Squad Command on the DS / PSP

External Since: Jun 01, 2006 Posts: 40

Ishkabibble wrote:
> <Handil The Drum> wrote in message
> news:ncujp3p2l05oaj1kdv2dh7v3c956jak7ec@4ax.com...
>> I have it for the DS. Your good points are right on, various weapons,
>> destructible terrain, etc. For me, however, the unwieldiness of the
>> interface, and the horrid DS graphics just drug it down too far.
> I've been testing it on the PSP on and off over the past few months, and
> it's one of the few games that might inspire me to get a PSP.
> The analog button is used to look to the sides from the pov of the selected
> character, and the graphics are pretty slick (fog and smoke fade the
> sideview out into the distance).
> One of the satisfying moments is when you shoot an area effect weapon (like
> the plasma) into the vicinity of a chaos termie and the explosion manages to
> reach him and clear a path of fire out for the other marines in your squad.
>
>

Haa haa, that's a fave tactic of mine too, try and knock down the walls
so I can get at things without walking into their fov and getting busted
with opertunity fire.

External Since: Jun 01, 2006 Posts: 40

Borscope wrote:
> On Jan 25, 6:04 am, oeb <what.will.i.do.with.a.....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Anyone played it? What do you reckon?
>
>> For anyone who has a Nintendo DS or a Sony PSP it's a nice little
>> timewaster.
>
> I haven't played mine much, but it got a lot easier when I figured out
> shotguns in this game are the equivalent of a template based
> demolisher cannon.

Wait till you see the heavy flamer. It's like a shotgun with twice the
range, twice the spread and four times the damage.