While the game gets a lot of criticism for being a "bad port," the
PC version adds a lot of minor enhancements over the Xbox 360 version and
superior stability (especially post-NXE.) Playing with a controller, the
gameplay is practically identical to the console version. And unlike other Xbox
games that have resource intensive ports, this game wouldn't even run unless I
lowered max memory from 12GB to 1.5. Biology is much easier to pass, with
controls being far less sensitive. Music also has better cues to stay on time.
The game still has the errand glitch; once you turn away from a blue X on your
mini-map, you'll lose the chance to complete that errand and future ones until
you save and reload. However, the one errand that never showed up in the Xbox
version, "Find Algie's Jacket," was easily done in the PC version of
the game. All in all, it's not a bad port; it's that the original product
(Scholarship Edition) had problems of its own. None of this should stop you from
playing it, though. The game is easy, and lots of fun. The CD soundtrack is also
included -- a killer deal at $20 USD.
Review by ctxrover (7 months ago)
While the game gets a lot of criticism for being a "bad port," the PC version adds a lot of minor enhancements over the Xbox 360 version and superior stability (especially post-NXE.) Playing with a controller, the gameplay is practically identical to the console version. And unlike other Xbox games that have resource intensive ports, this game wouldn't even run unless I lowered max memory from 12GB to 1.5. Biology is much easier to pass, with controls being far less sensitive. Music also has better cues to stay on time. The game still has the errand glitch; once you turn away from a blue X on your mini-map, you'll lose the chance to complete that errand and future ones until you save and reload. However, the one errand that never showed up in the Xbox version, "Find Algie's Jacket," was easily done in the PC version of the game. All in all, it's not a bad port; it's that the original product (Scholarship Edition) had problems of its own. None of this should stop you from playing it, though. The game is easy, and lots of fun. The CD soundtrack is also included -- a killer deal at $20 USD.