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OVER G FIGHTERS XBOX 360 REVIEW |
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Over G
Fighters is one of the sleekest aerial combat
games this year for the Xbox 360. We wrote a
preview about it back in March 2006 talking
about its grueling air-to-air, air-to-ground
super sonic speed action. In the finished
version, Over G Fighters is a remarkable feat,
featuring excellent controls and realistic
sounds. The only drawback of the game is the
presentation, which isn’t as detailed as it
should be, but the incredible combat experience
more than makes up for it. Starting with the
game’s storyline, Over G Fighters takes you into
a long series of well-structured combat missions
that involve subjugating the continuous threats
of global terrorism throughout the different
parts of Asia, Europe, Africa, and North
America. From the main menu, you’ll choose your
wingman and one of several world-class jet
fighters, including the F-22A Raptor, the F-15E
Strike Eagle, the F/A-18C Hornet and the MiG-29A
Fulcrum.
The fighting sequence is relatively easy, which
is perfect for arcade enthusiasts but hardly
satisying for those sim players. The technique
to acing your opponent couldn’t be simpler in
this game. With the HUD exhibiting “Shoot”,
during the lock-on, you just press A to fire
your missiles. Then watch your enemy explode
into chunks of debris that fritter away into the
Earth’s atmosphere. You can increase the
difficulty to expert mode if you want additional
challenge. In this mode, you'll deal with
several more incoming projectiles but it doesn’t
mean that the artificial intelligence has anyway
improved. In fact, your enemies are as just as
gullible as they are in any other difficulty
setting. Nevertheless, the real challenge comes
in the multiplayer aspect of the game, where
you'll face all human players. Playing against
other humans is fun. It keeps you on your
highest alert as everyone’s skills are tested.
It also offers a decent number of exciting
features such as cooperative play, versus mode,
and the ever-popular deathmatch.
Unfortunately, the multiplayer portion of Over G
Fighters can only be enjoyed playing online and
there seems to be a lack of people participating
in this experience. To compensate for the game’s
lack of offline multiplayer modes, Over G
Fighters has added the ability to create you own
levels such as the control to redesign
pre-existing maps and to manipulate the number
of enemy fighters to make the missions more
compelling. This is somewhat a resolution to pad
out the game’s replay value and to try to keep
gamers happy for as long as their imagination
takes them. Needless to say, the developer did
not want to go all out with their ideas for
various multiplayer dogfights, and perhaps they
are saving them for the sequel. Still, an
offline one-on-one versus mode for a
flight-based action of this type should come
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PRODUCT
OVERALL RATING: 7.7 OUT OF 10 |
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Graphically,
the game looks good for the most part. Over G
Fighters boasts some decent textures; however,
the resolution does not measure up to the high
definition quality that is relative to the Xbox
360. Most of the general layouts for the
environments and building structures are
comparable to the 128-bit format that is common
to the Playstation 2 and the original Xbox.
Needless to say, the particle explosions give
off some fairly nice visual effects, and the
design models for the aircrafts are quite
realistic. The main highlight of the game’s
presentation is the intro that truly entices you
to join the patriotic stand to help put an end
to the terrorist organization. Also, the game
did an incredible job with the character
representation used for the dialogues that is
interesting, including the interface for menus,
which are all well animated.
In the audio front, the game is livelier only if
you’re using a surround sound system,
particularly with 6.1 channels. You’ll hear the
launching of missiles accurately represented and
sounds of a roaring jet engine that feels like a
bit too close for comfort. You’ll also hear
waves of mid-air explosions with impressive
acoustics. Not to mention the rock-based
soundtrack adds a bit of adrenaline charge to
the dog-fighting experience. In terms of voice
over work, Over G Fighters did a solid job
delivering a decent script. As for the rest of
the audio like radio chatting, the game has kept
the clamors to a more reasonable level, which
avoids those extra background commotions that
could interfere with your focus to the game’s
flow of action.
Overall, Over G Fighters is a good flight-based
action game. It plays great but the presentation
does not fit the high definition experience for
the Xbox 360 console--except for the intro,
which features some nice theatrical pitch.
Moving your jet fighter is really easy and
taking down enemies is quite simple. The fun
part is going up against other humans in
multiplayer either cooperatively or against each
other. Unfortunately, the game does not support
for this experience offline. The single-player
missions are also fun but the downside is that
nearly all the campaigns end very briefly.
Still, the game offers you relatively exciting
combat action. Over G Fighters might look like a
flight simulation with its detailed cockpit
views and complex sensor equipments, but the
handling is definitely arcade. If you’re looking
into a relatively casual air combat experience,
Over G Fighters is a good choice. However, if
you’re seeking something far more intricate in
terms of missions and strategies, then you
definitely need to look elsewhere. |
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