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offline aphextriplet from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2006-05-11 06:32 [#01896791]
Points: 4731 Status: Lurker



i wanna play the jaws unleashed game. Sounds totally gay,
but its made by the guy who did echo the dolphin, and you
get to eat swimming people and chew off limbs. Good for at
least 20 minutes surely...


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2006-05-11 14:37 [#01897076]
Points: 6045 Status: Lurker | Followup to Ceri JC: #01894782



hey ceri

you will not be dissapointed in gradius v. it's quite good.
old school challenging and fast gameplay like boxbob said.

i actually bought r-type final and gradius v on the same day
and i was incredibly disappointed by r-type final. it had
such potential with the large amounts of ships but the
gameplay was so slow and boring.

gradius is nice and old school and pretty long. it actually
loops for you if you beat the game so if you want to go for
a mega huge high score.

plus there are different weapon combinations and when you
beat the game you unlock a feature where you can put
whatever weapons you want on the ship instead of the preset
combo options the game gives you.


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2006-05-16 02:21 [#01899514]
Points: 7983 Status: Lurker



finally found we love katamari. its the weirdest thing ive
ever played. love it to bits, and ive only reached 40cm.


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2006-05-16 21:22 [#01900407]
Points: 7983 Status: Lurker | Followup to rockenjohnny: #01899514



wholly shit this game is so damn good. im totally reliving
all the fun i had playing jumping flash 2 back in the day!


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-05-16 21:44 [#01900414]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker | Followup to rockenjohnny: #01900407



i loved jumping flash! i'd do anything to have those games
again.

i actually started replaying through the first katamari
today. this is my fourth time going through it. love these
games to death.


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-05-17 19:19 [#01901113]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker



i wouldn't mind some game recommendations. i'm mostly
looking for a fun racing game (not a simulator) that i can
play with friends. actually, i'm pretty much looking for
co-op games in general. i have a gamecube and a ps2.


 

offline aphextriplet from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2006-05-18 07:57 [#01901354]
Points: 4731 Status: Lurker | Followup to optimus prime: #01901113



one of the best co-op ideas was in tenchu wrath of heaven,
but it wasn't very big, only like 5 levels.

Pro Evo (any) is also great co-op.

As is every online shooter.


 

offline aphextriplet from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2006-05-18 07:59 [#01901356]
Points: 4731 Status: Lurker | Followup to rockenjohnny: #01899514



im curious about that game. I want to try it but cant see
how it has any lasting appeal whatsoever. I liked r-type
final, but no passwords just stopped me wanting to play it.
To get to where i was killed off last took hours. Gayness.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-05-18 11:48 [#01901504]
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I haven't played a game since the start of E3. I sort of got
carried away by the all the hoopla on messageboards... I'm
learning about games and arguing about games, but not
playing them. Probably won't get back in the groove until
Bloody Money.


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2006-05-31 18:18 [#01910877]
Points: 6045 Status: Lurker



Picked up God of War with it's friendlier price tag minus 5
bucks from a BestBuy/PSUnderground coupon I got for
registering my ps2 online.

It's a solid game, but I don't think it' deserving of the
amount of praise it's gotten, but it's probably just me.

The overly gorey aspect and pointless boobs just seems silly
to me. The music isn't anything special and you can see
areas where Sony borrowed from other games they've done
(Ico, Shadow) but also because of the time/environment it
takes place.

A bit too dark of a game for me to put it up there in the
9/10's so I'll give it an 8.

RAIDEN III is due to hit American shores in the future!!!!!!


 

offline swears from junk sleep on 2006-05-31 18:23 [#01910880]
Points: 6474 Status: Lurker



mario


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-05-31 19:07 [#01910915]
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shadow of the colossus and street fighter III: 3rd strike.


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2006-05-31 19:14 [#01910926]
Points: 2838 Status: Lurker



Fable


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-05-31 19:29 [#01910934]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker



lunar silver star story


 

offline sheffieldbleep from Sheffield (United Kingdom) on 2006-06-01 06:00 [#01911088]
Points: 2466 Status: Lurker



wipeout pure, downloaded the online classic tracks -
brilliant!


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2006-06-01 08:11 [#01911155]
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Yes, the amount of extra downloadable content for that (and
the high quality of it) is superb.


 

offline obara from Utrecht on 2006-06-01 09:32 [#01911195]
Points: 19368 Status: Lurker



666 posts ?? :O

now playing: Orbital - satan


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-06-01 20:03 [#01911667]
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Got Hitman- Blood Money tonight. It's exactly the same as
the other Hitman games, which is fine by me. It's super.
Really minor gameplay refinements though... and
unfortunately, Hitman quirks like the retarded physics when
you shoot someone are still there.

It's also pretty morbidly hilarious, the title screen music
being Schubert's ''Ave Maria''. And everytime you beat a
level, there's a newspaper article you can read written by a
reporter that's trailing you... it's pretty swell reading
about your exploits... the articles' content depends on what
you do in the level. Reading about myself in the paper, I
realize I'm a pretty sloppy Hitman.

I can't wait to get to the suburban level, kill myself some
nuclear families.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-06-01 20:07 [#01911668]
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And with that post, this topic has kind of come full circle.
In a kind of sort of way.


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2006-06-06 21:01 [#01914726]
Points: 7983 Status: Lurker



alright blood money it is. just about to open the box.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-06-06 21:17 [#01914728]
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Gasp!

I beat it and I think it's a wonderful game, but it's
almost, like, too funny or something. A lot of moments that
made me grin. I preferred the oppressive darkness of
Contracts. All the levels were grimy and urban and wet and
blue. Jesper Kyd's soundtrack was also a lot better and more
clinical. But Blood Money is probably the better game,
objectively.


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2006-06-06 21:24 [#01914729]
Points: 7983 Status: Lurker



yeah, shit, im standing on the pier and its already kicking
my ass

you know with contracts i got really tired of it being all
rainy nights. its so good to see the light of day!


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-06-06 21:30 [#01914730]
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You'll dig it then, lots of colorful locales. I'm just a
miser. (the game is also long as hell... money well spent,
unlike the puny Contracts).

The end of the game is one of the cooler video game moments
ever.


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2006-06-06 21:34 [#01914732]
Points: 7983 Status: Lurker | Followup to Ophecks: #01914730



ah thats good news about the length!


 

offline aphextriplet from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2006-06-07 02:44 [#01914786]
Points: 4731 Status: Lurker



im also hammering away at blood money. I love it. Just
finished the alcoholics treatment centre level. The only
thing i hate about hitman games is that i had hitman 2 on
the PC, and when you use a mouse it's far easier to kill
everyone (headshots etc), but using an analog stick on PS2
is just too hard to do headshots under fire. Shame you can't
collect all the handguns etc in this one. I used to love the
snub revolver in hitman 2 - it was 100% accurate at any
distance. Sigh.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2006-06-07 02:58 [#01914788]
Points: 8864 Status: Regular



ive played Resident Evil 4 about 5 times all the way
through, gotten almost every secret weapon, outfit and
anything else... simply an amazing game.

God Of War (PS2) is another amazing title.

Devil May Cry 3 is just awesome, brutally hard...

Metal Gear Solid 3... classic.

Lots of amazing Ps2 games out there..... thats what im
focusing on right now, even though I just grabbed an old
Atari 2600 and a shitload of games, an assload of NES games
and SNES games ...


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-06-07 05:03 [#01914847]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular | Followup to REFLEX: #01914788



DMC 3 is so fucking hard I can't take it.

*spoiler*

Still playing: Dragon Quest VIII - just beat one of the
hardest bosses ever, the two versions of Dhoulmagus. I had
to swallow my pride and level up for hours before I could
beat him. Luckily his first versions stayed dead, but still
it was a close call!

Also, I agree that God of War has some issues which makes me
think it's overhyped, although incredibly fun while it
lasts.


 

offline uzim on 2006-06-07 06:02 [#01914883]
Points: 17716 Status: Lurker



try the easy mode for devil may cry 3.
i can't make it on normal mode but easy mode is ok : )


 

offline aphextriplet from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2006-06-07 11:52 [#01915072]
Points: 4731 Status: Lurker | Followup to BoxBob-K23: #01914847



beat dragon quest. Loved it. Gave up trying to beat all of
the dragovian trials. I think i beat 5 of them. Gets a bit
boring when you've finished the main plot. Fantastic game
though. It gets way harder than dhoulmagus though.


 

offline aphextriplet from your mothers bedroom (United Kingdom) on 2006-06-07 11:53 [#01915078]
Points: 4731 Status: Lurker



oh, i got around to playing we love katamari too. Great fun,
but i prefer killing people... hmmm... what does that say
about me...?


 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2006-06-07 17:41 [#01915399]
Points: 6045 Status: Lurker



picked up tomb raider 1 & 2, and driver for ps1 for a lovely
5 and some change.

driver is awesome fun but not as great as i remember it. i'm
not a graphics whore myself but the outdated graphics do
take away from how i remember the experience.

tomb raider is good. i was really in the mood for some stone
moving puzzles and such after playing god of war. i'm not
sure if i played tomb raider or owned it years ago but i do
remember watching my friend play most it over his house when
he first got it. i must say the controls in the game are
horrendous, but it is old and i'm used to analog sticks for
the most part now.

haven't played tomb raider 2 i'll jump on that if i finish
the first one.


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-06-07 17:49 [#01915401]
Points: 10031 Status: Regular



i went round a mates the other day and played wario ware on
the gamecube. awesome fun. good party game and great if
you've got a short attention span. also played serious sam.
forgot how good it was. gamecube controllers however are too
small and cause cramp in my hands


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2006-06-08 04:00 [#01915561]
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Xbox: Ninja Gaiden Black. Strictly for the hardcore. I love
difficult, but fair games like this. It is insanely good,
credit to Team Ninja for succumbing to the temptation to
make it easy so the mainstream would like it more.

PS2: Tourist Trophy (Or "Gran Turismo with motorbikes" as I
like to call it). Not as realistic as TT Superbikes, nor as
comprehensive as riding spirits 2, but a good game
nonetheless. Realistic lap times, performance of bikes, etc.
very good replay graphics too.


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2006-06-08 04:36 [#01915573]
Points: 8864 Status: Regular



Thats why I loved Devil May Cry 3 so much! I passed it on
NORMAL.... my wrists turned to dust I think from so much
fuckin work with the controller but man is it worth it, such
a wicked game.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2006-06-08 08:44 [#01915675]
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Erm, that should of course have read "It is insanely
good,
credit to Team Ninja for
not succumbing to the
temptation to make it easy so that the mainstream would like
it more.
"


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-06-15 21:14 [#01920850]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker



i got street fighter alpha anthology with the strategy
guide, which is really just a glorified moves list. well,
the game rocks anyway! though of course the anniversary
collection is better by default due to third strike.


 

offline stilaktive from a place on 2006-06-17 05:15 [#01921533]
Points: 3162 Status: Lurker



i just got gamecube with RE4 and i must say im rather
enjoying it.


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-06-17 06:44 [#01921600]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular | Followup to optimus prime: #01920850



I don't get what's so awesome about SF: 3rd Strike... For
me, the alpha series had more depth and variation. Am I
wrong or am I wrong?

(still playing DQ8, clocking at 55 hours)


 

offline i_x_ten from arsemuncher on 2006-06-17 07:03 [#01921607]
Points: 10031 Status: Regular



i just got metal slug 3 for the xbox. its hardcore. its
mentally hard and its just how it should be. love it.


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-06-22 22:24 [#01925625]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker



i picked up odama for ten dollars at eb last week and got
around to playing a bit more today. it looks and feels like
a forgotten dreamcast game. it's really hard (frustrating)
and so quirky that it hurts, but i enjoy it when i'm in the
mood. 5/10.

i actually took the time to read through the thread, and
have decided that i still need subsistence, and that i also
need chibi robo. i watched a gameplay vid and oh my god it
looks addictive. thank you, thread.


 

offline godataloss from Cleveland (United States) on 2006-06-23 12:58 [#01926036]
Points: 1416 Status: Lurker



Cameo
again


 

offline swift_jams from big sky on 2006-06-23 13:01 [#01926037]
Points: 7577 Status: Lurker



Saskotch.


 

offline tridenti from Milano (Italy) on 2006-06-23 14:01 [#01926047]
Points: 14653 Status: Lurker



Playing with horsefactory to Mario Kart DS :)


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2006-06-23 15:32 [#01926073]
Points: 9856 Status: Lurker



mgs3


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-06-24 21:28 [#01926754]
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i went to the superstore but they didn't have subsistence,
and chibi robo was 57$ without taxes, so on a whim (well,
i've been thinking about it for a while) i picked up ssx on
tour since it was only 18$. it's both my first ssx game and
first ea game (since i view the company as completely evil
and mainstream in the worst possible way). i don't know if
it's the price, or the fact that i love tony hawk games a
lot but can't play them since the rollercoaster motions give
me headaches, but i love it! it feels like a tony hawk game
but on snow and going down a mountain. no headaches! hurrah.
i'll never touch an earlier ssx game, however, as the style
of the first ones don't appeal to me at all, but this one
has nifty menus and music i don't automatically want to
filter. plus i gots the gamecube version so it has mario
characters in. i need to unlock the nintendo course. best
18$ game i've played this year.


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-06-25 00:35 [#01926805]
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nevermind, i have a headache.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2006-06-25 07:03 [#01926923]
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Grand Theft Auto- Liberty City Stories. I've been playing
the other games on Xbox 360 and I now have a new respect for
the 360's resolution scaling abilites, because LCS is fugly
as hell blown up. But it's also extremely fun and all the
little things, like the dual analog camera, the better
aiming, and the incredibly helpful map complete with manual
marker makes this game feel so good. I really miss these
things in GTAIII (which I played a bit of to hype myself for
this). It used to take me an hour just to find an
Ammu-nation in that game because I have no spatial awareness
or sense of direction.


 

offline optimus prime on 2006-07-05 19:46 [#01932803]
Points: 6447 Status: Lurker



chibi robo is really fun and very girl friendly -- it's one
of the small handful of games my fiancee actually enjoys
(the others being animal crossing, mario kart ds, and
meteos).


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2006-07-06 06:07 [#01932944]
Points: 2440 Status: Regular



I've been playing Mortal Kombat - Shaolin Monks, which is a
really fun scrolling beat'em up. After MK Mythologies: Sub
Zero, I have no idea how they dared make another attempt,
but this time everything works. Especially in 2p mode it's
real fun.

Also, Micro Machines v.4, despite bad reviews, is perfectly
playable.

(I still haven't beaten DQ8, it's an incredible long game,
although I'm FINALLY at the last dungeon with some 70+ hours
behind me)


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2006-07-06 10:12 [#01933074]
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Yes, it is really, really good in co-op. The VS. mode is
good too; reminds me of the Capcom Powerstone games.


 


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