danm, is this discussion still running???

spend more time with your xbox dudes...

This discussion is running way too long......

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I'd like to see Amped 4 as well, but unfortunately it looks like the shop was shut down:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148649.html

I don't think there was ever an explanation though.... I guess there is hope, but it apparently wouldn't be 'Indie Built'.

 

Sorry to drag this thread on... but I for one am not surprised by this ^^ .

Amped 1 &2 were excellent games, especially for boarders like myself, and IMO, amped 3 was just ruined by the new controls and the super arcadey feel to it.

 Linkage Buddy wrote:

Im thinking that I should try and get the word over to 2K in order to find their next company to create. If they see that people are anxious for another, maybe they will make it. I have a big connection over at 2K. I know one of the producers over their and I can put in a good word for Amped 4. We'll see what comes out of it. It is possible that I will be working over at 2K next year, so I'll have a better chance then.

Wow that would be a BIG step in the right direction LB. Of course the catch is are we going to have ENOUGH support for 4?? I say if there is any hope of this getting done we all need to SPEAK WITH ONE LOUD VOICE

Mako dude you really sound retarded. The LENGTH of the grind is UNREALISTIC I agree w you there, but your forgetting the FEEL and SOUND of the grind not to mention how it scores w how well you rotate w style. This is what we all mean. You also forget before the addition of combo's, grinding was VERY REALISTIC since you were only allowed 2 tricks on the wire before it made you pull off or crash. COMBOS were the only mechanic that makes the grinding unrealistic OTHER than that not much makes the game feel unrealistic whatsoever

Oh ya matt is not the only one that supports the franchise and doesn't play it anymore. He just like me wants to see the game back to the way it used to be and we are not going to GIVE UP trying. The only way is to continue to be vocal about it. Mako you know dam well if there is 4 that goes back to original game mechanics that you will be on it...so why belittle those that want the game to go back to the way it USED to be when I know you would play it. Really man you make no sense, you should just give up defending this MUTATED GAME!

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What's the problem with me enjoying this game....... I had more fun beating amped 3 then i did amped 2........

You people are only bitter because

A)  There is no online play

and

B) I am much better at this game then you are


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+1 for go back to amped 1 style.. I cant stand what the amped series has become... I enjoyed amped 1 because it WASNT like ssx... or just downright fake... now look what's happened...

 MakoXL wrote:

What's the problem with me enjoying this game....... I had more fun beating amped 3 then i did amped 2........

You people are only bitter because

A)  There is no online play

and

B) I am much better at this game then you are


hahaha :)

Uhhhh I don't think you get it, not many here WANT to play like you do cause the controls are what we did not desire to this series, so for YOU its tailor made, for rest of us its just plain GARBAGE. So go figure thats why YOU don't have many challengers at all for your godlike scores

Cassestte has it right, Amped was not a SSX style game and most Amped fans don't find SSX appealing to play from first trying it out, so go figure thats WHY WE ARE ALL BITTER MAKO!!!!

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"I would like to return as a deadly virus,in order to contribute to solving overpopulation" Prince Phillip, Aug 88

first and foremost, mako is a dumbass

like somebody said, as a real border like myself, amped 1 and 2 nailed it. you really felt like you were on a mountain hitting runs. there was snowfall, there was blizzards, there was clouds, there was fog. you hit a trail you took that trail down. you couldnt magically go uphill and cross over ridges to the run you meant to hit.


no 5000 foot vertical drops, no DUMBASS STORY, no dumbass characters. and i mean WTF,  no weather whatsoever in amped 3??? 15,000 feet up in the Andes and its blue skies as far as you can see??? its a snowboarding game, WHERES THE SNOW

so much crazy dumb sh!t got thrown into the equation in amped 3 i thought i was in the twilight zone "no way this is amped 3, no way this is really happening" sharks? some dude in a cape? a castle? a blimp. yeah sure, that appealed to dumbasses and 10 yr olds i guess

and i have to continue what dankmaster said about the grinding. youre not doing combos in real life. that sh!t is SLICK and hard to master. the fact that youre even grinding on a snowboard, means that youre on ICE. youre doing anything, youre doing a clean @ss, styled @ss 50-50, boardslide, noseslide, 180 noseslide. just some sick @ss sh!t. and thats the feel amped 1 and 2 had.

amped 3 ruined the style system, ruined the arial system, ruined the realism.

i realized all this in the first minute of playing amped 3 when i hit the first jump. i do a front flip. then i do a back flip. then i do a 360. all off of the same jump?? you gotta be f*ckin kidding me.


i remember the first commercials for amped 1 when xbox 1 first came out. at that point all there was was SSX. you could either play that or plug in your 64 and play 1080 which was still a better game. but those amped 1 commercials, i just saw the game and said "damn that looks like an actual mountain with actual runs and some real @ss sh!t"



ill tell yall exactly what it is. 2K and EA are direct competitors. when amped first came out, it was XSN and Microsoft Game Studios, they didnt give a f*ck about SSX... MGS puts out two KILLER snowboarding games like nothing else out there and like nothing ive ever played. Then XSN folds and Amped gets lost with it.

Well, 2K buys the rights for the XSN games, and being direct competitors with EA, Amped looked like 2 things to them. 1) an established franchise to cash in on, and 2) a game they now owned to directly compete with SSX, and contort it in any way possible to appeal on the mass level that SSX does.

it fell short in every category and thats what they deserve. a game that failed to acheive any of their goals for it. learned their lesson, first game for $40, shut down the studio.

Indie Built my @ss, amped 1 and 2 were XSN/MGS games and they did an awesome job


and one more thing. no crooked butter???????????

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 matt2k6 wrote:

like somebody said, as a real border like myself, amped 1 and 2 nailed it. you really felt like you were on a mountain hitting runs.

I have three ideas for you that might help you get over this funk you're in over Amped 3... feel free to accept or reject them as you see fit:

1) Play Amped 1

2) Play Amped 2

3) Go outside and snowboard for real

i do all 3

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 matt2k6 wrote:

i remember the first commercials for amped 1 when xbox 1 first came out. at that point all there was was SSX. you could either play that or plug in your 64 and play 1080 which was still a better game. but those amped 1 commercials, i just saw the game and said "damn that looks like an actual mountain with actual runs and some real @ss sh!t"

Ya I remember the commercial well. They showed a grown 40 yr old in a ski out fit playing Amped as if HE were actaully on the slopes snowboarding. I think his line was "anytime I want to hit the slopes, I could play my xbox" A direct target at virtual gaming audience. And that we all know why Amped gained an edge over the comp to begin with

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"I would like to return as a deadly virus,in order to contribute to solving overpopulation" Prince Phillip, Aug 88

we need a amped 4!! just a great game and with xbox live set up as well. downhill races on boards or inflatiables and some pipe be cool or just a massive multiplayer mountain!!

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I liked how Amped3  had a storyline, but it shouldnt have been so dumb. Also i liked how realistic Amped1 was, but i hate how unrealistic Amped3 was... although i did like the game, cuz i am an amped fan. I REALLY DO HOPE FOR AMPED 4 !!!!

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if amped 4 comes, the best thing i can hope for is photorealistic graphics and simulation style gameplay. realistic mountains. realistic physics

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 matt2k6 wrote:

obviously the game sucked, a different studio made it, and now it is shut down. actions are louder than words, and the people that made amped 3 all got fired.

 

They closed down the studio but they didn't fire everyone.  Most (maybe all?) got offered jobs at 2KSports in a consolidation of Take-Two stuidios. 

well regardless, the teams that made amped 1 & 2 had nothing to do with amped 3, which is why it sucked, which is why if there is an amped 4, it will most likely suck as well, unless you liked amped 3. you will probably love it.


all i can say is that i have a 32" lcd TV and amped 2 ran in 720p and looked better than amped 3. plain as day.

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amped 3 is a dope game. I got a freakin huge tv and it runs on 1080pi and looks way betetr than amped 2. anyways........ amped 4 needs to be generally a lot like amped 3 but more levels like northstar, snowbird, and nevado. with an online multi player. and way longer story line. also more freestyle manualing.....other than that amped 3 really set a bar for physics and smoothness, i personally use it to pump myself for snowboarding cuz it feels like it kinda

 MTVfan877 wrote:

ea sports is probably gonna make another ssx game for the 360

I hope they do. SSX Tricky (PS2/XB) & SSX3 (XB) are some of the best games ever made in my opinion!

Amped 3 is a great game but there is no racing like in the SSX series. Its the racing I love most about the snowboarding games, its like playing Wipeout on snow :)

Ok i have read through this thread quick and im not gonna waste my time arguing with people about what game is better blah blah blah.  I am gonna say how amped 4 SHOULD be, if it is ever created.

Amped is the best snowboarding series by far (amped 1 and 2 that is) because it actually attempts to resemble snowboarding, as opposed to the total disaster known as amped 3, or some other lame *** series called ssx that is a disgrace to snowboarding.  Certain aspects of each game are really good, but it seems everytime a new amped came out, they would make something better, while making other parts suck.

Here is what amped 4 SHOULD be... i will say what should be included from every game, so that amped 4 would be the best snowboarding game out there.  this is purely my opinion, which is the opinion of an experienced snowboarder and gamer.

AMPED 1 - great foundation for the series to get it going.

-the way grabs were performed in amped 1 was a nice system (tapping A once or twice, tapping X once or twice, tapping Y once or twice, or using combinations of both together).  Using the right control stick to do grabs is easier obviously, but it does expand the total amount of grabs (amped 1 style = 6 grabs before introducing tweaks, amped 2 style = 8 grabs before tweaks).  How hard would it be to just include an option where you can choose a control scheme?  oh yea, it isnt hard so it would make life easier if it was included.

-in amped 1, you can control your snowboarder with the D-PAD, and in my opinion the D-pad is far superior for snowboarding/skateboarding games than using a joystick.  again, for those that disagree... an option should be included so you can PICK which one you want, this is not hard to include in the game.

AMPED 2 - best game in the series.

-the grinding system in amped 2 was by far the best system outta the 3 games.  basically a replica of tony hawk, with the ability to tweak and spin at your will.  this is a must for a potential amped 4.

-the challenges in amped 2 were the best.  everything from the media scores, photoshoots, pro challenges, events, etc...  keep em coming.

-the unlockable videos were great.

-the STYLE system MADE this game.  every snowboarder knows that doing a super slow and styly backside 180 looks far sicker than trying to rotate your balls off to land a 900.

-lip tricks were cool as well and should be included.

-the snowskate was also pretty cool to include and should make a comeback.

-the graphical style and presentation was also the best in this game.  keep it like this.

-the ability to choose your gear should be in amped 4.  snowboarders are very consciencious of what gear they are using and this does add to style.  using real life boards with real life board graphics is awesome.

AMPED 3 - this game killed the series.  the only clear cut advantage it has over the previous 2 are the visuals, but given that this game is on next gen hardware that is to be expected anyways.  i highly doubt any of the developers have ever snowboarded in their lives, nor seen any real snowboarding for that matter.  Despite my obvious bashing, there are some good things in this game that should be carried into amped 4.

-the trail map was a great feature i thought, and should be in a potential amped 4.
-the ability to snowmobile was a nice touch as well.
-rider customizations (character builder) was good.

THINGS NOT IN ANY PREVIOUS GAME THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED

-the ability to change your snowboarders stance.  no, i dont mean regular or switch.  i mean changing the stance width, and the angles of your bindings.  this further adds more style to your rider.

-variable weather.  the weather should not always be sunny in "mountain A" and always overcast in "mountain B".  every mountain should be able to have a wide variety of weather conditions.

SUMMARY

i think i mentioned everything i wanted to, but basically amped 2 is the closest to realistic snowboarding a video game is.  for anyone that wants to *** about how amped 3 was cool, go play ssx if you want an arcade feel.  WE WANT NEXT GEN REALISTIC SNOWBOARDING MICROSOFT.  get the dev team who made amped 2 to get on amped 4 and keep that formula with a few minor tweaks as mentioned to further improve, and you have yourself a winner.

dont forget harder acheveents for all those gamerscore wh ores

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 serum157 wrote:

Ok i have read through this thread quick and im not gonna waste my time arguing with people about what game is better blah blah blah.  I am gonna say how amped 4 SHOULD be, if it is ever created.

Amped is the best snowboarding series by far (amped 1 and 2 that is) because it actually attempts to resemble snowboarding, as opposed to the total disaster known as amped 3, or some other lame *** series called ssx that is a disgrace to snowboarding.  Certain aspects of each game are really good, but it seems everytime a new amped came out, they would make something better, while making other parts suck.

A bit of a stubborn contradiction in terms there.. Your not going to argue with people which games are better, your just going to say what should be included in Amped 4 ... but in the same breath you say that the SSX series of games are  'lame ***' and a 'disgrace to snowboarding'. You say that your an experienced snowboarder but if everyone who were experienced snowboarders who had 360's were the only ones that bought the game, they would sell about 2000 copies.

Everyone is entitled to their view, games are meant to be fun. If you stop and think, no game can immitate snowboarding can they? If your on the snow, do you move yourself with a controller? can you fall 50000 feet without killing yourself? Can you hit a tree at speed and not break anything? No, you know why? Because its just a game! Both Amped 3 and the SSX series are great fun to play and neither can possibly be in the slightest bit realistic!

If Amped 4 were to be made, they should include racing too.

Just give me amped 3 with online play

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Sounds great they should make one but make it more realistic than weird animation stuff

 crazyguy24 wrote:

Just having it be a normal game with some online multiplayer modes would be nice.

 

I agree and Amped 3 was terrible compared to Amped 2 besides not being online...........pyschedelic trash!

 matt2k6 wrote:

well regardless, the teams that made amped 1 & 2 had nothing to do with amped 3, which is why it sucked, which is why if there is an amped 4, it will most likely suck as well, unless you liked amped 3. you will probably love it.


all i can say is that i have a 32" lcd TV and amped 2 ran in 720p and looked better than amped 3. plain as day.

That's crazy talk. Either you have VERY poor eyesight or your tv sux. I have both games and a sharp aquos, I'm not saying amped 2 doesn't look good but to say that it looks better than 3 is a false statement.

 smeace wrote:

 matt2k6 wrote:

well regardless, the teams that made amped 1 & 2 had nothing to do with amped 3, which is why it sucked, which is why if there is an amped 4, it will most likely suck as well, unless you liked amped 3. you will probably love it.


all i can say is that i have a 32" lcd TV and amped 2 ran in 720p and looked better than amped 3. plain as day.

That's crazy talk. Either you have VERY poor eyesight or your tv sux. I have both games and a sharp aquos, I'm not saying amped 2 doesn't look good but to say that it looks better than 3 is a false statement.

Amped 2 and Amped 3 look almost identical except the pyschedelic popups and Amped 3 has nothing next gen except its on a 360!

 FoSsiL924 wrote:

 smeace wrote:

 matt2k6 wrote:

well regardless, the teams that made amped 1 & 2 had nothing to do with amped 3, which is why it sucked, which is why if there is an amped 4, it will most likely suck as well, unless you liked amped 3. you will probably love it.


all i can say is that i have a 32" lcd TV and amped 2 ran in 720p and looked better than amped 3. plain as day.

That's crazy talk. Either you have VERY poor eyesight or your tv sux. I have both games and a sharp aquos, I'm not saying amped 2 doesn't look good but to say that it looks better than 3 is a false statement.

Amped 2 and Amped 3 look almost identical except the pyschedelic popups and Amped 3 has nothing next gen except its on a 360!

Amped 2

Amped 3

Come on guys you can say at least one good thing about amped 3.

 smeace wrote:

Amped 2

Amped 3

Come on guys you can say at least one good thing about amped 3.

are you serious?????

how are you gonna show a picture taken of a SDTV of amped 2 and compare it to a direct feed of amped 3????

lets take this random image of amped 2: http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image/amped2_073103_03.jpg

oh, what do you know, HD graphics, WEATHER, SNOWFALL, and a handplant

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i dont know about yall but i prefer the realistic look of amped 2 to the cartoons of amped 3

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