Being in Ireland, I got to play the game properly (and I got to pay the wonderful rip off price of €65 ($90) for it (Yes, ninety dollars. More than twice the US price. Doesn't Europe just RULE?)
Anyway, ripoff aside, the game is very good but it requires a bit of getting used to and is far too prone to people giving up on it. The good news:
-The demo mission is not part of the game. Surprise! There are a few escort missions, but not this one.
-Reasonable learning curve. Steep, but reasonable.
-Adjustable difficulty. Easy mode should calm a lot of people down.
-Generally flawless graphics, looks very nice in HD.
The bad news:
-Framerate can drop when things get REALLY hectic
-Some acheivements are glitched (ie, you can miss them (though you can get them again later))
-Infrequency of save points
-You lose all of your score if you fail after a mission update and restart from the update instead of the whole mission.
My rating: 7.5, definitely worth a buy. But the most important thing is not so much giving the game a chance as giving it three. Once you pick it up you'll be totally fine.
See - this will probably help In The Groove more than hurt it. If Konami have any sense, they'll allow Roxor to continue to develop In The Groove, but slap the Konami logo on it. ITG + Konami Songs = win.
Bioshock Tuesday: win an Xbox 360 and a copy of Bioshock
Aug 22nd 2007 3:53PM (Engadget)Project Sylpheed: Space and inner conflict
Jul 1st 2007 12:04AM (Joystiq)Anyway, ripoff aside, the game is very good but it requires a bit of getting used to and is far too prone to people giving up on it. The good news:
-The demo mission is not part of the game. Surprise! There are a few escort missions, but not this one.
-Reasonable learning curve. Steep, but reasonable.
-Adjustable difficulty. Easy mode should calm a lot of people down.
-Generally flawless graphics, looks very nice in HD.
The bad news:
-Framerate can drop when things get REALLY hectic
-Some acheivements are glitched (ie, you can miss them (though you can get them again later))
-Infrequency of save points
-You lose all of your score if you fail after a mission update and restart from the update instead of the whole mission.
My rating: 7.5, definitely worth a buy. But the most important thing is not so much giving the game a chance as giving it three. Once you pick it up you'll be totally fine.
In The Groove to "respect" Dance Dance Revolution
Oct 21st 2006 8:32PM (Joystiq)In The Groove to "respect" Dance Dance Revolution
Oct 19th 2006 6:00PM (Joystiq)