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Denver, 9:46 PM
Tue Nov 24
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04:38 PM
Hopefully this will be a game that will lower in price after a few months. A couple of games I've been waiting on still haven't cheapened, but that's probably because of their quality and sales.
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I probably would give it a 38 or 39 out of 40, but you have to factor in how they do their scores. It's not one person giving it a score out of 40, it's 4 people giving it a score out of 10. Personally, if I'm at a 9.5, but I have to pick a 9 or 10, then I would pick 10 for this because it's a unique experience. Look how many 9's they give. It seems like for them, a 10 is basically saying, this is something special. So, basically a 40 doesn't mean perfect, it means that all 4 reviewers agree that it deserves special recognition.
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02:27 PM
But Famitsu have always been selective with their 10/10's. Brawl and MGS4 getting perfect scores from 4 different reviewers? Not a chance
02:22 PM
I've played this game, and it is far from perfect.
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*tries to hide dead bodies under carpet*
06:31 PM
Wow! What mountainous carpets you have! They sure are agreeable with your home-decor!
(But they seem to be seeping bodily fluids)
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09:17 AM
Nintendo needs to put up the import version: Excitebike VS., the Famicom Disc System exclusive that allowed local multiplay.
Or, they could, for once, put up like a 200 point DLC to allow local play in hindsight. I would buy that.
10:26 AM
While I like the idea of local multiplay I just don't see a simple way to implement it. I can't see splitscreen being a viable option either. I suppose it would be the only mildly functional one, though.
11:19 AM
These are certainly viable options. So... Can you back up your claim that it's not "viable?"
11:57 AM
Most gamers nowadays have big ass TV's anyway, so split screen would work lovely. Like I said, Monster Games should program a local multiplay mode and charge like 200 points for it...support up to 4 players. I'd drop 200 points for it in a hearbeat.
12:22 PM
I suppose it could sell. And in that sense it would be worth doing, I suppose. I used the word "viable" incorrectly as I'm sure they could do it with their resources. I just felt it wouldn't be fun to play the splits-creen. In both of your examples the camera either IS the player or is behind them. In both games you basically just get to see the most important part, what's in front of you. How sidescrolling games have had split-screen? I always thought that it wasn't many.
In a game where the camera is to the side of the player much more space is needed to allow the player the feeling of freedom of motion while also letting them see enough of the environment to move through the game in a successful and fun way.
Again. I think it COULD be done and MIGHT sell pretty well. I'd enjoy local multiplayer. I just don't see split-screen as a very good option for a sidescrolling racer.
#speakup
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I would have taken off some points for the unnecessary motion controls, though.
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09:38 AM
Agreed. It is a good game, but not deserving of a perfect score. By far.
#speakup
06:52 AM
Its great fun with your mates, it certainly doesnt lack in good platforming level design, its just very safe, throwing things i've seen/played a hundred times before.
Still, it got my girlfriend to fire up her wii for the first time in months, so its all good by my books.
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