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Intervista Del Mese: Giugno 2007

Intervista Del Mese

TR1GG3R MAN intervista Giolain

TR1GG3R MAN intervista Giolain, utente dei forum Xbox.com!

• TR1GG3R MAN: Come ti chiami?
  Giolain: Giorgio 
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Quanti anni hai?
  Giolain: 28 
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Di dove sei?
  Giolain: Lainate in provincia di Milano
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Cosa fai nella vita? Studi? Lavori?
  Giolain: Lavoro in una società come agente di commercio nel settore della saldatura.
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Da quanto tempo sei membro della Community Xbox?
  Giolain: Da precisamente il 21.12.2005 => giorno in cui ho aperto il mio primo thread J
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Come e’ nato il tuo Gamertag?
  Giolain: Non ho mai partecipato a un forum e per questo non ho mai avuto bisogno di crearmi un nickname. Vi giuro che ci ho pensato tanto ma non avendo una fervida immaginazione alla fine ho fuso il mio nome con quello della città in cui vivo…
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Cosa pensi del sito Xbox.com e dei forum?
  Giolain: Non avendo amici che videogiocano l'unico luogo dove parlo di videogames è qui sul forum, per me è fantastico avere persone con cui confrontarmi,una volta ho provato a parlarne con la mia ragazza ma dopo una mezz'ora di disqusizioni su quale fosse la miglior tattica per uccidere RAAM ho capito che se volevo rimanere fidanzato avrei dovuto smetterla :-)
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Qual è secondo te la posizione migliore per giocare con la 360 (seduto, sdraiato, semi-sdraiato, in piedi, nella vasca da bagno, all'aperto, ecc...)? 
  Giolain: Guarda, il mio televisore è piazzato proprio in mezzo alla camera davanti al letto quindi gioco sempre da sdraiato, però credo che anche  nella vasca da bagno non sarebbe male :-)
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: In media quanto tempo dedichi ad Xbox?
  Giolain: Purtroppo non quanto vorrei diciamo in media un paio d’ore al giorno....
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Quali sono i tuoi giochi Xbox ed Xbox 360 preferiti e perché?
  Giolain: Non ho mai posseduto la xbox “originale” (non ho mai capito perché la prima la chiamino così) comunque alcuni giochi li ho comprati, mi hanno piacevolmente coinvolto Kotor ed Halo, per la 360 Enchated Arms è quello che ho amato di più (ancora grazie Darksilent :-) )
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Solitamente leggi i manuali dei giochi prima di provarli? Secondo te leggere i manuali contribuisce a migliorare l’esperienza di gioco?
  Giolain: Allora questa è una mia mania, io non inizio mai un gioco se prima non mi sono letto tutto il libretto d’istruzioni, non so se questo contribuisca a migliorare l’esperienza di gioco, io lo faccio perché mentre lo leggo la voglia di giocare mi sale alle stelle ( è una specie di preliminare :-) )
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Cosa ne pensi di Messenger su Xbox 360?
  Giolain: Mah non saprei, io non l’ho mai usato....
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Sei soddisfatto di Xbox Live? Quale caratteristica ti piace di più?
  Giolain: Soddisfatto è dire poco...ti racconto una cosa, una volta sono tornato a casa  dopo una bevuta con gli amici alle 4 di mattina mi sono ritrovato a discutere in francese, con un ragazzo di Nizza, mentre giocavo a Pes su chi fosse il miglior giocatore del mondo..... IMPAGABILE...ah si dimenticavo io non so parlare francese :-)
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Hai altre passioni oltre a Xbox?
  Giolain: Beh non so se è una passione, ma stare con la mia ragazza e con i miei amici è la cosa che amo di più.
   
• TR1GG3R MAN: Ciao Giolain, a presto!
  Giolain: Grazie a tutti per avermi dato questa opportunità ne vado molto orgoglioso.Ciao a tutto il forum :-) 
   

XCG: Giugno 2007 [2° sessione]

XBOX COMMUNITY GAMING, 2° sessione di Giugno 2007

Exclusive Master Your Environment Video

Have you ever wanted to master your environment?

To be in total control of your surroundings, to manipulate gravity, or to bend time?

Well, on June 28/29 three new Xbox 360 games from some of Japan’s hottest developers will let you do all those things - and more!

Thanks to XCN we have an interview with Duane Colbert, Global Product Manager Xbox, for each of these games!

• Tenchu Z Q&A
• Vampire Rain
• Project Sylpheed

AND! We also have an exclusive Master Your Environment video that you won’t see anywhere else until it debuts on Xbox.com tomorrow. Click here to see what it’s about:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y48C9PjhTw

XCN: Tenchu Z Q&A with Duane Colbert

• Tenchu Z is a ninja stealth action game where you customize your own ninja and complete over 50 missions set in Ancient Japan on your way to becoming the ultimate ninja assassin. You master your environment by mastering the ancient art of stealth, knowing how to use the surroundings to your benefit, and completing missions that enable you to buy and make the best use of a variety of ninja accessories. Master the right accessory for the right task at hand and master the stealth kill for best results.

• The combat has been definitely been stepped up in Tenchu Z because of the focus on stealth game play. When you are surrounded by a group, they should be hard to beat just like in real life. If you make good use of the various actions, ninja accessories and power ups, you can avoid that situation. Another change is the multiplayer mode and character customization aspect.

• The Tenchu series has been evolving steadily as a ninja-themed, stealth action game. Its strengths include the stealth moves and features that convey the stoic nature of real ninjas. Players must constantly monitor their “Ki-Meter” to ensure they remain undetected via sight, sound or even smell. The point system is such that you are rewarded for stealth kills and conversely are deducted points for every second you are being actively detected or are attempting non-stealth hand to hand combat.

• As you play, you can pickup scents from blood spatters, falling into soiled waters or walking through chicken coops that will cause your enemies to detect you via your rank odour! There are also dogs throughout some levels that will detect this smell and alert others to your location if you aren’t careful or don’t use the ninja cleansing accessory.

• Who doesn’t like to be a ninja? In addition to all the cool, yet simple to execute stealth kill moves, players get to customize their ninja to their liking. You can customize your ninja’s appearance through a selection of gender, face types, hair features, tattoos, outfits and clothing accessories and further adjust your ninja’s attributes that include vitality, strength and agility. You can also select the type of attack your character will specialize in and optimize your skills with exciting combination moves. Additionally, abilities can be increased with new moves available for purchase through gold coins awarded for successful missions.

• If you aren’t into blood, this can be toggled off in the options menu. All the stealth kills are context sensitive… so depending on your approach and position, you’ll see a different result. All the kills are easy to execute with a single button push when you see the stealth kill mark on the screen. Essentially just use your mastery of stealth to sneak up on your enemies, and a circle of 9 Japanese characters will appear on-screen when you are close enough to perform a stealth kill. Just press a single button and sit back and enjoy your cool moves.  How you choose to handle your sword now directly relates to your ability to remain silent. Sheath your weapon to remain hidden or unsheathe it attack your enemies. A variety of stealth-kill options are available so that you can sneak attack an opponent from behind, while hanging from the ceiling, through a door or screen, or even from under the floor. The new double kill technique allows you to eliminate multiple opponents without sacrificing your stealth. 

• You can use your grappling hook to hop up to the rooftops to get above the action and choose your targets wisely, or just squat down in a bush, peek around corners, or use one of your trusty ninja accessories to distract or subdue your foe.

• There’s new co-op play in Tenchu Z where the players can help one another complete the mission or partner on individual kills along the way. For example, one player could act as a decoy as the other player sneaks come from another direction to sneak up from behind an unsuspecting enemy. This requires good teamwork and smart tactics. Of course, players can choose to disrupt other players or act on their own, but the outcome will not be favourable since the missions are designed to reward team success over individual success.

XCN: Vampire Rain Q&A with Duane Colbert

• Vampire Rain is a stealth horror shooter where you must lead a special forces unit to secretly eliminate Nightwalkers, a new highly evolved form of Vampires, in a city where rain, darkness and stealth are their allies. These Nightwalkers are set to become one of the deadliest  supernatural enemies ever encountered in a console game. To stay alive you’ll need to master your environment by to navigating the rainy city, by knowing when to engage and when to avoid your lethal enemies, and by using your surroundings to help you carry out stealth kills.

• Vampire Rain captures a night of events, a fragment of a long battle history between mankind and vampires who are called Nightwalkers.  The story takes place in a West Coast city in the United States. The city looks like an ordinary one which you may find anywhere on the West Coast, but when the night falls, the city is occupied by Nightwalkers.
  Several humans disperse into the night, every night. The fortunate ones are found dead. Those who are less fortunate return to knock on the door of their family’s home, under the cloak of darkness. Mankind is determined not to stay victims to those creatures, and one US government bureau establishes a special combat unit for Nightwalker elimination with the slogan of “a fang for a fang,” which unfolds a silent but deadly battle against Nightwalkers in the darkness of night.
  In the single player mode, you will play as a protagonist John Lloyd, a member of a special unit and witness a series of the events that happens in one night. You won’t be controlling other characters in the single player mode. In Xbox Live multiplayer mode, on the other hand, you can play as John Lloyd’s other 3 teammates and also as a Nightwalker.

• The weapons will include a handgun, specialized UV Knife, an assault rifle, a submachine gun, a shotgun, a sniper rifle and an anti-material rifle, but not all of those weapons can destroy Nightwalkers. If you don’t have a powerful weapon, it is important to find the routes to avoid encounters with Nightwalkers.

• Primary means are sniper rifle (long range), shotgun (short range) and UV Knife (sneak attack).

• What’s depicted in this game is a rainy night of events. It rains in the city where it rarely rains, and humans take it as an opportunity and decide to carry out the Nightwalker elimination.
  You can find rain in all over the game: in sound effects and graphics, and rain is the motif of this game. Similar to the way rain confuses a bat’s radar, rain also weakens the senses of the Nightwalkers in Vampire Rain (their view angles get narrowed in inverse relation to the amount of rainfall).

• You find two aspects in the vampires of Vampire Rain: Some possess advanced intellectual power, look for harmony between mankind and vampires, and wonder why they have come into existence in this world, and some are just like monsters who want to ruthlessly rip open your body to suck your blood as soon as they recognize you as a human.  And, there’s a parent-child relational hierarchy among them; the more pure-blooded his or her breed is, the more advanced his/ her intellectual power is and the more numbers of follower Nightwalkers he or she has.
  The story of this title depicts the bewilderment of humans who are stunned by the overwhelming physical abilities of Nightwalkers as well as the distress that Nightwalker bosses suffer with; therefore, during the course of the game, players will sympathize with not only human characters but also Nightwalkers - although they’ll all still be your enemies.

• The story leads the player to carry out essential missions; however, the player encounters various types of events in his path, so I believe the missions are complicated. You can pretty much roam anywhere within mission boundaries and can take advantage of shortcuts and detours placed throughout. It’s up to the player whether he goes through the shortcuts by using the weapons to eliminate Nightwalkers or chooses detours to avoid encountering Nightwalkers.

• You will be able to sign into Xbox Live and play multiplayer sessions with up to 8 people including yourself. The main feature of this game’s multiplayer mode is that you can transform into a Nightwalker, the super-powerful enemy character you were struggling against in the single player mode. Although Nightwalkers have definite physical advantages, the following 4 types of games will make the online battles very enjoyable. Each of the 4 games can be played as an individual player or can be played as teams.

Deathmatch/ Team Deathmatch

• It is a typical head-to-head combat. If you have your NW gauge filled up, you can transform into a Nightwalker for certain duration.
• If you can defeat many humans while you are a Nightwalker, your chance of winning will increase.

Death or Nightwalker

• Player can transform into a Nightwalker any time, but once you turn into one, you cannot transform back into a human until you die.
• Human characters are weaker but can score higher points. On the other hand, Nightwalker characters are stronger but are awarded lower points.
• By observing carefully how many have turned into Nightwalkers, you can choose your best strategy; to fight as a human or to fight as a Nightwalker.

Destroy

• You must head for the target object. The longer you stand in the object’s proximity, the more points you score. Every other player character is going to be your enemy, so you need to eliminate the ones who come close to the object.
• Estimating the situation and making a decision whether you stay as a human character or Nightwalker is the key to win this match.

Team Destroy

• Two teams: Nightwalker and Human, compete for the shortest time in destroying all the target objects.  Each team plays one round of offense (as Nightwalkers) and another round of defense (as humans).
• Teamwork among players is the key to victory, especially when you are a part of Nightwalker team.

Capture the Flame/ Team Capture the Flame

• Points are awarded to the player holding the flame. As soon as you capture the flame, you need to jump and run away from every other player character.
• However, when you play as a Nightwalker and step on a UV Mine, your Nightwalker character gets temporarily paralyzed.
• To secure the route to run away is the key to victory.

 

Thanks very much for your time!

XCN: Project Sylpheed Q&A with Duane Colbert

 

• In Project Sylpheed players pilot a fully weapon-customizable fighter ship through exhilarating battles where they must shoot down swarms of enemy ships and immense vessels while completing a variety of strategic and tactical missions. You’ll be able to master your environment by piloting your Delta Saber star-fighter like a pro and knowing which weapons are best for each mission.

• The newest iteration of the Silpheed franchise morphs the arcade, side-scrolling shooter into a next-generation, intergalactic 3D dogfight. Set in the 27th century, Project Sylpheed combines aerial combat and customizable starfighters into a deep story, providing a unique action-arcade experience.  The ability to shoot off multiple weapons at once against swarms of enemies will give you a similar sense of exhilaration as the original
  Supported by a multi-levelled storyline and almost an hour of polished cinematic cut-scenes, Project Sylpheed features intense aerial combat combined with a dramatic tale of friends turned foes. Gamers will help Katana, the main character in Project Sylpheed, evolve as a combat pilot and mature as a young man, against what some might consider insurmountable odds.

• Exhilarating…and hectic at times. As a gamer progresses through “Project Sylpheed” their flying and tactical manoeuvres will become more precise and polished, allowing them to execute daring offensive and defensive aerial combat manoeuvres. 

• Players have full control of thrusters, can perform 180 turns & flips, activate a slo-mo mode, and fly all throughout 3D space. You’ll be able to choose from cockpit view (1st person), close view or far view and control level of normal, advanced or professional. The key to a successful mission in this game is to grasp the mission objectives and recognize the important enemies. Enemy units are attacking you in an overwhelming number, so you have little chance of winning the battle if you just keep fighting without any strategy. Here are some tips for you:
• Study the conditions for success during the mission briefings and put priority on shooting down the mission targets in each stage
• Learn the weapon locations of enemy battleships, and focus on key targets such as the shielding device and the engine
• When your aircraft’s damage level is high or ammo is low, you can re-supply at your base ship (Acropolis) or other tankers so you can complete the mission
• Listen carefully to incoming communications, as they may include your allies’ request for help
• Make use of the radio command to direct your wingman or squadron to attack, support or break away as the fighting progresses.
• Utilize the map to grasp the overall situation and to check the locations of enemy reinforcements, ally tankers and battleships in need of assistance.
• When your shield and power are at full strength, there are 3 bonus tactics available – fire all weapons and ammo, ram your fighter, and slowing down time... use them wisely.

• Players can choose different control types, but primarily customize the ship via type of weapons to equip.

• Players will have 50 different weapon variations to equip their star-fighters and a variety of mission types to complete, from dogfights to protecting cargo ships and to destroying much larger enemy weapons or ships.   Weapon types include guns, missiles, rockets, lasers, bombs, cannons, and larger anti-ship arms.

• A quick tap of the D-pad will bring up the squad communication interface that allows you to command your wingman or entire squadron to attack, support, or break away from formation.

• For Project Sylpheed we wanted to focus on a pure offline single player experience. The title is Xbox Live aware but does not include any mulitiplayer features. We are exploring whether we can add a leaderboard feature so gamers can track their score versus others in the Xbox Community, but that is not yet confirmed.

Domande per Giolain

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Scadenza: 22 Giugno 2007

Intervista Fansite: ClubX360

TR1GG3R MAN intervista swantonio di ClubX360.it.

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Intervista Del Mese di Giugno

 Vota l'utente che vorresti intervistare per il mese di Giugno! 

XCG: Halo 3 Beta [EN]

Italian Xbox.com Users party up on Halo 3 Beta. This is just a part of the Xbox Community Gaming experience...

XCG: Halo 3 Beta

• Hai partecipato al Community Game di venerdì e sabato sera?
• Rivivi le emozioni di alcuni momenti in questi due video:
• Non hai pertecipato?
• Guarda cosa ti sei perso :

Parte 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruL1RN8LIs4 
Parte 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS8moIvc7YE 

Lascia il tuo commento nel thread dedicato:
http://forums.xbox.com/12674747/ShowPost.aspx 

Ciao! Ti aspettiamo alla prossima sessione dell'Xbox Community Gaming!
http://www.xbox.com/it-IT/TR1GG3RMAN/xcgaming.htm 

AceyBongos' Gamerscore Challenge

Are you a helpless GamerScore addict? Wouldn’t it be great if your Achievement exploits were rewarded with some top prizes? Well, you’re in luck, because AceyBongos’ GamerScore Challenge is back and better than ever! The new Challenge will kick of on June 8 and run until August 31, but you can register now!

Head over to AceyBongos' Blog for more info:

http://aceybongos.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!34EFB79E92974FD2!5223.entry 

Master Chief Sucks at Halo

Just found a link to this video on the Xbox.com forums...

...too funny not to share!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz3br1q5wIQ 

BraaM Cast 2 [EN]

As some of you may know, Brave Belzebuth and ZaaM IT are making weekly pod/blog casts (in Italian).

Don't miss out on their latest one:

http://www.zaamit.com/2007/06/03/brave-zaamcast-episode-2/ 

And make sure you visit Squidpunch's Blog (winned of last week's "Neim De Gheim")!

http://www.squidpunch.com/ 

BraaM Cast 2

Non perdetevi la seconda puntata del Brave Zaamcast

http://www.zaamit.com/2007/06/03/brave-zaamcast-episode-2/ 

Vincitore Neim De Ghaim, l'illustre Squidpunch:

http://www.squidpunch.com/ Fate visita al suo blog!

P.S. Attendiamo il "fuori onda..."