Mo' Previews, Mo' Problems (May 15, 2007)

Bandit LOAF · 05-14-2007, 17:00

AD came across a new preview of Wing Commander Arena at GameDaily. It's not especially long, but we're nothing if not dedicated completists. The tone is overall positive, with a complaint about the graphics. It's an odd criticism (if anything, previews make the game seem too bright), but a much more reasonable one than we've seen from the likes of Kotaku and Mercury News:

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During our brief hands-on session with the game, we noticed that occasional lag time in the controls left our ship wide-open to incoming enemies. The game could also use a little extra lift in the looks department -- simplistic graphics and a muted color palate could make this game a turn-off for anyone who's not riding the wave of Wing Commander nostalgia that EA seems to be banking on for this otherwise fun pick-up-and-play shooter, set to hit the Xbox 360 this summer.

Read the whole thing here.

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Original update published on May 15, 2007

Edfilho · 05-15-2007, 10:35

The irony is that probably those ship models have more polygons then the ones in WC3 and 4.

Vinman · 05-15-2007, 12:46

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Originally Posted by Edfilho

The irony is that probably those ship models have more polygons then the ones in WC3 and 4.

Each ship probably has more polygons that everything in WC3 or 4 combined!

Bandit LOAF · 05-15-2007, 12:58

That's probably true -- the ships in WC3 and 4 are incredibly simplistic compared to modern 3D objects.

I'm not sure it's *ironic*, though.

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05-15-2007, 10:35	#2
Edfilho Cry some more! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 3,522	The irony is that probably those ship models have more polygons then the ones in WC3 and 4.