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RageMatrix wrote:Well, according to EuroGamer, Wing Commander Arena is predictably shite. Not really surprised.
EG hates all the XBLA games, so this was doomed from the start. 3/10 is probably a bit harsh, but the review text is spot-on. It's not proper Wing Commander and 2D fighting on a plane is silly.
Sadly, the inherent flaws in the way the game has been implemented ensure that Stuart Boredom is coming for a visit whether you like it or not - and he's bringing his friend, Brian Frustration.
All the people in the comments section are saying the right thing: give us X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter, you fuckwits!
The saving grace of Wing Commander Arena is that one of the multiplayer modes kinda sorta almost resembles The Dreadnaught Factor" by Activision, in which your little rowboat goes against a big battleship and eventually takes it down. That was worth my 800 points, but I'm easy to please.
Marathon : Hate the 'upgrade' sprite art style, really hate it and tbh as I don't have Marathon nostalgia (like I do with Doom, least i'm honest with my bias ) its just seems one of the various clones of Doom and really not worth my points (so I haven't). Now give me a Duke3D and then the nostalgia will make me spend money lol but don't smooth the sprites please!!
Wing Commander Arena - WTF did they do?? Controls yukk and just not in any way deserving of WC name.
This post is a bit negative for my liking but in this case sadly deserved imho
RageMatrix wrote:Well, according to EuroGamer, Wing Commander Arena is predictably shite. Not really surprised.
EG hates all the XBLA games, so this was doomed from the start. 3/10 is probably a bit harsh, but the review text is spot-on. It's not proper Wing Commander and 2D fighting on a plane is silly.
I think EG were being kind. As mentioned in a previous post the multiplayer shooting ships in space on a 2d plane has been done before. And much, much better. And free.
I'd have given this a 1 or a 2.
passplay> is anyone else sitting with their balls gently nestled in a bowl of red jello?
With all the demos on marketplace I've been ignoring the mags, but in case anyone's interested there is a playable demo of Beautiful Katamari on this month's UK 360 mag cover disc.
PVB wrote:No definite release date for SG yet, see here:
Indeed. The first few games listed there are for August, the rest for some more nebulous 'summer'. I suspect they don't mean any later than the end of September though, they don't ever really talk longer than 2 months ahead with the live arcade schedule.
Quite a few things missing from the list that I would've expected to be there though, perhaps they're only announcing stuff that they're most certain on.
) its just seems one of the various clones of Doom and really not worth my points (so I haven't). Now give me a Duke3D and then the nostalgia will make me spend money lol but don't smooth the sprites please!!
