Pure Comments by Kristan Reed
And simple: buy it.
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dazrichards
26/09/08 @ 14:58
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It's been out in the US for a week or two. I read somewhere that the 360 lobbies were more populated
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cyber_nicco
26/09/08 @ 16:03
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"And while we're on the subject, it's worth noting that we haven't made a big deal about the customisation. Pre-release estimates reckoned that you could feasibly build up to 100,000 different types of quad bike, but that's a bit meaningless in practical terms. Thanks to the game's excellent, clanking auto-build function, all the bits whizz across the screen into place, giving you the choice over whether to build a bike suited to freestyle or race disciplines.
With that feature, it's almost always best to just junk your last ride and let the computer build you a new one every time you get a significant performance upgrade. It's certainly quicker, at any rate. " WTF?? Ride customization is one of the more important topics for me regarding this game, and you did a pretty awful job of reviewing that part in any meaningful way. Okay, I get it, you're more of a Burnout guy than a Forza guy, but it sounded like from what you wrote that you pretty much just used the auto-build function. I guess I am mostly bothered because you said that it's "almost always best to ... let the computer build you a new (bike) every time you get a significant performance upgrade...", but you didn't bother to say why (other than to say "It's certainly quicker, at any rate." Maybe I'm being too harsh - other than that it was a decent review. |
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squarejawhero
26/09/08 @ 16:25
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This game is seriously more subtlely complex than some of you guys think. The customisation is for one decent, and playing as the stereotypical japanese guy is actually quite fun.
BUT IF YOU THINK ALL THE TRICKS ARE IN THE DEMO - wrong. It's also very varied - don't think you can time the same tricks for every jump, you don't gain boost for it, plus all the jumps are different and it takes some skill making sure you get around a corner and maximise your potential without wasting the boost. I'd say it's a combination of SSX Tricky and Stunt Car Racer. It's great! |
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About the scoringsystem;
Eurogamer decided to start using "the whole scale" and begun with giving GREAT games a bit lower scores (to get the medium down to a 5 "as it should be"). Nothing wrong with that, at first glance. Just that they forgot to give all the games that would normally get 7-8 (on other sites) a lower score aswell to make the change complete. Bottom line is that every fooken game scores 7-8 and they ended up with the smallest scale in history of gamingsites. (And also that I no longer really know what an 8 from EG means. Is the game SUPERB, or just a normal 8 (really good)? |
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I did tinker with customisation a lot towards the end, once I was in the A class, but making small tweaks wasn't really making any significant improvement. Just tiny stat changes that maybe put +2 on acceleration at the expense of -2 speed. When you've got 10 slots, just filling them with auto builds did pretty much the same thing, giving me a nice variation on freestyle and race quads without having to go to the hassle of fiddling about myself.
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I found the demo great, with brilliant controls and handling. BUT, I personally dislike mixing stunts with racing. It's either all racing or all stunts for me. I don't like trying to come up with trick combos while I'm trying to make the tightest most efficient turn. These stunt racers are a kind of paradox that I just can't handle. On that basis alone, this game is not my thing.
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beastmaster
26/09/08 @ 23:22
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Didn't think it was my kind of game at all...until I downloaded the demo. Have bought today and will look forward to getting stuck into it over the weekend.
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RedSparrows
27/09/08 @ 00:28
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This sounds like my kinda game. Anything built on this model, dressed up in snowboarding, cars, offroading, pandas hitting balls at anime schoolkids....they grab me and beat me over the head and I love every minute.
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makeamazing
27/09/08 @ 09:17
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I didnt find the demo that impressive, perhaps i wasnt in the right frame of mind, or its just not my cup of tea. As someone else said there are too many bigger games coming up for me to even risk it at full price or even 2 for £40.
Ps someone mentioned that there are alot of 8/10's, thats kinda the problem with having a scoring system out of 10, theres a good chance most games will be in the 6-8 bracket... far better to have out of 100 imho :) as it can show you a high 7 or a low 7 etc. |
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As good as a swift duke nukem kick to the face for every person that must compare scores on two totally different games with a complete inability of reading? prolly not :*(
SEGA take note this is what a next gen racer should look and play like. Try this game online before you decide on a one track demo.16 plyr 30fps locked madness = SOLD! |
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I think we need to do it like this to better differentiate the 8s on the EG scoring scale: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.0,8.1,8.2,8.3....8.9,9,10
On topic: Played MX unleashed to death on the original xbox, yeah yeah old game, but I mostly cared about timing the jumps rather than doing tricks.
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Fleppin eck. I tried the demo of this. What a hugely average game. Not bad, but hardly awesome. It reminds me of those crappy ATV vs games.
Also, I don't get the Motorstorm comparisons. It's nothing like Motorstorm. Totally different. This is more like SSX or Hydro Thunder.
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