snoopeasystreet
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RadarScope1 said:
Never played CE. Got them in an hour.
The game is pretty great. Got up to 34th on the first maze.
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Pac-Man Championship Edition DX |OT| XBLA & PSN ... 'Modern classic' to say the least
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Never played CE. Got them in an hour.
The game is pretty great. Got up to 34th on the first maze.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
There's still S-ranking every mode. No achievements sure but there's that. Plus whenever you start the game up it shows your overall rank. So the first thing you see is "Oh shit! I'm getting my ass kicked by XXX number of people!"
What's really going to be insane is when people start to figure out how to ghost-combo entire games(if they haven't already). Seriously. Think of all the the power-pellet holding ghosts hanging out just outside of the dot-paths. Truly phenomenal players will be able to carry those guys all the way through a game. It'd be quite the challenge considering the near-death bullet-time doesn't trigger when..well..Pac-man isn't near death. Then again I could be wrong. I'm sure its very possible.
What's really going to be insane is when people start to figure out how to ghost-combo entire games(if they haven't already). Seriously. Think of all the the power-pellet holding ghosts hanging out just outside of the dot-paths. Truly phenomenal players will be able to carry those guys all the way through a game. It'd be quite the challenge considering the near-death bullet-time doesn't trigger when..well..Pac-man isn't near death. Then again I could be wrong. I'm sure its very possible.
Augemitbutter
Member
_dementia said:
why not give max score for one button press then, what's the point? you can't dismiss everything with the cheap sales argument.
Gary Whitta
Member
Maybe I want this.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Another thing about the letter-ranks. Apparently they're tied to your place in the leaderboard. So what might be an S-rank today could be a B-rank tomorrow...and so on and so forth.
Added another 400k to my score in championship 2 mode.
Added another 400k to my score in championship 2 mode.
There's so many modes, like 10-15 modes for each board and there's about 8 boards. Bullet time and bombs gives you a lot of outs to avoid dying if you're not good at Pac-Man. It's very possible to play without even dying now. So many modes too in terms of visuals and music. The music from the original CE is in there, awesome to that. Seriously, there's so many damn modes in this game that just makes it awesome.
Plus the leaderboard shit is awesome, it tells you when your rank goes up or down. And you can see your rankings across all modes like the pic I just posted. SO FUCKING AWESOME. BUY THIS GAME
Plus the leaderboard shit is awesome, it tells you when your rank goes up or down. And you can see your rankings across all modes like the pic I just posted. SO FUCKING AWESOME. BUY THIS GAME
evilromero
Member
I'm buying this game.
RadarScope1
Member
You can watch replays from the leaderboards? Great addition. Only makes sense.
This workday needs to be over. Argh.
This workday needs to be over. Argh.
lemon__fresh
Member
SuperPac said:
Are you using the analog stick? Cause if you aren't then you should be.
lemon__fresh
Member
*cough* analog stick *cough*
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Yeah game rocks the analog stick like nobody's business.
Which is great for me because I don't have to lug out the arcade stick.
I was ranked #12 in the world when I quit a minute ago...I don't think it's gonna last. =(
It's incredible how well-designed the mazes are. They're totally developed to be in-tune with the behaviors of each ghost. You can for the most part tune the wandering bad-guys out while you work the dots and ghost-train. It's like spending an entire game "in the zone".
Which is great for me because I don't have to lug out the arcade stick.
I was ranked #12 in the world when I quit a minute ago...I don't think it's gonna last. =(
It's incredible how well-designed the mazes are. They're totally developed to be in-tune with the behaviors of each ghost. You can for the most part tune the wandering bad-guys out while you work the dots and ghost-train. It's like spending an entire game "in the zone".
Dead Prince
Banned
There are analog sticks on the 360 controller you know. works damn well too.VAIL said:
What difficulty are you guys picking first? ;o
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
There are also arcade sticks, which is the control device the game was originally intended to be played on.DMPrince said:
I can't fathom using an analog stick. When I played Pac Man CE, I still used d-pad even though it was shitty. Now I'm using the Rock Band Portable Drum Kit Controller and it works awesome. No controller mistakes at all yet.
You're #47 now...watching your replay
PepsimanVsJoe said:
You're #47 now...watching your replay
Dead Prince
Banned
not everyone have a stick ;PSapientWolf said:
PepsimanVsJoe
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Always gotta have an argument about something eh?
My big weakness right now is ghost comboing. I suck at it. Worse I try to ghost-combo even when it's not really a good idea. I end up missing dots, going in circles, and just being totally inefficient.
My big weakness right now is ghost comboing. I suck at it. Worse I try to ghost-combo even when it's not really a good idea. I end up missing dots, going in circles, and just being totally inefficient.
RoryDropkick
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Ordered online, now to wait to get home.. but not before sushi dinner!
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Most people on the forum sound like they do, but the type and location tends to vary.DMPrince said:
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
VAIL said:
CE/DX are made for the analog stick.SapientWolf said:
It doesn't make a lick of sense and you probably won't be convinced until you actually play it for yourself, but dpads and sticks don't control as silky as the analog does.
Yes. It allows you to round the corners quicker. Fractions of a second? Sure. It helped me when I was going for my high score in the original CE.Wario64 said:
The d-pad on the new controller is much better, but I prefer the analog stick still (which is also better with the new concave design).
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Deleted member 22576
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Yeah, it's really easy to do with the stick.Wario64 said:
I like the stick.
Game is amazing, played for like 20 minutes and got 7 achievements. But FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUck the ghost train is so good, I was laughing so loudly the first time I did it.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Using the analog I can get up to 400k on the original Championship Edition.Wario64 said:
Using the Rock Band dpad or my Hori stick, I can barely clear the time limit.
Giant Bomb Pac-Man live stream.
http://www.giantbomb.com/chat/
http://www.giantbomb.com/chat/
Dead Prince
Banned
the visuals. they appear to have different amount of ghost. which one provides me the most ghost for my ho train?
PepsimanVsJoe
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Dead Prince
Banned
really? aww. i didn't know that.PepsimanVsJoe said:
InfectedZero
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Just played the trial and sat my ass down to add points from xbox.com. This game is fucking amazing, all the new additions are fantastic.
Gary Whitta
Member
I've been playing this for five minutes and I already know it's brilliant. Pac-Man perfected!
PIMPBYBLUD
Member
Loved the first one got 200/200 achievements on it so buying this was no a brainer. Got it right before I went to work this morning. Didn't have a chance to play but will when I get home!
RadarScope1
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Welcome to the fan club, Gary. btw - really miss the podcast!Gary Whitta said: