Post by: Smash_Brother on March 11, 2006, 08:51:20 AM
"The game features its main character Jenosa Arma a bounty hunter. 48 hours ago a distress signal was sent from a remote research lab studying a virulent organism identified as the “Scurge”. Scientists have been studying its remarkable metamorphic and energy abilities. Jenosa Arma has been commissioned by a black-ops cell from the government to investigate and salvage any research technology from within the facility. She is armed with top-secret projectile gauntlets and a prototype battle suit."
Unless I'm missing something, this is the raw epitome of a Metroid rip-off...
Or was this an April Fools joke which Gamestop took seriously?
Post by: Khushrenada on March 11, 2006, 12:11:31 PM
Personally, I've been waiting for information about the game because I've been kind of curious about it. But, there never seems to be any news about it, and I can hardly find any screens for it. Of course, I haven't searched for any for a long time because I'm not that interested in it. I just think it might have potential.
When I learned about the game, I thought it was a rip-off of Metroid as well. But the description I read made it seem a bit different compared to the description you just quoted. Maybe I'll look for the other description later but not right now.
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on March 11, 2006, 12:14:50 PM
http://planetgamecube.com/impressionsArt.cfm?artid=3278
Post by: Khushrenada on March 11, 2006, 12:30:33 PM
Post by: nitsu niflheim on March 11, 2006, 03:18:45 PM
Post by: mantidor on March 11, 2006, 04:17:28 PM
Post by: TMW on March 11, 2006, 05:23:03 PM
"Good artists borrow. Great artists steal."
Post by: nitsu niflheim on March 11, 2006, 05:32:00 PM
Post by: ruby_onix on March 11, 2006, 05:44:12 PM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on March 11, 2006, 06:04:49 PM
Post by: Smash_Brother on March 11, 2006, 06:08:28 PM
Yes, the aliens were allegedly being bred in the hopes that they could be used as bioweapons, but the whole "Bounty hunter in a powered suit of armor with an arm cannon" bit is completely new.
Post by: KDR_11k on March 11, 2006, 08:17:18 PM
Post by: TrueNerd on March 11, 2006, 08:28:06 PM
Post by: Smash_Brother on March 11, 2006, 08:43:12 PM
Still, the powered suit of armor bit would have had to have come from the one scene where Weaver battles the alien queen with the loading mech. The bounty hunter part is anyone's guess.
EDIT: From the screenshots, the game seems to play like a 3/4s view Metroid.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on March 11, 2006, 10:18:15 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on March 12, 2006, 04:39:49 AM
Post by: mantidor on March 12, 2006, 05:56:36 AM
Quote
Originally posted by: TrueNerd
The director of "Alien" is RIDLEY Scott. You don't think that's where they got the name for Samus' nemesis do you? And the timed escape sequences, those were ripped right out of "Alien." As is the whole idea of the Galactic Federation wanting the metroids to study for their uses as a weapon. It is obvious that "Alien" is Metroid's main influence. I would actually hope to see even more "Alien" stealing, as it's fantastic source material.
I think that by galactic federation you mean space pirates.
Post by: KDR_11k on March 12, 2006, 06:07:26 AM
Post by: animecyberrat on March 12, 2006, 08:14:30 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on March 12, 2006, 09:02:21 AM
Post by: IceCold on March 12, 2006, 10:30:26 AM
Post by: animecyberrat on March 12, 2006, 01:53:59 PM
Post by: ruby_onix on March 12, 2006, 03:43:54 PM
Factor 5 made all the Turrican games. Those companies you mentioned are just some of the ones who published and distributed them.
Post by: animecyberrat on March 12, 2006, 04:59:56 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on March 12, 2006, 08:29:31 PM
Factor five still could liscense the game to any company they chose as they have done in the past.
According to Wikipedia they made Thornado instead of Turrican because they no longer had the rights to the Turrican name. OTOH, the USPTO attributes Turrican to Factor 5 but lists first use for the trademark as 1996. That's some chaos. Perhaps Trenz has the copyright to most of the elements of the game.
IceCold: You're right. I don't own either system so I'm not very interested in who does what.
Post by: animecyberrat on March 13, 2006, 04:59:18 AM
Post by: KDR_11k on March 13, 2006, 06:18:33 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on March 13, 2006, 06:31:10 AM
As for Metroid being a rip-off of alien I don't see any problem with it. Alien is a movie and Metroid is a game. Metroid's legacy is based on it's gameplay, not the storyline elements it shares with Alien, so it's hardly a rip-off. Most videogames in terms of story are cliche city.
Post by: KDR_11k on March 13, 2006, 07:56:09 AM
Personally I don't think there's much of a Metroid gap, Zero Mission works perfectly on the DS and although it's not the greatest game ever it's decent.
Post by: Ian Sane on March 13, 2006, 08:08:39 AM
It worked okay in Super Mario RPG. There was a fair bit of platforming in that.
Comparing to Sonic has become almost silly. If we're going to say "but when Sonic tried that it sucked" then we're going to be crapping on almost every game that isn't a sidescroller.
Post by: KDR_11k on March 13, 2006, 08:37:38 PM
