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"can anyone give an unbiased opinion on X box?"

Is it worth getting one? I have A PS2, does anyone own both the consoles?
What good games are there? (I know about Halo, halo 2, splinter cell and that racing game- what else is there or coming soon?)

boost wrote:
> If you like:
>
> 1.Goldeneye, Timesplitters, etc TRY Halo (or Halo two)

Or timesplitters 2 or Metroid Prime (exclusive to GC)

> 2.Stealth games (I mean real stealth not MGS in which case try MGS
> substance) TRY Splinter Cell

Out on all consoles soon

> 3. GTA:VC, Dave Mirra etc Try out BMX XXX (Has pimps, prosies and
> bikes)

GTA is nothing like BMX XXX - and BMX XXX is out on all consoles. OOO! It has women! OOO all the hip cats will love me for that.

> 4. House of the dead TRY House of the dead III

Never played, but i was shocked that a sequel would actually be reccomended to lovers of the original...

> 5. Z.O.E. TRY Mech Assault or if possible definately Steel Battalion

Never playes, and, by the sounds of it, don't care.

> 6. Team based games TRY Brute Force - this game will rock

Key Word - WILL. Notice the key word.

> 7. Mario, Sonic etc TRY Malice- this game looks like a nice piece of
> work but I am not much of a platformer.

Hah. Mario v Malic... guess who wins? (probably)

> 8. Tekken or DOA TRY DOA3

Or Super Smash Bros. melee

> Then there are the obvious things like if you like Jet Set Radio try
> Jet set radio future.

You was being obvious above, so why didn't you put this suggestion above?

> The console does have some nicely original
> titles like DOA:XBV

A sexualy provactive title made solely to get teenage boys to get excited. And Beacch Spikers can before it.

> and the Hard drive is an addition that should be
> in every console on earth.

Shouldn't we own a PC for a hard-drive?

> If I were to rate the consoles individually the results would be
> somewhere around these:
> GC- 6/10 -Ok but I want more mature games

Eternal Darkness is all the rage at the nursery, and it only just beat off stiff competition from resident Evil for it.

> PS2- 8.5/10 - Good but I want more superb titles

More? That means there was some originally

> Xb- 9/10 - Great console just wish the games were cheaper.

I wish the games were decent.

Stop trying to get him to buy a Gamecube, tribute.

Who asked you?

Idlewild that is one of the most pathetic replies I have read on these forums since registering 299 days a go! I have an Xbox, GameCube and Dreamcast and although I sold my PS2 back in the April of 2002 I will be buying one back after my GCSE's. Out of the console I own I do play on my Xbox the most and I would advise anyone who enjoys gaming to pick one up. In rpely to Idlewilds PATHETIC comment on Xbox games being decent I will now direct you towards this link:

http://ukchatforums.reserve.co.uk /display_messages.php?threadid=56477&forumid=130

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Instead of writing out reasons to buy an Xbox I would advise you to read Savs slightly biased yet factual post about the Xbox and games due for release. Since getting my GameCube I have purchased 5 superb exclusives which I am enjoying playing and I am sure will continue to enjoy. My GameCube wish list isn't as big as the one for my Xbox but in terms of strength in depth and what I can afford its a very close second. If you would like to know morea bout the Xbox then follow the link above but remember that FULL credit goes to Savatt for spending the time writing it and trying to make your decisions a little easier. If you are just wantinga list of games (which isn't very helpful) then some of these Xbox console exclusives may be of interest:

Halo
Project Gotham Racing
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
Jet Set Radio Future
RalliSport Challenge
Dead or Alive 3
Mech Assault
Buffy Vampire Slayer
Splinter Cell
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Quantum Redshift
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Blinx Timesweeper
Unreal Championship
Deathrow (excellent futuristic sports game)
Sega GT 2002
Racing Evoluzione
Championship Manager 02/03
Xbox LIVE (online service)

Some games to look out for:

Brute Force
Operation Flashpoint
Deus EX 2
Panzer Draggon Orta
Dead or Alive 4
Shenmue 2X
Dead or Alive Beach Voleyball
House of the Dead 3 + Light Gun
Steel Battalion
Halo 2
Doom 3
Perfect Dark 2
Fable (Stated Best RPG "EVER" which ups the stakes)
Kameo: Elements of Power
Banjo... (Full name TBC)

Hope this helps for now!

Buy the Xbox it is worth. The games are getting cheaper and they are superb. There is alot of packages which are great. My advice is if you buy the Xbox buy Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

Bckpac wrote:
> Buy the Xbox it is worth. The games are getting cheaper and they are
> superb. There is alot of packages which are great. My advice is if you
> buy the Xbox buy Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

Out on all consoles soon.

And shut - up gerrid

My unbiased advice is I haven't got a clue.

idlewild wrote:
> And shut - up gerrid

I'm just saying you shouldn't try and argue about Xbox / GC games because you don't know anything about Xbox games, and it's pretty obvious.

Erm...

Halo is good co-operative...

Splinter Cell is good, but it's on PS2 and PC aswell, GC I doubt looking at the current state of play...

The new controller released by Microsoft is alot better, although I still think the old ones are with the console when you buy it...

The graphical capabilities are better than both the 'other two'...

It's kinda big, but I suppose Microsoft wanted to make an impact (In the bloody desk)...

I still think it's slightly behind the PS2 in terms of games, sure it has more backing from Sega, and due to the HD it gets greate games like Champ Manager, but the XBox is still only getting some of PS2's releases from last year...

Erm...

They are kinda my opinions, whether you wish to beleive or not.

i can, its not very good