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I'm disappointed to hear about assassins creed being mediocre. The hype for that game was deafening.

its not as bad as people are saying. i'm liking it, its challenging, different and has hours of playing value. one of the better things on the market today. i got it for free in gamestop after trading in 2 ps3 games(the darkness and resistance) but i'd gladly pay for it. the first 30 minutes are a bit slow paced but its mainly due to giving tutorials, i'm just passed all that(3 missions in) and its much more free roam. i love scaling buildings too and the assasinations are very open, its not a generic thing where if you replay the game it'll be the same, i failed a mission and when i did it again the actual assasination was different, ie> the target went on a different route, i had different obsitcles etc.

i love it and reccomend you buy it without high expectations. the start isn't the greatest but it gets better

alot of people mistake hype with advertising, its supposed to create hype so people will buy it

cool thanks for that overview. I was going to buy it anyway, but your post sealed the deal :xmasssanta:

I'm disappointed to hear about assassins creed being mediocre. The hype for that game was deafening.

Mario Galaxy <3

I love this game! I've been a little disappointed after the Mario Sunshine game, it wasnt really that good. Although it had an impossible task

to be the first mariogame since Super Mario 64. It seems that they have taken all the goods from N64, and mixed it with all the good parts of the

sunshine game, and made an incredible game. I love it

Better than Mario 64 and super mario world (snes)?

The part where he says it took him 7 years to make this record is comedy gold. His standards for making music are about as high as Brett Michaels.

Hell has officially frozen over.

I don't care much about the band but Scott Stapp is a major douchebag...maybe even a bigger one than Fred Durst.

Only one of you listens to the music from the Rocky movies? Blasphemy.

Glad you enjoyed ratchet and clank, i'm about to fire it up right now.

I never could get into MGS either...I played MGS 3 and it was just too realistic and took too long to get going. I just couldn't complete the game...

just bought Ratchet and Clank and Manhunt 2...I'll let you guys know how it turns out but Manhunt 2 is getting some disappointing reviews. The game has basically been gutted by the censors...

You can hack into the unncensored version with the PSP version if you have custom firmware loaded up on your PSP. Otherwise, I don't think you can do it with the PS2 version (yet), unless someone comes up with a way to do it with a chipped PS2. this probably makes no difference to you but it gives you hope i guess

Are PSP's worth the cash? I have an old gameboy advance which I love for the classic games like mario and donkey kong. I'm actually thinking of getting a wii because I miss those games so much...

just bought Ratchet and Clank and Manhunt 2...I'll let you guys know how it turns out but Manhunt 2 is getting some disappointing reviews. The game has basically been gutted by the censors...

He's amusing, I'll give him that. Some of the stuff he said on the Eddie Trunk Interview still makes me laugh. Like him going apeshit when they find out Axl's coming to the studio.

He had one good song (18 and life) and that's it as far as I'm concerned.

That's ridiculous, but I've heard that you can mimic a lot of the killing motions with the wiimote which to them might seem a bit too close to reality. That function might have been removed out of the current iteration of the game though...

It's absurd, but there you go. The thing is, even if you use the Wii remote to act the actions out it's still not going to turn you into a violent killer. Lightguns didn't. When I played the first one I remember wincing at a few of the deaths but they were so nasty they actually became laughable after a few times.

Good point, that makes absolutely no sense....

It's surprising that the UK censors are so sensitive to violent content these days, although Americans aren't too far behind..

There was a huge furor about the original manhunt in the UK though if I recall, apparently there were some murders where the killer said he was inspired by manhunt. Same thing happened in the 80's over there when Rambo was popular. This might just be a way for the censors to get back at Rockstar by banning the sequel...

What a shame...guess you'll have to import the unrated copy from finland or norway.... :xmasssanta:

That's ridiculous, but I've heard that you can mimic a lot of the killing motions with the wiimote which to them might seem a bit too close to reality. That function might have been removed out of the current iteration of the game though...

yeah ive heard some good things about metroid prime...it looks like a blast to play from the trailers...that'll be one of the first games I pick up if I get the wii...

re: manhunt 2, I hope the censorship board hasn't neutered the game. It was banned until last week when it finally got an M rating...

Yeah, I was just looking at a few articles saying they censored certain death scenes in the game. Now there's a blur effect whenever you kill someone too gruesomely. Oh, well, hopefully you can still make out what's going on.

And on the subject of 360... I've liked the way it looks so far. I'm a big fan of FPS and TPS games and so far it has FEAR, Gears of War, Halo 3, GRAW2, Saints Row and Rainbow Six. Also, the online looks incredibly fun too, much more customizable than the Wii online. The only thing that's put me off from buying a 360 is the price. College kids can't exactly afford 500 dollar luxuries. Although I do agree that Halo 3 is seriously overrated.

There's a rumor that there might be a price drop around christmas for the xbox and they may bundle it with a game like gears or halo 3. If they fix those things and make them more reliable I'd definitely consider picking one up. There are way too many good games coming out for that system. I'm a big FPS fan too and the x-box360 seems to specialize exclusively in those...

Hmmm, I haven't played with my Wii in a while (hurhur penis joke). Does anyone have a good Wii game that's either out or will be out soon that I should buy (excluding Super Mario Galaxy, of course. I'm gonna buy the shit out of that). I'd prefer a fighting game but as far as I know, Wii has few to none of them.

If you haven't played Super Paper Mario yet, I suggest that, I found that game to be alot of fun, not alot of replay value, but it was one of the games I most enjoyed playing in years.

Is that in any way like Super mario world for the snes? I've been dying to play a proper mario game since my snes bit the dust 10 yrs back...but I've been loyal to sony...and never had the cash for a 2nd system...

Are there any good mature titles coming out for this system besides Manhunt 2? I keep hearing that the games are mostly aimed at children and that much of the adult content is being made for the xbox and ps3...what do you say?

To be honest, I don't truly believe the "next-gen" period has taken off just yet. I own a PS3 and a Wii, got them both on launch, I'm a casual gamer so I don't buy that many games, but for PS3 so far theres one game out that even interested me - Resistance - and I owned it and completed it and sold it.

The Wii I've owned a few games, most of the games have been misses rather than hits - I was VERY disappointed with Sonic and The Secret Rings and Mario Strikers Charged, and Medal of Honour: Vanguard now you mention it, but Wii Sports and Super Paper Mario compensated for these games.

All my friends have the Xbox 360, and every game just seems too...I don't know, generic. The only REAL game that even half tempted me in buying an Xbox 360 was Gears of War, I disliked Vampire Reign, Dead Rising, I thought Bioshock was Okay, but overrated, Halo 3 is just stupidly overrated although Multiplayer can be fun on occasion.

Anyway, point is. Xbox 360 has been around over 2 years now, and the Wii and PS3 are just strecthin the year mark. Give it another 6 months to a year and I'd definately consider buying either a PS3 or a Wii. Despite the amount of hate the PS3 gets - and in it's current state, I can see why - I reckon "slow and steady wins the race" and the PS3 will come out on top. I'm intrigued about this "Home" thing they have going on. Metal Gear Solid 4, Blu Ray capability. Internet Capability. It really IS worth the money.

Anyway, that's just my opinion, no doubt Jack_The_Ripper will go tear it apart with "please bitch, yadda yadda" But I don't treat or expect everyone in this thread to be a complete video game nerd. I actually agree with Bromle's opinion on the Wii in it's current state. It has potential to extend it's shelf life though.

Thanks for the reply, that was informative. I bought the ps3 about 3 months back and it's collecting dust. I figured it was a good investment because of the amount of technology the system packed. The problem is the games so far haven't caught my fancy. I sold off my copy of resistance too as well as heavenly sword (I'm a very casual gamer and I zipped through that game in a couple days)...November seems like a promising month for us ps3 owners though....

I'm really surprised to hear that you don't much care for the Xbox games, some of those look great like Gears, Bioshock and Halo 3. The only reason I don't own one is that they are so poorly designed and unreliable. I'm thinking twice about getting one now though...

Hmmm, I haven't played with my Wii in a while (hurhur penis joke). Does anyone have a good Wii game that's either out or will be out soon that I should buy (excluding Super Mario Galaxy, of course. I'm gonna buy the shit out of that). I'd prefer a fighting game but as far as I know, Wii has few to none of them.

If you haven't played Super Paper Mario yet, I suggest that, I found that game to be alot of fun, not alot of replay value, but it was one of the games I most enjoyed playing in years.

Yeah, I already played it. It was a really good game, the only problem was it was too easy to beat. I only rented it and beat it in about 5 days.

Are there any good mature titles coming out for this system besides Manhunt 2? I keep hearing that the games are mostly aimed at children and that much of the adult content is being made for the xbox and ps3...what do you say?

Well, Metroid Prime 3 isn't exactly mature, but it sure as hell isn't childish either. It's definetly one of, if not the best Wii game out there too (although I haven't played them all to make an accurate fact).

Also, thanks for suggesting Manhunt 2. I remember watching a vid of it a while ago and it did look kick ass. I might just pick that up, afterall.

yeah ive heard some good things about metroid prime...it looks like a blast to play from the trailers...that'll be one of the first games I pick up if I get the wii...

re: manhunt 2, I hope the censorship board hasn't neutered the game. It was banned until last week when it finally got an M rating...

Hmmm, I haven't played with my Wii in a while (hurhur penis joke). Does anyone have a good Wii game that's either out or will be out soon that I should buy (excluding Super Mario Galaxy, of course. I'm gonna buy the shit out of that). I'd prefer a fighting game but as far as I know, Wii has few to none of them.

If you haven't played Super Paper Mario yet, I suggest that, I found that game to be alot of fun, not alot of replay value, but it was one of the games I most enjoyed playing in years.

Is that in any way like Super mario world for the snes? I've been dying to play a proper mario game since my snes bit the dust 10 yrs back...but I've been loyal to sony...and never had the cash for a 2nd system...

Are there any good mature titles coming out for this system besides Manhunt 2? I keep hearing that the games are mostly aimed at children and that much of the adult content is being made for the xbox and ps3...what do you say?

Hmmm, I haven't played with my Wii in a while (hurhur penis joke). Does anyone have a good Wii game that's either out or will be out soon that I should buy (excluding Super Mario Galaxy, of course. I'm gonna buy the shit out of that). I'd prefer a fighting game but as far as I know, Wii has few to none of them.

Manhunt 2 is going to fucking own, that's a must buy if you like stealth/horror action games with a ultra violent/gory edge. Nights is coming out next month I believe and that's going to be an amazing game.

I still haven't bought a wii since a lot of people claim it's a fad...I'm still waiting to see if the games pick up for this system...

ok my fantasy band...

vocals - Chris Cornell

guitar - Buckethead

guitar - Mark Knopfler

guitar - Dave Navarro

drums - Josh Freese

Bass - Les Claypool

Metallica are supposed to be getting back to their 'Black' album roots.

Which should be good, if they pull it off. Axl take note

ugh, so they're going back to the beginning of the end...

my thoughts exactly....

dave navarro + perry farrell = goodness.

The outro solo of Brothers in Arms by Marc Knopfler

Say it Right is a great song...

Dizzy's piano solo was probably the best solo of the night, but it still sucked.

Ouch.

maybe I will actually pay to see a nu-guns show after reading your review DF....seems like they put on a solid show...