Switchball improved, re-released this Wed
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3-25-2008 @ 1:17PM
Neuromancer said...
Eh, I tried this game and was not impressed. Marble Blast Ultra is much more fun I think, and it's only $5 now.
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3-25-2008 @ 1:38PM
HazyCloud said...
When I first bought Switchball I thought, "How do games like this get pass cert?" This game has more screen tearing than Lost Planet.
I can't remember when Switchball came out, but the devs have had plenty of time to fix this. It better be right. The game looks great and could be a nice title.
Before, I couldn't even play it as my eyes were bleeding the whole time. I ain't no graphics whore, but c'mon.
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3-25-2008 @ 1:39PM
Potato Farmer J. said...
"Eh, I tried this game and was not impressed. Marble Blast Ultra is much more fun I think, and it's only $5 now."
Actually, via instantaction.com, GarageGames' site.. Marble Blast Ultra is now free.
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3-25-2008 @ 1:53PM
Adam said...
:/ I was pretty impressed with the graphics on this game, free update should be good.
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3-25-2008 @ 1:58PM
Jonah Falcon said...
An interview on IGN's Red Rings podcast with the dev from Sierra said that the real reason it's being re-released is because of the fuck-up the first time Switchball was released (not showing up on the New Releases), and they feel they lost a lot of the sales that happen within the first 48 hours of most XBLA releases.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:07PM
Timur Tabi said...
Switchball is kinda boring, but my wife and daughter like it. Well, the higher levels are too hard for my daughter.
I never noticed the screen tearing. Can someone describe it to me?
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3-25-2008 @ 2:13PM
HazyCloud said...
@ Timur Tabi
Try rolling while changing the view with the right stick. If you are using an HDTV, you can't miss it. Terrible coding IMO, but I'm not a programmer.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:26PM
JUICED said...
I could've done better.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:27PM
Ciaran Gallagher said...
You people are so so stupid - someone has to it! Screen tearing! It annoys you so much that you don't buy it! The developers had to make this update to fix something that was so un-noticeable and unimportant... I've been playing away at Switchball and think the graphics are great! Anyone complaining about screen tearing are just being far too fussy!
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3-25-2008 @ 2:27PM
Neuromancer said...
Timor basically it's like seeing the top half of the screen and the bottom half of the screen going in two different directions, for like a second. It's assy. DiRT does it a little too but I forgive it because DiRT is the greatest racing game on the Xbox 360, not some POSXBLA title.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:33PM
Tony said...
DiRT is also $60 and Switchball is $10.
This update fixes the screen tearing, by the way.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:55PM
HazyCloud said...
@ Ciaran
No one said they didn't buy it because of the screen tearing. It's just something that should of been caught in QA.
-1 for you.
@ Tony
Thanks. I haven't tried it yet. Good info.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:58PM
ccc said...
I will get this game when the price is reduced till then no hurry.
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3-25-2008 @ 2:58PM
UTWarden said...
screen tearing wasn't all bad, Yes it's there.
Looking forward to this.
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