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I still have to pick this up soon, and I know some of you guys were exited about it but haven't seen much mentioned since it was released. Clash Master had some nice impressions in a different thread and I believe EThugg liked it. Also Master said he was looking forward to it.
So how is? Worth $9.99 easily? Places near me have sold out.
Impressions/thoughts?
Korian
Just bumping this thread. I'm also interested in reading more impressions of this game.
It looks pretty sweet.I havent played it yet , but I definetely plan to pick it up once my exams are over.
So is it like Driver?
Korian
*bump* I'd like some impressions too :)
Heh. Interesting that you mention that. Rockstar dropped it my way ahile ago, but with E3 preps, I hadn't been able to play it) I am taking it with me to LA next week, so I can give ya a report then (there's a few games the team and I got,...but as I said, B U S Y!) :eek:
Perhaps I can play it today before I leave NY... actually, Burgundy has the game as well, I'll direct him to this thread. :)
I find it weird that STILL no mention of this game. I almost picked it up, but my local EB is charging $10.99 for it and not $9.99... I just couldn't buy it knowing that they were overcharging (even though it's still ridiculously cheap for a new game). It seems to be the trend there now (greatest hits games for PS2 are $22.99 there). Oh well, I'll look around and see if it's $9.99 anywhere else and i'll just pick it up for the hell of it, can't go wrong for that cheap.
I might pick it up while I'm out and about tomorrow, Circuit City should have it for $10. I'm broke right now, but I damn well hope I'm not "$10 is too much" broke.
James
$10/1 day later- Hey, this game is fun!
All I've played so far is story mode, but it's pretty cool so far. Nice open city to tool around in, a nice selection of very 70's Euro cars to play with, I like the narrative format quite a bit, and it controls well. The only bit I'm not up on yet is escaping from cops. Sometimes they seem to be on me like glue, other times they vanish into thin air. Then again, I haven't cracked the instruction manual yet either...
Multiple play modes (taken from the manual I'm finally cracking open :) ) are-
Italian Job Mode- what I've played, and will be playing again in a few mintues
Challenge Mode- single player test of skills
Free Ride- Free ride, duh.
Checkpoint Mode- looks like the standard checkpoint thing in London and Turin.
Destructor Mode- Not a demolition derby, sadly, but rather a race to take out all the orange cones lining streets and such. Looks to be a test of how well you can race a line.
Party Mode- Up to seven people competing in Checkpoint, Destructor, or Challenge Mode, one at a time.
Looks well worth the $10 so far.
James
Thanks for the impressions James, this sounds like my type of game never saw the Movie though.Quote:
Originally posted by James
$10/1 day later- Hey, this game is fun!
All I've played so far is story mode, but it's pretty cool so far. Nice open city to tool around in, a nice selection of very 70's Euro cars to play with, I like the narrative format quite a bit, and it controls well. The only bit I'm not up on yet is escaping from cops. Sometimes they seem to be on me like glue, other times they vanish into thin air. Then again, I haven't cracked the instruction manual yet either...
Multiple play modes (taken from the manual I'm finally cracking open :) ) are-
Italian Job Mode- what I've played, and will be playing again in a few mintues
Challenge Mode- single player test of skills
Free Ride- Free ride, duh.
Checkpoint Mode- looks like the standard checkpoint thing in London and Turin.
Destructor Mode- Not a demolition derby, sadly, but rather a race to take out all the orange cones lining streets and such. Looks to be a test of how well you can race a line.
Party Mode- Up to seven people competing in Checkpoint, Destructor, or Challenge Mode, one at a time.
Looks well worth the $10 so far.
James
Korian
I actually plan to see the movie now. I like the tone of the game, it's got a nice, different soundtrack, and a good style.
Played some of the modes now, they aren't bad at all. Checkpoint is totally standard checkpoint racing, but Destructor is a bit more fun. It's pretty much Big & Veiny from GTA3, every cone you take out adds a second or two to your time, so if you miss a few traffic cones along the way you aren't totally screwed. Quite fun.
Turns out Challenge mode is something you unlock somehow. Haven't done it yet, but then again I've only done about 5 levels of the story mode and each of the other modes, so I imagine it'll open up soon enough.
One thing I will say- 32 bit still isn't enough for good 3D graphics. Textures are pretty chunky if you don't use texture smoothing, and even with they're still pretty rough. Doesn't make the game any less fun, though.
James
Chunky textures?
I've been playing this game straight everyday at work when I have a minute.
I'm on the last Turin mission in mission mode, and did all of the London missions in Destructor. I've never been a fan of 3D, especially pre Dreamcast 3D, but for a PSX game, this is very nice in my opinion.The amount of detail in the environments is incredible. Unlike Driver 2 you can have three vehicles onscreen without massive slowdown. the cars are decent enough, and the damage is cool.I was farting around in free mode in what I think looks like a Cobra, and I made the front tire fall off.It was cool as hell, there were sparks and the car pulled heavily to the side that the tire was missing from.
The two major downsides are the music, which I find incredibly annoying (I leave the game on demo when I'm not playing it, and I've had customers mention how bad the music is); and the loading times. They are horrible. Especially in Destructor. There are some missions where the loading is longer than the mission itself.
I've suggested this game to everyone who walks in the store looking for something different.So far no one has come back and thrown it at me. That's always a good sign.
I'd have to agree on the cops thing. There have been times where I'm being chased adn go through alley ways and such, twisting and turning, but can't lose the cops. Then there are times where I'm just going up a straight street and they all of a sudden disappear.
I don't know, I can see how this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I was quite impressed with it, and like it alot.
Although you are essentially racing from point A to B, the amount of vehicles and the size of the city is enough to keep it from getting stagnant.
Just watch out for the mission where you have to turn out traffic cameras. It's quite hard.