X-play SHIV Review

Payoff · 04-17-07, 04:46 AM

Fell asleep in front of the tube last night and woke up to SHIV being reviewed on X-play (must have been subliminal ). Anyway the "reviewer" is driving around on the surface engaging warships, and complaining about the boats maneuverability in battle. Wonder where he got that idea . . could it be. . oh . .maybe ..THE BOX COVER ART? Then he mentions as a side note that you can also submerge, and blah blah blah. Ended up giving it a poor rating. Not that I would expect any less, but these button pushers just dont get it, and UBI is not helping with every pre-release screen shot showing a major surface engagement with a sub plopped down in the middle of it all.

Edit: To be fair, it looks like they gave it a 3 out of 5, but watching the review definately does'nt leave one with the warm fuzzies.

Strikor · 04-17-07, 05:53 AM

Wow, and he gets paid to do that?

Good to know that submarines can choose to submerge though.

leeclose · 04-17-07, 05:57 AM

I was in my local compuiter game shop called "game" in scotland and SH4 has dropped to number 19 in there gamer chart was talkign to the manager and he says about 75% of there copys have been handed back due to all the bugs etc so there sitting with a big ole pile of SH4 games and no one is buying them. Also theeese no brainer reviews dont help at all it would help if they got some one with some knowledge in the genre to review it instead of some muppet

Faamecanic · 04-17-07, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by leeclose

I was in my local compuiter game shop called "game" in scotland and SH4 has dropped to number 19 in there gamer chart was talkign to the manager and he says about 75% of there copys have been handed back due to all the bugs etc so there sitting with a big ole pile of SH4 games and no one is buying them. Also theeese no brainer reviews dont help at all it would help if they got some one with some knowledge in the genre to review it instead of some muppet

And if stores in the USA would take returns...Im sure there would have been A LOT more SH4 copies heading back to UBI....

UBI is just killing themselves with this garbage. Where is the pride in the quality of work one produces?? IF I ran my business like UBI does, I would be OUT of business in a month or two...

Not that IM defending the dork from X-Play..... he is a total gamer/console player moron....

Ayari · 04-17-07, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Faamecanic

And if stores in the USA would take returns...Im sure there would have been A LOT more SH4 copies heading back to UBI....

UBI is just killing themselves with this garbage. Where is the pride in the quality of work one produces?? IF I ran my business like UBI does, I would be OUT of business in a month or two...

Not that IM defending the dork from X-Play..... he is a total gamer/console player moron....

QFT on all accounts.

And like Sir Big Jugs implies, UBI might not want to make another SH, or support SH4 for very long because of dipping sales. Which I don't think is/will be caused by the genre or time period, it will be because of poor quality control on UBI's part. Morgan and Adam might be tired of WWII, but there is a huge population of gamers still interested in it.

Scoochy · 04-17-07, 01:10 PM

Look at the age demographic x-play is directed at, then you will understand more of the reviews. The gamers that generally watch that show for the reviews are of the younger age that are not really interested in simming. It's probably best they aim their reviews to that demographic so they don't get hate mail from kids who buy Silent Hunter expecting some sort of arcade submarine shoot em up.

That and Adam/Morgan are a couple of annoying schmucks.....

Real simmers know where to go for accurate and intelligent reviews. And for me, those places are most certainly not the joke of a station like G4, Gamespot, and the like.....

joea · 04-17-07, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayari

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Originally Posted by Faamecanic

And if stores in the USA would take returns...Im sure there would have been A LOT more SH4 copies heading back to UBI....

UBI is just killing themselves with this garbage. Where is the pride in the quality of work one produces?? IF I ran my business like UBI does, I would be OUT of business in a month or two...

Not that IM defending the dork from X-Play..... he is a total gamer/console player moron....

QFT on all accounts.

And like Sir Big Jugs implies, UBI might not want to make another SH, or support SH4 for very long because of dipping sales. Which I don't think is/will be caused by the genre or time period, it will be because of poor quality control on UBI's part. Morgan and Adam might be tired of WWII, but there is a huge population of gamers still interested in it.

Ok does anyone have proof SH4 is selling badly? I saw a lot of copies in stores to replace ones that had vanished a while ago.

Grothesj2 · 04-17-07, 05:58 AM

Submarines can go under water? Wow....what a revelation!

Fat Bhoy Tim · 04-17-07, 06:21 AM

Uncompleted game + crap reviews = Ubi with a wang where the sun don't shine.

jdski · 04-17-07, 07:22 AM

And no heath packs or power ups to boot. What kind of game is this anyways? I don't think the word "simulation" is in their vocabulary.

gmohr · 04-17-07, 07:36 AM

You can lay the blame for the poor "casual" gamer reception on two things

1) bugs
2) no training materials

You simply can not put this sim in front of anyone who isnt one of us nutz and expect them to struggle through it. Which is a shame really, because with the automated aids this game can be a lot of fun and not very difficult.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-17-07, 07:53 AM

X-Play sucks, Morgan Webb might be a little bit of eye-candy at first

, but then she opens her mouth

RDP

jdski · 04-17-07, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

, but then she opens her mouth

RDP

That wouldn't be a problem as long as she isn't talking when she does it.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-17-07, 08:06 AM

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

04-17-07, 04:46 AM	#1
Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	X-play SHIV Review Fell asleep in front of the tube last night and woke up to SHIV being reviewed on X-play (must have been subliminal ). Anyway the "reviewer" is driving around on the surface engaging warships, and complaining about the boats maneuverability in battle. Wonder where he got that idea . . could it be. . oh . .maybe ..THE BOX COVER ART? Then he mentions as a side note that you can also submerge, and blah blah blah. Ended up giving it a poor rating. Not that I would expect any less, but these button pushers just dont get it, and UBI is not helping with every pre-release screen shot showing a major surface engagement with a sub plopped down in the middle of it all. Edit: To be fair, it looks like they gave it a 3 out of 5, but watching the review definately does'nt leave one with the warm fuzzies. __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla Last edited by Payoff; 04-19-07 at 07:49 AM.

04-17-07, 05:57 AM	#3
leeclose Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 879 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was in my local compuiter game shop called "game" in scotland and SH4 has dropped to number 19 in there gamer chart was talkign to the manager and he says about 75% of there copys have been handed back due to all the bugs etc so there sitting with a big ole pile of SH4 games and no one is buying them. Also theeese no brainer reviews dont help at all it would help if they got some one with some knowledge in the genre to review it instead of some muppet __________________ “There are only two kinds of naval vessels - submarines, and targets.” Uber-Boot Dev Team

04-17-07, 06:21 AM	#9
Fat Bhoy Tim Watch Officer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 338 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Uncompleted game + crap reviews = Ubi with a wang where the sun don't shine. __________________ Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some will always be total gits.

04-17-07, 07:53 AM	#12
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	X-Play sucks, Morgan Webb might be a little bit of eye-candy at first, but then she opens her mouth RDP __________________ Back in the Day

04-17-07, 08:06 AM	#14
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: __________________ Back in the Day

04-17-07, 05:53 AM	#2
Strikor Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 60 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Wow, and he gets paid to do that? Good to know that submarines can choose to submerge though.

04-17-07, 01:10 PM	#6
Scoochy Sparky Join Date: May 2005 Location: San diego Ca. Posts: 150 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Look at the age demographic x-play is directed at, then you will understand more of the reviews. The gamers that generally watch that show for the reviews are of the younger age that are not really interested in simming. It's probably best they aim their reviews to that demographic so they don't get hate mail from kids who buy Silent Hunter expecting some sort of arcade submarine shoot em up. That and Adam/Morgan are a couple of annoying schmucks..... Real simmers know where to go for accurate and intelligent reviews. And for me, those places are most certainly not the joke of a station like G4, Gamespot, and the like.....

04-17-07, 05:58 AM	#8
Grothesj2 Medic Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 167 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Submarines can go under water? Wow....what a revelation!

04-17-07, 07:22 AM	#10
jdski Gunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 95 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	And no heath packs or power ups to boot. What kind of game is this anyways? I don't think the word "simulation" is in their vocabulary.

04-17-07, 07:36 AM	#11
gmohr Mate Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 51 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	You can lay the blame for the poor "casual" gamer reception on two things 1) bugs 2) no training materials You simply can not put this sim in front of anyone who isnt one of us nutz and expect them to struggle through it. Which is a shame really, because with the automated aids this game can be a lot of fun and not very difficult.