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Well, I’m finally getting around to posting about it, Prince of Persia Classic on Xbox Live Arcade. It’s frakking awesome. Pure and simple, this is the way that remakes and ports of retro games are supposed to be done, none of the crap that they (the devs) have been pushing out with the likes of Galaga, Frogger, etc… So at least there is hope that more devs will learn.
Anywho, I spent many a time playing the original on the olde Mac that we had. Heck, we still have the original instruction manual wherein at the bottom of page it has the prince running and jumping over spikes flip-book style. In any event, it’s definitely worth a purchase. I even purchased it without first doing the trial version of the game—which is rare—but that’s also based on the fact that all the signs pointed to the fact that they didn’t screw it up. Another thing is the little additions that they made, like running and jumping off a wall to a ledge above-and-behind you make the game experience that much smoother. All this boils down to the fact that if you have an Xbox 360 you need to go-now-and-buy-this-game-this-very-instant, spend the 800 MS points/10 bucks for it, you won’t regret it.
The first two real packs of downloadable content are now out (and no, the 4 new skins don’t count). Go grab it now!
The first one up is the “Free-for-All” download pack. First off is the Keys to the City mode, which basically is a mode where you can run around the city and spawn any of the cars in the game, exploding barrels and you can turn on God mode and the like as well. And one thing with the mode is that Achievements and the leaderboards are turned off for obvious reasons.
The other pack is the really good one (though it costs 800 points). The “Getting Busy Bonus Pack” is the one with all the real goods. Three new vehicles (the buggy, advanced racer, and armored vehicle), street racing over live, and some new weapons and game types.
Anywho, that’s my little summary and if you want more check Here.
Well, I finally got around to picking up Virtua Tennis 3. It’s insanely good, pure and simple. Since I picked it up I’ve been playing it pretty much non-stop.
Back when the Dreamcast was all the rage, my brother and I got Virtua Tennis after only playing the dinky little demo included on a demo disc with the Official Dreamcast Magazine once. And then we proceeded to play the heck out of it. And then in 2002 they released the updated Virtua Sega Sports Tennis 2k2, and I pretty much played it non-stop for a while, until new games/systems came along and I moved on. And now Virtua Tennis is back in full effect! It’s great. The graphics are gorgeous, the loading tolerably-quick, and most importantly the awesome gameplay that has made the series great is intact. And finally, since I only have a 360 and not a PS3 (e.g. blu-ray player that plays games as a bonus), I got the 360 version, which is actually the better of the two from what I’ve read in reviews, seeings how it is the only one with online play. I haven’t actually tried it yet (nor the spectator mode, VT.TV), but I suspect that I will sooner rather than later, and proceed to get my ass handed to me by a 12-year old.
Hot damn, this game is fun! Sure I played the demo already (in fact I have yet to delete it), but the full version is a million times better. I’ve only had it a few days but I’m already to the Shai-Gen (the most advanced of the 3 gangs). But Honestly it’s a lot of fun to run around the world just jumping from building to building and throwing crud around the world. And once you upgrade your driving skills the Agency vehicles get a huge bump in every way. One place this game definitely excels is with the achievements, not only are there a lot of them, but they are well integrated in the overall experience of the game. So in a lot of ways Crackdown raises the bar for future games not only in terms of achievements but also with the multiplayer co-op over Xbox Live. Go out and pick it up already!
So I haven’t posted in a while, what with work and some new games I seem to have neglected to set aside anytime to post for all my voyeurs.
So I have yet to get a Wii, sadly, but recently got both Rainbow 6 Vegas and Smackdown Vs Raw 2007 for my 360. One’s freakin’ awesome, the other is good but has problems.
First the good. Rainbow 6 Vegas is a blast in both single and multiplayer. And everything you’ve heard (or maybe haven’t) about the graphics being insanely cool is true. It’s a very good looking game, and plays as good as it looks. Now I realize I’ve kinda said the same thing twice over now but it deserves to be said as such. Multiplayer is well thought out and implemented. While playing Co-Op over Xbox Live I didn’t really have any lag, but when I was trying to versus the game were usually around 10-14 people and they got really laggy, not so fun.
As far as Smackdown goes, they did a pretty good job with their first next-gen effort. But as with pretty much every game that they’ve done since the original Smackdown on the PS1, all of Yuke’s games have had absolutely abysmal load times. It’s sad really, that an otherwise great game is hampered by constant loading. Hell, after each wrestler’s intro it has to load another 5-10 seconds, then again before the match begins. And finally once the match is over, it goes to another loading screen before it shows the wrestlers celebrating. Maybe, just maybe next years game will cut back further on the loading time, but I’m not holding my breath.
Lastly I also got the Rambaldi Box-set of all five seasons of Alias. Today I finally got started with season 5. It’s kinda weird watching it as season 5 wasn’t on that terribly long ago, and I still kinda remember various bits and pieces of the episodes more-so than any of the other seasons. But it’s great to have all the seasons right there at your fingertips because the storyline for the series is pretty serial so you need to see them all to get the whole picture. And if you haven’t ever seen Alias, now is the perfect time to get ‘em all.
Well, another friday, another episode of Battlestar Galactica. And what an episode it was. We got to see the inside of a Cylon ship! (albeit only one room) So as usual, I can’t wait until next weeks episode.
Anywho, on to whatever else is floating through my head.
So the Tony Hawk’s Project 8 demo came out the other day on Xbox Live. It’s really, really, really fun. Too bad it comes out on the same day as Gears of War (which I have pre-ordered). So many games, so little time, so little moolah. For Project 8 Neversoft added a cool new feature called Nail the Trick. Basically, when you click both analog sticks, the game goes into slow-mo and both sticks control the left and right feet (with the left and right analog sticks respectively). It’s really fun and can create some really high scoring tricks when you string them together. It’s quite fun and when playing the demo I’ve been messing around a lot with Nail-the-Trick, a lot. So while I look forward to getting Gears, I think I’ll be getting THP8 as soon as I can afterwards.
Well, monday should prove a fun addition to my Mac Pro when my new monitor comes. I honestly hadn’t heard of the brand (Hanns·G) before, but the reviews on NewEgg are positive, and it wasn’t that expensive, so naturally, I bought it. No I’m not made of money like many of my friends and family would like to think, but I can save money and then spend it later such as I did.
Well, that’s about it for now. I’m sure I’ll think of something else later to post about.
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