View Full Version : Which platform/adventure game should I get?
Moongoddess
04-08-2004, 12:51 AM
My dad recently sent me up 80 bucks to buy two games and I've already decided to get Spongebob Battle for Bikini because I want to try something new instead of buying the usual gory game. That cost forty so theres half of my money gone, does anyone know any other good platform games for under 50 bucks?
TuckerXE
04-08-2004, 01:06 AM
Voodoo Vince - check out my review for details. Good game, lots of fun, no gore. I liked Oddworld, too, but I know some folks didn't. The cool thing is that they are both $19.99, so with $50, you could get both!
Myukoi
04-08-2004, 10:01 AM
Morrowind: 19$
TuckerXE
04-08-2004, 04:29 PM
Morrowind is great... but it's not really a platformer. I wouldn't even call it adventure - adventure games are games like Escape from Monkey Island, Broken Sword, etc. Morrowind's a hardcore D&D-based RPG. Getting into it can be extremely slow, just to warn you. If you buy it, though, you'll still have $30 to buy something else, and you'd have a heckuva game.
Moongoddess
04-08-2004, 07:47 PM
Rented Morrowind, not my kind of RPG. Im thinking on getting blinx the time sweeper, it looks interesting.
SHNAG
04-08-2004, 09:57 PM
Blaaaaarrrrrgggggg!!!! It drives me so crazy when you say "I have 80 bucks what two games should i buy?"
That would just barely cover one game here!
I was going to suggest ninja giadan but thats gory so i can't think of anything to suggest at the moment because i don't know what you have.
8 Ball
04-09-2004, 03:13 AM
Its not a platformer but.......Crimson Skies!!! That game owns and im a guy who doesnt have Live....I couldnt imagine the game on Live.....!
SHNAG
04-09-2004, 03:31 AM
I was going to get Crisome Skies but i got Ninja Giaden insted. I'm going to get it eventually though because the demo was so damn awsome!
Bondo
04-09-2004, 04:38 AM
Do not get Blinx or Oddworld, they aren't very good. Though Oddworld is just mediocre, Blinx is actually awful. Haven't played Voodoo Vince so I can't say. In the realm of adventure rather than platforming, I'd highly recommend Beyond Good & Evil, it is absolutely fantastic. Otherwise, multiconsole titles like Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and Vexx might be good choices. All of the games mentioned here should be dirt cheap $20-30.
NiXenith
04-09-2004, 06:42 AM
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is currently my favorite Xbox platformer.
I didn't like Blinx...
Hey, why don't you try renting the game before you buy it? Just to be sure you're not wasting your money. Additionally most of the games listed here can be beaten in a 1 week rental.
Moongoddess
04-09-2004, 07:06 AM
Well I played spongebob, it was fun and im thinking on getting beyond good and evil, it looks like its a kick ass game. Meh, Crimson Skies is not my type of game.
Myukoi
04-09-2004, 08:11 PM
Shrek 2
Moongoddess
04-09-2004, 08:44 PM
It comes out next month:( I want it soooooo bad.
TeMpEsT
04-10-2004, 03:32 AM
Prince of Persia without a doubt, probably the best one out.
SHNAG
04-10-2004, 05:08 PM
was that rhyme on purpose or just a fluke?
Moongoddess
04-11-2004, 06:31 AM
Well the big day is coming for me to choose the games tommorow, hmmmmm i know im getting spongebob but i may get either beyond good or evil or prince of persia...HELP!
Myukoi
04-11-2004, 06:45 AM
prince of persia got best reviews
TeMpEsT
04-11-2004, 06:47 AM
Beyond Good or Evil is a good one too...but I'd go with Prince of Persia, looks more my taste.
Bondo
04-11-2004, 07:14 PM
Beyond Good and Evil is a better game than Prince of Persia, more diverse gameplay, better story. However, both are quite cheap now so perhaps you can get both?
8 Ball
04-12-2004, 01:55 AM
Prince Of Persia owns Beyond Good & Evil.
Moongoddess
04-15-2004, 01:01 AM
Well I finally went to game crazy and got (drumroll) Spongebob and Prince of Persia, they both are two good buys ^_^ Oh yea thanks you guyz for helping me hehe ;)
Code_Link
04-18-2004, 08:12 AM
Shouldn't you change the title of this thread to: "Which crappy game should I get?"
I mean, Spongebob and Vodoo Vince? Jeez...
slimscane
04-18-2004, 03:46 PM
...good one?
Moongoddess
04-20-2004, 08:21 PM
Spongebob is for my niece and Prince of Persia is of course for me, neither one of them is "crappy" in any way.
Myukoi
04-20-2004, 08:23 PM
omg i saw a preview for shrek 2, it's ****ing great! GET ON AIM MG!
TuckerXE
04-20-2004, 09:58 PM
Link, any game doesn't have Zelda or Mario in the title sucks in your eyes. It's a good thing the real Link didn't have blinders on and tunnel vision like you - Ganon have killed him.
Bondo
04-21-2004, 12:29 AM
I don't know Tucker...Voodoo Vince and Spongebob are really pushing it with regards to labeling them as "good." They probably aren't bad but having played the demo off Voodoo Vince at least I got the feeling of inherent mediocrity. On the other hand, if he had explicitly insulted Beyond Good & Evil he (poster Link) would be no more ;)
Myukoi
04-21-2004, 03:07 AM
Link is.. elfy. yummy elfy!
TuckerXE
04-21-2004, 04:04 PM
Originally posted by Bondo
On the other hand, if he had explicitly insulted Beyond Good & Evil he (poster Link) would be no more ;)
lol - true!
I actually played all the way through Voodoo Vince and really liked it - it's creative, and IMHO is a pretty true platformer. That is, the combat's there, but not the hard part. The jumping and puzzles are the heart of the game. Some of the voodoo powers are hilarious - the 1930s mob hit, the giant foot... heck, even the one with the outhouse. (Plug alert) I wrote a review of it for XBE - check it out for more details.
As for Spongebob... I couldn't say from experience. I read one review where the guy loved it so much he named his firstborn Spongebob, and another that said it was just OK.