Comments on: Time Crisis 4 Released Today /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/ We're not PlayStation but we sometimes get to speak to them Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Apnomis /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-179795 Apnomis Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:26:17 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-179795 You should have preordered early when Game.co.uk had it listed at £39.99! Add to that a discount code and Quidco and I got this title for around £30 (before the reviews came out). The only reason I didn't cancel my preorder when people started slating it is that I got it for such a good price. The graphics aren't exactly great, but aren't exactly crap either. The textures are basic but everything is very smooth and crisp, and besides I thought the Wii proved that games that you waggle a controller in front of are immune from criticism of the graphics? If this title had been a Wii release for their gun accessory it would have probably got rave reviews... I hope that they use the PSN Store as an outlet for cheap and fun gun games, like they started doing with the PS Eye (though there hasn't been any of them in a while). Also if it sells enough we'll probably start seeing Wii ports of shooting games, like that decent looking Resident Evil game released on the Will not so long ago. All in all if you liked the Time Crisis games, or you like the Wii style interaction of a gun peripheral, the only thing that should deter you from buying this is not the reviews but the price. As far as I'm concerned a website that gives good reviews for games like "Link's Cross-Bow Training" (or whatever the Wii equivalent is called) cannot be justified in giving this game 6/10 (or less) just because it's on the PS3... You should have preordered early when Game.co.uk had it listed at £39.99!

Add to that a discount code and Quidco and I got this title for around £30 (before the reviews came out).

The only reason I didn’t cancel my preorder when people started slating it is that I got it for such a good price.

The graphics aren’t exactly great, but aren’t exactly crap either. The textures are basic but everything is very smooth and crisp, and besides I thought the Wii proved that games that you waggle a controller in front of are immune from criticism of the graphics? If this title had been a Wii release for their gun accessory it would have probably got rave reviews…

I hope that they use the PSN Store as an outlet for cheap and fun gun games, like they started doing with the PS Eye (though there hasn’t been any of them in a while). Also if it sells enough we’ll probably start seeing Wii ports of shooting games, like that decent looking Resident Evil game released on the Will not so long ago.

All in all if you liked the Time Crisis games, or you like the Wii style interaction of a gun peripheral, the only thing that should deter you from buying this is not the reviews but the price.

As far as I’m concerned a website that gives good reviews for games like “Link’s Cross-Bow Training” (or whatever the Wii equivalent is called) cannot be justified in giving this game 6/10 (or less) just because it’s on the PS3…

]]> By: Stu Sock /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-179074 Stu Sock Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:02:44 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-179074 £64.99 is an insane price - I'm out. £64.99 is an insane price - I’m out.

]]> By: STJ /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-178347 STJ Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:19:21 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-178347 Sorry, not getting this one for the sole fact that the Gun only stupidly caters to right handers. Namco, if you're going to make badly designed GunCons, at least make them so we can all use them. I can't even buy this game if I wanted to, the way I hold the gun is completely nuffed by the joynipple positioning. Shame, I kinda enjoyed this in the arcades, but HotD4 does everything games in this genre should do right *waits for HotD4 PS3 port* -_- Sorry, not getting this one for the sole fact that the Gun only stupidly caters to right handers. Namco, if you’re going to make badly designed GunCons, at least make them so we can all use them.

I can’t even buy this game if I wanted to, the way I hold the gun is completely nuffed by the joynipple positioning. Shame, I kinda enjoyed this in the arcades, but HotD4 does everything games in this genre should do right *waits for HotD4 PS3 port* -_-

]]> By: madeye88 /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-178339 madeye88 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:58:46 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-178339 are the guns wireless? are the guns wireless?

]]> By: stirlo /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-178163 stirlo Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:06:06 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-178163 gee, only 5 months too late! i think anyone that hasn't imported it already would have given up on it... 5 months is _way_ too long to wait between markets, great job guys gee, only 5 months too late! i think anyone that hasn’t imported it already would have given up on it… 5 months is _way_ too long to wait between markets, great job guys

]]> By: Youlikeyams /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-178091 Youlikeyams Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:14:07 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-178091 Silver lining, eh? ;D Silver lining, eh? ;D

]]> By: afgavinstan /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-177869 afgavinstan Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:40:12 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-177869 I have owned the US version since it's launch last year. Now, at the time before launch, I really enjoyed the posts on playstation.blog from the producer of the game. To get to my point/question: On the back of the box of the American version, and on the official TC4 website, there's DLC mentioned (the website says it might be 'Multiplayer'). Any word or info on this, ThreeSpeech? A few dudes on my friends list has this, and goin' Tango and Cash on the terrorists collective arses sounds amazing! Please, pester Namco! Gav:) I have owned the US version since it’s launch last year.
Now, at the time before launch, I really enjoyed the posts on playstation.blog from the producer of the game.

To get to my point/question: On the back of the box of the American version, and on the official TC4 website, there’s DLC mentioned (the website says it might be ‘Multiplayer’). Any word or info on this, ThreeSpeech?

A few dudes on my friends list has this, and goin’ Tango and Cash on the terrorists collective arses sounds amazing!

Please, pester Namco!
Gav:)

]]> By: reakt /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-177833 reakt Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:47:22 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-177833 Three Speech. I see that you mention the two highest review scores. A quick search on metacritic.com shows that most reviewers have not given such favourable reviews. In fact a lot of sites that I read and trust the opinions of (Eurogamer, 1up, etc) have given it very low scores. Three Speech. I see that you mention the two highest review scores. A quick search on metacritic.com shows that most reviewers have not given such favourable reviews. In fact a lot of sites that I read and trust the opinions of (Eurogamer, 1up, etc) have given it very low scores.

]]> By: elephant_stone /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-177775 elephant_stone Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:49:36 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-177775 @10 Point Blank FTW!!! :D:D:D hehe I had the origianl Time Crisis for my PSx and it was really good - everyone who played it loved it...but since playing all other itterations in the arcade I cant see my picking this game up - there hasnt been much evolution with the series, not that there is much more to do with this genre. @10

Point Blank FTW!!! :D:D:D hehe

I had the origianl Time Crisis for my PSx and it was really good - everyone who played it loved it…but since playing all other itterations in the arcade I cant see my picking this game up - there hasnt been much evolution with the series, not that there is much more to do with this genre.

]]> By: fanpages /blog/2008/04/time-crisis-4-released-today/comment-page-1/#comment-177585 fanpages Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:17:28 +0000 /blog/?p=1014#comment-177585 Oh yes... I forgot to mention... if anybody finds a retailer anywhere in the world that has stocks of a standalone GunCon 3 (black, orange, sky-blue pink, whatever) that can import to the UK (without Sony throwing a wobbly & causing the retailer to shut-up shop for good), please let me know. Trying to play a two-player offline game with one gun is a pointless exercise. Why on earth you cannot buy "solus" gun controllers in the UK (yet) is as much a good question as why it took so long for the title to reach the UK given the release last year in the US & Japan. The only way currently to support two-player shoot-fests ('joynubs' anyone?) is to buy two copies of the (vastly over-priced) Game+GunCon3 bundle. BFN, fp. Oh yes… I forgot to mention… if anybody finds a retailer anywhere in the world that has stocks of a standalone GunCon 3 (black, orange, sky-blue pink, whatever) that can import to the UK (without Sony throwing a wobbly & causing the retailer to shut-up shop for good), please let me know.

Trying to play a two-player offline game with one gun is a pointless exercise.

Why on earth you cannot buy “solus” gun controllers in the UK (yet) is as much a good question as why it took so long for the title to reach the UK given the release last year in the US & Japan.

The only way currently to support two-player shoot-fests (’joynubs’ anyone?) is to buy two copies of the (vastly over-priced) Game+GunCon3 bundle.

BFN,

fp.

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