News: More TGS

September 18, 2005, 02:48 PM

by brandon, via insert credit -
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Checked out Raiden III a bit, and indeed, everyone who said the graphics were poor, certainly had a good point. It feels a bit Raiden Fighters-ish, rather than a third entry to the main series, but I suppose that's to be expected, since the old system is pretty aged by now.

Sonic Rush has really good music. It plays the most like Sonic 3, in my opinion, which is almost a good thing, depending on how you think. It was the last decent sonic up until now, so I suppose it's as good a place as any to resume. The game demo was available for temporary download at the Sega booth.

The same guys are doing the music for "where do babies come from" as "feel the magic", as you likely know - and they did a show on the sega stage to that effect. Rather ridiculous!

Ridge Racer looks very nice on the 360, and FFDog says it plays like the PSP version but with better analog control, which isn't a bad thing. Chrome Hounds looks like Tekki on the 360, almost. But it doesn't have that controller, so is destined for mediocrity, maybe.

Turns out 99 nights does look pretty nice, but still is rather boring to play. There's just not much to distinguish it from Dynasty Warriors. At least Ikusagami has some building, pikmin, and RTS elements to it.

The 3D effect used in Metal Gear Acid 2 for PSP is actually pretty nice. Some of the best 3D I've ever seen, and it doesn't hurt your eyes. You can't use it with glasses though - and if you want, you don't have to use the feature.

Breakblow - I've never linked this game before, but have followed it for a bit. Really strange K1-related game with bizarre homoerotic graphics. I saw a guy playing it who looked like he might've been part of D3's K1 event (probably was, too), who played it and lost. I was glad he didn't break me in half afterwards. Seemed pretty decent, if you like that sort of thing with an incredibly odd twist. Published by ESP. Check out some screens.

Jaleco's World Super Police is finally playable. Looks like an absolutely awful vehicle combat game, but I can't wait to play it - should've gotten in line! Everyone loves Jaleco, so hopefully this game will sell, even with its barely ps2-quality graphics and weird design. Jaleco is more than a bit wacky.

Oh, and yes - Katamari Damashii PSP controlled horribly. The music was better than the second PS2 game, but the control was absolutely dismal. I kept feeling like I was steering the wrong way, and it was simply not intuitive at all. The camera kept getting stuck in odd places, and hidden behind objects, so hopefully they'll clean all of that up before releasing it - or just make it for DS instead.