The PlayStation 2 version is also very quite different. Still much the same gameplay, but different level layouts. I have played both the 360 and the PS2 versions, and I actually enjoyed the PS2 version quite a lot more. Like the Wii, the PS2 doesn't get any extras either. I think this is fair, in reality, they are very different games, and even made by different teams if I am not mistaken (the PS2 version was not made by the same people who made the 360 and PS3 versions, I think this was the same case with the Wii), so it stands to reason that the Wii doesn't get the extras. The Wii isn't really the console to get if you are interested in playing mainstream games anyway, if you buy a Wii, it is for the Wiiness.
While I am all for games being rereleased to include their expansions packs (things like the Oblivion GOTY edition and the upcoming Fallout 3 GOTY edition and other rereleased are really a fantastic value, the only people who could really complain about stuff like that are the ones who bought the DLC early and felt ripped off, but that is just the way it works with everything, consoles, games, movies, BD players, computers, Mp3 players, etc.). Since the Ultimate Sith edition of TFU (love that abbreviatation!) only has a SRP of $39.99, ten dollars more than the original TFU's SRP, and it contains $20 dollars worth of DLC + the extra level that is exclusive to the USE, which would have likely been another $10, if it were downloadable, making it closer to $30 worth of extras with this edition.
I guess the major complaint is that the final level wont be offered separate from the USE, forcing people to buy the whole thing, rather than simply blow $10/800 MS points on the thing. THAT is pretty rotten, essentially telling customers who have payed full price for the game and previous DLC that they need to buy it all over again, granted at a reduced price, if they want this one extra level. Meanwhile, the casual consumer who has yet to spend a penny on the thing sees the USE for forty bucks and gets the whole package at a great deal. It does feel like punishment for loyalty. But seriously? Did you really expect anything less from something with the name "Star Wars" stamped on it?
neebis said:
I'm sick of PC gamers getting the shaft, waiting an extra year for a release and getting, sloppy second-hand ports with clumsy console interfaces.
I have always had the PC along side my consoles. Back in the days of Nintendo and SEGA, PC definitely sported more impressive games. But I think we have reached the point where consoles have become so powerful, that it is hard for the PC to keep up. Obviously you can get a computer that is far more powerful than the PS3 or the 360, but to get it to play the same games as those consoles, it is going to need to be something above your $400 dollar range base model PC. Compare that with a $200 dollar 360 or a $400 dollar PS3. Being a 360 owner, I know that any game scheduled to be released for the 360 is going to work for my console. Back when I mostly played games on the PC, I was frequently disappointed when I'd realize a game wasn't going to work on my system, other times the game would work on my system, but only after turning down all the settings to meet the minimum requirements, resulting in the game looking like absolute crap. Also I had to worry about hard drive space, had to take the time to install the game, and uninstall the game when I wasn't going to need it for a while, install it again if sometime down the road I get the itch to revisit it a bit.
Meanwhile, in console land, take the game out of the box, pop it in the console, and a few seconds later your playing it. Consoles are just that much easier, you can't really blame the average person whose 2 or 3 year old computer is more than adequate for work/school/communication for wanting to drop a few hundred on a console that will be good for several years of hassle free gaming rather than upgrading to a shiny new PC just to play the latest and greatest games. And consequently, you can't blame game companies for diverting their focus to the larger group of customers.
