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A great bargain if you don't already own these games.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 26 / 27
Date: April 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Xbox Arcade Unplugged is a collection of some of the best-selling games from the Xbox Live Arcade on the Xbox 360. Included is 6 games, 3 demos and a 1 month subscription to live.

1 month of live (retail $8) - It is a great service for online play of any game. You can download and rent movies, buy tv episodic content, and chat with friends, families, and strangers around the world.

Bejeweled 2 (retail $10)- A popular puzzle game in which you try to match up jewels in order to get to the next level. There are several modes to Bejeweled, some unlockable. The game is a real challenge, and if you like puzzle games, you will be pleased with Bejeweled 2.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (retail $5) - An instant classic in the tradition of Asteroids. You fly around in a 'ship' trying to destroy geometric shapes, each having their own characteristics. As you progress, the games elements get harder, and more shapes are introduced. A fantastic game that is fun for just about everyone.

Hardwood Backgammon (retail $5) - Classic Backgammon action. You can play against a friend on the couch, vs. the computer, or take on someone online on Xbox Live. Hardwood Backgammon is also Camera Enabled.

Outpost Kaloki X (retail $10) - A strategy game in which you are in outer space, attempting to manage power and research. A variety of missions and scenarios to keep you busy are included.

Wik and the Fable of Souls (retail $10) - A crazy game about a small creature who uses his tongue to eat bugs and whip around treelimbs. Part puzzle game, part action, this game can be very challenging. There are over 120 levels in the game, each one being more difficult than the last.

Texas Hold 'em (retail $10) - This may be the junk of the bundle. A poorly executed attempted interface leaves most poker players wondering why they didn't copy any of the popular online poker sites and their interface. Often multiplayer works too slow, while you wait for others to take their turn. There are some scenarios to work on in single player. Overall, it isn't too bad, but it leaves a lot to be desired amongst poker players.

Also included are demos of Uno, Marble Blast Ultra, and Feeding Frenzy.

Uno is the classic card game everyone knows. It translates to Xbox Live very well and is camera enabled. It has a wide variety of gameplay options, including partner play. Marble Blast Ultra is a game in which you try to move your marble around to the exit point. Each level is brilliantly designed, colorful, and challenging. Feeding Frenzy is a great game for all ages, in which you start each level as a small fish, eating other fish and growing as you do so.

If you bought everything in this package for retail price, it would cost you $58. Even if you only need a couple of the $10 games, it's still agreat bargain with the 1 month of Xbox Live for free.

Great cheap way to LIVE Arcade games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game just for Texas Hold'em and Geometry Wars, but with the free Xbox live Gold month and Bejewled 2 is a great *CHEAP* addition to any collection. Particularly, I thought Bejeweled 2 was a boring PC game, wich I had played, but it happens to be a lot more fun without a mouse and in a big HD screen with great sound. Wik is a great puzzle game, you have to think thru each level, although it might be less shiny than Eets but its good. The backgammon game is fun in LIVE and with a partner in the same room, of course not for people looking for action and explosions. I haven't played Outpost Kaloki X much, but it's another thinking game, some strategy like the "Something" tycoon games or ye olde good Sim City. In all this are games for thinkers, even Geometry wars in a way, so I recommend this great collection just for those tired of the shooters, races, aliens, etc. or just for the in between battle moments!

WOW, I NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE THIS GOOD 8.5 OUT OF 10

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: December 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Mini-game collections are a strange bunch. For every Wario Ware Inc. you get crap like the critically ashamed Fuzion Frenzy 2. Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged luckily finds itself in the Wario Ware Inc. crowd. This collection has some pretty neat games like my favorites: Bejeweled 2 and Geometry Wars. The are a few other interesting ones as well like Marble Mania and few others that are fun to play. There are maybe one or two weak links in this awesome package, and some of the games need to be fully downloaded on Xbox Live. But this game is successful in doing what it's supposed to do, give people simple, fun games. This game also makes me remember the good times with games like Wario Ware Inc. and early Mario Party games and why they were so fun in the first place.

warning: free month of LIVE is expired already

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: January 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this because it comes with the full version of 6 games (two of which I like almost enough to pay for) plus a month of xbox Live Gold service as a redeemable card.

Unfortunately, these packages from Amazon are pretty old, and the free month expires in 2007, so if you try and use the code that's included, it will probably not work. I say probably because I haven't yet entered the code. I am waiting until next month to do so because I'm so slammed with work this month that there is no way I'll be able to play online games anyway.

It's still a good value at 8 bucks for these games. One thing I discovered is that you have to put the disc in to play them, which is a negative for two reasons: 1. You have to leave that disc in to play these casual arcade games that if you bought them on the Live service directly you would be able to play from the hard drive. 2. The optical drive on the 360 is noisy, and any opportunity you get to play a game without spinning a DVD in the tray is an opportunity to take advantage of. It seems like you should be able to move these over onto the hard drive, because they are pretty small games. oh well. Still a good deal at 8 dollars.

Very very good. A total blast.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: September 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Geometry wars, Kaloki X, Wik: Fable of souls, they're all awesome. This is a great value for some casual gaming. I'd buy it again any day. And for >$10, it's a steal. Worth every penny.

What a buy. Loads of Fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: June 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Three of the six games in this collection are great. I'm not too sure how much I'll play the other three. The trial games are nice, but you can get them online for free too - so that's no big deal. The added one month XBOX Live time makes this an even sweeter deal. Excellent value here.

MUCH CHEAPER OFFLINE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

PICK IT UP JUST FOR TEXAS HOLDEM AND BEJEWELED 2 COST LESS HERE THAN XBOX LIVE ARCADE

Not really worth buying

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 12
Date: December 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You can just play the free trials on xlive first
The only game I really like is geometry wars. people like bejeweled but Im not a fan of it. Im oldschool I guess. tetris f.t.w

xbox live might even be cheaper who knows

Great games!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: March 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged is a great set of games that my kids and I have enjoyed for hours at a time.

Pretty nice

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 21, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Geometry wars is the main reason I bought this compilation, so it's pretty sweet. Outpost Kaloki X is surprisingly fun as a space tycoon / sim. The other games aren't really worth anything, fun for a little while I suppose.

I bought it for less than $10, so for that price, 2 fun arcade games is pretty nice.

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