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DAYTONA USA |OT| This is your crew chief. You're in a rolling start...
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Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Trojan X said:
Bah, Shinobi for PS2 was fucking awesome. Reviewers were just mad they couldn't finish the game because it was tough.
The music alone makes it at least an 8.5/10.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Ive been playing the shit out of Daytona USA, loving every second of it, I too am having trouble with the rocket start, it's not easy like the Dreamcast version but only because I assume it's the arcade version. God I love Model 2 graphics in high res. This is the best game on PSN. Anyone have the XBLA version? I need people to race against on PSN.
Emperor Bohe
Member
playing this just makes me wish outrun online arcade was more populated online
herzogzwei1989
Banned
just playing this makes me wish for Daytona USA 2.
Jesus Carbomb
From Water into Guinness
The game is damn pretty that's for sure. Something about Model 2 colors that just pop off of the screen.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Here are the bonuses I've discovered for survival mode so far. Anything with a ? means I'm unsure of the specifics.
Starting time:
Beginner (80 laps) - 40 sec
Advanced (40 laps) - 50 sec
Expert (20 laps) - 60 sec
Time extensions:
Rocket Start (+2) - Perform the rocket start at the beginning of the race (Adv/Exp).
Checkpoint (+8) - Pass a checkpoint.
Lap Bonus (+15) - Awarded instead of the usual checkpoint bonus at certain intervals. On Beginner, this occurs after laps 8 and 16 (but not 24, 32, or 40).
The Overtaker (+2) - Pass 3 CPU cars.
No Touch (+1) - Clear an area without touching the wall. (?)
No Brakes! (+1) - Clear an area without touching your brakes. (?)
Speed Demon (+2) - Maintain maximum acceleration for a set time. (?)
Drift (+1) - Slide and accelerate at the same time.
Super Drift (+2) - Slide and accelerate at a greater angle/speed.
A Hot Corner (+1) - Clear a major turn.
On the Edge (+2) - Ride the edge of the road for a set amount of time. Doesn't seem to be available in all areas.
Crasher (+1) - Hit a cone or sign.
Pitless (+2) - Pass through pit road without triggering the pit stop.
Let me know if you find any more.
Starting time:
Beginner (80 laps) - 40 sec
Advanced (40 laps) - 50 sec
Expert (20 laps) - 60 sec
Time extensions:
Rocket Start (+2) - Perform the rocket start at the beginning of the race (Adv/Exp).
Checkpoint (+8) - Pass a checkpoint.
Lap Bonus (+15) - Awarded instead of the usual checkpoint bonus at certain intervals. On Beginner, this occurs after laps 8 and 16 (but not 24, 32, or 40).
The Overtaker (+2) - Pass 3 CPU cars.
No Touch (+1) - Clear an area without touching the wall. (?)
No Brakes! (+1) - Clear an area without touching your brakes. (?)
Speed Demon (+2) - Maintain maximum acceleration for a set time. (?)
Drift (+1) - Slide and accelerate at the same time.
Super Drift (+2) - Slide and accelerate at a greater angle/speed.
A Hot Corner (+1) - Clear a major turn.
On the Edge (+2) - Ride the edge of the road for a set amount of time. Doesn't seem to be available in all areas.
Crasher (+1) - Hit a cone or sign.
Pitless (+2) - Pass through pit road without triggering the pit stop.
Let me know if you find any more.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
sixfortyfive, do you have a PS3 we could race together on? I;m still a beginner.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
360 only.herzogzwei1989 said:
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Sixfortyfive said:
ah well. anyway how are you finding the gameplay, is it like the model 2 version?
This is right on. Shinobi on PS2 is fantastic. The sequel, not as much, but still good. Overworks did a tremendous job bringing Shinobi into 3D, but the game is hard and people just don't like hard games anymore.Chacranajxy said:
They're two separate things, and GRID has great arcade-like handling. Its exhilarating to round a corner on two wheels after popping off a curb and slide just to within a whisker of the fence while maintaining super high speed in GRID. Daytona has different thrills.herod said:
Criminal Upper
Banned
Wow. Official Xbox Magazine's review of Daytona USA got completely destroyed and stomped by their own readers: http://www.oxmonline.com/daytona-usa-review
What a joke! Is this what journalism stooped down to?
What a joke! Is this what journalism stooped down to?
Bucket-o-roadkill
Member
As soon as I got to the page, I saw the summary and noticed this as the first positive bullet point: + Rewind feature lets you correct mistakes.
This reviewer is clearly an total troll who was annoyed that he was given this game to cover, shot through it as quickly as he could so he could get back to CALL OF DUTY AND HALO, FUCK YEAH!!!!!!
This reviewer is clearly an total troll who was annoyed that he was given this game to cover, shot through it as quickly as he could so he could get back to CALL OF DUTY AND HALO, FUCK YEAH!!!!!!
Warm Machine
Member
DonMigs85 said:
Naomi and the DC were better than Model 3. Ran in higher resolution, handled translucency better and power differences were on par. Virtual On OT was a better looking game on DC than in the Arcade same with Virtua Striker 2. We never really saw many Model 3 ports to DC. The only failing one was Sega Rally 2 and that was because it went through Windows CE to accomodate networking at the time.
Tarin02543
Member
I'm still dreaming of a perfect arcade port of Virtua Fighter.
Aizu_Itsuko
Member
What the...Trojan X said:
"Remember that arcade classic, Daytona USA? Sega has decided to give us an improved port... therefore 4.5!"
Apparently Daytona USA is Daytona USA, which is bad, k? It should have had shaders and physics and shit... and be a FPS! Who the hell wants a fun game?!
I can understand not giving it an incredibly high score, but this is ridiculous. The port is good, visuals are fine for the most part, handling and music are there and it's made for an audience of arcade games enthusiasts that will love every minute of this game.
Bleh.
SkylineRKR
Member
Virtua Fighter 3 was worse on the DC (I played it a shitload on both DC and arcade), but it was still rather close to the arcade. It was being outsourced to Genki and was a launch product as well which might be a legit excuse.
Fighting Vipers 2 was another Model 3 game, and while I could never see the Arcade version in action, it did look better than the DC in screenshots. Especially the lighting seemed to be more vibrant.
Sega Bass fishing seemed to be identical afaik.
Fighting Vipers 2 was another Model 3 game, and while I could never see the Arcade version in action, it did look better than the DC in screenshots. Especially the lighting seemed to be more vibrant.
Sega Bass fishing seemed to be identical afaik.
As it should have. That's a pathetic excuse for a review... absolutely pathetic. For a guy who is old enough to have gamed for 30 years, he should have a better grasp on why the game was released and what a success it is to even HAVE it released, let alone at the quality it is right now.Trojan X said:
PS. It says he's been a member of OXM for three days? Did no-one at all who already worked at OXM want to spit out something more substantial about Daytona?
Says more about their team than that one person.
Yup.Bucket-o-roadkill said:
kyubajin said:
You must have NEVER played Daytona in the arcades otherwise you wouldn't have to ask this question. Outrun and MotorStorm can not breath in the same space as Daytona USA - people wondered before and its all proven now.
Anyhow, here's a quote that was written from one of the readers on the Official Xbox Magazine website in retaliation to the reviewer's piss-poor review. I'd have to say that the reader hit the nail on the head on summing up just how incredible Daytona USA really is:
I wholly agree with this. I also assume that he was talking in reference to Arcade racing games. There is a reason why developers hailed Daytona USA as one of the greatest arcade racing game ever and this post summed up that reason.
There. Now go buy the game. If you still don't believe then please go and read this entire thread for your question has been answered repeatedly.
ErasureAcer
Banned
kyubajin said:
Get crashed once and you instantly have an arch enemy. Spend the rest of the game(s) trying to enact revenge...sounds fun to me.
kyubajin said:
If you're into perfect gameplay games and racing, then this belongs on your list. The small amount of tracks and cars, combined with perfect controls, make it a racing delight.
This type of game is one where, assuming you enjoy the actual racing here, that you'll play over and over to beat your times and opponents. So it's a little light on content, but a lot of meat to sink your teeth into if that makes any sense.
In that way, a racing equivalent of Tetris is a pretty good description. Sure Tetris only has one screen and seven types of blocks but it's perfect in its simplicity and full of value. There's a lot of excitement to be had because it's competitive on and offline and there's a lot of thrill to be had once you nail the mechanics and can stay on the road.
I think I was wrong about the arcade Daytona having the mip-mapping issues, earlier.
Yeah, I liked Shinobi a lot. I remember reviewers complaining about bottomless pits a lot, but that was just a platforming tradition, for me. The only thing I had against it was that it wasn't that good looking, even for the time. I don't know the actual history behind it, but graphically it looked to me like it was a DC game whose developement shifted to the PS2, as it suffered from the drawbacks of both systems. Low-poly environments/characters coupled with the aliasing and poor textures of early PS2 games, the DC->PS2 ports in particular. it got God Handed a bit in some reviews.
Dave Long said:
Yeah, I liked Shinobi a lot. I remember reviewers complaining about bottomless pits a lot, but that was just a platforming tradition, for me. The only thing I had against it was that it wasn't that good looking, even for the time. I don't know the actual history behind it, but graphically it looked to me like it was a DC game whose developement shifted to the PS2, as it suffered from the drawbacks of both systems. Low-poly environments/characters coupled with the aliasing and poor textures of early PS2 games, the DC->PS2 ports in particular. it got God Handed a bit in some reviews.
bumpkin said:Great games tonight, Trojan-X! We'll definitely have to catch up again sometime.
Ditto! I haven't had this much fun on Xbox LIVE for a very long long time. I really enjoyed myself and this game is so great, it doesn't matter whether you win or lose because you'll always end up feeling good.
Yes, let's definitely race again. You know how to find me.
SERIOUSLY.... I highly recommend everyone to buy a steering wheel just for this incredible gaming cRACK of a game: http://www.fanatec.de/webshop/new_eu/index.php?language=en
GillianSeed79
Member
Was the Saturn version's difficulty turned down or something? I used to be able to come in first blindfolded, but I suck now lol. I guess it's because I haven't played Daytona in about 17 years.
evlcookie said:
I'm in Australia too and I bought it yesterday on US PSN. Buy a card from here - http://www.maximuscards.com/itempage.php?cat=3
It's what I did. I'm off to play some more right now.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
You could adjust the Saturn version's difficulty quite a bit. Default was close to the arcade IIRC. There was a code you could put in for "maniac" difficulty, which made it virtually impossible to win.GillianSeed79 said:
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I'm going to try this next time I play. I had no problem doing it in Daytona 2, because the tires didn't spin as much.op_ivy said: