TxK in Guardian's 30 best British games list

[Mark]

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... ideo-games

List articles are always subjective obviously, but this one's not too shabby*.



*Then again I would say that - whilst the list includes Micro Machines the image accompanying it is of Micro Machines 2 which I did almost all the background graphics for.

[Darkflame]

Well, I guess it always goes down to what counts as British (merely being based here? or being British owned?)
Still, not a bad list. I might have included more Rare stuff.

[merman]

It's about games created in Britain, regardless of who owned the company/paid the bills.

[fog]

Christ what a terrible list.

Limited to 1 game from each franchise. No Sensi. The wrong Wipeout & Speedball. Manhunt, Grid, Timesplitters 2, Fable 2, DJ Hero? etc What?

The British gaming industry must have been a lot crapper over the years than I remember.

[Baggypants]

Christ what a terrible list.

Limited to 1 game from each franchise. No Sensi. The wrong Wipeout & Speedball. Manhunt, Grid, Timesplitters 2, Fable 2, DJ Hero? etc What?

The British gaming industry must have been a lot crapper over the years than I remember.

Fog! you've forgotten all game lists are chosen to piss you off personally. And I disagree with you about the wrong Wipeout and Speedball.

[Firefox]

Wot, no Carrier Command?

The wrong Wipeout

Do you mean it should've been Wip3Out, or that having a WipEout game in the list at all is wrong?

[Junosix]

No, he means

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[Mark]

Wot, no Carrier Command?

The wrong Wipeout

Do you mean it should've been Wip3Out, or that having a WipEout game in the list at all is wrong?

2097 surely? Had all the rough edges of the 1st taken off, had better tracks, and the craft still handled quite differently (if you wanted to turn a corner in a Qirex you had to let it know a good couple of days in advance.).

[guythp]

As I was scrolling down the list I was thinking 'There'd better fucking well be a Llamasoft game in here'. Particularly as I went past Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy.

I guess selecting/highlighting the most recent release is a good thing to draw attention to it, 'though SG wasn't mentioned but neither were any of the C64 classics (ROTM, Hover Bovver, Ancipital etc) OR ST Llamatron, just 'tempest'. Ah well, any positive coverage can't be a bad thing!

[Mark]

Actually - re-reading the intro, they're including series if they're consistently good, which doesn't aid clarity, but I'd guess means Wipeout , Tomb Raider and GTA (amongst others probably) are the series rather than an actual game, whereas Timesplitters 2 and Fable 2 are specifically those installments (I wasn't a huge fan of Timesplitters 2 admittedly (I think it's more suited to multiplayer), but I loved Fable 2 to bits (despite it not being my usual cup of tea)).

[fog]

The wrong Wipeout

Do you mean it should've been Wip3Out, or that having a WipEout game in the list at all is wrong?

I'd definitely have it on the list, just not the very first game in the series. I played it to death at the time, but it's nowhere near as good as the immediate sequels or the PS3 games.

I'd have included the whole series and not an individual entry TBH, and certainly not just the first game as they have.

[Governmentyard]

Actually - re-reading the intro, they're including series if they're consistently good, which doesn't aid clarity, but I'd guess means Wipeout , Tomb Raider and GTA (amongst others probably) are the series rather than an actual game, whereas Timesplitters 2 and Fable 2 are specifically those installments (I wasn't a huge fan of Timesplitters 2 admittedly (I think it's more suited to multiplayer), but I loved Fable 2 to bits (despite it not being my usual cup of tea)).

You don't need Timesplitters and Goldeneye. Just Goldeneye, it was the remarkable one.

[Firefox]

2097 surely? Had all the rough edges of the 1st taken off, had better tracks, and the craft still handled quite differently (if you wanted to turn a corner in a Qirex you had to let it know a good couple of days in advance.).

Hmmm... I dunno, I prefer Wip3out - I find it easier to get into the zone in that one. But it's a personal preference.

I'd definitely have it on the list, just not the very first game in the series. I played it to death at the time, but it's nowhere near as good as the immediate sequels or the PS3 games.

I find the first one a bit unforgiving - if you graze a wingtip on the kerb it just goes THUNK! and you stop dead, whereas on the later ones you just get a nice trail of sparks.

[Molloy]

I've always liked the first Wipeout best. Mastering the air breaks and it being the difference between gliding by or coming to a dead stop felt a lot more satisfying than in the sequels where it doesn't penalise you as much. The game world feels a bit more grounded. The music is fantastic. The car designs and logos are still badass as well.

[guythp]

I've always liked the first Wipeout best. Mastering the air breaks and it being the difference between gliding by or coming to a dead stop felt a lot more satisfying than in the sequels where it doesn't penalise you as much. The game world feels a bit more grounded. The music is fantastic. The car designs and logos are still badass as well.

Yes. I downloaded wipeout on my psp a couple of years ago and remember how often it handed me my arse on a plate. It required more skill (which I had back when it initially came out as I certainly did a lot better on the playstation) than the sequels even though wipeout 2097 seemed to give more (well, ok it did) and wip3out on the psp looked fantastic for a handheld game.. I also remember restarting the races until I got either chemical beats or afro-ride (but the other tracks weren't bad either).