Double Hakoden!? Oh my!
Only problem I had was that in Arcade, enemies come too slowly in small waves, and after I got to 50 kills the frame rate got noticeably sluggish, was still able to play till 100 though.
Reviews for "Rage 2!"
Cosmoseth responds:
<3
Great, But Not Without Flaws
Its hard to say something negative about a game like this, and for two reasons. First, your major flaw is trying to tackle too much at once, and since that additional content is really for all of us too lazy to make our own damn game, it feels a bit petty. Second, its just hard to say something negative; its that damn good!
The fact of the matter is, almost everything about this game is better than the original. There's a shitload of firearms, four different melee weapons, a total of five rage powers, a wonderful slew of generous cheats, sleek graphics with suprisingly little lag, a rewarding adventure mode, AND a rewarding arcade mode. There's very little you don't give us in this game, although I will admit that when I first saw the tanks, I was a bit dissappointed I couldn't ride in it. But seriously, damn man! This is a game that rewards you for playing it, which would explain why I actually sat down and played the whole thing through. The style is perfect, and your little details here and there (I didn't even notice the money symbols until someone else pointed it out) really help to make it a visual experience, despite being stick figures. The sound was great, escpecially on level 3, although I didn't care for the menu music. Speaking of which, where are the credits for the music? Couldn't find em anywhere.
The problem I see is that you tried so hard to give us what we wanted that you opted for quantity over quality. The game really isn't very streamlined at all, which wouldn't be too bad in a lesser game, but when everything else is professional quality, I expected the gameplay to be just as good. It isn't. Fighting just isn't fun, man. I don't feel like using my gun, because the ammo costs too much and it doesn't cause even damage to make the money worth it. He whips out the gun too high, which makes it very difficult to hit certain enemies; anything below his head isn't going to get hit, which is a shame considering how tall the bastard is. He also sticks the gun so far out, and the guns can be so particularly long, that you just can't shoot someone if hes anywhere close to you. Why? Because the barrel is sticking past his body. The melee weapons are a nice touch, but other than wacking out a few extra coins and health balls, they don't do much to make fighting easier, escpecially since enemies can easily break through the attack and hit you (for a really large amount of damage, I might add). Other people have pointed out the problem with hit detection, so I won't expand on that, other than agreeing with them. The rage powers are nice, but the bar fills so slowly (and the attacks take so much out of the bar) that it isn't a reliable safety net either. The control scheme feels a bit jumbled; why you decided to wedge the shoot button in between two buttons that change weapons, I don't know, but what results is a system where you keep accidentally pressing the wrong button. Too many times, I'd go to shoot, and instead change my gun back to the starting (and useless) pistol, or I'd go to attack with my sword and through a grenade. You can get used to the controls, but it would help if they were more intuitive. Ooh, and one more little thing. The multitude of guns was nice, but since none of them are any different from each other, it didn't really matter. There wasn't any strategic use to the guns; finish a stage, get a new gun, and from then on out you use that gun (until the next gun, of course). In the end, you wind up using the flame gun, the grenade launcher, and the rocket launcher, and EVERYTHING else is just a nuiscense that you have to cycle through every now and then. Whats the point of multiple guns if over 75% become obsolete minutes after you get them?
Ultimately, this game is amazing, hence the 9/10 and 5/5 score I'm giving it. It definitely deserves the recognition its recieving, and I can tell you worked your ass off on it. But there is a lot of problems that can't be ignored. I won't cross my fingers for a Rage 2.5, but...I can always dream. Good luck, man.
Cosmoseth responds:
Holy shit, you just gave me some ideas for rage 3.
Kick ass game.
I suck at this but it is still awesome.
Cool! Here are the cheats!
The cheats are mess up in the game so do not use them.
Here are the cheats, use them at your own risk!?
voodoo: Increases speed
coinpwn: +10,000 Coins
crazeh: Infinate Ammo
gibsSG: Infinate Rage
cas: Infinate Life
crazyashell: Unlocks EVERYTHING!
Well this is tested!
My word is to not use the cheats becasue the game gets boring
But have fun and mess up your computer
i agree
its true rage 3 is more difficult but same time easy but this one was better than the 1st so i have to give u credit for it