mike_intellivision said:
Why do you say this? Have you played the game? Or are you just going by reviews? The game is meant for a different audience. In Xbox 360 terms, it is meant for the Viva Pinata crowd rather than the Halo crowd or even the Blue Dragon crowd. It really was the first breakthrough mini-game collection, it uses the Havok physics engine, generally makes good use of motion control, and has a lot of in-game collectables for replayabilty. Unfortunately, a lot of games since then have tried to repeat the formula and none have been as good and many have been downright poor. (And Carnival Games Mini-Golf is a cheap cash-in). Ironically, there were many times this game was not on the shelf because it was sold out. But people kept asking for it. So it kept getting ordered (and more were made -- the new ones have the 2K Play label on them). And truly, I wonder if Take-Two would have been able to make it to the release of GTA IV if Carnival Games had not sold so well. Mike from Morgantown Just because you do not care for a game does not make it shovelware. |
Definitions of Shovelware on the Web:
- Shovelware is a derogatory computer jargon term that refers to software noted more for the quantity of what is included than for the quality or ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shovelware - A condescending term for dumping information onto your Web site without changing its format or enhancing its content.
highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072407611/student_view0/glossary.html - Is the software that is inflated in value by "shoveling" in all kinds of information, usually free to anyone and generally worthless. ...
www.expedite-email-marketing.com/internet_marketing_glossary_internetmarketingtermsdefinition.htm - Software that has virtually no value to a user, but that is packaged and/or sold as if it did. Shovelware became very prevalent in the early days ...
www.scotsmist.co.uk/glossary_s.html
