Xyanide (XB)

[SkiDragon]

I played it and wanted to share my impressions. People should be aware that this is not a traditional scrolling shooter. It controls more like Robotron where the left joystick moves the ship and the right joystick shoots in any direction. I didn't bother looking at the manual yet, but it seems that holding "L" brings up an aiming cursor like in Panzer Dragoon/Rez. When an enemy in in the background then your shots will automatically shoot out of your plane of motion and towards it if you aim at it.

I am not a huge fan of this control scheme, although when I beat the first level after doing very poorly, I ended up with the 18th best score on Xbox live.

[slackur]

Man, If you are an old school shmup fan, you really shouldn't pass this one up! I remember seeing pics of this in gaming mags like two years ago, and it dropped off the map, and then out of nowhere it shows up at EB Games.

For all those worried that it's in 3D, it is only in-as-much as Silpheed (Sega CD and PS2) is, having a 3D backdrop and rolling camera, while keeping all of the true gameplay on a 2D Plane.

The best way to describe gameplay is that it's basically Geometry Wars (Robotron, Smash TV, Etc) with Shmup powerups, a rave-like backbeat, and trippy lighting and camera effects. And 2 player co-op! YAY!

Also facinating is a strangely developed story. The intro provides more production value than the majority of cinema in adventure games (earns a T-rating in spots) but it makes more sense when you read the backstory and know what Xyanide IS and what is occuring in the game.

Sorry to sound like an ad, but seriously, for $20 bucks and an already limited release, track this puppy down.

[ubersaurus]

Guess who's a close number 2 on the Xbox live leaderboards?

Awww yeah.

[dojosky]

any ideas it works on the 360 ? cuz my xbox orig one is somewhere in the boxes heh .. i ve seen plenty of xyanide around here !

[ubersaurus]

I don't think it works on the 360, as I don't expect an emulator has been written for it yet.

The idea of this game in 720p makes me drool a little.

[Vinnysdad]

Did this game finally come out? I remember seeing it on G4 a long time ago. I hit up all the game stores at least once a week for a while and none of them had even heard of it. So I finally gave up. DAMNIT!

[grimbal]

The game is listed as in stock at the websites for EB, Gamestop, and Wal-Mart when I checked earlier today.

When I did a store search through EB's site the closest store to me that was going to get a copy was a 3 hour drive away.

I went ahead and ordered it through Wal-Mart's site but later got an email saying that they didn't actually have any in stock and were waiting to receive them.

[Iron Draggon]

OK, so it's TBA for the GBA in Europe, what about the US?

[Nature Boy]

I went back to my local EB yesterday and asked about it this time. They only had two copies (and didn't bother putting 'em on the shelf), which is how I missed it the first time I looked.

I think this is the cheapest a brand new, in shrinkwrap game has ever cost me. $25 CAD plus tax (I think I paid $30 for Sonic Mega Collection)

[delafro]

Well, normally when you can play an Xbox game on a GBA, I'd say that's a bad thing. But from this thread, it looks like the game has promise, and it's certainly a breath of fresh air for the system late in it's lifespan. I wonder, though, if the success of Geometry Wars had something to do with this game being released on Xbox??

[ubersaurus]

Well, normally when you can play an Xbox game on a GBA, I'd say that's a bad thing. But from this thread, it looks like the game has promise, and it's certainly a breath of fresh air for the system late in it's lifespan. I wonder, though, if the success of Geometry Wars had something to do with this game being released on Xbox??

Dunno, the game certainly has been in development longer than Geometry Wars. It may have had something to do with them finally getting a publisher, though.