Arcade CS

[CSN NewsBot]

Gamers.com is reporting today that Namco has licensed an arcade version of CS called Counter-Strike Neo for play in its new Ledzone entertainment centers:

CS Neo is substantially similar to the latest version of the game for American PC gamers, but it incorporates a more simplified interface and a detailed tutorial mode to acclimate inexperienced players to the game. Namco's setup is built around two-on-two games, but its facilities are able to accomodate larger games, and the company hopes to host competitive events sanctioned by the Cyberathlete Professional League in the future.

It sounds like Counter-Strike Neo might only be available in Japan. A test version is supposed to be coming out later this month in Tokyo at the first (and so far the only) Ledzone center. Hopefully we'll see some screenshots soon.



This is the part of the post where I usually tell you to go read the original article more information. Also... it's time to thank FAF, who submitted this little surprise to us.

[Rakis]

I'm betting this doesn't last too long....



And if I'm wrong....meh.

[Ghengis]

I dunno if its done like aliens, with a gun you hold and move... maybe cool, or even laserquest style, virtual version, that might be wicked too..

[HoMiCyDe]

sounds weird :\

i dont think cpl will touch it.

[orphy]

I'd like to see this, really.

[Foo2rama]

Me smells something not going to work well in arcades.... esp with campers and stuff.... The whole thing looks bad...

[lojikbmb]

Sounds Interesting...I would like to check it out, see the similarities, wonder how the control is gonna work out.



Ninja Knife joo 4rm Shadows

[dot_commie]

Foo2rama wrote..

Me smells something not going to work well in arcades.... esp with campers and stuff.... The whole thing looks bad...

i agree in regards to campers it would prolly not be much fun 2v2 for total noobs because they will prolly be stuck back at spawn while 1 guy goes, thus dying and nobody having fun. forget bombing or hosties in this, i bet its all shooter which might be fun, but its not CS as we know it (im not talking about iceworld servers btw)

the support for many people might be cool, then again cant you just go to a decent cyber-cafe and play there with people who dont totally suck?

"My prediction? Pain"

[balistic2]

Ghengis [$t0n3d] wrote..

I dunno if its done like aliens, with a gun you hold and move... maybe cool, or even laserquest style, virtual version, that might be wicked too..

This is deffinetly NOT the next DDR haha laser quest I WORK THERE!! :)

[|hobbes|]

i hope this dies really fast

[lockhart]

the images dont work =/



it would be sweet as hell if they made it a DDR pad with a light-gun... think about it, stand in center, put foot forward to move forward, to the sides to strafe, and if you jump you jump. have all the main buttons on the board and the really essential ones on the gun... it would be fucking sweet. shit, make 2 light guns per machine, 1 pistol and 1 like mp5-style gun. damn, this idea is getting better and better. move the gun around and you look around... wow, i'm gonna drop 20 grand to make a machine like this for myself

[phaze-]

Maybe they will have like a link-system so the people can play against each other in deathmatch-mode. One thing that will suck, though, is trying to play without a mouse, your movements would be really jerky with those joysticks.

[Pharlap]

they are a day late, april fools is over already :)

[ALT+F4]

Should be interesting. Namco's been responsible for some of the best high end coin-op stuff I've ever seen.

[alex`]

worst. idea. ever.