Sl1p said:Looks beautiful, but I am completely confused as to what it is
Hector Fernandez said:HoopWorld is a three-on-three multiplayer trick game that rewards gamers for playing competitively, cooperatively, and creatively. What that basically means is that the more show-boating, ass kicking, and tactics you perform as a team, the more points you earn. HoopWorlds game mechanics emphasize team based tricking. Gamers are rewarded for both their individual and joined skills. Essentially, the more you play with others, and the better the tricks you make, the higher your team scores, regardless of whether or not you have the ball. In HoopWorld, gamers have the ability to battle-it-out old-school arcade style while simultaneously earning points for victory. Movement, tricks, and attacks are all one and the same. For instance, the other day, I ran across a wall, flipped off it, threw a Red Hot Shot at an enemy, went into a dunk, and caught the ball off the rebound and took it to the hole with an Alley-Oop. This isnt scripted. Its something the control system naturally allows. We call this BASKETBRAWLING!
Weve evolved the locations from typical indoor / outdoor basketball courts to over-the-top interactive locations that complement the gamers tricking arsenal. The court shapes reflect parts of platform gamming, taking inspiration from Mario 64s controls and le Parkours flowing movement. Move Enhancing Items (MEIs) are thrown into the mix, so that players can customize their teams abilities and give their own unique flavor to the game play. MEIs range from fire-gauntlets, (imagine throwing fire-balls from your fists!) to Devils wings, (150 foot Ally-Oops!). We leave it open for gamers to decide how to best combine the MEIs together to fit their own personal playing styles.
LakeEarth said:I've asked before, but any word on how much these "advanced" XBLA games will be?
That's about the sweet spot for me. Good pricing.Sl1p said:1200 points says the official site. Though something like this seems worth it, as opposed to say Backshot Billiards.
QFT.raYne said:So umm.. where's the hoop?
olimario said:Looks better than Kameo.
raYne said:So umm.. where's the hoop?
Uuuuuhhh, no.olimario said:Looks better than Kameo.
Yep, it's nice to have a pick up and play game that doesn't require a huge time and brain energy investment.jedimike said:I'm not grasping what the game is about either, but it does look good. XBLA has restored my faith in gaming. Sometimes the huge budget games just lose their appeal. Maybe I'm just looking for a change of pace... I rented CoD2 the other night and I played it for about half an hour and went back to playing my XBLA games.
I found myself doing that with a lot of Xbox games as well. I bought a ton of games and would hardly play them. I can't put my finger on what is happening. It just seems like epic games are too much work and the arcade games are more fun.
raYne said:So umm.. where's the hoop?
That what some of us assumed but it seems like Epic already has a indie license cost aside from the usual 1 million for the big developers. This makes two games for XBLA that use UE3, this bodes very well for XBLA.Redbeard said:Isn't UE3 a little expensive to be licensing for a XBLA game?
*blinks* I see..VALIS said:Look in the last shot, against the nets on either side of the rock island you see see backboards and hoops.
You never fail to lower my faith in humanity with every post. Well done.olimario said:Looks better than Kameo.
Unified style? Of course, it's showing only one level and Kameo is nice and clean.olimario said:It has a better, more unified style than Kameo. It's also nice and clean.
I quite like what they've done.
Fight for Freeform said:And this game is being released for nearly free (cost is 1200 points), isn't it?
sangreal said:Looks great! Too bad it isnt coming out till Spring '06
I wouldn't call $15 "nearly free," personally. It is a reasonable price for a high quality game (read: not bankshot billiards) though
VisionaryQuest0 said:So is this a multi-tiered basketball game? Meaning it isn't just a straight run left to right?
I guess online multiplayer is a given..?