Dean Cooper
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2000
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I was doing a little Christmas shopping this afternoon and decided to drop by the malls game shop. To my pleasant surprise I found a nice shiny new Xbox kiosk sitting there, just begging me to come try it out:
The Unit itself was quite impressive, the best thing about it is the sound system including a sub. The TV definitely left something to be desired (using the composite inputs) but I think this is a good thing seeing that the average household TV is pretty similar. Its not as "cool" as the PS2 LCD screen, but the picture was crisper and performed better with motion.
The console is nicely displayed in its case so that you can get a good look at it. It wasn't my first time seeing one but I'd just like to say again that its not as big as what people make it out to be. Not that I give a rats ass anyway
The controllers are held firmly to the unit and should withstand the beating that these things usually get. The controller is really comfortable to me and I had no problems with pushing any of the buttons on it. The analog joysticks on the controller are a bit firmer than the PS2 controller but not as firm as the N64. While I was watching the non-interactive demos, I realized that I had gathered a small crowd around me. One of the spectators ( I'm guessing that he was around 10 or so) grabbed the second controller and started playing with the controls, I asked him what he thought of the controller and if it was too big for him. He quickly replied back to me that it wasn't and proceeded to show me that he could work everything. The only thing I noticed that he had to stretch to reach were the black and white buttons.
The playable demo on it was a really short Oddworld demo. The controls were a lot like Mario 64 and the demo really didn't provide much challenge as I expected. Oddworld looks neat, if you liked the other games of this franchise you'll love this game.
I counted at least 6 "Wow look its an Xbox!" during the 5 minutes I was at the thing and by the time I finished the Oddworld demo and let someone else have a try I had about 10 people watching. Sure made my day...
Dean
The Unit itself was quite impressive, the best thing about it is the sound system including a sub. The TV definitely left something to be desired (using the composite inputs) but I think this is a good thing seeing that the average household TV is pretty similar. Its not as "cool" as the PS2 LCD screen, but the picture was crisper and performed better with motion.
The console is nicely displayed in its case so that you can get a good look at it. It wasn't my first time seeing one but I'd just like to say again that its not as big as what people make it out to be. Not that I give a rats ass anyway
The controllers are held firmly to the unit and should withstand the beating that these things usually get. The controller is really comfortable to me and I had no problems with pushing any of the buttons on it. The analog joysticks on the controller are a bit firmer than the PS2 controller but not as firm as the N64. While I was watching the non-interactive demos, I realized that I had gathered a small crowd around me. One of the spectators ( I'm guessing that he was around 10 or so) grabbed the second controller and started playing with the controls, I asked him what he thought of the controller and if it was too big for him. He quickly replied back to me that it wasn't and proceeded to show me that he could work everything. The only thing I noticed that he had to stretch to reach were the black and white buttons.
The playable demo on it was a really short Oddworld demo. The controls were a lot like Mario 64 and the demo really didn't provide much challenge as I expected. Oddworld looks neat, if you liked the other games of this franchise you'll love this game.
I counted at least 6 "Wow look its an Xbox!" during the 5 minutes I was at the thing and by the time I finished the Oddworld demo and let someone else have a try I had about 10 people watching. Sure made my day...
Dean