Jim Campbell wrote: > I'd say that the problem with Halo2 wasn't totally related to your > hand-eye coordination, but that the Xbox (or PS2, etc.) isn't as > well-suited for frenetic FPS-style gaming. That isn't to say that there > aren't well-executed first-person perspective games on consoles (Metroid > Prime is a perfect example), but I always find myself preferring WASD to > a dual-stick controller. > > That said, I am really enjoying playing "Katamari Damacy" on the PS2, > and it might be a good candidate for that hand-eye coordination slot for > you. In a nutshell, you roll around a little ball (the "katamari") and > have to pick things up. The game scales both in scope and control as > you pick up objects, so if you pick up some large, unwieldy pencil (or, > at larger sizes, cats, people, telephone poles, cruise ships, etc.), the > ball becomes off-balance and requires some more complex control to keep > it moving how you want it. As the weight of your ball increases as you > add more items to it, it also becomes much tricker to start and stop > precisely, so you not only have to adapt quickly to bouts of ridiculous > asymmetry, but also gradually as your katamari becomse larger and heavier. > > The game doesn't require pressing buttons at all (although you can > occasionally tap a shoulder button to get a look around), and is not > only insanely easy to pick up, it becomes extremely challenging as time > goes on. The graphics are deceptively simple, and seem crude when you > first start (they remind me of the old PSX title "Jumping Flash" at > times), but it's an extremely satisfying game, and one of the most > unique titles out for any system right now. > > - Jim >
Jim, Thanks for the info. I do own Katamari Damacy. I just recently got it back from letting a friend borrow it. I've played about 25 minutes of the game so far and love the Pop Culture aspect of it. I'm also considering getting Tekken. I remember that game required very quick finger tapping. -- 2004 - The year $184M couldn't buy a pennant. Ron Artest: Extremely flawed, very accidental, semi-martyr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:140980 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
