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Disney has said Discs of Tron will be on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday.
This retro remake has you duelling super villain Sark by throwing discs at him and trying to knock him off his platform of five concentric circles - a ring disappears if your opponent hits their target.
Bundle in some special manoeuvres and wacky weapons and it all gets a bit fiddly, with the difficulty increasing as you progress, naturally.
Included is the familiar enhanced graphics option sporting some high-definition cityscapes surrounding the player arena, as well as a bundle of multiplayer options: highest score wins, first to reach a score wins, co-operative combination of scores to top leaderboards, and simultaneous play where power-ups gained either help or hinder your friend.
Tron is an old film about a bloke who has his virtual world idea stolen and has to go into the program to defeat the villain. Jeff Bridges starred, and said things like, "On the other side of the screen, it all looks so easy."
Discs of Tron will cost 400 Microsoft Points (GBP 3.40 / EUR 4.80).
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muscleblade
11/02/08 @ 11:37
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You forgot to mention the other new game. Commanders Attack of the Genos: 800 points.
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I loved this game. I loved the enclosed unit, it was so cool - it had a shelf for you to sit on and enclosed you in this neon space. And I could play this game for ages, I was really good at it.
I bet I'll download it, play it for 5 minutes and think it's drivel. I might as well sit on my rose-tint speccies now. |
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silver jon
11/02/08 @ 12:21
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I once spent about 4 hours an d £10 playing this in an arcade cabinet. I ought to be given this as a free download !
Great game. Then. Still, it's worth a pint, or a sandwich. It's got to be better than the money spent on Sensi (and the hours of growling, swearing, and generally being annoyed by the fact you cannot tell if your own player has the ball until the screen starts scrolling the other way, by which time you're only relying on your goalkeeper to stop the opposition from scoring. Honestly, playing Sensi is like being a Spurs supporter in November) |
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muscleblade
11/02/08 @ 13:25
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I gladly pay 400 for it if the achievements make it fun and arent too time consuming. In games like this you should be able to rack up the 200 points if youre good at the game. In the other Tron that was impossible.
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The original arcade game used a special paddle controller to control the left-right targeting of the discs. You also could move the paddle control up or down to target higher or lower. I hope they've got a good control substitute for that, as otherwise it's going to be very hard, and it was never an easy game.
It is one of my favourites from that era though. The cabinet was amazing, enclosed stand-up with stereo speakers right behind you (with stereo effects used very effectively). The display was reflected on glass, in front of 3D artwork which gave it a holographic feel. The digitized speech was good too. I think a large part of the game's appeal is based on the cabinet and the environment it gave you to play the game, so here's hoping the translation does the game justice. |
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