OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG! I NEED A 360!!!

[Kitsunexus]

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2007/09/12/rez-ikaruga-coming-to-the-360-live-arcade


Yes, you read that right. ^___________^

[Tablet]

Yeah i heard a rumour about this not too long ago, very glad to see its apparently true

[Necromancer]

Awesome - especially for only $10, as a download.

[Joe Redifer]

I've posted this picture in a couple of other forums now, but I figure I'll post it here as well.

A vertical shooter on an HD screen.  Oh, the black bar-ness!

[Kitsunexus]

Well...

1. I don't have an HD TV.

2. My TV does that with Gamcube Ikaruga, and I don't really care.

[Joe Redifer]

Oh, you already have Ikaruga?  Then you don't need a 360.

[Tablet]

I've posted this picture in a couple of other forums now, but I figure I'll post it here as well.

A vertical shooter on an HD screen.  Oh, the black bar-ness!

*is tempted to turn my TV sideways*

Like the version of star soldier for the psp, you have to turn it on its side, either way the black bars dont bother me

[Michael Helgeson]

Thats cool.

[Keranu]

Screw widescreen TVs.

[Joe Redifer]

Widescreen TVs kick ass... except for pre-Dreamcast era console gaming.  Then only CRT SDTV will do.

Anyway if the game offered a "tate" mode and you tilted an HDTV sideways, you'd get something like this:



They should just make a tate mode that's skinnier so it would fit, and we would all LOL at playing it un-titled as it would be even worse.

[Black Tiger]

From what I read, the graphics are supposed to be redone for the 360. So it may be worth playing in 720p, even on a widescreen. If you have a projector, it doesn't matter if you're only left with a 58" playing area.

[Digi.k]

you better start saving up for those MS points because theres a few more japanese shmups coming on XBL:

REZ HD with 5.1 audio
Omega Five   
Trigger Heart Excelia
Castle Shikigami III   ( http://kotaku.com/gaming/gallery/exploring-castle-shikigami-iii-299219.php )



Not to mention those gorgeous jp RPGs coming our way.. now wheres our translated Tengai Makyou!!??


Oh Ya.. other news.  Bangai-O heading to the Nintendo DS!!!!  =D

[Kitsunexus]

Oh, you already have Ikaruga?  Then you don't need a 360.

I don't have Rez, and I'd rather pay $500+ for a fully functional game system than just for the Rez PS2 disc alone...

[Joe Redifer]

Fully functional game system?  I thought this thread was abut the Xbox360.  Good luck getting a fully functional one that doesn't break down on you.

BTW... Dreamcast REZ is better than PS2 REZ.  It runs in 480p and therefore looks much cleaner with less jaggies.

[Digi.k]

haha yup..  about 95% of the people I know including myself have had the system break down due to heating problems...   the other 5% have had their 360 for 2 years and still going.

You should get the 360's with HDMI ready as these will have the updated heat sinks which are slightly more reliable (well they dont heat up as much as the older versions)  as the back of the 360 the fan extracts air as hot as a hair dryer!!!!!   Since I gotten mine back the air extracted at the back  feels a bit warmer than the air that comes out of the power supply unit of my pc.

Or you could wait even more longer till the 65ns chips come out offering even more reliability.. although no one is gonna know when these hit the shops..