More Arena Previews (May 11, 2007)

Bandit LOAF · 05-10-2007, 17:00

1Up has posted a new preview of Wing Commander Arena. It sounds very positive and goes into some detail regarding several of the game modes:

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Never-ending single-player defensive missions like Meteor Storm, where you defend a space station from rocks and the occasional bandit, seem to be great time killers. And scores from all missions, except Proving Grounds (a very basic never-ending bot fight), will be posted to the leaderboards. Part of EA's summer line-up, Arena seems to provide some decent fun, whether you're a Wing Commander fan or not.

The entire article is available here. The Mercury News has also posted a very negative preview which ends by admitting that the writer didn't really try the game:

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I didn’t play this title for very long since I was quite annoyed with the different direction this game took. I thought it was a dud.

Clever guy - he has a bright future in political reporting. If you haven't read through yesterdays news, there's plenty of exciting Arena information... everything from a Longbow cameo to over a gigabyte of videos!

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Original update published on May 11, 2007

Dundradal · 05-11-2007, 16:22

1up.com is usually a pretty good site with it's respect to things that came before.

It's great to hear that scores will be tracked by XBL. I wonder if they'll track any of the MP game modes as well.

Bandit LOAF · 05-11-2007, 16:23

It has a large number of scoreboards - check out the translated interview we posted a few weeks back.

Dundradal · 05-11-2007, 16:26

K will do. Must have forgotten in all the excitement.

05-11-2007, 16:22	#2
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05-11-2007, 16:23	#3
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 23,932	It has a large number of scoreboards - check out the translated interview we posted a few weeks back. __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

05-11-2007, 16:26	#4
Dundradal TCS Tarawa (CVE-8) "Plank Owner" Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Confederate Archives, Confed HQ, Sol System Posts: 3,746	K will do. Must have forgotten in all the excitement. __________________ "To you, we are deeply grateful, and release what little hold we might, as Durandal, have had on your soul. Go." - Final Terminal Message Marathon Infinity

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