Xbox Game reviews

Burnout Revenge

To **** with licensed cars, physics and well anything that could insinuate there's anything realistic about this game.

The action is fast, the crashes are furious and the soundtrack is one of the best around. And more multiplayer modes than you can shake a stick at and you've got a fun, fast adrenaline pumping arcade racer. I love it.

It didn't win racer of the year for nothing.
 
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doobiwan said:
Burnout Revenge

To **** with licensed cars, physics and well anything that could insinuate there's anything realistic about this game.

The action is fast, the crashes are furious and the soundtrack is one of the best around. And more multiplayer modes than you can shake a stick at and you've got a fun, fast adrenaline pumping arcade racer. I love it.

It didn't win racer of the year for nothing.
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Score? :D
 
Well..
i dont have an xbox, but i've played for the following games on a 42" HD plasma:

Quake 4: excellent game play, prefer mouse on computer, but i'm still learning:o
PGR: brilliant graphics, multiplayer fun:)
Ghost recon: uhmmm... its a good game, but splitting a multiplayer game on a 42" is weird:o

I want an XBOX!!!:rolleyes:
 
Gears of War is incredible...but have you played Dead Rising?

It's like taking the best zombie movie you ever saw and making it interactive...it's really really good with plenty of replay value.

Oh and one more thing...get a friend with another XBox and play GoW cooperatively....it's so much fun.
 
ok these are the games i have and my views on them.

Saints Row: Gta port, lacks the cult quality and overall sexiness of gta, kinda like the difference between a pimped Datsun bakkie doing 300kmh and a Lamborgini doing 300kmh

Topspin Tennis 2: Great multiplayer game, fun for 2 people, stay the hell away from single player!

Madden 07: The greatest damn game on earth.

Gears of War: Possibly greater than the greatest game on earth, this game really is great, greater than the latter even, stop the press!

Enchanted Arms: First game including a full blown homosexual character, its ok but would you be able to grind games for 4 hours with your moms hair stylist "Quan"? SPOILER WARNING: ITS TURNBASED Final fantasy style so expect to be attacked every 4 metres of running!

Tomb Raider: Legends. 16 year old: man this game rocks!
22 year old: dude are you serious? wheres the beer
lets rock some Madden this game sucks!

Rainbow Six: Las Vegas: Very lekker game, tried it on my SDTV and concluded that this game should never ever touch a tube TV, you will not know what the hell is going on.

Fifa 07: You have to be a soccer fan to enjoy this, no clue why i bought this game, no clue at all, played it for 5 minutes, its collecting dust, the graphics are iffy and the gameplay sucks, its the same as Fiffa 83, yep, still the same.

Fight Night 3: Fun game but the repetition gets to you, punching somebody for 20 minutes straight can get to you, nice knockout cutscenes though, if you have a fetish for ragdoll physics then buy this game.


Test Drive Unlimited: Its an ok game, Sims meets (Insert car game) Be advised that this is NOT GT for the ps2 (3), if you actually plan on spending money for a car game my chips are raised for Froza Motorsport 2, im hearing some good things. Test Drive has lots of cars though, im currently trying to unlock the bikes, not trying really hard though, heard the bikes handle like tripeds on acid...
 
Fifa '07

I'm a huge fan of soccer. I love watching it and playing it.... except when it's Fifa '07 on the xbox 360. The main problem is that it's not much fun to play. EA have made a soccer simulation when they should have made a soccer game. The controls are iffy and the graphics are subpar for the 360.

There are usually two to four of us playing this game and this is what usually happens: we start a game, someone loses their temper at the game yet again and we end up switching over to NHL. At first we were convinced that we just needed to practise more - we've now spent quite some time on it and nobody's really interested in playing it anymore.

Pros:
- Huge selection of leagues and teams
- Commentary is pretty good

Cons:
- Controls
- Graphics
- Game is not much fun

Score: 4/10

If you want a fun sport game to play with your buddies, you're better off with NHL in my opinion.
 
Rock Star Table Tennis:

Quick learning curve, intuitive controls, addictive gameplay table tennis (lol)

7.5/10

Elder Scrolls Oblivion: Stopped playing after 10 minutes. Boring as hell, clunky menu system and generally un-user friendly interface, weird looking character models. Most disappointing game I've ever played.

1/10
 
Hmm I was about to go and get a copy of Oblivion, is it a RPG type game? It never appealed to me but I thought the wife might enjoy it. What is the game play like?
 
Slow. I guess a lot of people like depth in their RPG's, but I just find Oblivion unbelievably convoluted in just about every aspect.

I'm gonna rather get Marvel Ultimate Alliance for some hack and slash RPG action. Much more fun, I think, and you can play up to 4 ppl at once.
 
Not quite a game review but ...

Got tired of negotiating with family for TV time, so bought the XBOX 360 HD VGA Cable, and moved XBOX to my study.

To truly appreciate how good the graphics in Gears of War are you have to see it running at 1280 x 1024 on a large flat screen PC CRT monitor. Picture just looks sharper, smoother and more natural than say a 32' LCD TV running 720p

Highly recommended ... Score 10/10.
 
/Off topic.

1280x1024 is 5:4 ratio. All X360 games look best @ 16:9 ratio resolution, though consider all PC widescreen LCDs are 16:10.

IMO any 32" LCD looks better simply coz its bigger and you can enjoy your sofa! :p
 
/agreed with useless. I'm playing on 720p on a 32" TV and it looks awesome. Even if it looks better on a PC monitor, you lose the joy of playing on the couch.

Sorry about OT.
 
GougedEye said:
That kindof depends on the LCD in question.
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In my case an LG 32' LCD in a store I go past often, it just looks more 'artifical'.

useless said:
1280x1024 is 5:4 ratio. All X360 games look best @ 16:9 ratio resolution, though consider all PC widescreen LCDs are 16:10.
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Althought the XBOX syncs the screen to 1280x1024 (i.e. the XBOX menu's use whole res) the games still run at right aspect ratio. GoW uses less than 1024 lines to maintain correct aspect as there is a slight letterbox effect (i.e. black areas top & bottom, like with DVD player on SDTV).

useless said:
IMO any 32" LCD looks better simply coz its bigger and you can enjoy your sofa! :p
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Well my office chair is more comfy than my sofa, and since you sit right in front of a monitor (2-3 feet) there is no perception of it being small and the level of distance detail you pick up is awesome.

Anyways here's a 2nd opinion on it (reason for my purchase) ... http://hardware.teamxbox.com/reviews/xbox-360/40/Xbox-360-VGA-HD-AV-Cable/p1/ (note: with latest SW updates from Live 1920x1200 is also avaliable now).
 
1. LCDs in stores dont display HD content 99% of the time. ;)

2. Letterbox effect is normal for most games which dont support any other display ratio other than 16:9. Thus on a regular 5:4 LCD you have unused display space. I would reccommend you purchase/trade in your LCD for a widescreen model since they are quite affordable now.

3. I mentioned the sofa simply coz i get buddies popping along for some split-screen action at times. But when i get kicked out from the lounge i resort to my trusty 19" WS LCD. :)
 
useless said:
1. LCDs in stores dont display HD content 99% of the time. ;)
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I meant one with an XBOX 360 connected to it for demo'ing (looks like running 720p).

useless said:
I would reccommend you purchase/trade in your LCD for a widescreen model since they are quite affordable now.
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My problem with LCDs is, if they're not running native res, they have that fuzzy out-of-focus look to the image. The only WS LCD monitor res'es you can get are 1440x900, 1680x1050 & 1920x1200. Except for the last one, which is too expensive, the XBOX cant match those res'es and your going to get that blurred look from the scaling.

On a flat screen CRT monitor the image is always ultra sharp no matter what res.
 
Ah, but are you sure it was connected via component or VGA at least? At Rage all X360's were connected via S-video to the Samsung LCDs by the idiot promo people.

On my 19" LCD you notice stretching only in some games, I suppose it depends how these games are actually designed to handle 720p. LCD native resolutions are currently the only drawback when compared to CRT's. Pity there are no widescreen CRTs.

I think we have hijacked this thread too much so if you want to continue i suggest we create our own or we will get booted. ;)
 
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oblivion is not as bad as blue made it out to be

The world is very vast and for someone who enjoys questing and exploring and developing their character, then it is a great game to play.

The interface does take a bit of getting used to on the xbox and certainly would be more intuitive using a keyboard and mouse but you do become familliar with it in a relatively short time.
There is also a certain amount of 'admin' to do in terms of managing your character - but for someone like me who is used to playing paper and dice rpgs this is all rather normal.
I would recommend that you do a bit of online research on how to maximise your skills and levelling as the world adapts to your increased stats.

Character developement is also very broad and there are numerous options on how to play. Custom characters can also be created with full customisation of looks and stats.

There are elements of it that are a bit of time sink - especially if you are playing the numbers (and not just for fun!) - certain skills will require time and "grinding", pretty much like WOW. E.g. the alchemy skill requires collection of herbs from across the world map, certain equipment, certain skill level and time to mix ingredients. Also the load times are very long. They do try to keep you entertained by displaying some useful tips during loading.

Although there is a main quest there are also a number of side quests, many of which are only available to certain character manifestations e.g. theives, mages or evil characters. The game play also has a number of minigames like persuation or lockpicking.

It is a very deep and immersive game, with many possibilities.
If you enjoy a game that will bring you many hours of explorative, questing and challenging game play then I do recommend it.

Rating: 7/10
 
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PES 6

Having played FIFA07 when it was released I wasnt expecting a large difference with PES 6. But lo and behold, its soccer but way better than I expected!

True that in the licensing department PES has never been too strong, now you have a few more extra teams than in the previous edition with some notable English clubs being readily available in their full real life glory. There are a variety of European clubs also present which have some of their best teams faithfully licensed.

Game presentation is via its typical menu, not clunky and easy to flip through. Basic gameplay modes fall into Quick Match, League Match, Master League Match, Cup Matches and Xbox Live. The great thing is that you have quite a few options within which you can carry out these Leagues to your own liking, be it from adjusting the time, AI level to team content.

Graphically the game has been polished from PES5 for the X360 but its not on par with FIFA07's sleek presentation. One nice aspect is that widescreen support is finally available, although it still lacks on the PC version. Go figure.

Playability is PES' big saving grace, the sheer control you have over your players is staggering. Be it in terms of player control, ball control, free kicks, formations, strategy which can be adjusted to fit specific players in the field and on the field adjustments made on the fly depending on the game's situation. In comparison to FIFA07 the gameplay is less sticky and more fluid. Ball control is precise and players also behave a tad more realistically.

Online gameplay is solid although when playing International players on a shaped line will bring lag into the equation. Thus its best to find local players or host the game yourself.

Overall PES6 is an enjoyable soccer experience which brings it into the simulation level. FIFA07 is not a bad game, and for playing against a buddy who's visiting its a shorter learning curve.

My score : 8/10
 
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