The best of XBLA?

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#1  Edited By matoya

Hi everyone. 
 
I've just moved back home, so I can get my 360 back online for a while. I'm planning on  getting a bunch of MS points, and picking through XBLA for some of the best things. 
 
What would you guys recommend? To put it into context, the last time I hit up the marketplace was around Megaman 9/Castle crashers and so on. 
 
The initial things that pop out are Limbo, but I'm open to other suggestions for the rest. 
 
Cheers

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#2  Edited By christ0phe

Limbo is great, so is Super Meat Boy.  It is really difficult, but super rewarding and fun 

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#3  Edited By PhatSeeJay

Limbo, Shadow Complex and Rez are my favorite purchases on XBLA.

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#4  Edited By Deathmachine117

Toy Soldiers, Shadow Complex and for sure Limbo.

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#6  Edited By dabe

Braid, Shadow Complex, Puzzle Quest, The Undergarden, ilomilo, Catan, Axel & Pixel to name a few.

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#7  Edited By Mighty

Limbo and Super Meat Boy. I think my favorite was Monday Night Combat, but that's online only (for the most part), so I don't know how well it will hold up. 

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#8  Edited By Jonda

Braid, Limbo, Shadow Complex

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#9  Edited By elcalavera

Toy Soldiers!

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#10  Edited By Chummy8

Since it wasn't mentioned....Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers. 

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#11  Edited By ky326

Shadow Complex

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#12  Edited By pweidman

@TekZero said:

Since it wasn't mentioned....Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers.

This, and the new game, 2012, is out today I think. Trenched in a week looks super cool. For me, Pinball FX2 is outstanding, as well as Torchlight. D&D Daggerdale is very fun, but pretty bugged out right now. Currently playing Might and Magic:Clash of Heroes and it's really good, and damn long. The quality of these arcade games is amazing.....soo many good games for cheap.

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#13  Edited By cookiemonster

Shadow Complex, Super Meat Boy and Braid. Avoid 'Splosion Man and Beyong Good and Evil HD.

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#14  Edited By phish09

Shadow Complex, Trials HD, Pacman Championship Edition DX, Secret of Monkey Island, Splosion Man, Braid, Limbo, Super Meat Boy, Comic Jumper (when it goes on sale anyway), Castlevania: SOTN, Tetris Splash (nothing flashy, but good twoplayer Tetris), Costume Quest, Castle Crashers, Pinball FX 2, Deathspank, Peggle, Plants vs Zombies, Megaman 9 & 10, Geometry Wars 2, Full House Poker.

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#15  Edited By Vexxan

Outland

Limbo

Geometry Wars

Super Meat Boy

Shadow Complex

Trials HD

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#16  Edited By Chummy8
@pweidman: You're right, it is out today.  That totally sucks since I haven't played the last one for a long time and just bought the third expansion. 
 
That's a waste of 400 MS points. 
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#17  Edited By craigbo180
@Matoya said:
Hi everyone.  I've just moved back home, so I can get my 360 back online for a while. I'm planning on  getting a bunch of MS points, and picking through XBLA for some of the best things.  What would you guys recommend? To put it into context, the last time I hit up the marketplace was around Megaman 9/Castle crashers and so on.  The initial things that pop out are Limbo, but I'm open to other suggestions for the rest.  Cheers
Shadow Complex, 'Splosion Man, Trials HD, Super Meat Boy. Lot of people rave about toy soldiers though I haven't actually played it. 
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#18  Edited By Cincaid

@pweidman said:

@TekZero said:

Since it wasn't mentioned....Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers.

This, and the new game, 2012, is out today I think. Trenched in a week looks super cool. For me, Pinball FX2 is outstanding, as well as Torchlight. D&D Daggerdale is very fun, but pretty bugged out right now. Currently playing Might and Magic:Clash of Heroes and it's really good, and damn long. The quality of these arcade games is amazing.....soo many good games for cheap.

Wow, thanks! Totally forgot the 2012 edition was released today. Much love!

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#19  Edited By jimi

If you hate yourself buy Trials HD and Super Meat Boy.

Shadow complex is a great metroidvania style game, there is also the original symphony of the night on XBLA.

Battlefield 1943 was great fun but I'm not sure how many people play it now.

Braid is the best puzzle game on xbla, it also has a great story.

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#20  Edited By rmanthorp  Moderator
@Vegsen said:

Outland

Limbo

Geometry Wars

Super Meat Boy

Shadow Complex

Trials HD

ALL OF THESE! 
 
Maybe BC:Re-armed but NOT 2 >:C
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#21  Edited By Kyle

For me, the best stuff since then has been Braid, Shadow Complex, Trials HD, and Super Meat Boy. Oh yeah, and Limbo.

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#22  Edited By shiptoncraig

Just started playing Outland and it seems like a reasonable game for 800 points.

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#23  Edited By UlquioKani

Shadow Complex, Geometry Wars 2, Braid and Splosion Man

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#24  Edited By mnzy

If you like puzzle games, magic: duels of the planeswalker, puzzle quest and might & magic: clash of heroes are really good.

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#25  Edited By MysteriousBob
@Jimi said:

Braid is the best puzzle game on xbla, it also has a great story.

You must be talking about a different Braid because the one I know of has a load of vague pseudo-artistic crap. Great game though.
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#26  Edited By Video_Game_King

Anybody who says Costume Quest is a dirty liar who should not be trusted. As for an actual recommendation....Crash Course?

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#27  Edited By YI_Orange

No love for Ikaruga?

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#28  Edited By niall_sg1

DOOM and DOOM II.  
 
You won't regret it. 

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#29  Edited By WoodenPlatypus

I didn't really think Toy Soliders was all that good. It was too samey. 
 
Trials HD is infuriating yet brilliant.
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#30  Edited By zidd

Remember the classics. Download Cloning Clyde.

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#31  Edited By Karl_Boss

Shadow Complex and Super Meat Boy.