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To: MikeD who wrote (13731)	5/15/2000 11:46:00 AM
From: MikeD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

My E3 THQ report I attended E3 on Friday and talked to several people at the THQ booth. I must say, what I saw was impressive. I spoke to one of the developers of Evil Dead. The game is looking awesome on Dreamcast. All of the one-liners are there and the effects/visuals are great. This looks to be able to definitely live up to the hype. I then tried out Summoner and spoke to the developer there. Summoner is running on a PS2 right now in low res, but still the potential is there. I tried out the controls and was pleased with them, very intuitive once you got the hang of them. I think I'll pass on the PS2 version and wait to the Mac or PC version with the multiplayer support instead, though. I asked the developer from Volition how they liked working with THQ and he told me it's been great. That was good to hear. And aside on developing for PS2: it's challenging. I don't think anyone has really figured the tricks out yet. I was less than impressed with any of the PS2 games I saw. I was VERY impressed with the new 2nd generation Dreamcast games however, including Evil Dead. I then checked out Danger Girl. It's looking to be a great game, especially for fans of the comic. The signature moves are all there. The graphics were pretty standard PS fare. I also saw the two Power Rangers games. The target audience for the N64 game will be 3-12 and the PS version 6-12, I was told. Because of this, I was underwhelmed I suppose. The N64 version concentrates on non-violent rescues, so that should make it hot with the parents. All of the characters are represented as well. The PS version is more of your standard fighting game, but for a younger audience. I didn't see any of the wrestling games or Scooby Doo. I also missed Red Faction unfortunately. While I was there, both Bruce Campbell and WWF wrestlers were there signing autographs. The booth was absolutely PACKED, and the lines very long. Overall I came away with a very positive feeling about the future of THQ.