coldvein said:Is this Catan game noob friendly at all?
I bought it earlier today, have no prior experience, and already have a grasp on the basics, after just 1 match.
coldvein said:Is this Catan game noob friendly at all?
coldvein said:Is this Catan game noob friendly at all?
Shard said:Once again to the IGN XBOX 360 where they have an interview with Infinite Interactive over the success of Puzzle Quest.
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/785/785188p1.html
Thanks for the link -- I hadn't seen that game before. You can tell from the screens that it doesn't exactly have high production values and is probably pretty crappy, but you can also tell it's a top-down action fest which means I'll be alone on my friendslist, sending out invites to try and get someone to stop playing Vegas or Minigolf to no avail, and then I'll cry myself to sleep.Shard said:Worthplaying has an new expanded preview of Rocketmen up with a whole bunch of screenshots, impressions based off the Gamer's Day build.
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=42504
aku:jiki said:So, does anybody know any tricks to Catan yet? I haven't really gotten a grasp on it, and I'm not sure like...I don't know, what exactly is it that you do? Wait for good cards, build roads/settlements/cities and try to buy your way through the development deck, hoping for the good ones?
It seems to me that the above is pretty much it, and I'm having trouble seeing any room for cool strategies or countermeasures.
For example, I know a guy that is already pretty set on doing nothing but going for the development deck all the way through the match. At the end of our first match of him doing this, I was pretty sure the game rules would've had something that worked against him since just trying to get wool/grain/ore over and over every round isn't exactly a cunning strategy, but...no, he busted our asses with his overpowerful set of development cards.
What would I have done against that? I guess I should've gotten in the deck race with him, but that would've been boring. I want to build my roads and towns and trade stuff, not troll the dev deck.
Thanks for the link -- I hadn't seen that game before. You can tell from the screens that it doesn't exactly have high production values and is probably pretty crappy, but you can also tell it's a top-down action fest which means I'll be alone on my friendslist, sending out invites to try and get someone to stop playing Vegas or Minigolf to no avail, and then I'll cry myself to sleep.![]()
Shard said:Review Round-up, Gamespot reviews Catan and Centipede and Millipede.
Catan
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/catan/review.html?sid=6170049
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QVT said:I totally disagree with 7.9 Too slow? What the hell? ITS A BOARD GAME. Its not hungry hungry hippos.
bearcatjosh said::lol Gamespot never ceases to amaze me.
Shard said:I think the consensus is more and more we should be ignoring what Gamespot thinks about games.
Gigglepoo said:They said it was "good."
"Catan isn't going to be immediately accessible to everyone, but it's a very good interpretation of the classic strategy board game, and the gameplay can be immensely satisfying."
I see no problem with that assessment.
BURBANK, Calif. - May 3, 2007 - Since the early era of video games, "Tron" has been synonymous as both a landmark CGI film and the engaging arcade games inspired by that film. In honor of the 25th anniversary of "Tron," Disney Interactive Studios today announced the classic arcade games Tron and Discs of Tron will be re-released this summer through Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360TM video game and entertainment system. Xbox LIVE Arcade is the premier destination for digitally distributed, high-definition original and classic games. "The 'Tron' film has captured the imaginations of video game players and film fans for generations with its ground-breaking visuals and action-filled story," said Craig Relyea, vice president of marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. "The classic arcade games Tron and Discs of Tron are returning this summer through Xbox LIVE Arcade with new features and options for the film's 25th anniversary."
Each game includes the original version as well as an enhanced version with new graphics and audio features. Through Xbox LIVE Arcade, players can also compete in both games against another player in four online modes.
In Tron, which first appeared in arcades in 1982, players must complete four increasingly challenging game types to advance through levels. Players battle tank forces, engage in treacherous light cycle combat, attack the MCP cone and fight off grid bugs to enter the I/O tower.
Discs of Tron, a follow-up 1983 arcade game, enables players to fight Sark, the defender of Master Control Program, in one-on-one battles taking place in three-dimensional futuristic arenas. Players must move between platforms while throwing energy-charged discs at Sark and deflecting oncoming discs to avoid being "derezzed."
Published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Backbone Charlottetown, Tron and Discs of Tron are rated E for Everyone by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). Both games will be available individually this summer exclusively on Xbox LIVE Arcade.
I have no idea what you just said! :lolQVT said:I hope they're still doing a real game with retro game when that tron stuff comes out. Although I guess it'd be alright if the upgraded graphics version was a redo, like jetpac instead of TMNTs "upgrade"
Well, um, Centipede/Millipede was by Stainless, wasn't it? That's something... It seems at least one publisher has caught on to DE's crappyness!Shard said:Is there a classic game out there that isn't being handled by Digital Eclipse?
aku:jiki said:I have no idea what you just said! :lol
aku:jiki said:I have no idea what you just said! :lol
Well, um, Centipede/Millipede was by Stainless, wasn't it? That's something... It seems at least one publisher has caught on to DE's crappyness!
Shard said:Is there a classic game out there that isn't being handled by Digital Eclipse?
By the way, here is a Discs of Tron screenshot.
http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=94571&vid=5
It is a high-res one, so I thought it best to use an indirect link.
Um, sounds to me like you're running out of mana more than anything else...Captain Glanton said:Digital Eclipse can suck my ***. I'm playing SotN right now, and when I'm a bat, I'll lose the ability to shoot fireballs, change back to human form at random, or even just freeze in place. When I went to fightI couldn't even fly up to his room as a bat, because I'd change forms and fall to the bottom of the screen or I'd just get stuck, flapping in place in the air. And I checked; it's not my controller, it's the programming.Belmont
aku:jiki said:Um, sounds to me like you're running out of mana more than anything else...
Shard said:Review Round-up, Gamespot reviews Catan and Centipede and Millipede.
Catan
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/catan/review.html?sid=6170049
Centipede and Millipede (Warning: Jeff Gerstmann review, brace for any and all incoming wrongness.)
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/centipedemillipede/review.html?sid=6170044
No, it shouldn't do that. Still sounds like it's your controller, though. I mean, nobody else seems to have run into this. I had no problems running through the game on XBLA at all, for instance.Captain Glanton said:So if you're low on mana, the bat will stop flying left and right and will only move up and down?
Okay, maybe I should blame crap game design rather than conversion. Thanks.
xblarcade said:Ummm, Just to clear a couple things up:
Digital Eclipse is part of the Foundation 9 "Family"
Backbone (Emeryville, Vancouver and Charlettetown) are also part of Foundation 9
It seems like the differences are similar to the different studios of Rockstar (in terms of that they are part of the same company, obviously not in terms of quality).
The specific studio that are doing the Tron games is Backbone Charlettetown who last worked on SOTN.
Hope this clears it up a bit.
JdFoX187 said:Did Jeff play Centipede at all?
I bought it last night and loved it. I was an avid Centipede player in the arcades and while I miss the trackball, it's still a fun game. Don't know what the hell Jeff was smoking.
JdFoX187 said:Did Jeff play Centipede at all?
I bought it last night and loved it. I was an avid Centipede player in the arcades and while I miss the trackball, it's still a fun game. Don't know what the hell Jeff was smoking.
Gigglepoo said:I don't think it's fair criticism to insult a game for not having a trackball. Yes, Centipede is at its best with its original controller, but that is a luxury console owners cannot experience. You can't mark a fighting game down simply because the X360 doesn't have six face buttons and you can't mark down a racing game because the controller isn't a racing wheel. Centipede controls well enough with the stick that people shouldn't be concerned about the loss of the trackball.
pooteeweet said:Don't know if this was confirmed before, but this is the first I've ssen it:
Speedball 2 to come to XBLA
DopeyFish said:holy. shit.
pooteeweet said:Don't know if this was confirmed before, but this is the first I've ssen it:
Speedball 2 to come to XBLA
pooteeweet said:Don't know if this was confirmed before, but this is the first I've ssen it:
Speedball 2 to come to XBLA
QVT said:DOUBLE DRAGON NEXT WEDNESDAY CONFIRMED IN THAT ARTICLE.
"``This is another example of Empire updating a classic IP and bringing it to a brand new audience. Double Dragon will launch next Wednesday, and will be our first foray onto Xbox LIVE Arcade. Our announcement of Speedball 2 demonstrates our continued intention to bring high quality classic titles to a broader market,'' said Clive Kabatznik, CEO of Silverstar Holdings."
No. It was on that whole "these next 10 games are a total lock!" list from earlier this year...you know, the one where half of the games on the list weren't locked down at all, including Band of Bugs.Beavertown said:Is there an ETA for Band of Bugs?
aku:jiki said:No. It was on that whole "these next 10 games are a total lock!" list from earlier this year...you know, the one where half of the games on the list weren't locked down at all, including Band of Bugs.
It's probably included in their "rolling thunder" thing they've got going now, though, I assume. Can't wait!