nelsonjr Posted August 2, 2003 Posted August 2, 2003 I currently have the PS2 version of MI4. Is it the better or worse version, and what are the differences? If there are enough differences, and the PC version is better, I will probably buy it for PC even though I already have it.
Udvarnoky Posted August 2, 2003 Posted August 2, 2003 I also want to know the differences. I own the PC version and never was able to get my hands on the PS2 version.
Remi Posted August 2, 2003 Posted August 2, 2003 Well, I haven't been through the whole PS2 version yet, but a few thing to note... - Smoother animations. - Clearer sound. - Virtually no iMuse (if any at all)... - ... which probably is a result of having to pull everything from disc, which makes for some slowdowns in dialogue. - Tons of concept art in the bonus section. (I'm working on trying to extract this, but no luck so far) - Extra minigame. - Monkey Kombat sheet included. I'll post more if I can think of it.
nelsonjr Posted August 2, 2003 Author Posted August 2, 2003 so basically the PS2 version is superior in almost every way? is there any reason for owning the PC version if I already have the PS2 version?
Udvarnoky Posted August 2, 2003 Posted August 2, 2003 I heard there were some dialogue differences as well. Any truth to this, Remi?
Remi Posted August 3, 2003 Posted August 3, 2003 I thought there were too, but the lines that I guessed were added were in the PC version too. I haven't played all the way through it though, so we'll see... I wouldn't say the PS2 version is vastly better. The most noticable difference is that the controls work better with the gamepad and the clearer speech is nice. The omission of iMuse is disappointing, but it makes sense seeing that they couldn't do the HD caching they could do on the PC. Too bad they didn't make an Xbox version, it would have the best of both worlds.
nelsonjr Posted August 3, 2003 Author Posted August 3, 2003 could somebody explain to me what the iMuse thing is? I've heard it many times before, but I never really knew what it was...
Remi Posted August 3, 2003 Posted August 3, 2003 It stands for Interactive Music Under Sound Effects, and basically makes the music react to a player's actions. Typical example in MI2 is at the swamp by the Voodoo Lady's house. You enter the swamp and it's just simple little melody playing, you get into the coffin/boat and a bass line or something is added, you start rowing and a drum line starts playing. Another good example is in EMI on the Jambalaya map. When you row close to Jambalaya the music is in major, but the closer you get to Knuttin it shifts over to minor. Hope that helps.
Krazy Posted August 3, 2003 Posted August 3, 2003 I have the PC version but I think I heard somewhere that in the PS2 version the characters had twice as many polygons? though I'm not sure. Hey that Elephant smiley is from that old kiddie program Kids Pix Um that has nothing to do with anythig. Whoops.
Junior™ Posted August 3, 2003 Posted August 3, 2003 Originally posted by RemiO - Extra minigame. Are you talking about Murrayball? I always thought this was only available in the PC version. At least it is available in the PC version...
ATMachine Posted August 3, 2003 Posted August 3, 2003 There's "Monkey Invaders" as well on PS2. You play as something (I can't remember what) shooting down heads of Ozzie, LeChuck, Murray, and Pegnose in a parody of Space Invaders.
Wille2 Posted August 3, 2003 Posted August 3, 2003 Murrayball???!!! How do i get that? I have completed EFMI (pc)and i haven't seen any murrayball...
Remi Posted August 3, 2003 Posted August 3, 2003 Both Murrayball and Monkey Invaders are available on the PS2 version. To get Murrayball on the PC, spin Murray around until he starts repeating himself. Turn around so no objects are active on the line of the bottom of the screen, and type "murrayball" (without quotes). Then get ready for Pong heaven.
Junior™ Posted August 4, 2003 Posted August 4, 2003 Originally posted by ATMachine There's "Monkey Invaders" as well on PS2. You play as something (I can't remember what) shooting down heads of Ozzie, LeChuck, Murray, and Pegnose in a parody of Space Invaders. Whoa, didn't know that. Guess you learn something new every day. So...is there a funky person out there who could supply me with a screenshot or two? If so, I'd really appreciate it.
A_Denial Posted August 23, 2003 Posted August 23, 2003 PC version is better because the PC is better than the PS2, always will be.... hehe, only joking, ive never tried the PS2 version, but im not a console man.
Udvarnoky Posted September 10, 2003 Posted September 10, 2003 Yeah, I recently bought the PS2 version and beat it. I did notice the differences mentioned. The controls are definately more comfortable, but I find the PC to be better. EDIT: So you guys were able to get the concept art off the disc?
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