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"Isn't Nintendo sticking out some LOVELY games recently?"

I look round the shops at stuff I want to buy and its ALL Nintendo at the moment, the only other thing I've grabbed recently thats non-Nintendo is Zone Of The Enders 2. The quality is FANTASTIC at the moment, Viewtiful Joe, F-Zero, MK:DD, Sword Of Mana, Golden Sun 2, FFTactics ... all wicked. I think they're doing a grand job. Someone posted that ALL Nintendo are doing is sticking out rehashes. That IS a steaming pile, come on you have to admit it.

Take Zelda for an example, firstly, lovely new graphics engine. Secondly its the first bloody time that they seemed to have advance the plot beyond the previous game ... being set after the events of Ocarina Of Time, explaining how repeatedly a hero in green appears, also being set in a radically altered Hyrule, with a more story driven engine than before. A proper sequel. Now if thats a re-hash, I suppose that makes Metal Gear Solid 2 a rehash due to its similar gameplay and extention of storyline over the first game?

Mario Kart has finally had some new ideas bolted onto it, although it STILL has the same old cups, would have been nice to have a few more levels. Metroid Prime, rehash? The conversion from 2D platformer to 3D shooter is about as different as you can get!

Anyway, its nice to see Nintendo chucking out some real quality after a shaky start. When I compare games on my PS2 to my Cube, the Cube ones just look crisper, more vibrant ... ZOE2 STILL has awful dodgy borders on it. Hey ho, anyway a few choice PS2 titles still to come this year.

Dr Gonzo is a gimp. What does this topic have to do with Playstation? Don't turn it into another fanboy argument.

While my Xbox is getting more attention at the moment because it's newer, and because I am playing through one of the best RPGs ever, KOTOR, and the reasonably good Rainbow Six 3, my Cube collection is staggeringly good.

Metroid, Zelda, VJ, SOA:L, Mario....

More to come as well.

What big names like Sonic or Resident Evil... or Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid...

Those sorta big names?

do any of you remember that guy who was criticising nintendo for not having any outside developed big name games on text page 379 of channel 4s inbox? i would like to know

Well if you were patient enough to get to know it..

Strafio wrote:
> I still think Metroid Prime would've been better if it was more
> faithful to the SNes version with a Jet Force Gemini style of
> control! :-P

Given that Metroid is bloody playable and Jet Force Gemini has an appalling mess of a control system, I'm inclined to disagree.

I hear that it's sorta like more than a SNES but expect SNES quality games...

I presume that means a GBA...

But then I don't really know.

Heheh!

If the DS had GC quality graphics then yeah! :-D


Having said that, it would be handy for almost simultatneous platforming/shooting and should be atleast tried in one game.


By the by, how powerful is this DS supposed to be?

How good would it be if, using the DS, they combined the two one screen third person another screen first person.

I still think Metroid Prime would've been better if it was more faithful to the SNes version with a Jet Force Gemini style of control! :-P

But hey, I've heard that it's pretty good how it is. :-)