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Well I'm finally back in here. ;-)) My comps been a pile of crap lately and screwing up when I go on web sites. Also been playing a bunch of games that I picked up. ;-)

On the XBox, I've just picked up Wolfenstein, Moto GP 2, Burnout 2 (last weekend) and Tao Feng (which is going back cause it sucks).

Hopefully I might see some of you on XBox Live this week playing Wolfenstein and Moto GP 2. ;-)
How've you all been lately ? Hope you've all been able to grab the games you've been after. ;-)

I've gotta find a game to trade in Tao Feng for. At the moment I have these titles in mind to choose from...
Enter The Matrix
Project Zero
Kung Fu Chaos
Tony Hawks 4

Or maybe even a game like Skies Of Arcadia Legends if it comes out next Friday. Any opinions of the games I've listed are welcome and will help me out. ;-)

As for the games I just grabbed, Burnout 2 is the best arcade racer money can buy ! Can be a little frustrating at times but its the nuts. :-)
Love the pursuit mode - can't help but put on a redneck yank voiceover - giving commentary like the police chase stuff you see on TV. ;-))

Wolfenstein is excellent - best FPS on XBox since Halo. :-) Nice to play an FPS without comparing it to Halo all the time. The AI is excellent, the graphics are great and the game is damn fun to play - can't wait to get on Live and start playing it. ;-)

Moto GP 2 is of course basically Moto GP with improvements - one thing I think will be really cool on Live though is seeing everyones customised bikes now seeing as so much more detail and personal touches can be added. :-)

Tao Feng unfortunatly, I'm really disappointed with. It has some excellent ideas and stuff, but its just so cack to play in the long run. A couple of the fighters are pretty good but not really outstanding. The first couple of fights were fine and enjoyable, but later on in Quest mode, the fights degenerate into what I can only describe as the gaming equivelent of Liverpool football club. You stand there with your guard up for the whole match, let the opponent attack you, then counter once they finish the combo. So bloody boring but the game just won't allow you to play any other way in the end - all your attacks get blocked and then you get a thump in the teeth, so that leaves the boring defensive tactic of standing with your guard up.

Once your finished with Quest mode (beat it with a character and you can't use them again in Quest mode), you have versus mode where you basically set up a one off fight against the comp - theres no arcade mode to play through and I haven't seen any character endings. Boring !
Its a sad thing cause ideas in it are great, but they're just put out wrong. Not even all that much to unlock - 1 fighter and 1 extra arena. Bloody big wow. Not a game I wanna keep after spending £40 on it. Theres too many good games out at the moment to warrent keeping it. Looks like Tekken 4 and further playing of Dead Or Alive 3 will have to keep me going until Soul Caliber 2 arrives.

Anyway, I'm gonna be on regularly again now. ;-)

Well I'm finally back in here. ;-)) My comps been a pile of crap lately and screwing up when I go on web sites. Also been playing a bunch of games that I picked up. ;-)

On the XBox, I've just picked up Wolfenstein, Moto GP 2, Burnout 2 (last weekend) and Tao Feng (which is going back cause it sucks).

Hopefully I might see some of you on XBox Live this week playing Wolfenstein and Moto GP 2. ;-)
How've you all been lately ? Hope you've all been able to grab the games you've been after. ;-)

I've gotta find a game to trade in Tao Feng for. At the moment I have these titles in mind to choose from...
Enter The Matrix
Project Zero
Kung Fu Chaos
Tony Hawks 4

Or maybe even a game like Skies Of Arcadia Legends if it comes out next Friday. Any opinions of the games I've listed are welcome and will help me out. ;-)

As for the games I just grabbed, Burnout 2 is the best arcade racer money can buy ! Can be a little frustrating at times but its the nuts. :-)
Love the pursuit mode - can't help but put on a redneck yank voiceover - giving commentary like the police chase stuff you see on TV. ;-))

Wolfenstein is excellent - best FPS on XBox since Halo. :-) Nice to play an FPS without comparing it to Halo all the time. The AI is excellent, the graphics are great and the game is damn fun to play - can't wait to get on Live and start playing it. ;-)

Moto GP 2 is of course basically Moto GP with improvements - one thing I think will be really cool on Live though is seeing everyones customised bikes now seeing as so much more detail and personal touches can be added. :-)

Tao Feng unfortunatly, I'm really disappointed with. It has some excellent ideas and stuff, but its just so cack to play in the long run. A couple of the fighters are pretty good but not really outstanding. The first couple of fights were fine and enjoyable, but later on in Quest mode, the fights degenerate into what I can only describe as the gaming equivelent of Liverpool football club. You stand there with your guard up for the whole match, let the opponent attack you, then counter once they finish the combo. So bloody boring but the game just won't allow you to play any other way in the end - all your attacks get blocked and then you get a thump in the teeth, so that leaves the boring defensive tactic of standing with your guard up.

Once your finished with Quest mode (beat it with a character and you can't use them again in Quest mode), you have versus mode where you basically set up a one off fight against the comp - theres no arcade mode to play through and I haven't seen any character endings. Boring !
Its a sad thing cause ideas in it are great, but they're just put out wrong. Not even all that much to unlock - 1 fighter and 1 extra arena. Bloody big wow. Not a game I wanna keep after spending £40 on it. Theres too many good games out at the moment to warrent keeping it. Looks like Tekken 4 and further playing of Dead Or Alive 3 will have to keep me going until Soul Caliber 2 arrives.

Anyway, I'm gonna be on regularly again now. ;-)

Welcome back! Looks like you got some good new games there. Ive been thinking about getting MotoGP2... :)

Matrix is crap, so is Kug-Fu chaos.

Project Zero looks pretty good from what i've seen so i'd go with that.

Welcome back traveller. Don't listen to Tilta Enter the Matix is the Bees Knees! Great Bullet Time and the XBOX version doesn't run inot any slow down outside of the Bullet Time :)

Yeah I like the look of Project Zero - looks a decent horror type game to have in the collection. ;-)

Considering I've had to "slow down" over the past few weeks, I've still managed to grab a pretty large number of games. Mind you I did do some trade ins so that knocked a lump off the prices...

Games traded in...

Big Mutha Truckers (XBox)
Ghost Recon (XBox)
Outlaw Golf (XBox)
Blinx The Timesweeper (XBox)
Battle Engine Aquila (XBox)
Crash (XBox)
Dynasty Warriors 3 (XBox)
Quantum Redshift (XBox)
Unreal Championship (XBox)
Serious Sam (XBox)
Super Mario Sunshine (Gamecube)
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (Gamecube)
The Getaway (PS2)

New additions to the collection...

The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Gamecube)
WWE Smackdown 4: Shut Your Mouth (PS2)
Tenchu 3: Wrath Of Heaven (PS2)
Tekken 4 (PS2)
Auto Modellista (PS2)
Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)
Gungrave (PS2)
Sega Bass Fishing Duel (PS2)
Dropship (PS2)
Burnout 2 (XBox)
Moto GP 2 (XBox)
Return To Castle Wolfenstein (XBox)
Tao Feng (XBox) (on its way straight back out)

Also picked up an extra PS2 controller and a multi-tap.

I think you've just made my mind up to get Wolfenstein tomorrow. But then again there's Enter the Matrix.... it's gonna be one or the other.... confusion. Surely Wolfenstein is better....

I think out of the 2, you should get Wolfenstein. ;-)

You must be loaded Sav.

Anyway, welcome back to the forums mate :)

I think you're probably right. Wolfenstein it will be :)

And Project Zero is good, not great, but good. Typical survival horror stuff on the whole, but the clever mystical camera and the spooky ghosts give it an edge.

Enter the Matrix I have concluded to be too short lived and repetitive to be a must buy. Its got great elements, and is loads of fun for a while.

Its NOT a bad game by any stretch, but not essential. Try before you buy.