World Snooker Championship 2007 Comments by Keza MacDonald
Xbox 360's big break?
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Dark_Stranger
15/01/07 @ 15:08
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Even the characters in the game cant take the excitement (pic 2, chap sitting down next to TV camera).
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Glad I didn't impulse buy this yesterday then.
Picked up NWN2 for the PC instead since I know the reviews for that have been good. I must say the presentation for the game looks horrid for a "next-gen" title. Surprised Microsofts quality team didn't kick off or something... Still can't beat the Virtual Pool series on the PC then. Krusty |
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greggywocky
15/01/07 @ 15:20
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I agree with ManicMinerUK entirely (for once)...
I've written a review myself, so have a look when it appears!
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Happen to agree with manicminer as well. Happen to love the real game of snooker as well, so playing this has been great fun. The depth of the game, and the positional indicator is perfect. Doesn't make the game too easy, just the right amount of playable, giving you a fair chance at the tough computer opponent. The pressure part of the game is excellent, as well as the stats of your own player you have to work on. Lots of other EA sports games have the 'polish' but not the depth.
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Have they implemented a analogue control method more akin to the good pool/snooker games on the PC of recent years yet ?
Or is it still the old fashioned aim, set power and then click button to play shot rubbish ? I mean if the console golf games have managed to move over to analogue swing controls, why do the console snooker games still have to lag behind ? |
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Sillothian
15/01/07 @ 16:33
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Thanks for the mini review MM. It was much more informative than the EG one :-)
The new pressure system sounds like an excellent new feature. I also like the idea of the new positional indicator, as it will help in learning how to use side & spin correctly. How is the commentary in this Manic? In last years game there were too many mistakes in the commentary for my liking. Which was a shame as they had in working really well in WCS2004 with only JV and Dennis Taylor on the mic. |
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"it might only be a game, but a bunch of people will have spent a lot of time and effort making said game, only to have their sales figures reduced by an inaccurate review"
This is where it's possible to trot out the usual "a review is someone's opinion", "6/10 is a decent score at EG", etc arguments. WSC2007 isn't the first game to receive a review people don't agree with, and it certainly isn't going to be the last. But bravo on your informative posts filling in other readers on what the review evidently doesn't. :) |
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Eighthours
15/01/07 @ 16:56
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Bloody hell, comments thread hijacked by snooker game fanboys! :) :) :)
Now I've seen everything! Manic, you haven't mentioned how the balls look like they're underwater on the pool tables, due to the insane reflections on the underside of the balls! An amusing glitch of sorts. |
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stevencole7
15/01/07 @ 18:33
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Which game is best for the money then?..........Bankshot Billiards 2, which is 1200 Points (about £10-00) or World Snooker Championship 2007 which you should get for about £40-00 on the net............
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WCS2004 was the best (cos I worked on the QA of it) ;)
Of course I'm not entirely serious. Give the game a break though, it's one for the niche snooker crowd who appreciate that someone is actually doing these kinds of games with the aunthenticity. Presentation isn't upto Square/Capcom/Nintendo standards but this is a small outfit making this. Possibly the game should have been more budget price (£30 instead of £40 online). |
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Seriously, I learned more about World Snooker Championship 2007 from ManicMinerUK's first post than I did from the entire review. I do review games myself, and I know it's a chore sometimes (trust me, after a few hundred reviews of Ribbit King and the like, even games can become torture) but ALWAYS treat the games professionally. Don't dismiss games because you don't (personally) particularly care for the genre! Play through it, play through the last incarnation in the series (if there is one and you haven't played it before) and then rate it on the grounds of what is it, what it aims to be and the competition on the market. Do snooker enthusiasts really care if EA's latest NBA Live Street Xtreme ++ has more lifelike player models? I wouldn't think so.
Bad review, great post by ManicMinerUK. |
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greggywocky
16/01/07 @ 12:37
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I've also done a review, which although I did quickly is probably more informative than the one here.
One of the best sports sims on the 360 gets a 6. Phhh! |
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greggywocky
17/01/07 @ 13:06
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And remember: always sink a long pink, but never leave brown on the cushion.
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greggywocky
18/01/07 @ 12:31
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One final point.
The game seems slightly broken because of the fact that you cannot save within matches (ie. between frames). So if you wish to play a first to ten or even first to sixteen match, for example, you need to leave the machine switched on overnight as it's unlikely you'll do it in one sitting. |
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greggywocky
18/01/07 @ 19:18
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Turns out there is a way to save within matches. You have to have it on auto save. Then it saves after every frame (default). Then, between frames, don't quit game - press the big xbox button on your contoller then just press the Y button to get back to dashboard. Next time you load up the championship you will be able to continue your game.
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barnard666
19/01/07 @ 12:13
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I simply dont see why I'd get this one when I have WCS05 sat at home. it looks the same visually, and some adjusted gameplay aids arent going to make the difference!
I almost feel like Manic works for Sega from his totally non negative comments... Sega could do with trying to up their game rigt now, Sonic, phantasy star, now this...its like they developed these games 5 years ago and put them on a shelf. |
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