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<blockquote data-quote="RetroBlast" data-source="post: 5640" data-attributes="member: 364"><p>Lets see if I can address some your questions here.</p><p></p><p>I love playing TBA on my Vita, it actually plays faster on the Vita than on the PS3 ... this may be an optical illusion as the ball has to travel less of a distance on a smaller table.</p><p></p><p>1. I play only in landscape mode on my Vita ... the reason is that the use of the back touch screen to nudge is horrible. You can not hold the Vita without touching the back touch screen. How the nudge is supposed to work is this .... put finger on back touch screen then swipe in a direction for either left or right nudge.</p><p></p><p>I use the analog stick to nudge for landscape mode ... it is very intuitive and you do not have to take your finger off it at anytime ... here are the control options for landscape mode</p><p></p><p>Flippers - L / R BUTTONS ONLY (THESE ARE THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER BUTTONS ON THE TOP OF THE VITA - VERY INTUATIVE AND COMFORTABLE!)</p><p> TOUCH SCREEN ONLY</p><p> BOTH TOUCH AND L / R BUTTONS</p><p></p><p>Plunger - RIGHT STICK ONLY</p><p> TOUCH SCREEN ONLY</p><p> BOTH RIGHT STICK AND TOUCH SCREEN</p><p></p><p>Nudge - LEFT STICK ONLY (you can nudge the table in any direction!)</p><p> REAR TOUCH PAD ONLY</p><p> BOTH LEFT STICK AND REAR TOUCH PAD</p><p></p><p>Tilt - ON</p><p> - OFF - ONLY IF 2ND WIZARD GOALS COMPLETED - NO SCORES UPLOADED TO LEADERBOARDS</p><p></p><p>GRAPHICS IN LANDSCAPE: </p><p>Because I usually only play the Black Hole table, let me address it this way ... in locked cam 2, which is the best for seeing the most of this particular table, the only thing you can not see is the special lit up at the top of the screen. The other two in the semi loop are visable. On the rare occasion I am not sure if it is lit, I unlock the cam while the ball is on the way up, take a peek, then relock it immediately. Mind you, you can do this with your thumb very easily and remember, it is your pointing finger that controls your flippers.</p><p></p><p>PHYSICS:</p><p>The only difference I see that the game appears to be slightly speeded up ... ball physics / flippers, everything. Consider this ... if you had the exact game being played on the PS3 and the Vita at the same time and ball was moving from the top of the sreen to the bottom of the screen in the same amount of time, the ball on the vita would have to move faster as it is less of a distance.</p><p></p><p>US / VRS EU PSN ... THAT I HAVE NO IDEA, THERE WE DO NOT USE POINTS ON PSN WE SIMPLY USE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ... BUY A $20.00 CARD, YOU HAVE $20.00 IN YOUR WALLET. The only advantage I can think of is that if your Dollar is worth more than our Dollar and you convert your money and buy a game via US PSN, it may be a little cheaper but then again, Sony probably has accounted for this and charges each country what it needs to. But one other difference might be if you were a playstation plus member ... each country may offer different free or discounted games each month.</p><p></p><p>If you do pick up a PS Vita I would not go for the 3G model unless they are offering you a much better plan than they offer here, get the WiFi version.</p><p></p><p>Pick up the PS VITA HAND GRIP by CTA - it makes playing every game so much more enjoyable and it a cheap hand grip. You can not charge the Vita while using it or insert a game cart but it takes about 2 seconds to remove it or replace it. but even with these two slight drawbacks, it is hands down the most comfortable grip around and here it costs 12 bucks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RetroBlast, post: 5640, member: 364"] Lets see if I can address some your questions here. I love playing TBA on my Vita, it actually plays faster on the Vita than on the PS3 ... this may be an optical illusion as the ball has to travel less of a distance on a smaller table. 1. I play only in landscape mode on my Vita ... the reason is that the use of the back touch screen to nudge is horrible. You can not hold the Vita without touching the back touch screen. How the nudge is supposed to work is this .... put finger on back touch screen then swipe in a direction for either left or right nudge. I use the analog stick to nudge for landscape mode ... it is very intuitive and you do not have to take your finger off it at anytime ... here are the control options for landscape mode Flippers - L / R BUTTONS ONLY (THESE ARE THE TOP LEFT AND RIGHT SHOULDER BUTTONS ON THE TOP OF THE VITA - VERY INTUATIVE AND COMFORTABLE!) TOUCH SCREEN ONLY BOTH TOUCH AND L / R BUTTONS Plunger - RIGHT STICK ONLY TOUCH SCREEN ONLY BOTH RIGHT STICK AND TOUCH SCREEN Nudge - LEFT STICK ONLY (you can nudge the table in any direction!) REAR TOUCH PAD ONLY BOTH LEFT STICK AND REAR TOUCH PAD Tilt - ON - OFF - ONLY IF 2ND WIZARD GOALS COMPLETED - NO SCORES UPLOADED TO LEADERBOARDS GRAPHICS IN LANDSCAPE: Because I usually only play the Black Hole table, let me address it this way ... in locked cam 2, which is the best for seeing the most of this particular table, the only thing you can not see is the special lit up at the top of the screen. The other two in the semi loop are visable. On the rare occasion I am not sure if it is lit, I unlock the cam while the ball is on the way up, take a peek, then relock it immediately. Mind you, you can do this with your thumb very easily and remember, it is your pointing finger that controls your flippers. PHYSICS: The only difference I see that the game appears to be slightly speeded up ... ball physics / flippers, everything. Consider this ... if you had the exact game being played on the PS3 and the Vita at the same time and ball was moving from the top of the sreen to the bottom of the screen in the same amount of time, the ball on the vita would have to move faster as it is less of a distance. US / VRS EU PSN ... THAT I HAVE NO IDEA, THERE WE DO NOT USE POINTS ON PSN WE SIMPLY USE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ... BUY A $20.00 CARD, YOU HAVE $20.00 IN YOUR WALLET. The only advantage I can think of is that if your Dollar is worth more than our Dollar and you convert your money and buy a game via US PSN, it may be a little cheaper but then again, Sony probably has accounted for this and charges each country what it needs to. But one other difference might be if you were a playstation plus member ... each country may offer different free or discounted games each month. If you do pick up a PS Vita I would not go for the 3G model unless they are offering you a much better plan than they offer here, get the WiFi version. Pick up the PS VITA HAND GRIP by CTA - it makes playing every game so much more enjoyable and it a cheap hand grip. You can not charge the Vita while using it or insert a game cart but it takes about 2 seconds to remove it or replace it. but even with these two slight drawbacks, it is hands down the most comfortable grip around and here it costs 12 bucks. [/QUOTE]
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