Reminder: Undertow a free download until Sunday

Posted Jan 23rd 2008 10:15AM by Dustin Burg
Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade

Just a reminder that Microsoft's apology gift for Live being "fickle" this holiday has just arrived. Their gift, the full version of Xbox Live Arcade game Undertow, is now a free download off the Marketplace. Undertow will remain free for only a limited time though, so we advise commencing the download process as soon as possible so you don't forget. Because when the clock strikes midnight pacific on Sunday, January 27th, the free Undertow offer will disappear into the deep, dark bowels of the Atlantic ocean, never to be seen again. And for those fanboys who already own Undertow, remember to give MS support a ring today, tell them your story and you'll be rewarded with 800 MS points instead. Free goodies for all!

Gallery: Undertow (XBLA)

Tags: undertow, xbla

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

1-23-2008 @ 10:26AM

Granteezy said...

Not a bad game!

1-23-2008 @ 10:28AM

Larry not allowed to say cheevo said...

w00t! Downloaded it this morning! Now, I didn't know there was a co-op campaign with this game! I'm CRAZY FOR CO-OP! So, it should be good times.

1-23-2008 @ 10:28AM

petersjov said...

yeahhhh, that would be great .....if only xbox live would work........ironic! indeed.

1-23-2008 @ 10:33AM

Tony said...

It must be getting jammed on or something because I just get an error code whenever I try to download.

1-23-2008 @ 10:35AM

Larry not allowed to say cheevo said...

Yeah, I got that this morning too. I went into the trial, in the main menu of the trial it says hit X to unlock the full game. I hit X and it downloaded. I kept getting some weird error code when I tried to download the full game.

1-23-2008 @ 10:38AM

xenocidic said...

OH THE BITTERSWEET IRONY

1-23-2008 @ 12:20PM

Will said...

Still borked, I wonder what compensation we will get for Live being borked due to the compensation for Live being borked... This could get expensive...

1-23-2008 @ 10:42AM

TORO said...

I'll be calling M$ since I already bought the game. At first, I was kinda disappointed with my impulsive buy (reading the good reviews an all), but yesterday I gave this game another chance and let me tell you it's pretty cool.

I almost beat the game yesterday, then I played one on one and the guy quit cause he couldn't respawn anymore lol

1-23-2008 @ 11:36AM

sifer2400 said...

i just played this game and its shitty you have to squint to play it and its controls suck

1-23-2008 @ 12:17PM

dunnypop said...

the controls seem fine with me. it reminds me of smash TV...
and the graphics are pretty awesome... however if you have a small TV prepare to squint.

wonder how crazy this will be with 16 players.
I do like the capture the flag concept.

1-23-2008 @ 12:02PM

Royale said...

I think it would have been better for US to just give everyone 800 MS points, but then they couldn't capitalize on people NOT downloading it... a la mail in rebates. There are a lot of other games on the marketplace I would rather purchase than undertow.

1-23-2008 @ 12:36PM

ZombieOrgasm said...

Get over it. Microsoft didn't have to give us anything to begin with.

1-23-2008 @ 3:52PM

Phil said...

When i called to get my points, the guy called it "a celebration of all the accounts added over the holidays". I laughed.

1-23-2008 @ 1:58PM

Royale said...

Get over what? I'm not complaining. It's logical for microsoft to handle the "problem" the way they are. It just seems that those who purchased Undertow previously are getting off better except for having to call microsoft. I never had a problem with Live during this period to begin with so it's a bonus for me. I had never even considered Undertow and am now looking forward to getting off work so I can download it.

1-23-2008 @ 9:38PM

Exo said...

people who bought it arnt getting a better deal. they spent 800 points and are getting 2 games.you are getting 1 game for free, if you spent 800 more poitns youd be on the same groudns as some one that bought the game already.

1-24-2008 @ 10:09AM

Royale said...

They bought a game they obviously wanted and now they are getting a game of their choice from basically the rest of the catalog or anything on XBLM. They could buy some video or they could by the Halo 3 maps or....

1-23-2008 @ 12:46PM

mattclarkie said...

The game is not too bad for an XBLA. The main issue I have is that it uses the old school Right stick to fire. Another issue is that if you get stuck in a cross fire you die almost instantly. I just try to capture 3/5 control points and then hold them, otherwise you just end up losing if you try to take all of them.

1-23-2008 @ 2:21PM

TORO said...

I like the right-stick, you have better control of your bullets/missiles. I think the right d-pad guy is the best, he's got good armor and strong firepower.

Hopefully I can find some online games with people now, it's funny how I'm getting into the game a month after I bought it lol

1-23-2008 @ 1:00PM

Dano said...

I bet way more people would have been more excited if they named it "Sea People" instead of undertow. They kind of remind me of them.

1-23-2008 @ 1:11PM

digiguru said...

Hmm, I have a box in support at the mo, guess i'll give them a call.

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