JohnE Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Is there any early word of mouth for this game yet? This is probably going to be my next Cube game if the reviews for it are half way decent. And I expect they will be. The N64 version was one of my favorite games on that system so I have pretty high hopes for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 I briefly tried a demo of it at EB, seemed pretty nice, the graphics were excellent, very crisp and bright. The control seemed pretty good, a bit more 'realistic' than SSX Tricky, which made it seem harder. My time on it was very short...but it looks to be a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted September 1, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 That's good to hear. I much prefered Amped's more realistic approach over SSX's. If 1080 is heading more in that direction I'm very glad to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted September 2, 2003 Report Share Posted September 2, 2003 I played the demo too. I'd put it right between Amped & SSX in terms of realism. I'm a big fan of SSX but this seemed a lot of fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Few more tidbits on this game cropped up at IGN, notably that they still need to iron out a few kinks in the framerate etc. Apparently this is going to be one of if not the first Nintendo titles to include licensed music instead of a score. Interesting. The Avalanche mode, which I'd never actually heard about before sounds really cool, with your character starting from the top of the mountain then getting caught in a massive (guess) and having to outrace the snow to the bottom while dodging boulders landing in your path. Whee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 I loved 1080 and I loved SSX Tricky. But I'm finding myself interested in Amped for no other reason than XSN. Am I alone on this? I feel that a game like this becomes much more fun in multiplayer, and when you're not living in a dorm with a bunch of friends, you need XBlive to find people to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted September 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Originally posted by kfredericks@Sep 18 2003, 09:35 PMI loved 1080 and I loved SSX Tricky. But I'm finding myself interested in Amped for no other reason than XSN. Am I alone on this? I feel that a game like this becomes much more fun in multiplayer, and when you're not living in a dorm with a bunch of friends, you need XBlive to find people to play with. For 1080 and SSX I would agree with you, but Amped is not really a racing game, unlesss they're changing things quite a bit, and for just cruising down the mountain pulling tricks I'm not sure what multiplayer would do for the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 when you're not living in a dorm with a bunch of friends, you need XBlive to find people to play with. Bit of a broad statement, don't you think? I don't live in a dorm and I can get eight people over here for multiplayer in a heartbeat if I wanted to. Just a matter of how your life is set up. Some of us have a ready supply of nearby game-playing buddies, some of us have long-distance game-playing buddies. MicroSoft should look at using that quote for their next ad campaign though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 I'd say that most people fall into the situation that I describe. But regardless, that is my situation. I have had three LAN parties which were a blast. But I could never have such gatherings on a regular basis. There no hardcore gamer friends nearby, unfortunately. And being married, limits your opportunities as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 But regardless, that is my situation. So why generalise, knowing that it's not most people's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 I also, unfortunatly, have a hard time getting people over to my place to game, but it's just because of where i live right now in relation to most of my friends. And of course this is a Nintendo game, so there's obviously no point in me bitching about it not being on Live or something similar. Anyway, Gamespot just posted some impressions of the game yesterday, and it looks to be shaping up nicely. No surprises here; if you liked the original, looks like you are going to be into this one. Being a big Wave Race fan, I'm going to check this one out even though I probably played the N64 version a couple of times at most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foogledricks Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Enough with the semantic discussions about what people say or how they could have said it better. I'm sorry that my comment was too general. All I meant to communicate was that my interest in 1080 is slightly subsided due to my enthusiasm for the Xblive multiplayer features of Amped. I felt it was relevant since I was a huge 1080 fan and currently own a Gamecube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 21, 2003 Report Share Posted September 21, 2003 I can empathize. For example, online gaming elsewhere has dampened my enthusiasm for Gamecube titles like Mario Golf and Mario Kart. It doesn't mean I think they are bad games; not at all! It just means that my interests have shifted, and I have a fixed amount of time. Sadly, I don't have 'close by' friends for offline multiplayer these days. My old gaming buddies are at least 45 minutes away and we all have different schedules and family needs these days. But I digress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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