Post by: joeposh on November 07, 2005, 09:17:23 PM
In my eyes the online features of this game may easily top Mario Kart. Customizable boards, uploadable replays, "skate crews", custom icons, and perhaps the coolest feature of all downloadable content such as new level objectives and missions that Vicarious Visions claims will be released regularly and free of charge. All of this in addition to standard 2 player online competition and an already lush variety of options in the offline game (skate park editor on a handheld? Sweet...). Looks like a great game and it definately deserves to get more hype around here.
Post by: darknight06 on November 08, 2005, 06:22:07 PM
Post by: MrMojoRising on November 09, 2005, 01:14:35 AM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on November 09, 2005, 06:37:27 AM
Post by: joeposh on November 09, 2005, 08:41:58 AM
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I highly recommend American Wasteland. I think it's leaps and bounds above THUG and THUG2. I'd go as far as to say it's the best game in the series...because it is.
That's a pretty ringing endorsement... but I can't bring myself to pay 50 bucks for a game that honestly doesn't look all that different from the past few incarnations and which I know will be 30-20 bucks within 6 months just like every other Tony Hawk game this gen. The DS incarnation differs in that regard because I can tell it actually has something substantially different to offer and it's online component has me wanting to play it from day 1.
Post by: MrMojoRising on November 09, 2005, 09:57:14 AM
Post by: Mario on November 16, 2005, 02:50:25 AM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on November 17, 2005, 05:58:24 AM
Post by: Stimutacs Addict on November 17, 2005, 06:57:50 AM
-coming from a man who hasnt played MK on DS
Post by: Pale on November 17, 2005, 07:39:37 AM
Post by: joeposh on November 17, 2005, 10:33:25 AM
Post by: Griffin on November 17, 2005, 11:24:10 PM
Post by: IceCold on November 17, 2005, 11:31:50 PM
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Originally posted by: joeposh
The controls are smooth and responsive
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Originally posted by: Griffin
How are the controls?
Post by: Griffin on November 17, 2005, 11:43:01 PM
Post by: joeposh on November 18, 2005, 12:38:31 PM
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How are the controls? Also, how does it store new objectives that are downloaded? You'd think that they'd only be able to do so much adding to the game.
I haven't spent all that much time with the online objectives just yet but I don't believe it actually downloads them to your card. You can only play them when connected to the wi-fi network, so I think they're just saved in your ram and deleted when you disconnect. That way they can constantly add new objectives without eating up save space on the card.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on November 18, 2005, 10:18:20 PM
QuoteNo, you are 100% wrong on this. ONE downloaded mission is stored at a time on the card. Not just in RAM. You can play said downloaded mission offline, on the plane, whatever. When you reconnect, it syncs up and reports to the server if you completed it, score, etc.
I haven't spent all that much time with the online objectives just yet but I don't believe it actually downloads them to your card. You can only play them when connected to the wi-fi network, so I think they're just saved in your ram and deleted when you disconnect. That way they can constantly add new objectives without eating up save space on the card.
Post by: joeposh on November 19, 2005, 08:46:45 AM
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Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumberQuoteNo, you are 100% wrong on this. ONE downloaded mission is stored at a time on the card. Not just in RAM. You can play said downloaded mission offline, on the plane, whatever. When you reconnect, it syncs up and reports to the server if you completed it, score, etc.
I haven't spent all that much time with the online objectives just yet but I don't believe it actually downloads them to your card. You can only play them when connected to the wi-fi network, so I think they're just saved in your ram and deleted when you disconnect. That way they can constantly add new objectives without eating up save space on the card.
Okay thanks for clearing that up. I hadn't found a way to access those missions offline so I was assuming that's how it operated, hence the phrases "I think" and "I don't believe". How do you access them? Because it doesn't appear to show up in the normal story mode objectives.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on November 20, 2005, 09:35:06 AM
Post by: Berto2K on November 20, 2005, 07:40:43 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on November 21, 2005, 03:32:31 AM
Only problem, it's too expensive. Apparently the MSRP is 50 Euros. Fifty freaking Euros!
