I'm not too surprised coming from Acclaim, but most people liked the demo and I expected a little better than a 6.3. Is it really that bad?
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I'm not too surprised coming from Acclaim, but most people liked the demo and I expected a little better than a 6.3. Is it really that bad?
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The X-Box mag demo was glitchy as hell. It's basically exactly as Gamespot described- A Mario 64 clone. Instead of stars you collect hearts, and not valentine hearts but glowing, semi-realistic looking ones. Oooh... edgy. The combat system has potential but the level 1 demo enemies were really boring to fight.
Glitches in the demo- falling off a cliff, I got stuck for a full minute between a wall and a platform that was curving away from it, in the junction between them. Took a good bit to free myself.
Glitch #2- there's an infinite combo attack you can do if you get the tempo right. Long about hit #350 or so the framerate starts to die pretty hard. I might have crashed it entirely but another enemy came along and knocked me off the guy I had pinned to a wall. It wasn't a hard tempo to get into, either. I had some nice 1-200 hit combos going there.
So yeah, I'd say 6.3. Hell, I'd even round up to 6.5.
James
This is one of those games I just KNEW would be crapped on from the boring ass demo.
Tenchu 3 and ZOE 2 on the other hand... oh yeah!
Try it out as a rental. Gamespot can be alittle harsh on some gems, alittle rough around the edge, sometimes.
Ugh, this reminded me of something. I was looking at an old Maxim (August, I believe, with Beyoncé on the cover) and saw that they had a Turok Evolution review. They gave it 5 out of 5 stars. Best shooter since Halo, they said.
Considering that these people also claim that Monster was the worst REM album, it's pretty fair to say that they have no taste in music or video games. Stick to comedy and chicks, please.
Take it with a grain of salt, and remember that this ig Gamespot, the same people that gave Steel Battalion a 7.3.
Actually, I think they got the comedy bit right with Turok. Should I rant about how bad it is again...? Nah...Quote:
Originally posted by Mzo
Ugh, this reminded me of something. I was looking at an old Maxim (August, I believe, with Beyoncé on the cover) and saw that they had a Turok Evolution review. They gave it 5 out of 5 stars. Best shooter since Halo, they said.
Considering that these people also claim that Monster was the worst REM album, it's pretty fair to say that they have no taste in music or video games. Stick to comedy and chicks, please.
One thing that really aggrivated me in the demo was the actual movement.
VERY sluggish.
"Go this way, Vexx!"
"Alright, just let me turn around... speed up a bit... there we go..."
Vexx = Worst Character Design Ever.
From what I saw of my friend playing the demo is looked to have ok areas but that fighting looked spastic and bland, and the character is worse than ass pudding.
I'd have to agree with Clash Master here. I wasn't (well, I am still not) thrilled with his character design. (Come to think of it, nor was I thrilled with Crash Bandicoot, but that's another story). When it was shown off at E3 2002, it didn't really motivate me as a game that I'd be looking forward to its release (and Acclaim's been working on this title for a few years now).
Damn, and my boss at IGN gave me this optimistic vibe that it was pretty decent ...maybe it's not too late to request another game to work on for my next guide. ^_^
You work at IGN as well? Bahn: The Video Game Monoploy
lol! Keep your friends close (us) and your enemies closer! (not us, I hope)!! <-- double whammy of exclamation tastic goodness! (and there's another!!!!)
I can't believe that after all these years Acclaim hasn't realized that it's all about great gameplay and yet they're still in business.
I can't agree with this statement enough. Vexx looks like he was designed by a blind retard with no hands.Quote:
Originally posted by Clash_Master
Vexx = Worst Character Design Ever.
Clash: Yeah, freelance. You mean monopoly right; that keyboard of yours broken? :)Quote:
Originally posted by Clash_Master
You work at IGN as well? Bahn: The Video Game Monoploy
Uhhhhhhhh, you see.....I.....sigh.
Exactly what I was going to say.Quote:
Originally posted by ShineAqua
Take it with a grain of salt, and remember that this ig Gamespot, the same people that gave Steel Battalion a 7.3.
Clash: Only teasing man, ONLY teasing :)
Teasing kills, teasing kills.
You never played Mortal Kombat : Deadly Alliance did you? There was a character called Hsu Hao. HE is the worst character ever.Quote:
Originally posted by Clash_Master
Vexx = Worst Character Design Ever.
I must see this Hsu Hao. I've looked for MK Deadly Alliance artwork, but I can only find certain characters.
I think the Vexx character design kicks ass. I'm sure if he was created by Treasure and not Acclaim...everyone would be like "wow, Treasure is so innovative! w00t!1!11".
No i'm pretty sure Vexx would still look like ass...the fact that it was created by Acclaim just makes it a little bit less shocking.
It's not just Vexx. All the characters are designed along the same extremely ugly lines. There's this old man who advises you whose face would frighten small... heck large children.
The demo of the game was pretty good though.
Naw, I'm pretty sure if it was made by Treasure 1/2 the board would be all over it.Quote:
Originally posted by Javon_McCloud
No i'm pretty sure Vexx would still look like ass...the fact that it was created by Acclaim just makes it a little bit less shocking.
Playing it last year at E3, the game didn't impress me much at all, not all that much different from any other 3-D action platformer from the last few years.
I'm about to agree with you, and I can't shake the dirty feeling in leaves in me.Quote:
Originally posted by Aurora
I think the Vexx character design kicks ass. I'm sure if he was created by Treasure and not Acclaim...everyone would be like "wow, Treasure is so innovative! w00t!1!11".