Kyros said: have no additional features other than their emotion engine
You mean besides the fact that the Wii/PS2 version doesn't have Havok physics but some "special" version, Euphoria people/object interaction and incomplete destruction physics? Which together make up 99% of the coolness factor of the game right?
IF you call this nonsensical, you must live in a pretty strong NRDF (Nintendo reality distortion field) |
Ah, right. There are a lot of people who don't understand technology. Sorry I shouldn't have been so general:
The Wii version uses Havok physics, which allows for destruction and disruption of the environment. There is no such thing as "complete destruction physics." Everything breaks in pre-set ways. The only difference between the PS360 and Wii versions in this instance is that there are more preset commands involved in an individual object's bending and breaking. Similar to polygon count, it's mostly just an example of level of higher level of detail and technical performance.
The emotion engine allows people to interact with other people and objects while flying through the air. Discounting the fac that it's kind of ridiculous that storm troopers grab each other and pirouette off into infinity, this is supposed to give a realistic representation of how a human being would react if thrown into the air. This is the first feature the Wii version is missing.
The other feature the Wii version is missing is DMM or Digital Molecular Matter. DMM is supposed to give realistic "substance" to 3D objects. This mostly effects iron bars and solid tall objects like the trees the Rancor is seen pushing through.
So, to reiterrate, the PS3 and 360 versions have no additional features other than the emotion engine and DMM, which allow Storm Troopers to grab things and trees to bend more realistically. Obviously both also include superior graphics and generally higher level of detail in both physics and animation.
If you want more of an explanation on how things are destroyed in video games and how some physics operations work, there's an educational Half-Life 2 mod you can get here.