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SuperWes

For example:

Earth Defense Force 2017
Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Lost In Blue 2
Virtua Tennis 3
Armored Core 4
Kororinpa
Wing Island
Ninja Turtles

Stalker came out too, but it looks pretty good actually, so it's being excluded from this list. Is anyone picking any of them up? I'm looking at Earth Defense Force myself, but I might hold out until I'm done with God of War 2 first.

-Wes
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Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

Kororinpa and Cooking Mama!
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

I picked up Stalker!

The original plan was to pick-up Excitetruck and Koroinpa, but then Stalker came out. I'll probably get Kororinpa anyway, but you can rent it from the video store down the street so I'll probably try it first. We have the original box art! suks 2 b usa.
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dessgeega · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject:

this week is full of wesisms.
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simplicio · . Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1091

Wait, Wing Island?! And reviews say it's terrible, crap! I was really looking forward to that one.

I got STALKER, which I'm super excited about. I also got Lost in Blue 2 (the only review for that's bad too, but it's a shitty review, so we'll see), and may eventually end up with Puzzle Quest DS.

More exciting to me this week are new Basil Kirchin, Panda Bear and Ted Leo albums, plus the Children of Men DVD.

antitype · . Joined: 11 Jan 2006 Posts: 292

I might be able to pick up STALKER in a couple of months, if there's nothing better out by then. I was going to order the last few computer parts I need very shortly, actually, but it looks like I'm moving to Seattle! So the new computer is sort of on the backburner for just a bit longer. I could probably use this time to catch up with a few console games...

Oh, shit, Children of Men on DVD! I'd almost forgotten. That is exciting.
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aerisdead · . Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Posts: 254 Location: Toronto, Canada

JasonMoses · . Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407

Virtua Tennis 3 is in fact pretty fucking rad, but that's wes for you.

Mr. Mechanical · Friendly Stranger Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 1276

How much is Earth Defense Force? I can see myself picking it up if it's like under $30 or something like that.

edit-It's actually $40 even. Which is about $20 cheaper than most new 360 games. I'm kind of torn though, as it's still a bit too much for me. What are the chances of it becoming hard to find down the road?
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

SotN is average?

(Dess, don't answer that).
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JasonMoses · . Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407

helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

speaking of this week - anybody played puzzle quest, custom robo, or lost in blue 2 yet? they're collectively probably the only DS games i'm all that interested in between now and whenever the hell luminous arc / simcity / nanostray 2 turn up stateside.... they were COUGHalldumpedtodayCOUGH, that much i can verify, but i haven't felt much like trying any of them, yet.

JasonMoses · . Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407

I played the PC demo of puzzle quest. It made me want to barf. In the sense that it's a really boring RPG, and all the battles are resolved by playing a really boring puzzle game. Maybe it gets better!

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

I have Cooking Mama! It's... all right.
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:42 am Post subject:

How does the change from touch-screen to wiimote fare?
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:28 am Post subject:

I got Earth Defense Force yesterday, and, surprise, surprise, it's pretty average!

The presentation is about what I expected, and killin' stuff is pretty fun, but the pacing on some levels is way off. They often ask you to run through fields of nothingness for minutes at a time, then fight giant ants for a few minutes, then run through more fields of nothingness until you run into more ants. There's not enough consideration for player psychology.

It'd probably be fun in 2 player though.

-Wes
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:34 am Post subject:

Perhaps!

-Wes
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JasonMoses · . Joined: 15 Oct 2004 Posts: 407

Yeah, I'm hoping that VF5 360 has the VF TV stuff from the arcade. Totally awesome, either way. I think.

Wall of Beef · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject:

Virtua Tennis 3 just feels weird. Im not really sure though, have not played one sicne the first on DC. But with three is felt really stiff, and your character will ALWAYS dive for shot. It just does not feel as electric as VT1.

SuperWes · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:24 pm Post subject:

dessgeega · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:58 am Post subject:

so am i really the first person to play kororinpa? it is fabulous. it has a very laid-back, "let's walk in the park" charm, which the giant red and purple "MARBLE MANIA" block letters jar with horribly.

i was originally interested in the game because i heard it compared to cameltry, but it doesn't have the pace of an arcade title. it's more relaxed, but it's still viciously tricky, and requires much more mechanical skill than anything i've played on the wii yet. don't use the wrist strap - it doesn't allow for the level of manueverablity that this game requires. and as cute as the piggie and cat are, i recommend switching to a "normal" ball as soon as one's available.

it wasn't until i reached the "big apple" stage - twenty-five stages in - that i realized how brilliant the game is. it is the super mario galaxy to monkey ball's super mario 64.

and i unlocked the star soldier theme as background music.

(thread title edited to reflect impressions.)
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

That came out?

Man, I'm sooooo broke this first half the month.

Super Paper Mario am cry.
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Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

I've been meaning to get it but only have had time to buy and play video games on the weekends, and last weekend was N3.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

Ethoscapade · . Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 276

dessgeega · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject:

i'm really speaking in terms of opening up the level design into real 3d - super mario galaxy has you running around planets in 3d space, kororinpa has you rotating giant apples 360 degrees as your marble moves around them. it takes the original premise and explodes it from a relatively flat world into an unquestionably 3d one.
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