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Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote ---Operation Wolf - felt just like the arcade

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Well, that can't be completely true.
Turnarcades:

--- Quote from: KonkeyKong on October 29, 2009, 11:54:14 am ---Got an AimTrak mounted in a Nerf gun...

Still original firmware, NO on-screen crosshairs, 19 inch LCD Monitor.

Hogan's Alley - hit everything, including innocents.  :banghead:
Ghoul Panic - rock 'n rolled, no problems
Operation Wolf - felt just like the arcade
Cheyenne - was a little tough without a crosshair, although looking at screenshots I realized this game originally had a crosshair, and was difficult with the gun mounted inches away from the screen, I was 3 feet back.

Conclusion:  Set-up is easy. Price is great. Aimtrak is fun.

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That's my kind of review - specific to games, with a conclusion that gets to the point. Can anyone please tell me how well the  Point Blank series is played with the AimTrak? This is the ideal benchmark (and my favourite shooting game ever) as it is just so well made with excellent collision detection and that 'tin can alley' feel.
Ginsu Victim:
Point Blank is practically the only game I play with the Aimtrak, but I have to use crosshairs for everything. My gun has been out of order for the last three weeks or so, but as soon as I get off my lazy ass and fix it, I'll try to get a better calibration and try it without crosshairs.
Turnarcades:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on October 29, 2009, 12:08:02 pm ---Point Blank is practically the only game I play with the Aimtrak, but I have to use crosshairs for everything. My gun has been out of order for the last three weeks or so, but as soon as I get off my lazy ass and fix it, I'll try to get a better calibration and try it without crosshairs.

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Thanks geeza! Does it suffer from occasional tracking errors, such as jumping to the other side of the screen when grouping shots? I mentioned this elsewhere as this was a major problem on the TopGuns - very annoying if you're an avid Point Blank fan and formerly a crack shot on those shooting range levels with limited ammo (the target, the cow etc.)
Neverending Project:
I have been playing Point Blank without crosshairs, and it is excellent. I am on a 29" tube about 4 feet back. It really feels like if I miss a shot, it's because I missed, not because the calibration is off. Oh, and I haven't been recalibrating my gun each time I play (on different nights). I just pick up the gun and go back to the same spot I was before and play.

I had forgotten Cheyenne had a crosshair in the arcade. Maybe that's why it seemed so damn hard. With some games (like Police Trainer) remember that you may need to do a game calibration in the service menu, independent of the gun calibration.

Edit: Haven't yet seen a tracking error or anything where it jumps to the opposite side of the screen.
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