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360 Catches The Deadliest Catch

StickyPurpleCat — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:52:46 MDT

I believe this is one of the tell-tale signs, along with LoZ: Wind Waker and Duke Nukem Forever. If they make Dirty Jobs into a successful video game I'm officially declaring the Apocalypse.

StickyPurpleCat

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mercycome — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:14:36 MDT

I see this game has a lot of no's and a some yes's.
I guess its a fair estimate really. Frankly i'm impressed that the Brother's went through all this.
I'm a female and absoloutly love the show. There's something about Sig that I absolutely adore. He's the only one of the Captians that don't complain about how old he is or his stress level and he's seem to have gotten behind the entire concept of the show which was completely different the first season.

As far as the video game goes, I'll pick it up.
I like fishing and hunting games and so what if its just a game for a niche? They know not to over exhert themselves and with a fan base of over 300 million?
I think the game should do okay.
No Grand Theft Auto but imho better entertainment and you actually learn something.

I also like the fact they included the Coast Guard. Probably wont be playing that part of the game, but hey! Nice addition.

And on the side?
Mike is the best host!

It was weird during the Ghost Hunter's new season on Sci Fi.
Dirty Jobs on Monday.
Deadliest Catch on Tuesday.
Ghost Hunters on Wensday.

As much as I adore him- i'm glad he's not still doing the Ford commercials even if he was cute in them.

mercycome

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brody_hockeyrules99 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:27:33 MST

This is great that they made this game and im a huge fan of the show. But i have a playstation 3 and im wondering why they didn't make it for this console

brody_hockeyrules99

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irnchriz — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:15:56 MST

Im buying this.

The TV show is like crack cocaine so the game should be awesome.

irnchriz

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Codexx — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:01:45 MST

I'm buying this...

WHAT? For my uncle. I can't get him to play Halo because he's rather post on forums(about sports, naturally) and play Submarine Simulators.

I'm assuming it'll get a PC release, which will be great for him, I'm sure he'll really love to simulate one of his favorite Discovery Channel shows.

BTW, whatever happened to this show? I didn't catch it until it was in reruns, but I was kinda hoping for something new. Watching the guys that have been doing it for awhile yelling at the newbs was fun(ny).

Codexx

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eclipsegryph — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:29:50 MST

@Doomstink: Why would people buy a video game to play for a bunch of achievement points? Or even rent it, for that matter? I mean, this game is probably going to be a hell of a lot of fun for me and like-minded people, but I can't imagine anyone who doesn't like this kind of game actually playing it.

eclipsegryph

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GrimaceXL — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:21:36 MST

I always though HIV was the deadliest catch. Ohhh an unpopular comment!?

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Doomstink — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:09:59 MST

Judging by the amount of preowned CSI 360 games I've seen on shelves people will buy this if not only for the (probably) easy achievement points.

Doomstink

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Barf#1 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:03:27 MST

@Burguois: isn't that what the game is about? catching huge alaskin Crabs? This has Killer App written all over it! All kidding aside it could turn out pretty good right?...Right?Never Mind.

Barf#1

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eclipsegryph — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:08:12 MST

@NKato: The USCG Mellon, which is going to be featured in this game according to the press release, also berths in Seattle. Plus it looks like the publisher is from Seattle as well!

Good piloting advice, there. Also you might want to go diagonally upswell so you don't stress out the bow too much. I'm hoping for that level of realism, if the actual fishermen and captains are helping to design this game. I'll test it out by intentionally driving headfirst down a swell and see if I can't snap my boat in two. XD

eclipsegryph

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Poltergeist13 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:55:09 MST

Nice, I'm game for some Deadly Catch. What MGS4 excitement? A freaking bundle, wow.

Poltergeist13

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Vietdude92 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:32:31 MST

@Dakobah: It's the cornelia marie

Vietdude92

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zonetrooper5 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:27:57 MST

"Perfect Storm! 5/5" Kotaku

zonetrooper5

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ZinkO: Balls of the Patriots — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:06:15 MST

wow, so cool! This is a really good show, and I can really see a good game being made out of it.

ZinkO: Balls of the Patriots

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NKato — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:28 MST

@amazinglarry: If you think about it, it focuses on being a captain, not a deck hand. So it would not be that difficult. However, making sure your ship doesn't get swamped by those 40-foot waves is going to be the biggest challenge. And I think that's what will sell the game - trying to protect your crew members while you avoid getting hammered by rogue waves.

Here's a "protip" for when this game comes out: The waves are large enough in the Bering Sea that they have something called Trenches. The best way to avoid getting swamped by the waves is to pilot the ship parallel to the trenches at an angle that you end up riding them up and down. This, of course, results in a rocking motion, but it is better than slamming headfirst into a wave and risking your men on the deck.

NKato

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NKato — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:50:42 MST

The Perfect Storm isn't even related to the hard life of Alaskan Crab Fishing. Besides, I wouldn't mind if they subtitled every last piece of dialogue in the game - I'm deaf, so being able to enjoy this game would be difficult if they didn't do that. On top of that, the Northwestern is homeported in Seattle, WA, - so that makes this game one of my top buys.

NKato

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eclipsegryph — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:33:57 MST

@Legendary GIR: I'm not really sure how you drew up that comparison, but you can be certain that there will be at least one game sold to THIS Coastie. After mentioning the concept of the game to my shipmates they're all got their interests piqued as well.

Now all I need are some screenshots and video!

@phalanges: A game based off of "The Perfect Storm"? Would that be the novel or the movie? 'Cause I can't really see any way to conceptualize either of them into a video game. It's just a story about a boat lost at sea - happens all of the time. Granted, three storm fronts converging on top of a boat doesn't happen all of the time, but aside from some groovy visuals, there's nothing in the story for a game.

eclipsegryph

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Fishstick — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:31:51 MST

DLC = New boats? Better galoshes? Limited edition Hello Kitty crab pots?

Fishstick

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Acute Gamer — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:15:26 MST

Like the show, but a game?

Acute Gamer

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Legendary GIR — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:05:40 MST

This is Ghostbusters for the NES except in Xbox 360 version...
My prediction for total sold: 2

Legendary GIR

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susurrate — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:04:14 MST

I'm gonna need to start stock piling smokes and coffee now if I'm to be ready for this game by launch.

susurrate

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NeverSage — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:42:00 MST

Great. "Giant water spiders." That's imagery I want stuck in my head.

The show is pretty cool, but I'll pass, unless Kotaku gives it a glowing review.

NeverSage

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phalanges — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:08:02 MST

It could be worse. They could have made a game based on The Perfect Storm.

phalanges

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amazinglarry — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:00:15 MST

I'm actually kind of surprised to see so much ridicule at the idea of this game, and the show. The show is awesome, and if done right there are definitely some elements that could work in game. Like a few others have said, it fits in with any other kind of fishing game. I don't see why it's so hilarious.

amazinglarry

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electricpickle — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:24:30 MST

I hope we can get to play as mike rowe.

electricpickle

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K-Squad! (Badass Edition) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:13:45 MST

Look at the bright side, unlike other games, maybe piracy won't affect game sales. lol.

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

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Onizuka-GTO — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:12:14 MST

unless it has real-life historically accurate monster samurai killing crabs, i'm not buying.

Onizuka-GTO

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Muisee — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:59:49 MST

I will check it out, love the show. Will I buy it? No, more like check out screen shots but it is the thought that counts.

Muisee

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ChiChi_BBQ — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:59:32 MST

Show me some waves, and I will show you a kind smile.

ChiChi_BBQ

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Paul Soth — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:50:13 MST

I work in a school, so the Discovery Channel is one of the few networks available on the classroom TVs. As a result, I'm a bit familiar with these men who risk everything just so they can make more money in a week then most Americans make in a year.

Now the thing is that I've actually thought that the high-risk world of crab fishing could make material a good sim game, much like the ones that were made for PCs in the 80's and the early 90's. A big pile of micro-management, keeping track of weather conditions, market trends, who you hire, keeping your boats in good shape, what safety measures you take, and so on. At the end you try to rake in the most cash while making sure your boat is still seaworthy and none of your crew has died.

If done right, it could work.

Paul Soth

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eclipsegryph — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:46:09 MST

Ah... "been experienced" should be either "been in" or simply "experienced", take your pick.

I'm showing this off to some of my shipmates. They're going to love this. The last time the Coast Guard was in a video game was "Jaws: Unleashed", though there was a certain amount of satisfaction to taking down a Coast Guard cutter as Jaws.

eclipsegryph

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eclipsegryph — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:44:08 MST

As a 10-year member of the US Coast Guard and someone who has been experienced weather of the sort they are proclaiming, as well as a Coast Guard Search and Rescue controller... this game sounds amazing. I just hope it's not TOO realistic.

eclipsegryph

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Cagny — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:34:05 MST

When I read the title of this article, I thought I would have a fun time making fun of it. After reading the description, I kind of want to play it.

Cagny

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CartBlanche — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:31:28 MST

@seafisch: Best comment of the day and even funnier because of your pseudonym .

CartBlanche

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adamonfire — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:13:07 MST

Headcrabs plz.

adamonfire

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Dakobah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:06:03 MST

@tljent:

yah if you can ramp the waves and see how high you can get your boat to fly i will so get it!

Dakobah

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zanzibarlegend — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:01:10 MST

@Kilbe: if it is, sure the early bird is sitting by a tree reading the morning paper waiting for worms to show up.

zanzibarlegend

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zanzibarlegend — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:59:22 MST

360 "Catches The Deadliest Catch"
U mean RROD? DU-DUM DISSSHHHHHHHH!!! :D i kid.

zanzibarlegend

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LeBaron — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:52:01 MST

"watching fuel consumption" sounds like fun! im a huge fan of the show but i dont think ill get this game. i think fishing is dull, the show is good because they edit all the boring tedious stuff out.

LeBaron

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B1S1 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:48:50 MST

Show is awesome... game will probably suck

B1S1

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tljent — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:47:23 MST

If it's one of the $39.99 games like the rest of the Discovery arsenal I think I'll buy it. Don't ask me why...I think it's just because I like the show and I want to take the ships through some big waves.

tljent

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seafisch — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:35:10 MST

@Bluecell: In a way, yes - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (I'm not a criminal lawyer though)

seafisch

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Archangeldeath — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:29:58 MST

@Gray665: Sorry but GOTY will be Find a Wii. You will need to dodge soccermoms and elderly people through dept stores in a SSBB style melee. Stake out a gamestop for the delivery guys to appear. As wells as stalking a UPS trucks through your neighborhood and try to avoid hide bundle pack with shoveleware titles.

Archangeldeath

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ArmiMaan — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:28:12 MST

Sounds interesting. I would normally say: "The world needs more games like this", but I'll wait to see if it turns out to be any good first.

ArmiMaan

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gamadaya — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:24:05 MST

Laugh it up Sony fanboys...

gamadaya

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Gray665 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:17:47 MST

When's the Parking Wars game coming out? God damn PPA, I'd love to play a game as those assholes and just walk them out into the middle of traffic over and over and over.

Gray665

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Lanhoj — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:17:47 MST

DAMN! that was on Double-Jeopardy last night!

'Who are Sig Hansen, Phil Harris and Larry Hendricks?'

now i know that they are Authentic Captains. YAY! Now i can sleep better. Thanks Kotaku, Microsoft, Discovery Channel and Greenwave.

Lanhoj

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NotAZombie — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:16:34 MST

@topbravo222: But I don't have crabs... Well at least I think I don't. *looks down* Nope still clean.

NotAZombie

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frieze — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:16:04 MST

The funny thing is that there are actually a lot of elements in the show that would make for good games.

There's all kinds of strategic play in how and where to set their lines of crab traps, how long to let them sit, when to change over and pick them up.

There's the piloting/catching element which has to deal with floating ice, cross currents and lining up for grabbing the buoys, all while watching fuel consumption.

Then there's the whole RPG human drama of keeping the crew working. On the show there seems to be some (admittedly sensationalized a bit by the tv guys) drama in terms of keeping the ship's crew running. They do after all work 16-20 hour shifts on a listing deck in subzero weather while being occasionally drenched by waves. It seems you could do either a series of scripted people management thing where you try to reconcile people (which I think it cheesy) or a stat based punish and reward game where you are monitoring people's fatigue and anger against their stamina and constitution (or whatever) and skill level. Giving breaks to keep people working while trying not to have the rest of the crew resent them for working less. Add on a crew member levelling system between missions and I think that aspect could be pretty cool.

When you take all this stuff and add in the fact that the best parts of the show usually stem from their coping with bad weather or mechanical malfunctions I think you could probably do two or three different games based on different aspects of the show. That said, I think that the level of investment necessary to build a game that really captured that would be much higher than the potential sales of such a title. I'm guessing that it will turn out to be a bit of a kludgy mess with the occasional glimmer showing through of the great game it could have been.

frieze

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Kdawg — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:14:52 MST

Why not? There's enough of those damn American Chopper video games.

Kdawg

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DaiMacculate — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:13:21 MST

What almost disturbs me is how popular Sig and co are with my GF and her female friends, I wonder if maybe Wii/DS isn't a more appropriate platform for this game ;)

DaiMacculate

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KillerBee — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:13:17 MST

This has to be an early April Fools joke.

KillerBee

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Zenax — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:11:12 MST

@Bluecell: I'm a college student who reads forums/kotaku all day occasionally playing games when I go home. You tell me if there is a game like that.

Zenax

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KuromanKuro Live and PSN — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:09:55 MST

@topbravo222: Now with support for pokemon diamond and pearl for DS.

KuromanKuro Live and PSN

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KuromanKuro Live and PSN — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:08:31 MST

W00T at Mike Rowe. He's such a great host, I mean, have you SEEN "Dirty Jobs"?

Most realistic weather in a game huh? couple that with unreal and you got yourself the perfect engine for "Twister: The Movie: The Game"

KuromanKuro Live and PSN

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ShaggE — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:06:41 MST

"-- Six Authentic Captains (including Captains Sig Hansen, Phil Harris and Larry Hendricks)"

Larry Hendricks!? Oh man, count me in! He's my idol!

Larry Hendricks for Brawl 2 confirmed!

ShaggE

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topbravo222 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:05:19 MST

My crabs are better than your crabs!

topbravo222

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music2134 — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:05:19 MST

@Dauragon C. Mikado:
survival of the fittest!

music2134

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Koztah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:04:36 MST

Two words..

CRAB BATTLE!

Koztah

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Dauragon C. Mikado — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:01:57 MST

Haha, I hope there will be a "survival" mode where all of the weather settings are turned up to the maximum and you have to stay alive for as long as possible for a better score. How awesome would that be?

Dauragon C. Mikado

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Bluecell — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:01:48 MST

Mike Rowe ftw.
It's really cool that these guys have a game made of them. They're not particularily famous, they're not athletes. They just do a crazy dangerous job for a whole lot of money.
So long as the graphics are decent, I don't see why this wouldn't sell just as well as any fishing or hunting game out there. Which actually isn't saying much...but do you have a game based on your job?

Bluecell

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Dakobah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:01:47 MST

@Everard: " 3 out of 5 kotaku members agree!"

Dakobah

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MstrHnky — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:01:08 MST

i'll be buying it. i love the show and work at Wegmans in the seafood department. i'm assuming this game will be ~$39.99. any more than that, and i'll wait until it hits that price point. i don't expect anything amazing to come of this, but being a fan of the show, i'll support it.
The crab season ran through october/november this year and we got in fresh crab legs and a few whole crab thoughout. i'll never be satisfied with frozen crab legs again.

MstrHnky

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GOD — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:00:57 MST

Can't stop! I'm running to my local store to put £5 on this bad boy!

GOD

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Tepoz — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:00:27 MST

@Everard: I say that quote should be used for every horrible game that comes across the Kotaku desk. It'll be an inside joke seeing that quote on the box art.

Tepoz

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Everard — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:58:01 MST

"could be the most important game of the year"

Careful with that, Mike - you could end up quoted on the box art...

Everard

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Double J — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:57:49 MST

Best wave graphics....UNTIL The Perfect Storm finally reaches the end of it's long harrowed development cycle. I hear they were finally able to convince Wahlberg to do the VO work.

Double J

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kingclip — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:57:17 MST

It was pretty clear that after yesterday's Sony madness, that the Xbox had to respond -- and now they have. This is huge, though a big part of me thinks it would play better on the Wii.

kingclip

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huginn — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:57:06 MST

A game with realistic weather patterns (think what NCAA did with TWC) is made for something like this. That's where I see the online part coming in.

huginn

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Emulated — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:56:59 MST

Skiff Racing Mini-Game!!! It has mini-game.

Emulated

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Morberis — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:56:08 MST

If the price is right and the RPG like ship upgrading is fun I might pick it up.

Morberis

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seafisch — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:55:52 MST

@Dakobah: Cornelia Marie...

I knew a Cornelia Marie in high school. What a slut. So I suppose it's fitting that there's a crab boat named after her.

seafisch

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Degringolade — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:55:36 MST

@seafisch: For some the allure of the sea is great.

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Limafoxtrot — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:55:36 MST

@seafisch: Same market as lost and CSI games - which probably means no one posting here...

Limafoxtrot

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pylon_trooper — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:54:59 MST

Discovery Channel. Hmmm. All their software sucks the big one, so...it's probably safe to say, if you hook this one, it's better to throw it back overboard.

pylon_trooper

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seafisch — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:54:12 MST

Seriously? There's actually a market for this type of game? I suppose it's not a huge departure from Harvest Moon type games, but it just seems so... niche.

seafisch

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Caduceus — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:53:09 MST

Can I get by without having played the first 2 seasons, or will I need to go back and play through them? Please don't post plot spoilers!!

Caduceus

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Dakobah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:53:09 MST

Whew! 5 authentic crab boats!.

i mean, if Camelia Marie wasnt in the game then no buy for me.

Dakobah

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Manny — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:52:04 MST

I bet the wind graphics will be state of the art

Manny

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Burguois — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:50:57 MST

Unless it has Giant Enemy Crabs it can't bring anything to the table that isn't inferior to the ps3.

Burguois