IGN Reviews BIA

EatFresh · 03-01-05, 09:20 PM

9.3

Check it out.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/592/592373p1.html

CaptNKILL · 03-01-05, 09:41 PM

Eh... It doesnt really sound like my kind of game after reading this review.

I read a while ago that it had a sort of RTS style view for commanding your soldiers... what happened to that? Or is that a PC only feature? The way this review describes it, its just like the "follow freeman" level in HL2, which really isnt all that special.

Plus, I dont like the way they describe the difficulty. I hate games that are irritatingly difficult, and this deffinitely sounds like one.

I'll play a demo when it comes out, but from this review, it doesnt sound like this will be for everyone (or even most people).

EatFresh · 03-01-05, 09:44 PM

Yea you control the squad similar to an rts game. Definately picking this one up

stncttr908 · 03-02-05, 12:07 AM

I must have the PC version now dammit. Why does the Xbox version come first?

BioHazZarD · 03-02-05, 04:19 AM

Well i hope it will be difficult because COD was ridicilous easy no real challenge there.

**Mr_LoL** · 03-02-05, 01:52 PM

oh fantastic. my graphics card just died a horrible death and this comes out soon

Geordan · 03-02-05, 08:38 PM

Yes there will be the overhead view in the pc version. You can't control your troops from this, it just acts as more of a map. It's wicked.

The PC version is coming out two weeks later than the Xbox version because Microsoft snagged a deal with Ubi or Gearbox to get exclusive launch rights, in hopes that people waiting for the PC version will buy the Xbox instead, therefore making more money for Microsoft. Bastards. Right now, thousands of copies of the PC BIA are sitting in some facotry somewhere waiting to be shipped to stores. Stupid, Stupid decision in my mind. The least Gearbox can do is give us a demo.

-Geordan

superklye · 03-02-05, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geordan

The least Gearbox can do is give us a demo.

QFT

stncttr908 · 03-02-05, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geordan

Yes there will be the overhead view in the pc version. You can't control your troops from this, it just acts as more of a map. It's wicked.

The PC version is coming out two weeks later than the Xbox version because Microsoft snagged a deal with Ubi or Gearbox to get exclusive launch rights, in hopes that people waiting for the PC version will buy the Xbox instead, therefore making more money for Microsoft. Bastards. Right now, thousands of copies of the PC BIA are sitting in some facotry somewhere waiting to be shipped to stores. Stupid, Stupid decision in my mind. The least Gearbox can do is give us a demo.

-Geordan

Uh oh. It doesn't sound too hard for a release group to get their hands on ahead of time then. Bad news for Ubi and Gearbox.

EatFresh · 03-03-05, 07:06 AM

I bet it doesn't happen before it's officially released. As big as this game is there's no doubt it will be pirated after being released.

03-01-05, 09:20 PM	#1
EatFresh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 67	IGN Reviews BIA 9.3 Check it out. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/592/592373p1.html

03-01-05, 09:41 PM	#2
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: IGN Reviews BIA Eh... It doesnt really sound like my kind of game after reading this review. I read a while ago that it had a sort of RTS style view for commanding your soldiers... what happened to that? Or is that a PC only feature? The way this review describes it, its just like the "follow freeman" level in HL2, which really isnt all that special. Plus, I dont like the way they describe the difficulty. I hate games that are irritatingly difficult, and this deffinitely sounds like one. I'll play a demo when it comes out, but from this review, it doesnt sound like this will be for everyone (or even most people). __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

03-01-05, 09:44 PM	#3
EatFresh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 67	Re: IGN Reviews BIA Yea you control the squad similar to an rts game. Definately picking this one up

03-02-05, 12:07 AM	#4
stncttr908 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 4,496	Re: IGN Reviews BIA I must have the PC version now dammit. Why does the Xbox version come first? __________________ PC - \| Core i7-2600K @ stock \| Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3 \| 4GB Patriot Sector 5 DDR3 \| Galaxy GTX 460 1GB @ stock \| Corsair Force 120GB SSD \| Seagate 1TB 7200RPM \| 320GB Seagate 7200.10 \| 2x Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 \| Lite-On 20x SATA DVD+RW \| Silverstone TJ-09 \| Corsair 620W PSU \| Logitech Z-5500s \| Sennheiser HD-570 headphones \| Samsung 2494LW \| Laptop - \| Dell Inspiron 1420 \| C2D T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache) \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| 160GB 7200RPM HDD \| DVD +/- RW \| 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) \| Broadcom 802.11g \| NVIDIA 8400M GS 128MB \|

03-02-05, 04:19 AM	#5
BioHazZarD USCM Marine Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 2,369	Re: IGN Reviews BIA Well i hope it will be difficult because COD was ridicilous easy no real challenge there. __________________ Chieftec Miditower /w 5 case fans \| Corsair 620W HX PSU \| Asus M4N98TD EVO SLI \| AMD Athlon2 X2 260 3,2GHz \| Corsair 3GB PC3-10666 \| eVGA Geforce GTX 460 1GB (336shader) \| Samsung Spinpoint x2 250GB HD +SATA 320GB \| SB Audigy 4 @ 2.1 \| Samsung Syncmaster BX2331 TFT 23" running 1920x1080@60hz \| Windows XP PRO SP2 \| \|

03-02-05, 01:52 PM	#6
Mr_LoL Bush's Doppleganger Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangor North Wales UK Posts: 5,204	Re: IGN Reviews BIA oh fantastic. my graphics card just died a horrible death and this comes out soon __________________ Core i5 2500K@ 4.5, KFA2 GTX 570, Gigabyte Z68, 8GB Corsair XMS 1600MHZ, Antec Truepower New 650w, Coolermaster Storm Sniper, 1TB Samsung F1, Yamakasi Catleap 27", Samsung 245B, Asus Xonar DG...blah blah blah

03-02-05, 08:38 PM	#7
Geordan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 91	Re: IGN Reviews BIA Yes there will be the overhead view in the pc version. You can't control your troops from this, it just acts as more of a map. It's wicked. The PC version is coming out two weeks later than the Xbox version because Microsoft snagged a deal with Ubi or Gearbox to get exclusive launch rights, in hopes that people waiting for the PC version will buy the Xbox instead, therefore making more money for Microsoft. Bastards. Right now, thousands of copies of the PC BIA are sitting in some facotry somewhere waiting to be shipped to stores. Stupid, Stupid decision in my mind. The least Gearbox can do is give us a demo. -Geordan

03-03-05, 07:06 AM	#10
EatFresh Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 67	Re: IGN Reviews BIA I bet it doesn't happen before it's officially released. As big as this game is there's no doubt it will be pirated after being released.

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