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AICN Games: Feel The Force, Raphael!! Who Is Appearing In SOUL CALIBUR IV??
Merrick here...
1UP has posted an article about some special characters who will appear in Namco Bandai's forthcoming combat extravaganza SOUL CALIBUR IV.
Namely: Darth Vader and Yoda (?!?!?!?!?!)
The article at 1UP features a bit more information about the appearances, as well as multiple images of the characters in action against other SOUL CALIBUR denizens.
CLICK THE ACTION FOR MORE INFORMATION AND IMAGES!
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You know nothing about games.
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AND WHAT THE FUCK? Darth Vader and Yoda? I'm confused...much stranger than Link in the GC SCII
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Would be even cooler if they a decapitate-able Jar-Jar. Why-sa you-sa lookin' at me that way Yoda?!? Nooooooo! Me-sa head on tha floor!!!
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What the hell is Darth doing?
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yipes.
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Why in the hell does Star Wars have sneak it's stupid head into everything. I thought the Star Wars Transformer toys were bad enough....Leave Soul Calibur alone! It is fine with out all this stupid shit.
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Jan 09, 2008 6:25:29 PM CST
Ok, the guest characters were cool in the previous games....
by detective_fingerling
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT THIS IS THE COOLEST GUEST CHARACTER IN A GAME OF ALL TIME!
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Or not (it is also set a long, long time ago- predating whatever time period Soulcalibur is taking place in). Cross-promotion sucks, SW has so much become just another brand, it's almost as if the original three were accidents. You know this to be true. However, Bandai probably have other characters up their sleeves if they're releasing this as a teaser... There's a shot in the Soulcalibur trailer that shows a dark tower somewhat familiar... You heard it here first: Sauron will be battling Mitsurugi and al! God, that would actually suck a tub dry... Make that a pool.
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this is kind of cool nonetheless. Admit it, even if it gives Lucas a third (or fourth?) chin where to hide his bucks, this is still a neat idea. I'd stick with bib-titted swordfighters though. Can't believe I typed that.
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but it's still better than what they're doing with the Spiderman comics
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Vader and Yoda will be a lot of fun to play. Cervantes vs Yoda? I can't wait!
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People still play this?
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I knew a few girls with bib-tits. I called 'em "flap-jacks", tho.
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Where do light sabers fit into the whole Soul Calibur/soul edge story? Isn't this about finding the greatest sword ever? I haven't played this since SCII, and I'll probably stay away after seeing that.
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Imagine playing as General Grevious and killing off folk left and right with his multiple limbs.
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This is a good start, but lets see all the SW saber wielders in a 3D fighting game. Teras Kasi sucked because of the limited number of saber users, but after the prequels and the EU, there are plenty of characters to choose from.
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...Ahh, whatever.
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And the bad video game graphics are back.
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SW characters in a fighting game is lame (as crossovers go). I think comic book characters make more sense. Yoda and Vader are too powerful, so you know they're going to be "toned down." Lame. Thanks for raping my childhood once again George.
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George Lucas needs to get back to work and get us a kick ass lightsaber game for the Wii. If that game doesn't drop before Christmas 2009, I'm going to seriously start to doubt both George Lucas as a "visionary" and the Wii as a "next gen" console. Yeah, you heard it.
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Jan 09, 2008 7:51:34 PM CST
Why not post trailer for SCIV that shows Vader/Yoda in action?
by orionsangels
http://tinyurl.com/398t7b
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This pisses me off, because it has me thinking. If they're adding Star Wars characters to Soul Calibur IV. What's stopping them from taking the Soul Calibur IV engine and just replacing it with Star Wars characters and environments. You'd have an amazing Star Wars fighting game.
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Don't understand the hate in this talkback. Sounds like a bunch of nerds have sand in their vaginas. Or they have Wiis.
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betty crocker status motherfucker
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are we not allowed to have fun with games anymore? Do we have to take these things so god damn seriously? Why the fuck bother playing games anymore when so many people have their heads up their asses? Christ people...
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Perfectly said. These 13 year talkbackers are starting to be a pain.
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damn I meant 13 year old. Maybe I should go back to school to learn to type.
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Too late for anyone to care. Sorry.
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It's why I bought a fucking Dreamcast. I'm getting bored of III on PS2, although I had a lot of fun building my own characters. (Buffy characters, natch.)
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People are acting as if Soul Calibur is the premier fighting game that is now sullied with the stench of SW....
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And each character gets a couple different costumes, so I wonder what the different versions will be? Maybe Anakin Skywalker? Or Vader with his lid off? Maybe instead of Yoda you get Yaddle? And I hope the Vader=PS3 and Yoda=360 rumor is just that, a rumor.
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and an otherwise terrific game series. Hopefully Soulcalibur IV, (the correct way to write it), will return the move lists to the original sets.
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Oh noes!! How do fucking space magicians with laser swords fit into the incredibly airtight plot of the Soulc Calibur series, in which a dominatrix and a knight fight in round-based combat to eventually get control of a sword, which apparently has an eye and a soul. I mean come on, Soul Calibur is better than that. Fuck you George Lucas, fuck you for bringing us one of the greatest stories ever told. You just have to stick your brilliant hands into everything, because I'm sure YOU approached THEM to do this. Everyone here is stupid.
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I AM ALL OVER THIS SHIT. The only character I will ever play will be Yoda. Fucking sweet.
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They don't belong
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Whenever 2 awesome things combine, the outcome is usually fucking amazing. Ignore all these pussy ass naysayers who think this is some kind of disgrace. You sanctimonious fucks are pathetic. I can't wait to force-choke someone with Vader. I know I said I would only play as Yoda, but damn... now I really wanna play as Vader too. I hope they put both Yoda and Vader in both PS3 and 360 versions or I am going to be pissed. I am not spending $120 to play as 2 of my favorite characters of all time. GO LUCAS and GO NAMCO.
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Vader in Call of Duty 5!
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It sucks that Vadar is on the ps3 version and Yoda on the 360 version instead of both together.
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The Star Wars game I want is essentially Elder Scrolls: Oblivion but set in the Star Wars universe. You start off as a nobody and build your way up, becoming a Jedi, Smuggler, Bounty Hunter, or whatever you want. I don't want an online multiplayer game because you can't add to those games plus the online fee. I think Bethesda software did Oblivion right by making the game open ended yet allowed players to mod the game and add to it in order to fulfill their gaming experience. All Lucasarts would have to do is license the Havok engine and modify it in order to make possibly the greatest Star Wars experience yet. They could even follow up on the game by releasing updates such as new planets every so often with new quests to keep players going. Why no one has done this or even attempted this is beyond me. I guess progressive thinking in terms of some licenses isn't looked upon well.
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it wouldn't work. Look how big the world of Oblivion is...now lets say that's one planet...in order to get the true open-ended Star Wars game, you'd need multiple planets, each one with drastically different designs and quests with multiple plots, depending what type of character you choose...after all, there's no point in being a smuggler if at the end of the game, you fight a Sith Lord, you'd get your ass handed to you.
Which is why you would need multiple storylines, with unique quests for each character-type.
The closest we have gotten is knights of the Old Republic, which while a great series of games, is still very linear, and ultimately you are restricted to two versions of the same career path. by the end of the game, you have force powers and a lightsaber, the only possible difference comes, really from dialogue options which tell you the same story but from a light or dark perspective.
A true, open-ended, do what you like Star Wars game would take years to develop...in fact it wouldn't be a stretch to say that if Lucasarts started now, they mighten't be finished until the next generation of consoles came out in 8-10 years.
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There could be an AP release tomorrow revealing, I dunno, that Lucas was footing the bill for an HIV vaccine, and you assholes still wouldn't let up.
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I don't really understand how we are supposed to believe any of the other characters can block a lightsaber, and it's a bummer both characters won't be on both consoles, but whatever. I would still take either one on a game any day and it will totally be a lot of fun, if only for a little bit. Then I'll go back to Kilik and play the actual game.
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The first one rcoks. Also, Battlefront I and II are pretty kick ass.
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.........Lord Helmet. C'mon now, you all know that's the character we'd like to see make a guest appearance in Soul Calibur. Right down to the geeky Ric Moranis-ness of the thick-rimmed glasses and the goofy looking shorts and tights. "I see your Schwartz is as big as mine". I'm not going near this game until they confirm His Helmetness in all his Spacebally-goofiness will be in the game as well.
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FINALLY. A next gen fighting game that looks it. Virtua Fighter just looks like a slightly higher res version of the same engine. What's that shit? This takes the graphics to a newer, sexier level. Would be nice if Yoda emoted a little bit, though. His face in those battle pics is completely vacant.
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....... they'd better have Darth Vader's 'Imperial March' death theme when he's selected otherwise this game is a no-go. I mean that music is just I-freakin-conic!!! You can't have the Vadermeister without the Da da da.....da da dum da da dum.......
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Will someone put some horror movie icons in a fighting game? I'd be first in line to buy any game that had Jason, Michael or Leatherface as a hidden characters.
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.....if you could unlock Darth Maul as a secret playable character along with the Duel of the Fates theme? Pure geeektastic geeekarsm. Also an Ewok.......Gon-style. Either that or Sebulba. And from the sounds of that article, this isn't even beyond the realm of possibility since it seems like Namco Bandai are reported to have a whole host of other secret guest characters that wouldn't be revealed before the game is released; and I'd hate to think they negotiated with LucasArts for that long and polished George's knob that much just to get only 2 characters - albeit the 2 most recognizable ones. But seriously guys, I'm dead serious about having an Ewok there - a seriously bad-ass super-ass-kicking Ewok who just opens a can of unholy whooop-ass on you when you think he's going to go all Disney on you and start singing jungle sing-a-longs. (sigh) Yeah, I know - I play way too many games.
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Like others said, why not just make a Star Wars fighting game again, and this time use the the Soul Calibur enginge and make it good. I would play that. Darth Vader and Yoda thrown in for shits and giggles makes no sense. At least Link and Spawn sorta kinda made sense, Heiachi didn't but at least it wasn't Yoda. Namco if this was your idea (which I am sure it was) - lame. And yes Soul Calibur is the end all be all of fighting games, with Tekken a close second. Admit it DOA freaks.
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I know fighting games aren't usually known for their deep narrative, but they all seem to have a slight semblance of a cohesive storyline as to why these people are in the same place kicking each other. If SC has such a story, how could characters from Star Wars possibly make sense? It's like if Blanka was suddenly fighting The Hulk.
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So it's going to be Vader/Yoda fighting with practice lightsabers or something. Seriously, that's why I got sick of this series-- You're fighting with SWORDS, AXES, and SPIKES, but when you hit someone there's just a flash of light and they shuffle back, un-cut.
No wounds, No dismemberment, No blood dripping all over the place once you've been stabbed fifty times with a katana... NOTHING is realistic in this game. It sucks.
So why would I want to play as a neutered Darth Vader, whose lightsaber only stuns enemies, and is never going to just cut Voldo's fucking head off?
This is cool-yet-lame news. Waste of a good opportunity. The only way this game is any good is if they WISE UP and make the swords ACT LIKE SWORDS.
I wish Time Killers has been the one to evolve and get several sequels. Now THERE was a blade-fighting game. You could cut off arms, legs, and heads. You could lose a leg and KEEP FIGHTING. Blood was everywhere, and there was even a decent rip-off of a lightsaber, and an obvious Ash Williams (Evil Dead) clone, too.
Think about THAT as a modern game with 3D graphics... And then weep at the lame-ass Disneyfied anime shit that is called Soul Calibur.
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it would be great if they brought in LOTR characters, and between them and the Star Wars characters the game was hijacked from the goofy original anime fighters and the series just became Star Wars vs. LOTR. Then they could bring in Leonidas, Beowulf, Wolverine and Harry Potter as "special guest" fighters. It would basically be that Ultimate Showdown song as a game.
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It seems like adding bonus characters just for shits and giggles without any connection seems so pointless. Then again, who the fuck thought putting Spawn in Soul Calibur would make sense? I have read rumors of more bonus characters though which makes me wonder. Will they all only be Star Wars characters or will they branch out into other franchises? I just think it would be silly. If they want to do that they should just leave Soul Calibur out of it and make another game. What about just adding new characters into the Soul Calibur game that are totally original and provide creative new fighting techniques? Where is the imagination? Sheesh. Having Vader in there will be fun but I would much rather see some original fighters. Like what abouta new mythical creature like Lizardman? Maybe a Minotaur or an Anubis or something. Or how about a Native American who travels to Europe on a ship? I think it's the right era to have him. He could wield a knife and a tomahawk or something. Star Wars makes no sense here and feels more gimmicky than anything else.
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For if you choose a PS3, forever will the dark side dominate your destiny.
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I'm all over it! I've been wanting this for years!
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There is a duel mode that has all the Sith and Jedi in it except for Luke, etc, but it's still awesome to see Young Vader and old Obi Wan fighting.
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... so long as it plays better than SC3 which was utter shit IMHO. Sadly I didn't play SC2 but SC1 was amazing, it still looks better than most beat 'em ups on the PS2 (including SC3).
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This is going to be sweeet!
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I kinda like the "no blood" thing. It makes me focus more on sequences to chop them down instead of just hack and slash.
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...ha ha...that was funny. But what i really wanna know is....is Bai Ling in this ?
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Jan 10, 2008 6:45:14 AM CST
Anyone who could possibly complain about this news should...
by mooseaka
... close their eyes and listen to the sound of themself breathing. Block out all thoughts and concentrate only on the sound of air coming in and out of your nose. What do you smell? What sounds do you hear? How does the air taste? Then slowly allow your mind to re-open, and be mindful of what you observe. What thoughts creep into your head first? What is the source of your anger and displeasure?
Are you upset that a movie franchise you hold sacred has sold out for the 10,000th time in yet another cross promotion? Are you concerned that the integrity of the religion you have adopted (The Force) has been compromised by the introduction of its Jesus figure into a video game where the laws of the Force are not honored?Or, are you a Soul Caliber fan, who is abhored by the introduction of alien characters to your world of terrestrial swordplay? Are you concerned about the continuity of laser based swords, when the battles you have fought thus far have been waged only with steel and other organic materials.As you retreat back into your thoughts, remembering to take deep breaths, ask your self: If a lightsaber touches flesh, but does not cut, has it harmed at all? Or, if Voldo's blades encounter a lightsaber, will it parry, or will Voldo's blade be severed? What is Ivy's midichlorian count? Can your mind even calculate such vast inconsistencies.
As the headache creeps in, and your hands start to twitch, please, try not to die.
ps - This is truly cool news. I couldn't be happier. -
Ash from Evil Dead. Wolverine with his Bone Claws and A Spartan Warrior
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He likes stabbing.
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The Soul Calibur games are good fighting, made by Namco. Who also make the Tekken series. All you need to do is rework that SCIV game engine. So it's SW characters and Environments and you have a good SW fighting game.
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howzzzzzzzzzzzz that?
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i blame the roidss
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space is vast and empty - two things that are a sure bet predictor for the failure of any 'open ended' game. OE games dont require vast expanses as much as they require condensed material - something interesting in every nook and cranny, so that when you're riding back to town for the 50 billionth time, you spot something you missed each time. This makes every return visit, even the 50 billiionth one, a worthy investment of time and effort. In space, you can't do that. Its static and open and empty. Take a look at Mass Effect - it tried to do that, and quite well (possibly the best plot driven RPG to date), but its design is to bombard you with quests on the first visit to a new planet/base, and once you mop those up, you really never have to return again. If SW wants to take a hand at an Oblivion type game, it wont be in space, and probably wont be much about war as much as it is about individual skirmishes - and if you dont have stars and dont have wars, well you got Oblivion with pewpew lazers.
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and the whole Soul Calibur is very "good vs. evil" so it's very possible the rumor is false and both characters are in both console versions. Namco hasn't said anything official either way, have they?
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Sorry folks it isn't a rumor just went to Namco's site and these two characters are system exclusives. There may be otere Star Wars characters in both but right now the Vader and Yoda are going with their respective colors.
If you want to check it out here is the link: http://www.namcobandaigames.com/news/press/press/270 -
So, these wouldn't really be the first fighters with non-steel weapons. My issue is just that they don't really fit. Link fit, you could make a case for Spawn and heihachi although they were a stretch, but Vader seems kooky. I'm ok with Yoda though, I just wonder if he'll be all flippy and crazy.
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a supposed complete spoiler of the dark knight it out.
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Or Captain Pike.
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I know Spawn was in Soul Calibur 2, but who else (won't a Predator be cool)? Sorry, someone may already have mentioned it, but I'm not gonna read all the previous posts.
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And they better add Jango Fett:)
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And the PS2 had some chump from Tekken.
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Another TB thread that devolves into Lucas bashing!
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Take WoW for example. That game is huge now, with three continents. You could cut the original two continents in half, and that would give you room for 5 very large planets. That is more than enough. I also agree with the LOTR vs. SW fighting game using the SC engine. THat would just be bad ass.
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Simple solution: Make multiple discs. Each disc has a couple planets full of encounters on them. You only have the option to travel to other planets if you purchase the other upgrade discs.
For example, you start off on Coruscant (having come from wherever you originally come from prior to the start of the game) and you're in the Imperial prison or Imperial academy (depending on your choices). You have to work your way through Coruscant's many levels of intrigue and adventure.
If you get an expansion disc, then the spaceports and smugglers suddenly have the option to take you to these new planets, and adventures on Coruscant will lead to the other planets, and vice-versa.
They could milk this for years, and it would be loved. . . -
http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/article/No_Title/4272.html
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but that's a now 6 year old discussion aint it.
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Looking forward to that.Love my AZTEC level!
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Such a great fighting game, but very underbalanced. Once I unlocked Vader I pwned everything and everyone regardless of difficulty. I LOVED IT!
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I feel the same way. Has news been so light they can't add ANYTHING to the site? SuperHeroHype and Latino Review have several new articles up today.
QUINT, how dare you let me down. You're my hero on this site. -
I thought they scrapped the XBL port at the 11th hour even though it was finished and ready to go.
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It's official. And it will be visually updated for the 360, taking advantage of the hardware. And it will be a hoot...playing each other over Xbox LIVE.
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Goldeneye rules!
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Gandalf the grey and Gandalf the white, Monty Python and the Holy Grail's Black Knight, Benito Mussolini and the Blue Meanie, Cowboy Curtis and Jambi the Genie, Robocop, the Terminator, Captain Kirk, and Darth Vader
Lo Pan, Superman, every single Power Ranger, Bill S. Preston, Theodore Logan, Spock , the Rock, Doc Oc, and Hulk Hogan. unlockable bosses include Mr. Rogers and Indiana Jones. -
This site has turned into an absolute joke. An entire 24 hours went by on a weekday and not a single update. I remember back when you could refresh this site six times a day and get new stories. Harry, it's clear you've moved on. You have other things going on in your life. But it was your youthful exhuberance that made this site great. Now we've been relegated to once a week visits from you discussing movies that have already been around for four months??? You need to do something if you want to save this site because lack of updates, extremely late scoops, and contributors that seem to have more going on outside of AICN, have made this site... well, uninteresting. At least come out and explain yourself. Tell everyone why the site doesn't report as much and stop posturing like you're fully operational. I'm about to give up on AICN and I think a lot of other people will too. If you're okay with mediocrity then fine, ignore this. If not, people who have been loyal to the site deserve to know why things are falling apart.
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http://tinyurl.com/2k8uof
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>....<
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Was that teaser a fan creation? The announcer sounded kind of like "In a World" man, but also a bit like the overcompensating paramilitary martial arts guy from down the block. what's with City of Gods? Is that the final title?
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I think it was an early teaser trailer for the movie. The final title is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. City of the Gods was one of the possible titles so they might have made teasers for all the neames.
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But it's a video game, so... (voice trails off) But still, it would be nice if you could chose an option, as to if the laser-sword cuts...or not. But really, it would (cue youthful talk) ...RULE...if it slices and dices, as it should. But then again, they're making it for teenagers, too. Right?
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