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[Barnimal]

i dont believe it was at e3 which worries me.

 

[OniShiro]

Maybe it's been moved to xbox360.

 

[demon]

Who cares. Anyone know if Xavier Fox has been moved to Xbox360?

 

[FortNinety]

I was just thinking the same thing (I was playing part 1 all last night).

 

[Barnimal]

Who cares. Anyone know if Xavier Fox has been moved to Xbox360?

i care, mitch.

 

[dark10x]

Maybe it's been moved to xbox360.

They don't even need to...

The game already looks better than a lot of other titles shown for the 360.

 

[jarrod]

MassiveAttack, what's the word?

 

[monchi-kun]

What is crap-tastic Alex.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

i think i heard it got cancelled a while back cant remember where tho .

 

[miyuru]

Yeah I remember hearing it got cancelled a long time ago.

 

[Barnimal]

there were new shots less than 2 months ago.

 

[bloke]

It's not cancelled, release date for Japan should be announced soon.

 

[Barnimal]

yay!

 

[bloke]

Well here it is

Double Steal* Second Base Crash (?!?)
8/4
6,090yen

*Double Steal = Wreckless for japanese market
http://www.rakuten.co.jp/edigi-game/407195/436112/620305/

 

[DCharlie]

i picked this up tonight.

Good news for me is that it's all in English (assuming that it is just picking up the language option on the Japanese XBox)

Some brief pointers :

Looks utterly amazing.
Very smooth frame rate (30 i think! but VERY smooth indeed)
Looks utterly amazing.
Less "vaseline on the screen" than last time
They almost nailed the controls this time! it's millions of times better than the first one in this respect.
Looks utterly amazing.
Missions are still pretty difficult - time limits are very tight.
Looks utterly amazing.
There is a free roam mode, so you can just drive about finding "car parts"
You can select the time of day that you want to do each mission in. The Evening setting looks just stupidly good. Amazing lighting, long draw distance, the shadow cast from the buggie looks fantastic, etc etc...

Anyways, yes - pretty decent so far. Did i mention it looks amazing?

 

[jarrod]

Sounds great. Hopefully Mastiff picks up "Runabout 5" for America.

 

[pilonv1]

Anyways, yes - pretty decent so far. Did i mention it looks amazing?

480p? Or would we be lucky enough to get 720p? Also what are the Live modes?

 

[dark10x]

480p? Or would we be lucky enough to get 720p? Also what are the Live modes?

Blim said 720p in the other thread. That would be amazing, if true (though I don't have my HDTV with me right now).

 

[DCharlie]

oh - forgot about that

actually - it just doesn't appear in the options but yeah, it automatically detected the projector could handle 720P and switch to that mode.

Oh, online mode = uploading scores to a score board.

 

[MassiveAttack]

MassiveAttack, what's the word?

No word on a deal for NA/EUR rights as of yet. I know Majesco has shown serious interest. Unfortunately, Bunkasha has disbanded following completion of the game.

No worries, though. They will be back... in a new form.

 

[iapetus]

Have they introduced an advanced physics engine with features like collision detection for street lamps yet?

 

[Musashi Wins!]

i picked this up tonight.

Good news for me is that it's all in English (assuming that it is just picking up the language option on the Japanese XBox)

Some brief pointers :

Looks utterly amazing.
Very smooth frame rate (30 i think! but VERY smooth indeed)
Looks utterly amazing.
Less "vaseline on the screen" than last time
They almost nailed the controls this time! it's millions of times better than the first one in this respect.
Looks utterly amazing.
Missions are still pretty difficult - time limits are very tight.
Looks utterly amazing.
There is a free roam mode, so you can just drive about finding "car parts"
You can select the time of day that you want to do each mission in. The Evening setting looks just stupidly good. Amazing lighting, long draw distance, the shadow cast from the buggie looks fantastic, etc etc...

Anyways, yes - pretty decent so far. Did i mention it looks amazing?

thanks DC. I may import this sucker.

 

[MassiveAttack]

Have they introduced an advanced physics engine with features like collision detection for street lamps yet?

Nice troll. I suppose you've never give a second's thought to why there was no CD for street lamps and signs, eh?

 

[Blimblim]

oh - forgot about that

actually - it just doesn't appear in the options but yeah, it automatically detected the projector could handle 720P and switch to that mode.

Wooo

Oh, online mode = uploading scores to a score board.

That sucks.

 

[dark10x]

Have they introduced an advanced physics engine with features like collision detection for street lamps yet?

Why would you even want that?

The game is clearly not about realism and accurate collision detection would damage the game quite a bit, I'd say....

 

[bloke]

Unfortunately, Bunkasha has disbanded following completion of the game.

So chance is this will bever see the light outside of Japan? Time to import.

 

[pj]

oh - forgot about that

actually - it just doesn't appear in the options but yeah, it automatically detected the projector could handle 720P and switch to that mode.

Oh, online mode = uploading scores to a score board.

Do you know how many missions there are?

 

[olimario]

It looks amazing.
These devs know how to make a realistic title

 

[iapetus]

Nice troll. I suppose you've never give a second's thought to why there was no CD for street lamps and signs, eh?

Sure I have. Largely came up with either the inability of the dev team to implement one in the timescale available or lack of some form of resources to do it. I suppose you've never given a second's thought to how at least some form of indication that two solid bodies are attempting to occupy the same space can be given without the negative gameplay impact that you're obviously thinking of. Given time I'm sure you'll be able to think of games that don't treat streetlamps as obstacles to your progress but likewise don't treat them as mysterious ethereal projections that have no interaction with the real world.

 

[Barnimal]

I hope this isnt against TOS but [snip]

 

[DCharlie]

"Have they introduced an advanced physics engine with features like collision detection for street lamps yet?"

i think they fall down now! I don't recall.
and you can smash through gates etc etc...

Number of missions : No idea.

i can't help thinking that a full on GTA game by these guys would have rocked.

 

[Barnimal]

is it free roaming? you wouldnt know if the game is reigon free would ya?

 

[DCharlie]

i don't know if it's region free as i ripped the drive out of my US Xbox to replace one of the defective *ahem* "special" xboxes...

interestingly, the *ahem* xboxes DIDN'T LIKE this game.
Dropped to "dirty disk errors" on both *ahem* machines.

 

[pilonv1]

"Have they introduced an advanced physics engine with features like collision detection for street lamps yet?"

Yes, pretty much everything will cause some sort of collision.

is it free roaming? you wouldnt know if the game is reigon free would ya?

There's a free drive mode before each mission, so I guess that's it. Haven't tried it yet but I will very soon.

Anyway this would have to be the best looking game I've played this generation. Looks better than quite a number of "next-gen" games we've seen from the 360. 720p is just incredible

 

[op_ivy]

Double_Steal_The_Second_Clash_JAP_XBOX-RiOT

 

[.hacked]

Is the import region free?

 

[MassiveAttack]

i dont believe it was at e3 which worries me.

It wasn't at E3 because it looks better than most of what was shown for X360 and might have confused Microsoft's PR just a bit.

 

[Luminescent]

Is it possible to play the japanese imort on a U.S. Xbox w/o mods?

 

[sportzhead]

Where can I pick this game up online? My hometown is sad, (Sacramento) so import shops are out of the question.

 

[maskrider]

The Ads for Reckness 2 (Double Steal 2) says D4 (720p).

I was too focused on "Shadow Hearts From The New World" these days, hadn't loaded anything than it these days, and I'll be in Japan next week (the whole week).

 

[Blimblim]

720p indeed

 

[.Abras.]

Can anyone confirm with the game is 720p compatible?

 

[Blimblim]

Can anyone confirm with the game is 720p compatible?

I guess not.

 

[Uncle Dukey]

Can anyone confirm with the game is 720p compatible?

It's already been confirmed twice in this thread....

 

[Sjoerd]

Although it seems impossible with these kind of graphics, the game is 720P...

It's unbelievable to see these kind of graphics on an old machine like the xbox... People always say the gta games look ugly because of the free roaming aspect. Well they are wrong. Very wrong. This is the best looking xbox game, kudos to de developers

 

[Blimblim]

Although it seems impossible with these kind of graphics, the game is 720P...

It's unbelievable to see these kind of graphics on an old machine like the xbox... People always say the gta games look ugly because of the free roaming aspect. Well they are wrong. Very wrong. This is the best looking xbox game, kudos to de developers

From what I've seen/been told, it could be the best looking game in term of special effects, yes. But the texturing aspect is really weak, no surprise for a free roaming game.

 

[Barnimal]

REGION FREE? :lol

 

[Blimblim]

REGION FREE? :lol

Only Dcharlie could tell for the moment. I hope to get mine tomorrow but it looks like playasia did not ship it yet

 

[Barnimal]

yes but blim is it region free. be clear with me.

 

[Blimblim]

yes but blim is it region free. be clear with me.

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