The 360 thread!

pyroxian · Post by **pyroxian** » Thu May 24, 2007 10:05 am 0

The Digital Eclipse ones have been for the most part ok - the Nacmo ones are a bit more sucky (I think it's a different developer though) - the controls on Pacman sucked majorly though - although to be fair, a lot of that's to do with the fact the the 360 d-pad is rubbish.

Steve

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Thu May 24, 2007 12:13 pm 0

DiRT demo now available. 768.9Mb.

Not available in Mexico or Asia.

Fuseball · Post by **Fuseball** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:03 pm 0

pyroxian wrote:The Digital Eclipse ones have been for the most part ok - the Nacmo ones are a bit more sucky (I think it's a different developer though) - the controls on Pacman sucked majorly though - although to be fair, a lot of that's to do with the fact the the 360 d-pad is rubbish.

Galaga was fine. It was the d-pad or floppy joystick that scuppered pac-man. At least Namco made an effort to make the front-ends appealing. The Konami ones (Scramble, Time Pilot etc.) look like shite.

frak · Post by **frak** » Thu May 24, 2007 6:46 pm 0

benedictw wrote:DiRT demo now available. 768.9Mb.

Not available in Mexico or Asia.

Hardly available here in the UK either judging by the download speed I must be getting.
Anyone managed to grab more than 14% of DiRT yet?

flookster · Post by **flookster** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:03 pm 0

frak wrote:
benedictw wrote:DiRT demo now available. 768.9Mb.

Not available in Mexico or Asia.
Hardly available here in the UK either judging by the download speed I must be getting.
Anyone managed to grab more than 14% of DiRT yet?

7% in 90 mins.

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:54 pm 0

frak wrote:Hardly available here in the UK either judging by the download speed I must be getting.
Anyone managed to grab more than 14% of DiRT yet?

Strange given how quickly Halo 3 zapped down. I'm in the high 80's but have had it downloading *all day*. During an hour it managed a hole percent earlier

Cheers

Bubba

chub · Post by **chub** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:33 am 0

I started downloading the DIRT demo at about 18:30 last night, and this morning it had managed to reach 81%. I'm not sure when the background downloading gave up trying though. I thought the recent spring update was supposed to give us quicker downloads? Maybe this demo is coming from some other crappy server rather than the Microsoft ones.

Misfit · Post by **Misfit** » Fri May 25, 2007 2:32 pm 0

25 minutes to download DiRT this lunchtime.

And...

NiCE demo.

You can pick one of three cars, which lead to three different race types.

Subaru gives you a one on one crossover against Colin.
Evo gives you a hill climb. You against the clock.
Buggies give you a full on race against 9 others on a dirt track.

Graphics are good, although you only really see other vehicles in the race event. The models seem nice and can take a lot of damage, scenery is good too. The dirt isn't as impressive or dynamic as Motorstorm, but there appears to be far more of a game there.

In car views are good, unless you crack the windscreen! And bumper cam, my usual racing view feels nice and fast.

I like the menu presentation too. Slick.

After a quick play it feels like a buyer to me...

The Captain · Post by **The Captain** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:32 pm 0

Ahhhh, thank Christ! DiRT is excellent! It's like they read my post here about Forza and made it their mission to sort it out. Great graphics, superb handling, fun and atmospheric in equal doses. The cars look, sound and feel great, the damage is convincing and hilarious, and the tracks have huge character.

The presentation is also top notch, although the American dick they've got to 'narrate' (a word which here is an amalgamation of 'nark' 'annoy' and 'grate') is totally uncalled-for and out of place.

There hasn't been a decent Colin McRae game since the PS1, and they've bloody well made a triumphant return to form. This is the first game that's made me want to get a racing wheel for years. Top show!

DaiStation · Post by **DaiStation** » Fri May 25, 2007 4:34 pm 0

Just had a quick go on the demo, and a very generous demo it is too. Plays nicely enough, looks okay on my SD telly (but nothing spectacular), and has a touch of slowdown when there are 9 other cars on screen at the same time.

It's much too simmy for my tastes - every slight bump sends one spinning and/or crashing to a halt. Even with the "fun" buggies one mistake costs you the race. That's the nature of the game though - not a fault. However, my wallet shall remain closed pending Sega Rally.

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:00 pm 0

Ohh, new info on Fable 2 (can't wait for this one

). Nice developer interview followed by some fantastic looking shots of Bowerstone and Brightwood:

http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2669

The 720p version looks lovely if your connection is fast enough to stream it!

Cheers

Bubba

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:02 pm 0

You can probably expect to catch the odd glimpse of one or two of the forum Lionheaders at some point in future episodes. We're all due to get roped into it at some point.

I was actually off work the day they filmed most of it, so I escaped part 1 at least...

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Fri May 25, 2007 5:27 pm 0

Bubba wrote: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2669

The 720p version looks lovely if your connection is fast enough to stream it!

Its on Marketplace as well I think.

Rhythm · Post by **Rhythm** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:23 pm 0

Dirt is *so* not worth the download. Awful handling, terrible graphics, no sense of speed or impact. Most disappointing

Bod · Post by **Bod** » Fri May 25, 2007 6:58 pm 0

Just had a go on Dirt ... nothing special or new really.

Nice front end, but the main game is very much the same as all the others - but hey, if it aint broke ...