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[koam]

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Cube: http://cube.ign.com/articles/597/597509p1.html -> 8.8
PS2: http://ps2.ign.com/articles/597/597511p1.html -> 8.9
Xbox: http://xbox.ign.com/articles/597/597343p1.html -> 9.0

Sorry, didn't realize there were different scores.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

The more "enabled" version got a 9.0!

Wow, the Xbox has 16 players and map-trading. That's pretty cool.

 

[Wario64]

Tip: Use Xbox/PS2 versions whenever linking to multiplatform reviews

 

[bitwise]

does cube version have online modes? i'll get it for cube (if so).

EDIT: nevermind. picking it up for xbox

 

[Goreomedy]

Tip: Use Xbox/PS2 versions whenever linking to multiplatform reviews

To be fair, the Cube version went up first tonight.

And IGNPS2 seems to be saving their main story update for a little

Spoiler

God

later

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of

tonight

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war

.

 

[koam]

Yeah the Cube one was up first

The Xbox version supports HDTV 480p and widescreen; and the GameCube and PS2 versions support widescreen and progressive scan.

I've read this part 5 times and I still don't get what the difference is..

 

[Drensch]

HDTV is now a trademark of MS.

 

[koam]

HDTV is now a trademark of MS.

Hehe, but only 1% of owners have it! But seriously, wtf is the difference between "HDTV 480p" and "progressive scan"?

 

[Shaheed79]

does cube version have online modes? i'll get it for cube (if so).

EDIT: nevermind. picking it up for xbox

:lol

Nice one. Some people might of actually believed that u were gonna get the Cube version.

Anyway great scores all around and I will be picking this up without hesitation on Tuesday. Haters can go play Halo 2 till their eyeballs bleed (since that seems to be the game most haters compare it to).

 

[soundwave05]

You mean 720p right? 480p is not HDTV resolution.

 

[koam]

That's what they said

 

[teepo]

wtf is hdtv 480p? did they even test this thing on a tv capable of showing 480p?

 

[The Faceless Master]

too bad this only the IGN score... that won'e be enough to stop the haters...

 

[Agent X]

Wow, the Xbox has 16 players and map-trading. That's pretty cool.

Does the PlayStation 2 version still have online map trading? For a long time, I was under the impression that it was supposed to, but the review makes it seem unclear.

 

[garrickk]

I person at Gamefaqs is claiming that the PS2 version of TP:FP is 16 players in the US, and only 8 person in the UK/Europe and that IGN reported bad information (regarding the US 8 person limitation).

Grain of salt required.

EDIT: This person appears to be wrong:
http://www.eagames.com/official/timesplitters/timesplitters/us/features.jsp
- claims 8 people only on PS2 -> 16 on Xbox

 

[kamikaze]

so, anyone else read the actual review? is this the oddest intro to an FPS review?

"While not reaching the same levels of marketing genius as Nintendo's Pokemon series, Free Radical's TimeSplitters franchise has garnered the independent developer quite a reputation with critics and gamers alike, while keeping the bacon coming home every other year since the series' inception."

comparing timesplitters to pokemon? wha...how...that's such an odd pairing. it's on the xbox and gamecube reviews but not on ps2. at first i thought it was specially in the cube review so mr. perry could connect with the nintendo faithful, but i guess not. weird.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Let me guess, loses one point for not being online, and another for not being pro-scan?

*goes to read review now*

 

[fallout]

... that review by Douglas Perry was quite possibly the most generic review I've ever written. I'm beginning to understand why people on focus on scores.

 

[Cold Shadow]

damn, so many games so little money.

 

[SantaC]

does cube version have online modes? i'll get it for cube (if so).

Does forests have trees?

 

[dark10x]

Yeah the Cube one was up first

I've read this part 5 times and I still don't get what the difference is..

Either...

The Xbox version supports HDTV 720p and widescreen; and the GameCube and PS2 versions support widescreen and progressive scan.

The Xbox version supports HDTV 480p and widescreen; while the GameCube and PS2 versions support neither widescreen and progressive scan.

 

[Culex]

That still wouldn't make sense, since 480p isn't HDTV, it's EDTV.

 

[dark10x]

That still wouldn't make sense, since 480p isn't HDTV, it's EDTV.

You're asking WAY too much of them now...

 

[Ranger X]

So is PS2 version having map trading? (it would equals instant buy for me)

 

[Dan]

... that review by Douglas Perry was quite possibly the most generic review I've ever written. I'm beginning to understand why people on focus on scores.

*raises eyebrow*

 

[Jared Goodwin]

Well, you never know who posts here.

 

[segasonic]

does cube version have online modes?

:lol :lol :lol

 

[fallout]

*raises eyebrow*

Alright, maybe not the most generic, but it read like a glorified preview. Some of it was informative I guess, but it spent a lot of time doing nothing but comparing it to other games. Which, of course, is fine, provided that you compare something about the game rather than just commenting on it.

It also felt like a very unjustified 9.0. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of TS, but there wasn't much of an argument for it, especially with comments like this:

plus one of the most sophisticated map-making tools in any console game

Wow. How insightful.

 

[Ranger X]

Yeah i hate most reviews. 3 pages of blabla and they don't tell you shit about the game...

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Alright, maybe not the most generic, but it read like a glorified preview. Some of it was informative I guess, but it spent a lot of time doing nothing but comparing it to other games. Which, of course, is fine, provided that you compare something about the game rather than just commenting on it.

It also felt like a very unjustified 9.0. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of TS, but there wasn't much of an argument for it, especially with comments like this:

plus one of the most sophisticated map-making tools in any console game

Wow. How insightful.

he said the *"raised eyebrow*" thing because you said you wrote it. :lol Read the 2nd bold again.

This game's on the X-mas list atleast.

 

[fallout]

Haha, oh man I'm a dumbass. I must've been really out of it or something.

 

[Lyte Edge]

Definitely interested in the XBox version, if for nothing else then being able to use custom maps online. Should definitely greatly extend the replayability of the game if done right. I wish Bungie would release some sort of map editor in a Halo 2 content download. Maybe we'll see it in Halo 2.5 at E3.

 

[garrickk]

I can accept poorly written reviews, or review that have an obvious prejudice. We'll always have them.

What I can't accept is the lack of concrete details in reviews. Shouldn't every single review clearly and accurately list the technical (i.e. no room for interpretation) attributes of the game? Shouldn't the graphics section clearly list the display modes? The audio section should list the audio formats supported. And shouldn't the online/multiplayer section clearly list the online options? There are a lot of games out right now that you CAN'T find a decent answer to.

Why doesn't IGN or Gamespot have a spreadsheet with some of these details for all the games they review?

 

[Culex]

I can accept poorly written reviews, or review that have an obvious prejudice. We'll always have them.

What I can't accept is the lack of concrete details in reviews. Shouldn't every single review clearly and accurately list the technical (i.e. no room for interpretation) attributes of the game? Shouldn't the graphics section clearly list the display modes? The audio section should list the audio formats supported. And shouldn't the online/multiplayer section clearly list the online options? There are a lot of games out right now that you CAN'T find a decent answer to.

Why doesn't IGN or Gamespot have a spreadsheet with some of these details for all the games they review?

Gamespot generally does a better job. They list on the "Gamespace" overview, simple tech info about the game: 480p/720p, etc., number of players.