As Brian Ashcraft reported during the Tokyo Game Show in September, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor foregoes the pricey, complicated controller of the original game in favour of a slightly less convoluted control scheme that uses Microsoft’s Kinect and a real gamepad. More »
“Wow I suck”, I thought to myself as I sweated through a demo of GRIN and Capcom’s upcoming sequel to the beloved Bionic Commando. The nice gentleman from GRIN guiding me through the level was being extremely patient with me, but I sensed he was a bit frustrated as his simple instructions – run, jump, press A to shoot out your arm and then release when the blue hourglass shape appears on the HUD to signify the optimal angle – were consistently met by me falling into a pit, or off the side of a bridge, or any number of places that you could fall.
“The controls are skill-based”, he explained with a smile, taking the controller and easily navigating the part I was having issues with. He made it look so simple, but then I suppose he’s logged a few more hours on the game. He tells me that once you master the controls you’ll be able to do amazing things. Unfortunately fifteen minutes isn’t long enough.
