Space Ace [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Space Ace [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: The Definitive Space Ace Conversion!!! They got it right this time!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
To say that I am a Space Ace fan is an understatement. Back in the 80s, I don't know how many quarters I spent trying to discover the correct routes for every sequence (the only games I spent more money on was probably the first few versions of Street Fighter II). I became someone who can consistently complete the game on one quarter (on Cadet level anyway). Everytime I played at the local arcade, I always drew a crowd watching as I took command of Ace to rescue the fair Kimberly. Space Ace certainly has a special place in my heart.
So believe me when I say I tried many of the home conversions that became commercially available over the years, and was left sorely disappointed every time. Of the ones I remember, I tried Sega CD, Panasonic 3DO, PC, and the Philips CDI. Graphic quality of these were usually horrendous. The timing of the moves were completely different from the arcade, and some were just straight up wrong. Some versions did not even include every sequence. The best conversion thus far was probably the CDI version (which I tried at a store demo), but even that was not perfect, and I'm not about to buy a machine costing $300+ at the time just for Space Ace.
When I found out about Space Ace HD on amazon, I had to try it. I've been jaded by all the conversions thus far so I didn't entirely have high hopes, but the very affordable price, the promise of HD, and the generally positive reviews here made it too enticing.
I am happy to report that this is the Space Ace that we have been waiting for! Graphic quality is excellent! Keep in mind that this was done in the 80s so there's only so much they can do, but on my 1080p 46-inch set, the video quality is really sharp. I played thru the entire game on Ace difficulty, and the timing of the inputs is just as I remembered from the arcade. Every sequence is intact. There is both a widescreen and standard video mode. A visual guide setting is available to help with timing. All 3 difficulties are present. If you just want to watch the whole thing in one sitting, there's a watch mode. I'm not really an audiophile so can't comment in this area, but it seemed pretty good to me.
And just in case you read some earlier reviews here, I had no problems on my PS3. And the thing about the lack of Kimberly's "get me out of here" on Ace and Captain modes, that's how it was in the arcade. It is only available on Cadet mode (as it should be), and the watch mode.
So what you you waiting for? If you're reading this, Space Ace must mean something to you, so buy it now! You will not regret it.
Movie Review: Love the transfer to Blu-ray, The extra features make it worth it
Summary: 5 Stars
I picked up this with Dragon's Lair on Blu-ray and I played them both on my Playstation 3.
I wasn't able to play the arcade version of this game. It was just not around in the arcades that I went to. However it was one that I have always wanted to play/own.
Again, the extra features make this version of the game worth owning. I love seeing the creators talk about their work and what they did to accomplish it. They actually used stop motion and live action shots in this game. Amazing.
The previews under features gives you access to 2 playable levels one from Dragon's Lair and one from Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp.
You get 3 levels of difficulty instead of the 2 that were listed for Dragon's Lair, as well as other options that were not available. Such as there is a widescreen and original option as well as subtitles that were not offered in the Dragon's Lair Blu-ray.
The comparisons to other versions of this game over the years is a nice added feature as you can see how much better this version looks on your HDTV.
I am glad to add this title to my collection, and I can't wait for Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp to come out on Blu-ray so I can pick that one up as well.
Movie Review: space ace the bomb
Summary: 5 Stars
Space Ace [Blu-ray]
Incredible conversion and bug free despite some reviews. check sound output is linear on your PS3 and enjoy the 5.1 surround mix on your biggest 1080p screen.
Cannot wait for DL2 to go on blu-ray as Dig Leisure have really gone the extra mile in perfecting this product. Obviously there is no future plan to convert DL3 as that product was a severe embarrasment of the past and was nothing more than a pathetic recording of somebody playing DL3D.
But as for DL1 DL2 and space ace you would have to be brain dead not to snatch these titles up while they last. Simply the most superb interactive movie computer games ever created and have been for over 25 years for those gamers too young to recall their massive impact. My package from Amazon arrived here in Australia just 4 days after paying for them which completely stunned me.
Movie Review: FYI: Worked on my PS3
Summary: 5 Stars
This game worked smoothly on my 60GB PS3 (my firmware is also up to date). Several months ago I rented the Dragon's Lair bluray from netflix and that did not work (it repeatedly froze during game play). I initially thought the disc was defective so I requested another Dragon's Lair disc and that one froze too. This was NOT the case with Space Ace, which worked perfectly. Pehaps Sony has updated its firmware and fixed the problem since the time I played Dragon's Lair. It will be interesting to see if Dragon's Lair works now with the latest firmware. Anyway, Space Ace worked for me as of January 17, 2009.
Movie Review: Space Ace - BLU-RAY
Summary: 5 Stars
Bought this on the Amiga many moons ago.
This brings back fond memories when we were amazed at the standard of grapics the 16 bit era produced.
This lives up to this and as i missed playing this in the arcade i hope to see the bits probably left out of the Amiga Version.
Top quality, slight graining but then it was originally drawn in the 80's.
Highly recomended.