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I got a copy myself but i herd that only 400 went to the UK..
I got a copy myself but i herd that only 400 went to the UK..
Indeed. Hardly any were sent here, and as a result, they are now extremely sort after by many people. You only have to look at Ebay UK to see.
I heard 1500 were available to the UK. What has surprised me is how easy it is to get to grips with the controls. OXM and Xgamer both ranted on about you'd spend several hours getting used to them ! I played the first two missions and that was enough to do it.
An excellent game that should have been more widely available because, as previously noted by Tom, there was, and still is, a demand.
An excellent game that should have been more widely available because, as previously noted by Tom, there was, and still is, a demand.
Did you buy it then Star? With the massive controller?
Oh yes.
It rocks, and the controller really does need a table to put it on. You can balance it on your knees, kind of, but that makes using the throttle a little awkward as it is quite stiff. The whole thing is really well made, my only complaint would be the draw distance in the game, and the fact that the idiots built in a mode whereby you get full screen action without the cockpit but made it so you have to unlock it !
I'm on the third mission, mainly because everytime I put Operation Genesis in I end up playing it for hours....gah so many games so little time !
And now I have to spend all day doing Uni coursework....
It rocks, and the controller really does need a table to put it on. You can balance it on your knees, kind of, but that makes using the throttle a little awkward as it is quite stiff. The whole thing is really well made, my only complaint would be the draw distance in the game, and the fact that the idiots built in a mode whereby you get full screen action without the cockpit but made it so you have to unlock it !
I'm on the third mission, mainly because everytime I put Operation Genesis in I end up playing it for hours....gah so many games so little time !
And now I have to spend all day doing Uni coursework....