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"Managed to grab a surprise hit..."

Managed to get a full refund on Burnout 2, the same error happened with their official cards in store both at the same point, I am guessing its a pretty bad problem with the copy I had. In return I managed to grab Metal Gear 2 for the PC for £7.99 which is all I would pay for it, the Tanker mission is worth the price alone although the majority of the game leaves a LOT of room for disappointment. Whilst there I was looking to either pick up Pikmin, Super Smash Brothers or Luigi's Mansion. Instead I saw a copy of P.NO.3 for £17.99 NEW and being the person I am I thought that it would be worth a gander and I am yet to be prooved wrong. Capcom are for me one of the best companies out there at the moment and with the emphasis on short/sweet - pick up and play gaming I couldn't really see it going wrong. Its probably the closest thing on the Cube to Devil May Cry on the PS2. From the couple of hours I have played so far I really can't see all the major critisisms that were thrown at the game, it can be extremely difficult at times but the gameplay is very enjoyable.

So every cloud has a silver lining, if it wasn't for taking Burnout 2 back I would have probably never given it a chance. So far a really solid title that gets better the more time you invest in it. Very few games manage to balance style with substance yet over recent years Capcom have succeeded more than any other company for me.

Highly recommended so far!

ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> *Checks*
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> Easy and Normal, do you unlock Hard mode?

:P indeed you do :)

I have been playing it for the last few hours and its a seriously mint game. Great fun to play, lots to unlock and a great sense of style, similar to the same style found in Devil May Cry. Truly brilliant game.

I was wondering about PN03 as I saw it a while ago in Newtype anime magazine...I can get it for a shiny pound less than Alastair did, but have to wait for it to be delivered though...

*Checks*

Easy and Normal, do you unlock Hard mode?

I think you'll find there's 3.

There are only 2 difficulty modes ;)

I must say though its a tough game to play.

P.N: 03 is heavily underatted... it's a fantastic little gem which i completed on all difficulty settings...

Arcade brilliance.

Managed to play it a bit more last night and am really enjoying it. I remember how harshly ONI was reviewed and how many flaws they said it had yet I managed to really enjoy it despite its repetitive nature. Certainly not a classic but definitley a game that was very harshly marked, maybe with its hype and the expectations from Resident Evil and Devil May Cry forced people into wishing it had more. Halo was repetitive as was Devil May Cry but it didn't stop them from being decent games.

The major critisism was repetetive gameplay yet I remember how repetetive Devil May Cry was yet no one really complained. I'm not bored of it yet.

The major criticism was that after another couple of hours of play, you'll be just an hour away from completion and won't want to anyway due to the repetitive gameplay.