Concerns about Midway's XBOX games...
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dave4shmups
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Concerns about Midway's XBOX games...
Well my birthday is coming up this spring, and I'd like to ask for an XBOX. I have a Saturn, Dreamcast, and will soon have an X'EYE, so I have my shmup systems.
But I'd like a mostly 3-D system, don't want a PS2 again, or a Cube, so I've decided on the XBOX. Outrun 2, Metal Slug 3, and the upcoming Metal Slug 3+4 disc look pretty attractive, as do some other 3D games.
I am aware that Midway games like Spy Hunter and Gauntlet Dark Legacy made it onto the XBOX, but I keep reading words to the effect that every Midway XBOX game, with the exception of Arctic Thunder, are not nearly as good, in terms of graphics, as their PS2 cousins.
Is this true, and if so, how much worse do they look.
But I'd like a mostly 3-D system, don't want a PS2 again, or a Cube, so I've decided on the XBOX. Outrun 2, Metal Slug 3, and the upcoming Metal Slug 3+4 disc look pretty attractive, as do some other 3D games.
I am aware that Midway games like Spy Hunter and Gauntlet Dark Legacy made it onto the XBOX, but I keep reading words to the effect that every Midway XBOX game, with the exception of Arctic Thunder, are not nearly as good, in terms of graphics, as their PS2 cousins.
Is this true, and if so, how much worse do they look.
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Arctic Thunder is a poor arcade racer in any form, but its best played on the Xbox..at least in the form as a "home port".
Most EA games are better on the XBOX.
I really don't think you can go wrong with owning one.
Although, don't forget that certain games are optimized for the console they are initially created for. Case in point, Need For Speed Hot Pusuit 2(PS2) SUCKS for the XBOX, it clearly looks and runs better on the PS2. (The XBOX version is a poor port, its not that the XBOX couldn't handle it or anything)
Most EA games are better on the XBOX.
I really don't think you can go wrong with owning one.
Although, don't forget that certain games are optimized for the console they are initially created for. Case in point, Need For Speed Hot Pusuit 2(PS2) SUCKS for the XBOX, it clearly looks and runs better on the PS2. (The XBOX version is a poor port, its not that the XBOX couldn't handle it or anything)
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I really enjoyed Arctic Thunder on the PS2, so I'm sure I'd love the Xbox version.
The system is worth owning for Outrun 2 alone; best racer I've ever played! In any case, thanks for the advice twitch! Yeah, I read about how bad that NFS game is on the Box.
So what about Spy Hunter, Fireblade, and Gauntlet Dark Legacy?
The system is worth owning for Outrun 2 alone; best racer I've ever played! In any case, thanks for the advice twitch! Yeah, I read about how bad that NFS game is on the Box.
So what about Spy Hunter, Fireblade, and Gauntlet Dark Legacy?
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I love the Midway Arcade collections. Especially vol. 2 with the two MK games and Championship Sprint. I recommend both highly. Get Jet Set Radio Future as well...the first 3D game that had me jaw-dropped since the Dreamcast. The Mega Man Anniversary Collection is coming soon too, and I think RE4 is on it's way from what I've heard.
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There are plent of good non-FPS games for the XBOX. A common misconception that I once had was that the XBOX was a good console to get only if you like FPS games, sports games, and multiplayer games. But there is a LOT more to the XBOX, as I've discovered through Gamefaqs and IGN.
In any case, after having played Outrun 2 at a local arcade, I was sold on it.
In any case, after having played Outrun 2 at a local arcade, I was sold on it.
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Totally true, while most of the best FPS find there way onto the Xbox (and in some cases only the Xbox) I only own one FPS game and that is Ghost Recon 2, which i don;t even play in first-persondave4shmups wrote:There are plent of good non-FPS games for the XBOX. A common misconception that I once had was that the XBOX was a good console to get only if you like FPS games, sports games, and multiplayer games. But there is a LOT more to the XBOX, as I've discovered through Gamefaqs and IGN.
In any case, after having played Outrun 2 at a local arcade, I was sold on it.
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Xbox is a pretty damn cool console:
Ninja Gaiden
Jet Set Radio Future
Panzer Dragoon Orta (even if it isn't half as good as any of the others)
Otogi 1+2
Halo 1+2
Phantom Crash
Phantom Dust (coming soon to US? Also, made by the director of PDSaga)
Metal Slug 3
Gun Valkyrie (just gotta spend time with it)
Crimson Skies
Mech Assault 1+2
Blinx 1+2 (made by a lot of original Team Andromeda people)
Knights of the Old Republic 1+2
Dai Senryaku VII
And probably a lot more "better" stuff I'm just too lazy to remember.
There's all kinds of neat shit on the Xbox. Granted, I sold mine a looooooong time ago and have since sold most of the games (I think I still have all my copies of PDOrta and JSRF and Gun Valkyrie and maybe Phantom Crash), but I'd be lying if I said I never enjoyed the console. In fact, as far as I'm concerned its the best console out this gen (granted, I don't think too much of this gen, but thats beside the point).
So yeah, rock on, enjoy your Xbox.
Ninja Gaiden
Jet Set Radio Future
Panzer Dragoon Orta (even if it isn't half as good as any of the others)
Otogi 1+2
Halo 1+2
Phantom Crash
Phantom Dust (coming soon to US? Also, made by the director of PDSaga)
Metal Slug 3
Gun Valkyrie (just gotta spend time with it)
Crimson Skies
Mech Assault 1+2
Blinx 1+2 (made by a lot of original Team Andromeda people)
Knights of the Old Republic 1+2
Dai Senryaku VII
And probably a lot more "better" stuff I'm just too lazy to remember.
There's all kinds of neat shit on the Xbox. Granted, I sold mine a looooooong time ago and have since sold most of the games (I think I still have all my copies of PDOrta and JSRF and Gun Valkyrie and maybe Phantom Crash), but I'd be lying if I said I never enjoyed the console. In fact, as far as I'm concerned its the best console out this gen (granted, I don't think too much of this gen, but thats beside the point).
So yeah, rock on, enjoy your Xbox.
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hey Jp..how much did u sell your modded xbox for? i remember u sold it here a long time ago...god, i wish i jumped on it sooner!jp wrote:Xbox is a pretty damn cool console:
Ninja Gaiden
Jet Set Radio Future
Panzer Dragoon Orta (even if it isn't half as good as any of the others)
Otogi 1+2
Halo 1+2
Phantom Crash
Phantom Dust (coming soon to US? Also, made by the director of PDSaga)
Metal Slug 3
Gun Valkyrie (just gotta spend time with it)
Crimson Skies
Mech Assault 1+2
Blinx 1+2 (made by a lot of original Team Andromeda people)
Knights of the Old Republic 1+2
Dai Senryaku VII
And probably a lot more "better" stuff I'm just too lazy to remember.
There's all kinds of neat shit on the Xbox. Granted, I sold mine a looooooong time ago and have since sold most of the games (I think I still have all my copies of PDOrta and JSRF and Gun Valkyrie and maybe Phantom Crash), but I'd be lying if I said I never enjoyed the console. In fact, as far as I'm concerned its the best console out this gen (granted, I don't think too much of this gen, but thats beside the point).
So yeah, rock on, enjoy your Xbox.
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Robotech Battlecry won't disappoint you, but the control scheme takes a bit to get used to. It's one of the few licensed games that don't suck. Don't get the sequel on Xbox though. TDK handed the port to another team, and they didn't pull off the same kind of work, from what I remember. This, and Macross 2036 are two games that do justice to the series.
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I own the game for DC and with the slow offline levelling, repetitive tasks, and limited amount of levels, the first PSO for DC won't last long in single player. In fact, I would say that the later games are actually an improvment in the single player department with faster levelling and nightmare mode, from what I heard. PSO Episode I and II plus for GameCube even has offline multiplayer quests and an offline challenge mode (or whatever it's called).dave4shmups wrote:"No. PSO is better played multiplayer. I play 90% multiplayer, 10 % single player."
I've been told by a friend that the first PSO game for the Dreamcast is pretty good for single-player play.