Bad Day LA Demo

[Steve_OS]

http://www.mtv.com/games/video_games/monthly_features/bad_day_la/

Has anyone tried it yet?

[warnerwlf98]

Re: Bad Day LA Demo

http://www.mtv.com/games/video_games...es/bad_day_la/

Has anyone tried it yet?

Yep . . . downloaded the demo. The premise is good - help people (or even save the city) when LA is subject to both natural and man made disasters, complete with zombies. I'm not sure about gameplay though.

Graphics aren't bad - sort of like Simpsons Hit and run. They seem to be of the cell-shaded variety. It has a lot of humor too - spray zombies (indicated with a green cloud over their heads) with a fire extinguisher to cure them. You can also put out people who are on fire and running around. From what I played, you eventually can pick up a tire iron to clobber zombies too.

It's very limited though - it's like a maze and you can only go certain places at certain times. Even though you can jump, you can't jump over some obstacles that define the game's boundaries. All in all, it's an interesting idea, that doesn't seem to be my thing - I'd rather have something more open and free-roaming.

[goh]

Re: Bad Day LA Demo

So it's like Disaster Report?

[warnerwlf98]

Re: Bad Day LA Demo

So it's like Disaster Report?

I never heard of Disaster Report? What is that like?

[goh]

Re: Bad Day LA Demo

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/disasterreport/review.html

That describes it better than I can.

[warnerwlf98]

Re: Bad Day LA Demo

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/d...rt/review.html

That describes it better than I can.

Hmm . . . I'd say have to say Bad Day LA seems more simplistic than Disaster Report. It's mostly based on humor and you don't have that much control of the main character and there are limits on where your character can go.

I read in that Disaster Report review that the game engine was inadequate for what they wanted to accomplish, and I'd say that this game engine is really lacking too - but it may accomplish what it wanted to do, because the game is so simplistic.

I think in Bad Day LA, each disaster is it's own level, starting with a plane crash into a highway overpass, then earthquakes and tidal waves follow. Sounds good, but I feel like this is only an Xbox Live Arcade style game that is trying to be a fully featured game.