Topic: Team Microtransactions (MTX) PS3 Library Deliberation Thread

We Dare frankly shouldn't exist at all. ubisoft pulled the plug on a US and UK release, either out of embarassment at how bad it was, or shame for how much flak it got on its european release. it's a bunch of party mini games using move controllers designed to illicit some kind of salacious behaviour. it sounds like a bit an of insult to everyone's intelligence, and apparently others think so.
https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/2011/05/we_dare_ps3
https://www.engadget.com/2011/02/24/ubisofts-we-dare-to-ruin-...

Verdict: Pointless

Warriors: Legends of Troy
Seems like this is a spin of the Dynasty Warriors series, with similar hack-n-slash style, but characters controlled in 3rd person and with a greater level of graphical violence. story mode retells the trojan war with certain dramatisations, and is divided into two stories, one for the greeks and one of the trojans, with four playable characters on each side of the war. reviews are not too favourable, with PlayUK magazine giving it 14%. it averages 44 on metacritic. it's been described as simple button mashing, lacking the character of its sister series, repetitive and boring, cheap and empty. i've not played any dynasty warrior games, so i don't know how it compares to that series (critically at least, it doesn't) so unless there's somebody with dynasty warriors experience with a better insight, i'd rate this as pointless. even some of its more favourable reviews say there are better options for a hack-n-slash.

Verdict: Pointless

Tron: Evolution Propaganda Games - Not Important

They turned Tron into a 3rd person action adventure which does nothing particularly well.

Truck Racer Kylotonn - Pointless
A racing game by big Ben. Have they actually made a decent game outside of the Bunker?

Turbo: Super Stunt Squad' WayForward - Pointless

Low budget movie tie in which went with a Clone of Toby Hawks which doesn't work well. Subpar graphics etc.

@Ralizah Here are a few scores for your database!

Ill work through the remainder at work tomorrow morning

uDraw Studio: Instant Artist
Interesting peripheral that did add a lot of fun for kids. However, THQ went bump and i think this property was not picked up by any one.
So lets put this is Not Important
I have removed uDraw GameTablet with uDraw Studio THQ from the list as it is the same game

uDraw Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat THQ
Same as above

TV Superstars
Seemed to get a lot of average scores stating that it is content light but great to play with friends. I would not say it is pointless as it came out around the time when sony were pushing a few family friendly party games.
Not Important

UFC 2009 Undisputed
Looks like it was first in the series and got some great reviews. A sports game that manages to simulate the sport it is showing.
This will go in Important

UFC Undisputed 2010
This builds on the previous years entry (above) and it seems like the must have of the series
Very Important

All - are we happy with the list? If so can some one please post it when they can as I will be watching Endgame when the dead line is

@ZeD Eh.

Is UFC 2010 REALLY a "very important" game? Did it shake the industry in the same way games like Bioshock, Uncharted 2, and Dark Souls did?

My proposal would be to bump down the UFCs one score each, the first to "existing" and the second to "important."

@Ralizah I was balancing on the edge of what the base line was.

This seems fair

Thanks all for the great team effort!
@Ralizah for the top notch spreadsheet skills each week!
😎

@ZeD @Ralizah @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy @LieutenantFatman

ok team, @themcnoisy has given us the list below to sort in order, best to worst. i'm open to suggestions to how to go about this. to be honest, i've only played about 5 of these games, so i don't know if a spreadsheet with scores is viable.. i imagine there'd be a lot of zeros. we could try pick a top 2 / bottom 1 til we get through the list, unless somebody has a better idea?.

Microtransactions

Risen 2: Dark Waters Piranha Bytes
Risen 3: Titan Lords Piranha Bytes
Rock of the Dead Epicenter Studios
Rugby League Live Big Ant Studios
Rugby League Live 3 Big Ant Studios
Rugby World Cup 2011 Big Ant Studios
Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle Dimps Corporation
Saw II Zombie Studios
SBK 2011: Superbike World Championship Milestone
SBK-08: Superbike World Championship Milestone
Schlag den Raab: Das 2. Spiel' Sproing
Schlag den Raab: Das 3. Spiel Sproing
Shaun White Snowboarding Ubisoft Montreal
Silent Hill HD Collection Hijinx Studios
Silent Hill: Downpour Vatra Games
SingStar Ultimate Party SCE London Studio
Ski-Doo: Snowmobile Challenge ColdWood Interactive
Sniper: Ghost Warrior City Interactive
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 City Interactive
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Zipper Interactive
Soldier of Fortune: Payback Cauldron HQ
Splatterhouse BottleRocket Entertainment / Namco Bandai Games
Star Trek (2013 video game) Digital Extremes
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes Krome Studios
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II LucasArts
Starhawk LightBox Interactive
Stormrise The Creative Assembly
Surf's Up Ubisoft Montreal
Syberia Microïds
Tales of Zestiria Namco Bandai Games
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze WayForward Technologies
Terminator Salvation GRIN / Halcyon Games
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Eden Games
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn Ubisoft Montpellier
The Beatles: Rock Band Harmonix Music Systems
The Bourne Conspiracy High Moon Studios
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2k Marin
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian Traveller's Tales
The Cursed Crusade Kylotonn Entertainment
The Fight: Lights Out ColdWood Interactive
The Godfather II EA Redwood Shores
The Guided Fate Paradox Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
The History Channel: Great Battles Medieval Slitherine Software
The King of Fighters XII SNK Playmore
The LEGO Movie Videogame Traveller's Tales
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest TT Fusion / Headstrong Games
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Pandemic Studios
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Snowblind Studios
The Smurfs 2 (Video Game) Ubisoft
The Witch and the Hundred Knight Nippon Ichi Software
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 EA Tiburon
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft Shanghai
Tony Hawk's Project 8 Neversoft
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Neversoft
Top Gun: Hard Lock Headstrong Games
Tornado Outbreak Loose Cannon Studios
Toy Story 3: The Video Game Avalanche Software
Transformers: Dark of the Moon High Moon Studios
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Luxoflux
Transformers: The Game Traveller's Tales
Trinity Universe Nippon Ichi Software / Gust Corporation
Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll Koei
Tron: Evolution Propaganda Games
TV Superstars SCE Studios Cambridge
uDraw Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat THQ
uDraw Studio: Instant Artist THQ
UFC Personal Trainer: The Ultimate Fitness System Heavy Iron Studios
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom Sony Online Entertainment
Vancouver 2010 Eurocom
Venetica Deck13 Interactive
Viking: Battle for Asgard The Creative Assembly
Virtua Tennis 4 Sega-AM3
Wanted: Weapons of Fate GRIN
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Deadline Games
Wheelman Midway Studios – Newcastle / Tigon Studios
White Knight Chronicles II Level-5 / SCE Japan Studio
Winter Sports 2010: The Great Tournament RTL Entertainment
Wonderbook: Book of Spells SCE Studios London / Supermassive Games
World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars Big Ant Studios
WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship Milestone S.r.l.
WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship Milestone S.r.l.
WWE Legends of WrestleMania Yuke's
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 Yuke's
X-Blades Gaijin Entertainment
XBLAZE Code: Embryo Arc System Works
Zone of the Enders: HD Collection Kojima Productions

@leucocyte I will help out in a few days when you get up and running mate! Good luck.

@leucocyte top 2 bottom 1 sounds good. What we should do is keep track of the ones we have not moved then place them in top or bottom group?
Then maybe a sweep through to make sire we are happy?

Yeah that sounds like a good idea to me too @leucocyte along with ZeD's addition.

I haven't played any of these (Well I played Z.O.E 1 but on ps2) but I know the reputations of a few and for some of the others we did look at before

@leucocyte here is a starter for ten. This will be a tough round but I am sure you can pull through!

To the top
Top Gun: Hard Lock Headstrong Games
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Eden Games
Shaun White Snowboarding Ubisoft Montreal
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft Shanghai

To the bottom
Rugby League Live Big Ant Studios
Terminator Salvation GRIN / Halcyon Games

Top
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Pandemic Studios
Star Wars Force Unleashed 2

Bottom
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2k Marin

Top

Zone of the Enders: HD Collection Kojima Productions
Tales of Zestiria Namco Bandai Games

Bottom

The Godfather II EA Redwood Shores

@ZeD @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy - yep, we'll do that. when everyone has had a turn, i'll repost what's left and what's been chosen so far.

Top
Starhawk LightBox Interactive
Wanted: Weapons of Fate GRIN

Bottom
The Cursed Crusade Kylotonn Entertainment

when @Ralizah @LieutenantFatman have had a turn, we'll go back round again. @themcnoisy feel free to chip-in when you can

Top:
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Wonderbook: Book of Spells

Bottom:
Transformers: The Game Traveller's Tales

TOP:
Silent Hill: Downpour Vatra Games
EDIT: Virtua Tennis 4 Sega-AM3

BOTTOM:
WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship Milestone S.r.l.

@LieutenantFatman @Ralizah
I dropped The Bureau: XCOM Declassified 2k Marin in the bottom