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My bet... Armor evolves alongside weapons. The Zentradi use beam weaponry very heavily. It stands to reason their armor is focused towards deflection of energy weaponry moreso than projectiles. Hence we built our mechs to use projectiles, because our experience said they worked better.

I wish Gubaba had his own small mech. He deserves better treatment than as a sidekick to mylene. He did rescue everyone from capture afterall. So I'm not the only one that thought that! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What if we give Gamlin a Gubaba of his own?

I know. It makes me sad.

I displayed one of mine in GERWALK for a long time, before shelf space required me to re-orient him. I'm quite fond of GERWALK mode. It's by far the most distinctive mode, even if it doesn't get as much screen time as the others(which is likely why it seems to be less popular). A valk in GERWALK mode screams Macross in a way that no other mech is quite capable of. I also display mine in Gerwalk mode. Its a Yamato 1/48, and perhaps one reason you don't see Gerwalk mode more often is that the 1/48 line is the only one that gets it the most "right"... I was displaying a Transformers Jetfire in GERWALK... IMO, it doesn't look particularly good in any mode but fighter. The lack of articulation shows worst in battroid mode, though. It's impossible to get a really good pose out of it.

LMAO! Oh man, that sounds like one of the many times MGREXX would complain to Steve that I was burning him, and Steve would end up tempo banning banning him as well! The funny thing is that as soon as I would get reinstated, I kept going after him, just because he took it that extra step, to getting Steve on my back. Eventually, I was able to bait and trap him enough times, along with his own retarded comments in other threads there, that I am proud to say that I was the cause of the final ban at RT.com that is still in effect today. *thumbsup* Nothing quite like giving a nuisance enough rope to hang himself.

The battery very much SHOULD have been partially charged. There is NOTHING worse for a lithim-ion battery than being fully discharged. One full discharge can halve the life of the battery.

Wishlist game: You ever seen those Battletech simulator machines, where you sit down in a cockpit? One of those, with Valks. My take, as a longtime gamer and mild collector is...Good single-player games are usually worth another play. I very rarely get rid of my games because I always wind up coming back to them later for another run. It may be a few years before I get the urge to play Blaster Master or Tales of Destiny again, but when I do I'm always really glad I kept it around. The pre-plot, pre-ending games like Asteroids, Missile Command, etc. are diffrent beasts altogether. It's easy to just settle in and blow crap up for a little while. I really think this elegance of simplicity has been lost in the push for ever-more complex and realistic games. Not saying that the modern stuff is BAD, just that it'd be nice to see oldschool gameplay show up a little more often outside of retro-gaming compilations.

I totally agree Drifand One thing is once someone has a complete collection of Yamato, Bandai and Takatoku what else is left but these other toys? I for one am not going to buy 8 of each version, one is enough. My collection is well rounded and completely encompasses all Valk toys Nice collection by the way. I always wonder though, why doesn't anyone ever display Valks in GERWALK mode? I displayed one of mine in GERWALK for a long time, before shelf space required me to re-orient him. I'm quite fond of GERWALK mode. It's by far the most distinctive mode, even if it doesn't get as much screen time as the others(which is likely why it seems to be less popular). A valk in GERWALK mode screams Macross in a way that no other mech is quite capable of.

I'd be shocked if they couldn't. ... But this IS Sony. Anyways, this is my favorite artist's rendition of the PS3... Bingobingo. Though as I said, I think they started with one of the bootlegs that was the same design but black to start with.

I usually compromised and used GERWALK. Faster than a battroid, and has missiles. I HAVE been known to fly a fighter through the city streets on occasion, but I have too much trouble judging my turns to do it regularly(not sure some of them CAN be made in fighter mode). ... And I actually wouldn't have minded some time in a destroid. But like I said, while I understand the reason for the limited flight ceiling, I don't like it. At all. Sniper shots were fun sometimes. If you approach the areas right, you can hit them but they can't even see, much less shoot, you. Nice way to even the odds a little before charging into an ambush. ... But yah. Usually pointless. And for the most part, I found the fighter's flares somewhat useless too. With few exceptions, I found it easier and more effective to drop to battroid and shoot the missiles down with the secondary fire button.

Sure, in fighter mode. But the YF-21 battroid kicks it's butt with 12 diffrent vitamins and minerals.

I vote for the banning of all mods and admins. FREE FOR ALL!

There you go... mecha boobies. What is this thing? Looks like VF-11. It's the SoundForce VF-11. Go Macross 7. Her mecha boobies aren't exposed, this thread is still misleading! *resists urge to take a screenshot with the "mecha boobies" open*

There you go... mecha boobies. What is this thing? Looks like VF-11. It's the SoundForce VF-11. Go Macross 7.

Never seen anybody use a PS2 like that... although people seem to be modding their xbox's left right and center to serve as the ultimate media center... slightly OT, does anybody know if a network adapter from Japan will work on a PS2 from the states? I know that the config software won't work (region encoded disks and all that), but since I just need the adapter for HD Loader, I shouldn't need the config software to work, right? The hardware should work. AS far as I know, the only reigional diffrences in PS2 hardware are A. TV type, and B. software region. Both of which are restricted to the main deck. Heck, US network adapters still have the HDD logo etched into the case from the japanese units(which cam ebundled iwth hard drives).

GERWALK worked okay for me. I just ignored the throttle and boosted everywhere I needed to go. I've never figured out why sniper mode has a charge cannon. But it's pretty darn fun sometimes, if you can park yourself in a concealed corner and blow something away from absolute safety. ... Though there were some clipping issues on that. I had perfectly clear shots that were blocked because the game decided I was shooting a wall. Little gunshot explosions were showing up in midair right next to walls, or right above them, or whatever. My one really big gripe with the game. I understand why they did it(it let them restrict your movements in the ground levels so you couldn't just fly over the buildings/mountains/whatever and skip the hordes of zentradi between you and the goal), but I don't like it. Wouldn't have been that bad if they'd told you where he was beforehand. That level as a whole dragged quite a bit. It was like they took 3 seperate levels and glued them all together just because they took place in the same map. It reminded me of... StarFox. With Valkyries. PC games in my experience tend to be a lot more friendly towards attempts at non-linearity than Battlecry was. I didn't really like how VFX2 controlled. Realism is not something I look for in any game with jets. VFX2 also felt too fighter-centric for my tastes. I may change my opinion next time I play it, though(I'm sure I will agian, just a matter of when).

There you go... mecha boobies.

I am JB, master of post sniping! All shall bow before my might! MUWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

No region, chinese subtitles, shipping from Hong Kong... Sounds like a bootleg to me.

That's true. But, take my wife for example. She likes Mario Kart. When she plays it on the Gamecube, she leans and waves the controller in all sorts of directions. But not so on the GBA version. I think even the mist exciteable people will hold handheld more carefully because they need to keep the screen steady. Hmmm... interesting case. On the other hand, my sister clutches SNES pads so tightly you can hear the plastic creaking across the room(thankfully she got over jumping with Mario). You don't have to sling it around to be rough on it.

I tried to give Battlecry a chance but just could never get into it. Too many things annoyed me about the game. One of the worst things had to be the sound effects. Your VF-1 sounds like it is powered by a lawn mower engine, rather than thermonuclear jet engines. The gunpod sound is also just as weak sounding and completely unfaithful to the TV series sound. Also I didn't like the music and the horrible voice acting also put me off, especially the voice of the main character Jack Archer or whatever his name was, whom I found increadibly annoying. The Valks (sorry, Very-teks as it's an RTgame) looked pretty bad as well. In battroid mode the wings were missing and in fighter mode I seem to recall the nose was too stubby and rounded. Also in fighter mode, it looked as if the feet were always open. I ssem to recall there were quite a lot of limitations as to what moves you could do in fighter mode as well. I forget exactly, but I don't think you could fly loops. Maybe you couldn't roll either (I forget). Graham I didn't like fighter mode anyways. It tended to mean a wide open battlefield with lots of maneuvering and not so much frantic firefight action. Or else it meant that I was protecting a recon plane. Dang recon planes, they should carry their own weapons and stay out of my way. But... My approach to reviewing a game is such that I waive license accuracy if it's fun. Honestly, the battroid wings are a long-standing problem. As I understand things, they started with a more accurate battroid design, but had major problems with the walking animation. Legs tended to pass through the wings, and they couldn't get a natural animation without shortening them. *looks at screenshots* Huh. I'd've SWORE they shortened them instead of deleting them altogether. Shows how much attention I was paying... The music meshed well with the Raw-boot-eck stuff(pretty sure several tunes were ripped straight out of our least favorite hackjob). Not that that's a particularly good thing, but ... I THINK that's where they yanked the gunfire sound from too, though I'm not sure. And you could do loops in fighter mode. Boost and pull up. You could also press a "strafe" button to fly on edge, then boost, and you'd roll. But compared to a real plane, you couldn't do jack squat. It was set up very game-ish. I can see where someone would want more simulation-style control. Me, I just wanted to ignore the fighter mode. I had the most fun running through cities as a battroid. And trying to shoot Minmay, who was tragically bullet-proof so I settled for dropping a stadium on her head. ... What?

That's not the first time I've heard that this week. Dare to dream. Really. Just dare also to be whacked over the head with the paddle of Reality as we all point and laugh. -Al YAY! *resumes building custom VF-19*

Hopefully game consoles will remain that way for a long time to come. I like video games but I really hate the idea of having to upgrade your PC almost everytime for the latest games. My money is finite resource that has to be used on other things besides games. My complaint is more along the lines of developers being lazy. I tend to throw cash at the hardware whenever I have some to spare, because I follow the software. Agreed, that isn't bad looking. Any mention about its price? According to DigitPress.com, one should run about 30$. ... You ARE clear that this thing came out in 1982, right?

*winces* GBA Robotech ranks ABOVE something? That makes me sad. Ranking it above Scrambled Valkyrie and FamiCom Macross though? Are you SURE you aren't a Robotech.com troll? </joke> I just didn't like Scrambled Valk or NES Macross at all. Fair enough. I consider them 2 of the most enjoyable, though. And I know non-Macross fans that loved Scrambled Valkyrie. The FamiCom one goes well with my current preferences for fast, hostile games with minimal plot and simple controls(alas, the NES is a tad short on buttons for decent transformation control, and the battroid mode flips around when you move backwards, which just annoys me. So I stay in GERWALK). When I want a bit of depth in my gaming, I'll grab something more modern, though. It's pretty light on depth. I thought it was excessively easy and klunky on top of that, personally. I beat it first try, and got bored goofing around rather fast because it never challenged me very much and the controls just weren't sharp enough for random play. It was like they tried to bootleg PS/Saturn DYRL and missed all the good points. Sold the game about a week after I bought it, and never felt I got my 10$ out of it. These days? You ever played Defender? The scrolling shooter is mostly dead in America because the average american gamer is demanding more and more 3D games. In Japan the genre is still quite healthy, as I understand things. I tend not to rank games by theme. I'd be hard-pressed to generate a list of favorite mech games without a lot of time running through refreshing my memory. Battlecry wouldn't make my favorite games list, but it IS a game I had a lot of fun with. I just wish you could go back and use FAST packs/GBP armor in any level after beating the game. Ah, Super Robot Wars. Wish Gideon had cracked SRW4, honestly. The series plays a lot better after 3, aside from 4 being a lot prettier. I've pounded my way through large chunks several of them more or less blind, because they're just plain fun. The Front Mission series I'm on the fence about. I tend to spend more time in intermission sequences than fighting, which turns me off the games. And then I come back later, pick 'em up, and wonder why I put 'em down. Aside from SRW games, I have to give the nod to Virtual On and Robot Alchemic Drive(and I am aware I'm in the minority with RAD). ... Oooh, and Metal Storm, even though I think that's actually powered armor. *shrugs* I think most of the Macross games are fairly decent, actually. I realize it's just a matter of opinion, but for their genres, they tend to play rather well IMO. I haven't played the 2 SRPG PCEngine games, because at the time the idea of hammering through a japanese strategy game didn't sound very fun. Now I'm wishing I'd grabbed them along with 2036.

I'm not judging Battlecry just against Macross games. I'm probably unique here in that I'm considering them as games first before I ever look at usage of the license. I do admit, however, that I haven't played the PS2 Macross game.