XBLA: Poker Smash Available Now

11 Responses

1. DavGerm4

   Comment posted February 6, 2008 at 5:56 pm 1

   It looks pretty cool, but it’s basically just matching up the cards to get points. It doesn’t really seem much like a “poker” type of game. I’ll have to try the demo…

2. Shafnitz

   Comment posted February 6, 2008 at 5:59 pm 2

   Yeah, it just seems like Bejeweled with a poker theme…

3. Jake_Jenova

   Comment posted February 6, 2008 at 6:53 pm 3

   Doesn’t look like a type of game I would buy and play for an XBLA game but I can always try the demo!

4. MisterHostile

   Comment posted February 6, 2008 at 8:06 pm 4

   I heard it was more like Meteos than Bejeweled.

5. Shafnitz

   Comment posted February 6, 2008 at 8:21 pm 5

   I haven’t played it yet. Or Meteos, for that matter. So I’m not 100% sure. Just going off what I saw. It looks like a “match 3 in a row” type game.

6. MrSpinch

   Comment posted February 7, 2008 at 10:09 am 6

   SPINCH SMASH PUNY POKER!

7. MisterHostile

   Comment posted February 7, 2008 at 1:24 pm 7

   Alright, I tried the demo (which you should download to win an Xbox 360 Elite) and it’s like Planet Puzzle League otherwise known as Puzzle de Pon. Is this information going over your head guys? =p

8. Shafnitz

   Comment posted February 7, 2008 at 2:00 pm 8

   Haha… Yeah, I’ve never played those games. I do want to check it out, though. Rusty over on the UGO Games Blog said it’s one of the best puzzle games on XBLA. I downloaded it last night, so I’ll have to give it a chance. It might even happen tonight if my Internet connection isn’t fixed in time for XOD Game Night.

9. LiquidID

   Comment posted February 8, 2008 at 1:58 am 9

   After Puzzle Quest, I’m pretty burned out of the whole cascading tiles/cards/gems/monkeys/whatever games. I also have a hard time stomaching $10 for it as well, when free games of that kind are all over the Internet.

10. Shafnitz

    Comment posted February 8, 2008 at 9:50 am 10

    I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised with the demo I played last night. It’s different than I was expecting and it was pretty fun. I’m not sure I’ll buy it, just yet. I’ll need to give the trial some more time. It was very fun, though.

11. LiquidID

    Comment posted February 9, 2008 at 11:21 pm 11

    I grabbed the demo and played around with it for a while. It’s rather difficult to get good at. Either that or I suck.
    I was expecting to see more cards on screen at once, but I was only playing with 10s up. That alone made the game very dry very fast. Does the full version have a full deck?
    I was also put off by the 5 minute trial time limit, and the constant hounding to buy it.

    Ah well, Hexic HD still serves me well enough.