GOT THE BOX

[Ninti the Mad]

Yeah, I was waiting at Wal-Mart since 4:30pm.

It got really swamped. It was insane. I'll detail more tomorrow. For now... TO PLAY Condemned!

[RP]

MORE INPUT!

[RP]

Every game accept for Call of Duty 2 looks like shit. I havent seen Dead or Alive yet tho. Perfect Dark looks pretty good. Everything else looks horrible and unoriginal.

[Funky Fly]

Thanks to some oil surplus in my province, I am getting $400 in gubment cheese. Add to that $250 I recently came into and that might = XBox 360 for me.

[Jason Cage]

Every game accept for Call of Duty 2 looks like shit. I havent seen Dead or Alive yet tho. Perfect Dark looks pretty good. Everything else looks horrible and unoriginal.

How sad but true...
Condemned looked interesting as well, but then someone said there was some killer repetition in there and I personally hate lazy games that just have you repeat the same shit over. Other than that, the game looks good. Kinda like a cross between Manhunt and ...er....i dunno. It has some Chronicles of Riddick in there...gonna have to see the game being played in front of me though to confirm if the graphics are any better.

BTW, HOW BIG IS IT?

LIKE BIGGER AND HEVAIER THAN THE FIRST?

even though I vaguely recollect them saying it'd be lighter and smaller =_=

[Bad Company]

www.hardocp.com has good reviews.
Whats it like Ninti?

[Gonzo]

I heard Madden 360 is absolute shit.

[Savio]

Will Perfect dark be the SSBM of the 360 until halo 3 comes out?

[The Greater Power]

Madden

http://gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=1590

I suggest watching the first clip, Raiders vs. Broncos. Looks pretty damn good, although I'm waiting on the PS3.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

I heard Madden 360 is absolute shit.


No Superstar mode on 360, apparently, and no play challenges either, from what I hear.

[McDoogle]

Yea basically it's just the basic football game.

[Buzzkill]

Technology is slowing down.

[loopydate]

The only reason I'd even consider getting a 360 would be for Perfect Dark Zero. The graphics are slightly more improved over the original Box, but not enough to warrant a new system already. I can understand wanting to get a leg up on the next-gen systems from Sony and Nintendo, but I thought that the original Box still had a ton of potential.

Leave it to Microsoft, I guess, to rush out a new product when there isn't really necessarily anything wrong with the old one. "Yeah, but this one's FASTER!"

[LoDownM]

Perfect Dark 0 does indeed rule, so does Call of Duty 2. But otherwise, until N3 comes out, I don't think i'll buy more then those 2 games when I get mine in Janurary.

PS3 and MGS4 tho, soon as you can reserve them, i'm doing it.

[Ninti the Mad]

Okay. Time for a little mini review if you will.

Xbox = ownage

I love the fact that you can turn off the system with YOUR CONTROLLER. You can also access the xbox menus while you are playing a game. It is just smooth. It's a heavy machine. No doubt. The fan is also distracting. It sounds louder than my PC. No big deal though.

Now games.

I've only played Kameo, Perfect Dark, and Condemned.

I'll start with Kameo. BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS. I was awe struck for awhile in certain areas. Especially when you get a horse and start running through trolls. Literally thousands of them. The gameplay, which surprising I thought was going to suck, is exceptional. It has alot of Zelda elements. You know how you set buttons for hookshot, boomerang, etc. In this game, you set buttons for elemental powers which you transform into. At first, I also thought it was a linear game set by level to level action with no in between. WRONG. You can go anywhere on your map and you get money to buy upgrades. You also have to find these fruits that give you points to spend on upgrading your elementals. I definetely recommend this game.

Condemned. I know this game has garnered alot of talk. At first glance, when you start using it, you flip out. Crazy ass atmosphere gets you in the mood. It has some Silent Hill elements. Flash light. Eery sounds. It also has some funny moments like when your character goes, "Federal agent, come out where I can see you" and the guy who is hiding goes "fucccck youuu". The graphics are also pretty awesome. I just have to say I am a little dossapointed in the repetition and how insanely linear the title is. I would recommend this game as a rental. It has some replay value if you wanna look for certain items in the elvels to get 100% and brag online but not much else.

Now... Perfect Dark. What can I say? KJASHDUIAGDIUAGDAI

This game kept its roots. If you liked the original one, you are going to love this one. This game needs no analysis.



Now, some people are saying how the graphics jump isnt that big. WRONG. All the x-box exclusive games that I listed up here are awesome graphically. There is a BIG JUMP. Of course, the ports that are coming from ps2 and xbox arent going to be much different. THEY ARE PORTS.

Overall, I am happy I got the xbox and cant wait to try more games.

[RoXer]

Yeah, the only reason I would want an X360 is for PDZ. Maybe I'll win one or I'll get one for $20 or so. FINGERS CROSSED.

[Kris P Lettus]

I bought an X-Box like a month ago with the intention of trading it in at Best Buy ($150 credit towards the 360) soon..

Perfect Dark sold me on it due to my addiction to the N64 version.. Kameo sounds tight also..

Might try to pick it up once they restock..

:y:

[Jason Cage]

or I'll get one for $20 or so.

Go on...:shifty:

[Kris P Lettus]

Oh yeah, and Quake IV should be seman worthy..

[Kris P Lettus]

Ninti, on the $400 version, does it come with a DVD function or is that after market upgrade??

[Gouda]

http://cgi.ebay.com/XBOX-360-PREMIUM-Edition-PICTURE-NR-L-K_W0QQitemZ8237567593QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8237201409&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

:lol:

[ddpBANG]

:rofl:

[FearedSanctity]

:lol:

My friend did that with his bike. He put something like "you are bidding on three pictures of this bike" and some other shit. Sold for like $300. The dude who bought it told eBay though and my friend ended up having to give the money back and eBay banned him :-\

Still funny though

[Jason Cage]

^

wtf? Why the shit did he have to pay him back?

[Ninti the Mad]

Ninti, on the $400 version, does it come with a DVD function or is that after market upgrade??


Well, the 400 one comes with a DVD remote but I'm sure the 300 one plays DVD's as well.

[Bad Guy]

Condemned is great. And I'm only through 3 levels. :cool:

[samichna]

GEEK CENTRAL

[Zelda]

My mother won an XBox 360, and I'm not so sure about something. Are all old XBox games compatible with it, or is it only some titles?

[DS]

Only some titles. Which is very disappointing.

Splinter Cell is unplayable and that is one of their biggest communities.

[Zelda]

What about Karaoke Revolution Party? :o

[Funky Fly]

They'll probably have a list of compatible games on their website.

[DS]

* Airforce Delta Storm
* Alias
* Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction
* All Star Baseball 2003
* Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
* Army Men: Sarge's War
* Atari Anthology
* ATV Quad Power Racing 2
* Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance II
* Barbarian
* Barbie Horse Adventure
* Batman Begins
* Battle Engine Aquila
* Battlestar Galactica
* Blinx 2
* BMX XXX
* Brute Force
* Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Chaos Bleeds
* Cabela's Dangerous Hunts
* Cabela's Outdoor Adventures 06
* Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005
* Cabela's Deer Hunt: 2004 Season
* Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
* Call of Duty: Finest Hour
* Casino
* Catwoman
* Chicago Enforcer
* Circus Maximus
* Close Combat: First to Fight
* Colin McRae 4
* Combat Elite
* Commandos 2
* Conflict: Desert Storm
* Constantine
* Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity
* Crash Nitro Kart
* Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
* Curse - The Eye of Isis
* Dark Angel
* Darkwatch
* Deathrow
* Digimon Rumble Arena
* Dinotopia
* Dead or Alive 3
* Drake
* Egg Mania
* ESPN MLS Extra Time 2002
* Euro 2004
* F1 Championship Season 2001
* Fable
* Fable: The Lost Chapters
* Fairly Odd Parents: Breakin' da Rules
* FIFA 2003
* FIFA 2004
* FIFA Street 2005
* FIFA World Cup 2002
* Fight Night 2004
* Fight Night Round 2
* Ford Mustang Racing
* Ford vs. Chevy
* Forza Motorsport
* Freedom Fighters
* Frogger
* Futurama
* Fuzion Frenzy
* Genma Onimusha
* Goblin Commander
* Grabbed by the Ghoulies
* Grand Theft Auto III
* Grand Theft Auto Vice City
* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
* Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt.
* Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder
* Half-Life 2
* Halo
* Halo 2
* Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire
* Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone
* He-Man: Defender of Grayskull
* Hitman: Contracts
* House of the Dead 3
* IHRA Drag Racing 2005 Sportsman Edition
* IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005
* Jade Empire
* James Bond 007: Nightfire
* Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
* Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
* Jurassic Park Operation Genesis
* Kabuki Warrior
* Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
* Kids Next Door: Operation VIDEOGAME
* kill.switch
* Legends of Wrestling
* Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate Events
* Loons Fight for Fame
* Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
* Manhunt
* Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
* Max Payne
* Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
* Medal of Honor 3 Rising Sun
* Medal of Honor Frontline
* Medal of Honor: European Assault
* Mega Man
* Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
* MicroMachines Odyssey
* Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing
* Monster Garage
* Mortal Kombat: Deception
* MTV Music Generator 3
* Murakumo
* MX World Tour - featuring Jamie Little
* Namco Museum X Next Generation
* NBA Live 2003
* NBA Live 2004
* Need For Speed: Underground 2
* NFL Blitz 2002
* NFL Blitz 20-03
* NFL Blitz 20-04
* NHL 2004
* NHL Hitz 20-03
* Ninja Gaiden
* Ninja Gaiden Black
* Outlaw Golf 2
* Outlaw Volleyball
* Pariah
* Phantom Crash
* Pinball Hall of Fame
* Pitfall: The Lost Expedition
* Predator
* Prince of Persia 4: The Sands of Time
* Pro Evolution Soccer 5
* Pro Race Driver
* PUMP IT UP
* Pure Pinball
* Puyo Puyo Fever
* Quantum Redshift
* Rayman Arena
* Raze's Hell
* Red Dead Revolver
* Red Faction II
* RedCard 20-03
* Robotech: Battle Cry
* Rocky: Legends
* Rogue Ops
* Rugby 2005
* Samurai Jack
* Samurai Warriors
* Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights
* Scrapland
* SeaWorld: Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures
* Sega GT 2002
* Shadow the Hedgehog
* Shellshock:Nam '67
* Sid Meier's Pirates!
* Simpson's Road Rage
* Simpsons: Hit and Run
* Sneakers
* Sniper Elite: Berlin 1945
* Soccer Slam
* Sonic Heroes
* Sonic Mega Collection
* Speed Kings
* Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
* Splat Renegade Paintball
* SpongeBob Square Pants:Battle for Bikini Bottom
* Spy Hunter 2
* Spyro: A Hero's Tail
* SSX 3
* Stake
* Star Trek: Shattered Universe
* Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
* Star Wars: Clone Wars
* Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
* Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic
* Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 2
* Street Racing Syndicate
* Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse
* Super Bubble Pop
* Super Monkey Ball DX
* SX Superstar
* Tecmo Classic Arcade
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* Terminator : Dawn of Fate
* Test Drive: Eve of Destruction
* Tetris Worlds
* The Great Escape
* The Incredible Hulk
* The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
* The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
* The Thing
* Thief: Deadly Shadows
* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
* Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
* Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
* Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
* Tony Hawk's Underground 2
* Tork
* Toxic Grind
* Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
* Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2
* Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3
* Urban Freestyle Soccer
* Vexx
* Volvo: Drive for Life
* World Series Baseball 2K
* Worms 4: Mayhem
* Worms Forts Under Siege
* WWE Raw 2
* XIII
* Yourself!Fitness

[Funky Fly]

And there you go.

[Zelda]

I thought there would be some kind of list, I just couldn't find it. :$





WTF, Karaoke Revolution Party came out 3 weeks before the X-Box 360 and they can't even manage to make it compatible. :mad:

[Bad Company]

who knows, there may be firmware updates available for the box that allow it to play moer games, give it time :p

[Requiem]

It's a pity they're all compatible only through emulation. Huge disappointment with that.. older games look TERRIBLE (ie worse than they did on normal xbox) through emulation. :(

[McDoogle]

I thought the old games were supposed to get a graphic update with the emulation.

[Bad Company]

Thanks to the Better video card inside the 360, it can force 4x AA and higher res rates on the older games, so they should be smoother.

[Silent]

I think that's a pretty bad move what Microsoft did with that partial compatibility. I can't believe you can still play Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005, but not fucking Splinter Cell!

[McDoogle]

Obviously people still play Fifa 2003.

[Funky Fly]

Doesn't the 360 controller have less buttons? I'm sure that would be an issue.

[DS]

No, it has the same amount.

[Funky Fly]

I don't see the black and white shits on the 360 controller

[DS]

They replaced them for 2 more shoulder buttons.

[Gonzo]

I didn't like the black and white buttons. Four shoulder buttons is the way to go.

[Zelda]

No way I would have paid 500$ for that. At least we got it free. Seriously, it looks like it's gonna be the worst of all three consoles, and the games and accesories are really expensive.

[Funky Fly]

No way I would have paid 500$ for that. At least we got it free. Seriously, it looks like it's gonna be the worst of all three consoles, and the games and accesories are really expensive.
When are you getting yours? Hopefully it won't be one of those faulty ones that scratch up the games.

[Zelda]

When are you getting yours? Hopefully it won't be one of those faulty ones that scratch up the games.


The contest was called "first to play" so I got it one week before it came out. They gave us Kameo with it, even though they were suppose to give Madden or Need for Speed. It didn't scratch up any games yet.

[Kapoutman]

We're trying to play one of the games on the compatibility list, but it still will not work after the system update. On XBox.com, they talk about an emulator update different than the system update, but they don't give any link. Would any of you happen to have that link?

[Joey Slugs]

last i heard was that all the old games would play on the system as long as you had the HD.

[Kapoutman]

I got one and it will not play. I also sent them an e-mail, but I thought I would check here too.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

http://img.engadget.com/common/images/3060000000050575.jpg?0.5691504897145849
http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000680070851/

Just had to :rofl:

[Funky Fly]

lol

[Drakul]

Lol XBOX360s are breaking all over Britain in less than 24 hours of being bought. It was just on TV.

[Jason Cage]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-XBOX360-Premium-System-Bundle-XBOX-360_W0QQitemZ8238144885QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Kay people are fucking fags.

[Jason Cage]

thank god no idiot is bidding on it

[Jason Cage]

but the seller is a greedy piece of shit and should be shot on sight.

[Requiem]

Did you even read what he was selling? That's a sweet fuckin setup. The xbox 360 is just a bonus of getting that 84" of plasma goodness. All those games, plus the 360 and those 4 plasma screens.... the price isn't asking too much.

[TheNamelessOne]

but the seller is a greedy piece of shit and should be shot on sight.
No, if someone bought it, they should be shot. This guy is just an idiot.

[Requiem]

HI WAY TO READ THE WHOLE THING.

[Jason Cage]

POOP.

I MISSED THAT.

[Jason Cage]

But he should have put it in the picture anyway. And besides, that's still more expensive than my house with everything in it.

[Bad Company]

No way I would have paid 500$ for that. At least we got it free. Seriously, it looks like it's gonna be the worst of all three consoles, and the games and accesories are really expensive.
The worst of all 3 consoles? are you serious?

[Requiem]

But he should have put it in the picture anyway. And besides, that's still more expensive than my house with everything in it.

What, do you live in an apartment and own nothing?

Christ... we're poor as shit and our small house alone is worth like $120k or so..

[Jason Cage]

OMG IT WAS A HYPERBOLE TO EXPLAIN IT'S EXPENSIVENESS.

AND EX-QUEEZE ME FOR NOT BEING UP TO THE IDEA OF BUYING SOMETHING OF 16K VALUE SHEESH

[Penner]

The worst of all 3 consoles? are you serious?

Maybe the worst of the three new ones?

[Buzzkill]

I cant believe that they still plan on making new X-box (not 360) games well into 2006. During the last generation shift, they completely halted the production of games from the previous generation.

Compare the huge leap in gameplay and graphics between N64 and Gamecube, and X-box and X-box 360...does it seem like its plateauing to anyone else?

[Drakul]

http://xcast.ytmnd.com/

[Funky Fly]

I cant believe that they still plan on making new X-box (not 360) games well into 2006. During the last generation shift, they completely halted the production of games from the previous generation.

Compare the huge leap in gameplay and graphics between N64 and Gamecube, and X-box and X-box 360...does it seem like its plateauing to anyone else?
They still make playstation 1 games now.

[Funky Fly]

http://xcast.ytmnd.com/
They just took that from an article and added music.

[Destor]

360 is gonna be the worst of the next gen., imo. Way over-rated.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

360 is gonna be the worst of the next gen., imo. Way over-rated.

[The Diva]

Ok it's late but I couldn't help it: the graphical complaints are bullshit, I'm surprised people didn't piss their pants when seeing it, hell I was even amazed and I am so far from a graphics whore it's not even funny and yes that is while using a standard tv despite what people say. I've only played Halo 2 on it and it looks better than on the original Box, I think my brother downloaded some update or something(it's called X-Box Live: use it) but the remarks I've seen of it not being backwards compatible aren't anything new, never have I played a PS1 game on the PS2 and not gotten a disc read error everytime I put in a PS2 game afterwards and that's when the PS1 games work in it at all. It does get loud and the games do get hot sometimes but after being on sometimes 12 hours at a time then I would worry if it didn't and the freezing is nothing new(only has happened a time or two) and that has been when a screen is being switched very quickly and really it's all expected with this first round of consoles.

That comment about the stuff being more expensive doesn't make any sense as the controllers are only slightly more and they can turn the console on/off for god sakes, if that isn't worth the ten or so extra dollars than I don't know what is and ALL games are going to be 50/60+ not just the 360 and N64 games were that to begin with and look how old that is. They are getting me a bit agitated with these 'Microsoft Points' as it just looks like an excuse for more money and all this downloadable stuff seems like it'll cause laziness on the developers parts "ah just ship the thing, we'll put out those other suits/maps/content we wanted in it later" but hey if we're stupid enough to fall for it then they deserve our money.

On a final note: the games are great but they're just like any other game; you like somethings and other things you don't but the fact is, if they could've put Perfect Dark, Kameo, Condemned,etc. on the current consoles than I'm sure they would have. I don't see this need for comparison when it's the only system out there, wait til everything is said and done before you start judging and even then if you don't own all the consoles than I see no right to judge anyway. I've never understood the fanboyism and I'll buy this one but not that because it isn't Nintendo or Sony or what have you, if you like gaming it doesn't matter who made the system just as long as the damn thing can play games. It reminds me so much of wrestling, everything is all good and fun til you know all the backstage stuff and get so caught up with the politics and all that it just takes all the joy out of it. Yes it's long but when have my posts ever been short and if anyone is ever on PDZ (Eradication mainly) my brothers are Warhawk360 and DOOMZDAY, I'll be the 1 under one of those as I haven't got my own account yet you'll know me as I'll be the one laying dead in the street in a pool of my own blood, and it's under the same in Halo 2 I'll be the pink one... laying dead in the street in a pool of my own blood.

[Funky Fly]

I just got a PS2 not long ago. It's controller feels less solid that the Nintendo one. Like it's hollow or something. Weird, but I'll live.

[Lara Emily]

http://cgi.ebay.com/XBOX360-xbox-360-premium-all-games-18-PSP-w-2-games_W0QQitemZ8239028631QQcategoryZ62054QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

The guy made a near 8000% profit.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

From Lara's link:

"Q: is there an original receipt included with your X-Box 360 bundle? What is the warranty on this item>?
Dec-04-05
A: Yes there, but the item was purchased with a credit card, I dont know if that matters."

I dunno, I just got a kick out of that :rofl:

[Funky Fly]

Look at the ridiculous bid history on that.

[Jason Cage]

that gary guy sure bidded his ass off for no reason. Could have been a friend of the seller trying to get the bid higher, so other dumbasses will bid more on it.

Hmm. Gonna go buy a 360 and do that right now.

[Jason Cage]

um, also, there's a high chance this has been discussed already but...do xbox controllers fit in the 360 ports?

or are the controllers only wireless?...which would mean batteries?..though i haven't haard any tlak of that, so..

[G]

360 is gonna be the worst of the next gen., imo. Way over-rated.


DO YOU STILL FEEL THAT WAY HUH

[Xero]

I just got the 'Box on Tuesday.

:shifty:

[Ninti the Mad]

X-box is still kicking ass and going strong.

[D Mac]

Yes fuck that Sony shit.

[Ninti the Mad]

Final Fantasy is the only reason why I would get a PS3.

Too bad FF will never go multiplatform which is dumb because it seems they would miss out on making more money.

[Xero]

Final Fantasy is the only reason why I would get a PS3.

Too bad FF will never go multiplatform which is dumb because it seems they would miss out on making more money.
After hearing rumors of MGS4 going to the 360, I'd have to say the same. FF is the only reason to get a PS3, and it still wouldn't be worth $600.