-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
The Spikeout: Battle Street Thread
- Thread starter atomsk
- Start date
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
Isn't this ....later? Shit.
border said:
Listed as in stock at EBgames.com when you do a search, but click on it for more info and it says it ships next week.
Crap, I didn't expect an early release...time to head down to the mall AGAIN. Starting to feel like I live there now.
Buffy4ever
Banned
the Limited release and the only being sold at EB is fales. Sam Goody was offering a preorder online. So expect to find this at the usual Vidoe game stores. Rumors tend to go out of control on the internet.
VALIS said:
Yeah, I saw that too. I just decided to order it online myself; don't feel like dealing with the PSP crowds at EB today so I'll wait a day or so, especially since I've already played the game anyway.
JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE THAT AWESOME RUNNING ANIMATION!!
slidewinder
Banned
Gamefly lists it as "not currently available". First time I've seen that; normally it'll at least show a release date.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
type9 said:
Probably crappy since it's getting a VirtuaQuestlike release. I'm still buying it for sure. I had it pre-ordered at EB just in case this rarity talk was real.
alright quick impressions...
i wish my character ran faster... and could jump higher. but i'll live
the actual fighting system is pretty nice. looking through the manual (black and white, fuck you sega), there's some more complex stuff i could be pulling off.
sound effects are a mixed bag. some weapons sound great when they come into contact with another guys skull. some dont. (hello mailbox! i'm talking to you!)
trying to get into an online game... well. there hardly are any. of the 7 or 8 optimatch games listed, only one was in english. so trying to get onto the japanese servers resulted in alot of YOUR IN THE LOBBY, OH WAIT, DROPPED.
when i finally did get into a game it ran pretty damn smooth, even if it was just 2 of us, and we didnt speak the same language...
i'd love to get a 4p game going, but at least today, i dont see that happening.
overall though i'd say it's fun. if you like beat-em-ups anyway.
single player is kicking my ass though. i just wanna unlock shit! :lol
i wish my character ran faster... and could jump higher. but i'll live
the actual fighting system is pretty nice. looking through the manual (black and white, fuck you sega), there's some more complex stuff i could be pulling off.
sound effects are a mixed bag. some weapons sound great when they come into contact with another guys skull. some dont. (hello mailbox! i'm talking to you!)
trying to get into an online game... well. there hardly are any. of the 7 or 8 optimatch games listed, only one was in english. so trying to get onto the japanese servers resulted in alot of YOUR IN THE LOBBY, OH WAIT, DROPPED.
when i finally did get into a game it ran pretty damn smooth, even if it was just 2 of us, and we didnt speak the same language...
i'd love to get a 4p game going, but at least today, i dont see that happening.
overall though i'd say it's fun. if you like beat-em-ups anyway.
single player is kicking my ass though. i just wanna unlock shit! :lol
segasonic said:
Not really true, I found out the price has been lowered to 49, at least, I found a place which has that price and the releasedate has been set to April 15th. Although it has been delayed, it's initial date was set to the end of this month. Anyway, I personally can't wait for it, and unfortunately I can't resist to buy it later at a lower price.
Damn you Sega... Even with the quick impressions atomsk posted I want to play it!
No, REZ had full circulation. The only Sega games to get limited releases (afaik) are...segasonic said:
-Puyo Pop Fever (GC)
-Sonic Pinball Party (GBA)
-SpikeOut: Battle Street (XB)
-Virtua Quest (GC/PS2)
...it was rumored that Rez and Panzer Dragoon Orta would be getting limited distribution rereleases last fall but it never happened.
Mr. Lemming
Member
Maybe I'll pick this up if its in when I go to get my PSP
ArcadeStickMonk
Member
Fucking game was just delivered to EB today, and they already gutted it and put the dreaded yellow "Played it? Trade it" sticker on it.
Any GAFfers feel free to interupt my normally schedulled Halo 2 sessions for coop play.
Any GAFfers feel free to interupt my normally schedulled Halo 2 sessions for coop play.
I got my japanese version today. I really like the fighting engine but the game is incredibly hard (I know, I'm a bad gamer too). After 2 or 3 failed attempts the game asks you if you want to play in easy mode. Even then I got beaten to death by the end boss of the first levels (*hides in a corner in shame*).
As expected the game looks like a average dreamcast game, with a few textures looking a bit better than others. The animations are really bad, especially the running one where the character moves like a duck. Awful, simply awful.
I've had a bit of lag while playing on xbox live with a friend, but it was very playable and really enjoyable. Coop is really the best way to play with good friends While playing coop you can have infinite continues so it makes finishing all levels quite easy. But of course it won't unlock anything 
One last thing, it can be really difficult to pick up something to use it as a weapon, especially during a fight. They really should have assigned a button to this, especially since there is quite a few unused ones on the controler.
I'll play a bit more tomorrow and try doing a video where I'm not too stupid looking...
As expected the game looks like a average dreamcast game, with a few textures looking a bit better than others. The animations are really bad, especially the running one where the character moves like a duck. Awful, simply awful.
I've had a bit of lag while playing on xbox live with a friend, but it was very playable and really enjoyable. Coop is really the best way to play with good friends
While playing coop you can have infinite continues so it makes finishing all levels quite easy. But of course it won't unlock anything One last thing, it can be really difficult to pick up something to use it as a weapon, especially during a fight. They really should have assigned a button to this, especially since there is quite a few unused ones on the controler.
I'll play a bit more tomorrow and try doing a video where I'm not too stupid looking...
Buffy4ever
Banned
jarrod said:
Puyo Pop Fever and Virtua Quest limited releases? I don't know where you live but where I live I can find Puyo Pop Fever and Virtua Quest everywhere like EB, gamestop, Toy"s R US and wamart.
Hellraizah
Member
I can garantee you that you won't find Puyo Pop Fever at EB, except if used. The company decided to not even carry it.sonic4ever said:
As for SpikeOut, would someone be kind enough to state if it is in widescreen or not.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
sonic4ever said:
Not here. You rarely if ever see either. Toys R Us was the only retailer to carry Virtua Quest out of the gate here, and most EB's never even got the GC version. Most GameStops didn't carry either. Maybe it's regional.
Buffy4ever
Banned
Hellraizah said:
may be it is a used copy of Puyo Pop Fever but they had it.
Buffy4ever
Banned
Musashi Wins! said:
I live in the south. what part of the country do you live?
Hellraizah said:
according to this gamefaqs post it is widescreen: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=920602&topic=19992262
Mr. Lemming
Member
Got it! I might be online but... you know... PSP...
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
sonic4ever said:
Michigan.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
YES!
they better have it at the store tomorrow!
so where is the IMPRESSIONS!?
they better have it at the store tomorrow!
so where is the IMPRESSIONS!?
Okay, now i'm getting nervous...samgoody's website says it shipped.
But they sent an email when i clicked submit that says this:
drohne? you preordered as well, right? You have the same thing?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We received your initial order confirmation xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Thursday March 10, 2005 at 09:35PM for the following items....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amount Ordered Shipped BackOrd Price Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.00 1 1 26.99 SPIKEOUT / GAME
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.00 Subtotal
0.00 Shipping & Handling
$0.00 Total
Please note - orders shipped via USPS 1st class mail should arrive within 3 - 5 business days after they are shipped.
Shipping via US Domestic Mail to...
xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
UNITED STATES
Your order did not ship due to BACKORDER ITEMS/S WILL SHIP UPON RECEIPT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you have any questions, please contact us via:
Email: help@samgoody.com
Fax: (954)255-4831
In the US: (800)538-3465
Customer Service is open from 09:00AM until 09:00PM EST
Thank you for shopping at www.samgoody.com.
But they sent an email when i clicked submit that says this:
drohne? you preordered as well, right? You have the same thing?
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We received your initial order confirmation xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on Thursday March 10, 2005 at 09:35PM for the following items....
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Amount Ordered Shipped BackOrd Price Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.00 1 1 26.99 SPIKEOUT / GAME
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.00 Subtotal
0.00 Shipping & Handling
$0.00 Total
Please note - orders shipped via USPS 1st class mail should arrive within 3 - 5 business days after they are shipped.
Shipping via US Domestic Mail to...
xxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
UNITED STATES
Your order did not ship due to BACKORDER ITEMS/S WILL SHIP UPON RECEIPT.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you have any questions, please contact us via:
Email: help@samgoody.com
Fax: (954)255-4831
In the US: (800)538-3465
Customer Service is open from 09:00AM until 09:00PM EST
Thank you for shopping at www.samgoody.com.
Hope EB gets our copies in on Saturday...bro and I prepaid at seperate locations, so hopefully there won't be a problem.
As for Spikeout's difficulty, I'm not surprised...the arcade version was hard as hell, though some have tried to claim otherwise (maybe they played it on a super easy setting).
As for Spikeout's difficulty, I'm not surprised...the arcade version was hard as hell, though some have tried to claim otherwise (maybe they played it on a super easy setting).