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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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Go and sit in the corner and think of what you've done Nazi boy.
Ugh, just starting to wake up properly now - was playing Wolfenstein online till like 6am. Got stuck with being a Nazi - was aiming to be the allied forces but in the end it wasn't so bad running around as some scummy Nazi. ;-))
Had people chasing me all over the place by the end of the night with my stupid Nazi antics. ;-))
Had some lag when playing with a large number of players, but otherwise its an excellent online game. ;-))
Had people chasing me all over the place by the end of the night with my stupid Nazi antics. ;-))
Had some lag when playing with a large number of players, but otherwise its an excellent online game. ;-))
The Fast and the Furious had Vin Diesel in it. (Or whatever his name is)
Need I say more?
Worst acting ever..
Need I say more?
Worst acting ever..
Daveus you have to be the strangest person I have ever talked to :)
You say Enter the Matrix is 10/10 when the game is riddled with errors and is mediocre for 90% of it. Then you go onto say that The Fast and the Furious, which may I add has to have the most awful acting and the races are predictable, is one of your favourite films? Were you dropped on your head as a baby?
You say Enter the Matrix is 10/10 when the game is riddled with errors and is mediocre for 90% of it. Then you go onto say that The Fast and the Furious, which may I add has to have the most awful acting and the races are predictable, is one of your favourite films? Were you dropped on your head as a baby?
Exactly.
The game rewards you for going round a blind corner at full speed, on the wrong side of the road, barely missing the on coming traffic.
I never use the brakes to slow down ever, only time I ever use them is tapping them a bit to get a decent slide round the corner.
The game rewards you for going round a blind corner at full speed, on the wrong side of the road, barely missing the on coming traffic.
I never use the brakes to slow down ever, only time I ever use them is tapping them a bit to get a decent slide round the corner.
You don't have to stop with Burnout 2, thats the beauty of it :)
i'll look into that if i decide to get live, Mant, ta. i've heard of Burnout 2, looks great. would get it, but i can't be bothered to break! hehe! i just like putting the hammer down. i find it annoying on racing games where you're going a good speed, you brake and you go out of control. i know it's realistic - but annoying :-|
The Fast And The Furious rocks. one of my favourite films
The Fast And The Furious rocks. one of my favourite films
That game you think would be cool sounds like Midnight Cub 2, which will be playable over XboxLive.
I really need to play XBox Live more. Havent played it since before Christmas :(.
It may not be online but its the nearest thing to Fast and The Furious (possibly the worst film I have ever seen).
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