Adrian M #1 Posted August 30, 2004 Subscribers to the OXM Mag, you should be getting your October Issue and Disc any day now if you haven't already! Interesting set of demos this month...starting off with none other than a demo version of COLIN MCRAE 2005!! The demo represents a 70% complete version and the graphics engine remains largely unchanged. But the physics and control seem to be tweaked just a bit for what I consider damn near perfection! They've added a "heavy steer" function and mapped it to the Y button as well as an onscreen damage representation and a cool blurring effect whenever you collide with something just right. Definitely one to watch, and it's supposed to have 8 players simultaneous XBOX LIVE fucntionality in the full version(!!!) Aside from that, you get demos of BLINX 2, SILENT HILL 4, SECOND SIGHT, and DEF JAM NY (bleh). Blinx 2 is surprisingly decent...though a bit on the fruity side. It does appear to have most of the annoying kinks worked out of it (camera probs, enemy radar, consistent projectile launching) as well as some variety in the missions. Silent Hill 4 is sort of disappointing to me...it's pretty tough and the objectives are just as vague as they were in SH2. Seems like they stuffed an entire chapter in the demo version, but after your 20th encounter with a floating ghost/zombie thing, you'll likely want to turn it off. Second sight is nothing special as is Def Jam NY. But yes, a good disc overall! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyDevil #3 Posted August 31, 2004 Silent Hill 4? I must get that demo. Why do they have to come out with a new Colin McRae game every year? Pretty stupid, if you ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke 4ever #4 Posted August 31, 2004 Silent Hill 4 and Second Sight demos ROCK DA HOUSE!!! I have the disc too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian M #5 Posted August 31, 2004 Silent Hill 4? I must get that demo. It's not as great as everyone makes it out to be. Kinda generic with some pretty bad PS2-style blurry textures. Why do they have to come out with a new Colin McRae game every year? Pretty stupid, if you ask me. Why not? There are many more track styles that haven't even been touched on in the previous games. Plus, 2005 will have 8 player XBOX LIVE online play! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyDevil #6 Posted August 31, 2004 Why do they have to come out with a new Colin McRae game every year? Pretty stupid, if you ask me. Why not? There are many more track styles that haven't even been touched on in the previous games. Plus, 2005 will have 8 player XBOX LIVE online play! I don't play Xbox Live, so they expect me to buy a new game because the steering was tweaked? What is the miniscule improvement they will use to sell Colin McRae Rally 2006, different paintjobs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adrian M #7 Posted August 31, 2004 I don't play Xbox Live, so they expect me to buy a new game because the steering was tweaked? What is the miniscule improvement they will use to sell Colin McRae Rally 2006, different paintjobs? Dunno about that one. Perhaps higher-res textures or increased polygon counts possibly bringing it up to the graphical level of the Rallisport Challenge games? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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