kisrael
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Eh, it's alright, but the microgames are just that. Micro. I blew through the entire thing pretty fast. -_-True 'nuff...once I see all the games, it will be interesting to see how much of a pick up and play for a bit factor this game keeps...it might be substantial, good for a few minutes of gaming fun in a way other games aren't.
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All you want it for is Halo? The other 3000+ games have no interest for you? They sure interest me.
It's OK to buy an Xbox just for Halo.I have a sneaking suspicion that a large % of the non-Xbox-specific titles, the emulation, I could also get for PC. No?
And I just put down money for GBA+Metroid Fusion+Wario Ware. I need to cut back spending for a bit. Someday, tho.
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Oh, emulated. Why didn't you say so?
If you somehow feel dirty or violated for even thinking about buying a Xbox then have fun living your sheltered and empty life. I don't swing from Bill Gate's nuts but I think that the console he put out is a good one.Chill out, Spartacus. I think the Xbox is a decent system w/ the best online play. I still can't justify the expense when all I really want it for is Halo, though.
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3000???
Is that how like Atari counted Space Invaders as like 112 games with all the variations?
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So I finally got it...pretty cool.
You know what game it really reminds me of? Point Blank 3 for the PS w/ the lightgun.
The pacing, the concept of minigames, and the unmitigated Japanese oddness (wacky characters, various anime signifiers, cheesy animation) are all very similar. Heck, Wario w/ his nose kinda looks like the Point Blank mascots.
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I'm trying to beat the Vigilante missions..having already gotten the attack chopper. All I have left for assets is the docks..where I need to complete the boat races to get the asset for that property.
Huh, I thought you couldn't get the copter 'til you beat all the assets...maybe it's just 'til you own all the assets? (i.e. purchased but not generating revenue)
I've gotten as high as Vigilanted level 7. I think you need to get above level 10 to get the bonus for that.
I thought it was 12, but don't quote me.
Anyway, yeah, the copter does take a bit of getting used to, it's not a cakewalk, very easy to crash into buildings and especially easy to overfly your target. Plus, the way the camera swings around to show what's behind you, even if you're just barely moving backwards, means you need to learn to just barely keep creeping forward. I only use the missiles, I only later realized I had a machine gun option.
Sometimes you just get in the groove, and then it's fun to see how far you can go, get a full warning level, slam the copter down near a Pay N Spray, grab a car, and then barrel your way through the cops...if you can survive that, you're one tough hombre! I'm not sure if when I did that it was up to full wanted, or just one less than full...
I can't wait for GTA:Toyko 2010...as I believe it will probably be called..not sure though.Huh, hadn't heard any rumors. (Haven't been paying that much attention).
I was wondering if a blade runner-esque world would be fun, or if flying cars is just too far removed from our reality to have the same edge.... I guess 2010 is near enough that things will still be recognizable, but they can throw in some gratuiotus high- and bio-tech for kicks.
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Any luck?
Sorry for the delayed response. if memory serves, it's finish the game and get all properties. Then when you get in your police uniform you should be able to fly any other helicopter into the army compound, and the attack copter should be there. One of the easiest (and for me, only) ways of beating the vigilanted missions.
Fun game.
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green
I think his point was that originally the HULK was grey.
Wasn't that just for a short time?
Also, I think in the meanwhile they've played with that idea, and had green hulk meet the grey hulk?
Anyway, usually in the comics, and always in popculture, Hulk is green. Methinks.
Those hulk hands are kind of funny...
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Play it Ze_ro.. Play the "story mode" from start to finish and you'll see how unique and fresh it is
Dang. I can't wait to get this now. I've always been in love with minigames...though haven't seen many single players that were that good. Maybe by changing them every few seconds, it lets the thrill survive...
(Actually, if you want to see some kind of strange minigames I created, strange in that they exist completly inside a single grey HTML pushbutton, check out http://www.kisrael.com/features/gb.html ....)
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Played it; still about one more go around from becoming King Cubivore (you actually have to play through the game a few times to "beat" it).Very weird, fun game that definitely isn't for everyone. But it's great fun trying to get all the mutations and hoping about eating things. And since it's gaining value, I'll keep it for sure!
Dang, sorry to here it's becoming a chase item, it looked interesting, but not so interesting I'd pay more than for a regular new game for it.
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a lot of the games I mentioned can be had for other systems, but honestly, I think the xbox versions are good. ( I wont say theyre better, cause people freak out) but regardless of that, they are good version and are fun to play, that's all that matters...and besides theyre better on xbox...
Actually, speaking as a bit of a Nintendo fan, I think most people say that in head-to-head comparisons, the X-box version usually has a slight edge. Usually it's the exclusive titles that will drive ones loyalties and purchases.
And I agree, it doesn't sound like the original poster tried a fair representation of games. 4 or 5 random games from any system are likely to have as many stinkers as gems, and Halo being too scratched too play was probably an anomoly.
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Thanks for the responses.
Heh, I remember back in the day, the old GB Double Dragon port, I think it had some stern warning ala "this game for use outside Japan ONLY"...
Anyway, just on the offchance i get to do some price compares before I leave the UK, what's a new/used original GBA going for these days? And used/new prices for WarioWare and Fusion?
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Quick question, though it's probably too late (and not $$$ worthwhile, given the state of the dollar) to act on; are GBAs "regionalized"? If I bought a system here on my visit to the UK, could I play USA games, or if I had a US GBA, would games from the UK work on it?
For some reason more and more I'm jonesing for a cheap GBA, WarioWare, and Metroid Fusion...
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rent a multi-player game and have some friends over (hopefully with spare controllers if you don't already have four) and you'll change your mind.I think the original poster complained about not having enough older gamer friends in the area. And it is a problem; about half of my gaming buddies are around because I live in Boston where we all went to college; the other half our friends of friends from work. It's too bad there's not a clear place to establish social gaming contacts; I guss that's why network gaming is so popular.
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I agree that it didn't look so good in Robotech, and that in general, it's a poor technique for getting something modern to look like something old. On the other hand, I think it's a worthy option for a game and world built up around it, I thought JGR looked great, sorry you find it so irksome; I'm glad there are some options besides ever increasing realism and embrace-the-simple-solid-shapes cartooniness.
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Without question, WarioWare and Metroid Fusion are the two best reasons to have a GBA (regular or SP). But then beyond that, there's at least a dozen more. Once I can put down WWI for long enough, I'm going to get to work on beating Castlevania so I can move beyond COTM to Harmony of Dissenance or Aria of Sorrows. Damn, there's been three GBA Castlevania games - I'm two behind!
Glad to see someone agree with my intuituon on what to get. WarioWare seems like such a cool concept, kinda like 1 player Mario Party meets Short Attention Span Theater. And Metroid Fusion...well, lets just say when the two Metroids were released on the same day, I was actually the tiniest bit bummed that I didn't have the system to play the 2D version.
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The games magazine I buy here has conceded that it is now acceptable behaviour to hit anyone who talks about the new Zelda 'kiddy' image:)It's a thing of great beauty is Wind Waker, really.
Yeah, Cel shading is a little over used, but really, it's a tool that Miyamoto is learning to use. It lets you focus on character's expressions in a way a more realistic style might not. (Read Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics" to get how simplified figures can be more effective.)
Another DK sequel? How many have there been since the SNES....one? And it was pretty decent, with good boss battles, if a little too much on the collective side.
And of course Sunshine = Mario64 redux...actually, more people would have been happier if it was even closer to Mario64.
I'm glad the Xbox is coming down in price...eventually, it'll be worth buying for Halo and its sequel. Til then, the GC will hold me pretty well, and maybe the PS2 will get another GTA someday...
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I do love the series (just got my picture taken with a lifesize Samus at a Frankfurt airport store, i should post that) even though Prime struck me as a bit linear. Still, it's getting more and more awkward to explain how she loses her powerups at the start of every dang game...
Here it is. Not a great shot, shoulda stood back a bit.
I might even be wearing my Atari Age shirt, I'm not sure, but I have been wearing it on this trip.
Incidentally, I'm really thinking about picking up a GBA finally, mostly for Metroid Fusion and WarioWare. I was thinking about just getting the player for GC, but then I realized I couldn't really use that for games that link with the GBA...
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Agree with most of the pro-GC sentiment here. It's been a very solid lineup. Interesting that the original poster didn't talk about multiplayer, where Nintendo has been shining ever since the N64.
And actually, of all the games I'd consider getting rid of, Metroid is surprisingly way up there. Very enjoyable, but so big and linear that I can't see myself coming back to it all that often, except maybe once years from now.
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And does the PS2 supposedly have "analog" buttons? Because they aren't very good if so; the shoulder buttons on the GC have much better feedback and range of motion...The Dualshock 2 has 255 levels of pressure sensitivity per button or d-pad direction. The L3/R3 and start/select buttons do not have this feature. It must be enabled in software and the controller properly configured (again in software) for these buttons to properly work. 4 pressure ranges can be configured. It's a very complex low level protocol.
Electrically the buttons are very responsive and linear. Most games don't use them to their max capability and hence what some consider poor performance.
Thanks for the clear technical details.
Is it always easy to tell an original dual shock from a dual shock 2, by looking at it?
Anyway, I don't think the buttons are very well implemented. There's just not enough room for the button to move, so an attempt to press lightly might not trigger anything, an attempt to mash down might hurt your hand. And it makes the buttons a bit harder to fully hold down, I think contributing to fatigue in games like GTA:VC.
My opinion of this controller has gone down. It's the most unergonomic thing out there, its only redeeming feature is in games that need side by side joysticks of equal importance, ala Robotron....
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Sorry; despite my disappointment in an originally clever idea but exploited to death Army Men series, I don't wish anyone in this industry (or any other) poorly. I don't know enough about Trip Hawkins' history to dislike him; I respect him for starting Electronic Arts and making its golden years w/ Archon, Pinball Construction Set, MULE, etc (and advancing Activision's "programmer as celebrity" theme, and those cool record album like gameboxes) as well as the original idea of 3DO, trying to get a real game standard out there, like VCRs. Doomed to fail for many reasons but a nice idea.
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But don't you all see that the real issue here is the lack of good, 4 player tank games on next gen systems??
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Just read that 3DO is going away.
Rats, I had secret hopes of a decent nextgen sequel to BattleTanx. (I bought a PS2 for "WDL: ThunderTanks". Thank goodnes there was GTA:VC to make the system worthwhile for me, don't know what the hell was wrong with ThunderTanks, but it just doesn't work.
This is pathetic! All my hopes are with Titus' theoretical promise of "Tankers: Smoking Barrels".
(Search and Destroy on PS2 was ok, I guess, especially for $10 new)
Sigh, 3DO. A noble experiment with its console.
At least we won't have to put up with any more crappy Army Men sequels.
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The stickers are pretty cool. I wish more games would do that.
I remember the sheet of stickers that came with the old black Nintendo Player's Guide...man, that was a great book!