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TOPIC: New $99, 'compact' PS2 to arrive in 2008
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/585c5a1123fe3172?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 10:44 am
From: Chris F

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:40:47 +0000, NiGHTS
<nightsintodreamsYOHOLMES@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>If this is true it seems to be a strange move by Sony. Since they took
>backwards compatibility out of the PS3 to strengthen the attach rate
>(and presumably phase out production of PS2 games), why rerelease the
>PS2 at this point?

because it's still outselling the PS3 and the only thing that's
keeping them afloat right now?
>
>On the other hand, recent PS3 adopters annoyed about the lack of PS2
>compatibility can buy a separate console for with the money saved from
>the price drop.

if they were bothered about playing PS2 games, chances are they'd
already have a PS2, therefore not need to buy this new version.

theyre releasing this as a budget machine, just like they did when
they repacked the original Playstation. you could argue they already
tried this with the slim PS2, but that retailed for the same price as
the original model.

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== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:20 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 10:40 am, AirRaid <airrai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The news will surely come as a blow to Sony rivals Nintendo and
> Microsoft, who have see sales of PS2 suffer somewhat due to the
> introduction of Wii and Xbox 360 in recent years.
>
> PS2 this week celebrated its seventh anniversary, during which time it
> has sold over 120 million units worldwide. Yet this cut demonstrates
> Sony's belief that the system's market is far from exhausted.
>
> Last month, publisher bosses from the likes of Eidos, Ubisoft and
> Atari suggested to MCV that a price cut on the console could massively
> reinvigorate its sales figures.
>
> http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28753/New-low-price-compact-PS2-to-arrive-i...

I saw a new stark white PS2 in Best Buy today. It came with Singstar
and 2 mics. I didn't see a price, but there were about a dozen of them
on a platform in the middle of the video game area. That stack was
absolutely dwarfed by the 3 dozen or so $400 PS3s right next to it and
the 2 dozen or so each of the Xbox 360 Arcade, Elite, Premium and Halo
edition... and the Premium ones clearly stated they had HDMI which was
pretty cool to see.

I would consider getting a $99 PS2, definitely. I'd try Kingdom Hearts
and God of War (both originals and sequels) for sure. Maybe SOCOM,
MGS3...

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TOPIC: Assassin's Creed Famitsu review: 37/40
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/97b66bfcf6c9934e?hl=en
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 10:50 am
From: "boodybandit"

"Jonah Falcon" <jonahnynla@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:1194022004.523749.101720@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
> On Nov 2, 12:44 pm, "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1194021043.290917.109720@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>>
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>> > On Nov 2, 11:56 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >> "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>
>> >>news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> >> > "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>> >> >news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>> >> >> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40,
>> >> >> citing
>> >> >> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
>> >> >> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>>
>> >> > 1 button combat?
>> >> > OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>>
>> >> How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might
>> >> as
>> >> well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>>
>> > Not if it's rythmic combat - which Fable 2 is using as well.
>>
>> > It's context sensitive, and you can easily fuck up fighting. This is
>> > not a beat 'em up.
>>
>> > PS. Most PC games have one button combat. (laugh)
>>
>> Im all about the immersion and 1 button combats removes that for me.-
>> Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Says who? Have you actually played it? Single button combat may make
> it MORE immersive - becoming all about technique and less about button
> hunt-and-mash and combo memorization.
>
> But hey, if you lost interest, that's fine - more copies for the rest
> of us.

You sound like Gamespot in reverse.
Hey maybe you can make it a a reviewer afterall.
Either way 1 button combat wont appeal to a lot of people. So don't make it
out like I'm the minority here. Not that any of this matters because I just
got off the phone wit ha friend and he said this info isn't correct. Ubisoft
is giving you the option of one button combat but you don't have to play
that way. I hope he is right nad this information you posted was just lost
in translation.

== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:02 am
From: slayerman89@hotmail.com

On Nov 2, 9:30 am, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Nov 2, 11:56 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
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> > "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> >news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> > > "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > >news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> > >> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
> > >> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
> > >> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>
> > > 1 button combat?
> > > OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>
> > How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might as
> > well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>
> Not if it's rythmic combat - which Fable 2 is using as well.
>
> It's context sensitive, and you can easily fuck up fighting. This is
> not a beat 'em up.
>
> PS. Most PC games have one button combat. (laugh)

I would love to see you name a good action PC game with one button
combat...

== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:03 am
From: Jonah Falcon

On Nov 2, 2:02 pm, slayerma...@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Nov 2, 9:30 am, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
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> > On Nov 2, 11:56 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> > >news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> > > > "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > > >news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> > > >> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
> > > >> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
> > > >> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>
> > > > 1 button combat?
> > > > OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>
> > > How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might as
> > > well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>
> > Not if it's rythmic combat - which Fable 2 is using as well.
>
> > It's context sensitive, and you can easily fuck up fighting. This is
> > not a beat 'em up.
>
> > PS. Most PC games have one button combat. (laugh)
>
> I would love to see you name a good action PC game with one button
> combat...- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Any given FPS.

== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:15 am
From: Shawk

Jonah Falcon wrote:
> On Nov 2, 2:02 pm, slayerma...@hotmail.com wrote:
>> On Nov 2, 9:30 am, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>> On Nov 2, 11:56 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>> "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>>>>>> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
>>>>>> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
>>>>>> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>>>>> 1 button combat?
>>>>> OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>>>> How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might as
>>>> well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>>> Not if it's rythmic combat - which Fable 2 is using as well.
>>> It's context sensitive, and you can easily fuck up fighting. This is
>>> not a beat 'em up.
>>> PS. Most PC games have one button combat. (laugh)
>> I would love to see you name a good action PC game with one button
>> combat...- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Any given FPS.

Meaning the left mouse button for firing? Of course the left mouse
button doesn't put you in a combat stance or aim for you does it? Kinda
falls down there...

== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:14 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 11:53 am, "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>
> > Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
> > the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
> > button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>
> 1 button combat?
> OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
> The AI and now this?
> The game is becoming more unappealing with each passing video, preview and
> review.
> Amazing visuals, concept, story but possible poor execution with gameplay
> complexity and AI.

I read a while back that when parkouring around, you would control the
character's individual arms and legs. Please tell me that's no longer
the case...

== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:15 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 12:44 pm, "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1194021043.290917.109720@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
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>
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> > On Nov 2, 11:56 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> >>news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> >> > "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> >> >> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
> >> >> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
> >> >> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>
> >> > 1 button combat?
> >> > OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>
> >> How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might as
> >> well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>
> > Not if it's rythmic combat - which Fable 2 is using as well.
>
> > It's context sensitive, and you can easily fuck up fighting. This is
> > not a beat 'em up.
>
> > PS. Most PC games have one button combat. (laugh)
>
> Im all about the immersion and 1 button combats removes that for me.

Well... how would having 2 or 3 buttons change immersion? Unless I've
missed out on some cool new martial arts style where you kill people
with your thumbs, LOL...

== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:16 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 12:46 pm, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Nov 2, 12:44 pm, "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:1194021043.290917.109720@v3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
> > > On Nov 2, 11:56 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >> "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> > >>news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> > >> > "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > >> >news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> > >> >> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
> > >> >> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
> > >> >> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>
> > >> > 1 button combat?
> > >> > OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>
> > >> How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might as
> > >> well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>
> > > Not if it's rythmic combat - which Fable 2 is using as well.
>
> > > It's context sensitive, and you can easily fuck up fighting. This is
> > > not a beat 'em up.
>
> > > PS. Most PC games have one button combat. (laugh)
>
> > Im all about the immersion and 1 button combats removes that for me.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Says who? Have you actually played it? Single button combat may make
> it MORE immersive - becoming all about technique and less about button
> hunt-and-mash and combo memorization.
>
> But hey, if you lost interest, that's fine - more copies for the rest
> of us.

You're going to buy more than 1 copy?

== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:17 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 2:03 pm, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> On Nov 2, 2:02 pm, slayerma...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
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>
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> > On Nov 2, 9:30 am, Jonah Falcon <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Nov 2, 11:56 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
>
> > > >news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> > > > > "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> > > > >news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> > > > >> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
> > > > >> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
> > > > >> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>
> > > > > 1 button combat?
> > > > > OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>
> > > > How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might as
> > > > well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>
> > > Not if it's rythmic combat - which Fable 2 is using as well.
>
> > > It's context sensitive, and you can easily fuck up fighting. This is
> > > not a beat 'em up.
>
> > > PS. Most PC games have one button combat. (laugh)
>
> > I would love to see you name a good action PC game with one button
> > combat...- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> Any given FPS.

Most FPS games actually have 2-button combat... weapons these days
always have a secondary firing mode...

== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:18 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 12:43 pm, "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:ZMHWi.40957$eY.34156@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
>
>
>
> > "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:P7adnbpne6uI1bbanZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
> >> "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1194017803.196937.211090@o38g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> >>> Famitsu awarded Assassin's Creed a 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) out of 40, citing
> >>> the story, presentation, and acrobatics, while criticizing the one
> >>> button combat, map layout, and camera problems.
>
> >> 1 button combat?
> >> OMG say that is incorrect information please!?
>
> > How do you have 1 button combat? What is the point? The fights might as
> > well be cutscenes if that is the case.
>
> Exactly.
> Oh well this is shaping up to be a rental.
> Just more money for games I was going to pass on. Maybe GH3 or Pro Street.

Guitar Hero III is pretty cool. It's much more fun with 2 people than
1, though.

I tried the Rock Band demo in Best Buy today. Now *that's* fun. I've
always liked the drums and this is the closest I'm going to get to
playing drums.

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TOPIC: Ratchett and Clanks sells a whopping 97,000 copies in first week!
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/e0c2b7ea4f8bca94?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 10:53 am
From: "boodybandit"

"Big Daddy" <nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:vCHWi.40955$eY.6910@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
>
> <carlahomolka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1194012473.014238.213740@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
>> On Nov 2, 9:31 am, "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> When you clarify things for the confused can you include mentality
>>> challenged vs retard?
>>> It might make your points sound a little more valid instead of the
>>> rumbles
>>> of a ..... er um "retard".- Hide quoted text -
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>>
>> Shove your political correctness up your gaping, festering asshole.
>> Real men call 'em like they see 'em.
>
> So real men hide behind usenet, act tough, and say things they would NEVER
> say face to face to someone as they would get their asses handed to them?

As usual BD you hit it dead on.

== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 10:58 am
From: "Big Daddy"

<carlahomolka@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1194025079.947712.38370@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> If you're assuming I meet anyone of those criteria you listed, you are
> 100% wrong. I call people retards to their face all the time. And I'm
> yet to have anyone "hand me my ass". If you think I am "acting tough",
> then I am sorry that I frightened you. Perhaps your parents should
> install some sort of filtering software so you don't have to read
> posts from people like me.

people that are phsycially "tough" don't have the need to come into
newsgroups and be confrontational, mock others, call them names, etc. I've
never met one who did.

The only people that do that are ones who could never assume that sort of
authorative behavior in real life, so they have to pretend it behind servers
and networks where they know they'll never be called on it.

== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:44 am
From: Paul Heslop

elrous0@pop.uky.edu wrote:
>
> On Oct 31, 5:56 pm, Paul Heslop <paul.hes...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > What makes me laugh is that you call other people fanboys but you're
> > the one posting stuff insulting a console... and I'm assuming that
> > makes you an xbox fanny with the xbox group in the headers.
>
> You're assuming that my use of the word "fanboy" is an implicit
> criticism against fanboyism itself.

It's a crap word usually used by people who dislike one thing or
another

--
Paul (We won't die of devotion)
-------------------------------------------------------
Stop and Look

http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/

== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:14 pm
From: jeffbab@gmail.com

On Nov 2, 1:58 pm, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <carlahomo...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1194025079.947712.38370@o3g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > If you're assuming I meet anyone of those criteria you listed, you are
> > 100% wrong. I call people retards to their face all the time. And I'm
> > yet to have anyone "hand me my ass". If you think I am "acting tough",
> > then I am sorry that I frightened you. Perhaps your parents should
> > install some sort of filtering software so you don't have to read
> > posts from people like me.
>
> people that are phsycially "tough" don't have the need to come into
> newsgroups and be confrontational, mock others, call them names, etc. I've
> never met one who did.
>
> The only people that do that are ones who could never assume that sort of
> authorative behavior in real life, so they have to pretend it behind servers
> and networks where they know they'll never be called on it.

I don't have the need either. But I am not going to sit idly by while
some retard calls me a fanbitch or makes statements that are
completely untrue, or when someone pretends to get offended by my
choice of words. Perhaps you should go back and read the thread in
order to see who was the first to bring out the name-calling.

Thanks for the psychoanalysis. Your assumptions based on your personal
experiences hold about as much weight as the shit I just flushed down
the toilet.

== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:40 pm
From: evadnikufesin

elrous0@pop.uky.edu wrote:
> On Oct 31, 10:02 pm, evadnikufesin
> <evadnikufe...@gmail.invalidcom.domain> wrote:
>
>> Fuck off, bitch.
>
> Anthrax fan or not, you still suck.
>
>

Your mom did too... and swallowed.

Next time don't knock on the door when its closed and locked, you lil
bastard.

--
"We are living in a gelded age..." -Savage

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TOPIC: COD4 PS3 Version Will Be Superior to Xbox
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.games.video.xbox/browse_thread/thread/fcc5db383e9c7966?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:00 am
From: slayerman89@hotmail.com

On Nov 1, 6:08 am, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Oct 31, 4:46 pm, slayerma...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Oct 31, 1:28 pm, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Oct 31, 2:02 pm, "alvinstraigh...@hotmail.com"
>
> > > <alvinstraigh...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Oct 31, 8:33 am, elro...@pop.uky.edu wrote:
>
> > > > > On Oct 30, 9:03 pm, "Rowdy J" <row...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > It's the most anticipated on the PS3 because it's just about all they
> > > > > > have that'll be any good this Xmas season.
>
> > > > > Hey, they have the great "Heavenly Sword" with its massive sales of
> > > > > 200,000 units.
>
> > > > Heavenly Sword was indeed great. Solid gameplay, amazing
> > > > presentation, good story. The game was extremely polished with no
> > > > glaring bugs or graphical glitches. The fact that it did not sell
> > > > millions does not effect the quality of the title.
>
> > > Hallelujah!
>
> > > I've had a few debates now about how the sales of a title has nothing
> > > to do with the quality.
>
> > > On the flipside, the fact that it got rated only in the 80s does
> > > reflect the quality of the title.
>
> > I'm enjoying myself. I'll throw it out there and say I'm equally as
> > entertained as I was by Halo 3.
>
> I'm trying to decide myself. I only played the first two levels in
> Halo 3 and I played about 15 minutes of Heavenly Sword.
>
> On the one hand, Heavenly Sword felt to me not much different than
> other hack-and-slashers I've played.
>
> On the other hand, Halo 3 didn't capture me the same way the previous
> 2 games did. It was fun playing with my buddy, but playing through the
> levels myself wasn't nearly as interesting.

I am with you on that. If HS had a little more depth to combat I would
like it better. I really dislike games where you can be surrounded by
fifty guys and come out alive from just spamming attack. It reminds me
a lot of Dynasty Warriors (certainly not a bad thing), except instead
of a bunch of characters you get five mixed into one. Co-op would be a
blast though...

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:03 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 12:34 pm, Mark Johnson <mark-john...@freeola.com> wrote:
> The alMIGHTY N wrote:
> > On Nov 2, 11:53 am, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >>>> That's even an exclusive title for the PS3.
> >>> So than that should matter to me why exactly?
> >> Doug is all about exclusives. In fact he rarely makes a post without
> >> pointing out how there are no games to play on the ps3. He doesn't seem
> >> to grasp that we can actually play non-exclusives on our console.
>
> > To be fair, a potential consumer is going to evaluate the consoles not
> > only on the number of games there are but how many exclusives there
> > are. Games like Call of Duty 4, Grand Theft Auto IV, Madden,
> > Strangehold, etc. aren't going to factor into a decision-making
> > process because you can play them on either console.
>
> > A consumer will base their decision more on which console has the
> > greater number of exclusives they want to play. If the consumer really
> > likes the Halo franchise, they'll go with the Xbox 360. If the
> > consumer really likes the Ratchet and Clank franchise, they'll go with
> > the Playstation 3.
>
> > However, it's also tough to ignore seeing a much bigger section of
> > games for the Xbox 360 than for the Playstation 3. The diehard
> > Playstation fans who are adamant about playing the Sony-associated
> > exclusives will go for that box nonetheless, but a more casual gamer
> > or someone looking to purchase for a loved one is going to be more
> > likely to choose the Xbox 360 simply because there are more games to
> > play, exclusive or not.
>
> Wrong, the more casual gamer buys a Wii

I didn't say "casual gamer," I said "more casual gamer." Casual gamers
- the ones who play Tetris and the like or just want a party machine -
will buy the Wii.

By "more casual gamer," I mean a person who plays typical video games
but just not as hardcore and crazy as others. Most of my friends are
casual gamers - they still play games like Gears of War or SOCOM but
they're not on there every single day playing hours on end... and they
wouldn't touch something like Ninja Gaiden with a 10-foot pole.

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TOPIC: HD-DVD player at Walmart tomorrow for $98.97
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:04 am
From: mordacpreventor@hotmail.com

On Nov 2, 6:25 am, "boodybandit" <allaboutga...@comcast.net> wrote:
> "Trevor Smithson" <trevor_smith...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:u5rki3p59cm3fct2m9gphrp8c3mk5ingmg@4ax.com...
>
> > Just in case the storm this has caused on the Internet has passed you
> > by:
>
> >http://holiday.ri-walmart.com/?section=secret
>
> > I think this is a better deal than the 360's add-on drive. The only
> > downside I can see is a lack of 1080p output, which is irreleveant if
> > your TV has a good deinterlacer.
>
> It's only irrelevant if you don't own a 1080p set and just want a better
> quality DVD.
> 1080p display from a 1080p source makes more a difference than some would
> like to think otherwise. It's an excellent price but I would rather just add
> some funds and get a true 1080p player since I own 1080p displays.

If you own a 1080p television, you're in a very small minority of HD
television owners.

Most are 720p and a few are 1080i, but hardly anyone is at 1080p
according to HD TV sales figures.

A $100 720p/1080i player is going to be very attractive to the vast
majority of HD TV owners, especially considering Walmart is also
selling HD DVDs at $15.

> I want a dual player stand alone unit myself.

So would I, but until they come down to my price range for one, a $100
player will be just fine.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:55 pm
From: Mitch@...

My RPTV is 1080i. What difference do see between i and p?

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TOPIC: Warner may be Blu-Ray exclusive next year
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:05 am
From: "Big Daddy"

"The alMIGHTY N" <natlee75@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> Really? HD-DVD must have been doing pretty damn good in the beginning
> of the year, then, because from January to September in the United
> States, there were less than twice as many Blu-Ray discs as HD-DVD
> discs sold.

more thant twice as many in US, 4 times as many in Europe, and 9 times as
many in Japan based on the reports I've read.

Any way you cut it that's bad for HD-DVD. They'll need to throw some more $
at Warner if they want to win because trying to win a fair fight just isn't
working for them (though they already threw a couple of low blows with the
Paramount $ exchange).

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:11 pm
From: The alMIGHTY N

On Nov 2, 2:05 pm, "Big Daddy" <nos...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "The alMIGHTY N" <natle...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> > Really? HD-DVD must have been doing pretty damn good in the beginning
> > of the year, then, because from January to September in the United
> > States, there were less than twice as many Blu-Ray discs as HD-DVD
> > discs sold.
>
> more thant twice as many in US, 4 times as many in Europe, and 9 times as
> many in Japan based on the reports I've read.

>From January to September 2007, the sales rate of Blu-Ray discs in the
United States was 185% of the sales rate of HD-DVD discs according to
Home Media Magazine.

I don't know if this publication can be viewed as the end-all, be-all
like NPD is, but I would be surprised if the numbers for Blu-Ray were
off by 200,000 or more.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6214944.html

> Any way you cut it that's bad for HD-DVD. They'll need to throw some more $
> at Warner if they want to win because trying to win a fair fight just isn't
> working for them (though they already threw a couple of low blows with the
> Paramount $ exchange).

When was it ever a fair fight? Sony incorporated the Blu-Ray player
into the Playstation 3 for the purpose of having a Trojan horse into
consumers' homes. The whole "games need Blu-Ray" is just corporate
bullshit, legitimate in the future or not.

If you look at set top to set top numbers in the United States, HD-DVD
is slightly ahead. Movie sales became noticeably skewed at the
beginning of the year once the Playstation 3s were out in the wild.
Before that, sales actually favored HD-DVD slightly.

HD-DVD can't cry about it - all's fair, after all. However, I find it
hilarious when people try to say that HD-DVD throwing money at
Paramount to go exclusive is somehow morally wrong or unfair without
saying the same about Sony forcing many PS3 gamers to become default
Blu-Ray owners.

But in the end, it's all business, and both sides seem willing to go
far to get any advantage they can. It's ridiculous and we as consumers
lose out, but hey, when did those big corporations ever care about the
consumers?

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TOPIC: WTF??? PS3 version of PES 2008 has worse framerate drops/slow-downs
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 11:59 am
From: John Adams

Holy Moses wrote:

> FIFA08's shit. Admit it, PES is just too hard and difficult for you.
> Real men play PES, little doggies play FIFA. Now, that's the truth.

Seems to me we are just going around in circles here. You go play your
arcade PES2008 game and I'll go play my simulation of Fifa08. OK?

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:23 pm
From: Holy Moses

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:59:17 GMT, John Adams <me@none.invalid> wrote:

>Holy Moses wrote:
>
>> FIFA08's shit. Admit it, PES is just too hard and difficult for you.
>> Real men play PES, little doggies play FIFA. Now, that's the truth.
>
>Seems to me we are just going around in circles here. You go play your
>arcade PES2008 game and I'll go play my simulation of Fifa08. OK?

Then STFU about FIFA being better than the PES when the original
thread had nothing to do with it, you fucknig cunt. OK? Good.

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TOPIC: Xbox 360 FREE - Halo + Gaming FORUM
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 2 2007 12:36 pm
From: sil9sq0d479ziuddomf1@gmail.com

Yo Guys
Check out Http://www.PlanetHalo3x.com
Its one of the best gaming / halo 3 sites out there PLUS
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elite :D

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