SapientWolf said:
I take it that The Warriors wasn't an upgraded port of the PS2 game. Because "worse than Fighting Force" is a pretty harsh assessment.
Naaa, it's a new game. It's been a long while since I played Fighitng Force, but I don't remember 3D feeling so slow and un-needed in that game, as it does here. Game really seems slow, sluggish, the moves don't snap, the voicework is poor, and I really really hate current gen "lets make everyone look exactly the same!" modelwork like this. Under the red light of the first stage, the charcters looked so similiar that a clump of falling bodies in the corner instantly confused who was your chara.
Watchmen also had a strong "OMG, red light!" opening stage...
It really sucks that Warriors and Watchmen are considered brawlers... they do nothing for the genre on XBLA, and I hope no companies judge how well those games do, to judge if we want things like Simpsons Arcade, Xmen Arcade, Combatribes, Knights of the Round, Guardian Heroes, or Dungeons & Dragons on XBLA. It's sad how much better those old classics are compared to this newer stuff. Castle Crashers is the only new one that REALLY got it.
It's a genre that should work so very well on XBLA...
On Current Topics:
Toy Soldiers: GAH, A TOY based game, and everyone still looks like they coulda dropped out of a Call of Duty game. I wish they actually took advantage of the Toy angle to give us some G.I. Joe looking characters, maybe some aliens and super heroes... and a few transformers. It was great to mis-match action figures when playing with REAL toys as a kid... still looks like a cool game, however.
Snoopy: Woah, this look great. A perfect arcade title, so far... hope it plays as good as it looks. And for the record, I like the slightly blurry look.
0 Earth: This game has... never really impressed me. Squeenix makes an arcade game, and it's a western looking overhead shooter? Bleh. Will of course still try it out, but don't have any hype for it.
Raystorm: Still have it on Taito PS2 collection, but the update to graphics is nice. Will get if I have extra points. New ships are cool too, and help make purchase more worthwhile.
Joyride: Man, those stages actually keep looking really nice. They actually have DESIGN to them, rather than just being dull crags and rocks.