I have recently got an Iphone 3GS and have been downloading some games for it. I have always taken the view that phones are not proper gaming platforms - if I want games on the move I can play one of my many handhelds I have brought from over the years.
I have never seen these devices as great for action games with their touch screen - I mean how are you supposed to play Street Fighter?
I have downloaded the free Capcom Arcade and took advantage of the 59p street fighter 4 offer the other week which both played ok but comfirmed my views on Iphone controls for arcade games - that said they were playable but you couldn't play as well as you can with a stick.
I am someone who has never seen a laser disc never mind a laser disc arcade game. Of couse I am aware of what they are so out of interest I downloaded Road Blaster.
I must say the animation I thought was fantastic. While it lacks detail in areas the whole thing has been thought out very well. While the gameplay is shallow as expected I have really enjoyed it and plays really well with the tilt motion of the phone. I am currently upto stage 5 and am finding this very addictive!
Due to the less than complex controls - left right, brake and turbo this game plays great on the iphone and would like to see more such as Time Gal and some of the other Japanese games. The antimation is fast and smooth and the picture is very crisp. These games play very much like QTE events in Shenmue - if you know and expect that you will enjoy it if you expect it to play in real-time you wil lbe dissapointed and many have been thinking these play in realtime and said these were unplayable. I think these games are important titles in gaming history and are highly enjoyable while they last but I doubt there is much replay value once completed as you can't do it any differently or go for a higher score as such as these games are so on the rails.
I have never seen these devices as great for action games with their touch screen - I mean how are you supposed to play Street Fighter?
I have downloaded the free Capcom Arcade and took advantage of the 59p street fighter 4 offer the other week which both played ok but comfirmed my views on Iphone controls for arcade games - that said they were playable but you couldn't play as well as you can with a stick.
I am someone who has never seen a laser disc never mind a laser disc arcade game. Of couse I am aware of what they are so out of interest I downloaded Road Blaster.
I must say the animation I thought was fantastic. While it lacks detail in areas the whole thing has been thought out very well. While the gameplay is shallow as expected I have really enjoyed it and plays really well with the tilt motion of the phone. I am currently upto stage 5 and am finding this very addictive!
Due to the less than complex controls - left right, brake and turbo this game plays great on the iphone and would like to see more such as Time Gal and some of the other Japanese games. The antimation is fast and smooth and the picture is very crisp. These games play very much like QTE events in Shenmue - if you know and expect that you will enjoy it if you expect it to play in real-time you wil lbe dissapointed and many have been thinking these play in realtime and said these were unplayable. I think these games are important titles in gaming history and are highly enjoyable while they last but I doubt there is much replay value once completed as you can't do it any differently or go for a higher score as such as these games are so on the rails.
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