Blinx is BACK (XBOX)
04-28-04, 10:30 AM
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Blinx is BACK (XBOX)
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/509/509675p1.html
I'm thrilled. The first game left had a lot of potential but wasn't too great. I hope they make the sequel what the first should have been!
After all, we all know the first Crash Bandicoot wasn't too great, and look what they did to that series!
Jeremy
April 27, 2004 - Set to be unveiled in the pages of Japan's Famitsu Xbox magazine is the tentatively titled Blinx 2, the sequel to last year's platformer that made the smallest of dents in the Xbox gaming world.
Developer Artoon is once again developing the title, with Microsoft serving as publisher. Details on release date and pricing have yet to be revealed, but Xbox Live support will be included in some form.
Artoon is planning a host of new features for the title. The time control abilities of the original are back and apparently improved. An all new "Tom Tom Gang" mode of play puts you in control of the Tom Tom Gang of villains from the original, taking on multiple missions. Also included is a character edit mode that allows you to edit Blinx and Tom Tom Gang members to your liking, with over twenty five costumes.
We expect to see this game at E3, so stay tuned for more information shortly.
Developer Artoon is once again developing the title, with Microsoft serving as publisher. Details on release date and pricing have yet to be revealed, but Xbox Live support will be included in some form.
Artoon is planning a host of new features for the title. The time control abilities of the original are back and apparently improved. An all new "Tom Tom Gang" mode of play puts you in control of the Tom Tom Gang of villains from the original, taking on multiple missions. Also included is a character edit mode that allows you to edit Blinx and Tom Tom Gang members to your liking, with over twenty five costumes.
We expect to see this game at E3, so stay tuned for more information shortly.
After all, we all know the first Crash Bandicoot wasn't too great, and look what they did to that series!
Jeremy
04-28-04, 11:09 AM
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I'm really suprised that they would bother with this title. Can't imagine there's much of a demand for a sequel to that game, and PoP implemented the time-shifting thing much better than Blinx ever did. Still, right now in Las Vegas they're shooting Miss Congeniality 2, so I guess that proves in time everything will get a sequel regardless of merit or demand.
04-28-04, 11:17 AM
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Originally posted by Decker
I'm really suprised that they would bother with this title. Can't imagine there's much of a demand for a sequel to that game, and PoP implemented the time-shifting thing much better than Blinx ever did. Still, right now in Las Vegas they're shooting Miss Congeniality 2, so I guess that proves in time everything will get a sequel regardless of merit or demand.
I'm really suprised that they would bother with this title. Can't imagine there's much of a demand for a sequel to that game, and PoP implemented the time-shifting thing much better than Blinx ever did. Still, right now in Las Vegas they're shooting Miss Congeniality 2, so I guess that proves in time everything will get a sequel regardless of merit or demand.
04-28-04, 11:19 AM
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Originally posted by illennium
Miss Congeniality was a surprise hit for Warner Bros. It did well at the box office and was cheap to produce. That's why they're making a sequel.
Miss Congeniality was a surprise hit for Warner Bros. It did well at the box office and was cheap to produce. That's why they're making a sequel.
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04-28-04, 02:59 PM
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back on topic... i think the idea of blinx wasn't too half-baked. so, a sequel that refines it and makes it better isn't a bad goal.
and if you already have characters developed, there is less investment in creating new ones.
finally, just by announcing a sequel, there will be people who will buy the first just to be completionist... er, like me probably
and if you already have characters developed, there is less investment in creating new ones.
finally, just by announcing a sequel, there will be people who will buy the first just to be completionist... er, like me probably
04-28-04, 03:17 PM
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back on topic... i think the idea of blinx wasn't too half-baked. so, a sequel that refines it and makes it better isn't a bad goal.
back on topic... i think the idea of blinx wasn't too half-baked. so, a sequel that refines it and makes it better isn't a bad goal.
04-28-04, 04:23 PM
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I refuse to live in a world where Blinx gets a sequel and games like Klonoa dont...this has saddened my day.
I refuse to live in a world where Blinx gets a sequel and games like Klonoa dont...this has saddened my day.
04-28-04, 04:37 PM
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Remember the MS troll that was on here hyping the heck out of Blinx before it came out?
I hope they can produce a good game this time, the first was far from good. Far from bad, but also far from the supposed "Mario Killer"
I hope they can produce a good game this time, the first was far from good. Far from bad, but also far from the supposed "Mario Killer"
04-29-04, 12:05 AM
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Originally posted by PixyJunket
Klonoa DID get a sequel, a volleyball game, and 3 GBA games (in Japan).
Klonoa DID get a sequel, a volleyball game, and 3 GBA games (in Japan).
04-29-04, 02:05 AM
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Originally posted by zero
*ahem!* I meant in the U.S there buddy. I am aware of Klonoa's success overseas, sadly I cant afford to import much of anything anymore...damn rent.
*ahem!* I meant in the U.S there buddy. I am aware of Klonoa's success overseas, sadly I cant afford to import much of anything anymore...damn rent.
04-29-04, 11:23 AM
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Originally posted by illennium
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (PS2) and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (GBA) both came out in the U.S.... Both are great games, and two sequels (or rather one sequel and one handheld re-interpretation) for a lesser-known game isn't bad at all. I'm honestly not sure what your point was.
Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (PS2) and Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (GBA) both came out in the U.S.... Both are great games, and two sequels (or rather one sequel and one handheld re-interpretation) for a lesser-known game isn't bad at all. I'm honestly not sure what your point was.
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