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KOEI spending more time on it.

KOEI has told Eurogamer that futuristic racer Fatal Inertia will be a better game on PS3.

The company is spending more time on it after the 360 version failed to ignite critical fuses when it was released in September. According to a spokesperson for the publisher, they're polishing up technical areas and putting together a more enticing demo than Live customers were treated to.

New content is a possibility, too, although nothing concrete is known at this point.

KOEI US recently offered next spring as an expected date for the title. However, we were told nothing has been decided internally and it is currently "in development for 2008", as it's always been.

Fatal Inertia began life as a PS3 exclusive, but met delays because it was fiddly getting it to work with Unreal Engine 3.

The game lets you zip around interesting courses like canyons and caves in futuristic flying ships, using all sorts of innovative weaponry to hamper the progress of your opponents.

Unfortunately it was let down by a poor frame rate and ill-conceived technical features in the 360 version. KOEI is hoping to iron out those kinks in time for the PS3 release.

Head over to our Fatal Inertia review to find out more.

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Dizzy #1 4 years ago

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Going to be BEST game EVAR!

/sarcasm
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rhinoxious #2 4 years ago

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well they're hardly likely to say that it will be the same after the 360 version flopped.
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smoothn00dle #3 4 years ago

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they better.
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Beano #4 4 years ago

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So on PS3 it's only going to be almost-complete-crap?
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Spanky #5 4 years ago

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Couldn't be any worse really innit. 400mph on a track the size of a hob-nob... great.
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Kenshin001 #6 4 years ago

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Why bother? The PS3 has Wipeout.
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Retroid #7 4 years ago

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So they're trying to polish a turd.
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Turambar #8 4 years ago

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"not dis-similar to saying that they are re-making it for the xbox360 except, they said they're re-making it for the PS3"

Whut?
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Skooch #9 4 years ago

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Cool, now I really want a PS3!

:-/
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SeesThroughAll #10 4 years ago

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Sod that shite.

I'm getting Wipeout HD. A downloadable game is better then Koei's finest.
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BadBoyBonner #11 4 years ago

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I think most of us that write on EG could have knocked up a better game using Valve's Source Engine, in a couple of months.
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MBar #12 4 years ago

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Well, it finally happened.

The reason to buy a PS3 has arrived!

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dllord #13 4 years ago

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Couldn't be worse!
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Beano #14 4 years ago

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I wonder if in 2 years Sony-haters will still shout "finally a reason to own a PS3" in every PS3 thread and ignore great PS3 games?
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ParanoidZombie #15 4 years ago

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I hope Dynasty Warriors: Fatal Inertia will be announced soon.
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SeesThroughAll #16 4 years ago

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I wonder if in 2 years Sony-haters will still shout "finally a reason to own a PS3" in every PS3 thread and ignore great PS3 games?

Look at the PSP threads. Does that answer your question?

EDIT: But I do hope you weren't referring to Fatal Inertia as "great".

Edited by 1 at 22/11/07 @ 12:13
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bushwod #17 4 years ago

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"According to a spokesperson for the publisher, they're polishing up a turd"

/Fixed
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Xerx3s #18 4 years ago

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Polishing a turd still results in a polished turd. Playing in on fanboy sentiments ftl.
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menage #19 4 years ago

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Didn't they start this on PS3 like 20 years ago?

Morons. Nobody probably cares.
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Darren #20 4 years ago

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Considering how shit it was on the 360, it's going to take a miracle... or a total rewrite of the game to improve it for the PS3. And why bother when the likely to be far superior Wipeout HD is imminent?
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Darren #21 4 years ago

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P.S. Using the Unreal Engine 3, an engine prone to texture pop-in issues, for such a high-speed game was a major mistake in my opinion; it's a big part of why the 360 version was so ghastly I'm sure.
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Jamaicangmr #22 4 years ago

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Why doesn't KOEI just shut up an release the game. No one really cares about this game anymore so just release it at less than retail and maybe you'll stand a chance of breakin even.
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skillian #23 4 years ago

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Polishing a turd still results in a polished turd.

It doesn't though, it just results in a mess.

I think that's the point of the expression
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Triggerhappytel #24 4 years ago

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I think this just highlights that Sony should release a downloadable or a remade Rollcage to really show Fatal Intertia up.
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Malacath #25 4 years ago

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It didn't do well on the 360 because it's crap. Polishing it up for the ps3 version wont make a difference it will still be crap. It's just a clone of wipeout which has got to be the most boring racing game i've ever played.
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morriss #26 4 years ago

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It was really poor I thought.
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rob230 #27 4 years ago

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No way, there is no way on earth they can improve that game... no how no sir. None. It was perfect... oh what a game... oh me oh my.

I bought 3 copies just in case my first 2 broke.
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Greebo #28 4 years ago

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"I think this just highlights that Sony should release a downloadable or a remade Rollcage to really show Fatal Intertia up."

Totally second that!

An overlooked classic.
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RexRunti #29 4 years ago

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Bring back Quantum Redshift, all is forgiven.
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sharpfish #30 4 years ago

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This title should just read 'delayed format version of game will see bug/gameplay improvements', it's nothing to do with it being on PS3 in itself.

Fanboy bait topic (as usual) and PR related headline (for the company - as usual).
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monkie_king #31 4 years ago

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i bought Quantum Redshift for 3 quid - waste of money.
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BBIAJ #32 4 years ago

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I bought Powerdrome for a fiver, and that pwns Fatal Inertia!

Oh, and Quantum Redshift roolz okay?

Of course it does, the WipEout fellas designed it.
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redneon Verified Programmer, SUMO Digital #33 4 years ago

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Quantum Redshift = excellent.

I absolutely loved this game on the original Xbox. It got bloody hard on the later stages, though.
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Nithron #34 4 years ago

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I third that motion, Rollcage definitely needs to come back
Best racing series ever, IMO
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DFawkes #35 4 years ago

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Koei could have just crapped in a bowl and I probably would have bought it, I'm such a fanboy, but I'm never buying this. It's just not good.

I didn't find the visuals totally awful, but the handling, sensation of speed, annoying weapons, and strange soundtrack break what could have been a below average game

Oh, and poor track design.
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BadBoyBonner #36 4 years ago

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QuantumRedshift

Best - Sci-fi racer ever.

Can't belive the second one got canned.

Hope they bring it back an release it on live - Now I would buy that!
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orenishii #37 4 years ago

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The extra effort won't make a blind bit of difference. The reason it flopped on the 360 was that it was a poo wipeout rip off.

Bring back Rollcage
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Duds2k #38 4 years ago

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"QuantumRedshift

Best - Sci-fi racer ever.

Can't belive the second one got canned.

Hope they bring it back an release it on live - Now I would buy that!"

It's unlikely, the studio closed and the main designer is currently employed by Sony.
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BadBoyBonner #39 4 years ago

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Duds2k

Yeah I know - read the article about Curly Monsters in EDGE a bit back - how shocked they were at MS giving them the finger so to speak. And then they bought Rare�.go figure.

And to anyone insinuating that Quantum Redshift - is somehow a Wipeout rip-off � the team was made up of people that had made the original Wipeout games.

So if you want to argue semantics you could say that the follow up Wipeout games were Wipeout rip-offs and the true successor was Quantum Redshift.

I still feel sure it did so poorly was in no small part due to the name of it.
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Kryon #40 4 years ago

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"Fatal Inertia better on PS3"

Yes, I'd agree with that statement wholeheartedly. This pile of shit game was meant to be a PS3 launch title exclusive. I have no idea why the fuckwits known as KOEI decided to devalue the 360 by porting it over in the first place. 360 owners never wanted this lost exclusive in the first place, it's shit, so yeah, it IS better off on the PS3. I just wish KOEI hadn't left this turd stain of a title smeared on the 360's catalogue.
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