This gaming generation has seen great innovation, yet it has also seen its fair share of imitation. GamePro pit the originators against the imitators to see who does it better!
The Outerhaven writes: Split/Second was the explosive arcade racing game that outshone Ridge Racer and Burnout. That is, until Disney shut it all down before a sequel could happen.
From the mid-1980s to the early part of the 2000s, light gun rail shooters were a staple in both arcade and home system gaming. Arguably, the genre started to really hit its stride in the mid-1990s. While games like Time Crisis, Virtual Cop, and House of the Dead, among others, dominated both the home system and arcade space, some one relegated to only home game systems. Today, we’ll be talking about a little-known cult game published by Sony called Project: Horned Owl. This game was developed by Alfa Systems, and all in all, this is a fun game.
Just like you don’t ask a woman her age, you don’t ask a Final Fantasy fan how many games there are in total.
I don't quiet get who it's directed at. General player? Sure, I can believe them not knowing some of the less popular final fantasy games. But final fantasy FANS? There is nothing forgotten about these games.
I own a Wii. Hardly touch it because of the controller. Great concept, but needs some work with connectivity. C'mon - a "sensor bar?" Nintendo should explore Bluetooth and remove this headache.
6- Avatars
Home is a MMORPG at its most fundamental level which is something Sony has been doing since the EQ days almost a decade ago.
FAIL.
5- Wii White
WTF?
FAIL
3- Saint's Row
And every fps is a ripoff of previous fps. And every rpg is a ripoff of previous rpgs. Whatever.
FAIL
2- Trophies
Microsoft ripped off Sony's Skill Points from Insomniac's games like Ratchet and Clank and others that they've had since the late 1990s. "You've earned a skill point" for a variety of tasks and goals and the total skill point score could be used to buy/unlock items or features.
Microsoft has never once thanked or acknowledged Sony for giving them the idea for achievements.
FAIL.
1- The Sixaxis
Oh god. Arcade games, pc controllers going all the way back to the 1990s have had motion controls. So Nintendo built their console entirely on the waggle gimmick. Whoop dee f-ing doo.
FAIL
i thought the main flaw with the article was saying Konami was an imitator, when it pretty much pioneered instrument related games. The site even states that the games came out prior to rock band or guitar hero. I think in relation to this, the main thing Harmonix has done has introduced it to a mainstream western market, which is no mean feat, but to say Konami is copying them with instrument perephials is wrong.
this is dumb article cause the video game industry just like any industry is built upon doing wat ur competitors do but better everyone learns from everyone else doesn't make it wrong at all
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