Atariboy Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 NASCAR Racing 2003 Season (PC) Just finished up a couple of hours of practice at Darlington for my league race tomorrow night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 A bit late for the week of 15-19, but I was playing Grandia II for the PS2 for the last few weeks. Noticed something this time tho. The android's name is Tia. Made me think... Hmm... ancient technology that still works... [edit] And of course, going back to double check I realize it's Tio. Whatever, I'll call it what I want to call it. -- Mord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I picked up Star Trek: Shattered Universe today. The geek in me just couldn't resist. I really like how they make it look like an episode of a TV series, but their CGI could really be done better. The characters, especially Sulu, look horrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepesc Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 This week has been dedicated to R-Type Final on the PS2. Not the best R-Type, as the 3-D environments tend to slow down gameplay. The action stops as the scene rotates around your ship, but you always move right to left in traditional 2-D style. The game is short, 7 levels in one playthrough, but there are variable levels that bring the total to (about) 18. With 101 ships to unlock, there is plenty of replay value. The ships are not just different skins either. They have different weapons, forces, and bits, making some more suited for certain stages. Five difficulty levels mean that anyone will find a challenge on this disc. I can beat "baby" without a continue and have yet to pass the first stage on "R-Typer." This game includes a mini-game where you program a ships AI and pit it against another computer controlled ship. This does not do much for me (like watching two defensive-minded players going at it in Street Fighter). But if this sounds interesting to you, it's there. I recommend this game to fans of the series and shooter fans as well, especially since the side scrolling shooter is a dying breed and could use all the support it can get. Overall score: 8.5/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Last night I played: Midway Arcade Treasures (PS2). Specifically, some Blaster, followed by Defender, Robotron, Splat, and Bubbles. Then I played some Joust on my Atari 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I picked up Star Trek: Shattered Universe today. The geek in me just couldn't resist. I really like how they make it look like an episode of a TV series, but their CGI could really be done better. The characters, especially Sulu, look horrific. I have that game for my X-Box. Personally, I think this game got a raw deal. No, it's no Ace Combat 04. Yes, the character CGI looks like crap. However, most of the other things I've seen mentioned in the professional reviews are outright lies. It definitely doesn't deserve the 2/10s and 4/10s that it has received in its scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesman85 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 i finally made it past episode 6 in viewtiful joe. he wasn't too hard once i figured out that up on the control stick actually did something useful . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I usually play the Dancing Stage (DDR) games the most, I have Dancing Stage Party Edition (Konamix in US) Dancing Stage Fever (PS1 & PS2 Versions!) and Dancing Stage Megamix (PS2) Dunno about you guys but the amount of songs in the UK is much lower than the US, you guys have it lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keerad Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I've been playing GTA Vice City and R-Type Final a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Cleopatra Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I think Adrian should edit the title to March 21 - March 27... Anyway I have been playing Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy on the Xbox and loving it.... see related thread for my review on the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryptik76 Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Yeah, I'm late as well, but I've been primarily playing Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance on the Gamecube, and Divine Divinity on the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted March 23, 2004 Author Share Posted March 23, 2004 I think Adrian should edit the title to March 21 - March 27... Edit made. Gaming-wise, this week has been pretty slow for me. Haven't played anything yet, but I'm sure I'll go back to Samurai Shodown V at some point this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Sam Sho 5 and R-Type Final are two awesome games. I've been playing Futurama and Bloodrayne this week. Bloodrayne rocks on too many levels...something so satisfying about chomping a nazi in front of his buddies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeV0 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Ok, finished saturn tombraider and now playing Xmen vs SF and metal slug on the saturn, Also syphon filter 2 on the ps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy_fluck Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Castlevania:Lament of Innocence Amplitude Pro Race Driver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clock Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Mostly Links 2004 but pretty much playing anything because I'm itching to get my Steel Battalion LOC on Friday. Next week I will be on Steel Battalion as much as possible. I got a lot of catching up to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 March 21 - 27? Mario Kart Super Circuit, Dynasty Warriors 3. Vigilante 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Nothing. Thats right I'm playing nothing. So much to do, so little time next game I play will be Thrust+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Still working on finishing KotoR. I'm off to the final Star Map planet, as soon as I get Sunry off on a technicality (or maybe I'll just let him rot in jail...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Playing GTA Vice city right now. I am at the last Club mission where you have to rob the bank. I have been logging some serious time on this game and I am not really that impressed with it. It was fun at first but seems more like work at this point. Also there are times when you are running and get stuck in nasty jaggies in corners. Not fun when you have 10 gang members plugging away at you. At this point it is not so much fun as a mission to beat the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijin Z Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Hmph... Even when you beat it, you're not done until you collect all of the packages, win all the races, rob all the stores, and complete all the vehicle courses.... argh. Gamefaqs will help, obviously, but I'll bet money you'll be sick of the game before too much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malix Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Raijin, Agreed. I am almost already sick of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 I'm really getting into Star Trek: Shattered Universe, but this game is insanely hard! I'm playing on Easy level, and i'm having my butt kicked over and over. On the third or fourth level, you have to use your shuttlecraft fighter to destroy 4 Federation starships and an Orion pirate ship, along with a veritable cloud of enemy fighters! And keep the Excelsior from being destroyed in the crossfire. I'm not sure if I will ever make it to the end of this game. It's always chucking fighters at you. Every time it looks like you've finished the level, another capital ship (or two) warp in, and you have to jump into yet another fight. One thing I love about this game is the way they present the levels and such. It really does look and sound like a television series. George Takai is great as captain of the Excelsior. He really sounds the part. I wish Paramount had come out with a Star Trek: Excelsior series like they were thinking about as being the anchor for the UPN Network instead of Voyager. If this game is any indication, it would have been great. Another thing about modern 3D space shooters is that they tend to disorient you pretty quickly. The creators use true three dimensional space, and it gets hard to figure out what you're doing sometimes. In science fiction, all the ships are on the same level plane. These game designers need to work the same thing into their games, using the plane of the galactic disk as a horizon line. Up and down in 3D space would still be the same, it's just that you would automatically stay aligned with the galactic horizon to keep you from being disoriented. I gave up early on Starlancer and Bang! Gunship Elite on the Dreamcast because of this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 I've been horribly bad at getting time to play games these last few weeks... I have been playing: Solitaire on the computer -- Yeah, it's solitaire and not good, but I've been procrastinating on doing some stuff and that's the perfect game. Three new Dreamcast games -- I got my hands on a bunch of games for the Dreamcast that might get released in the near future, and of those three have really been tickling my fancy lately. For as much time as I've wasted playing solitaire, I've wasted more playing these... Smackdown 2 (PSX) -- With the exception of some NES wrestling games, I've never found them too much fun. Smackdown 2 is really great, except the load times are horrible. I want to get to play the following during the rest of this week: Grandia II (Dreamcast) -- I'm at the final showdown, but for some reason I saved the game a few months ago and haven't played it since. I need to finish it! Grandia (PSX) -- I just picked this up the other day. I loved the second one (even though I haven't beat it) and I really want to play the first. What can I expect? Does it live up to the second installment? Tomb Raider (Dreamcast) -- I've never actually played a Tomb Raider game for more than a few minutes at a time, and Lara's been screaming at me from my Dreamcast collection to give her a try. Which one is better to start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted March 26, 2004 Share Posted March 26, 2004 Grandia 1 is rock hard and man Grandia 2 is Childs Play! Man that game is so easy i didn't even die once! Overall get Grandia 1 before it's too late or you will regret it! over the two tomb raider games on DC i'd say get TRTLR (IV) it's more challenging and the game is longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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