Uno and Xbox Live
I’ve officially caved on the whole Uno thing. I downloaded the demo a few weeks ago, thought it was neat and cast it aside. But on a whim this past weekend, I downloaded the full version and it’s just about every bit as addicting as Dan says it is. It’s one of those games that’s just so simple to play that it’s hard not to get wrapped up in it.
That is, as long as you’re not playing with one or more complete and total wonks at the table. In that regard it’s like every other multiplayer game. If you’re playing with a bunch of people that act like grown-ups and are just looking to kill some time it’s a riot. If you end up with a guy like this monosyllabic stooge at one of my tables last night, it’s a miserable gaming experience. First the guy refused to make a play, letting Uno timeout on each of his turns and force playing his cards. Then he announces his presence by slamming us a geeks with fat @#@ mothers hanging out in our basements. Etc. Etc. Then the inevitable slamming of Detroit as a wasteland (I have a Tigers logo for my profile now). Then came the moaning. Seriously. You can’t make this up. He moaned. For like sixty seconds straight the guy moaned. Then he started to do it again and I finally just muted my headset. (The only reason I hadn’t up to that point was that I was chatting with one of the other guys at the table.)
Don’t get me wrong. I’m neither shocked nor offended by this. The number of socially maladjusted puddles of abhorrent humanity that populate any online environment can be well and truly scary. I just don’t get the motivation. I mean it’s Uno for god’s sake. How pathetically starved for attention do you have to be to go that far out of your way to stir up trouble in online Uno? It really just boggles the mind.
June 21st, 2006 at 10:33 am
I simply love UNO for the 360. It’s perfectly simple and perfectly done. Fortunately, I haven’t run across any tools like Todd did, but I’m sure I will. I do get lots of grief over my love for the Yankees (I have a Yankees logo and my gamertag is Yankeefan4444). Look me up sometime!
June 21st, 2006 at 10:56 am
I’ve been enjoying Uno quite a bit as well, even though I seem to stink at the game.
Feel free to look me up on Live to play a game too. psunami is my tag.
BTW, can you tell the Tigers to stop beating the Brewers? Thanks.
June 21st, 2006 at 12:16 pm
todd, what’s your gamertag i’ll look you up tonite…i’m addicted too…trying to get the 40 wins achievements…my gamertag is pb4201
June 21st, 2006 at 1:50 pm
Can’t you do an “ignore user” or “mute the asshole” on XBL with the 360? Sucks that you have to mute yourself instead of being able to selectively mute the a-holes.
June 21st, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Flatus - You might be able to do that. I haven’t messed with the multiplayer Live stuff at all so I’m not totally familiar with the controls. I did use the controls after the game to file a complaint with MS and flag the guy on my account as someont to avoid in the future. That’s good enough for me.
Anyway, I’d welcome a game with any of you guys. I’m only online playing sporadically, but when I’m there please feel free to flag me down. Gamertag: ubrakto