I just finished Condemned a few days ago... it still has me returning to it "just for kicks". I also started Perfect Dark Zero the other night.

Playing it at the "Perfect Agent" difficulty might be my downfall. I'm finding it quite challenging and I'm looking at many checkpoint restarts. :o

What Xbox games are you playing at the moment?

I'm addicted to Hexic and spend waaay too much time playing that.

On COD2 I made it to the start of the last mission last night and then called it a night. That's Gameranged, and when I return that I've got King Kong coming next.

I'm also playing PD0, but forget how far I am. I either JUST rescued Jack from the old Chinese guy's fortress, or I'm still working my way through the complex towards him.

I started Quake 4, but lost ALL my game saves when I entered my Gamercard for Live (I'd set up my 360 with a profile that had the same name as my Gamercard, and my fresh Gamercard overwrote that profile) and I haven't gone back to this game since then.

PGR3. Lots of it. Tons of PGR3. Specifically, PGR3 online in ranked races. Did I mention I play an unhealthy dose of PGR3 online?

PDZ and Condemned. I can see how this could be addicting. M..u...s...t l..i...m..i..t my....my..myself.. :p

PGR3 90% of the time, with breaks for PD0. When I finish PGR I will focus on PD0. I am on lvl 7 now and not sure how far that is into the game really. Oh and I am playing Geometry Wars, and CRUSHING Islanti's high score! (Only AVS player on my friends list playing GW)

I just signed up for the game renting service and put Condemed in so I should be playing that soon.

PD0, COD2, and Condemned. I'm not getting too far in any one game because I keep switching up between the three. Plus, online multiplayer takes a lot of my in-game time away. I've also surprisingly been into Hexic HD. I've tried the trial version of Joust, Gauntlet, and Geometry Wars for old time's sake.

I'm waiting for GR3 or for COD2 to get patched - then I'll really be happy.

Oh and I am playing Geometry Wars, and CRUSHING Islanti's high score! (Only AVS player on my friends list playing GW)

I see how it is! I'd like to point out our relative GamerScores...
FCone's GamerScore (http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=fcone) :D

Now that's out of the way... I mostly finished Gun. I don't think I'll be getting the remaining achievements. I'm playing CoD on Veteran, trying to get more GamerScore. I'm also playing around with the achievements on the various Arcade games. I'm not allowed to play Condemned while my wife is in the room, so that limits my time there.

How was Gun? I was thinking of renting it...

We don't need a thread for this ;) I can see all of your info right in the menu, what you have played, how far you got, how many acheivements, etc.
:D

I'm not on Xbox Live yet so that would be quite the task. ;)

Aside from Gun has anyone here played King Kong yet?
Any members want to post some mini reviews?

Aside from Gun has anyone here played King Kong yet?
Any members want to post some mini reviews?

I second all of that- I was also wondering about both Gun and Kong. I've read many reviews through Gamerankings, but I'm interested in what "real people" -- namely, us! -- think of these.

And please let us know- would you BUY or just RENT a given game? Condemned sounds like a great ride, but more like a rental, all things considered. Perfect Dark, however, is one I'm thinking of buying- since with the multiplayer (and bots, even) it seems to have more longevity. Opinions?

NCAA Football 2006 :) Still trying to get the 'horns to the Rose Bowl. The thread wasn't exclusively for xbox360, was it? ;)

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Regarding King Kong, I attempted to download the demo from Live yesterday, and I couldn't find the thing. I know it was available last week (or at least I think it was on the list that Microsoft released leading up to the release of things that would be available on Live at launch). Am I too late? I just got my Xbox yesterday. Where would I find it?

the only demos i've seen for download, so far, have been: nba live '06, need for speed - most wanted and kameo. i wish they'd put the kong and call of duty demos up....

I'm mostly playing FIFA 06 Road to the World Cup and loving it, especially on LIVE.
Also playing COD2, finished the Russian missions last night, it's an awesome game.

Gun is "OK" in my opinion. It's fun to play and has a decent story. The graphics are not stellar and the animations are mediocre. It's not a long game, and I'd recommend playing on the harder skill levels to extend out the gameplay somewhat. It was very easy on "normal" up until the final boss. It's definitely worth a rental, but I wouldn't pay $60 for it.

King Kong is a lot of fun. I'm about half-way through the game according to the in-game percentage complete meter. I've fought as Kong a couple of times. Found the controls a bit awkward, but fun once you got the hang of it. Nothing like snapping the V-Rex's jaw open to kill it! It can get a bit repetitive at times (many of the environments look very similar). Fortunately, as I started to get bored the game threw something new in to spice it up. The puzzles start ramping up in complexity as well, although I thought this aspect was a bit abrupt (easy, easy, pretty hard). There are also some interesting gameplay mechanics. Ammo is rare, so you must use bones and spears around the environment instead. It's more challenging, but doesn't feel forced. Graphically, it looks very good. I did see a bit of framerate drop in one sequence where you're on a boat throwing flaming spears. Every time the 360 had to overlay the water and fire effects it would choke. Other than that, it's been very good graphically (measuring against CoD2 as excellent). All in all, I'd recommend this one. There's enough longevity to keep the game entertaining. I will say I'm playing it between other games, rather than in one long go. I'm not sure it would hold it's appeal as much that way.

It's definitely worth a rental, but I wouldn't pay $60 for it.
I should say "again". I was forced to buy it as part of the Gamestop silver bundle. I don't regret getting it. I wouldn't have the system otherwise! It isn't worth $60, or $50 on the "legacy" systems for that matter.

PGR3. Lots of it. Tons of PGR3. Specifically, PGR3 online in ranked races. Did I mention I play an unhealthy dose of PGR3 online?


Same here but I find the Ranked Online Races stupid.. I'd rather Ranked games with Ghost on... To many f.ucktards ramming the sh.it out of me in turns.. Hell I was Laping someone and he rammed me in a turn and ended up getting 3rd... WHERES THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SCREW KUDOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I also have a hard time staying in rooms because the Host boots me because he can't never beat me... :D

Playing PDz and Kameo , and both are excellent !

My cousin beat Kong in about 10 hours and I watched him play some of it ... I would say only a rental for Kong . It did not impress me from a gameplay standpoint or graphically for that matter . Playing as Kong is cool but playing as Jack is just plain boring IMO .

Condemned should probably be a rental since it offers such short gameplay (can be beat in 5-6 hours from what I have heard) . I plan to rent it myself since it does look like a good time .

---------------- Jason

Just finished Condemed last night. Cool game and story. Kameo is next.........

Playing PDz and Kameo , and both are excellent !

Condemned should probably be a rental since it offers such short gameplay (can be beat in 5-6 hours from what I have heard) . I plan to rent it myself since it does look like a good time . ---------------- Jason


Maybe a wee bit of an exaggeration. 10 hours or so would be more accurate the first time through. Personally, I'd rather an engrossing 10 hours than a game that drags on.......

Maybe a wee bit of an exaggeration. 10 hours or so would be more accurate the first time through. Personally, I'd rather an engrossing 10 hours than a game that drags on....... I agree. Play it on the highest difficulty and there is no way that this game is beat in 6 hours. Not without a walk-through and constant running through the game while looking for squat.

This game is definitely a 10 hour + game on the hardest difficulty and the will to find items.

I only have PG3.... ;-(

will get a new game this weekend, maybe COD2.....

I do need some serious advice on PG3 cos I suck really bad.....

I do need some serious advice on PG3 cos I suck really bad.....
I sucked all throughout PGR2, mainly online, and it looks like it will be the same way with 3. I've only done the first London race so far in career mode, but I haven't been able to finish above third place on only the Medium setting. Sad. So sad. Once I put more time into it, I'm sure I'll get better, but there's too much other good stuff to play in the meantime.

I'm loving Kameo. I played through level 0 of Perfect Dark Zero. I have yet to put CoD2 and Condemned in the system. I'm saving those for this weekend when I can dedicate some serious hours to each so I can immerse myself.

I will say that it looks like PD0 will piss me off if I have to start each mission from the beginning every time I die in order to get stats.

Maybe a wee bit of an exaggeration. 10 hours or so would be more accurate the first time through. Personally, I'd rather an engrossing 10 hours than a game that drags on.......


--- I agree but I have heard from several people now that have beat the game in about 6 hours (which is not to say it would not take longer on the hardest difficulty setting , most games do) . Even the local GameStop employees have said people have complained about how short the game is . I think Condemned looks great but I have yet to play it myself so I am not making any judgments at this point .

---------- Jason

Even the local GameStop employees have said people have complained about how short the game is. I think Condemned looks great but I have yet to play it myself so I am not making any judgments at this point .

Play it on the hardest difficulty and it will last longer than 6 hours. :)

My Nephew's are like the guys you heard about at GameStop. They finish a game in a few days and complain about how fast and easy it was to beat. The funny thing is... they played it on the easy setting and sometimes use a FAQ guide when/if they get stuck. :rolleyes:

I'm playing COD2, and NBA 2K6. I find them both great games although I've yet to play anyone online.

By the way I'm fivemillionwayz on live if anyone wants to add me to their list.

Ok , started playing Condemned and while it is creepy as all get out (which I usually like ... being a Fatal Frame fan) I really do not care for the gameplay so far (I am sure it will get better) . The main character moves a bit sluggish and I don't get into using the investigation gear all that much . But like I said I am early on into it so maybe it will draw me in and I'll end up luvn' it ;) .

---------- Jason

Don't forget, there is also a run button. He also seemed to move differently when he was badly hurt, could be my imagination. The gameplay does pick up when you start facing multiple enemies.

Are you playing it on hard? :)

PDZ and Condemned. I can see how this could be addicting. M..u...s...t l..i...m..i..t my....my..myself.. :p
I just got these games too :D There awsome.

i'm playing pd0 right now. i love this game. joanna kicks a$$. i'm on mission 12 and its wearing me out(playing on secret agent). love the graphics, love the music, and i love seeing joanna with all them guns(especially the rifles). :D

I got Kameo with my 360 bundle and played it until last Friday when I got PGR3. Since then it hasn't been out of my 360.

COD2 rocks.......

HeadShooooot, better than the PC right now.....

Since the 360's are nowhere to be found I picked up Half Life 2 for my Xbox 1. Since I take my time with games, by the time I finish this 360's should be on shelves everywhere.

With myself, don't have 360........... yet :(

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So Far I am playing:

Need For Speed: I am up to #4 on the blacklist Joe Vega, Driving the Lambo is pretty nice and it handles well.

COD2: I beat it already on normal but now I am going back through it on veteran. I will say I found it more fun on Normal because you could let the war build up around you rather than hiding and pegging soldiers off one at a time just to stay alive.

Perfect Dark Zero: I am on level 8 and enjoying this game very much, excellent graphics and it passes the time well.

Condemned: I found this game very boring, after about level 5 it has hit the shelf for me for now because it is WAY to repetative. Only so many times I want to do the same thing over and over.

Madden 06': I pretty much only play this with my buddies on the weekend, we have a blast. I'm not really interested in playing the CPU all that much.

Tiger Woods: Good game but nothing special, I dont play it very often but it does get the rare occasion. I think I will be more into it after I beat PDZ and NFSMW, until then I'll put it on the rarely played list just a bit above condemned.

Condemned: I found this game very boring, after about level 5 it has hit the shelf for me for now because it is WAY to repetative. Only so many times I want to do the same thing over and over.That's too bad. It's around that point where I thought that the game kicked into a new gear. At least it did on the hard difficulty. More enemies coming at you at once and some of them armed with some serious hardware. Closer to the end they also throw a bunch of big/bad/ugly dudes at you with flaming 2x4's. No to mention a few cool boss battles...

I'm not on Xbox Live yet so that would be quite the task. ;)

Aside from Gun has anyone here played King Kong yet?
Any members want to post some mini reviews?
:eek: I forgot about you non-live folks. Sometimes I guess I live in a bubble.:)
But you can still get a gamercard on Xbox.com and see all of ours too. :D

Kysersose, you can login to free Live Silver and see all the awesome stuff we did! Unless you live in Timbuktu and don't have broadband...

i got my 360 last friday in europe.

pd0 and pgr3, both amazing games and very enjoyable. cod2 turned up on my desk at work today, will try tonight.

great stuff.

krlock2

Kysersose, you can login to free Live Silver and see all the awesome stuff we did! Unless you live in Timbuktu and don't have broadband...
Actually... I did live out in the country for quite some time, just dial-up. Now that I'm back in the city I have broadband. Just a matter of time now... :)

I have been playing NBA 2k6. This is the bests sports game for the 360 right now in my opinion. Its an addictive game.

COD2 for the second time through, this time on Veteran (gotta unlock those achievements!), with some PD0 online and a game of Hexic every now and again. Cracked open PGR3 Friday night to play with some friends online and realize I suck at it. Still have Kameo, Condemned, and Gun in plastic.

After finishing COD2 on an easier difficulty level over the weekend, I tried it on Veteran last night for a little while. Holy crap... I don't know how you guys do it! I'd hoped to unlock some more accomplishments on it, but instead it went back to Gamerang today. I've gotta travel for work this week, so when I get home Friday, King Kong will be waiting for me.

I bought Amped3 yesterday. I was hoping for something more SSXish, but it could still be fun.

I have been spending a lot of time with Kameo. I don't know how people finished this game in eight hours. I'd wager they didn't find all of the elemental fruit and maybe not even all of the health-up potions. Granted, I am not the best gamer out there, so it may take me a little longer to beat certain enemies. I have to admit that that damned Hydra boss had me pulling my hair out and had me calling Kameo, Major Ruin, and the majority of the time that damned Deep Blue every name under the sun that would make a sailor blush. I can't stand the way Deep Blue controls in the water. After spending a good two hours or more on that one boss battle, the game is fun again.

Logging into the game last night, it said that I have been playing for 11 hours and 29 minutes. I played for another three hours last night in the snow area, and all I accomplished was rescuing Flex and helping out the locals with their problems. Oh, and the side mission with the catapults in the Badlands. This game is a blast. I love just exploring everything. I don't know how much more of the game is ahead of me, but I'm sure I'll spend about twenty hours on it the first time through.

For anyone who is still playing this game, the Christmas clothing pack download is kinda neat. It does cost $2.50, but I think Kameo looks better in her Santa outfit, and the other characters are pretty comical-looking in their Christmas garb, too. It's especially more appropriate since I've been playing in the snow area of the game. I feel it was well worth the cost. However, I did notice that after I downloaded the pack and changed the characters' skins in the game, all of my runes were gone. Don't know if it had to do with the download or another glitch, but I went from about 450 runes down to zero. Ah well, I'll just flit around melting ice blocks and cracking open crates to build them back up.

I have been spending a lot of time with Kameo. I don't know how people finished this game in eight hours. I'd wager they didn't find all of the elemental fruit and maybe not even all of the health-up potions.


I agree. I'm about 4 hours in and haven't really accomplished a whole lot. I like to spend time looking around and finding the hidden stuff. It's fun to talk to everybody too. The locals say some funny stuff.........

We spent another couple hours playing Condemned lastnite. We started about 10 and finished right after midnite. There was a cool scene that made us both jump. I have not jumped like that in a long time... My theater was pitch black, and there was no other noise except for the game...Wow, talk about a scary game...We love it...We are having friends over Friday nite to play it with them...Sort of a Condemned party...

Beat Kameo a couple nights ago....

At the start of the game, I wasn't as graphicly wow'ed as i had hoped to be....but by the time you get to the end level at the castle....can you say WOW?! It looked gorgeous. The bricks on the castle really reminded me of some Gears of War screenshots.

Overall, I give it a 8/10

We spent another couple hours playing Condemned lastnite. We started about 10 and finished right after midnite. There was a cool scene that made us both jump. I have not jumped like that in a long time... My theater was pitch black, and there was no other noise except for the game...Wow, talk about a scary game...We love it...We are having friends over Friday nite to play it with them...Sort of a Condemned party... Sounds like a good idea! :)

Beat Kameo a couple nights ago....

At the start of the game, I wasn't as graphicly wow'ed as i had hoped to be....but by the time you get to the end level at the castle....can you say WOW?! It looked gorgeous. The bricks on the castle really reminded me of some Gears of War screenshots. I really have to play this game soon.

To put it simply. A lot of Halo 2. I've been playing those new game modes that came up about a day or so ago on Xbox Live. Also been replaying Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind. Gotta keep my spirits up for Oblivion.

just got the 360 yesterday, along with COD2, condemned, king kong, and PGR3...

it's a bit overwhelming trying to get a feel for 4 games in one night, but to the extent that i managed to play any of them, i liked them all.

i've never been a big fan of driving games, but the footage that was always online for PGR3 looked fun, and i have to say i love the game, even though i suck at it so far. i'm for sure gonna lose a lot of hours of my life to this game.

condemned is as unnerving as they say, which is good. and i'm sure it only gets worse...

king kong is great - a lot of fun, and very immersive without any HUD or static screen elements of any kind.

COD2 is like every other WW2 shooter i've played, only much, much better - the framerate is just like silk, no matter how much crap is going on.

anyway - not much detail to report, but just thought i'd throw my hat into the ring.

I got my 360 yesterday and just picked COD2 up with it. I don't think that I've played more than 10 minutes with it yet, but from what I experienced, me likey.

A few days ago I picked up Call of Cthulhu: DKOE. I bought it reluctantly reasoning that there was no reason to buy an 'old' game when I'd have the 360 in hand quite soon. But being a long time Lovecraft fan, and hearing nothing but good about the game, I gave in and purchased it. Great decision. Great game. I played it for a couple of hours on the 360 last night and it works seamlessly.

Play more of CONDEMNED only at night!!!

Hello all.
Thought I'd weigh in on the new 360.
I've bought TW 2006, King Kong, Kameo, Condemned and COD 2.
I'm fairly impressed with all the titles so far putting scores around
Kameo at 8/10
Condemned 7/10
COD 2 8/10
King Kong 8/10
TW 2006 6/10

I would have scored King kong higher but when you play as kong it feels like those segments are bit rushed and not as "fleshed out" as the human play.

TW 2006 really is a gloss over of the other consoles and by not allowing you to remap the buttons (intolerable idiocy of EA) I took off a point or 2. Yet another EA disappointment (other then Burnout series I'm not much of a fan).

COD 2 is great and no real complaints haven't played PD0 yet to see which I favor but i'm sure it's close (at least in single player game).

Condemned I like but it's just abit slower then most like (myself included) nothing really original or ground breaking but still fun to play.

Kameo I really like and it's score might be higher but i have yet to finish it and don't know about the longevity yet. Quite impressed by the graphics and gameplay so far one of the best launch titles.

I've rented GUN which I enjoyed a lot it's a great little game but far to short for me to recommend buying but rent it or buy used for a fun game that does something a little different for a change.

Rented PGR3 and RR6 both which are visually impressive and somewhat fun but I prefer the unrealistic driving experiences of the burn out series which I'll wait for before buying my 1st driving game for the 360. Both are stellar games though and kudos to PGR 3 for the live content such as watching races - good show.

Some of the online games and the Hexic included on the hard drive are good little time wasters as well. Simple but fun the way games should be.

Looking forward to the many great titles coming out soon and cant wait till I can try out my new PJ Panne AE900 with the 360 when I finally get a day off (the 21st) right now it's still impressing me on the my Samsung 46" DLP but I must confess my friends 50" Sony LCD did impress me more with the detail displayed - especially noticable in TA-2006. Both TV's do display great PQ but the edge to the sony LCD IMO.

Cheers
Calv1n :D

I am getting excited. We are having another CONDEMNED get together tonite...We like to drink and play this game together in a group...We are starting a cult following of this game...Seriously, we are having a cool 360 nite...

Myself, I've played just a little of the three games I got (PGR3, PDZ & COD2). Like many others have stated, I too suck at PGR3. PDZ seems cool, but will take some practice. COD2 really seems awesome and is the one I'm most looking forward to playing. I've only had the system since Sunday night.

Games I'm looking forward to are DOA4, Burnout and especially Ghost Recon 3.

Overall, I need a lot of practice. I'm really new to FPS games, because I only owned a GameCube from the last generation of systems. BTW, I'm also looking forward to Resident Evil 5, because part 4 on the GameCube was easily one of the best games EVER made.

BTW, I'm also looking forward to Resident Evil 5, because part 4 on the GameCube was easily one of the best games EVER made.
ditto.

and RE4 is my favorite game of all time.

I realize that Halo is probably the most popular game for the Xbox 1, but is it something I should buy to play on the Xbox360?

I've heard it's great and even remember playing the demo in stores a few years ago, but how does it hold up today?

Would it seem like a step down compared with some of the better 360 launch titles?

Also, if I should buy it, would you recommend buying both 1 and 2 or just skipping 1 all together?

Thanks!

Also, once I get some practice under my belt, I really looking forward to some online play of PDZ and PGR3 and perhaps even Halo.

I realize that Halo is probably the most popular game for the Xbox 1, but is it something I should buy to play on the Xbox360?

I've heard it's great and even remember playing the demo in stores a few years ago, but how does it hold up today?

Would it seem like a step down compared with some of the better 360 launch titles?

Also, if I should buy it, would you recommend buying both 1 and 2 or just skipping 1 all together?

Thanks!

Also, once I get some practice under my belt, I really looking forward to some online play of PDZ and PGR3 and perhaps even Halo.

I have a 360 and the first game I bought was Halo 2 (i didn't have an original xbox). The online play is awesome. Get it!

I have since got NFS: Most Wanted for the 360. Love this game. While not near as realistic as PGR3 as far as physics goes, it is just fun fun fun. My only complaint is that they don't have my car - a Nissan 350Z.

I've been thinking of getting NFS too, because it looks like a lot of fun. I really like arcade racers although I have been practicing on PGR3 and am sucking a little less now.

As for Halo... So I won't be missing much if I just get Halo 2 but not Halo 1?

As for Halo... So I won't be missing much if I just get Halo 2 but not Halo 1?
The story in Halo 1 is pretty good. I wouldn't want to play Halo 2 without playing Halo 1 first.

^What he said. I was confused with Halo 2 until I put it aside and played Halo first. Then I started Halo 2 over again, and it all made sense.

Thanks! It's good to know. I'll be picking both of those up.

Thanks! It's good to know. I'll be picking both of those up.
They have the "triple pack" for $50 now, which has Halo 1, Halo 2 and the bonus Halo 2 maps. This is probably about what you'd pay for Halo 1 + Halo 2 used most places.

I've been playing Condemned the last 2 or 3 days. I liked it start with but I'm growing bored with it. Same thing over and over. Someone said level 5 gets it going. I think I'm just about done with level 4. I doubt I'll finish the game if it doesn't get any better in the next couple hours of gameplay. The voice acting is pretty bad and the story isn't any better.

I suppose there has been the occassional complaint on here but out of COD 2, Kameo, PD0, NFS Most Wanted, Condemned and PGR 3...there is NOTHING that comes close to touching CONDEMNED.

Not only is the immersion level in this game staggering, it is by far the best example of "next gen" of any launch title.

If you are into incredibly tense and lifelike experiences, horror, suspense and a refreshingly different gameplay mechanic, this is your title.

Want to see what the 360 can do? Stick this one in. AWESOME. It definitely does kick into high gear in Chapter 5! It was also the fifth best selling launch title (pretty damn good for an original IP). Bring on the sequel!!

I've got Comdemned coming today or tomorrow from Gamerang. Looking forward to giving it a shot!

I've been playing a LOT of Amped 3 lately. It's not next-gen stuff, but it's a fun game so far. Not sure if it'll hold that feeling for the WHOLE thing (it's a big game) but so far it's not as quite bad as reviews made it out to be. (though the lack of a full, actual 2-player mode sucks)

I picked up the Halo triple pack last night along with NFS. I played NFS for a couple of hours and while it is a fun game, it doesn't seem to have the same next-gen look and feel as some of the other games. If I could do it all over again, I'd probably just rent it. One thing that is really cool about NFS is that in free roam, the world seems to go on forever. When being chased by the cops, you can just about go anywhere. Pretty cool.

I also played Halo 1 (for the first time) and it is awesome!

I've been considering Condemned, but I may rent it first. It sure looks cool though.

i bought zuma last night and played it all night long, damn game is more addicting than geo wars

I suppose there has been the occassional complaint on here but out of COD 2, Kameo, PD0, NFS Most Wanted, Condemned and PGR 3...there is NOTHING that comes close to touching CONDEMNED.

Not only is the immersion level in this game staggering, it is by far the best example of "next gen" of any launch title.

If you are into incredibly tense and lifelike experiences, horror, suspense and a refreshingly different gameplay mechanic, this is your title.

Want to see what the 360 can do? Stick this one in. AWESOME. It definitely does kick into high gear in Chapter 5! It was also the fifth best selling launch title (pretty damn good for an original IP). Bring on the sequel!!

I agree it's very good technically. It also has a very good level of immersion.

Yet, there is no real story to speak of and the gameplay is nothing new.

Games with no story and no character development should not have sequels. IMHO.

Can anyone who has played Kameo and found all of the Elixirs of Life (or whatever the health-up potions are called) PM me? I have obtained 11 of the 12, and I can see the last one; I just don't know how to reach it. I've tried for several hours to get to it via different elemental warriors and routes, and I invariably fall to my death. I don't know what else to try. I don't want to spoil the game for anyone still playing it. That's why I want to get help via PM. I can tell you the one I need help with and what I've tried if you PM me. Thanks.

Interesting comment Dral. Even though I suppose the gameplay is not technically BRAND new (Riddick is one example) it is pretty damn rare. How many first person games have been nothing but hand to hand object melee combat? Can't think of too many myself. Some games have had that but always with a lot of weapons and I have never seen it done this well or polished. This game is like starring in CSI and Seven at the same time.

Condemned came from Gamerang yesterday, and all I have to say is zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzz...

I WANTED to like it - I really did! :( I can't get past how freaking SLOW you move (yes, I know... you can sprint - for a whole 20 seconds), and the melee combat drives me crazy. (I knew going into it that it was primarily melee, but didn't think it'd annoy me as much as it does)

The game LOOKS cool with audio to match, and just the first level made me jump tons of times. But amazing visuals and an insane amount of creepiness don't automatically make for a fun game in my book. To me, arms-reach smackdowns and snails-pace movement don't make for a fun game.

This one's going back in the mail today already. Glad I didn't buy it! (it was in my Walmart bundle until they shipped my console and no games, so then I cancelled my games)

edit... I've got to edit this a bit. A friend of mine came over yesterday and we spent the entire day playing Condemned. It's one of those titles that seems more fun to play with someone else around. I think we're ALMOST done - we finished up in the farmhouse and quit for the night. I'm STILL glad I only rented it though! :D

The condemned reviews look good. This looks like it might satisfy my Max Payne 3 appetite for a while. ;)

I loved Condemned! Great atmosphere and a good challenge on the hardest difficulty.
Different strokes for different folks.

BTW, play with melee weapons only if you want a REAL challenge. :eek:

Finished COD2. Working on trophies in PGR.

Most of my time is going towards pgr3 and then some call of duty and then a bit of need for speed underground.

Right now I am playing PGR3 mostly, with a little Kameo thrown in. I love Condemned, but I only want to play it if I have a few hours set aside (weekends) because I don't want to just play that game for 30 minutes or so. Of the four titles I own, PDZ gets the least amount of attention so far.

On comment. Is anyone having difficulty burning CD's into the hard drive and making playlists? I mean, I have figured it out but it seems very anti-intuitive and the interface on the original XBox was much more user friendly IMO. I spent at least 30 minutes of trial and error last night trying to set up a PGR3 playlist.

I got an Xbox today, and I also got FIFA and COD2, so that's what I'll playing in the next weeks.

I got an Xbox today, and I also got FIFA and COD2, so that's what I'll playing in the next weeks.

I have tried the FIFA demo and it is pretty fun. The thing I noticed is that there is no announcers (like Madden) and there is not many sound effects. It seems like all you hear is the crowd's reaction to the game. Maybe because it is just the demo?

I have tried the FIFA demo and it is pretty fun. The thing I noticed is that there is no announcers (like Madden) and there is not many sound effects. It seems like all you hear is the crowd's reaction to the game. Maybe because it is just the demo?


The full version of FIFA got terrible ratings, but its the only demo I have not downloaded yet. I'll do it today and check it out, I don't always agree with many game reviews anyway. I'm quite sure its a rushed product like all the other EA sports titles for the 360 right now, but if its fun to you, what difference does it make what IGN or Gamespot rated it, right?

yeah, the full version has announcers and more sounds.

Some people don't like that you only can choose national teams, but the name of the name is Road to The World Cup.... :rolleyes:

I have FIFA 06 for the PS2, so I don't miss playing with regular clubs.

I have played just a few games but I like the presentation, you can truly see next gen graphics, options there. I also like that when the game is loading you can play with your favorite team, as if you were training.

i started playin NFS and NBA 2K6 this morning. NFS is having issues, but the challenges are pretty cool, evading the police i find to be a lot more fun than the actual career mode. hopefully my exchange wont have any glitches.

2K6 i think is awesome. easily the best basketball game i have ever played. the controls are set up just right, the animations are great, i havent found a flaw yet except in my ability to play the game, AND the same problem i had with 2K3 and 2K5...in that my center and power forward have NO BUSINESS being around the perimeter! me and my friend were doing an East vs. West, and each of us was looking to feed our centers in the paint, and Shaq is wandering around the outside!

I have Kameo which is a real treat as far as graphics go. Beatiful game.

Also have NFS:most wated , awsome arcade style racer with the best police chases bar none.... checked my rap sheet and my best chase lasted over 25 minutes with 37 cop cars involved. You can upgrade all your cars with performance , suspension, and and even customize your cars body. Very fun game.... looks awsome on a 120 " screen and the soundtrack rocks.

I tried Call of Duty 2 at the store and i must say as a computer gamer, i just can't get used to the gamepad controls. Nothing beats a keyboard and mouse and i guess even ghost recon will be unplayable for me :(

Finished COD2 a few days ago and now I'm working on PDZ.....
FIFA by the way is a great game, so far I've unlocked 3 of 6 achivements. If you're a soccerfan don't pay attention to the reviews and just get this game, it is truly next-gen and fun!

Playing COD2 and loving it!!
This game rocks on Veteran difficulty. :eek:

I just spent 3 hours with Quake IV.

I am near the end of it. 17 hours of gameplay or so.

Just like Doom 3, it's a very old fashioned game. Nothing new here. It's Quake as it ever were, with new shiny graphics and dynamic lighting.

It's tedious at this point and my wrists hurt badly.

Overall I had fun.
It's more a technical exercise than a creative piece, though.

Sorry for the dumb question but is Halo 2 available for Xbox-360? We only see it at Best Buy for the Xbox-1. Maybe it's just Canada.

Thanks guys and wow this 360 is cool!!!!

No. No Xbox360 port of Halo2 is available, and I don't think there's been any official word on whether it will be or not.

Is there no love for King Kong on this board? I have been playing that quite a bit lately and while not a perfect game by any means its quite a bit of fun at times and good for quite a few jitters.

Oh, and COD2 is freaking amazing...

Brian

To answer the Halo 2 question - - you have to buy the Xbox 1 version. The Xbox 360 is backwards compatible with certain XBOX 1 games, Halo 1 & 2 included.

My games:

Kameo - I recommend it! Very fun, good looking game.

Madden 2006 - Nice graphics, missing features. If you already have 2006 for another platform, then don't bother with it on the 360, otherwise get it.

Tiger Woods 2006 - Same as madden. I haven't played this one online much though, still just building up my personal golfer.

Condemned - One of the games I wanted the most when getting the xbox, and I have to say I like it. Not as much as I thought I would, but I hear it does pick up in chapter 5 which is where I am now, so maybe it'll revive me.

PGR3 - I'm not a big racer fan, but I have heard so much about this series. It's fun, but I'm not a big racer fan like I said so I'm having trouble getting into this game. Burnout is more my thing I think, but I'll keep trying.

COD2 - Great single player. Great graphics. Online play is kinda stinky. Save game bug is annoying, but IMO one of the better launch titles. You should own or at least rent this.

PDZ - The opposite of COD2. Single player stinky, multiplayer great. Lots of options on multiplayer. If you're an online freak, you'll like this.

NBA2k6 - Gorgeous. Good online play with leagues.

I also rented and beat GUN. Fun game, not next gen, not worth the buy -- rent it. Its just a port so don't expect much.

Call of Duty 2 I've been playing this online. It's not perfect online. When it works it, it's a lot of fun. Amazing graphics. I'm not usually a big FPS player, but this one is very engaging.

Madden 2006 I've been playing Madden since it came out for the Genesis. I toyed with the idea of not getting it for the 360. I couldn't help myself. I'm still getting used to the play calling changes (hot routes seem trickier). It looks wonderful. I wasn't a big fan of superstar mode and the other fluff. Gameplay is realistic and fun.

PGR3 I don't remember ever buying a racing game before this game. This is a lot of fun. It looks next gen to me. It was a big hit with the fam on Christmas Eve, and none of the fam were gamers.

Perfect Dark Zero Blech. Not my kind of game. I bought it used from Gamestop. I took advantage of their liberal used game return policy and exchanged it the next day. I played it for a night, and I really tried to like it. Then I stopped myself and thought, "Why would I try and like a game? They're supposed to be fun, not work."

NBA 2k6 I exchanged Perfect Dark Zero for this. I don't know who I was trying to kid. I love sports games. The AI does a great job during gameplay. There's a few minor problems like my center going to the perimeter instead of downlow. There are ways to fix that during the game. Players look very realistic. Another fun game.

Hexic HD Yep, this is video game crack. I'm pretty good at getting the flowers now. I can't quite get the pearls yet.

One of my favorite functions of the 360 is streaming audio. I have a fair amount of MP3s, and it's nice to be able to listen to them while playing. Streaming pictures of my son during Christmas with the fam was nice for the "aww" factor.

here's what i have been playing so far :

MADDEN '06 - beautiful graphics but just lacking overall in game feel and execution. they also left the RUMBLE feature off which actually makes you miss that little feature a lot...

TIGER WOODS '06 - same as above. seems like an EA rush job, but still fun and looks pretty.

PROJECT GOTHEAM 3 - incredible racing game, great graphics, lots of different modes, no slowdown even when a ton is happening onscreen.

CALL TO DULY 2 - best offline shooter i've ever played. haven't tried online yet. best "next gen" title for my money so far.

NBA2K6 - one of the most realistic "you're in the game" experiences i've ever had. i'm horrible at it but it's still fun, it's THAT good. best sports game i've played for 360 by far.

NHL2K6 - lots of freezing problems in load screens after games in Season mode that are unrecoverable. great game but feels like a port with better graphics. LOAD freeze bug really kills it.

DOA4, PGR3, Madden06, and NFS:MW.

All of these are good to me, I've rented all the other 360 titles available and only Condemned has been worth my time. Although I'm not quite sure I would buy it.

I play PGR3 the most without a doubt.

Added 2 new games; Dead of Alive 4 and Quake 4 to my Library over the holiday break.
Both are stellar games I highly recommend them both.
Dead or Alive - 9/10
Quake 4 - 9/10 (single player rating haven't played multi yet)

There is already a ton written up on DOA4 on the other thread regarding this amazing game but don't overlook Quake 4 - It's on the marketplace now for a demo download so do yourself a favor, download and try this game I think you'll be presently surprized ( I know I was I rented it then after playing a bit I ran out and bought it immediately I was so impressed).

For the Canadians out there Zellers has $20 off ALL 360 games so rush out and stock up while they have this promotion :)

Cheers
Calvin

madden and call of duty two..they are sweet

NEED FOR SPEED: Most Wanted rocks!

COD 2 - A+
Amazing game play, graphics and sound.

Kameo - A
Beautiful graphics and very fun game play.

PGR 3 - A-
This game is really growing on me. At first I was a bit disappointed with the graphics. On a 106" screen there are quite a few jaggies present when you're actually racing in game...but, the game is a hell of a lot of fun and sometimes the graphics are amazing. The detail in the environments is awesome, even with the jaggies. Plus, it's a blast driving around the major cities listening to your tunes being streamed from your pc.

I really like pgr3, my only problem with it is that my trigger finger gets really sore really fast holding it down for so long!

I'm glad you mentioned the custom soundtrack option - this weekend I ripped about 500 songs to the hard drive only to find a very few games (this one, and nhl2k6 which I no longer own) utilize the feature. Games you would think you'd be able to use your own soundtracks for (tiger woods, tony hawk, madden) don't have the option.

Tiger Woods '06 came from Gamerang yesterday. I only played 9 holes last night - it looked OK, but the fun level was so-so. I've never played a golf video game before, and I wasn't trying to get fancy with spins or anything - I was just whackin' the crap out of it. I parred 5 holes, and exceeded my shot limit on the other 4. :D

Quake is growing on me more and more, but I HATE the horrific load times! You can get into some tough spots where it can take you a few tries to make it through an area, and each time you die you have to sit through the same 20 second(ish) load period - regardless of if you walked 100' or 1' before you last died. Too bad there's no co-op on this one - it'd be a fun one for it if the corridors were wider and there were more baddies.

I'm playing DOA4 now, having a lot of fun with it.

GT: rsra13

COD 2: Unreal. Best offline experience for me ever. Online is the best ever as wlell, when the game doesn't lag. This happens more than I like, but it's so GD fun when it works smoothly that I deal. :D


P.S. If you get sniped by Gamelover 360, you'll know you were put down like a dog with lots of TLC :D

My favorite games so far are the following:

Amped 3 - I didn't think snowboarding games would be my thing but I became addicted to this one. It is awesome. The cut scenes alone are worth the purchase. Don't think of it as snowboarding, think of it as saving the world by breaking your bones and doing cool tricks in the process.

COD 2 - A lovable tromp through WW2.

Need for Speed Most Wanted - The cops aren't super smart but it sure is fun out running them.

NEED FOR SPEED: Most Wanted rocks!


I cant believe this game isnt getting as much attention as it should. I own it for ps2 and I HATE IT!..It is god awful looking and looks like garbage and the gameplay is worst than the look of the game...I downloaded the demo for 360 and all I can say is wow it feels like a totally different game from the weight of the cars down to the atmosphere...Much more enjoyable than the ps2 version...

I just won Kameo off of Ebay for $19.99 with $4.85 shipping...Good deal I shall be playing this for a while....

Call of Duty 2
Kameo
Fight Night Round 3

Should hold me over until Summer :)

Right now I'm still playing a ton of hexic and just started working my way through the single player campaign of PD0.

I still have PGR3 but haven't been playing it too much. I'm waiting for Quake IV to come in the mail.

I finished Kameo and COD2 and sold both on ebay, both are very good games.

I sold NBA 2K6 because I just wasn't playing it too much.

And I sold Amped 3 because they totally ruined this game by changing the controls and trying to make it a hip stoner snowboarding game.

Right now I'm still playing a ton of hexic and just started working my way through the single player campaign of PD0.

I still have PGR3 but haven't been playing it too much. I'm waiting for Quake IV to come in the mail.

I finished Kameo and COD2 and sold both on ebay, both are very good games.

I sold NBA 2K6 because I just wasn't playing it too much.

And I sold Amped 3 because they totally ruined this game by changing the controls and trying to make it a hip stoner snowboarding game.


I played Hexic yesterday seems a lot like Bejeweled I love those types of games...But I dont play it much though although a good puzzle type game...

Just picked up my 360 yesterday, and didn't buy any games with it. With a couple of exceptions, I'm a try-before-you-buy kind of guy. A game has to have a great, replayable single player experience (a la KOTOR) or great multiplayer ( a la Halo 2) for me to buy it.

At first I just played all the Demos I could find, and want to check out Kameo and PGR3 as a result. Hexic HD and Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved are more addictive than crack. I've played those the most of anything.

I rented Condemned last night, and it looks and sounds great, but I found myself getting pulled back into Hexic after the first Chapter finished... Will try it again tonight. The atmosphere is fantastic, but battling enemies is a little bit too repetitive, and the forensic tools seemed kinda tacked on and kinda hokey. "Now pull out your 'evidence detector'..."

Will be buying CoD2 soon, and renting Kameo, PDZ, and PGR3.

What I'm REALLY looking forward to though, are Mass Effect and Oblivion.

Just picked up my 360 yesterday, and didn't buy any games with it. With a couple of exceptions, I'm a try-before-you-buy kind of guy. A game has to have a great, replayable single player experience (a la KOTOR) or great multiplayer ( a la Halo 2) for me to buy it.

At first I just played all the Demos I could find, and want to check out Kameo and PGR3 as a result. Hexic HD and Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved are more addictive than crack. I've played those the most of anything.

I rented Condemned last night, and it looks and sounds great, but I found myself getting pulled back into Hexic after the first Chapter finished... Will try it again tonight. The atmosphere is fantastic, but battling enemies is a little bit too repetitive, and the forensic tools seemed kinda tacked on and kinda hokey. "Now pull out your 'evidence detector'..."

Will be buying CoD2 soon, and renting Kameo, PDZ, and PGR3.

What I'm REALLY looking forward to though, are Mass Effect and Oblivion.


Keep Kameo as a rental...While it is a great game I cant see much replay value out of it...Im returning mine today.

"What I'm REALLY looking forward to though, are Mass Effect and Oblivion."

I just started playing Quake 4....I recommend that while you wait on Mass Effect; which I also plan on getting...that and Too Human......and Halo 3 of course.

I started PDZ, but then I came across the trailer and demo for Quake 4 :D,.

I also have NBA Live 06, but I mainly got it just to have a basketball game for the 360. I didn't purchase one for my Xbox. The last time I purchased a bball game was NBA 2K for the Dreamcast.

right now im playing cod 2 and doa 4. i must admit, when i first got a 360 i thought the system was real wack, but its really grown on me. i was pissed off when i got doa4, but the more i played, the more i loved it. i had no problems with cod2 because i loved it for pc. im waiting for fight night 3, and ghost recon to come out and ill be happy happy happy!

my only problem now is deciding whether to get an hdtv now or waiting til the ps3 comes out.

I'm still playing hexic an aweful lot, I believe I have all the accomplishment other than the Captain of the Sea (Black Pearl FLower). I started PD0 but am still on the second single player level, and I'm about mid way through the career on PGR3 on Silvers.

I still haven't popped in Quake 4.

My wife is hooked on Zuma and can spend hours a day playing it. Now if I can only get her to spend that much time cleaning the house and cooking dinner :)

PDZ for me 90% of the time. Just reached 100 players INFECTED, I love that mode! Other than that, the FN3 demo, that game is going to be awesome!

Dead or Alive 4 -- great backgrounds, very good character models, fast gameplay, and enough variety in modes and styles of fighting to keep it interesting. I've been frustrated by the difficulty of winning story mode with some characters, because I've not yet mastered their styles. But I think it will be rewarding to "beat" this game.

Call of Duty 2 -- I've just started, but I'm impressed with the level of "immersion." I'm a bit surprised by the "T" rating; this thing is pretty intense and realistic, and war is Hell.

PGR3 - Stunning graphics, fun gameplay, I've always liked this series.

DOA4 - same description as PGR but wow the offense has really been amped up on this version. Peeps that had a hard time countering in the last few games REALLY will have a hard time now. And of course the usual 'bounciness'...lol.

PD0 - I haven't had much time with it but so far I like it. Reminds me of Deus Ex : Invisible War for some reason.

Arcade games
Robotron - I was addicted to this back in the day and had to have it once I found out it was on live marketplace.

Geometry Wars - HARD but extremely fun. I also love the graphical style the evolved version has. This is actually now my favorite Live arcade game.

Smash TV - Another old-school arcade game I lost too many quarters on and still love to play. Seems a little harder than what it was back in the day. Maybe I'm just getting old...lol.

Peter Jackson's King Kong - First time through, 70%. Under 2 hours left and I think I'll have beat it. Good game, great atmosphere. Feels a little short, maybe worth a rental or at least wait until the price drops. I got as a Christmas present so its cool. :p

Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Bought it a few weeks ago, I beat a few of the people on top of the black list. Haven't had much time to play, but I'm going to try to get some more game time in this weekend. Very fun game. I loved the demo and this is just gives me more mayhem to cause.

Geometry Wars - Come on, its Geometry Wars :D

PGR3 - A placeholder until Forza 2 comes out. I miss customizing my cars, and I like driving cars that I have any sort of goal to afford. :)

DOA4 - Button mashing fun.

Geez... Now I REALLY feel bad for not having a 360 already... Then again I am just waiting for Halo 3 to come out so I can whoop alot of @*% on something besides Halo 2 which I started to get bored with months ago... I still play sometimes my tag is xxxmaestroXXX

K.B.

FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 3 on xbox360

I actually fired up my old XBOX today and threw in "Flatout" ....waited online for someone to race with, No one showed.

Out came "PGR2", plenty of good folks to race with this game. Still my favorite racing game of all time.

Tomorrow I might throw in "RallySport Challenge 2"

But what I have been playing everyday is "Call of Duty 2" Deathmatch..the most addicting game I have ever played.

Halo 2, Geometry Wars, and Zuma. Not much else has piqued my interest.

NFSMW which I am really addicted and few demos here and there.

Of the X360 lineup, I've now finished CoD2, PD0, Kameo, King Kong, and Condemned, and I've been playing Tiger Woods 2006 with a friend on Live. I've enjoyed all of these games, but I'd have to put CoD2 and King Kong at the top of the list with Condemned right below those two. Of course, all of these games were short, so I've actually just started to rent them. Going to decide if I'd be better off with something like Gamefly soon.

As for X-Box titles on the X360, my wife and I are playing Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II. I've also picked up Outlaw Golf 2 to play on Live with a friend, and last night I picked up Darkwatch. All of these games run fine in backward compat mode, though BG : DA II does slow down intermittently. Otherwise I've seen no issues. I do wish that they ran in 1080i with widescreen, but I just turn the screen settings down to 480p and use the scaler on my TV to fill the screen...works fine...just not true 16:9 aspect ratio.

Of the games coming up, I'm most looking forward to Oblivion and Far Cry Instincts: Predator. I just finished Morrowind on the PC to prepare for Oblivion, and good lord was it good! Add that depth to an X360 quality visual engine, and I'm going to be lost for months. I also played Far Cry on the PC, but between the enhanced visuals, different plotline with Jack mutating, and Live multiplayer, I'm looking forward to giving it another go.

I gotta say...I really love the X360! I'm looking forward to a much larger library of games, but that'll come, and I've enjoyed all of the launch titles I've played so far...

Scott

Playing Amped 3, waiting for Burnout: Revenge and Dead Rising :)

Playing all of the following equally (about 1-2 hours each and then hop over to the next):

1. Ghost Recon: AW (awesome single player BTW) *add* (FYI to all 360 developers, THIS is how to dispense Gamerpoints, please buy this game and learn how to effectively use Gamerpoints)
2. Fight Night Round 3 (seems very easy at default difficulty, I'll pass it first, then crank up the diff.)
3. Project Gotham Racing 3 (just finished all silver trophies and started going for the gold! BTW what cars make up the Exotic Cars Achievement, I have the 4 listed, but can't figure out the others)
4. Hexic HD (I'm pretty sure I'm kicking a$$, with multiple Black Orbs ('bout 3-4 per game) but I just keep on going)
*add*
5. Call Of Duty 2 (completely forgot I grabbed this one. Good game, but it's just too damn easy to pass each stage on Veteran mode (which, BTW, is where the Gamer Points are at). I mean you die a lot but you just restart and learn not to do what you just did, eventually you'll pass the stage) (also this is a great example to all 360 developers on how NOT to dispense Gamerpoints)


Also anticipating Oblivion, but still not sure if I want to opt for the more expensive Prem pack

Ive had my 360 for 3 weeks and have finished a game a week.
COD2, Kameo, Gun. (Guess I could go back for all the extras and stuff).

But I have the following waiting to play... which one should I play first.
PDZ, Condemed, NFSMW, Madden (actually played a game, not impressed enough to play a season...until I get the fever so I guess this one is out). I almost bought GRAW today, but decided I was going to hold off until I bought an HDTV since eveyone says the graphics are so awesome. I also want Burnout and Oblivion for sure. Outfit and battlefield depending on the reviews.....

So PDZ? Condemed?

Condemned is an excellent game with incredible atmosphere. Seeing how fast you blow through games though, you'll probably finish this one pretty quickly.

Condemned is an excellent game with incredible atmosphere. Seeing how fast you blow through games though, you'll probably finish this one pretty quickly.

I took my time with Condemed working on the optional objectives and playing melee only. It brought the game to 17 hours, not at all bad considering I missed quite a bit! I am sure using guns would speed the game along quite a bit.

About Condemned....

The demo of said game in this months OXM (with Scarface on the cover) has a loading screen that mentions you can get an Gamerpoint(s) by completing the demo with only melee weapons. I know this is an achievement in the full retail version, but are they now putting game achievements in demos?

Playing GRAW and Burnout revenge currently, they are great games. Might give OUTFIT an try next week. These next couple of months are gonna be great for the 360.

I am playing NFSMW...I am 80 percent through the challenges and down to the last 2 racers in the career mode. The game is great fun.

5. Call Of Duty 2 (completely forgot I grabbed this one. Good game, but it's just too damn easy to pass each stage on Veteran mode (which, BTW, is where the Gamer Points are at). I mean you die a lot but you just restart and learn not to do what you just did, eventually you'll pass the stage) (also this is a great example to all 360 developers on how NOT to dispense Gamerpoints)


"too damn easy" == "you die a lot" ?

I like the gamerpoints in COD2, finishing the levels had a sense of accomplishment... I'm not quite sure how you want them to not let you restart.

As for GRAW, I love the game, but the gamerpoints? Some are insane... I will never get the #1 ranking in anything, they shouldn't be exlusive like that, they should be attainable. I like the other MP and single player ones (minus play 8 straight hours).


Btw, I'm playing only GRAW right now, but will probably be popping NFSMW in for online races from time to time.

GRAW, Burnout Revenge- both fun. Finished pd0 and condemned- highly recc. condemned. Playing Kameo on/off.

Finally- very much waiting for Oblivion. I have never played a TES/Rpg, but this title looks superb as far as things to do, work size, gameplay. I really hope the melee combat compares to Condemned.

PGR3 90% of the time, with breaks for PD0. When I finish PGR I will focus on PD0. I am on lvl 7 now and not sure how far that is into the game really. Oh and I am playing Geometry Wars, and CRUSHING Islanti's high score! (Only AVS player on my friends list playing GW)

I just signed up for the game renting service and put Condemed in so I should be playing that soon.
PDZ has 13 levels. I have beat it before. It can get quite difficult.

Was trying to play PD0 but then Oblivion came out, so I guess I will try PD0 again next year. :)

Oblivion. I picked up GRAW the same day but haven't tried it yet.

Nothing.. I'm bored already... Waiting for BF2:MC, if it's anything like the Xbox version I'll be a happy camper...

Playing Oblivion right now and loving it. My 2 rented games that I occasionally play are NFS:MW and COD2. I have almost finished COD2 and I hope Gottaplay has enough copies of GRAW so I can snag one.

A whole lot of Zuma.

A whole lot of Zuma.

LOL. Same here. Just picked up far cry tonight. Will prolly fire it up later.

Burnout and Graw for 360.

GRAW and ES:IV

I'm Playing Oblivion, and I just finished the Main Quest. Just wait till the end... quite a finale, and you are justly rewarded for your duty! I'm also Playing Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. Talk about sweet graphics! although that Squadmate A.I. is awful. but don't shy away from it because of that, still is a sweet game.

OBLIVION!!!

Nuff said, if you've seen it you know what I mean. If you haven't seen it, shame on you (hehe)!

When I can get the wife out of Zuma, I'm playing the Battlefield 2 Demo.
I never had this on the PC or Xbox so I had no expectations. Unbelievably
addicting! Is there such a thing as Video Gamers Anonymous?

When I can get the wife out of Zuma, I'm playing the Battlefield 2 Demo.
I never had this on the PC or Xbox so I had no expectations. Unbelievably
addicting! Is there such a thing as Video Gamers Anonymous?

I had this on the PC and the 360 is even more addicting due to the graphics and immersion factor of the home theatre. Will definitely be picking this one up this week. See you online (I'm chaz12345).

chaz01

When I can get the wife out of Zuma, I'm playing the Battlefield 2 Demo.
I never had this on the PC or Xbox so I had no expectations. Unbelievably
addicting! Is there such a thing as Video Gamers Anonymous?


How does Zuma compare to Bejeweled 2? My wife's a big fan of the later.......

How does Zuma compare to Bejeweled 2? My wife's a big fan of the later.......

It's along the same lines as Bejeweled. You have a frog in the center of
each map shooting marbles. You have to get 3 or more of the same
colored marbles to remove them. It's worth the download but get your
$10 ready for the full version to keep the wife happy.

MY son and I almost exclusively play play COD . Perfect Dark zero was fun but one of the shortest Games I have ever played .

Bruce

I started with Demo and I just had to have more of this game at my fingertips...

Playing online is sooo fun. I wuv dis game!

I just started playing Top Spin 2. If anyone wants to play in LIVE add me, my GT is rsra13.

I've been enthralled in Oblivion IV for the past 3 weeks and haven't even had time to play Tomb Raider yet.

haven't even had time to play Tomb Raider yet.

I finished Tomb Raider and found it well worth playing.

A couple things to beware of:

Technical: inconsistent framerates bother me on a platform (360) with this much power - I hope this becomes a thing of the past soon. :(

Gameplay: some of the boss battles rank among the worst/most annoying I've played. Be ready for cheap hits, repetitive taunts, and puzzles that don't quite work even though you are doing the right thing! :mad:

Ending: I won't spoil it, but I found the ending to be an unsatisfactory "conclusion".

Still, the game is well worth putting up with these annoyances. There's some really nice lighting touches that pop up here and there, and most of the puzzles had the right amount of challenge for me.

Oh, and the Croft Manor side-quest is brilliant.

GRAW and Burnout Revenge

I rented Blazing Angels. It's not bad - I like some missions a lot and others are somewhat tedious. Well worth a rental, but the achievements are stingy as heck!

Oblivion.

Been playing COD 2 a lot online, waiting for the new maps that will be available on May 10th.

I rented and am playing Tomb Raider for the 360. First Tomb Raider I've played since 2 and I'm enjoying it very much. I rented Oblivion last week, but I found there was too much to do for a 5 day rental When I can get enough money, that will be a definte purchase for me.

Extensive Oblivion addiction, havent really picked up anything else except GRAW when people come over to play.

Returned Blazing Angels to GameFly and got Far Cry Predator: Instincts.

Not bad... I like shooting enemies through the floorboards. And some of the bright environments look very nice - great water! Laying traps is cool too.

However, the "2D trying to look like 3D" grass, brush and flowers is weak. Also, the driving sections are terrible.

Still, enjoying it so far.

I'm playing FIFA:WC as England working my way through qualifying. I'm also playing a lot of UNO the last couple of days - that is seriously addicting. Twice this week I've stayed up way too late playing it.

I have been playing the Demo of Fight Night 3. If it wasn't for the fact that I am afraid if I buy it they will come out with another 2 days later I would get it. It looks beautiful on HDTV and is really a fun pick me up game if you need to get a quick game in.

I returned Tomb Raider today at BB and and rented Call of Duty 2. It's very fun, but hard on veteran setting for acheivments. So I'll have that to play the next 5 days.

Oblivion and Tomb Raider, I waited for E3 to pan out before choosing a next-gen console and my scrilla went to MS. The 360 rawks on my HD-ila!

GRAW and Burnout Revenge
Same here.
Probably won't even buy another game until Mass Effect or Gears of War.

i play pgr 3 and cod 2 quake 4 and oblivion.... oblivion is the one i spend all the time on, its such a great game, cod 2 is awesome though. i have the steering wheel with pg3 so i have had plenty of fun on that aswell. how can i decide which one i like the most, all these games rock!

Just downloaded Bankshot Billiards 2 for Arcade, reminds me of the old Side Pocket from Data East on the Genesis...I love it.

I wish it had a career mode of something like Side Pocket did but I guess that's missing the point of it being an "arcade" game...

I am anxiously waiting for Rockstar Table Tennis' release tomorrow...

Lately I've been tackling Oblivion. I'm about 20hrs into it and actually getting a little bored of it. Still loving BF2:MC and GRAW.

Offline it's still all about Oblivion. I'm >100 hours into it and have finished the main quest, mages and fighters guilds, some of the thieves guild, and many of the miscellaneous quests. I'm still having a total blast with it, but I think after I finish another guild or two, I'll likely put it away for a while.

Online I've been playing Battlefield 2, GRAW, CoD2 (so much better now that they've patched the online!), Top Spin 2, and Tiger Woods. Mostly I've been playing with one of my childhood friends who lives in Nashville a few nights a week, "hanging out" virtually on private chat...definitely one of my favorite features of the X360.

Next I'm thinking Tomb Raider Legend and Far Cry Instincts Predator (I really enjoyed Far Cry on the PC and I know Instincts is a different campaign).

Just traded in GRAW for Battlefield 2 after playing demo - online...it rains bullet's!!!
GRAW was just too flakey online, kept getting dropped all the time, ruined it for me. Love the vehicles in MC.

Add me to ur friends list as StrontiumUK... :D

Does anyone know if Table tennis is 2 player VS? If it is an extra controller and this game is coming home. We are broadband challenged in my neck of the woods and a 2 player VS game is needed.

Battlefield 2
Ghost Recon
Tomb Raider

skip x-men, it stinks and I don't like it. And I'm a huge x-men fan

Does anyone know if Table tennis is 2 player VS? If it is an extra controller and this game is coming home. We are broadband challenged in my neck of the woods and a 2 player VS game is needed.

There is a two player vs mode. I played against my friend last night---he hated it.

We've been playing a lot of Zuma---we take turns. Its fun, sort of like we're all on the same team. We've been getting good at it too.

I started at level 1-1 and got up to 12-6 on Saturday. Right now I have a game saved, I'm on 9-5 and I have 9 lives.

Oblivion and GRAW.

Oblvian, X-Men, Need for speed most wanted, G.R.A.W

Black, Tomb Raider Legend.

Uno and Hearts a lot lately. (Oh... and Halo 2. Still....) ;-)

I just finished Tomb Raider and will be sending it back to Gamefly for either FN3 or King Kong (hard to believe that I haven't played that yet or seen the movie...lol).

I bought Burnout Revenge last week and I've been loving it. I had never played any games in the series until now so maybe that is adding to my excitement. As always I'm still playing Oblivion and occasionally some Top Spin 2 and GRAW.

***FWIW, PC-wise I'm playing HL2: Episode One and Civ IV.***

A whole lot of Zuma still. Finally finished the game last night. Some Astropop too. Finished that a couple of weeks ago.

Just got Hitman: Blood Money from GameFly. Not bad... it can be frustrating at times though.

Burnout alot lately...just got tomb raider from Gamefly.

Just added Table Tennis. This rocks. I only had time for 4 exhibitions but I won 3 on normal.
It has excellent visuals and audio. I really like how the players get wound up.

Im hooked on table tennis!

I bought Oblivion when it was released but didn't really get into it. I started playing again last night.

I find myself playing Call Of Duty2 still... :) Waiting for GodFather 360.... :cool:

Apparently I am very much into the arcade action.

I'm playing PDZ and Full Auto.


Waiting for OverGFighteres, Chrome Hounds, and especially the Marvel Universe game.

I'm taking a break from Oblivion and just finished Tomb Raider Legend (rented...VERY short, but fun) and now playing Far Cry Instincts Predator (played Far Cry on the PC, but never on the X-Box, so I'm having a blast!). After those I'll likely finish up the Theives Guild quests in Oblivion and start the Dark Brotherhood quests. Talk about your bang-for-the-buck! I'll probably be 150+ hours into Oblivion when I finally finish all that I want to finish, and all for $60! Much better than the 8-12 hour X360 games to date.

Cod2
Halo 2 720 P

And Burnout Revenge :d

I bought Oblivion when it was released but didn't really get into it. I started playing again last night.


Me too. I had it from Gamerang over the last week and I just don't see the big deal about it.

I used to be a big RPG fan back in days of Dragon Warrior and FF. Maybe my attention span is just too short for games like this anymore. :confused:

Sent it back today and am hoping to have Prey by the end of the week.

Me too. I used to be a big RPG fan back in days of Dragon Warrior and FF. Maybe my attention span is just too short for games like this anymore. :confused:

I'm with you too... but we are very much in the minority. Oblivion is a great game, but I would take a Final Fantasy (not 11) or Dragon Warrior on the 360 any day! But, you know, snowballs chance... :rolleyes:

I'm mostly playing Burnout Revenge these days and believe it or not....Uno!

MotoGP '06.... it rocks!

MotoGP '06.... it rocks!
I have a demo from OXM, it is mighty tight, but it has long load times.

Oblivion and COD2.

I wish PDZ was better than it is because I would be playing that all the time. I tried liking that game so hard but it just felt so horribly underpolished. Great ideas but is it ever sluggish and hard to aim with. I can rank in the top 3 90% of the time in Halo2, COD2, etc.. but for the life of me i cannot aim in that game to save my life. 2-3 ammo clips to kill someone in multiplayer? God Damn...

When chromehounds comes out i'm sure i'll be playing that every waking hour if it's half as good as i hope.

got my Moto GP from Gamefly today and am loving it so far.

Incredibly frustrating and exhilrating at the same time. Once you get the hang of it the racing is a blast.

I got my 360 a few days ago and I bought CoD2 and it rocks. Veteran difficulty is a monster.

Pgr3

Simpsons Hit & Run on the 360... no, really. There's some good Xbox deals in the bargain bin that play well on the 360.

Oh, and Star Wars Battlefield 2 on the 360.

i am now playing hitman blood money for the 360 the graphics are incredible.

My son is playing Battlefield 2

My son is playing Battlefield 2

I got a 360 as an add on to my setup and I have enjoyed PC games in the past. At 44 years old, I am probably the oldest player on BF2, but that game is highly addictive and lotsa fun.

I just got Fight Night. Far Cry and Battlefield two. 3 used games. I hope they will be good enough to get me through the July 4 holiday and the week of vacation I am taking. So far I have been pounding out the 360 games at a pretty good pace and none of the EA games are good enough to keep me interested. I was soooo tempted to get Hitman but of course I cant get it used yet. I guess next time.

Hitman
Pray (if people say its decent)
Chromhounds (if people say its decent)

I heard Quake stinks but am really tempted to get it too.
I need some good new games!!!

Call of Duty 2... This game is crazy. Have the PC version as well!

I just finished Condemed: Criminal Origins as a rental... great game! Much better than the demo suggests.

Simpsons Hit & Run on the 360... no, really. There's some good Xbox deals in the bargain bin that play well on the 360.

Oh, and Star Wars Battlefield 2 on the 360.


Battlefront. :p We need to play some MP btw.

I just finished GRAW yesterday. Before that I finished Black and Stubbs the Zombie. Next up is either Table Tennis or Far Cry.

COD2 on and off since launch on 11/22/05. If any AVS'ers want to play with a mature gamer who likes to work together as a team feel free to send me a friend request.

My gamertag is in my signature, thanks.

MotoGP '06.... it rocks!

Yes, it does!

I've had my 360 for a week, and this is the game that I am addicted to.

I'm currently seeded 49th, and working my way up.

finished with Oblivion, now playing Ghost Recon and Battle for Middle Earth

I'm replaying GRAW in Hard mode while waiting for Middle Earth to show up from GameFly.

If anyone is interested in some PDZ action, Adult Gaming Enthusiasts' regular Tuesday Shooters Night this coming Tuesday (7-18) @ 9 pm ET is PDZ. (See .sig for link). So, I''l be playing that on Tuesday.

Otherwise, I'm also making progress in GRAW on Hard while waiting for Chromehounds to ship its way to me.

Lots of GRAW and PDZ for me...can't wait for some new games to come out.

Just got Kameo, WOW! I can't believe how underrated this game is. I have only gotten a few levels in and it is great. Was it too kiddie or something?

Both Kameo and PDZ are availabe at CC this week for $19.99! I can't pass that up!

Im mostly playing chromehounds and cod2

I've been addicted to Battlefield 2:Modern Combat since I got the online demo disc on the PS2. Did it hurt to pay for the game again for the 360? Not really. Not only did I get updated HD graphics, but Xbox Live is the only way to play online console games. PS2 has no kind of support for online. It just sucks now that my clan looks like it's falling apart, and I'm stuck with the gamer tag xSAINTSxScotty unless I want to pay $10 to change it.

I've been playing GRAW and i rented Prey to check it out..
Prey has some pretty awesome eye candy, but i dont really dig the game so far. im probably 1/4 of the way through and it is just too creepy for me to really enjoy. if the graphics and physics and such were in a different setting, i think i would be having more fun...
next up to try is NCAA 2007 ....any other suggestions on what to try out? how about Far Cry?

What online service would people here recommend for game rentals?

What online service would people here recommend for game rentals?

Since you are a left coaster... GameFly has been around as long as any of them and I've had pretty good service from them - getting games shipped on their release day even! :cool: I consider them the "Netflix" of game rental places - not the cheapest but they make an effort to run a smooth operation.

For us East Coasters GF's shipping times from CA can be frustrating at times. :(

Since you are a left coaster... GameFly has been around as long as any of them and I've had pretty good service from them - getting games shipped on their release day even! :cool: I consider them the "Netflix" of game rental places - not the cheapest but they make an effort to run a smooth operation.

For us East Coasters GF's shipping times from CA can be frustrating at times. :(

Thanks for the advice, I'll have to check them out.

Playing Chromehounds, Galaga, Pac-Man

Also Galaga & Pac-Man and renting Full Auto.

As a Burnout fan, Full Auto doesn't have the appeal as I had hoped. :(

Finding ,yself at home all day unexpectedly with a medical problem, I picked up Dead Rising to help pass time.

WAYYY too much fun but where the hell is the maintenance key? I've looked everywhere in the tunnels (off to cheat site...)

Also Galaga & Pac-Man and renting Full Auto.

As a Burnout fan, Full Auto doesn't have the appeal as I had hoped. :(

Its important to play FA as FA, not Burnout. Its all about the shooting and driving. They both may be car carnage but they are very different games.

been playing a whole bunch of demos, i rock fifa, just got dead rising, demo was fun, waiting for saints row and gears of war, then gonna sell it and get a ps3 :)

Been hooked on the saints row demo. I will be picking this one up !

I just started Raze's Hell. Fun!

I have been unable to put down Dead Rising since I got it on Thursday. Other than that, I try to get a game of BF:MC and Geometry Wars going every once in awhile.

been hooked on chromehounds since it came out

Still working my way through Call of Duty 2.

This is probably the best video game I have ever played. :cool:

How much do game demos cost to download?

game demos are free

I'm currently playing Dead Rising.

...ALL FREAKIN' WEEKEND. :eek:

I picked up Saints Row because I was hearing good things about it. And I must say I couldn't be more happy with the purchase.. I never play SinglePlayer (expect GRAW) and I just can't put down the game for SinglePlayer.. For me this is the best 360 game to date.. I actually don't want to play online because the Sp is so much fun..

Recently been using BFME2 and Enchanted Arms. Both are excellent additions to the 360 library.

Enchanted Arms has quickly became what is IMO the best game on the XB360, if your a RPG fan you have to give it a try.

Time Pilot

Loving B2 Modern Combat! My rank keeps going up and then down because I am still learning and I refuse to cheat and pad my rank like so many people appear to be doing! I just don't get that. What's the point in having a bunch of medals and awards if you don't get them honestly? I just have fun playing the game online with folks that feel the same way.

Loving B2 Modern Combat! My rank keeps going up and then down because I am still learning and I refuse to cheat and pad my rank like so many people appear to be doing! I just don't get that. What's the point in having a bunch of medals and awards if you don't get them honestly? I just have fun playing the game online with folks that feel the same way.

Same thing goes on in PGR3

Same thing goes on in PGR3


Really? I don't own the game but how do you cheat in a racing game? I guess maybe friends race each other and take turns winning?

I played a Texas Hold em tournament---followed by some PGR3, followed by some Oblivion, followed by some Astropop and Zuma.

Put about 3 hours into Saints Row last night. Most I've been able to play since I bought it. Still having a great time. I didn't even do the main missions, mainly just insurance fraud and snatch missions. Had to cover an area getting taken over as well. I'll probably start back on the main missions next time. I think I have 8 or so unlocked right now.

Saints Row and NHL2k7

Mostly playing the activities in Saints Row, the hijack missions are getting tough but it's fun so I don't mind.

LEGO SW II, rented it. Playing NCAA 2007 before that, bought it... PGR3, ha ha, just gonna start here coming soon, bought it today for 19.99.
having fun!!!!

Also Lego SW2, still playing Dead Rising and just bought Scramble.

Oh, and got Max Payne 2 cheap but I think I might give up on it based on the control scheme.

I've been playing several games actually, alternating between Prey, Tomb Raider, Saint's Row with a little Top Spin 2 action mixed in. My current favorite is Saint's Row and I just finished up Prey. I'm planning on picking up Lego Star Wars II next.

I'm currently playing with my new 72" HDTV setup menus... :D

...so my 360 looks awesome on it!!