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Sonic Unleashed: Xbox 360

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Sonic Unleashed: Xbox 360

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it's like a less violant God of War (Literally down to the way he attacks, opens doors and finishes off enemies) and it still manages to be fun, though not as fast but it's okay and I'll say why later. You have to level Sonic and the Werehog up separately, though not to the extent of Sonic and the Secret Rings where you're running horribly slow, you go from fast to mach ten. Sonics day levels are pure speed and fun much like Sonic Adventure just MUCH faster when they have to be and more polished so to speech, the werehogs levels are slower but also more focused on combat and some light puzzles, where leveling with Sonic would get you more speed and boost, the werehog gets more attack moves, power and health, and there's also the Tornado levels where you fly with Tails to take down Robotniks (Eggmans) army which is more or less press a certain button to blow up a certain enemy..

The 360/PS3 versions are almost completely different from the Wii/PS2 in every way, the levels are the same theme but are completely different in design, there is no leveling for Sonic and it's done automatically for the werehog. The werehog is more of a button masher than it is the 360/PS3 version where they have a long move list. There's more of an even spread between Sonics and the Werehogs levels, while the Wii/PS2 seems to focus more on the werehog. There is no towns to explore in the Wii/PS2 version, which is more of a picture/text adventure rather than running around, which is fine, but it's fun to see Segas new art style with the human characters that actually fit in this time around.The 360/PS3 version seems to be larger in scale to the Wii/PS2 versions but that's not to say the Wii version isn't good, it's just not as large as the 360/PS3.

I'm so happy with this game, even if you're not a big fan of the werehog levels, there's enough fun in Sonics levels to keep you coming back for more. They don't try to over complicate a story with characters wierd events and certainly no Final Fantasy looking characters. It focuses on Sonic and his Werehog form and has a very fantasy/silly story, but it's very fitting for Sonic I must say. The game is the best Sonic game I've played in along time, and though I expected it to be not great, it turned out to be my favorite 3D Sonic game.

Fallout 3: Xbox 360

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mode, where we are just focused on what is immediately in front of us. In this game it is worthwhile to just go to different places and look off into the distance. Some of the views, both in majesty and in content, are unbelievable. The art in this game is certainly a ten. Not only is the outside environment impressive, but the inside environments are good, too. They aren't Dead Space quality, but they are good none-the-less.

The non-main quests are a mixed bag. Some of them are definitely interesting, others are just mail delivery quests. I will say that there are generally a few ways to finish a quest, and some of them can be short cut or extended depending on how you go about them. There is so much to do, side quest wise, that you can take a break almost any time you like from the main quests and just lose yourself in the immense and beautifully done DC Capital Wasteland. Fallout 3 does a good job of presenting you with many distractions while you push along down the main quests.

Combat. The temptation is to think of this game as a FPS. It is not. In fact, if you play it as a FPS you will pretty much get yourself killed. You really do have to rely upon the VATS system -- which is very skill dependent. You can fire a high damage weapon at an enemy and barely scratch them if you aren't proficient in that item. Keep that in mind when you approach combat. Occasionally FPS style combat is useful -- or even necessary in the case of sniping or the Fat Man -- but it is wise to just surrender yourself to the points based skill dependent type of play that the VATS does a good job of enforcing. If you approach this game as an FPS you will be sorely disappointed.

There are a few little issues here and there with the game. Combat can be repetitive. Early on the game is a struggle due to weak skill levels and poor equipment, but once you cross a certain threshold it swings the other way and the challenge evaporates. The main quest(s) tell a good story, but most of the story is fairly standard fare. The ending of the game, I thought, was fairly abrupt and anti-climactic. There are a few different endings to the game, but that mostly depends on two or three choices you make _immediately_ prior to the end of the game. The journey was excellent, but the end was poor.

One other minor complaint: The game, in a way, scales with the character. Not quite like Oblivion did, as I understand Fallout 3 scales an area to your character once you enter it -- and then as you progress that area stays at its original level. This dynamic, much improved over Oblivion as it is, takes away any sense of accomplishment that leveling really has. True, that when you level you gain perks and skills and such, but to some degree it doesn't really seem to affect your relation to the difficulty of the game. People who go after leveling up early will be disappointed -- my recommendation is to just proceed down the main quest, using side quests as distactions, and enjoy the leveling as you go.

To conclude this review I will say that I found Fallout 3 very entertaining. I'm not sure on its replayability -- if you are a completionist type player then you will have a staggering amount of stuff to do -- but I'm sure in a few weeks, during a lull in game releases, I will be back to playing this game again. The game had quite a few impressive moments, both visually and in concept, and I would recommend it to anyone who finds themselves to be a fan of the Bethesda style RPGs.

Microsoft Xbox 360 Arcade

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lot more mature, Sega superstars tennis is for 4 year olds and no one above that age. Period. The arcade games suck too, but it was a nice gesture from a greedy corporation, I mean monopoly, like microsoft. Buy it if you are poor like me and cant afford the one with the hard drive, but if you can get the one with the hard drive. Or you could buy this one and just buy a hard drive from ebay for 35 dollars. It's up to you. At least with this one you'll still have money for some games. Well im gonna get back to playing GTA4, buy this!

Need for Speed: Undercover: Xbox 360

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cops have basically clicked and dragged from the three-year-old Most Wanted and also the cities (there are three of them) are big, criss-crossed with wide, but they lack personality and they all begin to look the same.

NFS of old was about hot cars, hot pursuits and miles and miles of open road, and Undercover make a semi-successful fist of recapturing some of this magic. Looks great, plays fine. There's no getting around the fact, however, that Undercover is basically Most Wanted with a new lick of paint.

It is time to consider a new look for this one is old and boring.

Need for Speed: Undercover: Xbox 360

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another race. Anytime I would pick anything, the loading screen would come up and freeze the entire game. A few times I managed to start a race, but the game would freeze during the race. I was more than let down. I was pissed.

Naturaly, I looked online for others with similar problems, and there are a ton of people. The freezing, frame rates, are all common problems. Some people have been blessed with the lack of problems, but others like me not so much.

One last note. After having the freezing problems, I installed the game to the xbox hard drive. After playing thru a few races I can say that this has, so far, fixed the freezing issues I was having. I am sure a patch will be released to fix most of the games issues, but the only patch worth waiting for is a better game.

11-22-08 EDIT

An auto update was released for the game which may fix some issues. As my biggest issues was the constant freezing, and I fixed that by installing on the hard drive, I am unsure as to what bugs got fixed. I can say the overall the game does not feel as fragile as it had at first.

11-24-08 UPDATE

After getting some time to actually play the game, I will discuss my additional thoughts. The game itself is a lot like the older NFS, where you have an open world with some street races and of course the police chases. The game, as described in another review, can be summed up as LAZY. You actually don't have to do any open world driving. You can pick races from the "GPS" screen, or you can race the closest event by hitting down on your d pad. I felt bad, because it really puts the open world usage to shame. I have not customized any part of my car yet, as its not as fun as it used to be, or should be. Also, anytime you purchase anything in the game it asks if you want to use "In game cash" or "Microsoft Points". I would hate to see how many points it would cost.

The open world consists of three "Cities" each with their own races, and groups to take out. The races seem repetative, more so than in the past. Most of the police cut scenes are the same, as are the begining of most every race. I have only progressed thru the first city, and am on the second.

ONLINE PLAY

I did get to play a few matches of cops and robbers online. I must say that this was very fun. The object is to "steal" the money and take it to your hidout before you get busted by the cops. There are up to 8 people playing, 4 robbers and 4 cops. The game is pretty straight forward, and easy to pick up on. I have not yet had a chance to play any other modes. Even though this is fun, I wouldn't pay more then $10 to get this mode. The game just isn't where it should be.

Based on the games progress I would re-rate this MAYBE 2-2.5 stars. However, if you are still not sure about spending the money, I would still wait. Had I have played a demo before hand, or rented the copy first, I would not have purchased. I have yet to recommend this game to anyone, and would still tell people to avoid this title.

Golden Axe: Beast Rider: Xbox 360

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the dwarf from the original game is there, pulling an axe out of his chest. He sees Tyris and exclaims, "By my balls, you're alive." Ok, if you're a hot chick who was unconscious and the first thing you hear is a dwarf talking about his testicles, that's not a good thing. Maybe he's saying he resurrected you somehow with his balls, or he is your father, or maybe that's just a contemporary Dwarven expression. Anyway, the Dwarf gives Tyris an axe and says you must find the pieces and reassemble it. Lucky for Tyris, the pieces just snap on. Near the end of the game, Axe Battler from the original game appears and says something like, "Gee, Tyris, I'm sorry your game sucks so bad. See Ya," and he's gone. I think there are 30 lines of bad dialogue in the entire story.

Gameplay - 1/10
In this day and age, developers of real games put the player in an adventure and let them battle their way through it. Golden Axe puts the player in a world and punishes them if they don't do what the designers intended. No attempt is made to make a cohesive world. Instead, the game just stops from time to time and says, "Challenge Complete" and gives you a score, usually telling you that you suck. If you die during a Challenge, you have a LIMITED NUMBER OF CONTINUES that you can use or you must start over. The game also makes every attempt to take cheap shots at the player: Bombs hidden in objectives, poison hidden in chests, near impossible jumps...

Controls - 1/10
The controls are very awkward at best.
A - Jump, B - Mount Beast, X - Light Attack, Y - Heavy Attack, RB - Parry, LB - Evade, D-Pad - Choose Magic, L Trigger - Run, R Trigger - Magic, X+Y = Knockback Attack.
Combat relies heavily on pressing RB, LB, and X+Y. Where do you put your hands to press RB, then X+Y immediately after that?!

Combat - 2/10
You begin AND END the game with 2 combos. XXX for multiple enemies. YYY to do damage to a single enemy. If you delay your presses, you deal extra damage. You can mix and match the X's and Y's, but there's no point. You can't get new moves or new weapon types, so you'd better love pressing XXX or YYY.
Most of the focus of combat is on Defense, which is a lot less fun than thinking about slaughtering enemies. There is NO BLOCK in the game.
Tyris can Parry or Evade. The enemy attacks are color coded. Orange Attacks can be Evaded, Blue can be parried. If you are successful, you can counter attack for extra damage. If you try to Parry a Blue or Evade an Orange, Tyris just stands there and gets beaten up. If no attacks are coming at you, THE BUTTONS DO NOTHING AND YOU ARE IMMOBILE FOR 2 SECONDS. If you are attacking, the Parry and Evade don't take effect until the animation ends, so the best way to fight is to stand still, Parry or Evade, then attack. Boy, I bet you can't wait to experience that! There is no combat manager in the game, so Tyris can be attacked by a Blue and Orange at the same time, which means you get hit and lose your bonus. This reminds Tyris that the world is cruel and unfair.

Beasts - 3/10
Beasts are only in the game about 10% of the time. The beasts are sluggish and clunky and they only have 3 attacks each. X, Y, and X+Y. In some cases, using the X+Y attack drains the beast's health. The beasts are disposable and if Tyris gets knocked off a beast, the weakest enemy can jump on it and ride it, to remind her that she is not special.

Leveling Up - 0/10
At the end of each challenge, you accumulate Gold. If you defend well, you get a bonus to the gold that you pick up. If you get hit once, the bonus drops to zero. This is very frustrating. When you complete a level, you get graded based on damage taken, gold, time, and dismemberment. If you play on NORMAL MODE, the game multiplies your gold by 1/3!!!!!! You only keep 1/3 of your GOLD!!! The background for this screen should have been a giant middle finger! (Hard Mode is x1)
Getting gold, fills a bar at the bottom of the screen. When that fills up, you get what the game decides to give you. You usually get a new outfit for Tyris that looks the same as the one she already has. This reminds Tyris that no matter how hard she tries, she will never get ahead in the world.

Level Design - 0/10
Every level looks the same. From the rocky barren plains, to the dusty barren plains dotted with ruins. In every level, there are spikes that randomly pop in and out of the ground for no apparent reason. Absolutely no attempt is made to make this look like a world. Instead the levels are there to take cheap shots at Tyris. In some levels, while riding a dinosaur, the wind can blow you and the dino off of the cliff.
Opening doors is incredibly confusing. There are 9 different ways to open doors, but there is only 1 way to open each door, and you never really know how you are supposed to open them.
If you ever get lost, the best way to tell if you are headed in the right direction is the slow down. The game drops frames to load in enemies. So, if the game suddenly pauses for a second, that's a good thing. There are invisible walls everywhere, so the levels may look like mass expanses of dirt, but they're linear dirt trails surrounded by dirt.

Bosses 1/10
Almost all the bosses are the same guy. It's a 60 foot tall giant that you attack. After you hit him a few times, he crouches. When he crouches, Tyris kicks him and he goes flying backwards into a fire column to take damage. If Tyris can move a 60 foot tall giant with a kick, why can't she jump more than 5 feet? Perhaps the bosses are made of helium.

Bugs - 10/10
I've seen Tyris get stuck in level geometry. I've seen the game crash. I've heard the sound skip. I've seen Tyris fall out of the world. There are render tears and slowdown. I've also seen an entire palette shift to blue.

Sound - 5/10
The music is ok, but neither feels epic nor atmospheric.

The Ending - 0/10
Tyris catches up with her captured Dragon God and he tells her the final piece of the axe is his soul. She stabs him in the head and does her best Darth Vader Episode 3, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I laughed for a minute. Then you fight Death Adder. The fight is 20 minutes long and makes no sense. But, that's ok because the fight pauses every few minutes and pop-up windows appear giving you detalied instructions on what you are supposed to be doing. Hit him, ride him, make him destroy some statues, then a cutscene plays where Death Adder says, "Fool, I will destroy you!" Tyris replies, "Maybe, but not this day!" Seriously, that's what she says. She chops his head off. Your reward... a skimpy white bikini costume. So, the final scene plays and the Dwarf and Axe are there. Tyris says, "I've lost my land, my god, my people..." But it's hard to take her seriously because she looks like `Fun in the Sun' Tyris who's about to go play beach volleyball and drink something with a little umbrella in it. Axe Battler says, "This is just the beginning." The dwarf starts to talk, but is abruptly cut off by the credits. That's right, the credits interrupt the last cutscene.

The game is rated M for violence, gore, and nudity. Unfortunately, the nudity is only on dead, charred, or dismembered bodies. If you're going to put breasts in a game, put them on living women so the non-necrophiliacs can enjoy them, too.

If you're dying to play a hack and slash game, you should play Ninja Gaiden 2, Devil May Cry 4, Oblivion, Too Human, Viking, The Force Unleashed, Lego Star Wars, Assassin's Creed... then buy a Wii and play Zelda and No More Heroes... then buy Castle Crashers on the Xbox Marketplace... You're better off avoiding this game.

If you feel you must play it, it's only 6-8 hours long and not very difficult.

You might be thinking, "Poisoned Blade, if the game was so bad, why did you finish it?" I did it, so you don't have to.

MTV Games Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Xbox 360

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in ease of set up, maintenance, totally wireless, no plugs, cords, etc., and zero STRESS. The drums have been improved so they don't hurt your wrists like the previous set which were like hitting concrete, they, now, have lots of give. I've been playing it about 60 hours in total, now, and no painful wrists like the previous Rock Band 1 set gave me. The pedal is also metal-reinforced now so you can't snap it, like it's purely plastic predicessor.

I am trying to reach down into my soul and explain to parents what a wonderful 'video game' this set is. How 189.00 is nothing when you think of how much gas, time, energy, and stress it is to run around entertaining them on a regular basis. With four positions to occupy (guitar, drums, singing, and a bass if you get an extra guitar) there is always something for even a little younger sibling of four to do: either sing along or play the drums, gosh they learn it fast. Four year olds are no slouches. Rock Band 2 also has a wonderful 'no fail' option so that the song doesn't crash if one of the members falls out of tune, you can keep playing with no stress, unlike rockband 1. Altho, admittedly, soon, even inexperienced players seem to dislike the 'no fail' option as, strangely enough, not 'failing' is really the key to it feeling like you *are* real band.

If your looking for a way to meld your family unit, the last thing you would dream in the world might do it would be rocking out to old classics together, but somehow, like a magical mystery tour, it works wonders on the family unit. No one is more surprised than me. I swear I was convinced this would be the last thing on god's green earth I'd could ever dream of having enough coordination to ever enjoy.

Quick Mom-like Points:

Pros:
-An amazing dads/daughters/sons way to bond. Not too hard to talk dad into a nice redition of 'Eye of the Tiger' when he gets off work--where as trying to get him to have a tea-party of play some basket ball is a bit more challanging. Dads LOVE this game, and kids don't get 'in the way' - everyone is an asset in rockband. Which is the sheer genius of it when it comes to familes and their differing ages.
-No musical ability or lessons required. Literally any age over 4 can play.
-Promotes family and sharing and harmony. Appreciation of each other's musical attempts, and that promotes respect as one 'musician' to another.
-Produces confidence and self-esteem via performing. We really don't get much of a chance to 'show off' or 'express' our selves infront of each other often. This experience really builds - do i dare say it - self-love and pride in self-ability. When you totally rock the drums or sing a great rendition of a song, or play an amazing solo on the guitar, everyone else knows how hard it is because we all take our turn at 'bat' so to speak.
-Great mental concentration, hand-eye coordination improvement as you make music.
-No painful learning curve. Each member of the band plays at their own skill level without it slowing down any other member.
-A fun way burn up all that pent-up energy, and surprisingly, emotion, we build up over the day.
-The drums are quiet. You can literally work in the same room and concentrate on a mental task on a computer while four kids rock wildly on rock band. Why? Becuase they shut up for 4 minutes at a time! WOO!! And they are in a good mood when they play. No one gets angry, it's such a singular thing of concentration to work as a whole (if that makes sense.)

Cons--
-might agrue over who is to play the drums next. I make everyone switch around ever few songs to play their favs. One of my favorite things about rock band is 'making' everyone rotate thru guitar, singing, and drums. Great experiences, all.
-someone or everyone in the house will be addicted. great 'when your homework is done' inducement tho.
-the vast majority of songs are classic rock and considered tame by todays lyrical standards as far as decency goes. Some of the songs are depressing and we flat-out skip. I am sure more varied rockband songs will be popping up soon in every possible genre. Christian rock, country, hiphop, etc. For the moment now it's the classic rock greats and some newer hits. So songs might need monitoring. I haven't unlocked 'you oughta know' by alanis morrisette yet, but I know that's not a song the kids will be able to play because of they lyrics.

All in all, amazing, wonderful, fabulous!

It's one thing to go to a concert and sit there and watch a flawless show - but, wow is it another to try to do it yourself. Now I really know what they mean when they say 'rock on.' It ain't no joke. I, now, have a whole new perspective and *respect* for the sweat and brains it takes to make a song work. Grab Rock Band 2 for your family, it's almost a sure bet to please everyone, including Mom and Dad!

Microsoft Quick Charge Kit for Xbox 360

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in ease of set up, maintenance, totally wireless, no plugs, cords, etc., and zero STRESS. The drums have been improved so they don't hurt your wrists like the previous set which were like hitting concrete, they, now, have lots of give. I've been playing it about 60 hours in total, now, and no painful wrists like the previous Rock Band 1 set gave me. The pedal is also metal-reinforced now so you can't snap it, like it's purely plastic predicessor.



I am trying to reach down into my soul and explain to parents what a wonderful 'video game' this set is. How 189.00 is nothing when you think of how much gas, time, energy, and stress it is to run around entertaining them on a regular basis. With four positions to occupy (guitar, drums, singing, and a bass if you get an extra guitar) there is always something for even a little younger sibling of four to do: either sing along or play the drums, gosh they learn it fast. Four year olds are no slouches. Rock Band 2 also has a wonderful 'no fail' option so that the song doesn't crash if one of the members falls out of tune, you can keep playing with no stress, unlike rockband 1. Altho, admittedly, soon, even inexperienced players seem to dislike the 'no fail' option as, strangely enough, not 'failing' is really the key to it feeling like you *are* real band.



If your looking for a way to meld your family unit, the last thing you would dream in the world might do it would be rocking out to old classics together, but somehow, like a magical mystery tour, it works wonders on the family unit. No one is more surprised than me. I swear I was convinced this would be the last thing on god's green earth I'd could ever dream of having enough coordination to ever enjoy.



Quick Mom-like Points:



Pros:

-An amazing dads/daughters/sons way to bond. Not too hard to talk dad into a nice redition of 'Eye of the Tiger' when he gets off work--where as trying to get him to have a tea-party of play some basket ball is a bit more challanging. Dads LOVE this game, and kids don't get 'in the way' - everyone is an asset in rockband. Which is the sheer genius of it when it comes to familes and their differing ages.

-No musical ability or lessons required. Literally any age over 4 can play.

-Promotes family and sharing and harmony. Appreciation of each other's musical attempts, and that promotes respect as one 'musician' to another.

-Produces confidence and self-esteem via performing. We really don't get much of a chance to 'show off' or 'express' our selves infront of each other often. This experience really builds - do i dare say it - self-love and pride in self-ability. When you totally rock the drums or sing a great rendition of a song, or play an amazing solo on the guitar, everyone else knows how hard it is because we all take our turn at 'bat' so to speak.

-Great mental concentration, hand-eye coordination improvement as you make music.

-No painful learning curve. Each member of the band plays at their own skill level without it slowing down any other member.

-A fun way burn up all that pent-up energy, and surprisingly, emotion, we build up over the day.

-The drums are quiet. You can literally work in the same room and concentrate on a mental task on a computer while four kids rock wildly on rock band. Why? Becuase they shut up for 4 minutes at a time! WOO!! And they are in a good mood when they play. No one gets angry, it's such a singular thing of concentration to work as a whole (if that makes sense.)



Cons--

-might agrue over who is to play the drums next. I make everyone switch around ever few songs to play their favs. One of my favorite things about rock band is 'making' everyone rotate thru guitar, singing, and drums. Great experiences, all.

-someone or everyone in the house will be addicted. great 'when your homework is done' inducement tho.

-the vast majority of songs are classic rock and considered tame by todays lyrical standards as far as decency goes. Some of the songs are depressing and we flat-out skip. I am sure more varied rockband songs will be popping up soon in every possible genre. Christian rock, country, hiphop, etc. For the moment now it's the classic rock greats and some newer hits. So songs might need monitoring. I haven't unlocked 'you oughta know' by alanis morrisette yet, but I know that's not a song the kids will be able to play because of they lyrics.



All in all, amazing, wonderful, fabulous!



It's one thing to go to a concert and sit there and watch a flawless show - but, wow is it another to try to do it yourself. Now I really know what they mean when they say 'rock on.' It ain't no joke. I, now, have a whole new perspective and *respect* for the sweat and brains it takes to make a song work. Grab Rock Band 2 for your family, it's almost a sure bet to please everyone, including Mom and Dad!

Grand Theft Auto IV: Xbox 360

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or all your fans will be running to other gaming titles!

Secondly, the load times for this game are abominable; the time it takes this game to load are INEXCUSABLE. This probably my second biggest complaint about this game, did they seriously test this game before releasing it to the massess?

Third, the driving is a complete NIGHTMARE! Regardless of the car you drive, one little slight movement of the wheel and you're all over the place. Last I checked I wasn't driving some 1100 HP twin charged supercar, am I missing something here? I mean what's the point of driving especially the bikes when they are undriveable? During missions where you're required to chase or run from enemies this is where you really notice just how bad the driving on this game really is. My goodness, I failed more missions due to the poor handling these cars provide you in the game. What were they trying to accomplish by making everything undriveable?

Next we have the running, hmmph! Talking about being unrealistic -- What's the point of running away from a guy if they can catch up to you? Let's be honest a heavy set man or woman weighing at in at 300 lbs has no business keeping up with a slim seemingly in-shape guy, come on, WTF! During an intese firefight with the cops, I ran because my life was low, and while I'm running I looked behind me, and get this; this fat cop is literally runnnig stride for stride with me, WTF? I guess everybody on the game has the speed of Usain Bolt, because out running people on here is a joke.

Since when did fighting become a community effort? You attack one person, and you're getting swarmed by 3 or more people, if things were like that in the real world then I would understand, but come on, how are you supposed to enjoy getting killed by average people ganging up on you.

Camera control, I think I've spent more time fighting with the camera control then I did with the bad guys, COME ON, this is by far the main reason why I stopped playing this game. Why can't the camera simply look where you're looking, not where it wants to look, for corns sake.


Missions: got old VERY quick, and are really difficult especially if you lack the patience as I do, and for what? To do another pointless bs mission, they really had no directions or true sense of accomplishments after completing them. The storyline, It completely didn't have any point to it, oh wait, it did sex, drugs, killing, racism and more of the same. Safe to say, I could have constructed a far better plot than this.

The good thing about all of this was, I didn't give Rockstar any money for this game, as I barrowed it from a friend, and I'm glad I wasn't in line waiting for this game or else I would have been severely disappointed. So hopefully my review will serve as a wakeup call to those seriously thinking about purchasing this game, cause it's not worth it.

Microsoft Quick Charge Kit for Xbox 360

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or all your fans will be running to other gaming titles!



Secondly, the load times for this game are abominable; the time it takes this game to load are INEXCUSABLE. This probably my second biggest complaint about this game, did they seriously test this game before releasing it to the massess?



Third, the driving is a complete NIGHTMARE! Regardless of the car you drive, one little slight movement of the wheel and you're all over the place. Last I checked I wasn't driving some 1100 HP twin charged supercar, am I missing something here? I mean what's the point of driving especially the bikes when they are undriveable? During missions where you're required to chase or run from enemies this is where you really notice just how bad the driving on this game really is. My goodness, I failed more missions due to the poor handling these cars provide you in the game. What were they trying to accomplish by making everything undriveable?



Next we have the running, hmmph! Talking about being unrealistic -- What's the point of running away from a guy if they can catch up to you? Let's be honest a heavy set man or woman weighing at in at 300 lbs has no business keeping up with a slim seemingly in-shape guy, come on, WTF! During an intese firefight with the cops, I ran because my life was low, and while I'm running I looked behind me, and get this; this fat cop is literally runnnig stride for stride with me, WTF? I guess everybody on the game has the speed of Usain Bolt, because out running people on here is a joke.



Since when did fighting become a community effort? You attack one person, and you're getting swarmed by 3 or more people, if things were like that in the real world then I would understand, but come on, how are you supposed to enjoy getting killed by average people ganging up on you.



Camera control, I think I've spent more time fighting with the camera control then I did with the bad guys, COME ON, this is by far the main reason why I stopped playing this game. Why can't the camera simply look where you're looking, not where it wants to look, for corns sake.





Missions: got old VERY quick, and are really difficult especially if you lack the patience as I do, and for what? To do another pointless bs mission, they really had no directions or true sense of accomplishments after completing them. The storyline, It completely didn't have any point to it, oh wait, it did sex, drugs, killing, racism and more of the same. Safe to say, I could have constructed a far better plot than this.



The good thing about all of this was, I didn't give Rockstar any money for this game, as I barrowed it from a friend, and I'm glad I wasn't in line waiting for this game or else I would have been severely disappointed. So hopefully my review will serve as a wakeup call to those seriously thinking about purchasing this game, cause it's not worth it.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition: Xbox 360

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or all your fans will be running to other gaming titles!





Secondly, the load times for this game are abominable; the time it takes this game to load are INEXCUSABLE. This probably my second biggest complaint about this game, did they seriously test this game before releasing it to the massess?





Third, the driving is a complete NIGHTMARE! Regardless of the car you drive, one little slight movement of the wheel and you're all over the place. Last I checked I wasn't driving some 1100 HP twin charged supercar, am I missing something here? I mean what's the point of driving especially the bikes when they are undriveable? During missions where you're required to chase or run from enemies this is where you really notice just how bad the driving on this game really is. My goodness, I failed more missions due to the poor handling these cars provide you in the game. What were they trying to accomplish by making everything undriveable?





Next we have the running, hmmph! Talking about being unrealistic -- What's the point of running away from a guy if they can catch up to you? Let's be honest a heavy set man or woman weighing at in at 300 lbs has no business keeping up with a slim seemingly in-shape guy, come on, WTF! During an intese firefight with the cops, I ran because my life was low, and while I'm running I looked behind me, and get this; this fat cop is literally runnnig stride for stride with me, WTF? I guess everybody on the game has the speed of Usain Bolt, because out running people on here is a joke.





Since when did fighting become a community effort? You attack one person, and you're getting swarmed by 3 or more people, if things were like that in the real world then I would understand, but come on, how are you supposed to enjoy getting killed by average people ganging up on you.





Camera control, I think I've spent more time fighting with the camera control then I did with the bad guys, COME ON, this is by far the main reason why I stopped playing this game. Why can't the camera simply look where you're looking, not where it wants to look, for corns sake.








Missions: got old VERY quick, and are really difficult especially if you lack the patience as I do, and for what? To do another pointless bs mission, they really had no directions or true sense of accomplishments after completing them. The storyline, It completely didn't have any point to it, oh wait, it did sex, drugs, killing, racism and more of the same. Safe to say, I could have constructed a far better plot than this.





The good thing about all of this was, I didn't give Rockstar any money for this game, as I barrowed it from a friend, and I'm glad I wasn't in line waiting for this game or else I would have been severely disappointed. So hopefully my review will serve as a wakeup call to those seriously thinking about purchasing this game, cause it's not worth it.

Warhammer: Battle March: Xbox 360

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or all your fans will be running to other gaming titles!







Secondly, the load times for this game are abominable; the time it takes this game to load are INEXCUSABLE. This probably my second biggest complaint about this game, did they seriously test this game before releasing it to the massess?







Third, the driving is a complete NIGHTMARE! Regardless of the car you drive, one little slight movement of the wheel and you're all over the place. Last I checked I wasn't driving some 1100 HP twin charged supercar, am I missing something here? I mean what's the point of driving especially the bikes when they are undriveable? During missions where you're required to chase or run from enemies this is where you really notice just how bad the driving on this game really is. My goodness, I failed more missions due to the poor handling these cars provide you in the game. What were they trying to accomplish by making everything undriveable?







Next we have the running, hmmph! Talking about being unrealistic -- What's the point of running away from a guy if they can catch up to you? Let's be honest a heavy set man or woman weighing at in at 300 lbs has no business keeping up with a slim seemingly in-shape guy, come on, WTF! During an intese firefight with the cops, I ran because my life was low, and while I'm running I looked behind me, and get this; this fat cop is literally runnnig stride for stride with me, WTF? I guess everybody on the game has the speed of Usain Bolt, because out running people on here is a joke.







Since when did fighting become a community effort? You attack one person, and you're getting swarmed by 3 or more people, if things were like that in the real world then I would understand, but come on, how are you supposed to enjoy getting killed by average people ganging up on you.







Camera control, I think I've spent more time fighting with the camera control then I did with the bad guys, COME ON, this is by far the main reason why I stopped playing this game. Why can't the camera simply look where you're looking, not where it wants to look, for corns sake.











Missions: got old VERY quick, and are really difficult especially if you lack the patience as I do, and for what? To do another pointless bs mission, they really had no directions or true sense of accomplishments after completing them. The storyline, It completely didn't have any point to it, oh wait, it did sex, drugs, killing, racism and more of the same. Safe to say, I could have constructed a far better plot than this.







The good thing about all of this was, I didn't give Rockstar any money for this game, as I barrowed it from a friend, and I'm glad I wasn't in line waiting for this game or else I would have been severely disappointed. So hopefully my review will serve as a wakeup call to those seriously thinking about purchasing this game, cause it's not worth it.

MTV Games Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Xbox 360

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guitar with a white pick guard - not the sunburst wood grain pattern everyone describes as the new RB2 guitar. I was a little surprised and perhaps a bit dissapointed that I didn't get the new guitar pattern, but it is still the improved RB2 version with the stronger strum bar, auto-calibration microphone, and wireless screwless battery compartment.

This is a very fun game that makes you feel like you're actually participating in some creative musical adventure.

MTV Games Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Xbox 360

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quickplay or online battles takes a little away from the game, and the overall experience. I know youre probably reading this saying "It's called rock band, if you want a solo career get Guitar Hero". Honestly, I don't much care for the Guitar Hero franchise, and I don't always have 2-4 people on hand to rock out with. One other small gripe I had about the game is the fact that all the commercials have been showing the new "sunburst" fender strat guitar. This is NOT included with this bundle. You do get a guitar with all the new features including the simulated rosewood fretboard, but the body is still the simple fender black with white pick guard. I was really looking forward to having the sunburst guitar. The guitar also had some sort of strange white marks all over the back of the body. It was almost like there was a defect in the forming process and the body wasn't colored evenlly. Obviously these in no way affect game play, but if your going to charge almost $200 for the bundle, I think you can afford to give us the new guitar design.

Overall this game is a blast and I can see it giving me just as much enjoyment as RB1. I would have given it 4.5 stars overall, but amazon only lets items be rated in 1 star increments.

Golden Axe: Beast Rider: Xbox 360

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me, i've played much worse. i give it 6/10.

Golden Axe: Beast Rider: Xbox 360

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you can get jacked for your beast just like in the original game. The creatures walk very animal life like as if you really were riding a beast. The story isn't the best and actually starts off rushed. As you progress in the game you obtain the Golden Axe, which starts off as a boomerang until the axe is complete. Overall I don't think it's worth $60 but it's worth $40. It may get repetitive to some just like the original Golden Axe. Just remember it's one of those (hack & slash)adventure fighting games where it's gets better as you progress and LEARN to PARRY & EVADE or just be ready to get frustrated and take the game back for a trade in. Games from the 80's would just chew some of today's videogame players up and spit'em out. Some players don't realize how good they have it now in videogames and some game designers need to expand their imagination a tad more. We have save points, continue as an option and stage select now in just about all games now. Try playing a game for several hours just to die and have to start back at the beginning. Stay on the porch with the puppies if you can't roll with the big dogs. Golden Axe: Beast Rider, decent, but definitely don't expect any type of Gears of War gameplay or graphics. Your feelings may be hurt.

Mass Effect: Xbox 360

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like when you realize that most subscription-based MMORPGs are designed to be addictive and impossible to 'beat').

Mass Effect is entertaining, fun, and definitely a pretty game. The storyline is pretty compelling and you can genuinely get to know and feel for the characters. Still, it's oversimplified, repetitive, and doesn't stand out among the hordes of other similar games out there. 3 stars.

MTV Games Rock Band 2 Special Edition for Xbox 360

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creation. I also prefer the tour mode on Rock Band 2 as it seems more organized, however, this may just be my personal opinion.

The game play remains basically the same, though the song difficulty may have been made slightly easier, though its really hard to say.

The improvement of the drum face alone, makes the special edition worth it for me. If you're not interested in the quieter drum faces, the wireless instruments, and the drum expansion I would recommend just getting the game IF you have the original Rock Band.