Comments on: Video of '2XL Supercross' Off-Road Motorcycle Racer

By: mrWalrus

mrWalrus — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:56:36 +0000

should be.. it's from essentially the same guys.

2XL was spawned by the same people who started Rainbow Studios.

By: TKO

TKO — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:19:04 +0000

Whoa, this looks sweet. I thought I had enough racing games, and I wasn't massively impressed with the video at first ..but when they switched to first person. Wow. So much more immersive.

Would like to see a some dirt flicking up off the bikes, not just dust. But yeah, I just might have to pick this up. That frame-rate is silky-smooth. Oh, and kudos for making a *quality* video there: neutral background and great illustration of the tilt controls.

By: Arta

Arta — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:25:09 +0000

@hmm

"Yes you can use the accelerometer to pitch forward and backwards in the air, you can also do back flips and whip the bike. There's also 2 other control schemes that use your left thumb as a joystick, if you don't like the accelerometer, I really think anyone will be able to find a control scheme that they like, and all of them are also available for left handed people."

(Motonews.com forums)

By: rich_952000

rich_952000 — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:22:52 +0000

It doesn't appear up/down tilt is incorporated, it would have been a nice feature for "pre-loading" for jumps, and landing.

By: Arta

Arta — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:57:11 +0000

^^Did you not watch the video with the guy tilting the phone to turn?

By: Danny-Doggy

Danny-Doggy — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:06:05 +0000

Wow, another racer…Doesn't look like it includes any tilt or anything to make it different than any other iphone racer.

By: NotYou

NotYou — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:56:27 +0000

I like how it looks jumpy. It makes it seem more realistic. When you ride those things in real life you bounce all over and they can definitely make you feel disoriented, so it only makes sense to make the game the same way.

By: Bartig

Bartig — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:48:20 +0000

Yes, it looks VERY cool in first-person!

Too bad the same public-noise-sample runs every damn corner.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:46:08 +0000

"'d love to see touch control. Does anyone remember the nifty touch control of snail mail? Would't that be great for gamers that are sick of tilt control?"

Second that

By: Tennisking1o1

Tennisking1o1 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:28:04 +0000

This looks very impressive. Plus, people need to stop complaining about prices. Looking at this, $8 is a steal. I'll probably pick this up at launch, as I personally think it looks fantastic