Centy Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 No matter how shit a game appears i always give it a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Yeah I usually give my games at least a few days before deciding if I like or dislike them but GameStation (where I bought it) are usually bastards when it comes to changing games the longer you leave it. At least GAME have that 10 day no fuss return gimmick...GameStation have been known to insist on trade-ins just to swap a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a4paper Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Well, I can't see it working that well on the DS. Give it a go on a home console though and I think you'll enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centy Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Actually the DS version looks almost on a par with the home console versions so i guess its just down to what youd rather play it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted September 16, 2006 Author Share Posted September 16, 2006 Read that review that Phil put up and that's pretty much the gospel from what I've seen. The camera isn't great, and it doesn't look as good as other versions (as you'd expect really). Buy on DS if you only have a DS (unlikely, I know). I'm gonna keep it and carry on playing as it is fun, but might buy the Cube or PSP version when they come out to get the full stunning effect. Oh, and the touch screen is used well, not over the top, just used as you'd expect - choosing your character and stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 As an extra to my previous post, I'm gonna put up a review shortly, but in the meantime I'll say this..... Buy it on a home console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Would you be looking to get rid of it, Hendo? I'm still debating whether to get it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 Well Ed, I bought it for 2 reasons (other than it being Star Wars in lego) - I seem to have an addiction to buying DS games and will they pull off a DS version? It works but does have bugs and would be more suited to a proper home console. I'm not gonna get rid of it but will be buying the Cube version. I think you're like me, so buy it cheapish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliath Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I was really looking forwards to this.... but heard nothing but negative comments about it. Here is part of a review someone sent to me: But then things start straying in a direction that tells us that this game was rushed out the door. The camera system, admittedly one of the weaker elements of the console design, is handled horrendously on the Nintendo DS platform -- half the time it works as it's intended, but in that other half it'll get stuck or move too slowly, or not get close enough to the action to see gaps properly. Environments and characters will simply vanish off screen an obscene amount of times throughout the experience; you'll be walking along when suddenly "poof!" There goes the backdrop. There goes Han Solo. There goes your X-Wing or the asteroids you're flying around. It happens so much that I wouldn't be surprised that people will think their copy is defective. When we played it for review we tested it on multiple retail copies, on multiple games. This game is riddled with bugs and it's entirely unacceptable to find this many in a final retail product that can't even be patched with a post-release download. Im borrowing it off someone from work for a couple of nights, who is going to take it back as he is so dissapointed wiht it... However he is a harsh judge of all games as he used to work in game dev.... So if anyone has it... Hendo?? And wants to check out some of the co-op tonight... then let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 It's not online, dude! Otherwise I'd love to. Oh, and that review is spot on - it's bugged to hell and clearly unfinished. They obviously had to rush it to coincide with the new "before they were fucked with" versions of Star Wars DVD's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliath Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 WAAAAAAAAA dammit... i was really looking forward to that. I managed to sneak in a quick game while doing a poo.... and already i had my character vanish... And let me clairfy something; On reading the reviews and hearing people speak of characters vanishing, i assumed this was simple graphics popping up late on a scene load etc... but no... my character TOTALLY vanished from the screen... and i could run around etc etc... totally invisible to me (but not the enemies) Its almost like they didnt have a debug stage... Or if they did, the games testers were like " hey.. yeah.. i found this one bug where your character vanishes" And the dev's went "yeah whatever noob... like you could ever make a game... you're fired" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliath Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Sorry to double post and all... but been playing this all evening...... came home from work... made some supper... whacked on Return of the Jedi DVD in the bg and have gone through a few missions.. aside from a few minor glitches its still very good fun. Very impressed with the graphics and stuff.. yeah its buggy... and perhaps because i am only borrowing it and therefore not parted any cash for it i can let that slide.... .... that said i'm only at the end of episode IV so things could go to shit yet... Jabba's ship and Stuck are two words i keep hearing lots of together when i read about this game. Yep - sure enough... i got to Jabba's barge.. and got stuck multiple times. Stupid little things like characters stuck in a loop jumping off ledges so i cant gain control of them..... or being spawned somewhere that its IMPOSSIBLE to get out from... and getting stuck in some geometry... all things meaning i had to restart the level!!! SUCK Such a shame as it had potential to be an AWESOME DS title... i seriously hope the team who worked on it get a good telling off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair_thomas Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I haven't encountered as many bugs as others seemingly have, and I am enjoying this quite a bit. I even made a Ghostbuster from the various lego parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 In case you missed it on the Reviews thread, the review for this is up HERE with donations from everyone. And did you get the game very recently alistair? There were stories going round that as soon as the bugged copies had sold out the copies sold in the shops would have less bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistair_thomas Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I got it for Christmas, so i assume it was bought recently, yet still seems to have all the bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noize Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I enjoyed that game a bit, although I've heard the European version has more bugs than the US version. Haven't experienced a lot of bugs aside from bad camera angles that rendered the game impossible to play in some places. Otherwise, it's fun but only in small doses. Definitely NOT amongst the best DS games out there. But I consider it to be better than that "Star Wars: Deadly Alliance" so-generic-it-hurts game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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