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Metal Slug 3 on XBLA next week
RainbowDespair
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So the phenomenal Metal Slug 3 is going to be the first XBLA game of 2008. For those who are unfamiliar with the game, it's a run and gun arcade shooter with excellent 2D graphics by SNK. It's going to cost 800 MS points ($10 USD) which some people have been complaining about it due to Metal Slug Anthology on the Wii, PS2, and PSP which comes with all of the Metal Slug games, but I figure that Metal Slug 3 is the best game in the series anyway so here's a cheap way to pick it up without spending full price for the whole game. Plus the XBLA version will online co-op, leaderboards, achievements, the convenience of being on the hard drive, and enhanced HD visuals. Judging from the screenshots at http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/m/metalslug3xboxlivearcade/ it doesn't fill up the entire screen, however the actual gameplay visuals look sharper than previous versions.
Anyway, I'm excited. Metal Slug has long been my favorite of the 2D run and gun shooters and this looks like a great version of a classic game. Online co-op for the win!
Anyway, I'm excited. Metal Slug has long been my favorite of the 2D run and gun shooters and this looks like a great version of a classic game. Online co-op for the win!
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The only thing that prevents me from creaming my pants is the 360's D-pad.
I'm not sure if I ever played part 3. Is it worth the 800 points?
It is still fantastic though.
I presume the original arcade was "stick" based so it might work well with the Hori Arcade Stick?
Dude. It would be worth 8000 points.
Ok, I'm exagerating. But yeah, it's TOTALLY worth 800 points.
features co-op multiplayer over Xbox LIVE
features co-op multiplayer over Xbox LIVE
features co-op multiplayer over Xbox LIVE
features co-op multiplayer over Xbox LIVE
features co-op multiplayer over Xbox LIVE
I don't have the points yet (only 60 left), but I'm going to pick some up tomorrow in anticipation. It looks like the screenshots were taken on a widescreen display, so hopefully they give you the option to resize the display how you wish (like the Sega XBLA games do, also SotN).
Anyway, I'm so excited.
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Co-op over Live, so much love.
Still very jealous that Gunstar is on the Wii, I'd play that all day, it needs to hit Live Arcade.
I wish Gunstar was co-op online.
Now for the rest of the series.
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The D-pad on the 360 blows for 2D games. It's so much more difficult to cast spells in SotN than it should be.
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It's not necessarily beneficial, but it mimics the original arcade game, which used a joystick. More like the arcade = more fun. Except for feeding the machine quarters.
It's fantastic. Feels just like a joystick you would find on an arcade machine. I'm not used to joysticks so I can't say it improved my playing very much, but it feels far more comfortable than the pitiful D-pad on the 360 controller. I don't regret paying $70 for it, although I don't use it very often. Metal Slug will hopefully change that.
Exactly what I was wondering. You guys know that there is a perfectly comfortable joystick situated in a much more comfortable position than the D-pad on the 360 controller, right?
I use a good d-pad on Metal Slug.
Maybe it's your console, you should PM me the code so I can check and see if it works on mine.
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they're using the 2xSai filter. You can see it in the screenshots.
Redrawing 2D games is pretty much out of the question unless it's a big project like Street Fighter II HD. Redrawing sprites costs a TON of money.
On that note, I'd like to say that I fucking HATE that algorithm. It's so fucking ugly.
Luckily I'm on the trial version. Thank Christ for free trials!
The only way this is better than the OXbox version is being able to continue after running out of lives.
The controls suck. (Hello, why the fuck did they map grenades to Y instead of the triggers like the OXbox version?) The framerate drops like a bitch, it didn't do that on the Xbox version. It's missing the item tracker. It's got horrible overscan issues on a SDTV. I did notice the sound have more oomph to it.
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Controls.
Still a stupid decision.
Who cares? You can change it, and save the changes! In such a case, control-mapping shouldn't be held as a flaw for the game.