The 360 thread!

[ozzzy189]

cheers for the metro tips guys. i was a goodie all the way through, but never got the good ending. i'll try again. edge moaned about 'the alien' sidestory, but it makes the proper ending better because of it.

[ThetaReactor]

I had a go at the Mafia 2 demo last night. Felt very GTA-like, but perhaps more like the older 3D ones. I liked the 50s style, the 'fun' car handling, and the free-aim weapon targetting. However the demo didn't quite make me want to rush out and buy it (or rather, sit in and pre-order it), and like fog, I can't quite work out why.

I don't know if the full game will have any distractions to do aside from missions, like usual in these kind of games, or will it be more like a series of straight-faced missions with a bit of driving in-between? At least I got in a taxi in the demo and didn't get offered to transport anyone anywhere (not that I necessarily wanted to, I was just curious).

Anyway, I still have BoGT to do in GTA IV, so I should really do that first before getting another GTA-alike.

If it takes after the first one, there won't be much in the way of side-missions. The original got by on atmosphere and a story that was much better than anything GTA had at the time. If you're the kind of person that was disappointed in GTA4 because the focus shifted from goofing off to advancing the story, Mafia might not be for you...

[disciple]

[jawafour]

...it's an over-used and too easily dealt exclamation... but at 03:00 I actually thought "awesome"!

[Bod]

Looks fantastic, the only thing is I gotta wait until next year to play it.

[Jamesac]

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero and the demo for Vanquish on the same day? I guess this means that summer is officially over and it's time for the fall gaming season to begin.

Although if summer is over, I'm not sure why it's 90 degrees out...

James

[disciple]

Looks fantastic, the only thing is I gotta wait until next year to play it.

Looks completely over the top and yet massively polished, even the explosion about 30 seconds in is all kinds of awesome!

I'm guessing this footage is from some super high end PC and is not what we'll see on the 360/PS3. :

[disciple]

Actually saying that...



It's PS3 footage?

[Mark]

It's PS3 footage?

The LT icon would suggest a 360 pad (the PS3 pad has L1 and L2). That could mean 360, or PC using a gamepad.

[Mark]

Hello to you!

I've always wanted to love Bangai-o! but never quite could. I couldn't get on with DC's buttons-as-2nd-stick approach, and for some reason haven't ever enjoyed shoot-em-ups on the DS (I didn't get on with Geommy Wars, or SI: Extreme or any of the others - I guess I just want a face-full of it on a big screen, rather than a dinky handheld version).

Regardless, Bangai-O on XBLA! Fingers very much crossed for this.

[Gorecki]

Screenies here:
http://uk.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/111/1116974p1.html
The journalist doesn't really seem to know what he's talking about (Fruit refills your health meter? Really?) but it does sound like the best bits of DC/N64 Bangai-O (Twin sticks, big screen) welded to the best bits of Spirits (absolutely everything else).

Treasure may have just sold me an X-Box.

[SiN]

He also missed out on the main hook for the game, you know, the whole "more powerful superzapper the more enemy bullets there are around you" thing.

Gotta say, that looks gorgeous though. Can't wait to get my hands on more Bangai-O!

[disciple]

Meh.

[teamonkey]

Chuck from Dead Rising Case Zero


Mr Schuester from Glee

[Felonious Feline]

Meh.

Quite.

Oooh we've tweaked the joypad - how can we get more money for it? Let's bundle it with an accessory anyone with a 360 already has!!

...and then let's make Europe wait so it builds up demand!!!

Yay!

...and don't get me started on their policies of only offering sale prices or early demos to people with Gold memberships. Some of us don't have internet connection speeds that are fast enough to bother - ok?

Meh indeed.