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F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by SimonC on Feb 2nd, 2003, 02:38am

Well not exactly, but on IGN they have article on "Tube Slider" saying it's a new F-Zero style racer from the makers of MV. It's Insider only though.

I still managed to find a few pics though...






I wonder if it'll be any good?
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by ~SPLASH~ on Feb 2nd, 2003, 03:52am

I think it will be pretty good. I don't know if it will differ much from F-Zero GC though...maybe it's controls are more similiar to MV, where F-Zero GC handles more like X?
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Tonio on Feb 3rd, 2003, 02:17am

won't be good : speed is in mph
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by ~SPLASH~ on Feb 3rd, 2003, 07:45am

on Feb 3rd, 2003, 02:17am, Tonio wrote:
won't be good : speed is in mph

Most games have the option to swithc bewteen MPH and KM PH
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Brodie22 on Feb 3rd, 2003, 10:13am

It looks good, though won't be as good as F-Zero GC. Does anyone know when it will be released PAL or NTSC?

Would be good if someone set up a records website similar to fzerocentral.com
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by ~SPLASH~ on Feb 3rd, 2003, 3:28pm

on Feb 3rd, 2003, 10:13am, Brodie22 wrote:
It looks good, though won't be as good as F-Zero GC. Does anyone know when it will be released PAL or NTSC?

Would be good if someone set up a records website similar to fzerocentral.com

How do you know if it won't be as good as F-Zero GC? You haven't even played it, so you cannot judge
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Brodie22 on Feb 4th, 2003, 05:24am

Splash Wrote
Quote:
How do you know if it won't be as good as F-Zero GC? You haven't even played it, so you cannot judge

Though I haven't played it, i've seen the screenshots and they don't better those of F-zero GC. Also I prefer F-zero X to F-zero MV so i'm going to be a little biased.

It also looks likely that the arcade version of f-zero will allow you to store your times on your memory card, allowing u to transfer them to you gamecube.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by ~SPLASH~ on Feb 4th, 2003, 07:53am

Brodie, graphics do not make a game superiour. gameplay does, and even though F-Zero has excellent gameplay, we do not know if this game is better or worse. The game features hovercraft-like vehicles, so there is a big chance the game doesn't handle like MV at all (as I said earlier, the controls type being similiar to MV is just an idea)...you are right that being able to take your times to the arcade in F-Zero is a great feature, but we don't even know if these arcade machines will be released in America and Europe..and heck, even if they will be released, I still have to find an arcade hall...dangit

I guess we will have to wait for it to be released (which won't take very long, I read that the game will be released this month in America, and around March in Europe, yay!)
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by SimonC on Feb 5th, 2003, 02:30am

I much prefer to have MPH in games.

Plus, I'm not sure I like the idea of F-Zero Cube linking up with an Arcade machine, because I'll never get to try it.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Tonio on Mar 24th, 2003, 12:56am

"Nec Interchannel announced they will release the GameCube hovercraft racing game Tube Slider in Europe in April.
"
magicbox
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by KEJackson on Apr 6th, 2003, 5:32pm

Really? Already released in US? If so, I gotta a itch to get it!
Kort Everett Jackson
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by FluddyFlea on Apr 8th, 2003, 1:32pm

it only got a crappy 6.1 over at ign.com. guess ill have to wait for fzero GC
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by KEJackson on May 18th, 2003, 7:36pm

Just a week or two ago, May 7, 2003, I made what might have been the most disasterous purchase of a videogame I could. A friend of mine bought this game when it came out in mid-April. The name: Tube Slider.
The past two weeks have been the most exilerating yet. Speed combined with agony and frustration of resigning ( I only recieved 2 GAME OVERS thus far) has got me glued to the Gamecube and TV the majority of the time I am not doing something remotely related to school. Also recently, I was awarded Honor Council Status in my schools Student Council, and had to go on a tour of the school, and say speeches to the public about the Presidential crisis(There was a conflict with the two canadate's families, and the result of this was both was declared co-president, a fate I had predicted as a joke to my friends. Some joke eh? Another long story I will tell later)
Anyway, BACK to Tube Slider. IT is in MPH, but when you race, you probably won't give a flip about it because you will concentrate on beating computers that can become as smart as JKT. (No pun or joke intended, I had to learn some pungent lessons.) I have all the courses unlocked, and there are two speed modes. Normal I excell in, while Maximum, I suck in that class. There are three Grand Prixes (Kogasha, Asogi, and Nayuta) in which 9/10 courses are revealed. Two of them are even duplicated and turned upside down with reverse gravity. The last course is unlocked if you can finish Normal Mode with Gold (1st ranking at end of cup) for Kogasha, Asogi, and Nayuta. A new race opens up with a good looking car appearing, but this car has a hell of an attitude, and it takes skill, and luck to beat the rival. Beating the rival will unlock the more powerful version of your car (i.e Vanilla opens Royal Vanilla). It is a combination of wits and fun. The music people complain about, but listening to it closely sets a visual imagery. The last music track is also unavailable until the race with the rival, and then only playable during the race with the rival, in which the music track is a remix of the title song. 8.5 out of ten IMO, BP rating 92.
Kort Everett Jackson
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Tonio on May 19th, 2003, 07:13am

mmmmh. interesting. but not out there in Japan, just for a change....

did you try some strafe and drift turns ?
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by GreggRichardson on May 21st, 2003, 05:54am

mmm I will wait for F Zero GX in August
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Barry on May 21st, 2003, 09:36am

on Apr 8th, 2003, 1:32pm, FluddyFlea wrote:
it only got a crappy 6.1 over at ign.com. guess ill have to wait for fzero GC


Don't always believe what the gaming site/magazine ratings tell you.

I've come across a few games that got almost piss poor ratings, tried them and they were a lot better than what the site/magazines gave them.

(Names of the games aren't coming to mind right now.)

If you figure it won't be a good buy, then rent it and try it first. Least that way if you don't like it, you're only out $5 instead of $50+.

I've got a couple games that I'd rented and eventually purchased. Megaman Battle Network and Megaman Battle Network 2 are good examples. (Come on MMBN 3!!)
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by F-Zero Fanatic on May 21st, 2003, 4:02pm

on May 21st, 2003, 09:36am, Barry J. Herbert II wrote:
If you figure it won't be a good buy, then rent it and try it first. Least that way if you don't like it, you're only out $5 instead of $50+.


What I do is buy the game and if I don't like it I just take it back to the shop.

Most shops these days have a good returns policy. Here in England, if you don't like a game, you can return it within 7-10 days of purchase, provided it isn't damaged of course.

Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Webmaster on May 21st, 2003, 5:24pm

on May 21st, 2003, 4:02pm, Ninto wrote:
What I do is buy the game and if I don't like it I just take it back to the shop.


Where I am, you can only return UNOPENED games. If you open it, you can only exchange it for the same title (to give you the chance to replace a defective copy.)

Dave
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by FluddyFlea on May 22nd, 2003, 03:58am

on May 21st, 2003, 09:36am, Barry J. Herbert II wrote:
Don't always believe what the gaming site/magazine ratings tell you.



Yeah I agree, but I read the review, know IGN are F-zero lovers, agree for the most part in their ways of judging games (read their reviews alot) and so on. Even if the game is good, getting into it, some of the facts just put me off enough not to want it.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Tonio on May 22nd, 2003, 09:00am

and 5.somethg ("mediocre") on gamespot
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by F-Zero Fanatic on May 22nd, 2003, 09:34am

on May 21st, 2003, 5:24pm, Webmaster wrote:
Where I am, you can only return UNOPENED games. If you open it, you can only exchange it for the same title (to give you the chance to replace a defective copy.)

Dave


That's too bad I guess Dave.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by baka-sama on May 23rd, 2003, 01:22am

I'd say part of the problem here is that it's not F-Zero. People will complain that this game sucks, because it isn't up to standard with F-Zero. Not many games are. That doesn't necessarily make them bad.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by F-Zero Fanatic on May 24th, 2003, 06:32am

The only true way of knowing whether you like a game is to play it yourself. Don't rely on reviews to make your mind up, play the game and see what it's like. Opinions on games can and do, vary imensly. One more time folks, try the game yourself! Heh he.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by FluddyFlea on May 24th, 2003, 11:17am

I wouldnt rely on a review once if i could buy or rent any game I wanted to, but i cant.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by KEJackson on May 24th, 2003, 2:35pm

Yes, but Strafe is Slide Turns. They are used rarely, because they take a chunk out of your speed. It is still fun to play, despite what I say.
Kort Everett Jackson
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by KEJackson on May 24th, 2003, 2:38pm

Yes, but IGN and Gamespot are deliberatly doing this so they could save Nintendos butt. Or to kill it at the same time. Either way, what they are doing is nothing short of pissing me off, and even makes me want to QUIT patronizing to them.
Kort Everett Jackson
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by ~SPLASH~ on May 25th, 2003, 07:10am

on May 24th, 2003, 2:38pm, Kort Everett Jackson wrote:
Yes, but IGN and Gamespot are deliberatly doing this so they could save Nintendos butt. Or to kill it at the same time. Either way, what they are doing is nothing short of pissing me off, and even makes me want to QUIT patronizing to them.
Kort Everett Jackson

IGN and Gamespot are not doing this because they like or hate Nintendo that much. They just rate games, as fair as possible, Gamespot being the most 'severe' one.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by KEJackson on May 29th, 2003, 7:57pm

Right now, all I think IGN and Gamespot is doing is passing hot air, because the game is just way too cool to receive suck a crappy rating. No matter WHO rates it. Appearently, these guys only play a demo version, and no matter how good the final version is, they slap bad ratings. So, don't take their advice on this one. I give a 9.1. Not Perfect, but just plain Superb.
Kortevensky Everett Jackson
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by ~SPLASH~ on May 30th, 2003, 03:15am

Well, I still believe they rate games fair, but of course, there is always a chance you like a certain game better than they do. For example, I own Spider-Man for Gamecube, and I think it totally rocks, but they don't. I do see why they think it's not as good as I think it is, and that's partly because they aren't into Spidey...it's stuff like that plays a role in the ratings as well.
Re: F-Zero: Maximum Velocity 2 for GameCube!!
Post by Top Speed on Jun 15th, 2003, 12:08pm

Even though its from the makers of ov FZ MV, I doubt that it'll handle like them. MV is 2d, whereas in a 3d game they would add a somewhat different idea of strafing and such just to make it look more realistic (i guess...)

By the way...aren't the makers of MV supposed to be the same group that made the snes F Zero and the other F Zero's?