Monday Night Combat: Steam edition

[[AK]StitchJones]

Earlier this year on the Xbox360 this title was released in the download Arcade section. Now it is making it's grand entrance on the PC via a Steam hosted purchase. This game is alot of fun and well worth the 15$ if you are looking for something in line with TF2 but with it's own personality.

[[AK]Hylander]

I've only had it a week, so it's not a review - but:

1) Gamepads suck (but we knew that)
2) I'm sick of them not identifying content you download as "free" as trials and not really free
3) The 'arcade' is confusing. Are the games free or not? It doesn't tell you before you download all the content. I've downloaded some, and they were like 15 second previews.. literally.

Dead Red Redemption is cool, but the controller is annoying. I find myself getting shot 5 times before I can even find the little white dot to where I'm aiming at. Mouse and keyboard please!

[[AK]StitchJones]

I've only had it a week, so it's not a review - but:

1) Gamepads suck (but we knew that)
2) I'm sick of them not identifying content you download as "free" as trials and not really free
3) The 'arcade' is confusing. Are the games free or not? It doesn't tell you before you download all the content. I've downloaded some, and they were like 15 second previews.. literally.

Dead Red Redemption is cool, but the controller is annoying. I find myself getting shot 5 times before I can even find the little white dot to where I'm aiming at. Mouse and keyboard please!

Both the 360 and PS3 controller does take some getting used to. After so many years of being a mouse and keyboard type person, you will just think in your head what the buttons should be or the flick of your wrist for an action.
Honestly I would say if you haven't already pick up a used copy of Rainbow Six: Vegas or Vegas 2. Both of those games will help swing you into getting used to controls on a pad very smoothly. I do agree with some of the quirks in Red Dead Redemption, I myself had to take some time to get used to it.

As for the Game marketplace and Arcade games, every game in the XBL arcade has a free demo/preview (actually 99.5% do) that you can download and play. From both inside the demo as well as the browse page you can pick a purchase option to buy it. It's actually very streamlined, however again being used to the PC mindset you have to retrain yourself.

All I can say is just continue to be patient and relax, your skill will come in time. Just pick something and stick with it!

[[AK]Hylander]

I've already been injured by the Kinect.. strained my shoulder while bowling and then re-injured it in a boxing match.

[[AK]Rocks]

I smell refund and lawsuit. Or I just smell age?

[[AK]StitchJones]

I smell Icy-Hot

[[AK]Squidly]

I remember struggling with the controller as I played the original Halo on my XBox. By the end of that game it was second nature.

That said I think that over the last 5 years or so I've changed in that I no longer have the patience to boot up a console and devote that kind of time. I've become very much a casual gamer.

[[AK]Hylander]

I smell refund and lawsuit. Or I just smell age?

Well I do turn 40 in January...