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Deal of the Week: September 27th, 2010

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zigs00
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 14:55
Toy Soldiers down to 800 MSP

Just in time for the new DLC landing tomorrow, this week's DotW sees a 33% price drop on XBLA tower defence game Toy Soldiers.

Toy Soldiers - 1200 MSP 800 MSPPut your foot soldiers, snipers, cavalry, and fighter pilots to the test in Toy Soldiers. Poised to be a smash hit on Xbox LIVE® Arcade, Toy Soldiers is an action-packed strategy-based game in which players command antique WWI toy soldiers vying for control of the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal such as tanks, cavalry, biplanes, and flamethrowers in vintage WWI toy dioramas. Developed by Signal Studios exclusively for Xbox 360, Toy Soldiers allows you to take control of individual units or control the entire battlefield from a strategic view. Integrating multiple game genres and world-class visuals, Toy Soldiers is a unique and action-packed entertainment experience!

• Toy battles: Experience epic action-packed battles with more than 50 unique units across two distinct armies, across five unique maps with their own special characteristics and multiplayer options.
• Easy-to-pick-up controls: Soldiers can fight on their own, or be controlled from a third-person mode.
• An arsenal of weapons: Fly planes, zeppelins, and even drive tanks to help your unit succeed in protecting its base.
• Multiplayer: Split screen allows you to easily fight in head-to-head battles with friends over Xbox LIVE, or on the same console.
• Miniaturized mayhem: Unique game visuals and post-effects capture the imagination and provide real world historical events in a playful toy-like miniature world.
Click here for the Xbox.com Marketplace link for the game, where you can purchase and queue it up for download now.
Airman Rufio
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:02
If any of you don't have this game yet, get it with this deal. Its an interesting take on the tower defense where you CONTROL the units yourself. Freakin' sweet if you ask me. Probably the best and one of the only World War 1 games out there.

Oh and the achievements are doable, have fun.
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:04
I have been waiting for this DotW. YAY!!!
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LGS I Hitman
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:06
been waiting some time for this.
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:08
gonna give this one a try.
Shabobble
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:15
Ummmm...this wasn't one of the deals of the week we voted for.
Shemp Howard
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:15
This is a very fun game. I highly recommend the game. At 800 msp this game is a steal. It is a challenging game, but if you need help there is some great video guides on youtube. Check my favorited videos on http://www.youtube.com/rdowdy95 if you need help with the last level. The video shows how to not let anyone in your toybox for the elusive general rank.
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:20, Edited on 27 September 10 at 16:26 by ImpendIn Agony
shabobble said:Ummmm...this wasn't one of the deals of the week we voted for. Those deals are being tallied for a different date. I believe it'seither the 13 or 18 of October.


Chad and Jessie said:I have been waiting for this DotW. YAY!!!Same Heretoast
KSU BIGMIKE
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Last post: 12 Jun at 13:26
Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:21
like its been said a steal at 800msp
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Nylg
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:26
shabobble said:Ummmm...this wasn't one of the deals of the week we voted for.The vote on the dashboard is for a week in October, the September schedule had already been set for a while I think.

And I would also strongly recommend the game, one of my favourite XBLA games and I definitely got my moneys worth at 1200 points just from playing local multiplayer with the girlfriend.
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:26
Gonna try this one.
SilentHunter382 - Just playing games I haven't completed the main story.
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 15:39
I didn't really get into it when it was released. I'll re-download the trial again.
Dirty Whirlwind
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Last post: 16 Nov 10 at 22:46
Posted on 27 September 10 at 16:10
Nice, hopefully we'll get back our 1200mspts from the Summer of Arcade promotion this week. Might spend them on this if Hydrophobia is not living up the hype.
borstal
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 16:32
YES!!! x3
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 16:33
I'll echo what others have said, this is a really fun game. Production value was definitely worth it at 1200 mps and it's a steal at 800.
Tasty Pastry
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 16:54
If I had 800 points I'd be picking it up. Sadly I'm hanging out at 480.
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DongzillerUK
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 16:55
tempted, very tempted
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 16:58
Impendin Agony said:shabobble said:Ummmm...this wasn't one of the deals of the week we voted for. Those deals are being tallied for a different date. I believe it'seither the 13 or 18 of October.I'd be a bit surprised if we don't see all of them, at some point. Rule #1 of marketing: Don't tease and then fail to deliver.

(Looking forward to both the Dragon Age and Perfect Dark DotWs.)

I'll skip this week, mostly because I'm getting PvZ tomorrow and haven't yet fallen in love with tower defense.
bat0nas
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 17:38
It's already in my download queue. I've been waiting for it for a long time :D
Would like to see Deathspank, Lara Croft and other on the DOTW on October...
Nighthawk205
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Posted on 27 September 10 at 17:51
The Globalizer said:I'll skip this week, mostly because I'm getting PvZ tomorrow and haven't yet fallen in love with tower defense.Uhhh... PvZ is a tower defense game.....

As for the deal, I've been waiting for this one to be a DotW. When it came out originally, I wanted it, but thought it was more worth 800 than 1200.