Χ-Play (2003)

Gundam Battle Assault 3, Banjo Pilot, Vendetta Online and more! (3x16)

Uitzenddatum: Feb 23, 2005

On tonight's episode of X-Play we take a look at Gundam Battle Assault 3 featuring Gundam Seed. To the layperson, unfamiliar with the giant robot genre, they may be able to discern that this game in some ways incorporates battling and assaulting. To Gundam fans, the title means this giant robot fighting game is pretty much meant exclusively for them. The basic mechanics of firing a laser rifle or slashing an enemy with a laser sword aren’t beyond a casual audience, but Battle Assault 3 does require certain concessions from the pilot. Vendetta Online is an unfinished product. Hey, if you don’t believe us, just ask the developers. Most have felt the sting of playing the latest massively multiplayer online game and feeling just a little bit gypped because most of really cool features are MIA. At least Guild Software has the guts to come out and admit it. That and a surprisingly original development plan make Vendetta Online appealing. Creating cart-style racing games based on platforming characters is nothing new. Rare already did it with Diddy Kong Racing on the N64, while Crash Bandicoot and even Bomberman have all taken their turns behind the wheel of these two-stroke screamers. Rare’s latest, Banjo Pilot for the Game Boy Advance, takes the Mario Kart approach and gives it a third dimension. If the video game industry lives long enough to be the subject of proverbs, than a possible candidate would be as follows: A handheld system without a puzzle game is like a day without sunshine…Or a college dorm without cheesy posters. Puzzle games have been an integral part of a handheld’s software lineup due to the fact that they are traditionally easy to pick up and play, are fun in short time spans, and are less technically demanding than their console brethren, making them easier to translate to the smaller screen. Yet the genre’s greatest challenge lies in coming up with something even remotely original and gives it a third dimension. Let's see how Mr