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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: MAKAVELIUK on October 08, 2002, 05:19:52 PM
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http://ps2.ign.com/articles/373/373746p1.html
PS2 Hits Route 66
Yes! We get the sequel to 18 Wheeler!
October 08, 2002 - The King of Route 66, Sega-AM2\'s sequel to the cult arcade hit 18-Wheeler American Pro Trucker, is in development exclusively for PlayStation 2, Sega of America announced today. Released in arcades running on the Naomi 2 hardware some time ago, Route 66 will arrive on PS2 in March 2003.
Like its predecessor, The King of Route 66 places the player at the helm of a long-haul trucking rig, challenging them to reach their goal through heavy traffic in a limited time. Route 66 updates the franchise with more characters, "dozens of mini-games," vehicle customization features, and a heroic quest narrative to string things together. The ultimate goal is to defeat the evil Tornado Corporation (no, we are not joking), become King of the Road (not joking here either), and make it with the Queens of Route 66 (seriously, no joke).
We will offer more details on The King of Route 66 when we can dig up our old reports on the arcade version, from many JAMMA exhibitions past. In the meantime, we heartily recommend AM2\'s webpage for the game
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Sounds so exciting! heh..
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Boo-hoo! I didn\'t care for 18 Wheeler and I could care less about this. It\'s depressing to know that Sega\'s resources are goin\' to games like this and not into an actual enhanced port of Shenmue 2 or actual development of Shenmue 3....
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Why make a sequel to a game that didnt sell well on a console that can offer much more profits with better games?
Sega wake up.
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18 wheeler is a cheap title for them to produce, so why not?
they dont wanna commit millions to shenmue 3 when shenmue 2 has piss poor [© ooseven 2002] sales
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I know I wont buy this game, the original sucked.
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Another bad selling game for sega.
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RYO-SAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!
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They need to port the first Shenmue to PS2 to sart with, then decide if III will ever happen.
What am I thinking? That would be too smart a move for Sega
Doh!!
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Sega.. King of .. bah!
What am I thinking? That would be too smart a move for Sega
Haha! How true :)
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some screenshots
http://www.the-magicbox.com/game100802c.htm
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Like I said, I think I will pass on this.
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Millions mm? More like tens of millions. Shenmue cost around 40-50 million dollars to produce... and 60 million for Shenmue II. That\'s not just light pocket change.
Christ people.. if you all want Shenmue so bad, just do what Bob did and buy a damned Dreamcast. The unit and game alone will probably cost less than the PS2 game by itself.
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Who wants Shenmue so bad? What I want is to see Sega quit making bone-headed moves now that they\'re third party. I can understand holding out on Sony before the other consoles launched. But now? Sega needs to make money when they can where they can.
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Originally posted by mm
18 wheeler is a cheap title for them to produce, so why not?
they dont wanna commit millions to shenmue 3 when shenmue 2 has piss poor [© ooseven 2002] sales
If they will never make the next shenmue on PS2 because it needs millions to be made then there wont be a next Shenmue.Where would it be developed on?XBOX?There sales incomes wont be enough to cover the costs.Gamecube?Ok.I expect more sales than Xbox.But again not enough.
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Maybe the whole SHenmue/Xbox deal is only for an X amount of time and after the contract expires maybe they will release Shenmue 1&2 for Ps2???
After the Xbox debacle in Japan and Europe, i\'ll bet more Sega developers will support Ps2 a lot more -including SOnic Team :).
I would love if they made Ps2 ports of their whole Xbox lineup (Jet Set Radio,Toe Jam & Earl, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Shenmue )
as well as releasing more of their japanese Ps2 stuff like Space Channel 5.
Astro
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Ha! Another SEGA crap. Yeah, like this is gonna sell by the TRUCK load! LOL!
Nowdays, SEGA will just whore any cheap and ugly looking game on the PS2 in the hope of making a few bucks. Gosh, they seriously think they can screw PS2 gamers over and over without being noticed...
SEGA sucks.
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Hey, Sega has screwed what\'s left of their loyal fan base for years and gotten away with it. Why should they treat PS2 owners any better?
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I went in to Circuit City and they were playing a demo movie of Shenmue 3 on the Xbox. I don\'t think they like Sony or something. 18-Wheeler...:rolleyes: Something a little more cutting edge from Sega would be nice.
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Sucks to be anyone who looks forward to Sega games but won\'t/can\'t budge from their PS2 long enough to spread their gaming wings. Oh well.. I find it funny.
Sega in 2000 - "Sega sucks.. they\'re consoles sell like crap because their games reek like old smelly ass... they should just drop out and save themselves the embarassment"
Sega in 2001 - "W00t!!!111 Sega develops for the PS2! Breaking news.. sweet, now the PS2 is completely unstopable with Sega backing them. Can\'t wait to play some of the games I missed out on cause I didn\'t buy a Dreamcast."
Sega in 2002 - "Sega sucks.. they aren\'t supporting the PS2 enough and being stupid. All the games they give us suck.. sega sucks, MS and N can have em."
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IMO, you all shouldn\'t even be playing these games in the first place.. let alone what Sega\'s developing for other consoles. So quit yer bytching. If Sega games were that big a deal to you all, then why in gods name didn\'t you buy a DC for roughly the same price as some hunk of crap game like Britteny\'s Dance Beat or Max Payne?? Oh yeah.. that would have been a wasted investment. :rolleyes:
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I find it even funnier that some people can\'t accept some negative remarks over some 3rd rate PS2 ( S.E.G.A.) developers which are overated.
whatsthematter?? Bought stocks in SEGA??
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Hipocrites gets on my nerves.. expecially when they start whining about how they can\'t have it all.
And if Sega\'s so over-rated.. why do you even care enough post about em? Not like it\'s gonna matter.. you\'re PS2 is gonna end up busting in another month or so anyhow. :p
/me Points to Paul\'s whiney - crybaby sig
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Sega has produced some of the finest games in history and they along with Nintendo were the 2 companies that really made console gaming very very profitable. If it werent for Sega\'s and Nintendo\'s success Sony would\'ve never got into the game bussiness.
Any videogamer who bashes Sega and it\'s contributions to gaming is like a basketball fan who says that Michael Jordan sucks! In other words an ignorant.
IMO they are the most versatile company in videogame history. PPL that got into gaming with a Psx dont have a clue of the rich history of great Sega arcade games and console titles dating back to the early 80\'s.
Sega bashers = clueless
Astro
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Sega ruled in the past.Sega sucks in the present
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Sonyfan, you\'re fighting a lost cause.
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When will Sega become the Sega we knew?
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I thought Chrono left...
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hypocrites? there are plenty for all the systems. why do you act like only ps2 owners are hypocrites?
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He didn\'t.....
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Man that 18 wheel trucker sucked so hard.I don\'t care if it is cheap cause I wouldn\'t pay $0.10 for that piece of crap. :D
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There will be a Shenmue 3....guarenteed. Its a 26 Chapter series....Shenmue 1 was chapter 1, shenmue 2 was chapters 2-5....so yu can count on a few more shenmue games (plus for those of you who have played the games...shenmue 2 doesnt even have an actual ending, it just stops) but now the bad news.....I would assume that the Shenmue games will be Japan Exclusive after Shenmue 2 comes out on X-Box...and if they do come to U.S. they will be on X-Box. Microsoft sucks, but there not stupid....and they have to know you can\'t not make money on the name Shenmue (unless they completly take the rights to the game from SEGA AM2 and the games are made by Microsoft...then it will suck)
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Uhh..? Sega stated that they will not be making any more Shenmue games after Shenmue 2, if Shenmue 2 doesn\'t sell well on XBox.
And considering they cost a good $50 million to make a Shenmue game, I could see how someone could not make money on the Shenmue name.....(Hint: if it doesn\'t sell well)
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I would assume that the Shenmue games will be Japan Exclusive after Shenmue 2 comes out on X-Box
He he, selling a sequel to a game that hasn\'t ever sold really well on a system that only has a couple thousand owners? If they do make a Shenmue 3 on Xbox, they would be stupid to not release it outside of Japan.
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Okay guy\'s, let\'s face it. We are not ever goin\' to see Shenmue 3 . If you haven\'t played Shenmue 2, I suggest you avoid the temptation, because it only makes the truth hurt worse...
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Screw you, Sega! Taking Shenmue 2 away from US DC owners and then moving it to the Xbox - where it is gurantee\'d a small user base and can\'t make enough sales to warrant the third sequel.
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~~~*massages Living-In-Clip*~~~
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We are never going to see all Chapters of the story?This will become the only great game which will never see its complete story and the the most underestimated game in history.
It deserves more.Sega killed it:mad:
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No, Sega tried their best. Everyone else killed it by not buying it.