Comments on: Getting my feet wet with Umihara Kawase Portable http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:24:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: matt http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-476980 matt Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:04:10 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/#comment-476980 There are multiple exits per level, usually one easy exit and then one or more difficult exit. So, you just need to plan your route around level 9, and any other levels you get stuck on. There are multiple exits per level, usually one easy exit and then one or more difficult exit. So, you just need to plan your route around level 9, and any other levels you get stuck on.

]]> By: R http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-413420 R Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:07:51 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/#comment-413420 IMO, Umihara Kawase is kind of like a platformer for people who like shooters (Gradius, R-Type, etc). The point isn't just to slog through and beat it once, because it's designed to be pretty short. The point is mastery—learning new techniques so you can make it through ALL the doors and fields, or finishing without losing a life, or racing through the fields to beat your best time. ...What's really frustrating is that the game is supposedly a buggy mess of a port, which really sabotages the way it's meant to be played. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265358 I'm gonna get it anyway since I can't afford the $200 PS1 version, but I'm really hoping they decide to do a bug-fixed reprint or a recall, first :( IMO, Umihara Kawase is kind of like a platformer for people who like shooters (Gradius, R-Type, etc). The point isn’t just to slog through and beat it once, because it’s designed to be pretty short. The point is mastery—learning new techniques so you can make it through ALL the doors and fields, or finishing without losing a life, or racing through the fields to beat your best time.

…What’s really frustrating is that the game is supposedly a buggy mess of a port, which really sabotages the way it’s meant to be played.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=265358

I’m gonna get it anyway since I can’t afford the $200 PS1 version, but I’m really hoping they decide to do a bug-fixed reprint or a recall, first :(

]]> By: Spencer http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-413340 Spencer Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:49:25 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/#comment-413340 @alice - Yeah, the controls are unorthodox. I think they go against our honed gamer instincts, which makes Umihara Kawase Portable such a difficult game to get into. @alice – Yeah, the controls are unorthodox. I think they go against our honed gamer instincts, which makes Umihara Kawase Portable such a difficult game to get into.

]]> By: alice http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/comment-page-1/#comment-412829 alice Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:43:12 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/04/09/getting-my-feet-wet-with-umihara-kawase-portable/#comment-412829 I tried the demo just recently and found the controls too obtuse for me to enjoy. I guess I should take the time to learn how to play correctly so I can enjoy it. I tried the demo just recently and found the controls too obtuse for me to enjoy. I guess I should take the time to learn how to play correctly so I can enjoy it.

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