I just got it today so here are my impressions after having played a few levels:
It's better than Rogue Leader in every possible way, but I still wish they had improved the vehicle handling. They still feel like paper airplanes. The on-foot parts do drag the game down a bit, but it only takes up about 25% of the game and isn't too bad. It's just painfully simple, and the camera is annoying. Other than that it's the usual Rogue Squadron gameplay just more and better. The graphics are a huge leap over the last game and I can safely say that Rebel Strike is definitely the most impressive-looking game out right now, for any console (and PC). No game does as much and as well as RS does. Super-high poly count, several highly-detailed texture layers, a smooth framerate, incredible lighting (including volumetric lighting!), fog (much better this time), shadows, particle effects, explosions, etc. The game is a technical marvel. I'm drooling over the thought of what Factor 5 is going to be able to do with Pilotwing on the N5. The sound is also amazing, especially if you have a sound setup that supports PLII. Most of the music is now fully orchestrated, so you won't have to listen to a whole lot of that crappy synthesizer stuff from the other Rogue Squadron games.
So far, so good. If you expect Rogue Leader but bigger and better then you'll be happy. The on-foot parts probably should have been scrapped but some of you might like it.
As we all doubtless expected, Nokia has been burning up the sales charts with its brillaiant new N-Gage portable system. With is amazing lineup of games and great features its hardly surprising that the system has sold so well... there were riots in the streets when people learned that their favorite gaming stores had run out of systems. The smashing success of Tomb Raider even spurred calls for a third Tomb Raider movie!
A senior Nokia exec was quoted as saying "PSP? What PSP? We'll own the market by the time it comes out, no question! With our quality and game lineup nothing can stop us!"
Quote:Robert Crais, author of L.A.-based crime novels, is seeking monetary compensation from Activision, claiming that elements in the game are taken right out of his books. He is also moving for a court-ordered cancellation of the upcoming release of the game, as well as the "destruction of all infringing works." Crais claims that the True Crime anti-hero, Nick Kang, is strikingly similar to his character Elvis Cole, the anti-hero in his series of 9 novels.
No decisions have been made yet concerning the November 4th release date of the game. It's up to the Los Angeles U.S. District Court whether the game will be cancelled, or if Activision will simply have to pay damages. Neither side has yet to make a public statement regarding the lawsuit.
Hopefully, if this guy wins Activision will only have to pay a settlement, because True Crime looked like it could be good GTA-esque game.
now i would say that i use that green pert plus, but they they recently added vicks to the shampoo, only instead of calling it shampoo with vicks in it they went and stuck a big label that says FRESH on the bottle. so now i wash my hair and it feels like ive rubbed vicks all over my head. i just cant believe it. ive used their same friggin shampoo since before i can remember and they go and wreck it. i just dont know what to do, maaaaaan. if they can take my shampoo then whats next? my frosted flakes? butter? whipped cream? just when you think youve got it going, BAM! they go and screw up your shampoo
