3/20/06 Scenario

[Chrome]

Okay guys, here's the scenario. It's March 20th and you've got a DS and enough money for one, and only one game. Your only options are Tetris DS and Metroid Prime: Hunters. Which do you pick?

Later,
Chrome...

[unwinddesign]

I don't have a DS, nor would I pick up either game if I did. But if I was forced to, I'd pick up Tetris DS, because the demo of Metroid Hunters was absolutely naff.

[JWKobayashi]

I'm going to pick up Tetris on launch, and "wait and see" on Metroid.

Who am I kidding? I'll be picking them both up...

[§ Gideon §]

Metroid, but I could understand if someone else who's played FPS's their whole life wouldn't see the appeal of Hunters.

Me, I've played Tetris my whole life, so Tetris on the DS doesn't seem like a big deal.

[scooterb23]

I'll probably go out and but Tetris, I don't like the Metroid games, so it can sit & spin for all I care :D

[Streetball 21]

I would pick up Metroid, I think Tetris just wouldn't be as exciting as Metroid.

[smork]

It's pretty safe to say I won't be picking either up -- i'd just spend my money on something fun i don't have yet, like Super Princess Peach.

What's up with Metroid being a pack-in demo yet taking 18 months to come out? Stupid. And I didn't like the demo much to begin with (and I like Metroid, normally). When I think FPS I don't think, "Ooh, that could use a touch screen!"

[Joker T]

Tetris would be the safe choice but I'm dying to try out Hunters.

[GrandAmChandler]

Nintendo has some major titles being released this month, I definitely want them all. But if I had to pick, Tetris DS

10 player wi-fi with 8-bit backgrounds? I am so there.

[davidbrit2]

It's a trick question, actually. Outrun Coast 2 Coast is due out 3/21. ;-)

But of those two, I think I'll be getting Metroid first.

[Sothy]

Vodka and a used Genesis game.

[Jasoco]

Tetris. Maybe Metroid in a few years. I still don't think FPS games have a place on a handheld at this time. Give the DS and PSP two REAL sticks and we'll talk.

I'll stick with Metroid Prime Pinball for now. It's actually playable.

[Leroy]

Lost Magic

[Chrome]

Lost Magic

Oh hells yeah, I'm preordering that. BTW, I read an article that said WiFi is for battles only. I was kinda hoping for a co-op situation. Will we ever see MMORPGS on the DS, or at least something close?

Later,
Chrome...

[Leroy]

Oh hells yeah, I'm preordering that. BTW, I read an article that said WiFi is for battles only. I was kinda hoping for a co-op situation. Will we ever see MMORPGS on the DS, or at least something close?

Later,
Chrome...
Battles only? Damnation. I'm still getting it.. but, bummer.

Children of Mana is not Wi-Fi either.

Man, if Sega made Shining Soul III for Wi-Fi.. hell, I'd be in big trouble if they made any kind of dungeon hack and slash game over Wi-Fi.. big trouble.

[JWKobayashi]

Man, if Sega made Shining Soul III for Wi-Fi.. hell, I'd be in big trouble if they made any kind of dungeon hack and slash game over Wi-Fi.. big trouble.

Agreed. I've been secretly hoping for a portable version of Phantasy Star Online for DS. C'mon, please? :-P

[neuropolitique]

I'm going with Tetris. It seems to be the stuff dreams are made of. I haven't cared for the 3D metroids At All. The control scheme of the DS seems promising, so maybe one day.

[Neo Rasa]

The Nintendo rep put in demos for both, I can tell you right now to go for Metroid. The fact that the demo that shipped with early DS units was thrown together from scratch two weeks before E3 has never been more clear.

[Vinnysdad]

I would choose Metroid and then ask my sons mother to buy me Tetris because the 20th is my birthday. :)

[meancode]

I chose C, Oblivion. 8-)

I would go for Tetris DS over Metroid Prime Hunters. But that is just me. Tetris DS is going to last you a lot longer, and be more bang for your buck.

I also had so-so feelings about the Metroid Prime Hunters demo.

[Jasoco]

Makes me sad the demo in OUR kiosk at work is for True Golf. WTF? Come on! Throw us a freakin' bone here! No customers that come in our store will want to play a golf game without the names Mario or Tiger Woods attached to it. Give me Tetris or Metroid!

Is metroid really that much more improved? The demo really is old. I'd like to see the updated version. See if it's any better at controlling. I'm not expecting it will be, but I'd like to see it in person. And use it in person too.

[Julio III]

Urgh, I wouldn't buy either. Two games which a lot of fuss is made out of that I have absolutely no interest in whatsoever. I mean, you can already play Tetris and Metroid Prime on other machines if you want to.

[hezeuschrist]

Urgh, I wouldn't buy either. Two games which a lot of fuss is made out of that I have absolutely no interest in whatsoever. I mean, you can already play Tetris and Metroid Prime on other machines if you want to.

I think you've pretty much missed the entire point of life.

And for the question, Metroid. I want Tetris, bad like... but some of the recent interviews with Metroid devs have me absolutely psyched for this game.

As mentioned earlier, the demo that came with the DS was a tech demo and nothing more, and it wasn't until past E3 that it actually got the go ahead for actual development. According to all the recent previews, the demo shipped with the DS isn't remotely representative of the final game at all. Plus multiplayer online is going to rule, which was one of the main reasons they waited so long to release. They wanted the WiFi service to be in place so they could do all the crazy Bungie-esque stuff with MP:H stats like they do with Halo 2 stats.

This is a good read about how far the game has come:
http://www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?articleid=a0khg4S5ojxyUJ1GX31j7VDPxidQ e7zu&page=currentNews

But I also agree with meancode. Oblivion, for sure. I'll wait on hunters and Tetris... hopefully with the 30 hours I'll be in the air next week i'll have some time to polish off some of my neglected DS games, and then I'll be able to rationalize Metroid/Tetris.

[Poofta!]

both of those games are bleh. get a good gba game instead.

[Yoshukai]

Depends on how Metroid reviews. Same goes for Oblivion. I have high hopes for it, but you never know. It's kinda hard to screw up Tetris, although entirely possible.

So, for right now I would say Tetris.

[njiska]

Tetris. Both the Demo and Concept of Hunters doesn't thrill me.

[Jasoco]

It's possible to screw up Tetris. Look at Worlds.

But DS Tetris looks pretty good. Not just the Nintendo character tie-ins and music but the new modes. The only thing I still don't see is a SCORE! Where's the SCORE! Whatever. I'm willing to overlook lack of a score for the Mascot stuff.

As for Hunters, I'll have to try an updated demo to give it a real chance. If the original demo is that much different it's the least I can do. I might like it. I might not. I'll decide when I play it. If I can't control it, it becomes a non-purchase. If I like it, hell, I might buy it WITH Tetris.


Edit: Also, dammit. Me and My Katamari comes out the day after. There goes my paycheck.

[stevec1636]

i would say Metroid. I mean Tetris is Tetris and i can go and play it on umteen million other systems allready.

[meancode]

Makes me sad the demo in OUR kiosk at work is for True Golf. WTF? Come on! Throw us a freakin' bone here! No customers that come in our store will want to play a golf game without the names Mario or Tiger Woods attached to it. Give me Tetris or Metroid!

Is metroid really that much more improved? The demo really is old. I'd like to see the updated version. See if it's any better at controlling. I'm not expecting it will be, but I'd like to see it in person. And use it in person too.

But True Swing Golf is better than Tiger Woods or Mario Golf. Have you tried the demo? That game is amazing.

[Jive3D]

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[THATinkjar]

I'm hoping to import both within a week of their release. I just can't wait! Then there is Worms (on both DS and PSP), Lemmings (on PSP) and Outrun 2006 (I'm picking this up on PSP, as well). I've got Super Princess Peach arriving shortly (I hope), and I really want to pick up Electroplankton sooner rather than later.

The crazy month of March.

How can anyone really choose between Metroid and Tetris? Both are surely going to be fantastic additions to your DS library, and games you'll never want to take out. I realise some people may not like action games, or puzzle games, but if you like both - you surely have to buy both?

[videogameking26]

I'm getting both but if I had only one to choose it would be Metriod Prime: Hunters