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11/09/09
Rival this, then we'll talk
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10/26/09
Pardon me while I say something I haven't said in many years... "I love you, Taito." #xbla
10/26/09
"Rainbow Islands? I've got to get me hands on this shit, Yeah! *click*
... Oh dear lord, how could they do that to my childhood?"
I do not like those pre-rendered 3D graphics, not one bit. Also the background looks so cluttered...
I reckon the one I had looked Much better, and it was on the Amstrad!
10/26/09
10/26/09
This however. No.
I really thought SqueenixTaito had turned a corner, you know? After those terrible Bubble Bobble & Rainbow Islands Revolution/Evolution games a few years back, we'd started getting games more suiting to the Taito legacy... Exit, Space Invaders Extreme, Bubble Bobble Neo... But this Rainbow Islands remake appears to be totally devoid of the charm that made the game great back in it's day. #xbla
10/26/09
@Mentuss: We need a GROWL Updated Remake... #xbla
10/26/09
Hell yeah, it needs a remake. #xbla
10/26/09
10/26/09
I've always wanted my own pool table. One day I will have one! That, and a pinball machine. #xbla
10/26/09
10/13/09
That and the pointlessness of pennys.
And your stupid rear indicator lights that are the same colour as brake lights.
But you can turn right on red and Jimmy John's sandwiches are my favourite in the world - so all is forgiven.
10/13/09
Dunno if there's tax on this but that's a good point. It would be nice if places had to advertise the final price including tax.
10/13/09
10/13/09
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City
not to be confused with the PSP/PS2 games.
10/13/09
@kasplat: Thank You for correcting yourself you get cookie
10/13/09
10/13/09
Uh, its one of the games that loads amazingly faster off the hard drive.
10/13/09
@Komrade Kayce: Yea but stuff pops up like crazy.. Driving down a highway on a motorcycle at 125 mph and then having a barrel pop up in front of you is bad news.
10/13/09
10/13/09
What kind of hard drive did you have it installed on? Theres a huge difference in gameplay if you've got it installed on a 20 as opposed to a 60 or 120.
The 60 and 120 use a faster spinning HDD as opposed to the slow beast 20.
10/13/09
I actually had to think about that for a second. Because, like most people, I've had like a couple dozen RROD replacements over the years, but they make you keep the HDD when you send it in. So it is indeed a launch 20gb HDD.
10/13/09
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10/13/09
yup,that's right,pretty cool deal,so those people who have already traded in GTA4 need not buy it again(but it deserves to be bought again as its great),i have also heard(although can't find source) that the Achievements are different as well,adding up to 1000 points with this stand alone disc
10/13/09
10/12/09
Is it really worth it? I mean, I played through every level of the last Sam and Max episodic games and was disappointed the whole way through.
The graphics were simplistic, the levels were extremely repetitive, the puzzles were often a throwback to the BAD days of point'n'click adventures, and the humor was neither dark, nor witty.
I think the ONLY joke that really captured the mood of the original games / cartoon series / comics was how you get the money you need in episode 1.
It was definitely NOT worth the MS points. Not even for a fan.
So this new season, for 1600 points ($24), is it really going to be that much different, or is it more of the same?
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10/12/09
The demo screams bait and switch in a sense given how difficult and infuriating the second act becomes. Even Trial HD's "Inferno II," while incredibly challenging, looked completely possible. Lucidity's "Trapped," on the other hand, is possible, but it's a total crapshoot thanks to the random item distribution and plethora of aggressive enemies ready to take Sofi down.