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Im Going to buy a shiny new XBOX, But I would like to know, Is It worth forking out £130 for one. I dont think there is. The Only reason I want one is to show off my gaming talents on XBOX Live. Can AnyOne Tempt Me?
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Well I bought mine for 300 and its been well worth it, so I'd say at 130 its definately worth it.
The DVD player is worth 130 alone.
The DVD player is worth 130 alone.
I say pick some games up out of the Xbox classics range.
List of enjoyable games: -
Phantom Crash
Tom Clancys Splinter Cell
Morrowind
Halo
Unreal Championship
Project Gotham Racing
Kung Fu Chaos
Yager
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Moto GP
Project Zero
Jet Set Radio Future
Ghost Recon
Just a few of the Xbox's gaming goodys.
List of enjoyable games: -
Phantom Crash
Tom Clancys Splinter Cell
Morrowind
Halo
Unreal Championship
Project Gotham Racing
Kung Fu Chaos
Yager
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Moto GP
Project Zero
Jet Set Radio Future
Ghost Recon
Just a few of the Xbox's gaming goodys.
Maverick42 wrote:
> Of course - literally millions are spent on some games, lets give
> something back, eh? £30-40 is very reasonable. I don't think the
> Xbox is worth £130.00 or £160.00 with a couple of games
> because I can only see two games worth buying on the machine.
There are two ways of looking at this....
1) Your personal view, which is totally valid. If you can only see two game worth owning, £130 is a lot of money to lay out.
2) The real-world situation. XBox costs more to make than they sell it for, so in a purely economical sense, that is good value. It has to be otherwise they wouldn't sell any.
> Of course - literally millions are spent on some games, lets give
> something back, eh? £30-40 is very reasonable. I don't think the
> Xbox is worth £130.00 or £160.00 with a couple of games
> because I can only see two games worth buying on the machine.
There are two ways of looking at this....
1) Your personal view, which is totally valid. If you can only see two game worth owning, £130 is a lot of money to lay out.
2) The real-world situation. XBox costs more to make than they sell it for, so in a purely economical sense, that is good value. It has to be otherwise they wouldn't sell any.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> You have played Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball? Or are you just going
> by what was said in the GC forum about the soft porn excuse? The fact
> is the game is fantastic and until you have played it then I think
> commenting on it is a bad idea. I was unsure but I got the chance to
> get it and I didn't turn it down. Don't moan about the current
> releases and there not being enough that you like if you just dismiss
> some truly great games. Come back and tell me when you have played ALL
> of the games I have listed on at least a rental basis and we will see
> if you have the same opinion.
I have played or at the very least researched the games I have commented on and from this I have deducted that I wouldn't like Dead Or Alive Volleyball. I haven't heard a good thing said about it - just things about the shallow gameplay and the like.
> Its like me saying "I won't get Metroid Prime I will wait for the
> sequel?!" If a game is a MUST purchase then why wait the sequel
> which is 1 year + away? You can get the game online for £15 and
> it is worth every penny.
Which game are you referring to? Project Gotham Racing? In that case, it's completely different. Project Gotham Racing 2 will be, lets face it, Project Gotham but much, much improved - and because I'll get Moto GP3, F-Zero and Mario Kart inbetween then, I can wait.
> Reviews are just one persons opinion at the end of the day and although
> I use them for background information I would rather make my own mind up
> about the games.
I use the wise words of GamesTM - who have never sent me the wrong way in the past :D.
> If you buy a game like TimeSplitters 2 and then dismiss games which are
> a LOT better then maybe you should have saved you money and pre-ordered
> some GC titles for later this year.
Which games are you referring to? I really like Timesplitters 2.
> You have played Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball? Or are you just going
> by what was said in the GC forum about the soft porn excuse? The fact
> is the game is fantastic and until you have played it then I think
> commenting on it is a bad idea. I was unsure but I got the chance to
> get it and I didn't turn it down. Don't moan about the current
> releases and there not being enough that you like if you just dismiss
> some truly great games. Come back and tell me when you have played ALL
> of the games I have listed on at least a rental basis and we will see
> if you have the same opinion.
I have played or at the very least researched the games I have commented on and from this I have deducted that I wouldn't like Dead Or Alive Volleyball. I haven't heard a good thing said about it - just things about the shallow gameplay and the like.
> Its like me saying "I won't get Metroid Prime I will wait for the
> sequel?!" If a game is a MUST purchase then why wait the sequel
> which is 1 year + away? You can get the game online for £15 and
> it is worth every penny.
Which game are you referring to? Project Gotham Racing? In that case, it's completely different. Project Gotham Racing 2 will be, lets face it, Project Gotham but much, much improved - and because I'll get Moto GP3, F-Zero and Mario Kart inbetween then, I can wait.
> Reviews are just one persons opinion at the end of the day and although
> I use them for background information I would rather make my own mind up
> about the games.
I use the wise words of GamesTM - who have never sent me the wrong way in the past :D.
> If you buy a game like TimeSplitters 2 and then dismiss games which are
> a LOT better then maybe you should have saved you money and pre-ordered
> some GC titles for later this year.
Which games are you referring to? I really like Timesplitters 2.
You have played Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball? Or are you just going by what was said in the GC forum about the soft porn excuse? The fact is the game is fantastic and until you have played it then I think commenting on it is a bad idea. I was unsure but I got the chance to get it and I didn't turn it down. Don't moan about the current releases and there not being enough that you like if you just dismiss some truly great games. Come back and tell me when you have played ALL of the games I have listed on at least a rental basis and we will see if you have the same opinion.
Its like me saying "I won't get Metroid Prime I will wait for the sequel?!" If a game is a MUST purchase then why wait the sequel which is 1 year + away? You can get the game online for £15 and it is worth every penny. Reviews are just one persons opinion at the end of the day and although I use them for background information I would rather make my own mind up about the games. If you buy a game like TimeSplitters 2 and then dismiss games which are a LOT better then maybe you should have saved you money and pre-ordered some GC titles for later this year.
Its like me saying "I won't get Metroid Prime I will wait for the sequel?!" If a game is a MUST purchase then why wait the sequel which is 1 year + away? You can get the game online for £15 and it is worth every penny. Reviews are just one persons opinion at the end of the day and although I use them for background information I would rather make my own mind up about the games. If you buy a game like TimeSplitters 2 and then dismiss games which are a LOT better then maybe you should have saved you money and pre-ordered some GC titles for later this year.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> Deathrow - Haven't heard of, could you elaborate?
> Project Gotham Racing - I'll get the sequel.
> Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding - Average.
> Buffy: Vampire Slayer - Alright, but Indy's a better alternative.
> Jet Set Radio Future - Didn't like the first one. Am looking into.
> Dead or Alive 3 - Soul Calibur 2 will be enough for me.
> Blinx: TimeSweeper - Average.
> Mech Assault - Poor.
> Splinter Cell - Might get on GC (extras).
> Ghost Recon - Poor.
> Dead or Alive: Beach Volleyball - Poor.
> Crazy Taxi 3 - Poor.
> Gun Valkyrie - Haven't heard of, more info?
> House of Dead 3 + GUN - Poor.
> Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - Alright, buy not something to spend money on.
> Panzer Dragoon Orta - Am looking into.
> Max Payne - Had on PS2, might get now it's gone cheap.
> Indiana Jones - Am looking into.
> Mav you shouldn't have wasted your money if you think there are only 2
> games worth owning. I class all of the above as must purchases and if
> I had the money I would get them all. Each console has games worth
> owning but generally if there aren't enough games you don't get the
> console.
I got an Xbox, primarily for the future releases - KOTOR, Deus Ex 2, Operation Flashpoint, Project Gotham Racing 2, Moto GP3, Halo 2 and the like. Morrowind's big enough to keep me occupied for now, and Halo's quite good too. I wouldn't have got the Xbox for £130 - but it was a steal at £95 with extras.
I knew I didn't like the existing selection of games, and can't afford to spend money on poor or average games like Blinx: Timesweeper as I just don't have the money. As I own all three consoles - I must only buy the must haves on each. However, if someone didn't own all consoles - it may be a different matter.
> If you think that Halo and Morrowind are the only games worth getting an
> Xbox for then you clearly haven't looked into other titles.
I've actually seriously looked at almost every game that might be worth getting on Xbox - I got the 100 Greatest Games mag with 20 demos, and bought about five magazines and borrowed a few off friends. I know what I'm talking about :D.
> I know you will counter my list with excuses but the fact is they are
> all great games.
Hohum.
> Deathrow - Haven't heard of, could you elaborate?
> Project Gotham Racing - I'll get the sequel.
> Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding - Average.
> Buffy: Vampire Slayer - Alright, but Indy's a better alternative.
> Jet Set Radio Future - Didn't like the first one. Am looking into.
> Dead or Alive 3 - Soul Calibur 2 will be enough for me.
> Blinx: TimeSweeper - Average.
> Mech Assault - Poor.
> Splinter Cell - Might get on GC (extras).
> Ghost Recon - Poor.
> Dead or Alive: Beach Volleyball - Poor.
> Crazy Taxi 3 - Poor.
> Gun Valkyrie - Haven't heard of, more info?
> House of Dead 3 + GUN - Poor.
> Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - Alright, buy not something to spend money on.
> Panzer Dragoon Orta - Am looking into.
> Max Payne - Had on PS2, might get now it's gone cheap.
> Indiana Jones - Am looking into.
> Mav you shouldn't have wasted your money if you think there are only 2
> games worth owning. I class all of the above as must purchases and if
> I had the money I would get them all. Each console has games worth
> owning but generally if there aren't enough games you don't get the
> console.
I got an Xbox, primarily for the future releases - KOTOR, Deus Ex 2, Operation Flashpoint, Project Gotham Racing 2, Moto GP3, Halo 2 and the like. Morrowind's big enough to keep me occupied for now, and Halo's quite good too. I wouldn't have got the Xbox for £130 - but it was a steal at £95 with extras.
I knew I didn't like the existing selection of games, and can't afford to spend money on poor or average games like Blinx: Timesweeper as I just don't have the money. As I own all three consoles - I must only buy the must haves on each. However, if someone didn't own all consoles - it may be a different matter.
> If you think that Halo and Morrowind are the only games worth getting an
> Xbox for then you clearly haven't looked into other titles.
I've actually seriously looked at almost every game that might be worth getting on Xbox - I got the 100 Greatest Games mag with 20 demos, and bought about five magazines and borrowed a few off friends. I know what I'm talking about :D.
> I know you will counter my list with excuses but the fact is they are
> all great games.
Hohum.
Whitestripes DX wrote:
> How exactly has adding Halo lowered the overall average?
It hasnt. First was 81.2% then add Halo you got 81.926% see its increased ever so slightly.
> How exactly has adding Halo lowered the overall average?
It hasnt. First was 81.2% then add Halo you got 81.926% see its increased ever so slightly.
Dividing by 19 instead of 18.
How exactly has adding Halo lowered the overall average?
Probably better include this as well, since its what seems to sell Xboxes.
Halo-95%
Average game score-81.926%
Halo-95%
Average game score-81.926%
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