Author Topic: Toy Soldiers XBLA looks pretty dang cool (Read 1938 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **on:** December 29, 2009, 08:25:15 PM »

[youtube=560,345]V0CAH03AKog[/youtube]

[youtube=560,345]3xO6pBfJ3hs[/youtube]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/t/toysoldiersxbla/

Beezy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2009, 08:54:04 PM »

Never heard of this, but it looks great.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2009, 09:58:53 PM »

hometown developers represent

edit: holy shit these guys are like eight blocks from my house

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2009, 10:33:04 PM »

go get us some free codes, tell them we'll review it on the show

if they ask you how many listeners we have, cough to obscure the number

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2009, 10:42:12 PM »

Tell them Hollywood hot shot would also like to review this product.

demi · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2009, 10:43:15 PM »

Looks like either Batallion Wars (Wii/GC) or Valkyria Chronicles

Havent played either

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #6 on:** December 29, 2009, 11:37:19 PM »

Oh shit, Bothell! Get a team in Issaquah and the circle will be complete or something

pilonv1 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2009, 12:06:30 AM »

Amazing that I know all these places from another forum - Bothel, Tulalip (sp?), Woodenville.

cool breeze · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2009, 12:19:02 AM »

This looks awesome. Reminds me of The Outfit, and I used to play that a lot with my old roommate.

wait, it's a tower defense game?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #9 on:** March 01, 2010, 07:42:53 PM »

Comes out Wednesday.

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1856/Toy-Soldiers/p1/

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:21:50 PM »

It looks cool, but low odds of buying it up against BC2, Borderlands DLC, and Perfect Dark.

Also this week's XBLA deal of the week is the most pathetic yet. Gears of War avatar outfit for only $3!

Beezy · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:25:39 PM »

Quote

Toy Soldiers is a strategy game, but really at its core it’s simply a tower defense-style game, where you must repel waves of incoming enemies by setting up turrets and other weapons emplacements along the pathway to your base.

FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

I can't say no to these games. *opens wallet*

pilonv1 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:32:23 PM »

me either. i dont like the idea of third person shooting but I love the setting

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:38:59 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 01, 2010, 08:21:50 PM

It looks cool, but low odds of buying it up against BC2, Borderlands DLC, and Perfect Dark.

Also this week's XBLA deal of the week is the most pathetic yet. Gears of War avatar outfit for only $3!

Yeah, when I saw that today, it read more like an insult than a "deal"

Beezy · « **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:44:08 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on March 01, 2010, 08:32:23 PM

me either. i dont like the idea of third person shooting but I love the setting

From that review it sounds like it will be cool for controlling tanks and planes, but I doubt that I'll be controlling the towers too often.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2010, 08:56:54 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on March 01, 2010, 08:25:39 PM

Quote
Toy Soldiers is a strategy game, but really at its core it’s simply a tower defense-style game, where you must repel waves of incoming enemies by setting up turrets and other weapons emplacements along the pathway to your base.
FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

I can't say no to these games. *opens wallet*

That's waht this is? Forget it then. I thought it was gonna be like Valkyria Chronicles or Battalion Wars, but competitive.

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on March 01, 2010, 08:38:59 PM

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 01, 2010, 08:21:50 PM
It looks cool, but low odds of buying it up against BC2, Borderlands DLC, and Perfect Dark.

Also this week's XBLA deal of the week is the most pathetic yet. Gears of War avatar outfit for only $3!

Yeah, when I saw that today, it read more like an insult than a "deal"

Seriously, a not-low price for a not-new game for a not-good feature? How can I interpret this as anything but a fuck you?

Beezy · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:05:30 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 01, 2010, 08:56:54 PM

Quote from: Beezy on March 01, 2010, 08:25:39 PM
Quote
Toy Soldiers is a strategy game, but really at its core it’s simply a tower defense-style game, where you must repel waves of incoming enemies by setting up turrets and other weapons emplacements along the pathway to your base.
FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

I can't say no to these games. *opens wallet*

That's waht this is? Forget it then. I thought it was gonna be like Valkyria Chronicles or Battalion Wars, but competitive.

No hating on tower defense games! It's my 2nd favorite newly discovered genre this gen, right after 2D fighters.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:09:32 PM »

Yeah, I'm tired of tower defense games. Also, I think this was a poor move on Microsoft's part to release the game the same week as Bad Company 2 or the same month as Perfect Dark (which will dominate XBLA for awhile).

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #18 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:09:57 PM »

Tower Defense? More like fucking waste of my time! Boom!

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:10:14 PM »

Ew, tower defense. Nnnnope. *checks watch* Is it March 17 yet

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #20 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:13:20 PM »

I'll probably get this, the only TD-style game I own is Plants vs. Zombies. Plus, you get to fly and drive tanks, and I like the setting. It has a hard mode where none of the cannons or towers will fire unless you're manning them.

Beezy · « **Reply #21 on:** March 01, 2010, 09:46:52 PM »

TD haters

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22 on:** March 01, 2010, 10:10:18 PM »

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/107/1073254p1.html

Beezy · « **Reply #23 on:** March 01, 2010, 10:45:03 PM »

haters annihilated

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #24 on:** March 02, 2010, 12:05:10 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 29, 2009, 11:37:19 PM

Oh shit, Bothell! Get a team in Issaquah and the circle will be complete or something

The guys who made Carcassonne on XBLA were based out of Issaquah. Too bad they're got shut down after the Blizzard-Activision merger.

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #25 on:** March 02, 2010, 03:22:43 AM »

Quote from: demi on March 01, 2010, 09:10:14 PM

Ew, tower defense. Nnnnope. *checks watch* Is it March 17 yet

you getting DA: Awakening, Demi?

demi · « **Reply #26 on:** March 02, 2010, 12:57:07 PM »

Quote from: InfectedGib on March 02, 2010, 03:22:43 AM

Quote from: demi on March 01, 2010, 09:10:14 PM
Ew, tower defense. Nnnnope. *checks watch* Is it March 17 yet

you getting DA: Awakening, Demi?

I sold DAO off, and it is required to play it.

GF doesnt send out expansion discs like this, so unless I get a hookup or something, I wont be playing it.

Did I get my date wrong? I was referring to Perfect Dark, btw.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 02, 2010, 01:01:35 PM »

Reminds me of Warhawk. Which isn't a bad thing.

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #28 on:** March 02, 2010, 01:13:19 PM »

Quote from: demi on March 02, 2010, 12:57:07 PM

Quote from: InfectedGib on March 02, 2010, 03:22:43 AM
Quote from: demi on March 01, 2010, 09:10:14 PM
Ew, tower defense. Nnnnope. *checks watch* Is it March 17 yet

you getting DA: Awakening, Demi?

I sold DAO off, and it is required to play it.

GF doesnt send out expansion discs like this, so unless I get a hookup or something, I wont be playing it.

Did I get my date wrong? I was referring to Perfect Dark, btw.

oh, I forgot Perfect Dark was coming out on the 17th... I assumed you were referring to DA Awakening

me dumb

cool breeze · « **Reply #29 on:** March 03, 2010, 01:18:18 PM »

yeah, this is totally like The Outfit, only you can't play as the infantry units and single player is tower defense.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #30 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:33:28 PM »

Neat little game. Very well animated.

People should try out the demo

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841099e/?of=1

I think it would do better at $10 rather than $15 but its still pretty good by XBLA standards.

Beezy · « **Reply #31 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:50:42 PM »

Yeah, I liked what I played in the demo. This game will be mine.

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Author Topic: Toy Soldiers XBLA looks pretty dang cool (Read 1938 times)