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PS2
Simple 2000 Vol. 119: The Survival Game 2
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NCS
Game Synopsis
«©NCS» The first The Survival Game
(Simple 2000 Series Vol. 56) was met with scorn
and ridicule... which is par for the course in the
world of dodgy Simple 2000 software. The
developers went back to the drawing board to tweak
the game engine and perhaps improve it a tad.
Three years later, D3 Publisher releases the
sequel to the Survival Game and we're saddened to
report that the scorn and ridicule continues.
Players take on the role of an air gun assailant who assembles a
team and then invades the Tokyo Marui BB Sports
Field to take on other teams of air gun agents. At
the outset of the main game, five heroes are
selected and then two are chosen to go into the
battlefield. The action runs at a clumsy pace
although the controls aren't bad. The spray from
the airsoft guns is somewhat accurate and the
visuals are pedestrian but get the job done. Where
the game falls flat on its face is the poor
quality of the enemy AI. There were times when
members of the computer-controlled team stood
facing a wall instead of actively roaming the
field hunting for targets. Hunting and shooting is
sort of the point of the war games that The
Survival Game attempts to simulate.
Despite its failings, NCS still invested about an
hour in the game. We're suckers for the Simple
2000 Series.... Jan Code: 4527823994461
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NCS
Game Notes
» Best Media developed the game for D3P.
» Press START on the title screen and the
following selections pop up:
Survival Game Mode / Create a new soldier and
pick a team to play a season of airgun athletics.
Quick Mode / Choose a hero, a weapon, and
then the field to play upon along with the time of
day.
Tutorial Mode / Learn how to play the game
by following onscreen cues through 6 lessons that
are accompanied by voice instructions.
Multi Play Mode / Challenge up to four
human players by selecting a specialized agent and
weapon. A multi-tap is required for 4-player
action.
Catalog / View videos of assorted airguns
and a video of the Tokyo Marui BB Sports Field.
Options / Adjust BGM and SE volumes, listen
to audio samples, set STEREO/MONO, etc.
» The Controls in the game are as follows:
L-Analog / Movement
R-Analog / Camera Swivel
L2-Trigger / Kneel
R2-Trigger / Shoot
R1-Trigger / Zoom
O-Button / Switch weapons
X-Button / Reload
TRIANGLE / Overhead map
» In the Survival Game Mode, players choose two
active characters from the roster of five and then
invade the Tokyo Marui BB Sports Field where the
two duos face off against each other.
» The catalog contains videos narrated by Huruya Tetsu
which check out some very realistic looking air
guns that would probably be illegal in the United
States. Some guns have recoil capability known as
electric blowback pistols. A Japanese bloke in a
suit is shown loading the guns with ammo, aiming
it, and then shooting at a paper target. In each
segment, the camera slowly rolls over the gun
while romantic music plays in the background. It's
cheesy, somewhat silly, and totally cornball.
Video sequences are also shown with blokes
shooting the guns at each other in a real life
"Survival" game. The weapons in the Catalog Mode
include the M14 Socom, H&K MP7A1, Scorpion Vz.61,
and the Sig Sauer P226 Rail (Chrome Stainless),
and others. There's a video feature on the Tokyo
Marui BB Sports Field which shows the facility
from the outside and then goes inside to check out
the arena where players can engage in skirmishes
with air guns.
» When you hit an opponent, he'll raise up his
arms and give up. The Quick Game Mode features
3-on-3 challenges where you and two COM-controlled
comrades go up against another trio of airgun-toting
players. If you hit all three enemies, you'll earn
21,000 points for each member of your team that's
unscathed.
» From our play-through this morning, the enemy AI
is pretty stupid. There were times when we were
roving around on full alert and we found enemies
facing the wall instead of hunting for our team.
In later levels, they weren't any more aggressive
but maybe we have to play further...
» Players can visit the Marui Gun Shop or the
Phantom (World's Army Navy Surplus Connection)
Equipment Shop to pick up guns and gear.
» The first "The Survival Game" featured 7
battlefield maps to play upon. The sequel features
9 maps including a subway platform as well as the
Tokyo Marui indoor course.
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