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by mighty

I've been an active member of the Xbox Live community for over three years now, and I've really taken a liking to the idea of Xbox Live Arcade games. I've only made a few purchases: Geometry Wars: RE2, Monday Night Combat, Death Spank, Blacklight: Tango Down, Toy Soldiers, Limbo, and a few more. I've recently spent some time considering these games, and I've reached a conclusion Monday Night Co...

I've been an active member of the Xbox Live community for over three years now, and I've really taken a liking to the idea of Xbox Live Arcade games. I've only made a few purchases: Geometry Wars: RE2, Monday Night Combat, Death Spank, Blacklight: Tango Down, Toy Soldiers, Limbo, and a few more. I've recently spent some time considering these games, and I've reached a conclusion
 
Monday Night Combat is the best $15 I've spent on XBLA. 
 
Now, some people will contest this decision, but this is based on my personal tastes. I love multiplayer. I find myself drifting towards it, sometimes even before I've touched the singleplayer in the game. I bought Limbo, thinking that it was a solid looking game, and it was. It was a lot of fun, but lack of multiplayer had some adverse effects on my views towards the game. I then purchased Blacklight: Tango Down, after seeing an article on it in GameInformer magazine. I saw that it was, for all intents and purposes, a completely online First Person Shooter. The game was very fun, but lacking slightly graphically. The other problem I had with it was that they tried so hard to make so many gun combinations, the UI is lacking too. It's tough to tell when and what you've unlocked, and even where you can locate it to equip it.  
 
After playing those games, I purchases Monday Night Combat on it's release date. I was instantly gratified. The game had Team Fortress 2 elements that I so cherished, and it combined unique gameplay with a very cartoony but easy to use UI. It's easy to locate new tags that you've unlocked. The multiplayer community is growing rapidly by the day, and even the Blitz mode grabs my attention. Myself being a big PC user, I played a lot of DotA. The game mixed the TF2 art style with DotA base defense into a game that I would love to play.  
 
To conclude, yes, Monday Night Combat has my highest Bang Fo' Ya Buck rating to date.