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Djrr-ific

So, I don't have the Nintendo Points to buy it, but I want to buy it soon. How is the game?

Is it good, pros/cons? How many block's does this game take?

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shadowAOD

KillTheHaterzzz wrote:

So, I don't have the Nintendo Points to buy it, but I want to buy it soon. How is the game?

Is it good, pros/cons? How many block's does this game take?

it takes up 37 blocks surprisingly
its decent but short

shadowAOD

Oregano

I was considering getting but AiRace is apparently coming out next week....

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shadowAOD wrote:

KillTheHaterzzz wrote:

So, I don't have the Nintendo Points to buy it, but I want to buy it soon. How is the game?

Is it good, pros/cons? How many block's does this game take?

it takes up 37 blocks surprisingly
its decent but short

Is the hit detection as bad as nl said in their preview?
Do the cubes obstruct your view?
How much variety is there in the levels and enemies?
How good are the boss fights?
How hard is it?

Sorry, if it's an overload of questions.

Birdman

Um, I just want to know how it compares to Geometry Wars: Galaxies, cuz' if it's good and different enough from Galaxies I will get it, but otherwise I'll save those point for something else.

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shadowAOD

Is the hit detection as bad as nl said in their preview?
nope its pretty spot on

Do the cubes obstruct your view?
how could they? they go to your ship in an instant

How much variety is there in the levels and enemies?
just traveling down the same tube and each level throws the same enemies but puts new ones
as you progress

How good are the boss fights?
pretty dull, just the same boss but with each time you face it it has different attacks

How hard is it?
easy is pretty dawn easy
extreme is where you want to go if you want a challenge
depending on what difficulty you pick you get a different ship with their own special weapon

one thing to note is when you pause the game and unpause you have to wait 3 secs

shadowAOD

Djrr-ific

Okay thanks, you sold the game to me And 37 blocks is not much...

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shadowAOD

KillTheHaterzzz wrote:

Okay thanks, you sold the game to me And 37 blocks is not much...

I know

shadowAOD

ErrorSupply

Looking forward to the US release of this. I'm still unsure what exactly to expect though, w/ the impressions I've read. Some say it's too easy, and I've read that the real challenge is not in surviving but in racking up a high score. Hopefully this unconventional scheme works out to fun gameplay, because my library desperately needs a good space shmup.

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mariofanatic128 wrote:

@shadowAOD Thanks for the answers, you've sold it to me. Although there's not much variety it still sounds fun.

no prob, now if only konami released gradius 3 on the dsiware

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Sean_Aaron

If they've sorted the hit detection issues of the Japanese release then it would be a decent score attack game - I really don't understand what went wrong there, it's pretty appalling.

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tovare

Is there a detection issue? I know the hit-box is pretty small, so I luck out sometimes but I can recall biting the dust undeserved.

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Birdman

I'm gonna ask this again as I appear to have been ignored ... Is this game anything like Geometry Wars: Galaxies?

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tovare

Birdman13 wrote:

I'm gonna ask this again as I appear to have been ignored ... Is this game anything like Geometry Wars: Galaxies?

Geometry Wars Galaxies has a lineage back to Robotron 2084,But, if you enjoy the action in Geometry Wars, I think you might enjoy this as well, not because they are alike in gameplay, but because you might have the same taste in games as I do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotron:_2084

In metal torrent you don't build your ship with extras like you do in games like Gradius (Nemesis), R-Type, Star Soldier etc. But there is a strategic element in using the two weapons right ... and there's plenty of things to shoot at and plenty of bullets. The feel of the game is great.

Check out the history of the shooting game (documentary):
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=3DEDBAB87284BB61

You'll also get an explanation of small hit-boxes in bullet-hell games.

[Edited by tovare]

tovare

hulklol123456789

When do it comes to america?

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KarrotMan

Comes out on may 24. By the way, NL scored this game a 7/10, not bad, I expected a more harsh review. can't wait for this release.

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Sean_Aaron

After reading the review the hit-detection issues make sense now (though it's still lame), but I still think this game is crap compared to either G.G. Series Wonder Land or Sora o Kakeru Shōjyo Shooting which are both less flashy being 2D, but have more interesting levels and artwork as a result.

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Oregano

I shall be buying this later along with AiRace.

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KeeperBvK

"After reading the review the hit-detection issues make sense now"

Just what I was expecting right from when I read your preview.
You didn't get how the game worked, people were asking you if you did and some even tried to explain it to you, but you simply insited on teh game not working properly. Not exactly the best thing to do in journalism.

[Edited by KeeperBvK]

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