<![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix - Kotaku Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix - Kotaku Comments]]> http://kotaku.com Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:18:59 MDT Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:18:59 MDT http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4935174 @Witzbold: Werne't they going to make a new one for the PSP? What happened to that?

Thorax

]]> 9:373214:c4935174 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:18:59 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4919440 I love Shiny, Dave Perry was my childhood hero (seriously, in all seriousness)
I loved everything they did, from Alladin to MDK and the Collective's Buffy and Indiana Jones games for the Xbox are phenomenal!

I will love Double Helix like a God.

Kamizzle

]]> 9:373214:c4919440 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:12:53 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4918686 Here's a pretty cool mini-documentary over the history of Shiny Entertainment:

[www.gametap.com]

elusivectw

]]> 9:373214:c4918686 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:42:40 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4914580 Shiny used to be great back in the days, but i haven't heard anything good about them afterwards...And if i remember it correctly MDK2 was developed by someone else.

The whole games list of The Collective on the other hand pretty much sucks (da Vinci code anyone?), with "Mark Ecko's Getting Up" & "Buffy" being the best games they could come up with (which imho, were both mediocre games)... So i will be really surprised, if SH5 won't suck, but the chances aren't looking good.

neojam

]]> 9:373214:c4914580 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:13:32 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4913366 Anything which sees those Shiny guys making new games is good news to me. In my opinion they have created many polished and/or innovative games and I'm a big fan of MDK, Earthworm Jim, Wild 9, Sacrifice, RC Stunt Copter, and Path of Neo (Probably the best multiple character fighting engine I've ever tried).
Two thumbs up. Can't say I remember seeing 'The Collective's name tied to anything I've enjoyed. Anyone?

mrrobsa

]]> 9:373214:c4913366 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:17:37 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4913236 Isn't Double Helix, and that symbol for that matter, the same as the team who wrote the "decline of video games" on newgrounds?

Kikou-Shou

]]> 9:373214:c4913236 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:07:19 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4912905 I wouldn't have known until I looked it up on Wikipedia. Anything involving Shiny has to be bad. That's their golden rule or something.

Americo

]]> 9:373214:c4912905 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:42:07 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4912147 @opt2not: EWJ and MDK were 2 games that while they totally kicked my ass I loved every minute of it!

Good characters in both series and its a shame that they still have not been brought back to life by the creators. D:

Witzbold

]]> 9:373214:c4912147 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:21:08 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4912097 @opt2not: I think you got Getting Up and Episode III mixed up, the former was decent (I agree with Gerstmann's 8.6) and the latter was awful.

mindscienceofthemind

]]> 9:373214:c4912097 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:07:31 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911766 Don't forget that before the Mark Ecko's Getting Up train wreck and The Da Vinci Code redonkulousness, The Collective made some decent action titles like Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, and Star Wars: Episode III. Both games were solid action games IMO. Unfortunately most of the original devs that worked on those games have most likely moved onto other studios. Both of these companies are "has-beens" looking to kindle a collaborative effort to get back into the swing of things. I think it's a great situation for both studios really.

@Witzbold: Another EWJ game that had the charm of the original would be sweet! But I believe Atari still owns the rights to EWJ. Having a new EWJ made by Double Helix would be a waste anyways since pretty much all the original developers have left Shiny for quite some time.

I found an old article on IGN about the rumor of the original creators "might be getting together" to create a new EWJ. It has some interesting info on where they are now, and the status of the EWJ license:
[xbox360.ign.com]

opt2not

]]> 9:373214:c4911766 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:46:11 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911575 The Collective has a turnover rate around that of a slaughterhouse.

mindscienceofthemind

]]> 9:373214:c4911575 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:06:14 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911474 i was playing the Path of Neo game a month or so ago...

it was a painful experience, but mostly because it could have been decent if they'd just developed for the 360 instead...

textures and bumpmaps popping and snapping all over the place...terrible clipping...

sound issues were rampant...

almost enough to make a Native American dramatically shed one solitary tear

mAaron

]]> 9:373214:c4911474 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:46:33 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911422 @Polywhirl: The Shiny Collective?

egghead329

]]> 9:373214:c4911422 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:34:34 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911365 @Polywhirl: The Shiny Collective?

egghead329

]]> 9:373214:c4911365 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:24:26 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911359 @ Polywhirl: You mean Bioware + Pandemic + EA = EA. I get your point, though.
(this is the second post - the 1st got lost)


holy_cow

]]> 9:373214:c4911359 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:23:37 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911319 @超外人: Hell yeah, MDK was awsome for its time. Also though it was so fucking hard. D:

But man like EWJ that game had some serious personality. :D

Witzbold

]]> 9:373214:c4911319 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:14:49 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911120 Wow earthworm jim. I give them major props for MDK. Other than that, bleh... So basically, they were good in the past, like Rare, and now they are going downhill? >_>

超外人

]]> 9:373214:c4911120 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:41:43 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911084 Ha! What a great PSA. Also can anyone who made Earthworm Jim be all that bad?

7ucky

]]> 9:373214:c4911084 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:37:34 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911071 @Rebelphoenix83: Woah. Easy!

Michael McWhertor

]]> 9:373214:c4911071 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:36:18 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4911033 Bioshock wasn't the studio you twit. also they really need to bring back Earthworm Jim, the only good idea shiny has ever had.

Rebelphoenix83

]]> 9:373214:c4911033 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:27:45 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4910951 I don't get it. Double Helix?
Activision+Blizzard=ActivisionBlizzard
EA+Anyone=EA
Bioshock+Pandemic=EA (Well, after being bought)

Who are they to shake up a given formula?
When you merge, you simply squish the two names together. I don't want any creativity from my game makers.
[/sarcasm off]

Polywhirl

]]> 9:373214:c4910951 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:11:54 MDT <![CDATA[Shiny + The Collective = Double Helix]]> http://kotaku.com/373214/shiny-%252B-the-collective--double-helix#c4910932 While I have 0 hopes for SH V turning out good, Id be very greatful if they ever decided to bring back EWJ or MDK. ;D

Witzbold

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