Defending 3D cities from a wave of 2D retro baddies in Space Invaders Get Even sounded pretty cool to me. But, after hearing of this pricing scheme, some of the Do Want-ness has worn off..
Game|Life says that although the game is priced at 500 Wii Points ($5), you'll have to pay that much for each of the four levels, making the total package $20.
To be fair, I haven't had a chance to play Get Even yet. Game|Life seems to dig it after playing a bit of the Japanese release, but says that the thrill didn't last that long:
Unfortunately, my $5 went rather quickly -- it won't take very long before you've finished the first set of three levels and the game gives you the modern-day equivalent of "Insert Coin To Continue."
I love the ideas behind this game, but I don't love the pricing or episodic release structure. What do you think?
[Thanks, Andrew B.]
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10:03 AM on 08.26.2008
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Any word on exactly how long it took? Scanning through the article, there's nothing about actual time. I'm not going to pay $5 for a game that takes 10-20 minutes to finish, no matter how cool it may sound.
What is normal pricing for a game? If this was on the DS people would have no problem paying $20 to $30 for it. So because they give you the option to buy as little, or as much of it as you want to that's now a bad thing? No one will force you buy all $20 worth of content if you don't want to, but the option is still there if you want it. How is that bad?
I think it's just kind of a hassle to buy the game in packs like that. It's like selling each disc of Blue Dragon for $20 and asking you to buy all of them. For me it's not really the price but the idea that you have to buy a game in pieces.
Also, shelling out $30 isn't an issue for a game that I can physically hold. But when the game is downloadable, you're cutting some cost of materials. Because of this, I expect my DLC to be a bit cheaper than buying a disc or cartridge.
I also agree with nintendoll--due to limited capacity and no good way to backup content, you are essentially leasing a game. To me the price point seems too high for that.
I thought it was exactly the opposite - you were playing as the Space Invaders in this one?