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XboxGamers
09-12-2002, 01:07 PM
On another board some members got Tekki and post some impressions.


Justin-

I had a quick bash of Tekki in Bic today. Not enough to give decent impressions, but anyway, in short:

The controller is ludicrous. I mean, with the foot pedals and wires, you practically need a dedicated room to play the game. That's gotta be commercial suicide in Japan.

Having said that, the game looks awesome. It's a hardcore mech fan's dream. The visual style is one of the coolest I've seen -- you are IN the mech. Look up, and water droplets form on the screen, refracting the scenery. The image distorts and flickers slightly like real video footage, and the illusion is convincing. It looks like you're playing some other game's intro cut-scene, not a real time rendered world.

Control, frankly, boggled me. Very few of the millions of buttons seem to actually do anything, and are probably only used once if at all. The stick feels very solid and doesn't wobble. Nice. It's just a massively hardcore experience. Stomping around the hills, reading the topological map, targetting distant mechs, very slow but game probably gets quite geographically strategic as the game developers.


Jeffry McWild-

At least three people at work bought it. And, uh, one of those people doesn't have an Xbox (!!).

The game is cool! But it is very overwhelming with all the buttons. I don't know what effect all the buttons and the switches have on gameplay, or if you even use half of them during the game. Though it is cool to throw on all five of the tiny switches and hear your mech go bbbbeeEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP like the hard drive from hell warming up. The eject button is also teh r0x0r.

BTW the developer is listed as "Nude Maker" hehe

The game can NOT be played with the normal pad.

BTW there is no force feedback. I just noticed tho, that the buttons LIGHT UP and are analog lights (meaning, they can slowly glow on/off!). It looks totally rad and it reminds you what buttons to press at certain times during the game.

Man this game is cool but I'm hungry, making rice, brb

I'll post more as it comes. :D

XboxGamers
09-12-2002, 03:26 PM
Found this!

http://dreamcast.pe.kr/image/oc/020912oc015.jpg
http://dreamcast.pe.kr/image/oc/020912oc017.jpg
http://dreamcast.pe.kr/image/oc/020912oc018.jpg
http://dreamcast.pe.kr/image/oc/020912oc023.jpg

Go here to see more! :D

http://www.videogamerx.net/bbs/zboard.php?id=vgbbs_011&page=1&page_num=20&select_arrange=headnum&desc=&a%20mp;sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&keyword=&no=61&category=4

Jarvis
09-12-2002, 03:54 PM
This thing is so huge ! haha, so hardcore.

-jarvis

GokuX
09-12-2002, 05:01 PM
I love the game manual.

Piccolo_DBz
09-12-2002, 09:45 PM
This is bringing a tear to my eye....no money..Want it sooo much! :(

Koopa
09-12-2002, 10:41 PM
i dont have 200 bucks to spend on this bundle of joy....but i REALLY hope blockbuster will rent out this behmoth!:D

Piccolo_DBz
09-12-2002, 11:06 PM
Originally posted by Koopa
i dont have 200 bucks to spend on this bundle of joy....but i REALLY hope blockbuster will rent out this behmoth!:D

Heh yeah right.:p

GokuX
09-13-2002, 02:00 AM
Originally posted by Koopa
i dont have 200 bucks to spend on this bundle of joy....but i REALLY hope blockbuster will rent out this behmoth!:D

They'd probably make you put a $200 deposit on it via your credit card.

evil xbox king
09-13-2002, 02:32 AM
AH! $400 Australian! That's more than the Xbox!!! :confused:

E-Vader
09-13-2002, 06:21 AM
$400 AU true true but having seen it in action I could persuade myself around into getting it.

E-Vader
09-13-2002, 07:52 AM
(double post sorry)
found some cool controller shots (Look at the size compared to the Xbox)
http://www.next-gen.co.uk/tekki28.jpg
http://www.next-gen.co.uk/tekki29.jpg

Vipermmx
09-13-2002, 08:02 AM
God I need this game. The controller alone makes me want it! Whens it going to be ready for US?

dougi3000
09-13-2002, 10:00 AM
that person is playing on such a freaking small TV! and no dolby 5.1? what is that person thinking?


This game should be played on a HDTV with 5.1 dolby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

Evil_Dr_Beefy
09-13-2002, 04:34 PM
Wow!!! just screams "Hardcore" doesn't it......still i think that $250 is too much.......the highest i am willing to is $150.....I still wondering about the final price. (not the prepaid one):cool:

evil xbox king
09-14-2002, 02:10 AM
AAAGH!!! That controller is bigger than my whole House!

viperII
09-14-2002, 02:46 PM
If more games come out that utilize that controller, maybe I'll pick this up. From what I herd, there will be many additions or version of Steel Battalion, Tekki in Japan, coming out. I will wait and see how this one does. Hopefuly, I am not holding my breath though, the price will drop below $250 on release.

tech
09-17-2002, 06:59 PM
no way for one game.

XboxGamers
09-17-2002, 07:17 PM
Check out these set ups. LOL!!

http://www.bj.wakwak.com/~driftin/image/img20020911220204.jpg
http://www.bj.wakwak.com/~driftin/image/img20020915220419.jpg
http://www.bj.wakwak.com/~driftin/image/img20020914231705.jpg
http://www.bj.wakwak.com/~driftin/image/img20020912224947.jpg
http://www.bj.wakwak.com/~driftin/image/img20020911215459.jpg