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post #1 of 27
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One goddamn addictive game. Wish more people were playing it online.
post #2 of 27
I liked the demo quite a bit but not enough to buy the full game. ...which is how I feel about most of the XBLA titles, actually.
post #3 of 27
Addictive puzzle game? Poker themed? Xbox?

PAGING KEVIN MATCHSTICK!
post #4 of 27
I've been playing around with this, it's pretty fun and very, very addictive.

If you see Wayward One on, toss me a game invite.
post #5 of 27
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Definitely!

My review- http://chud.com/articles/articles/14...ASH/Page1.html

I'm so in love with the Live Arcade. It's been fantastic recently. Between this, Rez HD, and N+, I almost don't have to buy retail games anymore.
post #6 of 27
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It's slow to get into but once you understand how the pieces move you'll definitely be hooked. The fact that every time you play a game you'll be earning points towards new boards makes things that much sweeter when trying for that high score.
So it's like Lumines in this respect? Goddammit. I will see you online, Riviello! ...as soon as I buy some more MS spacebucks.
post #7 of 27
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Originally Posted by Alex Riviello View Post
Definitely!

My review- http://chud.com/articles/articles/14...ASH/Page1.html

I'm so in love with the Live Arcade. It's been fantastic recently. Between this, Rez HD, and N+, I almost don't have to buy retail games anymore.
Almost. You can see April 29th as clearly as I can.
post #8 of 27
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Yeah. When you first try it out you won't get what's so special about it (at least I didn't), but as you start to see what's going on and how everything movies, it gets that much more fun.

I completely forgot to mention that you can save your Timed runs and upload them to their servers. Watching the top ones will blow your mind... some of these people are so fucking fast and crazy with the combos. It'll also give you a good idea of how to be better at the game, though- definitely worth taking a look at a few.
post #9 of 27
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So it's like Lumines in this respect? Goddammit. I will see you online, Riviello! ...as soon as I buy some more MS spacebucks.
I'll see both you rat-bastards. Gonna buy this when I get home.
post #10 of 27
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Originally Posted by El Gray View Post
Addictive puzzle game? Poker themed? Xbox?

PAGING KEVIN MATCHSTICK!

Also buying this (and N+) when I get home. I've never bought anything other than Halo level downloads from XBOX Live. A new day is dawning. Great review, Alex.
post #11 of 27
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Originally Posted by Matt Goldberg View Post
Almost. You can see April 29th as clearly as I can.
I know... I know...

I'd be down to play you guys tonight but I'd just murdalize you! Someone send me an invite when you get the hang of things. (You unfortunately can't see what the other player is doing, just what his score is. You both compete for the same pot of $100,000 which goes back and forth when you score)
post #12 of 27
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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick View Post
Also buying this (and N+) when I get home. I've never bought anything other than Halo level downloads from XBOX Live. A new day is dawning. Great review, Alex.
Is your gamertag still Epoch Jones? I sent you an invite but last I checked it was still pending.
post #13 of 27
Yeah, it is. I just haven't logged in for a long time. Had enough of the racist shit heard while playing Halo 3. It would be good to play against/with some Chewers, though. Will accept your invite tonight. Be excited!
post #14 of 27
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Originally Posted by Kevin Matchstick View Post
Yeah, it is. I just haven't logged in for a long time. Had enough of the racist shit heard while playing Halo 3. It would be good to play against/with some Chewers, though. Will accept your invite tonight. Be excited!
I'll prep my racist shit!
post #15 of 27
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Originally Posted by gravedigger View Post
So it's like Lumines in this respect? Goddammit. I will see you online, Riviello! ...as soon as I buy some more MS spacebucks.


You get those new maps yet?
post #16 of 27
Haha, I knew that was coming. New game > new maps, even if they are for CoD4.
post #17 of 27
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Originally Posted by Matt Goldberg View Post
I'll prep my racist shit!
Props!
post #18 of 27
Bought. Awesome. I tried to chat with Goldberg last night, and it proved impossible. Usually don't have trouble chatting or hearing folks, so I wonder if the chat mess is Poker Smash-specific. Anyway, peep my score, online pals. And try to beat it.
post #19 of 27
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Christ! Nice one.... I'm coming for you.

I got that 7x combo achievement yesterday- BARELY. No idea how the hell I'd ever do a 24. You watch any of those videos in the Theater mode?
post #20 of 27
I haven't watched any videos yet, but I will check them out this weekend...when I'm furthering the gap between my amazing score and and the scores of you pretenders to the throne. That said, 24x combo....uh, I may be too old to even attempt. I imagine it takes some crazy stack planning.
post #21 of 27
So far I really suck at this game. Matchstick and mongy must be Poker Smash savants or something.
post #22 of 27
I suck at the game too. I've just been playing longer. I managed to only pull off the 5x combo. When I play I'm not really playing for a score or anything. Just a relaxing space out experience that I do when I get home from work while dinner roasts in the oven.
post #23 of 27
This game is a blast. But fuck those combos man. Watching the video has just made me even more depressed. I just can't fathom how quickly some of those people seem to think.

There's a whole generation of that retard guy from 'Cube' on XBox Live right now.
post #24 of 27
The trick seems to be using the slow down once you get a match. I managed to get a 3x or 4x combo on purpose last night. But, yeah, some of those videos are insane.
post #25 of 27
So I log on and see Matchstick completely demolished my present high score, lower 200k, netting something around 300+ hundred thousand. Nice.

Spent an hour dicking around and finally pulled off a 7x combo.
post #26 of 27
I went and bought this one. After hearing all the good things and trying it out it seemed worthwhile. Now I just need to find time to play it a bit and see if I can get any good at it. I have a feeling this and Lost Odyssey will be my go to 360 games for a bit. I haven't bought a Live Arcade game in quite sometime, but what the hell. Now I have 400 points, which is probably enough to get me tempted to splurge a little more on something else eventually.
post #27 of 27
I finally managed to break 100K over the weekend. The presentation and feel of this game just sucks you in. I'll plan to sit down with it for just a few minutes and the next thing I know at least an hour has passed. So much fun.
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