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@eman3d

I understand what you're saying, but I think that many would be turned off by full-on Newtonian physics in a space combat game. If I'm playing a hard-core space sim like "Orbiter", I definitely want all of the gory physics. For space combat, I just want to have fun spacing some Kzinti... er, Kilrathi. Whatever.

Nice touch that they used an Atari 800-ish font for the text in "Star Raiders". I see what they did there.

@OnToGloryReturns

Fair enough. I'll do some research.

@Quayle

Fine. As initially written, perhaps my statement seems a bit of a logical stretch.

In bringing suit, Silicon Knights seems to be stipulating that its game could have been better if Epic had met its contractual obligations. I maintain that even if Epic had done, dubious design decisions outside of the scope of the game engine would still have plagued "Too Human", hurting both its reviews and its sales.

I'm sure you'd agree with me that companies sometimes use litigation as a method of deflecting attention away from the lackluster performance of its products. Even so, it could very well be that Silicon Knights have a valid complaint. If this is the case, I truly hope they prevail when they get their day in court.

Furthermore, I would be delighted to change my mind if someone can credibly explain to me how the alleged inadequacies of the game engine forced Silicon Knights into the unenviable position of having to develop such an unpleasant control scheme for their game.

I'm having difficulty believing that the overwhelmingly unwieldy controls in "Too Human" was due to inadequacies in the Unreal engine.

Neat!

Space Invaders, Asteroids, Missile Command, Zaxxon, Galaga, Discs of Tron, Battlezone, *Dunno*, Galaxian, Turbo, Joust, Boot Hill, Pac-Man, Phoenix, Gradius?, Gyruss, Star Wars, Defender, Strider, *Dunno*, Raiden, Arkanoid, Outrun, *Dunno*, Aliens, Xybots, *Dunno*,
*Dunno*, Black Tiger, *Dunno*, *Dunno*, Kung-Fu Master, Ghosts n' Goblins, Gauntlet, *Dunno*, Empire City: 1931, Space Harrier, Pac-Mania, Golden Axe, NARC, Gladiator, Super Hang-On?, *Dunno*, Mortal Kombat, *Dunno*, Robocop, 1942, Choplifter, Paperboy, *Dunno*, G-LOC?, UN Squadron?, Ikari Warriors 3?, *Dunno*, Street Fighter 2, *Dunno*, Time Pilot 1984, *Dunno*, Magician Lord, *Dunno* (which is a shame because I played this game a ton), Rolling Thunder, Empire City: 1931 (again), Double Dragon, Bubble Bobble?, Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja, Contra 3?, *Dunno*, Operation: Wolf, Afterburner, *Dunno*

Huh. That sounds familiar...

Ignignot: "He said shave the planet."

Happy Time Harry: "No, he said save the planet."

Err: "He did."

Ignignot: "Mutiny!"

@Elranzer

What interests me more is how brazen MonkeyPaw is in making good, wholesome veggies the baddies. It's like the entire thing is designed to make PETA's head asplode... twice.

Sign. Me. Up.

This strikes me as a particularly dumb thing to do. If I was a developer or producer, I'm pretty sure that the last thing I would ever do now would be to grant an interview to "Play Magazine".

Besides, it's obnoxiously easy to top this entire article. All one has to do is consider everything that Derek Smart and David Allen have ever said. Ever.

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*grabs nose*