Great concept; easy, intuitive access; needs work, but definitely getting better!
User Rating: 6.3 | Xbox Live Arcade XBOX
These are the kind of games I like to play when I'm too tired to get into anything else, or nothing else in my collection really is calling to me. These also happen to be the only games my wife will play! Most are intuitive, easy to pick up, and addictive. The one HUGE drawback is that they tend to be pricey. I think 15 bones for bejeweled, for example, it definitely padding Bill Gates wallets. Other games like Zuma, while the same price, are more justifiably worth the price. Still, I'd say a reduction in price of 25-35% to really get more gamers involved. And, although I believe this is addressed on the upcoming Xbox 360, it would be nice to be able to access the Xbox Live Arcade on Xbox 1 without having to put the disk in. There also needs to be more stuff in there. There's just not enough material to stay occupied for long. However, I think XBL arcade is a fantastic idea. It just needs to be tuned and perfected with some TLC.
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