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*ToTheNines* · 10-17-2007, 07:24 PM

I watched King Kong in regular DVD, and the monkey looked like straight up ****. I hate the movie itself, too.

Anyways:

Pokemon Snap
Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire

Jed · 10-18-2007, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Snackpants

GO GET TRANSFORMERS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would have bought the two together but it's not out here yet, I'll be ordering that and Heroes Season 1 from Amazon.com though

Janus Prospero · 10-18-2007, 12:49 PM

My household finally has one of them thar Wiis.

Got WiiPlay, Brain Age Academy, and Resident Evil 4. I also downloaded Star Fox 64 and TMNT (NES)

Resident Evil 4 is fun with the wiimote, but it's still awkward for me to control. I can't dominate nearly as well as I could with the Gamecube controller. Gonna take some getting used to.

The Terror of Death · 10-18-2007, 07:09 PM

Power Rangers Super Legends for the DS. Easily the best PR game to date. Well, until the ps2 version arrives.

*Cure* · 10-19-2007, 01:21 PM

I got E4 on XBLA. It's a fun little game. Certainly hectic.

**Barkworm** · 10-19-2007, 01:25 PM

Phantom Hourglass.

*Mecha Cow* · 10-19-2007, 02:29 PM

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Phantom Hourglass.

This, even though I still need to finish Tingle first.

*Brodie* · 10-20-2007, 01:30 PM

Katamari fo' 360.

*Cure* · 10-24-2007, 01:30 PM

Oy. I got Ace Combat 6, Zack and Wiki, and saw a used copy of Guilty Gear for Wii so I got that. Now I dunno which I wanna try first...

*Dr. Doom* · 10-24-2007, 03:09 PM

I'm thinking about Guilty Gear. I love the presentation and the characters, but I've never owned any of the games.

Jed · 10-24-2007, 03:36 PM

Got Lemmings for the PS2.

OA · 10-24-2007, 06:59 PM

Tenchu Z... I've always liked the series though the last few games have left a bit to be desired...

Peanut · 10-25-2007, 12:50 PM

Zak & Wiki, but the stupid dots on my screen whenever I play a Capcom game on my Wii has made me put it down rather quickly.

I was going to get Ratchet & Clank, just to have something to play on my PS3, but after playing the demo last night it's clear that the game hasn't evolved one bit from the first severely overrated game in that series. I'm actually stunned that it's getting so many amazing reviews. 6 R&C games in 5 years, with hardly any changes to the formula...some people are way too into the graphics. But then again, Gears of War says hello to that.

*Cure* · 10-25-2007, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Zak & Wiki, but the stupid dots on my screen whenever I play a Capcom game on my Wii has made me put it down rather quickly.

What do you mean? Like, something wrong with the display? Cuz I get weird vertical lines with mine, and I figured it was the whole "480p on 720p TV" type thing.

Anyway, I just finished the first area's puzzles and this games is definitely made for the Wii. One of the few that can't be done (or be better) on another system.

Janus Prospero · 10-25-2007, 04:16 PM

The gamming apocalypse has begun for me.

Yesterday I picked up Ace Combat 6 and Ratchet & Clank Future. Haven’t touched AC6 yet, but I did play through the first few levels of Ratchet & Clank.

As Peanut says, all the games are pretty much the same and the formula hasn’t really changed much since Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal. Still...I love these games. It’s a series that for me is both incredibly fun to play and genuinely funny, even if subsequent games only offer slight deviations to the system and graphical improvements. That alone is enough to get me playing as I really love the characters, ridiculous plot elements, and the jokes. To me, R&C doesn’t really suffer in the same way as say the Tomb Raider series did from cranking out essentially the same game. I think that has a lot to do with how the story tended to be spread very thinly across the lengthy TR levels and thus it took very long before you reached any kind of pay-off (I feel this was fixed in the new iteration of the franchise, where character interaction tended to be much more constant.)

So, if you’ve played the previous games and loved them, give Tools of Destruction a chance. Some franchises obviously benefit from reinventing themselves (Resident Evil and Tomb Raider for example), while others are able to move forward with what they have and still make it work. Besides, with the current state of the video game industry where first person shooters seem to dominate, it’s nice to play a good platform jumper again.

Jed · 10-27-2007, 05:44 AM

Got Tomb Raider Anniversary for the 360 and the New Goblin DLC for Spiderman 3.

**Barkworm** · 10-27-2007, 07:49 AM

I just ebayed a sealed copy of MP3: Corruption.

愛 · 10-27-2007, 10:00 AM

I bought Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for 360. Gotta get them achievements, mang.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 10-27-2007, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ai

I bought Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for 360. Gotta get them achievements, mang.

Have fun determining your gamer social rank.

Seriously though, Oblivion is one of the most immersive experiences you can ever hope to have with a controller in your hands. Its just otherworldly. I can just take pleasure from climbing to the top of a mountain, looking around in every direction and realizing I can go anywhere I can see. That's just amazing.

Peanut · 10-27-2007, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Have fun determining your gamer social rank.

Shut the hell up already. Jesus Christ, it's getting old.

10-18-2007, 12:49 PM	#2003
Janus Prospero Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 477	My household finally has one of them thar Wiis. Got WiiPlay, Brain Age Academy, and Resident Evil 4. I also downloaded Star Fox 64 and TMNT (NES) Resident Evil 4 is fun with the wiimote, but it's still awkward for me to control. I can't dominate nearly as well as I could with the Gamecube controller. Gonna take some getting used to. __________________

10-19-2007, 01:21 PM	#2005
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	I got E4 on XBLA. It's a fun little game. Certainly hectic. __________________

10-20-2007, 01:30 PM	#2008
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Katamari fo' 360. __________________ Stupendous Monster

10-24-2007, 01:30 PM	#2009
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Oy. I got Ace Combat 6, Zack and Wiki, and saw a used copy of Guilty Gear for Wii so I got that. Now I dunno which I wanna try first... __________________

10-24-2007, 03:09 PM	#2010
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I'm thinking about Guilty Gear. I love the presentation and the characters, but I've never owned any of the games. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

10-17-2007, 07:24 PM	#2001
ToTheNines [sic] Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15,098	I watched King Kong in regular DVD, and the monkey looked like straight up ****. I hate the movie itself, too. Anyways: Pokemon Snap Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire

10-18-2007, 07:09 PM	#2004
The Terror of Death Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 736	Power Rangers Super Legends for the DS. Easily the best PR game to date. Well, until the ps2 version arrives.

10-19-2007, 01:25 PM	#2006
Barkworm Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,797	Phantom Hourglass.

10-24-2007, 03:36 PM	#2011
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	Got Lemmings for the PS2. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

10-24-2007, 06:59 PM	#2012
OA Scatter the nuns!! Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,981	Tenchu Z... I've always liked the series though the last few games have left a bit to be desired... __________________

10-25-2007, 12:50 PM	#2013
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Zak & Wiki, but the stupid dots on my screen whenever I play a Capcom game on my Wii has made me put it down rather quickly. I was going to get Ratchet & Clank, just to have something to play on my PS3, but after playing the demo last night it's clear that the game hasn't evolved one bit from the first severely overrated game in that series. I'm actually stunned that it's getting so many amazing reviews. 6 R&C games in 5 years, with hardly any changes to the formula...some people are way too into the graphics. But then again, Gears of War says hello to that.

10-25-2007, 04:16 PM	#2015
Janus Prospero Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 477	The gamming apocalypse has begun for me. Yesterday I picked up Ace Combat 6 and Ratchet & Clank Future. Haven’t touched AC6 yet, but I did play through the first few levels of Ratchet & Clank. As Peanut says, all the games are pretty much the same and the formula hasn’t really changed much since Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal. Still...I love these games. It’s a series that for me is both incredibly fun to play and genuinely funny, even if subsequent games only offer slight deviations to the system and graphical improvements. That alone is enough to get me playing as I really love the characters, ridiculous plot elements, and the jokes. To me, R&C doesn’t really suffer in the same way as say the Tomb Raider series did from cranking out essentially the same game. I think that has a lot to do with how the story tended to be spread very thinly across the lengthy TR levels and thus it took very long before you reached any kind of pay-off (I feel this was fixed in the new iteration of the franchise, where character interaction tended to be much more constant.) So, if you’ve played the previous games and loved them, give Tools of Destruction a chance. Some franchises obviously benefit from reinventing themselves (Resident Evil and Tomb Raider for example), while others are able to move forward with what they have and still make it work. Besides, with the current state of the video game industry where first person shooters seem to dominate, it’s nice to play a good platform jumper again. __________________

10-27-2007, 05:44 AM	#2016
Jed Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 956	Got Tomb Raider Anniversary for the 360 and the New Goblin DLC for Spiderman 3. __________________ I am Frank-Zappa-as-imagined-by-the-editor-of-a-famous-rock-&-roll-magazine. I am an anachronism who makes the ugliest music on the planet. I have no right to call myself a member of the human race. I am tasteless, untalented, pompous, arrogant, cruel, insensitive, vulgar and not a fun guy because I don't use drugs.

10-27-2007, 07:49 AM	#2017
Barkworm Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,797	I just ebayed a sealed copy of MP3: Corruption.

10-27-2007, 10:00 AM	#2018
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I bought Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for 360. Gotta get them achievements, mang.