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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-22 10:27 [#02166285]
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Side scrolling shooter on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 microsoft dollarpoints or whatever the currency is. Definitely worth the investment, lots of fun, nice graphics and tough enough to keep you going for a while. Seek it out!
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staz
on 2008-01-22 11:02 [#02166301]
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I would if I didn't suck at them. Tried the Puzzle Quest demo, though, and the hype wasn't unwarranted. I'm thinking of buying it, but not sure about the platform yet.
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1up
from greater manchester (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-22 11:15 [#02166304]
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i just got metal slug 3 which is pretty ace too. Will check the demo of omega 5 if i can! Thanks.
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iiiiiiiiii
from Gloucester on 2008-01-22 11:19 [#02166306]
Points: 873 Status: Addict | Followup to 1up: #02166304
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level 2 on MS3 is awsome zombie spew. level 5 is bloody nails.
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1up
from greater manchester (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-22 12:27 [#02166341]
Points: 2302 Status: Regular | Followup to iiiiiiiiii: #02166306
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yes. it's insanely difficult in parts. i dig the zombie level too.
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Zephyr Twin
from ΔΔΔ on 2008-01-22 12:43 [#02166346]
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xbox live arcade is really nice, if I had a 360 I would use it. :] As a PC gamer, I've got gametap, which is quite nice. It's got emulation for multiple different platforms, including atari, master system, genesis, neo geo (so its got all the metal slug games), DOS, Windows, arcade, and more. All for 9.99USD a month
Now I just need to get one of these. If you're wondering, gametap still has keyboard support for every platform, but it's best to have a nice controller for all the old console systems.
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iiiiiiiiii
from Gloucester on 2008-01-22 12:46 [#02166348]
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can you complete it in one sitting? i cant do it on easy even. but then i suck
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1up
from greater manchester (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-22 16:20 [#02166432]
Points: 2302 Status: Regular | Followup to iiiiiiiiii: #02166348
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can i fuck. ican't even get to level 5 i don't think :(
xbox live arcade is great. it's a bit of a rip off. i've been playing paperboy a lot recently. now that's a classic game.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2008-01-22 20:30 [#02166531]
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I'll look into it, been a while since I indulged in a shmup. BTW did anyone see the trailer for the new remake of the original Bionic Commando? I thought it looked lame in that awkward 2.5 manner until I saw how fun it looked in motion.
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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-22 20:47 [#02166533]
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That trailer made me a lot more excited. If the controls can stand up to the kind of mayhem youre going to want to put your character through (in regards to targeting/attacking enemies + swinging) it could be amazing to play.
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Sano
on 2008-01-22 20:53 [#02166535]
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The graphic style is still wank, generic lighting, effects, dark colors, how hard would it be for them to make a cel-shading engine? I've seen some great examples, even Jet Set Radio on the DC had a pretty decent engine.
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Sano
on 2008-01-22 20:55 [#02166536]
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The concept artwork is brilliant though, Shinkiro is the man, he has that mean 80's action heroe style going on with his male character designs.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2008-01-22 20:59 [#02166537]
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Some aspects of it looked like Team Fortress 2 style to me, especially one of the propaganda posters on the wall, but yeah I'm not a big fan of the style overall, hence why I thought it looked lame until I saw it moving and grooving. The gameplay looks way more fun than the original.
I'm actually playing through Castlevania- Dracula X (Rondo of Blood) remake on PSP right now, another awkwardly done 2D game with sort of bland implementation of 3D graphics. But unlike BC, the gameplay hasn't evolved at all. 2.5D really CAN make the gameplay better.
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Ophecks
from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2008-01-22 21:01 [#02166538]
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Oh yeah totally, he looks neat. The actual real 3D Bionic Commando sequel for 360 and PS3 has the weakest saucest main character design ever. Though the full 3D usage of the arm looks like it could be rad.
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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-22 21:09 [#02166539]
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the dreadlocks look awful!
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Indeksical
from Phobiazero Damage Control (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-22 21:09 [#02166540]
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although you know gaming has advanced when you can even complain about that.
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preatlas
from Saint Petersburg (United States) on 2008-01-22 21:14 [#02166543]
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the gun that is like water is quite good
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Sano
on 2008-01-22 21:20 [#02166544]
Points: 2502 Status: Lurker | Followup to Ophecks: #02166537
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Yeah I'm a big fan of 2.5D as well, in motion it looks better but still a bit stiff in my opinion, 3D is very slow for 2D gameplay, for the new Street Fighter 4 they had to use some tricks to get the engine to play like the old 2D games. The 3D bionic commando is just ridiculous, oh man those dreadlocks it's like we're on '99 again.
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