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Xbox 360 DLC Roundup Comments by Dan Whitehead

18 August, 2008

Ninja Gaiden 2, Halo 3, Army of Two, Lost Odyssey, Puzzle Quest, N+, Rock Band, GH III.

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muscleblade
18/08/08 @ 14:08
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The Ninja gaiden 2 DLC is actually even better than the game itself and NG2 is my favourite game so far this year.
Beating the multiboss missions is very hard but rewarding. The survival missions took me a good 30 hours to get gold on every mission. I almost killed myself trying but i made it in the end.

The Army of Two DLC missions is also of higher quality than the missions in the game. More challenging too on veteran difficulty.
asphaltcowboy
18/08/08 @ 14:13
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"We're so rubbish at this we can't even get the disc out of the box."

lol!

"The second mission is even more interesting, taking you back to Miami and the SSC headquarters where you get to do things that would constitute spoilers for those who have yet to complete the game, so I'll simply say that it offers an all-new ending for the game."

Yeah, unfortunately it smacks of EA not actually finishing the game properly the first time and having to tack it on at the end as DLC afterwards! The ending for the boxed game is bloody awful! You fight all that way and your evil nemesis is killed in a cutscene that you do not partake in! Ridiculous!
Xerx3s
18/08/08 @ 14:16
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Halo 3 mappack - 9/10. Better than Ha...mgs4 then.
Jazza2
18/08/08 @ 14:21
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Halo: Collector's Edition??? don't you mean Halo: Combat Evolved?
BillyBrush
18/08/08 @ 14:24
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Ninja Gaiden 2 not doing well is a shame, the core gameplay is just sooo superior to DMC4, tis a travesty..

Ninja Gaiden 2 does also have the most toxic update ever associated with gaming though...when you go back from the mission pack and try and play chapter 14 you're game will black out when the dagra dai fight is about to commence, and your pad will rumble endlessley...i think it's the 1st update to liderally break a game

personally i had to clear my cache and have to play the game offline now...it might be worth a mention, as anyone getting the DLC is going to break the main game.
DUFFKING
18/08/08 @ 14:32
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I would mark NGII down for cutting the (already finished) content from the disk so they can sell it to us later.

Probably so Tecmo can fund their numerous lawsuits.

Not buying mission mode for several reasons, including the score system being a bit stupid, and the fact that I can't really see the double boss fights being much fun considering how brain shrinkingly dull the game is on Master Ninja. And they managed to compltely break the single player mode with the patch required (though that may be doing me a favour)
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miiiguel
18/08/08 @ 14:35
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I agree with these.
AoT DLC is probably the second best for 360, up until now, and it's free.
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muscleblade
18/08/08 @ 14:55
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@DUFFKING

Well you actually beat it on that difficulty so you must like NG2 more than it sounds like from you comment.
iago71
18/08/08 @ 15:04
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Beaver/Battle Creek please............
DUFFKING
18/08/08 @ 15:11
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@muscleblade

I enjoyed it 50-50, half of it felt like Team Ninja was pissing over everything I liked about the original, and half of it was pretty good fun. As enjoyable as ever on the default difficulties but not so much on the higher ones, which were my favourite parts about NGB.
nickthegun
18/08/08 @ 15:15
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Its a good engine draped in a shit, half finished game.

Its fun to play, but its a scruffy old turd.
Erinan
18/08/08 @ 15:17
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but you'll really need Ace of Spades from Guitar Hero II for the obvious-but-essential neck-snapping finale.

Guitar Hero 1 :)
Nithron
18/08/08 @ 15:18
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Why does DLC for GH3 still suck?

I really don't wanna buy Rockband just for some new guitar tracks, but honestly, do Activision actually hate their audience or something?
Der_tolle_Emil
18/08/08 @ 15:27
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Rock Band DLC is awesome. Reasonably priced and actually a quite good collection of songs.
Sar
18/08/08 @ 15:33
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"Lost Odyssey fans can also invest in the Triple Bonus Pack for 200 Points"

Or you could get it free like I did and register a Japanese account and download it off their marketplace for nowt, as they get it free.
DUFFKING
18/08/08 @ 15:41
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I had a Jap account once, used to get the NG2 demo as it happens. I can't remember the sign in information now though, I wouldn't mind that free LO content.
miiiguel
18/08/08 @ 15:48
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but, if you download it with a Japanese account you can't play it with your *real* profile, can you?
DUFFKING
18/08/08 @ 15:54
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I could play the NG2 demo with my normal account, guess it could be different for in game content, can't see why though.
anomagnus
18/08/08 @ 15:54
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is there a DLC that makes NG2 even remotely enjoyable?
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miiiguel
18/08/08 @ 15:57
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well, idk..., it is just that my gf couldn't play Shivering Isles with her account, when it was bought with mine.
asphaltcowboy
18/08/08 @ 16:22
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Nick75: wow, well rounded argument there!
PlugMonkey
18/08/08 @ 16:55
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There's also a track by earnest plod-rockers Staind and if you download that I will hunt you down like a dog. I mean it.

Heh heh. +1 there, sir! Although I prefer the term "Whinge Rock".
andromeda
18/08/08 @ 17:29
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that mirrors edge banner ad is giving me vertigo. Game could be really good i think
smelly
18/08/08 @ 20:55
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STILL dont get the halo 3 love.. i must be weird.
DUFFKING
18/08/08 @ 21:29
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Aside from the several thousand others who have publicly declared that they don't like Halo smelly?

;)
Crofto
18/08/08 @ 22:58
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I reckon the NGII DLC should probably be marked down due the possible fact that the mission mode could have already been in the game (along with the costumes).
Daikon
19/08/08 @ 03:32
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No mention of the new Coldplay track pack for Guitar Hero III?
dryden555
19/08/08 @ 13:40
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if you love puzzle quest and dont mind starting with one of the new characters, the DLC is worth it.

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