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And it's the best thing I've done in a LONG while.
My Gamecube's games were great, but even the best get boring after 3 months of play. I needed something new and fresh.
STILL no GC releases worth getting, so I talked to a friend at school, swapped plastic bags at the end of my road, brought the behemoth home and plugged it in.
Halo is great.
The single player's alright. The outside levels are well designed with impressive areas and fantastic battles between your forces and the enemies.
Being part of the battle is great, especially when you get to ride vehicles around.
I don't like how the game keeps killing off my men though - it's not that I don't protect them, it's that they get killed off in cutscenes and set pieces.
"Go on ahead sir, rescue the captain. We'll guard here!"
I rescue the captain, with his command crew, come back to find the squad dead! I know why Bungie did it, as powerful as the Xbox is, it can only manage so many AI allies at a time, but why couldn't they let them escape instead of killing them! :-(
Anyway, although the outside levels are great, the "inside" levels are disappointing. The enemies weren't really designed with indoor combat in mind, and the level design is often uninspiring and repetitive, but never mind. I wasn't expecting the game to be flawless...
The multiplayer is certainly one of Halo's stronger points.
Four player battles are great fun, where you can play as you feel like.
With loads of tactics to take, from Sniping, to driving tanks, there's plenty of scope for messing around, and plenty of ways to try and take the initiative over your opponents.
Still, by the way the levels have been designed, it's clear that 4 players aren't nearly enough for full potential.
Although I don't know enough Xbox players for a decent link up, when Xbox live comes to the UK, I'm sure h=that it'll be fantastic.
(Xbox live is one of the few real advantages that MS have over Nintendo).
The other game I got in this swap was Max Payne.
A bit dodgy at first, but as I got the hang of it, it's grown on me.
It's fun, humourous, clever and has an intruiging storyline.
The only thing that bugs me is the loading times.
Yes, they only take 5-20 seconds, but they are VERY noticable and break up the game a lot more than I've like. There was also loading times in Halo.
Although I've only played Nintendo games on the Gamecube, none of them had noticable loading times. I'm not sure whether the Xbox's DVD is slower, or programmers haven't got the hang of skipping loading times yet.
Still, 10 seconds of loading is a small complaint.
What's that?
I should have waited a few more weeks for Mario Sunshine?
Ah! That's the beauty of this deal!
That too weeks will pass really quickly now (while some of you will experience the LONGEST 2 weeks OF YOUR LIFE! :-P), and the best bit is that we swap them back by then!
Come on, you didn't think I'd gone and swapped my Gamecube for keeps now, did you? ;-)
My Gamecube's games were great, but even the best get boring after 3 months of play. I needed something new and fresh.
STILL no GC releases worth getting, so I talked to a friend at school, swapped plastic bags at the end of my road, brought the behemoth home and plugged it in.
Halo is great.
The single player's alright. The outside levels are well designed with impressive areas and fantastic battles between your forces and the enemies.
Being part of the battle is great, especially when you get to ride vehicles around.
I don't like how the game keeps killing off my men though - it's not that I don't protect them, it's that they get killed off in cutscenes and set pieces.
"Go on ahead sir, rescue the captain. We'll guard here!"
I rescue the captain, with his command crew, come back to find the squad dead! I know why Bungie did it, as powerful as the Xbox is, it can only manage so many AI allies at a time, but why couldn't they let them escape instead of killing them! :-(
Anyway, although the outside levels are great, the "inside" levels are disappointing. The enemies weren't really designed with indoor combat in mind, and the level design is often uninspiring and repetitive, but never mind. I wasn't expecting the game to be flawless...
The multiplayer is certainly one of Halo's stronger points.
Four player battles are great fun, where you can play as you feel like.
With loads of tactics to take, from Sniping, to driving tanks, there's plenty of scope for messing around, and plenty of ways to try and take the initiative over your opponents.
Still, by the way the levels have been designed, it's clear that 4 players aren't nearly enough for full potential.
Although I don't know enough Xbox players for a decent link up, when Xbox live comes to the UK, I'm sure h=that it'll be fantastic.
(Xbox live is one of the few real advantages that MS have over Nintendo).
The other game I got in this swap was Max Payne.
A bit dodgy at first, but as I got the hang of it, it's grown on me.
It's fun, humourous, clever and has an intruiging storyline.
The only thing that bugs me is the loading times.
Yes, they only take 5-20 seconds, but they are VERY noticable and break up the game a lot more than I've like. There was also loading times in Halo.
Although I've only played Nintendo games on the Gamecube, none of them had noticable loading times. I'm not sure whether the Xbox's DVD is slower, or programmers haven't got the hang of skipping loading times yet.
Still, 10 seconds of loading is a small complaint.
What's that?
I should have waited a few more weeks for Mario Sunshine?
Ah! That's the beauty of this deal!
That too weeks will pass really quickly now (while some of you will experience the LONGEST 2 weeks OF YOUR LIFE! :-P), and the best bit is that we swap them back by then!
Come on, you didn't think I'd gone and swapped my Gamecube for keeps now, did you? ;-)
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I was shocked when I red the title. I was going to call you sick, now I am just going to call you strange.
I don't like Microsoft because:
Microsoft will do anything to crush Sony.
After reducing console prices come software prices.
If Software prices drop then Nintendo will have to follow suit.
If Nintendo do then they will die.
Microsoft will do anything to crush Sony.
After reducing console prices come software prices.
If Software prices drop then Nintendo will have to follow suit.
If Nintendo do then they will die.
HaHaHa, you had me fooled!!! I must admit i wouldn't mind seeing Halo come to the Gamecube, i would buy it!!! :D Max Payne was a big dissapointment to me when i brought it on the pc, the bullet thing is great but after a few days i soon got bored. :(
I think one of my best moments had to be multiplayer in 4 player just before I left for the States.
I was playing 4 player with Res and 2 of my other cousins. I got into the Scorpion tank and racked up 10 kills before they're triple worked and they got me.
Thing is, I respawned right next to a sniper rifle and Res just got into the tank. He started driving up the small hill in front of him giving it all the mouth about how he had the tank. As soon he got to the top of the hill, I put a bullet right in his skull and took him out. ;-))
He must have been in the tank for like 5 seconds. ;-))
I was playing 4 player with Res and 2 of my other cousins. I got into the Scorpion tank and racked up 10 kills before they're triple worked and they got me.
Thing is, I respawned right next to a sniper rifle and Res just got into the tank. He started driving up the small hill in front of him giving it all the mouth about how he had the tank. As soon he got to the top of the hill, I put a bullet right in his skull and took him out. ;-))
He must have been in the tank for like 5 seconds. ;-))
Don't forget the rocket launcher!
I blew a friend of mine sky high with that!
I aimed the rocket launcher at him for a direct hit (he was standing still trying to snipe my team-mate), and the explosion blew him miles into the air.
His body came back down, and bounced a couple of times before laying still in a crumpled heap! :-D
Anyway, back to the topic:
With all the ravings I've been giving Rare, it's not surprising that most of your initially thought that I'd swapped for keeps! ;-D
I blew a friend of mine sky high with that!
I aimed the rocket launcher at him for a direct hit (he was standing still trying to snipe my team-mate), and the explosion blew him miles into the air.
His body came back down, and bounced a couple of times before laying still in a crumpled heap! :-D
Anyway, back to the topic:
With all the ravings I've been giving Rare, it's not surprising that most of your initially thought that I'd swapped for keeps! ;-D
Strafex - the Sniper rifle and grenades are excellent. ;-)
I'm pretty dangerous with grenades - have the nasty habit of tagging people with a plasma grenade from long distance. ;-))
I'm pretty dangerous with grenades - have the nasty habit of tagging people with a plasma grenade from long distance. ;-))
And you didn't have anything to say about Rare's possibillities on this console?? Shocking! :o I was expecting at least ONE mention of Perfect Dark Zero there....
I knew there was something fishy about this deal right from the start; why would an X-Box owner be happy to trade for a GameCube??
That's when I sensed that something in my mind was wrong, and that you certainly HADN'T said goodbye to your Cube for the very last time.
And even if you had, I know you'd have brought one agai later! ;D
There are just too many 'must have' titles coming out next year, and I have seen you comment on them more than enough to know that you wouldn't miss them for Halo 2 and X-Box Live. :)
I knew there was something fishy about this deal right from the start; why would an X-Box owner be happy to trade for a GameCube??
That's when I sensed that something in my mind was wrong, and that you certainly HADN'T said goodbye to your Cube for the very last time.
And even if you had, I know you'd have brought one agai later! ;D
There are just too many 'must have' titles coming out next year, and I have seen you comment on them more than enough to know that you wouldn't miss them for Halo 2 and X-Box Live. :)
Maybe...
But even MORE suited to this thread...
But even MORE suited to this thread...
You get the impression that perhaps this conversation belongs in a different forum...
Yeah...
I noticed that.
Conviniently, the Covenant are using energy weapons when trying to wear down your shield! Lucky for me that they're not too accurate...
And then there's the Sniper rifle and explosives, which seems to annihilate both! :-D
I noticed that.
Conviniently, the Covenant are using energy weapons when trying to wear down your shield! Lucky for me that they're not too accurate...
And then there's the Sniper rifle and explosives, which seems to annihilate both! :-D
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