12-29-2012, 12:23 AM
I received a Neo Geo X today.
It's really not a good design.
- usb arcade controler : the neoGeo arcade stick looks cheap and is cheap. It misses many button or directions input (madcatz SE arcade stick is far better). The stick is working under windows. Madcatz stick don't work with neo geo x.
- TV mode : the screen is cropped to fit in 16/9 (in most games, credit and highscore are cut in halves) but screen ratio is close to the arcade one. No video filter available, no scanline simulation or anything like that, only double pixel. Nearly all emulator are better at high resolution output (high is 720*480).
- Handheld stick : It's certainly not the same as the ngpc one. It's bigger, with a greater course range and the 'click' opposes more resistance and makes more sound (it's annoying, but overall, the controller isn't that bad, certainly not as good as the ngpc one, but better than the 3ds one, as it's not really hard to do Haow-ken move in Art of Fighting)
- Handheld screen : well... no major tearing issue, but aspect ratio is bad, the screen is wider than it should be. not the biggest issue of the product.
On the instruction manual, it's mentioned that you must only use the docking station to charge it. Nice to see that they understand what a handheld is. Moreover for a 3-4 hours only battery lifespan.
overall, it's not a great product. the handeld itself seems ok, the arcade stick and docking station are not really good.
I don't know if they'll sell other games and at what price in the future.
It's really not a good design.
- usb arcade controler : the neoGeo arcade stick looks cheap and is cheap. It misses many button or directions input (madcatz SE arcade stick is far better). The stick is working under windows. Madcatz stick don't work with neo geo x.
- TV mode : the screen is cropped to fit in 16/9 (in most games, credit and highscore are cut in halves) but screen ratio is close to the arcade one. No video filter available, no scanline simulation or anything like that, only double pixel. Nearly all emulator are better at high resolution output (high is 720*480).
- Handheld stick : It's certainly not the same as the ngpc one. It's bigger, with a greater course range and the 'click' opposes more resistance and makes more sound (it's annoying, but overall, the controller isn't that bad, certainly not as good as the ngpc one, but better than the 3ds one, as it's not really hard to do Haow-ken move in Art of Fighting)
- Handheld screen : well... no major tearing issue, but aspect ratio is bad, the screen is wider than it should be. not the biggest issue of the product.
On the instruction manual, it's mentioned that you must only use the docking station to charge it. Nice to see that they understand what a handheld is. Moreover for a 3-4 hours only battery lifespan.
overall, it's not a great product. the handeld itself seems ok, the arcade stick and docking station are not really good.
I don't know if they'll sell other games and at what price in the future.