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"Gaming Frustration!"

You may well laugh at me, you probably do anyway, but I needed to write a topic about gaming frustration - have you ever played a game that annoyed you so much that you ended up swearing at the screen - wanting so much to punch the lights out of 'that' particular character, but deep down all it really shows is that the game is just so good?

No?

Fair enough! But I have, for the past year, been struggling to beat the evil King from Virtua Tennis (yep, laugh if you want), he's the last person to play in the world circuit mode, and I just can't beat him with Mark Philippoussis, but maybe I don't actually want to beat him yet? Could that be it? Virtua Tennis is probably the best Dreamcast game around, one of the most playable multiplayer and single player games of all time, and I can't wait for the sequel - I have nothing else to complete in it other than beating King in Japan, then I'll be number one in the world, and will have completed the game!!!

I mean, this is just one example; I've been 3-0 up, and then just throw it all away, but why are all the best games just so frustrating at times? I'm not the greatest player of games, but I do like playing them, so I do - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, another really frustrating game, Sonic Adventure - argh that was annoying, and ChuChu Rocket's final one player game? Could it be that the developers deliberately make them so annoying, just when you've almost had enough, almost completed the game - just to keep you playing? Certainly bode wells for the longevity of a game...

This does show that games are becoming more realistic all the time, in the future we'll be writing posts about arch rival racers in GT4, Project Gotham and alike - games characters are getting more real, having more of a personality, and I've already got a personal vendetta against a couple of Virtua Tennis players!

Anyway, I was quite heated today, I shall beat King, it may take until October, when Virtua Tennis 2 is released, but I just thought I'd let you all know about my frustration, and I'd like to hear about your gaming annoyances too.

Thanks for reading - I've kept it concise, appreciate it!

Dan2K1

I very much doubt it - there's meant to be like 14 more chapters after Shenmue 2!

I might be getting a PS2 again though...

Plenty of games on that for me to get annoyed at!

Looks like you're getting an XBox then. Last I heard the Shenmue games (another 3?) are XBox exclusives.

Will they re-release the first game do you think?

I'm never sure about anything, if the XBox is the only console that will have future Shenmue on it, then the answer is yes.

Dan, you getting an XBox then? Or still unsure?

Finished spell checking?

:-)

Your Honour wrote:
> M:SR is amazing. It is quite possibly the best game I have played.
> Ever.

I may get an XBox just for Project Gotham Racing, but I'll
> have to see how the cash is going....

I couldn't agree more, Project Gotham looks amazing - should get rid of all the negatives from MSR.

Can't wait!

relieving*

M:SR is amazing. It is quite possibly the best game I have played. Ever.

I may get an XBox just for Project Gotham Racing, but I'll have to see how the cash is going....

more*

I would agree, ‚�ore releiving, but often rewarding too.