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PSA: Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Hydrophobia, Aqua discounted on XBLM this week

by Ben Gilbert on Jan 31st 2011 4:30PM

If you have to pee really, really badly, well, you probably should head to the bathroom anyway, but reading this post about savings on water-themed Xbox Live Arcade games certainly won't help.

All this week, Hydro Thunder Hurricane is going for 800 MS Points ($10), while both Hydrophobia and Aqua are dropped by 50 percent to just 400 MS Points apiece ($5). Now you can try out that enormous update that Hydrophobia received or go Steampunk-crazy in Aqua for just $5. Don't forget to bring a towel!

Via: Major Nelson
Source: Hydro Thunder Hurricane (XBLM), Aqua (XBLM), Hydrophobia (XBLM)

Tags: dark-energy-digital, deal-of-the-week, games-distillery, hydro-thunder-hurricane, microsoft, sega, xbla, xblm, xbox, xbox-live, xbox-live-arcade, xbox-live-deal-of-the-week

Reader Comments (26)

I wish these were on PSN.

I've been wandering around for the past couple of weeks, you know, helping people out with towel safety and proper towel use. It's important.

@Blackbird You're just asking for a towel whipping ain'tcha? A nice painful wet one. lol

@iFester

No he's just quoting a fantastic episode of South Park. Get a clue!

I'd never tried Hydrophobia, figured this would be an excellent chance to. So, after playing the trial, all I have is this to say. Hydrophobia, more like Coprophobia.

@PSOCecil

Do you mean Crapophobia? The one thing that dissuaded me from buying that game is the guy with the awful Irish accent that talks way too much. It's that bad.

@Vyudo

Coprophobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers of coprophobia experience anxiety even though they realize their fear is irrational. They go out of their way to avoid coming into contact with feces or sometimes even seeing feces.

You using "Crapophobia" is just a pathetic attempt to twist words. Him using "Coprophobia" was actually clever and funny.

@Vyudo The Irish accent was one thing, but the main character girl's voice actor... I couldn't tell if she was an American with a bad fake British accent, or the other way around. She literally jumped accents by the second. Nevermind that the game is extremely unpolished. The only good thing I can say about it, from the demo, is 'oh wow, the water physics look neat.' I'm reminded of the developer's flipping out at the bad reviews of the game, as well.

This game is just pure fun! I will definitely pick this up this week.

Is this an Australia themed update?

I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

Is the Hydro Thunder DLC on sale too?

@SpanWolf - This! I bought the game back in the summer when it first came out. Would definitely pick up the DLC if it had been on sale.

Why do I not know anything about Aqua? I just checked it out and it looks kind of cool. Has anyone played this that would kindly share their thoughts?

@Uncle Jesse
Top down ship sim strategy game.
I already have Age of Booty from back when it went on sale, I'm slightly tempted because of the comic style cutscenes but I think I'll pass.

what's the game in the picture?

@greggermyster - Hydro Thunder Hurricane

@greggermyster
Hydro Thunder.

I already own Hydro Thunder. I re-downloaded the Hydrophobia trial over the weekend but haven't gotten a chance to play it yet. Might make that my goal for tonight.

I guess you could say that these prices were...

*Puts on sunglasses*

...Watered down

@Prboi

Man, the quality of these jokes is really getting...

*puts on sunglasses*

...diluted.

@Prboi

Both excellent attempts at...

*puts on sunglasses*

...cooling off.

Ya know ... Cause water is cold... And it like makes you less hot. Or something.

YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

Definitely grabbing Hydrophobia for 5 bucks.

@Dawg605

Me too. Even though I was hoping for a re-review after the huge update, I suspect at $5 I can handle the risk.

@Ruinkind

My thoughts exactly. I didn't think it was terrible before the update, so it has to be at least decent after the update. And I like supporting developers that listen to their fans and get shit fixed.

@Dawg605

Anyone have idea what was actually updated?

@Dawg605

Nevermind.. Found it.
"Collectables re-positioned throughout levels"
That must suck for the guide writer!

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PSA: Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Hydrophobia, Aqua discounted on XBLM this week

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Posted: Jan 31st 2011 4:33PM InDurdenWeTrust said

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