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Not wanting to start a "mine console is better than yours" argument, but I was just looking through the latest Special Reserve mag, when I noticed a strange trend amongst the Xbox games: a high percentage are conversions from the PC or PS2! (I know that the GC has a certain amount of conversions like Burnout, Crazy Taxi, Sonic 2, but the Xbox has loads!!)
Badlurs Gate: Dark Alliance
Burnout
Champ Manager 01/02
Commandos 2
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex
Dark Summit
David Beckham Soccer
F1 2002
Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Onimusha
Grand Prix 4
Giants
GTA3
Legends of Wrestling
Soul Reaver 2
Max Payne
Allied Assault
Loads of NFL, NBA, NHL titles
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Silent Hill 2
Simpsons Road Rage
SSX Tricky
Spy Hunter
Tony Hawks 3
Jedi Starfighter
Unreal Championship
And Deus Ex 2 is coming soon (yet another PC conversion)
Colin Mcrae 3
Metal Gear Solid 2??
etc etc
Plus loads of tired sequals or multi platform releases like Spider-Man the Movie, Galleon, Cel Damage, Mike Tyson Boxing, TOCA Race Driver, FIFA, Dave Mirra etc.
Where are all the killer Xbox exclusives like Halo, Dead or Alive(sequal), JSR Future(sequal), Project Gotham(remake/sequal), Oddworld(sequal)?
Gamers want original titles, not a load of conversions don't they?
Who ever said the Xbox was a PC disguised as a console?;)
Badlurs Gate: Dark Alliance
Burnout
Champ Manager 01/02
Commandos 2
Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of Cortex
Dark Summit
David Beckham Soccer
F1 2002
Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Onimusha
Grand Prix 4
Giants
GTA3
Legends of Wrestling
Soul Reaver 2
Max Payne
Allied Assault
Loads of NFL, NBA, NHL titles
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Silent Hill 2
Simpsons Road Rage
SSX Tricky
Spy Hunter
Tony Hawks 3
Jedi Starfighter
Unreal Championship
And Deus Ex 2 is coming soon (yet another PC conversion)
Colin Mcrae 3
Metal Gear Solid 2??
etc etc
Plus loads of tired sequals or multi platform releases like Spider-Man the Movie, Galleon, Cel Damage, Mike Tyson Boxing, TOCA Race Driver, FIFA, Dave Mirra etc.
Where are all the killer Xbox exclusives like Halo, Dead or Alive(sequal), JSR Future(sequal), Project Gotham(remake/sequal), Oddworld(sequal)?
Gamers want original titles, not a load of conversions don't they?
Who ever said the Xbox was a PC disguised as a console?;)
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Or†ega wrote:
> Lylat Wars has hours of gameplay.
>
> There are 3 different paths to complete the Game and I guess you never
> unlocked the harder advanced mode.
>
> There is much more to lylat wars than what meets the normal ignorant
> eye...
Ah, so you're calling Goatboy ignorant then? :D
I've played a bit of it, but Goatboy finished it in one day. I mean, c'mon. {:)
> Lylat Wars has hours of gameplay.
>
> There are 3 different paths to complete the Game and I guess you never
> unlocked the harder advanced mode.
>
> There is much more to lylat wars than what meets the normal ignorant
> eye...
Ah, so you're calling Goatboy ignorant then? :D
I've played a bit of it, but Goatboy finished it in one day. I mean, c'mon. {:)
Look at the Xbox's release list, then compare it to 'the mushroomy, whit pillow list' of the GC...........
Utterly no compatison - The GC wins hands down.
Utterly no compatison - The GC wins hands down.
Or†ega wrote:
> Ant wrote:
> And please, no one say Resident Evil is going to be a fantastic AAA
> Title. There has never been a good RE game.
>
> Maybe if they got rid of those absolutely diabolical fixed camera
> angles though...
>
> Resident Evil got a very high score from Famitsu. (or however you
> spell it)
>
> Ever since its release in the US last month, The GameCube has been the
> top selling console in the US.
That says a bloody lot about what titles can do to consoles, in terms of names. Final Fantasy GC will be amazing for it in Japan.
> Ant wrote:
> And please, no one say Resident Evil is going to be a fantastic AAA
> Title. There has never been a good RE game.
>
> Maybe if they got rid of those absolutely diabolical fixed camera
> angles though...
>
> Resident Evil got a very high score from Famitsu. (or however you
> spell it)
>
> Ever since its release in the US last month, The GameCube has been the
> top selling console in the US.
That says a bloody lot about what titles can do to consoles, in terms of names. Final Fantasy GC will be amazing for it in Japan.
Turbonutter wrote:
> But surely that's what makes the Xbox.PS2 good multiplayer machines?
> after an exauhstive search of all years, cunningly disguised as a
> survey, I have found a mere 2 people who own GameCubes in my school.
Dont you live in the middle of nowhere? :P
And Besides, how many people did you know that had a PS2 at launch?
> But surely that's what makes the Xbox.PS2 good multiplayer machines?
> after an exauhstive search of all years, cunningly disguised as a
> survey, I have found a mere 2 people who own GameCubes in my school.
Dont you live in the middle of nowhere? :P
And Besides, how many people did you know that had a PS2 at launch?
my god this topic is absolute t*rd...
firstly quite a few of the games aren't conversions....deus ex 2 isn't a conversion cos it's most likely to be released at the same time as the pc one. Most of the games are being released on all platforms at the same time such as colin mcrae 3...that's hardly counted as a conversion. what's wrong with multiplatform release anyway.
The good thing about the conversions are that there are extras being added (to the good ones at least) such as silent hill 2 has a whole extra section where you play as that woman (who looks like his wife), genma onimusha has a whole new "tug of war" system included, new freaky monsters (ARGHH that doll is freaky), Metal Gear Substance -this still remains a mystery. Also most of the conversions are the best graphically out of the three such as burnout.
Unreal Championship isn't even going to the pc or any other console.
Anyway it's a GOOD thing that excellent pc games are being ported over such as medal of honour allied assault, ghost recon etc so people don't have to worry about whether their machine can run it.
this topic is like saying (and i disagree to a degree) that nintendo games are just for kiddies by naming a list of kiddy games for the gc...
and when you do write these sort of things at least get your facts straight!
firstly quite a few of the games aren't conversions....deus ex 2 isn't a conversion cos it's most likely to be released at the same time as the pc one. Most of the games are being released on all platforms at the same time such as colin mcrae 3...that's hardly counted as a conversion. what's wrong with multiplatform release anyway.
The good thing about the conversions are that there are extras being added (to the good ones at least) such as silent hill 2 has a whole extra section where you play as that woman (who looks like his wife), genma onimusha has a whole new "tug of war" system included, new freaky monsters (ARGHH that doll is freaky), Metal Gear Substance -this still remains a mystery. Also most of the conversions are the best graphically out of the three such as burnout.
Unreal Championship isn't even going to the pc or any other console.
Anyway it's a GOOD thing that excellent pc games are being ported over such as medal of honour allied assault, ghost recon etc so people don't have to worry about whether their machine can run it.
this topic is like saying (and i disagree to a degree) that nintendo games are just for kiddies by naming a list of kiddy games for the gc...
and when you do write these sort of things at least get your facts straight!
Lylat Wars has hours of gameplay.
There are 3 different paths to complete the Game and I guess you never unlocked the harder advanced mode.
There is much more to lylat wars than what meets the normal ignorant eye...
There are 3 different paths to complete the Game and I guess you never unlocked the harder advanced mode.
There is much more to lylat wars than what meets the normal ignorant eye...
Ant wrote:
> And please, no one say Resident Evil is going to be a fantastic AAA
> Title. There has never been a good RE game.
>
> Maybe if they got rid of those absolutely diabolical fixed camera
> angles though...
Resident Evil got a very high score from Famitsu. (or however you spell it)
Ever since its release in the US last month, The GameCube has been the top selling console in the US.
> And please, no one say Resident Evil is going to be a fantastic AAA
> Title. There has never been a good RE game.
>
> Maybe if they got rid of those absolutely diabolical fixed camera
> angles though...
Resident Evil got a very high score from Famitsu. (or however you spell it)
Ever since its release in the US last month, The GameCube has been the top selling console in the US.
Turbonutter wrote:
> Racer Revenge is actually quite good on the PS2. Very fast, handling
> is spot on. You need nerves of pure titanium though. Miles, simply
> miles better than that excuse for a game you had on the N64
> *sniggers*.
I know what you mean. The only problem is the shortness, but since you can complete the game with around 15 different racers, and there's multiplayer, time attack etc. it's not "Lylat Wars" length. {:)
Gameplay is fantastic though. Extremely fast, and being able to KO others is brilliant. Some of the tracks are gorgeous too, which I had more time to look at them. You can't really when you're speeding along at 500km/h, unfortunately.
Much better than the prequel.
> Racer Revenge is actually quite good on the PS2. Very fast, handling
> is spot on. You need nerves of pure titanium though. Miles, simply
> miles better than that excuse for a game you had on the N64
> *sniggers*.
I know what you mean. The only problem is the shortness, but since you can complete the game with around 15 different racers, and there's multiplayer, time attack etc. it's not "Lylat Wars" length. {:)
Gameplay is fantastic though. Extremely fast, and being able to KO others is brilliant. Some of the tracks are gorgeous too, which I had more time to look at them. You can't really when you're speeding along at 500km/h, unfortunately.
Much better than the prequel.
Racer Revenge is actually quite good on the PS2. Very fast, handling is spot on. You need nerves of pure titanium though. Miles, simply miles better than that excuse for a game you had on the N64 *sniggers*.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Ant wrote:
> All you Nintys can go back to playing with your mushrooms, flowers
> and
> white sheets with faces on them,
>
> That comment doesn't even desreve a reply.
I'm not sure what "desreve" is. I guess you meant "deserve."
> while I go take out evil terrorists
> and win the Galacting Pod-Racing Tournament with Teemto Pagalies.
>
> Oooooooooh Star Wars Racer Revenge another 'great' PS2 game *sniggers*
Yep, 'tis rather good actually. And Red Faction 2, the PS2 only game, will also be excellent.
> Ant wrote:
> All you Nintys can go back to playing with your mushrooms, flowers
> and
> white sheets with faces on them,
>
> That comment doesn't even desreve a reply.
I'm not sure what "desreve" is. I guess you meant "deserve."
> while I go take out evil terrorists
> and win the Galacting Pod-Racing Tournament with Teemto Pagalies.
>
> Oooooooooh Star Wars Racer Revenge another 'great' PS2 game *sniggers*
Yep, 'tis rather good actually. And Red Faction 2, the PS2 only game, will also be excellent.
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