The 360 thread!

[peter_cushion]

I noticed on the video on demand service that the new film 'The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford' was available. Now this is quite impressive as it was there the same time as the UK DVD was released - available in hi-def at 7.1 Gig! Now with all the talk now about the internets not being fit for purpose in a few years time, what would happen if this was, say, a really popular film available for the first time and everyone went download crazy - would this break Xbox Live and the web?

[chub]

Ikaruga's a bit good innit. Me like.

I keep playing it safe though and using the same polarity as whatever bullets are mostly heading my way, which is probably not helping my score. I'll have to try different approaches and see what happens.

[benedictw]

Theres a video somewhere of a bloke playing Ikaruga with 2 controllers at the same time & getting a perfect. Good for tips.

[PaulEMoz]

Yes. Ikaruga. The pain has begun.

[Phineasfool]

I'm probably one of the few that doesn't care for Ikaruga that much. Just not a fan of the ridiculous amounts of bullets coming at you.

[PaulEMoz]

I don't care for it that much either. It's more of a puzzle game than a shoot em up sometimes, and I hate puzzle games. Also, I'm shit at it.

But, I couldn't resist. Besides, I never really played it properly or enough in the past. I actually enjoyed getting my arse kicked today.

I'm just waiting to see what sort of score Sickers puts up.

[Phineasfool]

Glad i'm not the only one. I tried to play both the Dreamcast and Gamecube versions, but just couldn't ever get into them.

[PaulEMoz]

I've always been one that could appreciate Ikaruga, without being able to get into it. But I suspect that I might do better with it, this time around.

[benedictw]

Has to be said, I massively prefer 'reaction' shooters to 'pattern' shooters. With games like Ikaruga it seems to be all about do A-B-C-D then do this then that, whereas with Defender etc its less memory rote.

[fog]

Glad i'm not the only one. I tried to play both the Dreamcast and Gamecube versions, but just couldn't ever get into them.

You're certainly not alone as I can't stand it. The polarity mechanic initially made me think this might be one bullet hell shooter that I actually like, but I was wrong.

[Phineasfool]

Glad i'm not the only one. I tried to play both the Dreamcast and Gamecube versions, but just couldn't ever get into them.

You're certainly not alone as I can't stand it. The polarity mechanic initially made me think this might be one bullet hell shooter that I actually like, but I was wrong.

That's what bugs me about them. So many frakin bullets that you need superhuman reflexes to survive.

[chub]

Glad i'm not the only one. I tried to play both the Dreamcast and Gamecube versions, but just couldn't ever get into them.

You're certainly not alone as I can't stand it. The polarity mechanic initially made me think this might be one bullet hell shooter that I actually like, but I was wrong.

That's what bugs me about them. So many frakin bullets that you need superhuman reflexes to survive.

With Ikaruga you only need to avoid half of them.

[Rod_S]

Ikaruga makes me feel inadequate. I can see what I'm supposed to do, the mechanic is interesting and deep, but the level of reflex and coordination it demands is utterly beyond me. It's like playing two games at once.

If anyone is feeling delicate about their gamng skillz after having their arse kicked by the demo, don't watch the clip of that freak playing both players at once.

Absolutely lovely visuals though, mind.

[Ratsoap]

Ikaruga is fuckin' whack. Shoot em up for OCD. Get Giga Wing or Guwange on there. Or 19xx.

[DocDaneeka]

Well I've finally preordered a 360+GTA from Play.com! Sadly I think they are bundled together so I won't get it until a few days after the gta release if I'm lucky.