Hardwood Spades is a nice diversion and a better multiplayer card game than Hearts
Cons: same music and gfx as Hearts and Backgammon; AI occasionally cheats
Achievements Rating: Hard
The Hardwood XBLA are some of the cheaper titles available, but that does not mean they are not as much fun. Sure, they have rubbish music, weak graphics, and common backgrounds, but the core gameplay in each title has been well implemented and the overall experience is fun and rewarding. Spades, therefore, is a good value and diverting little card game that is a much better multiplayer experience than Hearts - thanks largely to the more tactical gameplay.