SMS textures, and a bunch of other stuff

[GameKinG]

IGN cube:

Ok, first lets go with the water. The water is textured! The water is also bumpmapped, and does BOTH reflection and REFRACTION! how many games do that? At the exact SAME time every single texture in the game is Bumpmapped. If you don't own it shut-up, they ARE! NEXT, the game displays so MANY textures on screen at once some of the textures have to be less detailed, including the characters which usually don't have any.

Now, why did they do this yo ask? Because ALL THE TIME YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING! Fran made the comment in his impressions that you can see as far as the eye can go, enimies, coins and everything. It's True, the gamecube keeps all this stuff in memory so I emagine that it starts running out after so much.

For instance, on the Giant Swing on Mama's Island, the game has ALL the WATER effects going on around you, everything on land is being drawn, and the game is calculation some of the SWEETEST PHISICS I HAVE EVER SEEN. I mean depending on where or when you fire your cannon the swing slows down or speeds up! WoW!!! Anywa, the game is doing an awfull lot. And until anyone has owned and played it, you won't know it!

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