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Re: Nyko Skill Shot Aims to Blow Your Wallet Wide Today

James

From what I understand, it means you can rotate it to fit more comfortably in your hand if you're left or right-handed: you can turn it slightly to sit just right, or at least I think so. We'll try to get our hands on one and actually find out!

Re: Review: Michael Jackson: The Experience (PlayStation 3)

James

Thanks for joining, @whatever95! I'm sorry you didn't like the review but when you say "if you're there to judge everything" you have to remember I'm here to review the game on behalf of Movemodo readers, so I have to critique the game.

The PS3 and Move are obviously much more powerful than the Wii, so you'd expect a game like this to make several big leaps, which it just doesn't do, I'm afraid.

Re: SOCOM 4 "Pro" Access Code

James

I think this is a good idea; EA did something similar with Battlefield: Bad Company 2, where you could play it online if you bought it pre-owned but you didn't get the maps etc. Works for me!

Re: Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters (PlayStation 3)

James

For a series like John Daly I think 200,000 sales is a vaguely realistic goal, but Tiger Woods sells to millions and I think cutting out DualShock owners wouldn't be a good business move.

7 million Move owners sounds a lot but it's estimated the PS3 has sold around 50m units worldwide, so Move still has a long way to go

Re: Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters (PlayStation 3)

James

I think EA's done well to innovate with the Shot Stick in its sports games so it's unlikely to ditch the traditional controller, just like other companies with respected sports franchises — Top Spin, Virtua Tennis etc. I'd love to seem them really embrace the Move and make it a key feature of the next entry, but I suspect they'll only do that if the controller's sales really pick up.

Re: Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters (PlayStation 3)

James

@dmmp1234 I agree, the courses look great and the animation is superb. The presentation is fantastic all-around, as you'd expect, but I agree the Move control still isn't what it should be. I hope a future Prostroke Golf sequel can have a bigger budget and iron out some of the kinks, because it'll really be amazing on Move.

Re: Review: Top Spin 4 (PlayStation 3)

James

I wonder if we might see a tennis game hit PSN. I think in the boxed retail market it's tough to have three successful sports games — even football only supports two — so perhaps a download, Move-only game might have more success.

Re: Review: Top Spin 4 (PlayStation 3)

James

@dirtyvu Cheers, looks like I didn't explain myself in the review well enough. What I mean is that you start and finish your swing well before the ball reaches you — you play your shot, there's a pause, then your player plays his/her shot. I know it's important to prepare but I think perhaps Top Spin takes it a little too far!

@Din_Djinn Yeah, I realise that looks weird. I think this is a much more natural fit for Move and many people would like buy it for Move to experience the full range of gameplay modes, whereas NBA 2K11 features Move as a way to ease newcomers in. That's just my take though. For what it's worth, I did play this with DualShock as well and still couldn't say I had a great time!

Re: Top Spin 4

James

Not one that has been announced, I'm afraid! Retailers may do their own bundles but there's no official one, sadly.