From the feature PlanetXbox360.com review:
"As I stood there watching Tony Hawk launch his all-new skateboarding game in New York City yesterday I began to see why the team created this completely new experience for fans. Tony Hawk is no longer the twenty-something X-Games champion that he once was, he has aged and is married with a precious little daughter; his times of ruling the skateboarding world are over, at least in terms of actual skating. That's why the development team created Tony Hawk: Ride, an all-new take on the multi-million dollar, 10 year running video game franchise. Ride takes everything you are familiar with in a skateboarding game and throws it out the window, creating something revolutionary that will change the way fans play this genre of games going forward. If you are just watching a commercial for Tony Hawk: Ride, or checking out the latest screenshots, you may not even see what the big deal is; the fun comes from a well-made accessory included with every copy of the game. That medium-sized plastic skateboard is your ticket to an insane amount of fun, and a direct line to a casual market of gamers for the Tony Hawk series. This review is not about nitpicking specific mechanics, it's about the creation of something new and enjoyable; Tony Hawk: Ride brings a whole lot of fun to the rehashed video game market."
No one wants to use these wonky game controllers. No one.
Never say no one. There’s always going to be someone who’s contrarian who’s gotta say they’re actually a fan of one of these
i had the jaguar and cd32 and yeah, their stock controllers werent all that. They got the job done but there were better ones. The 6 button jag controller felt better to hold and incorporated more sculpting for the hands and fingers to reach the number pad easier. And the competition pro cd32 was like a genesis controller in shape and comfort. Way better than the stock one.
As for kinect, it worked, it was fun but i liked the non gaming uses for it. some people got pretty creative with reverse engineering that thing.
The Ouya controller was incredibly poor. Looked nice but quality of doad buttons triggers was that of a cheap knockoff you get for £1.99 on ebay
It's amazing that there are so many different kinds of video games, but there are certain ones that will leave you looking pretty silly.
Continue Play's Oliver Zimmerman thinks back to all those disappointing moments in gaming's bumpy past.
I'll give some of my own personal ones, Not in order and def can't do top ten there are soo many....
1 - BRINK
2 - Bought MK9 during PSN Blackout couldn't
3 - 2 weeks into Playstation Allstars and reallizing how unfinished it is
4 - When FFXIV first came out/The crazy wait for FFXIII Versus
5 - The last guardian delays
6 - The realization of lack PS Vita support on most fronts
7 - My Sega Gensis Broke the day I "bought" Sonic and Knuckles
8 - My PS3 Yellow lighted the Night I bought MAG on midnight launch
9 - Twisted Metal/Starhawk Sales
10 - Most of the endings to Legacy of Kain games (yes I know why they are like that)
*BONUS* - Realization I'm Never going to see a Mega Man 8 like MM game ever again
**BONUS** - Roy and Mew Two was absent from SSB Brawl
***BONUS*** - Brawl.
lol.....but some really Pissed me off though.
All 10 entries on the same page?
What magic is this?!?
In all seriousness, this is a well-worded and thoughtful look at the missteps in the gaming industry. Great job!
Story quality - Excellent
Like the Website - Yes
No order
1. PSN down for a month, the month Portal 2, SOCOM, Mortal Kombat, and other games came out at that.
2. Xbox One reveal
3. Zipper Interactive shut down
4. PS3 from launch until 2009
5. Crash Bandicoot and Spyro not owned by Sony or ND and Insomniac respectively.
6. The Wii
7. RRoD
8. Microtransactions
9. Activision killing Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero by releasing it too often
10. David Hayter not voice of Snake anymore
Bonus: infamous 2 reveal with that weird looking douchebag they called "Cole McGrath". I'm glad they changed the look of him back to normal though.
In my most humble of opinions, the Kinect 2.0 is the biggest letdown in the last few years I can think of. The 1:1 tracking and voice recognition were severely lacking at launch. I know this is a polarizing topic, but its just my thoughts.
Agreed, it's one of the best party/fun games out there right now; I loved it and I'm a girl; great gift as well.....nice review!
Yep, fantastic work for something new!