1. Maximus3678

   9

   My englisch is not soo good,but i like too say that Crimson Alliance is a very nice game.First of all...don't compare this game with PC dungeon crawlers like Diablo,etc..I think the developers made another kind of game with lesser controlls,easy to learn and fast gameplay.I like my die hard dungeon crawlers on my PC but i also like this game on my X360.The graphics and level design is easely comparable with retail games.The replay valeu is tremendous...you can start your multiplayer session or you can try to maximise your score in the single player.Lots of stuff to collect and high scores to beat with a nice leaderbord....the only problem is some slowdown in the multiplayer.… Expand

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2. aspentitan

   7

   I as well just played the free version of the game. It is worth the download. To fully unlock though you have to pay xbox live points to unlock the full versions of characters. It is up to you but for me this game is good enough just playing with the basic trial characters. Let's face it there are better games for the same money if you have to pay. It's a gimmick that they try to hook you with a free trail then hopefully you pay to play this game that you otherwise would turn your nose up at. That said I fully recommend the trial version everyone should download this since it is finishable with the trial characters and the cost is right at nothing more than taking up some of your hard drive space. The game had pretty decent graphics and sound, the story lets just say they threw one in for good measure and is pretty generic. The game reminds me quite a bit of an updated guantlet meets diablo although the diablo side is more so to do with the dungeon design, not the creatures. Overall pretty easy to learn and hack and slash. You can do episodes 15 to 20 minutes or so and of course replay and try again. Its quite fun for casual entertainment. I guess if you finish with the trial characters you probably could justify paying for the full unlocks as by then you've probably already spent 10-20 hrs in the game. A pretty decent offering I'd say.… Expand

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3. trachy

   5

   When I saw that this game said "Free", I was ecstatic. I should have known that I would've had to do something to play the game fully. For those of you who get this game thinking that it is for free, you have to pay $10 (800 Microsoft points) to be able to fully play the game with one of the three character classes, or you can pay $15 (1200 Microsoft points) to play the game in full. Also, people who bought all five games in the Summer of Arcade get a code to get the game for free. This is nice as the SoA games themselves are good games (although you need a Kinect for Fruit Ninja). If you get it for free, the game is worth playing. The game follows a very basic hack-and-slash play style. There is nothing really unique about the gameplay elements in this game. However, what is interesting is that it supports 4 player co-op. While the game doesn't make great use of co-op, it does give you a game you can beat in one 2-3 hour sitting with your friends. The story is worthless, and the voice-acting is among the worst I've heard in a video game. The art style is not impressive when compared to some of the beautiful games offered on X-Box Live Arcade, such as Braid, Bastion, and Limbo. However, it isn't an eyesore, so it continues the Arcade tradition of looking better than an actual X-Box 360 game. The music is nothing that stands out, but it also isn't horrible. The game is very replayable however, especially if you spent the extra $5 to get all the character classes. There are plenty of goodies to find, although most can be found while going through your first playthrough. The replayability mainly comes in in trying to improve your high score. I would say get this game if you have some friends coming over for a few hours and you want a not overly complicated game to play, or if you have other friends who have this game, so you can compete over getting the best score. And if you bought the Summer of Arcade titles, you just got a decent enough free game.… Expand

   • Helpful? 1 of 2 users said Yes.
4. Larux18

   4

   Crimson Alliance can be perfectly described as "just another dungeon crawler" since it does nothing new and everything has been seen before. The level design is good and the graphics aren't bad but repetitive enemies make the gameplay a little annoying. I can't tell you to buy this game since Torchlight is a better example of how this is done and it has the same price.… Expand

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