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GovernmentYard
 Post subject: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 23:13 

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Get XBLA demo now. nownownow. Shooty goodness. Pretty shooty goodness.
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 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 23:48 
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I might have to give it another try. I've just had one brief go of it and while it's pretty, it's basically After Burner in space (I think Galaxy Force was also After Burner in space mind you) and got bored before the end of the first level.

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 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 0:06 
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yep, nice game. visually a bit confusing but that sort of adds to the frantic charm. decent in co-op as well.

the huge asteroids can fuck off though.

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Trousers
 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:32 
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Bluce_Ree wrote:
yep, nice game. visually a bit confusing but that sort of adds to the frantic charm. decent in co-op as well.

the huge asteroids can fuck off though.


Agree with all of that. Later on you can get twatted by asteroids that you have simply no chance of avoiding.

The slow-mo feature is a bit lame but then there may be a way of extracting more benefits out of it I haven't figured out yet.

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Blucey
 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:49 
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also the powerup system is odd as I think you can only have one weapon powered-up at any time.

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 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 7:50 
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yup, didn't see any news about a new xbla game this week, but then looked in the store and found this gem, cool sound too

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GovernmentYard
 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 20:54 

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'tis shiny
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 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
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I like this. A shooter I can play without dying lots.

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 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 22:46 
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Impressive from what I've seen so far. A definite maybe.

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 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 21:36 
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I wasn't impressed at all, I'm afraid. I've never really enjoyed into the screen shooty games, and there was nothing in the demo to take my fancy.

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YOG
 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 21:52 
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myoptika wrote:
I like this. A shooter I can play without dying lots.


Is it actually a shmup, though? It sounds like an on-rails Panzer Dragoon type affair (which would also be fabby). :p

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GovernmentYard
 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 21:58 

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Fair enough, Panzer/Starfox haters need not apply.
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YOG
 Post subject: Re: Aces of the Galaxy
PostPosted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 22:31 
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Oh aye, just got the demo. It's deffo more like Star Fox! :D

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