At school we were told to stay away from odd strangers.

The PS vita is fast becoming my console of choice for older games, not only can you get all the ps1 res evil games on it you can now get classic xbox games as well!

First on the list for me to download was the overlooked classic  "Oddworld, Strangers Wrath HD".

The controls suit the vita really well as xbox games used twin analogue sticks the same as the vita does, the lack of shoulder buttons is made up for with touch screen commands that work surprisingly well (i'm not a fan of touch screen as yet finger prints all over the device while you play) and the game controls feel natural.

The game is from back when the xbox was in it's prime so the visuals have had an overhaul and look very crisp and the colours are bright and striking.

As the res has been upped and the draw distance has been improved on the original it looks fantastic and the living ammo for your crossbow looks crazier than it did the first time round!

It says something about modern shooters on the vita when a 10 year old game can show them up for the hollow and bland run and guns they are.

Strangers wrath is a classic that's been polished and tweaked for the modern age, lets hope that some other Xbox titles are given the same treatment. "Brute force" anyone?  or maybe "mace griffin"?

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The same but different, an old draft i found.

I was going over my blog stats and found a part typed blog entry I never published, as I own nether version of the Saturn console was I was blogging about back in the heady days of 2008 I don't know what other variations there were, I was right about Gamestation though wasn't I?

Draft post 2008....

Having just found a new Saturn in gamestation in Crawley (the only one in the south that still sells retro stuff, although not for much longer) I compared it to my faulty model and noticed how different the two were.

The first thing i noticed was the extra logo on the left hand corner,

 

A breed apart

After the last Vita firmware update the store now has a new section, PlayStation mobile.

After filtering through the dross of mini games and IPod cast offs I found Alien Breed.

I remember this team 17 classic from when the Amiga 500 was still king of home computers (users of other formats may dispute that, and it is there right to do so...even if they are wrong) and I loved it and its many add on's.

So, after downloading it via my Wi-Fi connection and realising I should always use the ps3 to do this in the future (why does it take sooo long???) I started it up and saw the familiar loading screen (pictured above).

Much to my delight I saw that it had the classic mode and a new updated HD style mode, Joy!

the only gripe I have is the shop, it is still index systems, but you can now open it at any time and you can even pay actual cash for lives, guns and ammo!! this completely destroys the hard as nails arcade shooter I know and love as you just have to keep shooting non stop and never have to worry about running out or having no life left and being half a level away from the computer terminal shop.

On the plus side the new visuals and the ability to walk backwards while shooting really add to this and I can't really moan, the original was from a time when you could actually die in a computer game and not just hide behind a box till your life recharges (thank you for that one Halo).

It's nice to have a few revamped classic 16 bit computer titles to choose from and not just ps1 games and angry bird clones.