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Official "Table Tennis" (Xbox 360) Thread
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crunker99 said:
Something doesn't smell right...
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=xenobyte99
GitarooMan
Member
I've been following this game and been interested (especially with the few 360 releases on the near horizon) but in the end it's hard for me to spend 39.99 on it, seems like a 19.99 purchase to me after looking at the features and reviews. Admittedly though if I played online a lot I would consider it a lot more. Now I just hope Rockstar San Diego gets everyone cracking on Red Dead Revolver 2 so we see it in the next year or so.
theREBELins
Banned
Anyone in Canada manage to find the game yet? All stores thus far in Winnipeg are saying tomorrow.
Mercury Fred
Banned
Veddy interestink...jedimike said:
jedimike said:
my gt is GamersReportsDM, the fact that the Xenobyte99 gt hasnt been used to play a single game might have been a clue that the gt was inactive
look it up there mr detective
not everyone on GAF is a liar you know
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=GamersReportsDM
just because im saying a rockstar game isnt good doenst mean i am making it up
the game is worth a rent at best unless you are a diehard rockstar fan or a diehard ping pong fan
truffleshuffle83
Banned
owned :lol
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
This game rules.
- Great graphics, awesome character models. The faces in particular are extremely realistic. The sweat is a nice touch, too.
- Extremely stylish. Menus look really nice, and the overall presentation is just really well done and polished. I love how the music fades in once you get a rally of 10+ going.
- Yeah, there's no career mode, but there IS a lot of stuff to unlock via exhibition matches and four different tournaments, and there's 29 achievements.
- Decent amount of options for tweaking/variety. There's also a stats page that is ridiculously in-depth, and tracks pretty much everything you do.
- "Table Tennis Network" (like Gotham TV) is pretty cool. I don't see myself using it much, but I appreciate them adding it in.
The CPU is a pretty good opponent. It took me three matches before I was able to win on medium difficulty. The game got a lot easier once I realized that it works the same way as dial-a-combos do in fighting games - you can input your commands before the ball even gets to you, so you don't need perfect timing. This DOES make the game a bit simple, though - if it was the other way around, it would be a lot more realistic, but also much more challenging.
Totally worth $40, I'd say.
- Great graphics, awesome character models. The faces in particular are extremely realistic. The sweat is a nice touch, too.
- Extremely stylish. Menus look really nice, and the overall presentation is just really well done and polished. I love how the music fades in once you get a rally of 10+ going.
- Yeah, there's no career mode, but there IS a lot of stuff to unlock via exhibition matches and four different tournaments, and there's 29 achievements.
- Decent amount of options for tweaking/variety. There's also a stats page that is ridiculously in-depth, and tracks pretty much everything you do.
- "Table Tennis Network" (like Gotham TV) is pretty cool. I don't see myself using it much, but I appreciate them adding it in.
The CPU is a pretty good opponent. It took me three matches before I was able to win on medium difficulty. The game got a lot easier once I realized that it works the same way as dial-a-combos do in fighting games - you can input your commands before the ball even gets to you, so you don't need perfect timing. This DOES make the game a bit simple, though - if it was the other way around, it would be a lot more realistic, but also much more challenging.
Totally worth $40, I'd say.
Mercury Fred
Banned
Really? Crap. I hope this isn't a system destroyer :/sefskillz said:Just picked it up..came home and put it in...
Fuck.
Randam_Hajile
Member
Having had zero interest in this game from the moment it was announced, I played it today for a good hour and was really impressed!
The graphics and animation are incredible (some of the best on the system, IMO) and the gameplay is just a whole lot of fun. It IS definitely a game you want to have a few buddies to play with, or an Xbox Live account for the online play, as the single player is (as stated by IGN) pretty lacking. But overall, for $40 bucks, I'd say it's a solid purchase if you've got the friends and time for a few tourneys.
The graphics and animation are incredible (some of the best on the system, IMO) and the gameplay is just a whole lot of fun. It IS definitely a game you want to have a few buddies to play with, or an Xbox Live account for the online play, as the single player is (as stated by IGN) pretty lacking. But overall, for $40 bucks, I'd say it's a solid purchase if you've got the friends and time for a few tourneys.
theREBELins
Banned
Shompola said:
A single match is only 1v1
Eel O'Brian
Member
Hmm. Best Buy bucks, it was nice knowing you.
SHARKS BITE KILL SHARKS
Banned
I just picked it up. Can't wait to get home and try it out
heavy liquid
Member
I'm having a lot of fun with this game. Just beat the Amateur Circuit.
I really like the controls. Nothing too crazy, yet not overly simplistic.
I really like the controls. Nothing too crazy, yet not overly simplistic.
hyp
Member
Malleymal said:
i should have this game in an hour or so... count me in for a NeoGAF tourney! gt: hypoetical
jedimike said:
why is everyone who says a game is not good at GAF instantly untrustworthy? yet anyone who says a game "rocks!!!!" in a thread is instantly trusted...
unfortuiantely thats the way GAF works, it wouldnt have mattered if i updated it it would just be some other thing i was lyign about or dont really have it or didnt exist its how it works here
anyway the game is worth a rent, if you buy it and leap without looking you will be sorry most likley, rent it first
jluedtke said:
I suggest u use the chinese dude at the beginning (Lei or Liu Ping IIRC) cos he's the most balanced player. If u already did well, yep, u suck :lol j/k
I'm stuck at the third (gold medal) tournamet. Guess this is the part where "difficult to master" thing comes into play.
TTP said:
Yeah...I suck. I've been using Liu Ping the whole time. I won one game, but no matches yet. There must be some technique or something that I'm just not getting. I'll be standing right next to the ball, but not hit it. Or I'll get up by 2 pts and all of a sudden get my ass handed to me.
Frustrating...
GhaleonEB said:
its the nature of these official game threads, most of the time only the people who care about the game come in
the people who care about the game are mostly the people who are loking forward to it alot
the people who are looking foward to it alot are usually the ones who will overlook many flaws
etc etc
im just trying to give u the other side of the coin from a reviewers point of view.. IGN has it right for once
robot
Member
Picked it up this afternoon - beat the first tourney & unlocked a character using Luc. At first I picked him cause he reminded me of Luc Wilson in the Royal Tanembaums, but after a few close-ups I realized I was way off (mustve been the headband). I started using the guy I unlocked and he has much better control, and still retains Luc's spin. Awesome freakin game so far, can't wait to play gaf and friends online.
Without going too in-depth just yet, whatever this game might lack in extras, makes up for it in rock-solid gameplay. After you play it and realize how much fun it is, you wont even care that it might be missing a career mode or a few mini games (for those that go for that kind of stuff). It also does so many things right - streamlined replays you actually use, the way it handles out of bounds plays, the spin controls, music building up as the rallys go longer, etc.
It reminds me alot like Virtua Tennis except the court is 5 ft wide and the pace moves like 500 times faster. Great stuff.
Without going too in-depth just yet, whatever this game might lack in extras, makes up for it in rock-solid gameplay. After you play it and realize how much fun it is, you wont even care that it might be missing a career mode or a few mini games (for those that go for that kind of stuff). It also does so many things right - streamlined replays you actually use, the way it handles out of bounds plays, the spin controls, music building up as the rallys go longer, etc.
It reminds me alot like Virtua Tennis except the court is 5 ft wide and the pace moves like 500 times faster. Great stuff.
So I took my xdude to bestbuy and they exchanged it. I've put a few hours in so far and just did my first multi match. it was fantastic 
came down to the 3rd match and i won 11-9 with a 40+ rally at the end. what a blast. i love the spectator option online too.
came down to the 3rd match and i won 11-9 with a 40+ rally at the end. what a blast. i love the spectator option online too.
Bog
Junior Ace
sefskillz said:So I took my xdude to bestbuy and they exchanged it. I've put a few hours in so far and just did my first multi match. it was fantastic
I like this guy already.