 MS Point ($10) expenditure will net you both the original version of the game and another that boasts improved HD visuals and sound.

[MacRumorUser]

An obvious & essential 800 point purchase :)

[2nyRiggz]

Sounds cool, I might have to give it a whip...10 freaking dollars..pump us to death.




Bless

[zero2dash]

An obvious & essential 800 point purchase :)

Don't you have enough games to play through already? LMFAO
j/k MRU :D

[MacRumorUser]

Don't you have enough games to play through already? LMFAO
j/k MRU :D

don't even go there. :o I went out and bought Bullet Witch & SSX Blur today :rolleyes: That on top of Motorstorm PS3 arriving in the post :D :rolleyes: :D I'm not sure if I'm a gamer or addicted to shopping :D

[zero2dash]

don't even go there. :o I went out and bought Bullet Witch & SSX Blur today :rolleyes: That on top of Motorstorm PS3 arriving in the post :D :rolleyes: :D I'm not sure if I'm a gamer or addicted to shopping :D

You need to start your own rental service and recoup some of those gaming funds; you'll probably turn a profit in a week's time with all the games you've been getting lately mate. ;)

[MacRumorUser]

You need to start your own rental service and recoup some of those gaming funds; you'll probably turn a profit in a week's time with all the games you've been getting lately mate. ;)

I would do, But nobody would rent some of the crap I buy :D :(

[srobert]

Nice. 10$ well spent. Count me in.

Original reviews for those interested: A Link (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/psx/castlevaniasymphony?q=symphony%20night) to the past?

[TheGimp]

don't even go there. :o I went out and bought Bullet Witch & SSX Blur today :rolleyes: That on top of Motorstorm PS3 arriving in the post :D :rolleyes: :D I'm not sure if I'm a gamer or addicted to shopping :D

Depends on how you are actually spending your time, not your money. Gamers mainly game, shoppers mainly shop (or talk shop talk). Others are somewhere in between. If you are actually immersing yourself in the games once they arrive - not just imbibing on their novelty and promises of blissful abandon - then I would say you are a gamer through and through. If after reading this you're still on the fence regarding in which camp you belong, then just ask yourself the next time you have a substantial chunk of free time whether you'd rather be playing a game than reading about it and milking the purchase of vicarious enjoyment of others.

SotN looks great. I also like the idea of a sharper hd version and the attractive border wrapped around the inset game. What would also be cool (er, not exactly, but...) would be ability to toggle between original (100% emulated) music and enhanced soundtrack with high-end DSP (easy on these new consoles).

[JackAxe]

This was the first Castlevania game I played after the NES days and was the only one I finished. This game is great. I'm jealous. :)

<]=)

[Haoshiro]

Dangit, to many great XBLA releases lately!!!

[SamIchi]

I got the original... Great game for $10 though.

[pcypert]

I'm going to give it another shot. Didn't do much for me on the Playstation, bu then I got it at the same time as FF7 and the original Resident Evil (and Parrapa the Rappa :) ) so it didn't get much play time...

Paul