Smilebit Joins Sonic Team on PS2

From The Magic Box:

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After the cancellation of Hundred Swords, Smilebit announced they will release a surprise title for PlayStation 2 in Autumn 2003.

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Surprise as in a port or surprise as in a new game?

Surprise as in to strike with wonder or amazement especially because unexpected.

sounds good to me.. i guess.

I'd wager that it's a new title.

it's all about user base...

This is certainly some exciting news. I'll have to hear some more news about it before getting too excited though.

Hell Yeah!!!!!!

I hope it's a new game; who the hell cares about inferior, year old Xbox ports?

I love Smilebit so this is some damn good news. Whether it's brand new or an XB port of JSRF/Orta I am pretty sure I'll have something to add to my must-have list soon. ;)

*pats his new PS2 on the head*

:)

Fucking PS2...
It better be a new game, and not some crap JSRF port.
- Kabuki

Yay, a suprise game on the least capable current console!

Well, it could always be fun...

Could it be that Trigun game?

I kinda half hope its a real shotty port just to further showcase the weakness of the PS2.

I read the title and thought Smilebit and Sonic Team were collaborating on a game :(

Hasn't Smilebit already released at least one PS2 game in Japan? A soccer manager sim or somesuch... or was that on the PSX? Whatever it was, it sold well, so if it was on PSX maybe this is a sequel to it.

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Originally posted by Clash_Master
I kinda half hope its a real shotty port just to further showcase the weakness of the PS2.

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That would be a nice alternative, except I wish Smilebit the best and hope one day their niche games start to sell well.

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Originally posted by Ammadeau
Hasn't Smilebit already released at least one PS2 game in Japan? A soccer manager sim or somesuch... or was that on the PSX? Whatever it was, it sold well, so if it was on PSX maybe this is a sequel to it.

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Let's Make an All Pro Junior Soccer Team(does that even make sense?) or some such thing? I was under the impression that all the "Let's Make..." games sold rather well.

In local news... I wonder what it'll be like. Thier stuff tends to be a little more lighthearted, and even when it isnt, its not very dark. I wonder if thier going to PS2 means they wanted to make a more serious and darker game. I would be one who would be intrested in seeing them tackle a game such as that.

Z-roe

Gunvalk is pretty serious if you ask me. I would like to maybe see more stuff in that vein, but I doubt that will ever happan. Smilebit seems to have plenty of original ideas so who knows what to expect.

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Originally posted by Clash_Master
Gunvalk is pretty serious if you ask me. I would like to maybe see more stuff in that vein, but I doubt that will ever happan. Smilebit seems to have plenty of original ideas so who knows what to expect.

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It was fairly serious, but honestly, the story was just tacked on to give some kind of substance inbetween levels. I would like to see a dark and serious action game with a fairly intricate and involved storyline from them. When I say dark, I mean visually too.

Z-roe

I hope it's not some worthless port.

ºTracer

A "worthless port" would have a lot of value to me. The only Xbox games I really want are the Sega games.... so if they're ported that's worth not spending $300c on an Xbox to me. :)

I think he might mean a port with no added value... like no extra stages or characters or features or something... or maybe he hates you. Either way.

Z-roe

I know what he meant... I am just saying that a port with "no added value" still has the original value to those w/o an Xbox. ;)

Port, enhanced port, brand new game... it all sounds good to me. :)

Gotcha.

If its a port, it would be JSRF. Gunvalk was too niche (and too incomplete imo) and Panzer will still be under the exclusivity agreement with MS. I think it'll be either something new or a remake of some kind though.