Review: X-Men Arcade
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Okay you totally didn't mention something I felt was important. It's one of the only games I've found that utilizes the ps3's ability to have up to 7 players on one box (that isn't a sports game). My buddies brought over controllers and all six had a great nostalgia trip (FYI we were between ages 11-16 when the original came out)
Sadly, most of the people online actually couldn't beat the game without 100 quarters. Since using your mutant power without any charges saved up drains health, button-mashers will constantly be at 1 HP. This is why infinite continues breaks the game: you actually get more kills by going RRRRAAAAAAAA 5 times, dying to the next enemy, then hitting Start to try again.cefm said:
A part of me woulden't mind playing a version of this where you would have to spend a set amount of online currency to get that feeling of the old arcade. I can see people hating that but I would have it only as an option and would honestly be the only way I can think of getting it a little closer where you would actually worry about how many continues you had left. The companies would be raking it in.
i loved this game back in the day but i really wish for that sports arcade game they had that had streetfighter like characters racing and competing in extreme olympic events like hadoken-ing the artilliary shells being fired at u or mach speed track n field. any1 know the game i'm talking about?
I think it's the voice. It's strangely appealing and well-suited to reviews.latenightapplepie said:
I'd probably get it if it was cheaper, but 10 bucks seems like a bit much. I remember the first time I played on the amazing 6 player cabinet. I would generally pick Colossus, Nightcrawler, or Wolverine.
Nowadays I'd probably pick Dazzler or Storm. I still won't take Cyclops, ever.
Nowadays I'd probably pick Dazzler or Storm. I still won't take Cyclops, ever.
The biggest knock I have against the game is the unlimited continues. It takes ALL the consequence and strategy out of the game. Since you have no fear of truly "dying," whenever bosses come on, everyone just keeps throwing their special moves, dying, respawning, throwing special moves, dying, rinse and repeat.
It's too bad that a game like TMNT Arcade turned out being the exception rather than the norm. That game really got it right. 19 lives to get to the end, and it is still a challenge. If they just put a lives limit on X-Men, it would be tons of fun. As-is though it's just more evidence that freeplay isn't always funplay.
It's too bad that a game like TMNT Arcade turned out being the exception rather than the norm. That game really got it right. 19 lives to get to the end, and it is still a challenge. If they just put a lives limit on X-Men, it would be tons of fun. As-is though it's just more evidence that freeplay isn't always funplay.
Slot machines work of the psychological necessity to make sense of things.dastardly said:
The reason gambling works is that it is entirely random. Your brain assumes it figured out the pattern but no pattern actually exists. Which is why people are rarely fulfilled with just 10 tries and must continue trying.
But yeah...basically what you said. Just wanted to follow up on it. The brain is constantly looking for patterns, convincing it that it found one is a great way to manipulate people and create superstition.
Of course. What I'm talking about here is one of the concepts that fuels the "gambler's fallacy." The fact that something is random doesn't have any effect on us directly. What it does is play upon our sense of fairness (which is a type of pattern). The game exists, you know how it works, and therefore you should be able to win.theultimateend said:
Arcade games are, in a lot of ways, just as random. It's simply a matter of having to push more buttons or pull more levers to achieve the result. There is skill required, sure, but these skills are generally pretty simple to get the hang of... and this skill component leads us to the false belief that the process is decided entirely based on skill. So we keep popping in quarters because, "Oh, wait, I see. No, I got this, I got this." We're convinced that losing just then taught us a new skill that will keep us from losing in the same way again.
Gambler's Fallacy: "I just have to keep pulling this lever. At some point, I'm due for a win." - We impose rules of fairness on the proceedings.
Gambler's Fallacy - Arcade version: "I just have to put in another quarter. I know how to beat this now, so I'm totally going to win." - Imposing rules of fairness again.
Different appearance, same mechanism.
At least SNK seems to understand keeping the old games challenging. The Neo-Geo games are tough! Now I remember how my friend and I dropped $10 on Magician Lord 20 years ago and still couldn't beat it.
Ah yes! I remember spending many a quarter on this game, those were some good archade memeries, and I think that I'll definitely have to get it on my PS3. The good times will be had once more! And apparently, for only half an hour? Ah well, what price is there for nostalgia? ..About $10 apparently..
Nice to see this game being made available again, and nice to see that they haven't messed around with it like they did with some of the other arcade brawler classics.