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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    04:38 PM

    In reply to Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review: Three's A Welcome Trend
    I'm still going to try and get this some time, but I've got to play catchup in the upcoming months.

    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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    Image of Alexander-the-Supernaut Alexander-the-Supernaut
    03:51 PM

    In reply to Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review: Three's A Welcome Trend
    I picked this up recently and I love it - the best part is being able to laugh at all the cheesiness of the Resident Evil series; I've always loved its goofy dialogue and 'its a serious situation but let's crack one-liners' tone (that's probably why I didn't care for RE5's 'everyone must take me seriously because I'm a serious game' approach to the series.) It nice to see RE2 with updated graphics and why Capcom hasn't remade it in the vein of RE1 and RE0 - hell if they added the camera to be like RE4/RE5 they'd pull in even the new fans, though a 'classic camera' would be a must - still confuses me, I think most (but not all) would agree RE2 is the series best, why not capitalize on that? Great light gun game, buy this if you're a Wii owner and especially if you're an RE fan.
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    Edited by Alexander-the-Supernaut at 11/24/09 3:53 PM Alexander-the-Supernaut was starred Alexander-the-Supernaut was unstarred
    Image of kingmanic kingmanic
    04:10 PM

    @Alexander-the-Supernaut: I thought RE5 Wesker was pure cheese. It had a lot of that over earnest un-intentional humour. The female antagonist was a cheesy caricature as well.
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    Image of anabbeynormality anabbeynormality
    03:50 PM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    I can't remember the last time playing a game was a gleeful as NSMBW. It's not perfect, but the chaos with everybody talking is part of what makes it so fun. If you're the type of person the has to win or else you're not having fun, well then it's not a good game for you. But if you can shrug off a cheap death and laugh at the antics of your friends, then this game is as close to perfect as I've played.

    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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    Edited by anabbeynormality at 11/24/09 3:50 PM anabbeynormality was starred anabbeynormality was unstarred
    Image of Shiryu Shiryu
    03:35 PM

    In reply to Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Review: Three's A Welcome Trend
    Mandatory purchase for me! v ^_^
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    Image of 天 天
    03:23 PM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    Famitsu is known for being stingy with the 10/10 ratings but I can't understand all the rage about the recent dramatic increase in awarding games that score. I always figured that 10/10 didn't mean perfect - it meant masterpiece, triumph, or something along those lines. Maybe the reviewers at Famitsu feel that there have been more masterful games released in recent times. It's just their opinion - you don't have to agree with it, but your disagreement doesn't automatically mean that Famitsu's review scores are invalid/sold for ad space.
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    Image of UltimatePancakeSensation UltimatePancakeSensation
    03:46 PM

    @天: There was a time when regardless of your taste in games, you could look at every game on Famitsu's perfect list and, even if the game wasn't your cup of tea, see the merit. Those days are long gone.
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    Image of 天 天
    09:12 PM

    @UltimatePancakeSensation: Looking up at the list in the post above, I can see merit in the games listed there that I've played (the first 10 on the list). Even though I didn't like FFXII very much I can still appreciate the good design of the game.
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    02:27 PM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    I absolutly love the game. Can't honestly believe how good it is, I'd give it 10/10. Purely based on the level design and fun factor alone.

    But Famitsu have always been selective with their 10/10's. Brawl and MGS4 getting perfect scores from 4 different reviewers? Not a chance
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    Image of UltimatePancakeSensation UltimatePancakeSensation
    02:22 PM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    I remember when a Famitsu perfect really meant something. Nowadays they just seem to give them away to the occasional big title.

    I've played this game, and it is far from perfect.
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    Image of Bubbleman! Bubbleman!
    02:29 PM

    @UltimatePancakeSensation: I think I actually agree with Famitsu this time. For a 2D Platformer, NSMB Wii is at the very top. It's the most-polished game of its kind, by far.
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    Image of UltimatePancakeSensation UltimatePancakeSensation
    03:35 PM

    @Bubbleman!: I don't think you've played it in a family multiplayer setting, then.
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    01:22 PM

    In reply to Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985
    I'm torn. On one hand the fact that its online and has the track creator is awesome. On the other the lack of splitscreen is bad. I remember playing the original with my brother on the NES all the time.
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    Image of BassForever BassForever
    01:40 PM

    @excel_excel: The original Excitebike did not have multiplayer...
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    02:09 PM

    @BassForever: really? Oh fuck yeah it didn't....brain fart.
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    Image of -Thunder- -Thunder-
    03:10 PM

    @excel_excel: Clearly your memory didn't uh....ummm....fuck!
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    Image of theGreatZamboni theGreatZamboni
    05:12 PM

    @excel_excel: Or you are a robot whose brains have been replaced with false memories in order to keep you from going on a killing spree. And in any case you are probably standing over a mound of bodies at this very moment. RUN!
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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    05:14 PM

    @theGreatZamboni: Oh yeah....thats....er definetly not me!

    .....

    *tries to hide dead bodies under carpet*
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    Image of theGreatZamboni theGreatZamboni
    06:31 PM

    @excel_excel: *Zamboni arrives at excel's house*

    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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    Image of shimage shimage
    12:18 PM

    In reply to Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985
    The lack of local multiplayer was a deal-killer. Not sure why they didn't include it ...
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    Image of -itis -itis
    01:23 PM

    @shimage: I'm with you, no local multi-player means no sale for me. I was really looking forward to this too :(
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    Image of shimage shimage
    11:54 AM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    PokéPark? Really? Sorry, was that off topic? It's in the picture ...
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    Image of Shiryu Shiryu
    09:17 AM

    In reply to Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985
    Hope to see it soon in Europe. No one talks about it, but we have yet to see any Wiiware game from High Voltage... I REALLY want to play "Gyrostarr". Since "Excitebots" from Monster Games never got to Europe either... I do hope this makes it this week.
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    Image of johnnypanda johnnypanda
    02:23 PM

    @Shiryu: If you like disappointingly average games then Gyrostarr would be right up your alley.
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    09:17 AM

    In reply to Excitebike: World Rally Micro-Review: Race back to 1985
    I don't know why everyone is trippin'...the original didn't have local mulitplay, or multiplay at all for that matter.

    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.
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    Image of bwwardiii bwwardiii
    10:26 AM

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: I agree. Not that I wouldn't WANT local multiplay but I don't see how it could be implemented very well... What if 3 people are in a tight race but one is sucking? Keep panning out? NO. Then you can't see. Force the back person forward? NO. That limits the consequences of error. Keep the person in back off screen? NO. How are they supposed to catch up or enjoy the game if they can't even see...

    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.
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    Image of Cochese: Now with moxie. Cochese: Now with moxie.
    11:19 AM

    @bwwardiii: They call it split-screen. It works very well for titles like this. Explain, if you will, how it is not viable. Remember four-player split screen FPSs? I've played many a Four-Player split-screen races in PGR.

    These are certainly viable options. So... Can you back up your claim that it's not "viable?"
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    11:57 AM

    @Cochese: Now with moxie.: This is what I was talking about, like Excitebike VS.

    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.
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    Image of bwwardiii bwwardiii
    12:22 PM

    @Cochese: Now with moxie.: The race is sidescrolling. I just don't see myself enjoying a screen split into 4 and having 4 different sidescrolling races going on. However that may just be me and I may just have the wrong sort of picture in my head.

    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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    Image of Fisketryne Fisketryne
    04:31 PM

    @Knoxximus ver. 5.66: You could do it Micro Machines style. If one rider falls back too far, he gets transported back into the game - but with a penalty of some kind.
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    08:06 AM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    Of course they did, because it is a good game.

    I would have taken off some points for the unnecessary motion controls, though.
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    Image of Slagathorian Slagathorian
    09:13 AM

    @Demonbird: But perfect? Hardly.
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    09:38 AM

    @Slagathorian:
    Agreed. It is a good game, but not deserving of a perfect score. By far.

    #speakup
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    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    06:52 AM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    I'm really enjoying NSMBW, but I cant think of one memorable level to be honest.
    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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    Image of AncientUnknown1 AncientUnknown1
    06:36 AM

    In reply to Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score
    Dave Halverson must have taken over Famitsu recently.
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