Amped 2

10-11-2003, 11:44

This game is out on Friday (Just put my order in for it!) Who else on the forum is getting this ? Should be a good LiVE game to have in the collection.

Boom · 10-11-2003, 12:52

I've already seen ppl in the UK playing this last night. Getting it. Finally opened SSX3 which is a good laugh as an arcadey snowboard game. Amped2 should provide a nice heavy does of realism!

XiceWolf · 10-11-2003, 15:10

amped 2 is gonnnnna rule !! I just recieved a load of cd's i ordered for my birthday today so they will be getting ripped onto my xbox then i can pick and choose what track to listen to with the white button in 5.1 in all its glory

10-11-2003, 17:40

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Originally Posted by XiceWolf

amped 2 is gonnnnna rule !! I just recieved a load of cd's i ordered for my birthday today so they will be getting ripped onto my xbox then i can pick and choose what track to listen to with the white button in 5.1 in all its glory

I'll give you a game or two of this Xice on Friday afternoon (if you're about).

XiceWolf · 10-11-2003, 18:44

ye sure

ill have it on thursday though

10-11-2003, 18:53

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Originally Posted by XiceWolf

ye sure

ill have it on thursday though

Cool.

zerolight · 11-11-2003, 13:55

i got this from Dixons last Saturday and its excellent. i really enjoy it. feels the same as Amped until you try to trick, then you struggle to make any points. its only when you've gone through the tutorial and also read the style section of the manual that you are able to really start tricking properly. Slowly. Less is more. Trust me, read the manual and do the tutorial. Particularly the style section.

also, you need to play offline in Career mode to build up your stats so that you can trick better. unlike amped, there are no factory riders. you need to build your own. by default, he's talentless. concentrate on Big Air, Spins n Flips, and Balance. Without balance you can't link tricks with butter. Without Big Air and Spins, you can't pull of slow stylish tricks without burying your head in the snow.

online with 8 players, its still silky. plays very well. its lovely to just follow someone down a run, tricking off the same things they do, kinda in formation.

you're gonna love it.

zerolight · 11-11-2003, 13:57

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Originally Posted by Boom

Amped2 should provide a nice heavy does of realism!

Only upto a point. You can still grind along the cable car cables. And I'm pretty sure you can't butter on a real board. but yes, on the whole, its pretty realistic. I'm still lovin' it.

14-11-2003, 12:43

Its Friday - and I'm still waiting for Amped 2 to turn-up in the Post. Look's like it will arrive tomorrow now !

Boom · 14-11-2003, 13:24

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Originally Posted by NEONKNIGHT

Its Friday - and I'm still waiting for Amped 2 to turn-up in the Post. Look's like it will arrive tomorrow now !

Doing some trade-ins before going home from work to get it. Nice long 4-pint lunch, hope I remember to get a good price for my 10 or so trade-ins.

14-11-2003, 14:30

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Originally Posted by Boom

Doing some trade-ins before going home from work to get it. Nice long 4-pint lunch, hope I remember to get a good price for my 10 or so trade-ins.

Boom · 14-11-2003, 14:49

Also a mate (who happens to be a regular snowboarder) has decided to buy an Xbox and afew games just cause of Amped2. Hopefully I'll be convincing him to get on Live as well. Another PC gamer into the fold.

XiceWolf · 14-11-2003, 15:29

this game is simply amazing

14-11-2003, 18:51

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Originally Posted by XiceWolf

this game is simply amazing

XiceWolf · 14-11-2003, 19:52

This game is truly amazing

Its a bit like topspin in that you must work on single player to have any chance of winning anything as your guy starts out really really really crap.