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"The 'Mirrors' console test"

Today in 'The Mirror', in the Kelly's - i section, they tested the x-box against ps2

X- box

Appearance- 12/20 (Sounds about right)
Controller- 18/20 (what a load of balls, its a brick!)
Graphics 19/20 Shouldn't even count, after all its the games that show the graphics not the console)
Gameplay- 18/20 (Again, nothing to do with the console)
Variety of games 13/20 (Okay they got this one correct)

80%

Ps2

Appearence- 16/20 (Its not bad!)
Controller- 12/20 (Now this is becoming rediculouse!)
Graphics- 16/20 (No comment)
Gameplay- 15/20 (No comment)
Variety- 19/20 ( at last they got it right!)

Total 78%


This angers me very much. U can see that there is obviously favouriteism here for x-box. From the picture of them playing u can see them struggling to hold the x-boxs controller. Also gameply and Geaphics depends on entirelly what games they played!No way should they have done this. For all we know they could of played army men on ps2!

Total and utter rubbish test. Mirror people...be ashamed!

Kid Rock wrote:
> CDouch wrote:
> the feature on the 3 consoles in the lateat gamesmaster is
> much faier, and not
> biased in any way.

who won i bet Nintendo did
> because they are nintys

it came down to which one has the best games to suit you, or just to buy all 3. they were all quite equal

TomUk wrote:
> There are certain people that have a medical condition called...
'PS2
> controller hands'
This means they have thumbs that can reach the analog sticks.
> I am fortunately one of these people.
I don't find the placement of the sticks
> any problem at all. I think the Playstation controller is perfect.

so do i.
i think it is spot on

Firstly, I'm surprised that the newspapers covered this, but pleasantly surprised that they did. Here's my opinions of them - whether you'd like to here them or not! Kidding!
X-Box

Appearance - 14/20
Controller - 11/20
Graphics - 20/20
Gameplay - 17/20
Variety of games 13/20

75%

PS2

Appearence - 16/20
Controller - 18/20
Graphics - 18/20
Gameplay - 20/20 (No comment)
Variety - 11/20

Total 83%

Noooo! PS2 better than X-Box? This can't be!

Firebalt.

Yeah but would you really want to hold a black brick?

Yeah but would you reall want to hold a black brick?

Kid Rock wrote:
> how are they poorly placed?

>compared to the X BOXES they are good

Again, you comment on the x-box controller as you havnt held one. You cant tell how it feels until you have held one.

i have to agree.....when i move my fingers to touch them it feels like a natural positions....in the cleanest way possible

There are certain people that have a medical condition called...
'PS2 controller hands'
This means they have thumbs that can reach the analog sticks. I am fortunately one of these people.
I don't find the placement of the sticks any problem at all. I think the Playstation controller is perfect.

how are they poorly placed?

compared to the X BOXES they are good

i admit i haven't but u could clearly see from the photo that the testers didn't look comfy with it.