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"Sabre Wulf- GBA...the start of revamping oldies?"

I can fondly remember those day's, back in the era of the dominating Sinclair Spectrum.
Games came on cassette tapes, and copying them on HI-FI cassette recorder's were the norm, although, I of course didn't take part in that!, heck I was too young to know!.

Anyway, each era of gaming has their own quality title's and even one's that rule the roost.
Well, In my opinion and many other's, Sabre Wulf was that game, keeping many youngster's and adults alike up to all hours with it's sheer addictiveness.
Back when they were still known as Ultimate, the young Rare developed this game. Looking back on it now, the game was 'Top of the range', yes, even with its clickety click sound effects and blocky visuals. But then, It was something Spectrum gamers were not used to, It was bright, colourful and ran smoothly.
Chances are that few have played this game, so Rare have seen fit to overhaul the title for the new century. The result? One of the GBA's most promising titles to date and one I can honestly say I am really looking forward to.
We were hinted of a Sabrewulf arrival during a cutscene in Banjo Tooie, so when the announcement arrived it didn't shock and surprise. As for the plot, it sees our hero, 'Sabreman' on the trail of his nemesis Sabrewulf - who, under the leadership of a mysterious master is stealing valuable artifacts from all over the land.

During the Spectrum original, Sabre wulf the character, actually took a back seat and you only witnessed the 'wulf' chasing you at one short point of the game.
It Is nice to hear of the title character make a bigger showing this time round, hopefully giving us a title that is reminiscent of the original but with the expected 32 bit added boost.

But as for the gameplay, it supposedly puts the player in an adventuring task, the sort of gameplay that was evident in Lara Croft's outing on Gameboy Colour, but with superior visuals, gathering Items and artefacts will supposedly remain consistent.
To retrieve these precious jewel's, Sabreman will have to venture deep into the Sabrewulf's many dens. Of course, being the wily explorer that he is and we all know of, he's got a few tricks up his sleeve that should prevent him from becoming wolf-bait.
The creatures that inhabit this world each have their own unique skills and abilities, and with a bit of exploration, the player can collect these animals, and then use their special abilities to avoid tricks, traps, and obstacles in Sabrewulf's dens. Sound's simple and similiar, but according to details from Rare themselves, various aspects and gameplay will be unique, making the title more worthwhile.
Players will apparently have to construct obstacles and traps to slow the 'Wulf' down, giving our hero that little bit of extra time to make it back to a 'Tent' which seems to be a safe 'base' to strike from.
And as for a release, Interesting to say the least. Gamer's and fanatics the world over have had no details regarding a release, but even in these early stages it's apparent it will be one of the GBA's best looking titles. In that front, It'll not be suprising, since Rare is known for pushing any system they work on to its limits. It will be a stunner, Iv'e no doubt about that!
But as for remaining hopeful, well it seems just that, Rare's previous handheld efforts on the GBC were rather lacklustre when compared to the company's glorious console efforts, but with the GBA I am hopeful they will do it right.
Maybe it will be the start of many remakes of all the golden oldies of yester-year with the added boost of technology at hand. Hopefully, Attic-Attac, Underworlde and even Jet Pac will all see up-dates on the lines of this.
Here's hoping.... Rare?, Get at it!!

Here is a fantastically interesting page, that noone should fail to visit!...

www.theunderdogs.org/company.php?name=Rainbird

:)

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Shanks, go to www.theunderdogs.org

Best site in the world. Download all the
> old games that hardly anyone heard of [Gamers today, anyway].

Thanks man! ... II'm an underdogs fan of old... though I havnt visited in a long time... It always kinda felt like the 'acceptable' face of abondonware? :)

...

Ive been hankering for an updated Elite expernce for a few months now (just about the time I stopped posting! :) ) ... Although, the closest I could find were the old Origin Privateer games... Reviews I read seemed to think I-War 2 was similar, (although, I wasnt convinced enough to pick it up?) :)

Shanks, go to www.theunderdogs.org

Best site in the world. Download all the old games that hardly anyone heard of [Gamers today, anyway].

I think all the versions of Elite are there, and Frontier. Close Encounters too.

Mind you, it does link to the site that Frontier links to too. :0)

Good site though.

Haven't played I-War or it's sequel... perhaps I will.

The two Freespaces are excellent, if you haven't played them, cheap now as well, and all the Star Wars ones.

Also... if you visit the site, you can download, Frontier, First Encounters and one or two of their other older titles for free...

Grix Thraves wrote:
> God I hope it's good... space shooters are one of my favourite genres, and Elite
> was a flawed masterpiece, only because I never liked the controls.

You shouldnt have to wait long to find out...

Although, for up to the minute info try

www.frontier.co.uk (the developers site)

In the meantime, I understand I-War2 is very good?

God I hope it's good... space shooters are one of my favourite genres, and Elite was a flawed masterpiece, only because I never liked the controls.

WolfHound wrote:
> Elite was always a hot contender for revamping, 21st Century style.

Elite 4 is being written as we speak...

WolfHound wrote:
> Sonic Advance looks VERY impressive.
Check out the screens on
> www.sonicteam.com
But you'll have to access the Japenese Section to view them.

Aha, lovely-jubbely.

Sonic Advance looks VERY impressive.
Check out the screens on www.sonicteam.com
But you'll have to access the Japenese Section to view them.