So I’ve been hearing a bit of hype lately for Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia. The demo came out a few weeks ago and I tried it out, thinking, “Oh, well, this seems interesting. I suppose it’ll be a good Xbox Live Arcade game when it’s done.”
Well, folks, guess what? Turns out that Monster Madness isn’t an Arcade title. It’s an honest-to-goodness real game, with a real disc and box and instructions and the like. This also means it carries the honest-to-goodness real price of $59.99.
Wow.
First off, let me mention that $60 is a high price to pay for many things, including games. I have a hard time parting with that much money even when I know the disc on the other side of the glass case is a grade-A title with tons of replay value. But paying $60 for a game that should essentially be a $10 Xbox Live Arcade game?
That, folks, is garbage.
I bet there’ll be a bunch of downloadable content, too, so you can pay $10 for a couple of costumes and bring up the final price to somewhere near eighty dollars.
Anyway, the reviews haven’t been so hot, so apparently the industry is getting a whiff of the stench brought on by this whole deal. Gentle reader, do yourself a favor—stay away from this game. That way, your wallet won’t explode once it realizes what kind of scam it’s being suckered into.
