Pac-Man Kart Rally now costs two dollars less all of a sudden

Pac-Man Kart Rally

Prior to its release, I was enthusiastic near Pac-Man Kart Rally for a number of reasons: it's a kart racer (fun genre), it features Pac-Human and other Namco characters, and it's the first mobile Xbox Live game with wireless multiplayer (local Wi-Fi only). And so it launched to mixed reactions – the poor frame rate and repetitive music seem to be major turn offs for many gamers.

Frankly I find the negative reactions largely hyperbolic, equally it's still a competent and accessible racing game, light years alee of the simply other Xbox Live kart racer, Cro Mag Rally in quality. In any instance, information technology seens someone at Microsoft may have noticed the tepid Market ratings and reacted speedily. For any reason, Pac-Man Kart Rally has dropped from $4.99 to $2.99 just 2 or 3 days after its release.

Is this a price drib, random sale, or only a marketplace glitch? We won't know for sure until next week, when Microsoft volition hopefully respond to our queries. It'southward by and large good news, as gamers who were turned off at the relatively loftier five dollar price point at present have more incentive to snap the game up right away. Information technology's probably wisest not to cost a game with then many rough edges above three dollars, regardless of make recognition or a novel multiplayer feature.

On the other hand, many gamers like me bought Pac-Man Kart Rally at the original price only to see it costing less a few days later. We're rather unlikely to receive refunds – heck, I never managed to get refunds for all the delisted games I've bought, a far worse situation (and I did try!). The lightning fast price drop, auction, or whatever will surely get out a bad taste in the mouths of early adopters.

In the long run, the increased sales from a more reasonable price betoken will probably outweigh a bit of temporary negativity. WPCentral has contacted Microsoft for comment on the toll modify and will update should we receive clarification.

Get Pac-Human being Kart Rally here on the Marketplace.

Update: Microsoft has confirmed this is a permanent toll driblet.

Cheers to Nima Heravi for the tip!

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