Sol Divide, PS1, US, $10

[James]

Just came in today. Any word on it, good/bad? Did a brief search and came up with the name "Psikyo", meaning I need it, need it bad. Still, anyone can screw up and I hadn't heard of it.

It's from XS Games, the wonderful folks who, if I remember right, brought us Superstar Dance Club #1 Hits and Jigsaw Madness. With a track record like that it's an insta-buy.

But it does have Psikyo behind it...

James

[Low]

It's actually out?

Sol Divide was released as a arcade game and later a Saturn and PSone game in Japan about five years ago. It's a side scroll shooter with (I believe) digitized artwork with a mythlogy theme. I heard it wasn't great, but should definitely be worth $10. *-neo

[Santini]

There's a review of the PSX import at Gaming Age:

http://www.gaming-age.com/reviews/ar...psx/soldivide/

Here's some info over at GameFAQs:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/data/21399.html

Lastly... Man, that US box art sure is crappy:

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categorie...p?pf_id=232256

I played this a few years ago as an import, and recall being somewhat disappointed with it. I was expecting something more along the lines of Sengoku Blade, and SD played nothing like it. I recall it being slow (not as in slowdown, but as in pace), and having bad load times.

However, at $9.99, I may give it another shot, as the art and atmosphere are both excellent (hey, it's Psikyo!). But at the time, as a full price import, it was off my purchase radar after renting it.

Since EB is the only one that carries it, one could pick it up and return it if they weren't happy with it.

I'm enjoying this period of cheap PSOne Games. What's next? Dezaemon Kids?

[Tojo]

This came out? Wow, I remember playing this years ago at the local bowling alley. For $10, i'm there.

[James]

If they're doing shooters, didn't DoDonPachi get a PS1 release in Japan? Just some wishful thinking here...

James

[Captain Vegetable]

I say it's worth the $10 for the art alone. Any, hey!, it's only $10!

[Punky Skunk]

Hahahaha, nice art. Sol Divide is about the worst Psikyo shooter ever made, but I'll still probably pick it up just because.

This is getting really weird with the budget shooter releases lately. Someone should hurry up with Gradius Gaiden.

[jiji]

No.

Sol Divide is not worth $10. Not even for a PSX Psikyo shooter released in the US. Buy it if you like to support XS Games and the great things they're doing with quirky imports in the US. If you do, though...don't crack the shrinkwrap. You'll regret it.

Sol Divide is one of the worst games I've ever played. Leave it be.

[Melf]

Oh..man...a domestic release...

I just picked this up on import this week....

[gameoverDude]

$10 for Sol Divide? Maybe. I did regret picking the import one up for $60, however. If only they would've used Psikyo's original boxart.

Just don't expect your usual Psikyo shmup from this one- IIRC, this is more of a close quarters game. Before purchasing it, I had expected a Wings of Wor type blastathon but that wasn't quite what it turned out to be.

It seems like the way to go here is to spend more time fighting the enemies with melee attacks.

This XS is a company to watch... here's hoping they get DDP on the US PS one.