Beyond Good & Evil HD Gameplay PSN / XBLA

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[size=+1]Beyond Good & Evil HD Gameplay PSN / XBLA[/size]

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Back in issue 200, Beyond Good & Evil took the final spot, #200, on our Top 200 Games Of All Time. I was new to the GI staff at the time, but I argued passionately throughout our various meetings to win it a place on the list, and if I’d had my way, it would have been higher. The new HD remake of Beyond Good & Evil on Xbox Live Arcade (and eventually PSN) marks the third time I’ve played through the game, and I still love it just as much.

As far as rereleases go, Beyond Good & Evil HD is fairly spartan. No new content has been added to the game, and the graphical update is nice but minimal. It succeeds because the original game already implemented a bright, cartoony art style that doesn’t lose much when compared to the more realistic appearance of most modern games. Even in HD, though, no one’s going to mistake BG&E’s simplistic textures for a current-gen title.

More damningly for some, the gameplay itself shows some telltale signs of being eight years old. The camera doesn’t always offer full control and occasionally goes crazy when backed into a corner, the voice acting is suitable but doesn’t measure up to current standards, and the huge dungeons and city areas are split into surprisingly tiny pieces separated by loading screens. Some gamers may be annoyed that these leftover quirks were not addressed, but they don’t strongly affect the overall quality of the game, which is excellent...

http://www.gameinformer.com/games/beyond_good__evil_hd/b/xbox360/archive/2011/02/11/take-a-chance-on-this-underappreciated-classic.aspx