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I got my PS2 on Friday morning. True I had to get up at 4.30 in order to be there to collect it at 7am but it was definately worth it.
I love the beautiful machine. TTT is absolutely awesome. The graphics are unbelievable and the game play is brilliant. The only fault I can find is the scrolling thing, when as many reviews have said sometimes it does look like you are fighting on a revolving disk disconected from the backgrounds. BUT as it makes no difference whatsoever to the game play it does not bother me in the slightest. The backgounds in general are beautifully realised and the whole game just oozes class. I spent hours playing it on Saturday night (about 7 hours straight actually) and I have unlocked the theatre mode, tekken bowl, the screen capture option and all but one of the characters.
Once I have unlocked them all I am going to concentrate on becoming a Tekken master with my favourite few characters.
As for SSX well that game is flawless. Babylonian you are in for a treat when you get your hands on this. It is original, well thought out, brilliantly designed tracks and great fun to play. It is so fast you really get the adrenaline rush associated with these sports and the tricks are not just gimmicks but an integral part of the play. I was expecting it to be awesome from all the reviews I had read and I was not disappointed its amazing.
You will soon get into pulling crazy stunts and exploring off piste.
The only thing that has surprised me as that it is quite hard. I have not managed to unlock any of the other tracks yet (Snowdream is the one you start with) and I hope I can soon as I am getting a bit fed up with Snowdream. To be honest though as I have spent most of my weekend on TTT I have not put in the time required to get very good at SSX yet so I should not be complaining.
All in all though I can say that buying the PS2 was the best decision I ever made. It is amazing and these are just the 1st generation games!!!
Go out and buy one as soon as you have the chance, if you dont then you obviously are not into games.
I love the beautiful machine. TTT is absolutely awesome. The graphics are unbelievable and the game play is brilliant. The only fault I can find is the scrolling thing, when as many reviews have said sometimes it does look like you are fighting on a revolving disk disconected from the backgrounds. BUT as it makes no difference whatsoever to the game play it does not bother me in the slightest. The backgounds in general are beautifully realised and the whole game just oozes class. I spent hours playing it on Saturday night (about 7 hours straight actually) and I have unlocked the theatre mode, tekken bowl, the screen capture option and all but one of the characters.
Once I have unlocked them all I am going to concentrate on becoming a Tekken master with my favourite few characters.
As for SSX well that game is flawless. Babylonian you are in for a treat when you get your hands on this. It is original, well thought out, brilliantly designed tracks and great fun to play. It is so fast you really get the adrenaline rush associated with these sports and the tricks are not just gimmicks but an integral part of the play. I was expecting it to be awesome from all the reviews I had read and I was not disappointed its amazing.
You will soon get into pulling crazy stunts and exploring off piste.
The only thing that has surprised me as that it is quite hard. I have not managed to unlock any of the other tracks yet (Snowdream is the one you start with) and I hope I can soon as I am getting a bit fed up with Snowdream. To be honest though as I have spent most of my weekend on TTT I have not put in the time required to get very good at SSX yet so I should not be complaining.
All in all though I can say that buying the PS2 was the best decision I ever made. It is amazing and these are just the 1st generation games!!!
Go out and buy one as soon as you have the chance, if you dont then you obviously are not into games.
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No problem Matt :) Most of us here in the forum play games, not systems. As you said in a round-about-way, it's all down to personal preference.
I will eventually purchase a PS2, but not at the moment. I'm off to the US early next year, so I may hunt one down then.
Have fun with your PS2 Matt :)
Better do some work now :)
I will eventually purchase a PS2, but not at the moment. I'm off to the US early next year, so I may hunt one down then.
Have fun with your PS2 Matt :)
Better do some work now :)
Matt wrote:
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> BUT, I respect your opinion and thanks for not writing 'all the
> launch games are crap and my Dreamcast is much better' as that is
> just the sort of reaction I was expecting.
Have more faith in us Matt! (All of the kids that will reply like that are at school)
I'm glad you're enjoying your PS2.
>
> BUT, I respect your opinion and thanks for not writing 'all the
> launch games are crap and my Dreamcast is much better' as that is
> just the sort of reaction I was expecting.
Have more faith in us Matt! (All of the kids that will reply like that are at school)
I'm glad you're enjoying your PS2.
Agreed the initial outlay is quite large but it should last me at least 3 years so that does not work out to much a month.
Bleeders, your points are valid as if nothing appeals to you then why buy it. That was my reasoning with the DC. There are many good games but nothing that grabbed my attention like SSX, Onimusha, GT3 etc. I cant wait to get Onimusha and the Bouncer as soon as possible. I am also looking forward to getting my hands on EA's F1 game and Madden's yankee football.
BUT, I respect your opinion and thanks for not writing 'all the launch games are crap and my Dreamcast is much better' as that is just the sort of reaction I was expecting.
Bleeders, your points are valid as if nothing appeals to you then why buy it. That was my reasoning with the DC. There are many good games but nothing that grabbed my attention like SSX, Onimusha, GT3 etc. I cant wait to get Onimusha and the Bouncer as soon as possible. I am also looking forward to getting my hands on EA's F1 game and Madden's yankee football.
BUT, I respect your opinion and thanks for not writing 'all the launch games are crap and my Dreamcast is much better' as that is just the sort of reaction I was expecting.
> Go out and buy one as soon as you have the chance, if you dont
> then you obviously are not into games.
Oh, I'm into games - just not sequels, nothing on the PS2 does anything for me at the moment.
IMHO Tekken is over-rated, Ridge Racer doesn't appeal to me, but SSX does look quite tasty though, but I'm not forking out £300 to play 1 game. I'll wait a bit till some games that interest me are released me thinks.
I was looking forward to Onimusha (sp?), but I've learned that Capcom will be porting it to the Dreamcast, so I'll wait for that conversion instead.
Dark Cloud looks promising, as does the Bouncer, but none of these are out till next year at some point. I think I'll wait.
In the meantime, back to Shenmue...
> then you obviously are not into games.
Oh, I'm into games - just not sequels, nothing on the PS2 does anything for me at the moment.
IMHO Tekken is over-rated, Ridge Racer doesn't appeal to me, but SSX does look quite tasty though, but I'm not forking out £300 to play 1 game. I'll wait a bit till some games that interest me are released me thinks.
I was looking forward to Onimusha (sp?), but I've learned that Capcom will be porting it to the Dreamcast, so I'll wait for that conversion instead.
Dark Cloud looks promising, as does the Bouncer, but none of these are out till next year at some point. I think I'll wait.
In the meantime, back to Shenmue...
But £300.
£300. More than £300. £400, with games and memory card.
I don't have that much to spare.
Although I would get one if I win the lottery on Wednesday. Although I would have to wait till March until I got it. :)
£300. More than £300. £400, with games and memory card.
I don't have that much to spare.
Although I would get one if I win the lottery on Wednesday. Although I would have to wait till March until I got it. :)
I got my PS2 on Friday morning. True I had to get up at 4.30 in order to be there to collect it at 7am but it was definately worth it.
I love the beautiful machine. TTT is absolutely awesome. The graphics are unbelievable and the game play is brilliant. The only fault I can find is the scrolling thing, when as many reviews have said sometimes it does look like you are fighting on a revolving disk disconected from the backgrounds. BUT as it makes no difference whatsoever to the game play it does not bother me in the slightest. The backgounds in general are beautifully realised and the whole game just oozes class. I spent hours playing it on Saturday night (about 7 hours straight actually) and I have unlocked the theatre mode, tekken bowl, the screen capture option and all but one of the characters.
Once I have unlocked them all I am going to concentrate on becoming a Tekken master with my favourite few characters.
As for SSX well that game is flawless. Babylonian you are in for a treat when you get your hands on this. It is original, well thought out, brilliantly designed tracks and great fun to play. It is so fast you really get the adrenaline rush associated with these sports and the tricks are not just gimmicks but an integral part of the play. I was expecting it to be awesome from all the reviews I had read and I was not disappointed its amazing.
You will soon get into pulling crazy stunts and exploring off piste.
The only thing that has surprised me as that it is quite hard. I have not managed to unlock any of the other tracks yet (Snowdream is the one you start with) and I hope I can soon as I am getting a bit fed up with Snowdream. To be honest though as I have spent most of my weekend on TTT I have not put in the time required to get very good at SSX yet so I should not be complaining.
All in all though I can say that buying the PS2 was the best decision I ever made. It is amazing and these are just the 1st generation games!!!
Go out and buy one as soon as you have the chance, if you dont then you obviously are not into games.
I love the beautiful machine. TTT is absolutely awesome. The graphics are unbelievable and the game play is brilliant. The only fault I can find is the scrolling thing, when as many reviews have said sometimes it does look like you are fighting on a revolving disk disconected from the backgrounds. BUT as it makes no difference whatsoever to the game play it does not bother me in the slightest. The backgounds in general are beautifully realised and the whole game just oozes class. I spent hours playing it on Saturday night (about 7 hours straight actually) and I have unlocked the theatre mode, tekken bowl, the screen capture option and all but one of the characters.
Once I have unlocked them all I am going to concentrate on becoming a Tekken master with my favourite few characters.
As for SSX well that game is flawless. Babylonian you are in for a treat when you get your hands on this. It is original, well thought out, brilliantly designed tracks and great fun to play. It is so fast you really get the adrenaline rush associated with these sports and the tricks are not just gimmicks but an integral part of the play. I was expecting it to be awesome from all the reviews I had read and I was not disappointed its amazing.
You will soon get into pulling crazy stunts and exploring off piste.
The only thing that has surprised me as that it is quite hard. I have not managed to unlock any of the other tracks yet (Snowdream is the one you start with) and I hope I can soon as I am getting a bit fed up with Snowdream. To be honest though as I have spent most of my weekend on TTT I have not put in the time required to get very good at SSX yet so I should not be complaining.
All in all though I can say that buying the PS2 was the best decision I ever made. It is amazing and these are just the 1st generation games!!!
Go out and buy one as soon as you have the chance, if you dont then you obviously are not into games.
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