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Prince of Persia 2: The Warrior Within
Following on from an awesome original, this sequel has expanded the combo's and upped the gore levels. It ran very smoothly on the console versions. The prince still has the powers of the sands of time, and I only played a 35% complete version - but well.. this game just looks superb and I'm really looking forward to it
Preview rating: 9/10
URL: [URL]http://www.princeofpersiagame.com/teaser/us/index.php[/URL]
Halo 2:
Well, the only reason I'm still keeping my Xbox, after lending it to Hybrid-Halo for a huge number of months is this game, and I played it for about 45mins. To be honest guys, I know you all can't wait for this game, but its not that great... especially compared to the likes of Doom3. Infact, compared to Doom3, Halo 2 isn't actually fun, its more like a chore, and the only reason I continued to play it was for a cool gaming moment. Sure, its more realistic, and I'm only talking about the multi-player mode I blazed on for near an hour. Its just more of the same, and again.. compared to Doom 3.... Roll on Half Life 2 I guess?
Preview rating: 4/10
URL: [URL]http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo2/[/URL]
Playboy: The Game
Hehe, well I couldnt turn down going into the little Playboy Mansion that was built now could I? Interesting game, you can arrange photoshoots with
Playboy girls and you have to manage the whole Playboy empire including the magazines etc. A lot like a mix between The Sims and Sim City. Suprisingly, I was quite impressed... although I was being shown the game by two playbunnies.
Preview rating: 6/10
URL: [URL]http://www.playhef.com/main.htm[/URL]
Burnout 3:
Really great fun, they've improved the realism and I guess the current consoles are now finishing their run in the market, they seem to have made Burnout 3 the most realistic of all the racing games. It's a great drive and the crashes you can simulate now. Well you can crash and still continue depending on your cars damage! Great
Preview rating: 6/10
URL: [URL]http://www.eagames.com/official/burnout/burnout3/us/home.jsp[/URL]
Metroid Prime 2:
Mostly superb stuff by Nintendo, but sadly its more of the same hit and miss combination of controls incorporated into the first Metroid Prime. The audience will be very divided by this title, but the multiplayer was very Goldeneye esque. And the graphics are up there with the likes of Halo 2. However, I'm very biased towards the Metroid series, as I think the storylines are deep and immersive. Hence the preview rating being upped a few
Preview rating: 7/10
URL: [URL]http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-1699&[/URL]
Timesplitters 3 :Future Perfect
I thought TS2 was an excellent game, I still play it well passed its release and its a console FPS that is built to work on a console, and not try and be a PC fps. It's fun, arcadey and just insane in the multiplayer modes. I walked into the booth to play it with baited breath. All the regular characters were their, throwing themselves through portals and the whatnot. They seem to have introduced a more arcade Time Crisis feel to the series, the graphics have had a new overhaul and I'm really really looking forward to picking this up on release date.
Excellent series! Well worthy of having a couple of sequels.
Preview rating: 8/10
URL: [URL]http://www.eagames.com/redesign/games/ps2/timesplitters/home.jsp[/URL]
Ubisoft and Nintendo put on the best shows and best booths. Crowded with people throughout the three days. After a extensive play earlier this summer of the NintendoDS - I'm really looking forward to that handhelds release... but that consoles another story!
Hope you enjoyed some of those reads :)
Following on from an awesome original, this sequel has expanded the combo's and upped the gore levels. It ran very smoothly on the console versions. The prince still has the powers of the sands of time, and I only played a 35% complete version - but well.. this game just looks superb and I'm really looking forward to it
Preview rating: 9/10
URL: [URL]http://www.princeofpersiagame.com/teaser/us/index.php[/URL]
Halo 2:
Well, the only reason I'm still keeping my Xbox, after lending it to Hybrid-Halo for a huge number of months is this game, and I played it for about 45mins. To be honest guys, I know you all can't wait for this game, but its not that great... especially compared to the likes of Doom3. Infact, compared to Doom3, Halo 2 isn't actually fun, its more like a chore, and the only reason I continued to play it was for a cool gaming moment. Sure, its more realistic, and I'm only talking about the multi-player mode I blazed on for near an hour. Its just more of the same, and again.. compared to Doom 3.... Roll on Half Life 2 I guess?
Preview rating: 4/10
URL: [URL]http://www.bungie.net/Games/Halo2/[/URL]
Playboy: The Game
Hehe, well I couldnt turn down going into the little Playboy Mansion that was built now could I? Interesting game, you can arrange photoshoots with
Playboy girls and you have to manage the whole Playboy empire including the magazines etc. A lot like a mix between The Sims and Sim City. Suprisingly, I was quite impressed... although I was being shown the game by two playbunnies.
Preview rating: 6/10
URL: [URL]http://www.playhef.com/main.htm[/URL]
Burnout 3:
Really great fun, they've improved the realism and I guess the current consoles are now finishing their run in the market, they seem to have made Burnout 3 the most realistic of all the racing games. It's a great drive and the crashes you can simulate now. Well you can crash and still continue depending on your cars damage! Great
Preview rating: 6/10
URL: [URL]http://www.eagames.com/official/burnout/burnout3/us/home.jsp[/URL]
Metroid Prime 2:
Mostly superb stuff by Nintendo, but sadly its more of the same hit and miss combination of controls incorporated into the first Metroid Prime. The audience will be very divided by this title, but the multiplayer was very Goldeneye esque. And the graphics are up there with the likes of Halo 2. However, I'm very biased towards the Metroid series, as I think the storylines are deep and immersive. Hence the preview rating being upped a few
Preview rating: 7/10
URL: [URL]http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=m-Game-0000-1699&[/URL]
Timesplitters 3 :Future Perfect
I thought TS2 was an excellent game, I still play it well passed its release and its a console FPS that is built to work on a console, and not try and be a PC fps. It's fun, arcadey and just insane in the multiplayer modes. I walked into the booth to play it with baited breath. All the regular characters were their, throwing themselves through portals and the whatnot. They seem to have introduced a more arcade Time Crisis feel to the series, the graphics have had a new overhaul and I'm really really looking forward to picking this up on release date.
Excellent series! Well worthy of having a couple of sequels.
Preview rating: 8/10
URL: [URL]http://www.eagames.com/redesign/games/ps2/timesplitters/home.jsp[/URL]
Ubisoft and Nintendo put on the best shows and best booths. Crowded with people throughout the three days. After a extensive play earlier this summer of the NintendoDS - I'm really looking forward to that handhelds release... but that consoles another story!
Hope you enjoyed some of those reads :)
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Yeah, hate that stop, aim, shoot play. I prefer to be able to shoot accurately while on the move and getting to cover.
Hmm, I must just be exceedingly good then.
Figures.
Figures.
It's because you're so tiny.
Bonus wrote:
> Doom 3 on Xbox in November..........
>
> Clearly a console FPS, no?? :D
And Half Life is on the PS2... it is still blatently a PC FPS through and through.
All DOOM and Quake games are essentially built for the PC and not the consoles...
Timesplitters 2 would not work on a PC.
Hedfix has to be right, I mean the game must be crap. After all in the last 2 years since the game has been released I've owned 70 Gamecube games... and Timesplitters 2 has taken over 25 hours worth of my gaming time and I played it EARLIER TODAY... last week... last month... in fact on and off since the things released.
I have not done that with any other game bar Monkey Ball.
> Doom 3 on Xbox in November..........
>
> Clearly a console FPS, no?? :D
And Half Life is on the PS2... it is still blatently a PC FPS through and through.
All DOOM and Quake games are essentially built for the PC and not the consoles...
Timesplitters 2 would not work on a PC.
Hedfix has to be right, I mean the game must be crap. After all in the last 2 years since the game has been released I've owned 70 Gamecube games... and Timesplitters 2 has taken over 25 hours worth of my gaming time and I played it EARLIER TODAY... last week... last month... in fact on and off since the things released.
I have not done that with any other game bar Monkey Ball.
munn wrote:
> Hmm, I must just be exceedingly good then.
> Figures.
My talents must be second to none.
Halo is just a finely crafted FPS, It doesn't feel fresh... which surprises me.
> Hmm, I must just be exceedingly good then.
> Figures.
My talents must be second to none.
Halo is just a finely crafted FPS, It doesn't feel fresh... which surprises me.
munn wrote:
>
> Funny, I seem to have this weird ability to be able to hit what I aim
> at in that game. Maybe you just suck.
Oh yes I can hit what a shoot at in the game. However zooming into to get someone in the eye is a very laborious task and not worth the effort thanks to the crappy aiming.
>
> Funny, I seem to have this weird ability to be able to hit what I aim
> at in that game. Maybe you just suck.
Oh yes I can hit what a shoot at in the game. However zooming into to get someone in the eye is a very laborious task and not worth the effort thanks to the crappy aiming.
gerrid wrote:
> in comparison to most games, the aiming in TS2 is quite twitchy and
> rubbish.
Exactly.
> in comparison to most games, the aiming in TS2 is quite twitchy and
> rubbish.
Exactly.
Dringo wrote:
>
> Halo is just a finely crafted FPS, It doesn't feel fresh... which
> surprises me.
You came to it just a BIT late.
Sequel's out in a few months.
>
> Halo is just a finely crafted FPS, It doesn't feel fresh... which
> surprises me.
You came to it just a BIT late.
Sequel's out in a few months.
Dringo wrote:
>
> Timesplitters 2 would not work on a PC.
Considering how close it is to Unreal it'd work perfectly.
>
> Hedfix has to be right, I mean the game must be crap.
Not sure if I said it was crap. It's certainly crap when the single player is held up to the likes of Goldeneye, PD and Halo.
The Multi's good and it will suit online perfectly in a 'let's kill off Unreal' sort of way. However the lack of accuracy means a lot of the multiplayer skill that can be found in the other 3 mentioned above goes sadly missing. As a 'pick up and play' game it's really good however if you look for some more depth in the multiplayer you'll find it sadly lacking.
>
> Timesplitters 2 would not work on a PC.
Considering how close it is to Unreal it'd work perfectly.
>
> Hedfix has to be right, I mean the game must be crap.
Not sure if I said it was crap. It's certainly crap when the single player is held up to the likes of Goldeneye, PD and Halo.
The Multi's good and it will suit online perfectly in a 'let's kill off Unreal' sort of way. However the lack of accuracy means a lot of the multiplayer skill that can be found in the other 3 mentioned above goes sadly missing. As a 'pick up and play' game it's really good however if you look for some more depth in the multiplayer you'll find it sadly lacking.
Well I don't.
And whether I've come late to Halo stable or not, I haven't played the game before and it felt like an FPS.
And whether I've come late to Halo stable or not, I haven't played the game before and it felt like an FPS.
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