The original sensation (available now for download) is a physics driven, Lode Runner inspired action title that has a tiny stick-man busting his butt to collect some gems. With N+, Metanet Software intends to stick "as close to the original as possible, in terms of gameplay, graphics and fun." It doesn't hurt that they plan to include a level editor with the ability to trade creations online.
The possibility of a multiplayer mode is also on the table, so let's all cross our fingers.
[Update : Our brains have yet to make the switch over to 2007. Even our checkbook's a total mess.]
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If anyone actually buys it, I'll just have to say that console gamers are simply dumb.
*hides from the incoming flames*
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It'll be interesting to see how much they charge for this.
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Err...the PC original has a fully functional level editor within the downloadable package-so I don't think they could really make it "easier to use". Getting new levels is easy as hell too-just unzip a level pack into your N directory and you're done-there is a centralized community site for sharing levels as well. And, I've been playing N for the past year and I still can't fully complete the original set of levels due to the insane difficulty(no, it's not that I suck at playing the game :P) and I don't believe that there'll actually be a lot of demand for user created levels because of it.
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If there is a map builder included (As there is already), and the ability to trade maps to friends, I see this as a very cool thing.
I assume that there will be more campaign levels, because after playing that game for two years, there's not many stages I haven't already finished.
Multiplayer would be cool, too. Although I fail to see how it'd work.
>> Kritz
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I love this game... I was rooting for them to offer it at VC for the Wii or something... -.-
*sighs * you only need 3 buttons to play it, why put it on the Xbox, simple graphics, simple controls, yet fun/addictive, that's Wii philosophy!
Oh well, I'm not anti-360, I've known for a while they've been building up a respectable list of games. It's just expensive, and I don't have one, which is now beginning to suck.
I hope the level editors are done well. I'd also like to see them implement the ability for ceiling rebounds and ducking, which were the only things I would change about the game myself.
The multiplayer sounds cool too. I imagine it being a pure survival game. If you're time runs out, you're dead, if you get blown up while trying to collect coins to stay alive, you're dead. Last person alive wins. Hopefully they'll make things more interesting by having it so when someone gets blown up, their previously collected coins will scatter for everyone else to try to get.
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Also, you can find a bit more info about N+ (courtesy of Mare Sheppard, one of the game's two creators) in this thread on the Metanet Forums:
http://tinyurl.com/2eznqt
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