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I was testing out the NXE’s new “start downloads from your PC” feature when I noticed the existence of Domnio Master, the ultimate online domino experience. When did this come out? I had to try the demo.
Why? Well, two reasons. One, Uno on XBLA is hella fun, really. Not having played any with Talking Time people is actually kind of a problem I’d like to fix. I’d have nothing against more good, fun, simple games like that on XBLA. Two, I do have kind of an odd relationship with Dominoes. I never get to play them, but I have a kind of odd obsession or affinity with them after reading Nymphomation and loving it, much like I like all of Noon’s Vurt mythology stuff. So if it was a really compelling Domino game, I mean, who knows? I might buy it.

The first reason I didn’t buy it, of course, was the fact that it costs 10 bucks. Seriously? I have fully-featured Dominoes in Clubhouse Games, which only cost me, what? 20 bucks? It even has online play of a sort. So, yeah, no value.
The second is that it just has a really weird vibe. I got into a game, and the computer AI I was up against in the demo was a picture of a Fox wearing green shades with the handle “FoxyLady1991”. What am I supposed to make of that? I mean, is this AI supposed to be 14 years old? And if so, why is she foxy? Is it just a furry thing? I mean, that would be okay, but that would be weird to put in the game, I guess.
The last reason, though honestly I didn’t need any more but the price, was the fact that the game refuses to streamline anything. I would pick to place a bone, and there was only one option of where to put it, and it would still require another press to pick which play I want to make. That’s just kind of silly. There shouldn’t be that extra button press there.

In any case, seriously, Domino Master? When the hell did that come out? I mean, I pay attention to these releases. Why didn’t I know this? Huh? Did it slip under everyone’s radar? Where’s the 1up Review of this?

Well, at least the cuing the downloads on the PC worked perfect and awesome.