Blinx The Time Sweeper comes out next week - who's wetting their pants?
10-02-02, 01:54 PM
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Blinx The Time Sweeper comes out next week - who's wetting their pants?
This is the first Xbox game that I may just buy at retail price rather than used. I can't wait for this game. 
Who else is excited about it?
Who else is excited about it?
10-02-02, 02:54 PM
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Innovative, but that review is far from extatic. It certainly is a game I would try if I had an Xbox, but it sure sounds tough and frustrating, which is a turn off for me in a platformer. All the preview video I saw of this game looked really blurry; I'm glad the game looks great in real life, I was worried.
10-02-02, 03:00 PM
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I am going to rent after reading the IGN X-Box review. They are usually the ones that gush over games and give them a high score. With this review they are being as critical as IGN Cube is with all their games.
The major things were "heavy points of slowdown", "frustrating" and "horrid camera" in that review. Although they did say it was the best platformer available for X-Box.
The major things were "heavy points of slowdown", "frustrating" and "horrid camera" in that review. Although they did say it was the best platformer available for X-Box.
10-02-02, 03:19 PM
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Damn! Trigger you beat me to it. I was thinking about posting a Blinx thread.
Anyways, like you (but not wetting my pants
) I am very excited about Blinx. It's the first platformer that I wanted to play on my Xbox. It also appears to be very suitable for my daughter to watch/help me play. My only concern, is if will take time away from my xbox live time 
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I've been waiting to see if any of the B&M stores will have a deal on it, since it comes out next week.
-Lucky
Anyways, like you (but not wetting my pants
) I am very excited about Blinx. It's the first platformer that I wanted to play on my Xbox. It also appears to be very suitable for my daughter to watch/help me play. My only concern, is if will take time away from my xbox live time . I've been waiting to see if any of the B&M stores will have a deal on it, since it comes out next week.
-Lucky
10-02-02, 03:38 PM
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Has there been another version of Blinx on another system? I'm surprised I haven't really heard of this game, but it seems like I'm the real minority. Always cool to find these games that everybody loves that you somehow missed, tends to give it more credibility than just the usual review websites.
10-02-02, 03:42 PM
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Considering how flakey my harddrive has been, Blinx might kill my whole system. 
It looks interesting, but I doubt I will buy it. I would like to try a demo of it though. Seems more frustrating than fun from the reviews I've read.
It looks interesting, but I doubt I will buy it. I would like to try a demo of it though. Seems more frustrating than fun from the reviews I've read.
10-03-02, 02:45 AM
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off topic rabbit trail I know, but what about minority report? or sum of all fears? 99% of all of those trailers are locked grr. Some kind soul needs to get them all and host them for us broke losers
10-03-02, 03:42 AM
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I my just have to pick this one up next week...
Too many good games coming out at once... I don't have time to beat them all.
(Still need to get into Kingdom Hearts too)
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Too many good games coming out at once... I don't have time to beat them all.
(Still need to get into Kingdom Hearts too)
-k
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10-03-02, 07:37 AM
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Originally posted by Shuki
anyone have any handy links to some movies? like something more recent than last May
anyone have any handy links to some movies? like something more recent than last May
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10-03-02, 08:15 AM
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IGN loves their platformers, I would be a little concerned that they only gave the gameplay an 8.0. The fact that you have to replay levels just to refill your health and time meter seems kinda annoying, I wonder why IGN views this as a positive? Why do they consider the camera to be part of "graphics?"
10-03-02, 11:09 AM
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Originally posted by Aghama
IGN loves their platformers, I would be a little concerned that they only gave the gameplay an 8.0. The fact that you have to replay levels just to refill your health and time meter seems kinda annoying, I wonder why IGN views this as a positive? Why do they consider the camera to be part of "graphics?"
IGN loves their platformers, I would be a little concerned that they only gave the gameplay an 8.0. The fact that you have to replay levels just to refill your health and time meter seems kinda annoying, I wonder why IGN views this as a positive? Why do they consider the camera to be part of "graphics?"
10-03-02, 09:52 PM
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As I get older, I don't think it's possible for me to reach pants-wetting excitement about any game, no matter how good.
The only title I'd consider borderline-Depends material is NHL 2k3. I only wish every gamer knew just how easily NHL 2k2 eclipsed NHL 2002 in every aspect of the sport of hockey, because NHL 2k3 should be the easiest sports gaming decision of the year. Oh well.
The only title I'd consider borderline-Depends material is NHL 2k3. I only wish every gamer knew just how easily NHL 2k2 eclipsed NHL 2002 in every aspect of the sport of hockey, because NHL 2k3 should be the easiest sports gaming decision of the year. Oh well.