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Written by Rivithed   
Wednesday, 23 August 2006
Looks like Lumines Live tries to get sneaky on slipping you a couple of MS Point charges. After rumors a while back that there would be a charge for multiplayer (which proved to be false later), there are extra fees when you advance far enough into the single player "Mission Mode" and "VS CPU" mode.

From a review in OXM (rating Lumines Live 8.5):
"You'll be prompted to buy the Puzzle/Mission Pack (400 MS Points extra)" once you start "getting on a roll with Mission Mode".

Also, in the VS CPU mode, when you are "knee-deep" in the VS CPU mode, "you'll be blocked by signage declaring: 'You need the VS CPU Pack (300 Points)."

So on top of the $15 (1200 MS Points) for the charge of Lumines Live game on Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA), it will cost 700 extra MS points when you advance in the game. Sounds like the first negative penatly for doing good in a game to me. Maybe it would not have been so bad if they would have released levels seperately instead of impeding gameplay? Are you more likely to buy the additional levels this way? Or is this Microsoft slipping in a few hidden fees?

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Glad word is getting out
Written by alexis on 2006-08-25 05:38:26
Hey all. Good to know word is getting out about this, because this kind of setup for charging extra for content is not cool. Hopefully Q Entertainment/Microsoft will look into this before it is officially out. On xbox.com it is still listed as a July 2006 release here. Remember, this is information that came out from a final review done on OXM's October issue on page 78 (the one with Tony Hawk's Project 8 on the cover).
Just so you know....
Written by anxiety83 on 2006-08-25 01:20:45
Seems like word is getting around about your site dude. There's a link to Gamingbits in the news post on Gamespot about this story.
Agreed
Written by pogoplay on 2006-08-24 19:57:42
Yeah, I was also looking forward to this game, But I'd rather get other games.
So Much For That..
Written by snack on 2006-08-24 09:07:07
Man, I wanted to get this game, but if they are going to have all those hidden fees within the game I am just not going to spend my money on it. It is a shame though, because I really would of liked to play this game.

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