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Quick Look: QIX Plus Plus

Jeff and Ryan check out this update of an arcade classic, but are there enough pluses?

Sit back and enjoy as the Giant Bomb team takes an unedited look at the latest video games.

Dec. 9 2009

Cast: Jeff, Ryan

Posted by: Drew

In This Episode:

QIX++

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Edited By Sniipe

You can never have enough pluses.

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Edited By animateria

Eh.
 
I think Gals Panic is better, even without boobs.

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you guys are awesome

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I don't think this looks too bad but holy hell is there a lack of content here!

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Edited By FuzzYLemoN

255.8%? Jeff, correct me if I am wrong, but is it not accurate that one cannot beat 100%?

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@FuzzYLemoN said:
" 255.8%? Jeff, correct me if I am wrong, but is it not accurate that one cannot beat 100%? "
Word, Word.
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Edited By TiE23

QIX = QIX + 1;
 
Lol, I maek programm joke.
 
 
: P

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Silly Rabbit, Qix are for kids.

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Edited By eroticfishcake

I misread "pluses" as "pussies".
 
Anyway, time to watch a QL.

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The Gameboy@PrinceAshitaka: That version was awesome.  B button drew a slower line that was worth a higher bonus.

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QIX = QIX + 1

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Edited By strangeling

Bummer.  Qix is great, but this doesn't really look like any improvement to the original formula. 
Good thing I have Qix for Game Boy for scratching that itch.

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Oh my god story time was awesome! ;D

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Edited By MrSpaceMan

mgt grab this game

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Call me nerdy, but I find it kind of funny, that they didn't get the reference to programming languages.   "They jumped straight to plus plus!"  ;)

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@TiE23 said:
" QIX = QIX + 1;  Lol, I maek programm joke.   : P "
i loled
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Yay for storymode!

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how i does disable these being crossposted to the forums plz

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Maximum points for the Happy Fun Ball reference.

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This looks like Jezzball, except Jezzball is FUCKING AWESOME.

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Edited By Romination

wow, talk about something non-issuey. Backgrounds, how dare they! I know there'd have been flack for just having nothing or a single color there, too.

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When it said "IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE" my brain immediately filled in "NEXT SUNDAY A.D."

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Edited By BD_Mr_Bubbles

For $5 sure, but at $10 no thanks.
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Edited By DayOneAdvantage

So few levels, and several of them can be beaten an only a few seconds? For no more effort that went into any aspect of the game, I would expect at least 100 levels, especially for the 10 dollar price tag...and apparently those missing levels ARE coming, as (presumably) premium DLC? 
 
Qix++ is only five dollars less than MVC2 or Shadow Complex. Qix++ is only $10 dollars cheaper than Gay Tony. Qix++ is the same price as Flower, Bomberman Ultra, and Gravity Crash.
 
This is right up there with horse armor and paying for alternate SF4 outfits already encoded on the disc.

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@Lies said:
" how i does disable these being crossposted to the forums plz "
Good catch. I forgot about the option we had to disable these kinds of posts. Unfortunately Coonce ran off to Tahoe so this will have to wait till Monday. 
 
To answer everyone else, yes, videos now post to the forums the same as news. We'll make it so you can turn it off if like the news reposts.
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The whole look of this game looks like some hood ass bootleg $1 game

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oh lawd DLC in arcade/psn games now?!

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this game reminds me of the Art class mini game in Bully.

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I'm saddened. I want the classic, not this Geometry Wars wannabe.

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@Tirrandir: 
Gals Panic, or was it Girls Panic? One of those two... I remember playing that game in Junior High... man I was a perv back then.
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@snide said:
" @Lies said:
" how i does disable these being crossposted to the forums plz "
Good catch. I forgot about the option we had to disable these kinds of posts. Unfortunately Coonce ran off to Tahoe so this will have to wait till Monday.  To answer everyone else, yes, videos now post to the forums the same as news. We'll make it so you can turn it off if like the news reposts. "
I approve of this feature!
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Tight qix strategies yo.

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Edited By taco484

I used to play the hell out of QIX on the original gameboy... I'm glad that the franchise still exists, and is getting attention, but its sad that there seems to be such a lack of included content in the base package...

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Looks fun but not worth $10.

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I used to kick ass at Qix on the 5200 .

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Jeff should start a weekly story book reading session.

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Edited By norsedudetr

Damn, I remember playing this game on my friend's C64 way back in the day. Oh wait! On his C128!! Now that was a cutting edge piece of machinery! Good times!

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Edited By ExtremeJesus

This QL just blew my mind. I always pronounced it 'Quicks'. Now I just feel silly.

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Edited By WinterSnowblind

Seems like fun, but I think they nailed it right on the head.  A bit expensive for a $10 game, and the fact they're clearly already intending to release DLC just seems very cheap.  I'm not going to buy a game with such little value.

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ok what's the point of making a story if you're not gonna even try to make it decent. Where did they come from? What do they do?

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I really like the look of this, but I utterly resent the way they're inevitably going to milk the game for DLC. 
 
For shame, Taito. For shame.

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Edited By ArchScabby

wow, i love this kind of game.  Too bad they ruined it by being greedy.  16 levels?  thats ridiculous.
 
Also, why in most quick looks do you guys always try to play multiplayer but it never works out?

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Edited By dannyodwyer  Staff

Now I have to buy the game so i can scroll down and read the rest of the backstory. Damnit! :P

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I would not pay for this. Might as well play a Flash game.

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Edited By JuanPollo

Wish they'd found inspiration from Bizarre Creation's Geometry Wars. GW's style of grpahics would've suited Qix well. These graphics truly suck.
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Edited By ArchV1le

this game looks wayyyy to easy and short to be worth buying. I do like the concept though

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Won't get.

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Jeff and Ryan constantly saying Qix has given me a sudden craving for some Kix cereal .

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Edited By ahoodedfigure

This seems a bit easier than the arcade...  and where are the frigging sparks??  Oh, I see.
 
Max Headroom reference, I can check my fish sticks now.  I'm on my way, oven!