Operation Star Hammer - Xbox LIVE Community Game

Post by **spadgy** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:30 pm

Stumbled across this little Xbox LIVE Community Game today.

Operation Star Hammer. It looks fairly rudimentary, but its still a shmup released by a true indie on a current console, so thumbs up for that.

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:43 pm

All the horizontal and vertical "traditional" shmups I've played from the community games have pre-1982 level gameplay.

If, by chance, someone manages to make a game as complex as say, Gradius 1, and make it fun, then I'll be interested. I get the impression that some of these people go into making a shmup thinking it will be easy to make.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:08 am

XBL Community Games : Proving that things actually can be worse than XBox Live Arcade .. :/

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:50 am

Pretty much... there's a handful of gems on it, though.

It needs people like you to make shmups. Some of them on there are enough to make you puke.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:53 am

I could attempt to sign up for it, likely the only thing you would get is a XBox version of XOP Black w/ some levels from the original XOP mixed in .. which might be pretty cool, I guess.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:57 am

You should. I'm going to look into this myself when I have finished my flash-platformer in a couple of weeks.*

*yes, it looks like I will finally manage to finish a game.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:27 pm

Udderdude wrote:I could attempt to sign up for it, likely the only thing you would get is a XBox version of XOP Black w/ some levels from the original XOP mixed in .. which might be pretty cool, I guess.

DO IT.

agustusx · Post by **agustusx** » Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:43 pm

Udderdude wrote:I could attempt to sign up for it, likely the only thing you would get is a XBox version of XOP Black w/ some levels from the original XOP mixed in .. which might be pretty cool, I guess.

XOP would kick arse on XBL Commnuity, but it would be under appreciated unless you promote that there are loli's hiding in the ship.

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:07 am

agustusx wrote:
Udderdude wrote:I could attempt to sign up for it, likely the only thing you would get is a XBox version of XOP Black w/ some levels from the original XOP mixed in .. which might be pretty cool, I guess.
XOP would kick arse on XBL Commnuity, but it would be under appreciated unless you promote that there are loli's hiding in the ship.

lol... for real, DO IT man... that game would kick some major ass!

now, i'd love it as it is and all that, but if you want a lil bit of success there, you should make some high-res sprites/textures... most ppl with a X360 are graphics ho's.

ZacharyB · Post by **ZacharyB** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:53 am

Udderdude wrote:I could attempt to sign up for it, likely the only thing you would get is a XBox version of XOP Black w/ some levels from the original XOP mixed in .. which might be pretty cool, I guess.

Both of the currently released XOPs are solid games, man. Fun to play. Add 'em to that handful of gems.

No_not_like_Quake · Post by **No_not_like_Quake** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:51 pm

I can do my part and threaten random people on the streets into buying XOP on Community games. It will at least get word out.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:20 pm

Not that I really intended this to turn into an XOP thread, but the sentiment is noted.

I don't think I would charge for it, if it was on Community Games, either.

sjewkestheloon · Post by **sjewkestheloon** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:04 pm

Get on it, I want to play that shit on my Xbox

John845 · Post by **John845** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:12 pm

XOP Black on the 360 would be totally awesome.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:30 pm

I already tried playing XOP with a 360 controller...