I have been excited to play the addictive gem of a game, Lumines, on the 360 Arcade ever since it was announced months ago. A puzzle game with a beat is something I've been aching for.

Needless to say when I got my copy of OXM today I was rather disappointed, no, LIVID, to read that the game would prompt you during the FULL VERSION that in order to proceed you would have to spend 300 more points ON TOP OF THE 1200 you've spent already to continue the VS CPU mode, and 400 MORE points to continue the Puzzle/Mission mode.

Well, that settles it. I'll buy the game. I'll buy the "add-ons" if you can call them that. Why? Because I like games, and I've spent more than this before on them. BUT, having said that, I won't be happy about it. If those "expansions" are available on the Marketplace from day one, then that means they could have been included in the 1200-point 'FULL' version from day one.

The very thought of being nickel-and-dimed to death like this is starting to take it's toll on my viewpoint of what the 360 is really all about. If I just spent $15 on the game, should I really be prompted to spend MORE halfway through the game?? Doesn't that sort of crap only happen in demos?? That shouldn't happen in the "full" $15 version AT ALL. PERIOD.

This is the worst decision ever, as far as the XBL Arcade goes!! I hope Microsoft knows it, and I hope they don't pull an idiotic stunt like this again. If nothing else, I've been a fanboy of the 360 since November 22nd. It's always been good to me UNTIL NOW, and I hope thousands of gamers raise total hell about this pitiful and ridiculous omission of certain aspects of the game just so they can suck the wallet right out of our pocket with their vacuum known as the Marketplace.

MICROSOFT, YOU SUCK FOR THIS!! PULL THIS CRAP AGAIN AND WATCH ME NEVER BUY A MARKETPLACE DOWNLOAD EVER AGAIN!!

*smokes 50 cigarettes all at once*

Sorry about that. I'm really, really mad.