Its a good time to be...

an Xbox Live subscriber.

This past week has seen the release of several top notch demos and the release of one of the most highly anticipated Live Arcade games to date. The demo's to Saints Row and Ninety-Nine Nights (N3) were released and Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting is now Live. Ive downloaded all three and they are all very good games.

Ive decided if Saints Row ever hits the bargain bin Ill pick it up no doubt. Plays much like GTA only better. The graphics are not super top notch but look good and the sound is great. It controls well too. N3 is a more hack-and-slash version of one of my favorite Xbox games, Kingdom Under Fire. I miss the more tactical element of KUF but the action is top notch.

Street Fighter is a great port of the old school arcade game. My one complaint is the 360's controller is not perfect for the game. The D-pad feels too "slippery" to accurately pull off the moves and using the analog stick is just a disaster.

So if your bored for the next few days its your own fault because there plenty out there to play.