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Final Fantasy X?
Medal of Honour: Frontline?
Grand Theft Auto 3?
Nope. Surprisingly for a 'hardcore' gamer such as myself, I've suddenly been converted to a new genre of game altogether.
'Bemani'
Officially Bemani is Konami of Japan's development team for their music games, but more recently it has come to represent those types of games where you follow onscreen prompts to progress. A well known title in this genre was Parappa the Rappa, more recently Dance Dance Revolution, Frequency (released next week in the UK for the PS2) and now, of course, the game that I've kept coming back to for more and more, Britney's Dance Beat.
Yeah, I know, there's probably some stigma attached, but I don't care as long as I'm having fun. The first thing you notice when starting up the game is the music they've used for the menus. Because it's Britney Spears' music, the difference is noticeable compared to the computer generated stuff you normally get in other games. It exudes quality for want of a better phrase.
Then the game itself. I know I took the mickey out of it a while back in another topic, likening it to Barbie Race and Ride, but this isn't Mattel publishing, this is THQ publishing, and they did a great job. It's the first game in ages where I can say that there's no slowdown at all, even when things are getting very busy on the graphics front. And I'm hooked by one of the levels featuring the song 'Overprotected', its got me addicted so much that I had to nip out and buy the album 'Britney' so I could hear more of her work and at the same time I picked up the 'Overprotected' single to hear the JS16 mix. Then there's the remix of 'Oops' that plays over the end credits. I never really liked the original version but the acoustic remix they've used in the game contains wonderful harmonics that you can't get out of your head.
So the game is doing its job. It gets you hooked on Britney.
So the lesson here is, no matter what your preconceptions about any game or any genre, don't knock it until you've tried it.
Medal of Honour: Frontline?
Grand Theft Auto 3?
Nope. Surprisingly for a 'hardcore' gamer such as myself, I've suddenly been converted to a new genre of game altogether.
'Bemani'
Officially Bemani is Konami of Japan's development team for their music games, but more recently it has come to represent those types of games where you follow onscreen prompts to progress. A well known title in this genre was Parappa the Rappa, more recently Dance Dance Revolution, Frequency (released next week in the UK for the PS2) and now, of course, the game that I've kept coming back to for more and more, Britney's Dance Beat.
Yeah, I know, there's probably some stigma attached, but I don't care as long as I'm having fun. The first thing you notice when starting up the game is the music they've used for the menus. Because it's Britney Spears' music, the difference is noticeable compared to the computer generated stuff you normally get in other games. It exudes quality for want of a better phrase.
Then the game itself. I know I took the mickey out of it a while back in another topic, likening it to Barbie Race and Ride, but this isn't Mattel publishing, this is THQ publishing, and they did a great job. It's the first game in ages where I can say that there's no slowdown at all, even when things are getting very busy on the graphics front. And I'm hooked by one of the levels featuring the song 'Overprotected', its got me addicted so much that I had to nip out and buy the album 'Britney' so I could hear more of her work and at the same time I picked up the 'Overprotected' single to hear the JS16 mix. Then there's the remix of 'Oops' that plays over the end credits. I never really liked the original version but the acoustic remix they've used in the game contains wonderful harmonics that you can't get out of your head.
So the game is doing its job. It gets you hooked on Britney.
So the lesson here is, no matter what your preconceptions about any game or any genre, don't knock it until you've tried it.
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Ant wrote:
> "Wow Jessie, you were great!"
*smoking a ciggy* "You weren't bad yourself"
:-D
> "Wow Jessie, you were great!"
*smoking a ciggy* "You weren't bad yourself"
:-D
RastaBillySkank wrote:
>I've got Pikmin but don't like it that much.
That's because it's crap. :P
>I've got Pikmin but don't like it that much.
That's because it's crap. :P
Ant wrote:
> This wasn't helped by the fact Championship Manager doesn't work
> anymore...
Damn, join the club. My PC keeps crashing on it just as I am starting to enjoy football.
And Chris, you want to give me that Pikmin? :-) I'm not even sure if I'll like it yet though, haven't hyped it at all so I may just love it. Hopefully eh?
Well I've been mostly playing Rogue leader this week though I'm just getting into Super Smash Bros. Melee and the Return To Castle Wolfsteing demo. Full game soon, can't wait.
> This wasn't helped by the fact Championship Manager doesn't work
> anymore...
Damn, join the club. My PC keeps crashing on it just as I am starting to enjoy football.
And Chris, you want to give me that Pikmin? :-) I'm not even sure if I'll like it yet though, haven't hyped it at all so I may just love it. Hopefully eh?
Well I've been mostly playing Rogue leader this week though I'm just getting into Super Smash Bros. Melee and the Return To Castle Wolfsteing demo. Full game soon, can't wait.
This week I have mostly been playing Super Smash Bros Melee. I've got Pikmin but don't like it that much.
I have been mostly doing coursework, and playing nothing.
This wasn't helped by the fact Championship Manager doesn't work anymore...
Humm...if you didn't like Barbie Race and Ride, why not try Barbie Riding Club? I love some of the dialogue in it.
"Wow Jessie, you were great!"
"I know, I won!"
"Aren't the flowers beautiful?"
This wasn't helped by the fact Championship Manager doesn't work anymore...
Humm...if you didn't like Barbie Race and Ride, why not try Barbie Riding Club? I love some of the dialogue in it.
"Wow Jessie, you were great!"
"I know, I won!"
"Aren't the flowers beautiful?"
Final Fantasy X?
Medal of Honour: Frontline?
Grand Theft Auto 3?
Nope. Surprisingly for a 'hardcore' gamer such as myself, I've suddenly been converted to a new genre of game altogether.
'Bemani'
Officially Bemani is Konami of Japan's development team for their music games, but more recently it has come to represent those types of games where you follow onscreen prompts to progress. A well known title in this genre was Parappa the Rappa, more recently Dance Dance Revolution, Frequency (released next week in the UK for the PS2) and now, of course, the game that I've kept coming back to for more and more, Britney's Dance Beat.
Yeah, I know, there's probably some stigma attached, but I don't care as long as I'm having fun. The first thing you notice when starting up the game is the music they've used for the menus. Because it's Britney Spears' music, the difference is noticeable compared to the computer generated stuff you normally get in other games. It exudes quality for want of a better phrase.
Then the game itself. I know I took the mickey out of it a while back in another topic, likening it to Barbie Race and Ride, but this isn't Mattel publishing, this is THQ publishing, and they did a great job. It's the first game in ages where I can say that there's no slowdown at all, even when things are getting very busy on the graphics front. And I'm hooked by one of the levels featuring the song 'Overprotected', its got me addicted so much that I had to nip out and buy the album 'Britney' so I could hear more of her work and at the same time I picked up the 'Overprotected' single to hear the JS16 mix. Then there's the remix of 'Oops' that plays over the end credits. I never really liked the original version but the acoustic remix they've used in the game contains wonderful harmonics that you can't get out of your head.
So the game is doing its job. It gets you hooked on Britney.
So the lesson here is, no matter what your preconceptions about any game or any genre, don't knock it until you've tried it.
Medal of Honour: Frontline?
Grand Theft Auto 3?
Nope. Surprisingly for a 'hardcore' gamer such as myself, I've suddenly been converted to a new genre of game altogether.
'Bemani'
Officially Bemani is Konami of Japan's development team for their music games, but more recently it has come to represent those types of games where you follow onscreen prompts to progress. A well known title in this genre was Parappa the Rappa, more recently Dance Dance Revolution, Frequency (released next week in the UK for the PS2) and now, of course, the game that I've kept coming back to for more and more, Britney's Dance Beat.
Yeah, I know, there's probably some stigma attached, but I don't care as long as I'm having fun. The first thing you notice when starting up the game is the music they've used for the menus. Because it's Britney Spears' music, the difference is noticeable compared to the computer generated stuff you normally get in other games. It exudes quality for want of a better phrase.
Then the game itself. I know I took the mickey out of it a while back in another topic, likening it to Barbie Race and Ride, but this isn't Mattel publishing, this is THQ publishing, and they did a great job. It's the first game in ages where I can say that there's no slowdown at all, even when things are getting very busy on the graphics front. And I'm hooked by one of the levels featuring the song 'Overprotected', its got me addicted so much that I had to nip out and buy the album 'Britney' so I could hear more of her work and at the same time I picked up the 'Overprotected' single to hear the JS16 mix. Then there's the remix of 'Oops' that plays over the end credits. I never really liked the original version but the acoustic remix they've used in the game contains wonderful harmonics that you can't get out of your head.
So the game is doing its job. It gets you hooked on Britney.
So the lesson here is, no matter what your preconceptions about any game or any genre, don't knock it until you've tried it.
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