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Last night I played my XBox from the moment I got in from work to the moment I went to bed. It helped me realise why the Micorsoft machine comes out as my favourite gaming experience, this is how my night went...
Got in from work, switched on my XBox and stuck in Moto GP 2, eager to raise the stats of my custom bike for online races. After like an hour of playing the game, an invite from one of my online buddies flashes up in the corner of the screen.
I bring up my friends list to see whose invited me and what game they're playing. I've been invited to play Moto GP 2 so I decide to take my custom bike online and have a laugh. I'm taken to the lobby of the game I've been invited to and there are around 10 players chatting. I have a laugh with them and shortly after I'm playing in a big multiplayer race.
After around 3 hours of racing online, one my online friends whose turned up is quick to ask me if I have the latest Mech Assault downloads.
Straight after the race that followed, I switched to Mech Assault and got myself straight to the download area and downloaded the capture the flag mode, a couple of new maps and a couple of new mechs - sweet !
I play a couple of Mech Assault games and then decide to get offline cause its getting late and I have work the next day.
I take out the game and goto the music area of the dashboard. I then play the music on my harddrive while I change for bed and read a couple of sections of my latest official XBox mag.
And there you have it and to me, this is the kind of gaming life Microsoft gives that the competition doesn't match at least for now.
With Moto GP 2 having the friends list available at all times - even when not playing online, its easy to see that Microsoft's finished article of its gaming experience is gradually coming together.
At the moment they're apparently getting developers to all make their games "Live Aware". Basically even if they have no online multiplayer options or downloadable content, Microsoft still want them to include the friends list in the options so players can contact eachother at anytime while they are playing on their XBox consoles.
Its great owning the XBox as your given so many options when playing games. What I told you above was on a Tuesday night. Its so great being able to switch from playing a game on my own to playing a large scale multiplayer within a couple of button presses.
For all the worries of people not using the headset, these seem pretty unfounded as whenever I go online, I always have a great laugh with everyone. :-)
Now before I get people on the attack with comments like "yeah well not everyone can get online" and "yeah but my console has got better games, blah, BS, blah" - this is based on my experience and how it provides the gaming experience to my tastes in games.
All the 3 of the consoles have great games that I enjoy, but the XBox provides the biggest quantity of what I like to play and provides me with the best options when it comes to how I like to play them.
Cheers Microsoft ! Now I'm off to play Moto GP 2 for a little while before I goto bed.
Got in from work, switched on my XBox and stuck in Moto GP 2, eager to raise the stats of my custom bike for online races. After like an hour of playing the game, an invite from one of my online buddies flashes up in the corner of the screen.
I bring up my friends list to see whose invited me and what game they're playing. I've been invited to play Moto GP 2 so I decide to take my custom bike online and have a laugh. I'm taken to the lobby of the game I've been invited to and there are around 10 players chatting. I have a laugh with them and shortly after I'm playing in a big multiplayer race.
After around 3 hours of racing online, one my online friends whose turned up is quick to ask me if I have the latest Mech Assault downloads.
Straight after the race that followed, I switched to Mech Assault and got myself straight to the download area and downloaded the capture the flag mode, a couple of new maps and a couple of new mechs - sweet !
I play a couple of Mech Assault games and then decide to get offline cause its getting late and I have work the next day.
I take out the game and goto the music area of the dashboard. I then play the music on my harddrive while I change for bed and read a couple of sections of my latest official XBox mag.
And there you have it and to me, this is the kind of gaming life Microsoft gives that the competition doesn't match at least for now.
With Moto GP 2 having the friends list available at all times - even when not playing online, its easy to see that Microsoft's finished article of its gaming experience is gradually coming together.
At the moment they're apparently getting developers to all make their games "Live Aware". Basically even if they have no online multiplayer options or downloadable content, Microsoft still want them to include the friends list in the options so players can contact eachother at anytime while they are playing on their XBox consoles.
Its great owning the XBox as your given so many options when playing games. What I told you above was on a Tuesday night. Its so great being able to switch from playing a game on my own to playing a large scale multiplayer within a couple of button presses.
For all the worries of people not using the headset, these seem pretty unfounded as whenever I go online, I always have a great laugh with everyone. :-)
Now before I get people on the attack with comments like "yeah well not everyone can get online" and "yeah but my console has got better games, blah, BS, blah" - this is based on my experience and how it provides the gaming experience to my tastes in games.
All the 3 of the consoles have great games that I enjoy, but the XBox provides the biggest quantity of what I like to play and provides me with the best options when it comes to how I like to play them.
Cheers Microsoft ! Now I'm off to play Moto GP 2 for a little while before I goto bed.
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Bland, repetative textures?
PS2
Look at GT4, the PS2 could have easily handled the rather medicore graphics.
In fact, having been playing both quit a bit recently, I must say that Vice City's graphics are more impressive than Halo's.
PS2
Look at GT4, the PS2 could have easily handled the rather medicore graphics.
In fact, having been playing both quit a bit recently, I must say that Vice City's graphics are more impressive than Halo's.
Whitestripes DX wrote:
> but to be honest I think the PS2 could have handled it.
........
Go on the libary level or somewhere dark and shoot the wall with an Assault Rifle. See the nice light reflections?
There is no way the PS2 could handle any of Halo at all, The graphics are crisp and sharp.
Take note, this game was released in 2001.
> but to be honest I think the PS2 could have handled it.
........
Go on the libary level or somewhere dark and shoot the wall with an Assault Rifle. See the nice light reflections?
There is no way the PS2 could handle any of Halo at all, The graphics are crisp and sharp.
Take note, this game was released in 2001.
hmm
People worshipped the graphics of the original, but to be honest I think the PS2 could have handled it.
People worshipped the graphics of the original, but to be honest I think the PS2 could have handled it.
Halo 2 will be un-original.
But will have some innovative ideas and gameplay to push the genre forward a little over then its predecessor.
But it will be fantastic.
Maverick, you may say your not that excited about it at the current moment in time. You will be eventually, Multiplayer, Online Co-op, Graphics to die for, Halo on earth.
Also, Whitestripes, It's true that Xbox seems only to be focusing on the FPS genre, Aswell as the car/Racing genre, more then any other. Theres more FPS/Car titles then any other on the console. But it does have some good sports and RPGs aswell..
Solution to problem? Own an Xbox and Gamecube, Wide range of titles :P
But will have some innovative ideas and gameplay to push the genre forward a little over then its predecessor.
But it will be fantastic.
Maverick, you may say your not that excited about it at the current moment in time. You will be eventually, Multiplayer, Online Co-op, Graphics to die for, Halo on earth.
Also, Whitestripes, It's true that Xbox seems only to be focusing on the FPS genre, Aswell as the car/Racing genre, more then any other. Theres more FPS/Car titles then any other on the console. But it does have some good sports and RPGs aswell..
Solution to problem? Own an Xbox and Gamecube, Wide range of titles :P
Halo 2, to me, seems amazingly unoriginal after just reading Xbox Gamer's preview, just like the first. Should play brilliantly, though. But there are games I'm looking forward to much more such as Star Wars: KOTOR, Deus Ex 2, Fable, Metroid Prime 2, Zelda Sequel and Mario 128.
If you don't like shooting games then stay away from the Xbox. Simple as, however for me in a situation where my favourite games lie in the FPS department I hoenstly can't think of a better console ever before.
Nearly.
Whitestripes DX wrote:
> And Halo has many serious problems that if aren't over come, will
> leave it dead in the water behind Half Life 2 and Doom III.
Bungie claims theuy are over-riding the problems that came with Halo, e.g Repetive textures.
Should be interesting to see what happens between these games.
You gotta admit, Even though Half Life/Doom 3 will make a bigger impact (due to the PC market) Halo 2 will be a MASSIVE contender in the FPS race for this/next year.
Has Halo been released on the PC yet?
> And Halo has many serious problems that if aren't over come, will
> leave it dead in the water behind Half Life 2 and Doom III.
Bungie claims theuy are over-riding the problems that came with Halo, e.g Repetive textures.
Should be interesting to see what happens between these games.
You gotta admit, Even though Half Life/Doom 3 will make a bigger impact (due to the PC market) Halo 2 will be a MASSIVE contender in the FPS race for this/next year.
Has Halo been released on the PC yet?
It's a bad position if you don't like FPS.
The XBox is concentrated too much on one genre.
The XBox is concentrated too much on one genre.
Half Life had a bigger impact than Halo had.
And Halo has many serious problems that if aren't over come, will leave it dead in the water behind Half Life 2 and Doom III.
Still, wait for my reveiw.
And Halo has many serious problems that if aren't over come, will leave it dead in the water behind Half Life 2 and Doom III.
Still, wait for my reveiw.
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