22nd November 2004, 6:56 PM
Quote:I only played the demo they had, Metroid Hunters. Honestly, I am not that impressed. It uses the D-pad for moving, the buttons on the right for aiming, L for shooting, and R for jumping. Works well enough I guess, but where's the touch screen support? I tried using the stylus to move Samus around, and as it turns out the only time that works is when you are rolled up into a ball, at least as far as I could tell playing it
There are several different control styles for Hunters, one of which allows you to use the stylus for aiming.
Quote:Nintendo's only real hope is for people to care more about a second touch screen than terrific graphics.
Also, you have to consider whether or not Sony's demographics will want a handheld that's virtually the same as their home console. That's something I don't think has been talked enough about. It's possible that one of the reasons that people get handhelds, aside from the obvious, is that it has games that are different that what they have at home. I certianly don't think it will do terribly, the graphics and the Sony name is going to count for something, but I think the PSP's ability to penetrate the handheld market is being overrated. It'll be an interesting Q1, whatever happens.
One thing we need to look out for is PSP preorders which, I think, will give us a good indication of how the handheld battle will shape up. DS has around 2 million at last count.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.