How Under Defeat HD fills your HDTV
Welcome to Living in the Past, a weekly column about what’s new in old games. Now get off our lawn. Vertical shooters don’t really mix well with HDTVs and their 16-by-9 aspect ratios. They would if people were crazy enough to turn their TVs sideways, but that’s generally not the most feasible option. Most shooters released on HD systems relegate the game screen to a relatively small window to compensate, leaving a lot of dead space on the screen.
Under Defeat HD features a mode, new to the PS3 release of this Dreamcast-era game, designed to fill the whole widescreen display, called “New Order.” It works well, and makes a convincing argument that 16-by-9 display can work … for Under Defeat.Continue reading How Under Defeat HD fills your HDTVHow Under Defeat HD fills your HDTV originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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