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Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. The worst example is going down the staircase shortcut on Montreal; with one car on screen the game almost stops Fatal error number 2 are the controls Tight controls have now been replaced by clunky, unresponsive handling that make difficult sections such as the short-cut "ship jump" on Louisiana that much harder. Please note, if you played Speed Devils Online when the servers were up, enjoyed yourself and you're angry with my review I apologise.
Again I point out I am not reviewing the online section of the game as I cannot play it. However if the controls and framerate on the offline mode were the same as the online mode, I'm glad I didn't. Sorry, but there is no reason to buy this version whatsoever! Last edited by rjay63 on Thu Apr 12, am, edited 2 times in total. Come, bow before your King! Bow ya shits! Neohound Joined: Tue Jul 20, pm. Just read your review, rjay, and I found it to be a very interesting read.
I think you are right to point out the differences in playability in both games - It's definitely a tale of two halves! But there should always be a place for 'alternative' games on any system and I'm so glad Speed Devils got released on the DC as it's so full of character s! I always thought the handling was broken in the second game but always put it, along with the framerate problems, down to the developers incorporating the online code into the game.
I'm not really sure I seem to remember F having this weird online aspect: that when you'd finished tweaking your suspension offline and took your car for a spin online , the suspension changed back to default settings Strange, but again I put it down to it being part of simplifying the mechanics of the game to get it running smoothly over dial-up. This is only speculation though, don't quote me on it When we talk about the graphics of thirteen year old games, it can be tough to imagine or remember what impact they had all those years ago.
But I distinctly remember thinking Speed Devils was impressive back in the day, especially in the way the obstacles were animated and the little details that brought the game to life. It, and I'm referring to the first game here, was also pretty solid looking, without too much slowdown or pop-up and certainly nothing game spoiling.
I think you're right in saying it could have been an even better game. Yes, a deeper or even 'drift' handling mechanic, plus those multiplayer options you suggested, could have elevated it to classic status. But, as it is, it's still a game everyone should try out. Like you say, it's a unique experience. I read that it was entirely based on the Speed Devils engine, and playing the game reminds me of the demo of SD online that I have on one of the web browser discs. I never played the first SD, but what got me about SD online and about Pod, was that the cars didn't feel like they had much momentum.
The turning, coasting, and breaking all felt unnatural compared to how you would think the car would act based on its perceived weight. The sheer difficulty of doing a skid or a drift in the game was part of it. My views echo those found in IGN's review: "But nothing prepared us for the other major change in this year's model. Pod was a responsive, albeit stiff title while playing both online and off, and the original Speed Devils was a bit tricky, but it was definitely tight. But SDO?
This game handles like a bad cell phone connection. Commands are delayed to the point where it doesn't feel like you're steering a car, but rather like you're blowing the wind at a car on the freeway, and maybe if you are a big enough gust, you just might nudge it to the side a bit. If you could imagine driving your run-of-the-mill RUSH vehicle with about 3 cars stack on top of it, you'd have an idea of how heavy these vehicles feel. A lot of the people I raced online didn't seem to mind, but I have to tell you I had a hard time getting used to it, and even after I did, I can't say that I enjoyed it.
I appreciate the Model 3 arcade board could performs tricks the Dreamcast and even the original XBOX for that matter couldn't. I used to bemoan the fact the PAL version of Daytona had the online race functions removed. But after hearing all those stories about constant 'dropped' games and clunky controls, I'm somewhat glad it was. I should point out I've never played POD. They have the original POD Gold game too. It was cool to read through those pages, nearly brought a tear to my eye.
I might even download that mobile version onto an old phone of mine, it's got to be worth a try I only played the game online a few times back in and I've been wracking my brains to try and remember much about the experience. Tbh, though I think I enjoyed the experience, everything was so novel for me back then that I would have been content with an online slug racing game.
Oh, and online F was so good that everything else came second to that. BTW, did the collision detection in SD cause you any grief? That is a common gripe about the game. There were one or two minor problems with steering it seems if you spend too long turning, the car will randomly spin out and reversing after crashing yes it can be done I like to try and accompany my reviews with a few extra items like old official websites or archived discussions.
I've found the old Usenet archives at Google Groups an interesting resource as you can see Dreamcast opinions from the period rather than historical revisions.
You must buy them all! Then I saw their review Speed Devils sure is packed with stuff. On the 'stuff-o-meter' rating system it's an easy eight.
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