@ramo200: Hmm. Cheers for the chiptunes in the music. Jeers for how stiffly everyone seemed to move around. When the demo hits we'll find out for sure... it sure sounds good in theory. #nbaunrivaled
Well this is a nice surprise. I'd love to see Unrivaled have all kinds of hidden characters NBA Jam had, but I'm betting this is a pretty bare bones arcade basketball experience. The best news is that Tecmo releasing a sports title should help pave the way for Tecmo Bowl 2010! :^) #nbaunrivaled
"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!
@Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): It's absolutely hideous. I figured it'd be ugly in the way Bubble Bobble HD or whatever that sorry excuse was called, but this is an abomination. Damn you, Squeenix. Damn you, Taito, for selling to the before damned. #xbla
@Kobun: Oh come on, Bubble Bobble Neo captured the original game perfectly, and was only marred by the fact it had no online multiplayer.
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
@Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): Now that game is a boatload of crazy. An Indiana Jones dude beating evil middle-eastern stereotypes and women in business suits, with subtitles and voice-over that give SNKglish a run for it's money.
I'm kinda surprised there's a market for these virtual pool games. Then again, I guess having a pool table in the second living room downstairs makes spending any money on these a tad redundant for me... #xbla
And surely no stupid sales tax right? I hated the way you couldn't buy something for $9.99 in the shops and pay with a $10 bill when I lived in the states.
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.
@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.
@Ash Crimson: You think a barrel is bad. I've had whole roads pop up. Not just textures, I actually fell through a road shaped hole in the floor. Disc is better for me.
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.
@Komrade Kayce: I had GTA4 installed on my launch 20gb HDD and I never encountered any issues.
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.
@dowingba: No issues for me with a launch 20gb HDD either, in fact do to a shoddy case and scratch, it's the only way I could play the game. Still don't know how thing installed but then doesn't read the disc but hey whatever works.
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
I played the first season of Sam & Max and it wasn't funny at all. It was basically just madlib humor repeated over and over again. Telltale should've put the Wallace & Gromit episodes every other month first.
I am a longtime Sam and Max fan, and I take a little bit of an exception to the phrase: "It's a bit pricier than most xbox Live Arcade games at 1600 Microsoft points, but you get a great deal of game for those points."
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?
@Phantom_Photon: Season 2 is definitely darker, prettier and funnier, so even if you didn't like S1, you may like this. It's often considered Telltale's top achievement thus far.
@Kobun: I noticed the xbla reviews were not as high as I was expecting for Lucidity, but I haven't played the demo yet. I still plan on giving it a chance. What were your impressions?
@(zombie) buddhathing: It's easiest to direct you to the xbox.com Lucidty forum where I've been whiningplenty. :p : / I will say that as much as I've griped about the control scheme and the horrid balance on the second act, I'm still playing the game trying for the achievements, so make of that what you will. It's a genuinely beautiful and moving game, but Lucidity just doesn't do the "game" part well at all.
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.
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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
10/13/09
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?
10/12/09
10/12/09
10/12/09
10/12/09
10/13/09
10/12/09
10/12/09
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.