Novadrome (XBLA)

[Crimson Day]

Novadrome

Just downloaded this wasnt really expecting much, but im really enjoying it its a nice face based game thats really easy to pick up and play, going to unlock the full game now which i havnt done for a while to be honest but this game really is alot of fun! back for some more action i think

[Yoshimax]

Interesting cos somebody else said it sucked ass - Is it top down or a 3D jobby ? 8 player online ? Is it lap racing with guns ?

More info please

[VR46]

Seen couple of reviews, 5/10 seems the average score.

Official site full of info and screenshots here

http://buenavistagames.go.com/product.html?platform=xboxla&game=novadrome

[in5ane]

It's by the people who made carmageddon, what more does anyone need to know

[Crimson Day]

Its not top down, 8 player multiplayer and theres both checkpoint race with guns ( pretty much sucks really) but the 8 player derby is a good laugh mind although it is a bit repetative, its a laugh on live at least

[Crimson Day]

Started getting into the carrier a big more and im quite enjoying this now, the races are good fun as well as the derbys although the checkpoint ones are a bit annoying mre than anything. Worth a punt though atleast try the trial youll either love it or hate it i suppose HOHOHO

[PeteJ]

Ugh, this is absolutely dreadful. *deletes*

[ChrisF]

Really dont like this. They're not getting a penny of my money for it. Urgh.

[VR46]

Yes a big let down, could have been so good as well, Assault Heroes has really set the bar as to expectations of XBLA games.

[angrypete]

Just to re-express what has already been said, I had high hopes for this game as it's from the developers that did Carmageddon however it really sucks balls.

Looks like a 1st gen Dreamcast title, plays like an Atari Jaguar title.

[Kotatsu Neko]

Ugh, this is absolutely dreadful. *deletes*

Likewise. Assault Heroes last week was much better.

Roll on Alien Homonid and Castle Crashers

[IanE]

Didn't have any particular preconceptions, but it looked a bit Quantum Redshifty, so I downloaded the Trial quite happily. But by Christ, this is a massive load of ****.

[Sega Ages]

Only a very small minority of people seem to like the way this game plays. Novadrome often feels like a less solid take on Ed Logg's quality conversion of Rush 2049 for the Dreamcast, with dashes of the cult PC racing games Rollcage and Motorhead thrown in; set in an abstract looking 720p Tron-ish world.

I love the retrofuturist clean hi-res vector look (although the slowdown is disappointing and makes me wonder if the engine wasn't optimised), and I was a fan of all of the above mentioned games. But the game design here in general is a bit questionable; against the CPU it results in some very random feeling gameplay. Luck often plays a significant part in determining wins/losses early on, especially in the strange random checkpoint races, where the way the lead suddenly changes drastically due to the obscure scoring is not always clear.

But with a suitable custom soundtrack, this is an enjoyable retro experience to me, certainly worth the budget price and promises replay value due to its randomness and quite a long challenge...

[Yoshimax]

Only a very small minority of people seem to like the way this game plays. Novadrome often feels like a less solid take on Ed Logg's quality conversion of Rush 2049 for the Dreamcast, with dashes of the cult PC racing games Rollcage and Motorhead thrown in; set in an abstract looking 720p Tron-ish world.

THAT has sold me on it.

Expect me back raging and swearing tomorrow