I got an answer from Anton (sort of) regarding news

[Riceball]

Originally Posted by imnotgeoff

first avp review is in from game informer who give it 5.75/10.gona put the link up cos the guy seems really dumb who did the review and its the same mag that gave dark void 7/10 and matt hazard 7.75/10 errr nuff said,just click the pic of the mag,i cant get the other link to work

http://gamegrep.com/news/29601-first...rmer_ouch_575/

GameInformers' scores are pretty much the only ones i look at. They often have second opinions, and I guess they thought it was'nt needed here.

[imnotgeoff]

have you read it?the guy moans about "heavy focus on stealth" for the predator????!!!!i dont think the reviewer knows what he's on about.the predator uses stealth does he well i would never have guessed that from all the films + comics ive seen/read over the years...the whole thing just seems very amatuerish it doesnt even read like a proper review at all..

[dkwookie]

Originally Posted by imnotgeoff

have you read it?the guy moans about "heavy focus on stealth" for the predator????!!!!i dont think the reviewer knows what he's on about.the predator uses stealth does he well i would never have guessed that from all the films + comics ive seen/read over the years...the whole thing just seems very amatuerish it doesnt even read like a proper review at all..

yeah I dont think the reviewer gets the franchises, he mentions the sound of the motion tracker destroys the atmospehere when playing as a marine!

[stealth finger]

Originally Posted by dkwookie

yeah I dont think the reviewer gets the franchises, he mentions the sound of the motion tracker destroys the atmospehere when playing as a marine!

So stealth destroys predator?

Motion tracker breaks marine?

Next hell say the alien sucks because it has no guns and running on walls is disorientating!

edit/ just read it, he does! what a noob

[dkwookie]

I take all film and game reviews with a pinch of salt. Any non physical entertainment review are open to problems with reviewers personal tastes. I remember last year ign had to remove a review of a football management game because the reviewer stated he didn't like football management games and gave the game something like a 2 out of 10.
Some of my fav films and games got very poor reviews and vice versa some that got great reviews I don't like.
Ask me to sit through that brad pit film where he ages backwards and I would run a mile but I loved pandorum and that got slated.
I usually go from demos or if it's my style of game. I just bought that dark void game because I enjoyed the demo and love the rocketeer but to others it's crap.

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by stealth finger

So stealth destroys predator?

Motion tracker breaks marine?

Next hell say the alien sucks because it has no guns and running on walls is disorientating!

edit/ just read it, he does! what a noob

LOL I just read it too. OMFG! Worst reviewer ever. He sounded like a 10 year old. "It sucks" no reason given, lol what a berk.

Seriusly though I think it might get a few more lowers reviews. As a few people here have realised, the first impresion one gets of the combat is low, because it takes time to learn, more like a fighting game than a fps. People are too used to shooters like COD and halo just shooting guns and expect AvP to be the same.
Spend some time and learn the game (which reviewers are less likly to do) and you start to see it as a much better and super fun game.

[flynlion]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

Spend some time and learn the game (which reviewers are less likly to do) and you start to see it as a much better and super fun game.

How do you learn to play an on-line only demo with no tutorial? I get waxed in the first 30 seconds every time I try it, not much fun there LoL.

Getting back on subject, any news about the IL-2 360 update?

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by flynlion

How do you learn to play an on-line only demo with no tutorial? I get waxed in the first 30 seconds every time I try it, not much fun there LoL.

Getting back on subject, any news about the IL-2 360 update?

You learn by playing the game, finding out what works and doesn't work by trial and error. AvPGalaxy.net forum has a lot of tips from other players too.
Still anybody new to the demo should expect to get killed VERY often as they are probably up against some people who have been playing it non stop since it was available to download. Anyway I'm sure the actual game will have a tutorial.

Back on "topic" then lol. I think most people have given up on ever seeing this Il-2 patch. Sad truth.

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by flynlion

How do you learn to play an on-line only demo with no tutorial? I get waxed in the first 30 seconds every time I try it, not much fun there LoL.

Because others have learnt how to play it

As pope said, the full game will have tutorials - if nothing else, in the form of offline mode. And if competitive doesn't do it for you, there's survivor mode - 4 player co-op...I'm guessing (/hoping) that it is like that zombie mode in World at War, but with all the sweet sound effects, and without all the kids that were either too put off by the patience required for the demo or too young to be excited about the franchise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqETVxjguNc