Xbox Live Makes Amends With … Undertow?

The make-good for that pesky Xbox Live debacle is finally here, and it’s a fine prize, particularly for those of us who didn’t have any XBL problems. Free game for nothing? I’ll take it.

Xbox Live members — gold and silver alike — will be able to download the full version of the submerged shooter Undertow, according to the Gamerscore blog. The free download will be available from Jan. 24-28. Don’t forget. That’s a $10 value, yours for free! For those who did experience problems with XBL and aren’t so easily placated, well, there’s always the class-action lawsuit that’s brewing. Either way you’ll probably end up with the equivalent of $10, though, so why put yourself through the headache?

And if you already paid for Undertow? Ha ha, sucker!

Just kidding. A user posed that very question in the comments of the blog post, to which someone presumably official responded, “You should call support, they’re prepared to take care of you.” I picture him giving a little wink as he says this, but that’s probably just wishful thinking.

Undertow is a pretty good game, according to some cursory searching I just did. I’ve actually never heard of it, but IGN’s review is pretty favorable.

The reason it all works so well is that the level design in Undertow is top notch. It’s clear that a lot of care was taken to balance the stages and create clear strategy/counterstrategy options.

And IGN’s description of the game includes:

Based in an alternate world where earth has been completely flooded and several factions are vying for supremacy, Undertow is an underwater shooter featuring a complex multiplayer component.