The Official "Console War" and Video Game Thread

[markatisu]

Okay that video was ******* awesome. NOW I want that game...and that's coming from someone who's never played a MGS game before!

I want that game too and I just about despise MGS

I have MGS Twin Snakes for Gamecube and MGS 2 Sons of Liberty and MGS3 Snake Eater for PS2 and cant really stand the series. I am much more a fan of the Splinter Cell IP but this has got me stoked to try yet again with Snake and the MGS brand!

Supposedly we will receive the demo on the PSN, now that would be awesome.

There are rumors that Heavenly Sword and Ratchet and Clank Future will have their demos up on PSN before the end of the month.

I play more PSN demos then I do PS3 games

[hemanrep]

Supposedly we will receive the demo on the PSN, now that would be awesome.

There are rumors that Heavenly Sword and Ratchet and Clank Future will have their demos up on PSN before the end of the month.

I play more PSN demos then I do PS3 games

Yeah I don't own a PS3 game yet and I've had mine since April. There aren't that many demos on the PSN (The Ninja Gaiden Sigma demo was freakin' awesome) though so my PS3 has pretty much been a Blu-Ray player.

I'm hoping that will change come September.

I've heard that the Heavenly Sword demo is coming to the PSN this week...not sure if it's a rumor or not. That would definitely pique my interest in that game.

[GR81]

GR81 says:

I play more PSN demos then I do PS3 games

For shame!!!

[PJMania]

MGS4 video got me excited

And I just picked up Guitar Hero 80's today...pretty good so far

[markatisu]

Yeah I don't own a PS3 game yet and I've had mine since April. There aren't that many demos on the PSN (The Ninja Gaiden Sigma demo was freakin' awesome) though so my PS3 has pretty much been a Blu-Ray player.

Yeah we solely use it as a Blu-Ray player now, I downloaded the Virtua Tennis (have not played it since the Dreamcast) and Motostorm (not that impressed but its fun to pick and race if bored)

I rented some other PS3 games and did not find them interesting in the least (Resistance was one of them, sadly I prefer Halo or Metroid Prime over it).

I actually have been playing PS2 and PSX games on the PS3 due to its ability to upconvert (Jak and Dexter 1 looks georgeous).

But as far as game systems go, the Wii in my house has the PS3 beat hands down and most likely will till next year (this year I have 3 on my list to check out, Ratchet and Clank Future, Assasins Creed and Lair).

I've heard that the Heavenly Sword demo is coming to the PSN this week...not sure if it's a rumor or not. That would definitely pique my interest in that game.

Over at neogaf they are treating it as fact and I would say we will also see the Ratchet and Clank demo since one of the Insomniac Developers is a member there and seems to say the game is really on schedule for November.

[GeologyMule]

GR81 says:
My friend, that last cube will drive u insane....like it did with me.
Move on my friend. Dont let a game destroy u

I finally found that one! Goonies never say die!!!!

[TheDeviot]

The new ALIEN SYNDROME came out yesterday. Still haven't seen any reviews, but I'm at least vaguely interested in it. I loved the original game as a kid.

[markatisu]

The new ALIEN SYNDROME came out yesterday. Still haven't seen any reviews, but I'm at least vaguely interested in it. I loved the original game as a kid.

I am awaiting some initial reviews as well but I may still buy it regardless, it is supposed to have gameplay and controls similar to Marvel UA which I just loved (even though many people complained)

They apparently upped the graphics at the very end so it should look on par with most Wii games because it originated as a PSP game that they decided to bring to the Wii instead of the PS2 (or maybe it is on PS2 as well to boot)

The videos I have seen make it look fun, I like the RPG elements and the fact you can pick from 4-5 different types of soldier classes

[GR81]

GR81 says:

GeologyMule, i am at the first decepticon campaign now
Boy its fun to play helicopter dude...i forgot his name...barricade?

Anyways, me too i got one last dam cube to find lol I am passing most of the time doing the bonus stuff than playing the game.

I only got 3 of the 5 decepticon logo's...cant find the other 2...and that stupid cube

[markatisu]

GR81 says:

GeologyMule, i am at the first decepticon campaign now
Boy its fun to play helicopter dude...i forgot his name...barricade?

Its Blackout Barricade is the cop car

Scorpinok is awesome too, his mission takes some strategy though to hit the tank radar things before they transmit.

[GR81]

GR81 says:

Its Blackout Barricade is the cop car

Scorpinok is awesome too, his mission takes some strategy though to hit the tank radar things before they transmit.

Oups Blackout hehe
Yeah, i am at that mission now and is it me or it takes forever to destroy one tank with Scorpinok...i keep losing time

[markatisu]

Oups Blackout hehe
Yeah, i am at that mission now and is it me or it takes forever to destroy one tank with Scorpinok...i keep losing time

Yeah it takes a while because no matter which way you go you will always be with 1 left when time runs out when you first start.

After you play it enough though you will figure out how to quickly get across the desert in enough time and how to destroy them fairly quickly. The key is to tip them over when you first run into them and just blow the crap out of them while they are on their side/upside down.

In Smash Bros Brawl News, a new Kid Icarus stage was revealed today:





And Nintendo released a press release today saying they increased their shipments for 2007 to 16.5 million (up from initial goals of 10 in Nov 06 and 14 in March 07)

And they have proclaimed the following as Platinum/Million + sellers globally (Nintendo titles only, we all know Rayman Ravin Rabbids and Red Steel crossed the 1 million mark last month)

Wii:
Wii Sports - 8.32m (includes those bundled in with hardware)
Wii Play - 4.49m
Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess - 3.61m
WarioWare Smooth Moves - 1.82m
Super Paper Mario - 1.25m
Mario Party 8 - 1.03m

DS: Nintendogs - 14.79m
New Super Mario Bros. - 10.52m
Pokemon Diamond&Pearl - 8.76m
Brain Age - 8.61m
Animal Crossing - 8.01m
Mario Kart DS - 7.83m
Brain Age 2 - 5.33m
Super Mario 64 DS - 4.97m
Big Brain Academy - 3.73m
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - 3.08
English Training - 2.86m
Yoshi's Island DS - 2.47m
Pokemon Ranger - 2.16m
WarioWare Touched - 2.15m
Tetris DS - 2.05m
Kirby - 1.73m
Common Sense Training - 1.53m
Mario Basketball 3on3 - 1.50m
Mario&Luigi RPG2 - 1.39m
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 - 1.24m
Super Princess Peach - 1.15m
Diddy Kong Racing DS - 1.04m

[shigsy2003]

Howdy

Well Transformers the Game came today and I just had a 7hr 44min play through in one go

I completed all the Autobot missions and am on the Megatron mission of drawing Prime out.

My review:

Okay so playing as Transformers in fun no question. But how fun is it in this game?????

Well very fun and very frustrating. In robot mode crashing around the surprsingly detailed locations is great fun. The camera shakes as you move, the ground crumbles under your powerful stomps and each character moves perfectly. You feel like you are in control of a powerful Cybertronian...err...Cybertronian. Transforming is quick and simple with a push of UP on the D-Pad (Wii version) and this is where things get frustrating. The driving mechanics in this game are far from good. Bumblebee ('77 Camero) controls like elephant stuck in tar....and hitting anything remotely solid sends you spinning wildely. This is extremely frustrating in his chasing Barricade missions or even worse the Destroy the Cooling fans mission. Jazz on the other hand is far too lose, it brought back memories of playing an earyl V-Rally game. Blow on the control stick and it sends him wild. Still at least Jazz is fast. Ironhide is proberly the best one overall. HE is strong, fast and in car mode controls just about right. Prime...well in robot mode there is no Transformer more fun to be, he even jumps the same as he did in the movie. Controlling his truck mode is less than fun but better than Bumblebee.

The Autobot missions range from fun to irritating...fun would be the Jazz destruction mission and Prime's missions. Irritating would be Bumblebee's Sector 7 missions.

The Decepticon's are...dare I say it much more fun to play as. Not only because most of their missions consist of destroying everything...limiting the horrible chase sections but the range of vehicles is far superior. Blackout an awesome helicopter, my personal favourite Starscream a nimble jet and Megatron a Cybertronian Jet. Then you get Barricade who carries with him the Autobot Matrix of Frustration and Scorponok whose first mission took me ages to work out but he is a fun little character....it is just annoying when he delves into the sand himself. All the flying Decepticons fly brilliantly and Starscream is just superb.

Graphics:
Very detailed environments, you have the Soccent base in deserty Qatar and then the standard city as well as a few other character specific locales. The character models however are nice from a distance but manage to get your character to face the camera close up and you enter low-resville...not a pretty sight. There are nice explosions and efect and eveything feels meaty.

Sound:
Excellent, people scream in fear of you, sirens, tanks, explosions, your own weapons...everything sounds right....including the sound of robots' parts moving as they move. Also the Transformations all sound excellent.

Gameplay:
Repetitive...some missions go on far too long and this is mostly the Autobot's missions...saying that though the stupid Megatron drawing out Prime level is frustrating as hell and goes on for ever.

Overal:
A very fun game worthy the purchase of any Transformers fan. Your fingers will hurt...you will be brought close to tears by the end of it but one thing will remain...you had fun.

Transform and Roll out.

Chris M

[markatisu]

Well Transformers the Game came today and I just had a 7hr 44min play through in one go

, I played probably for 15-20hrs so far and have not even finished the 3rd chapter of the Autobots

this is where things get frustrating. The driving mechanics in this game are far from good. Bumblebee ('77 Camero) controls like elephant stuck in tar....and hitting anything remotely solid sends you spinning wildely. This is extremely frustrating in his chasing Barricade missions or even worse the Destroy the Cooling fans mission. Jazz on the other hand is far too lose, it brought back memories of playing an earyl V-Rally game. Blow on the control stick and it sends him wild. Still at least Jazz is fast. Ironhide is proberly the best one overall. HE is strong, fast and in car mode controls just about right. Prime...well in robot mode there is no Transformer more fun to be, he even jumps the same as he did in the movie. Controlling his truck mode is less than fun but better than Bumblebee.

I agree, though I actually like Bumblebee's handling in open spaces. Its when he gets in small places (Like Sector 7/Hoover Dam) that is becomes a huge annoyance!

[nutnog]

I've played all of them now and I can tell you my favorite is my 360. PS3 has a lot of potential but really dropped the ball on the price (pre-price drop) and the Gamecube 2.0 (Wii), well I already own a Gamecube and the gimmicky controllers are fun in Wii Sports and Play but it sure doesn't justify spending the money for a slightly reworked GC. Everytime I play the Wii I keep thinking I am back in 2001. This is the 7th gen era not 6.5.

[GR81]

GR81 says:

I played many hours tooo...and just starting the decepticon mission.

Maybe cuz i spend most of the time on the bonus stuff.

I like transformers baby

[markatisu]

Ratchet and Clank Future "platforming" revealed, cant wait for the demo to hit PSN!



Review of Alien Syndrome
http://wii.ign.com/articles/808/808113p1.html

Pros: Multiplayer works very well and IR is spot on
Cons: PSP looking (not good enough complaint typical of ign) and they did not like the camera via nunchuck (though from what I can gather its the same as Marvel UA which I loved)

I tell you its getting to the point where I think we should just do away with professional game reviews, I could almost write a default ign review where you just substitute the name of the game and you would think it was from them.

I will rent this I think and most likely buy because the multiplayer shooting looks wild

[GeologyMule]

[QUOTE=markatisu;1811026] , I played probably for 15-20hrs so far and have not even finished the 3rd chapter of the Autobots
QUOTE]

I don't know how many hours I have put in...probably about that much. I have spanked everything on the autobot side. Collected everything that needs to be collected and unlocked all the achievements on that side.

I'm on chapter 3 of the Decepticons. The first two stages of the Decepticons I have collected everything (except I still need to destroy all of those jets in the last level of Chapter 2 in a certain amount of time for an achievement). I'm gaining on it.

[Skullface]

More Guitar Hero 3 news:

http://www.he-man.org/forums/boards/...=140705&page=6

[markatisu]

For those of us with a PS3, they updated PSN today:

Games:
-Heavenly Sword demo
-Gripshift 2.0

Trailers:
Resident Evil 5
Haze
Metal Gear Solid 4 (gameplay)

They also made the Metal Gear Solid 4 Demo available on the Japanese side which all of US and UK members can access via these instructions

http://blogs.ign.com/xheavenxsentx/2006/12/09/39684/

And for those without a PS3 or 360 here is the RE5 Trailer

[SUPERHEMANMIKE]

I've played through the very short Heavenly Sword demo 4 times. Its a really beautiful game.

I'll definitely be buying this one in September!

[Skullface]

*sigh* Patiently waiting for the Heavenly Sword demo to d/l after waiting a good hour or so for the MGS4 video to finish d/l.

sometimes it sucks having the cheapest DSL there is......

[TheDeviot]

AMD Unveils Athlon successor to the Gaming masses

Sony not down for the count

Lord British Speaks out on the current MMO model. Old School Gamers yell REPRESENT!!!

[markatisu]

*sigh* Patiently waiting for the Heavenly Sword demo to d/l after waiting a good hour or so for the MGS4 video to finish d/l.

sometimes it sucks having the cheapest DSL there is......

I hear you, we have free apt wireless so you can imagine I am on hour 5 of the download

I had to get the RE5 trailer first though

[Skullface]

Impressions after the MGS4 trailer/Heavenly Sword demo

MGS4: Buying it on release day - end of story. Guess I need to get going and actually finish 2 & 3 now.....Just amazing!

Heavenly Sword: Man, talk about beautiful! I hope more developers will start using serious facial mocap software. After all these years, we finally can get some good speech syching. The demo itself, while very short, is a lot of fun. I played it about 4 times, and each time I got more comfortable with combos and such. At first glance, it may come off as a button-masher, but it's really involved once you get some practice in. I think this not only is gonna tide people over until God of War 3 releases, but will be Sony's next big IP.