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When namco released time crisis 4 for the Ps3 it pretty much  went no where, as soon as i saw the light-gun controller had 6 buttons, 2 thumbsticks and had a cord i decided not to buy it since i hate overly complex  controls, and cables i was dissapointed about the low quality of the product.

But thanks to the Wii light gun gaming is more alive than ever and and personally i love these types of games there are heaps of titles which feature Wii Zapper support.

Link's Crossbow Training , The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return , The House of the Dead: Overkill , Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles , Nerf N-Strike , Target: Terror , Wild Gunman (2008), Wild West Guns , Ghost Squad , Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 , Call of Duty: World at War , Quantum of Solace

Wii has more games of this type than the PS2 accumulated over the entire life of the system !. The X360 has zero games of this type and the Ps3 has only 1 with a poorly designed and overly complex peripheral.

As the Wii Mote is a standard peripheral, publishers of light gun games have the perfect platform.  Wii has the right hardware the most software and a huge install base so the other platforms including even the PC can't even come close to the Wii in this respect.

Most PS360 games are just badly implemented ports of PC FPS games with lower resolution and lower frame rates and and worse still players are forced to use thumbsticks to try to do something which a mouse is far better suited to. Basically i think If you want the ultimate gaming setup and can afford it a PC and a Wii complement each other perfectly.

It's funny that HD console owners may wonder how the Wii is able to totally dominate it's competitors well it's variety of games and the interface is outstanding, it does things so much better while The PS360 HD consoles are simply a sub-par excuse for a PC for those that cant afford one.

 



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i thought you had a point until you reached paragraph 6, then it all went to the gutter



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The last two paragraphs seem...unnecessary. But apart from that, yeah, I'm happy the Wii's bringing back light-gun shooters (and point-and-clicks). I think the healthiest sign is that its' getting light-gun games made exclusively for it, whereas before most light-gun games on consoles were just arcade ports.

That said, I don't mind arcade ports either...can I has Time Crisis Compilation plz?



Cougarman said:
i thought you had a point until you reached paragraph 6, then it all went to the gutter

 

Yeah. But he has a much cooler avatar then you. 

On topic.  The Wii is the only option for light gun console gaming.  The new HOTD looks like it will be great fun.



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amp316 said:
Cougarman said:
i thought you had a point until you reached paragraph 6, then it all went to the gutter

 

Yeah. But he has a much cooler avatar then you. 

On topic.  The Wii is the only option for light gun console gaming.  The new HOTD looks like it will be great fun.

oh that hurt me bad

 

edit: it is "THAN" not "THEN"

 



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*than*

Be careful. I will correct all of your typos from now on. You have no one to blame but yourself.



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amp316 said:
*than*

Be careful. I will correct all of your typos from now on. You have no one to blame but yourself.

 

go ahead, my grammar sucks, you will find loads of typos from me besides everyone expects me to make a typo since i dont have a freaking james bond avatar, james bond does not make typos he turns them in to hot girls and screws them.



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Cougarman said:
amp316 said:
*than*

Be careful. I will correct all of your typos from now on. You have no one to blame but yourself.

 

go ahead, my grammar sucks, you will find loads of typos from me besides everyone expects me to make a typo since i dont have a freaking james bond avatar, james bond does not make typos he turns them in to hot girls and screws them.

 

 Point taken. 

I'm not even going to begin to correct that.  That's worse than one of pichu's posts.



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^ it was a gift for you, i am glad you liked it :P



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@ Cougarman and amp

LOL!

 

back on topic....I love how lightgun games are coming back in style WITHOUT having to purchase expensive Guncons if you don't want to.  I also love how Resident EVil UC is like a 20 hour light gun / on rails game, no more silly 30 minute long arcade ports with no extras for 70 bucks.