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Just got the new Offical Xbox Magazine with a playable demo of Splinter Cell which is very impressive. They gave it 9.0/10, but then they also gave FIFA 8.4/10 which is a joke. Lots of other reviews inlcuding:
Unreal Championship 9.2/10 **Getting this**
Sega GT 2002 8.5/10 **Looks a tad over-rated - playable on disc**
Rally Fusion 8.0/10 **Fair enough - probably**
Micro Machines 6.6/10 **Looks the same as it did 10 years ago**
Colin McRae Rally 3 8.9/10 **Got it - fair score**
Lots of stuff in this months edition, worth picking up for the Splinter demo alone.
Unreal Championship 9.2/10 **Getting this**
Sega GT 2002 8.5/10 **Looks a tad over-rated - playable on disc**
Rally Fusion 8.0/10 **Fair enough - probably**
Micro Machines 6.6/10 **Looks the same as it did 10 years ago**
Colin McRae Rally 3 8.9/10 **Got it - fair score**
Lots of stuff in this months edition, worth picking up for the Splinter demo alone.
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I think you must have had it on easy. I have been playing this game and its quite hard to get into a position where you can score. The defenders are at you all the time, I think it’s a big improvement all round.
Silent85 wrote:
> Have you got it?? if so enough said if not how do you know?
I have played it, hoping it would be worth getting, but I wasn't surprised to find out that it's not. There were a few things I did like about it, such the new dribbling animation and improved graphics, but it still suffers the same problems.
The AI is bad - I was dribbling towards goal and the defenders backed off all the way to the goal line, not even attempting a challenge.
The goals are the same most of the time and are very easy to score.
I didnt play long enough to find more faults (which I'm sure there are) but these two faults alone are bad enough for me.
> Have you got it?? if so enough said if not how do you know?
I have played it, hoping it would be worth getting, but I wasn't surprised to find out that it's not. There were a few things I did like about it, such the new dribbling animation and improved graphics, but it still suffers the same problems.
The AI is bad - I was dribbling towards goal and the defenders backed off all the way to the goal line, not even attempting a challenge.
The goals are the same most of the time and are very easy to score.
I didnt play long enough to find more faults (which I'm sure there are) but these two faults alone are bad enough for me.
Sjigga wrote:
> er-no wrote:
> It meant, that from what I played of the game, the first two hours
> are
> fantastic and then it appears to start to feel as standard with not
> many new features appearing towards the end. I believe this is why
> it
> got 9.0 and not he amazing mark it was expecting.
>
> :|
>
> Have you played the full game?
A couple of hours into it, although I know that its not the finished version. :0)
> er-no wrote:
> It meant, that from what I played of the game, the first two hours
> are
> fantastic and then it appears to start to feel as standard with not
> many new features appearing towards the end. I believe this is why
> it
> got 9.0 and not he amazing mark it was expecting.
>
> :|
>
> Have you played the full game?
A couple of hours into it, although I know that its not the finished version. :0)
Silent85 wrote:
> Have you got it?? if so enough said if not how do you know?
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Because FIFA always has shallow gameplay - which is either good or bad, depending on how you look at it. Personally, I've never liked any of the FIFA games.
> Have you got it?? if so enough said if not how do you know?
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Because FIFA always has shallow gameplay - which is either good or bad, depending on how you look at it. Personally, I've never liked any of the FIFA games.
Sjigga wrote:
> Silent85 wrote:
> actually fifa 2002 has supposedly got alot of things right about it
> this time according to two reviews I have read.
>
> You mean 2003 I presume. It does have improvements, but none of them
> overcome FIFAs biggest problem - it doesnt play like football. Trust
> me, this is a shallow, shallow game.
Have you got it?? if so enough said if not how do you know?
> Silent85 wrote:
> actually fifa 2002 has supposedly got alot of things right about it
> this time according to two reviews I have read.
>
> You mean 2003 I presume. It does have improvements, but none of them
> overcome FIFAs biggest problem - it doesnt play like football. Trust
> me, this is a shallow, shallow game.
Have you got it?? if so enough said if not how do you know?
They critisized the game as it can get frustrating at times.
No game is perfect, 9.0 is an excellent score for a game and SC is now part of the "OXM Xbox Elite"
No game is perfect, 9.0 is an excellent score for a game and SC is now part of the "OXM Xbox Elite"
er-no wrote:
> It meant, that from what I played of the game, the first two hours are
> fantastic and then it appears to start to feel as standard with not
> many new features appearing towards the end. I believe this is why it
> got 9.0 and not he amazing mark it was expecting.
>
> :|
Have you played the full game?
> It meant, that from what I played of the game, the first two hours are
> fantastic and then it appears to start to feel as standard with not
> many new features appearing towards the end. I believe this is why it
> got 9.0 and not he amazing mark it was expecting.
>
> :|
Have you played the full game?
It meant, that from what I played of the game, the first two hours are fantastic and then it appears to start to feel as standard with not many new features appearing towards the end. I believe this is why it got 9.0 and not he amazing mark it was expecting.
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I'm guessing it comes down to options available. Splinter Cell is a great experience but really revolves around the main story while a game like Timesplitters 2 has a shed load of multiplayer options and challenges outside of its main story mode.
I don't really think of Blinx as the second massive X-Box game. I think that title goes to either Unreal Championship or Splinter Cell.
I don't really think of Blinx as the second massive X-Box game. I think that title goes to either Unreal Championship or Splinter Cell.
er-no wrote:
> It looks like the start of Splinter Cell doesn't continue throughout
> the game.
>
> Oh well.
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What's the hell is that supposed to mean?
9.0 is a great score. Although I can't understand why OXM rate Timesplitters 2 higher....
What are their criticisms of the game?
I predict that it's too short.
And is Unreal Championship really better?
Another FPS where you run around in circles in arenas fragging and fragging and fragging.... I find all that as boring as hell.
> It looks like the start of Splinter Cell doesn't continue throughout
> the game.
>
> Oh well.
*
What's the hell is that supposed to mean?
9.0 is a great score. Although I can't understand why OXM rate Timesplitters 2 higher....
What are their criticisms of the game?
I predict that it's too short.
And is Unreal Championship really better?
Another FPS where you run around in circles in arenas fragging and fragging and fragging.... I find all that as boring as hell.
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