Ethics of emulation aside, isn't it always best to play to play a game on the technology for which it was designed? With the Saturn's pad and sitting in front of the TV? Heck, perhaps even a CRT?
And there's nothing like the loss of £100 to concentrate the mind on fully appreciating a new purchase...
Fatale is not a videogame, so giving it a score, which would inherently invite comparison to mainstream games, would be a little pointless. I'll make that decision a little clearer in the review.
If games and movies don't develop some mutual respect, all we can expect are films that are really bad action games and games that are really bad films, says Steven Poole.
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Ethics of emulation aside, isn't it always best to play to play a game on the technology for which it was designed? With the Saturn's pad and sitting in front of the TV? Heck, perhaps even a CRT?
And there's nothing like the loss of £100 to concentrate the mind on fully appreciating a new purchase...
Good tip, Squarepusher. You never know, we might just do that.
Fatale is not a videogame, so giving it a score, which would inherently invite comparison to mainstream games, would be a little pointless. I'll make that decision a little clearer in the review.
You may want to read our more extensive preview from Wednesday, here.
Small guys? You do yourselves a disservice, Tom!
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