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[4neqs]

Except that I can't STAND the dubbing for that game. Forget DBZ...the worst dubbing is in KOF: MI. Kyo saying "Try this...ON FOR SIZE!"


The way that they translated the Japanese move names and win quotes to straight up English...LOL. The Japanese VA is much better, the voices for the preexisting characters being much closer to home.

"Furious Fandango!"

"Mai like a butterfly!"

And my horrible secret is that I really liked Mignon for a time. :xeye:


K' is mad powerful in MI.

[lseelba]

Sonic World 1 and 2 for the Dreamcast are the best sonics! Maybe I'll dust off my Dreamcast and play later today...

[phae]

I do not own a DC.

My fav sonic is Sonic 3 w/ S&K attatched,,

[Remy Saotome]

I do not own a DC.

My fav sonic is Sonic 3 w/ S&K attatched,,co-fucking-sign...
Well, that and Heroes. I'm in the minority there, but I loved it.

[Ephidel]

My fav sonic is Sonic 3 w/ S&K attatched,,

Buy Sonic Mega Collection + and unlock it. Contains classic sonic games...

[phae]

I know. My little brother has it, i play it all the time when he's not home..

[RetroKid]

Damn, Advance Wars is owning me. I wish that someone else at work has a DS so I can proceed to own that person with my tactical genius.

I got enough money to buy another puppy in Nintendogs, so I bought a chihuahua and named him Roy. Now Hector has someone to play with when the DS is off... though I'm not really sure if they actually do anything when the DS is off. Whatever.

[S.a.g.a]

Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005
Zone of The Enders: The Fist of Mars
ZOIDS Legacy

I'm gearing up for the release of Nightmare Troubadour, replaying Fist of Mars because it's one of the best and most underrated RPGs portables have to offer, and Zoids just to see what it's all about.

I love my flash cart. It's so damn sexy.

[ReggieHadoken]

Guys, I have an important announcement to make. Along with Viewtiful Joe 2 (which, I snagged for $14.99 new), I picked up...

my very first Dance Dance Revolution game!! :party: :clap:

I've been wanting to get into DDR for years now but never got around to picking up one of it's many versions. I got DDR Max 2 for the PS2. Funcoland didn't have the first DDR Max and I wasn't sure if I'd like DDR Extreme's songs as much as I'd like the ones in DDR Max 2. Now I just need a dance pad and I'll be able to post about how much I suck!!

[Remy Saotome]

Well, I've given up on the lvl 4 Challenges in KoF:MI. Utter horseshit. I can't finish one, not one. Whcih sucks, because I wanted that cool-looking Cemetary stage... But no! Challenges have to be completely bullshit impossible hard. blergh!

Also, Billy Hatcher continues to be kinda meh. If you're looking for a platformer and it's less than $15, maybe pick it. The game isn't really terrible, just really blah. Nothing much stands out, though there are some really stupid-looking animals and some noticable framerate drops and slow-down.

[Million]

Yesterday on lunch---DBZ SuperSonic Warriors --- Freeza =51,370,000 powerlevel!

Hulk Ultimate Destruction is out already, apparently. I urge any and all even Hulk fans...even casual ones...to buy it immediately...or at least when there's a price drop. Even if you don't like Hulk at all...just get it for the absolute destruction of everything in the game.

Completely off topic --Gwen Stefani vid on... :sweat: ah...she just looks better every time I see her...she's totally stalkable...

[Infested Jester]

How is that Hulk game? Everyone is telling me I have to get it, but the demo I played...controls seemed a bit sloppy. Maybe I'm just spoiled by God of War.

[lseelba]

Yu-Gi-Oh! 7 Trials to Glory: World Championship Tournament 2005
Zone of The Enders: The Fist of Mars
ZOIDS Legacy

I'm gearing up for the release of Nightmare Troubadour, replaying Fist of Mars because it's one of the best and most underrated RPGs portables have to offer, and Zoids just to see what it's all about.

I love my flash cart. It's so damn sexy.

What is a flash cart and how do you get one / use one. kthnx

[Remy Saotome]

Well, I did some more research on Geist and I think YellowS4 is right. It sounds generic and sub-par. So I think maybe I'll pick up Darkwatch instead.

Though I still need to finish Billy Hatcher...:bluu:

[EX-Sucker Punch]

Playing Breath of Fire II (SNES) as I'm typing this post. Currently on Mt. Rocko ready to pick on the "Joker Group"

[ReggieHadoken]

Man, Sonic CD is teh rockorrxxxss!! But I have a hard time holding on to rings because I don't know the levels very well. And I can never get those blasted Time Stones!! Every time you touch the water in the special stages, you lose a lot of time. The music is amazing stuff as well. I haven't heard the original Japanese tracks but the score in the American version is pretty tight. But just to shut up all the whinners, I wish Sonic Team would have included it.

Anyway, I think I just got past the Wacky Workbench Zone (weird name). And Time Attack mode rules. All Sonic games should have had Time Attack mode. I'm surprised the only 2D Sonic game to make use of one was Sonic CD.

[Remy Saotome]

Anyway, I think I just got past the Wacky Workbench Zone (weird name). And Time Attack mode rules. All Sonic games should have had Time Attack mode. I'm surprised the only 2D Sonic game to make use of one was Sonic CD.Sonic Advance 3 has a Time Attack mode. IIRC, the first Advance does too, but I haven't played that one in quite a long time, so I may be wrong there.

[Remy Saotome]

I've had it with Billy Hatcher. This game sucks, and I'm taking it to the Game X-change tomorrow after work. The camera angles are crappy, combat is just plain annoying and not fun at all, the save system sucks because it forces you to beat the entire level a second time if you miss an item, most of hte animals look retarded, and I'm just in general sick of putting up with those and the other myriad of minor nuisances about the game just because a few of the actual jumping segments are fun.

[Million]

^I never got the appeal of that Billy Hatcher....perhaps it's only cool if you're 11 or something...but I had a bad first impression of it from the beginning, way back on the demo that included Viewtiful Joe. Character design was just laughably bad, imo...and it didn't seem fun at all. I quickly went back to playing the VJ part of that demo, and never looked back.

[Infested Jester]

Picked up Hulk this morning after work. My initial impressions from the demo were wrong, this game kicks fucking ass. :tup:

[Hunter D]

Playing through JSRF again. This game is so much fun. I hope sega doesn't stop making the series.

Cant wait for Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes. The first game did what dynasty warriors has yet to do; make you feel like a leader of an army.

[ReggieHadoken]

Playing Breath of Fire II (SNES) as I'm typing this post. Currently on Mt. Rocko ready to pick on the "Joker Group"

Ooo, good choice!! Did you ever beat that game? The ending was one of the most surprising and most shocking endings in any RPG I've played. Totally.
:pleased:

[EX-Sucker Punch]

No I didn't beat BoF2 yet. I have had some controller throwing moments. I was halfway through the game once and the SNES erased my data because I accidently turned the SNES on with the cartridge in halfway.

[ReggieHadoken]

Well I played some PS2 SFII Anniversary Collection. I still think the SFII games are the best games ever made. My World Warrior Ryu was dishing out combos and dizzies like mad!! He was just too much. Then Justin brought out Vega and Brandon bought out his E. Handa and things just turned sour for me. Vega is just TOO flipping good. On the plus side, I have new respect for Balrog. I don't use him hardly at all so maybe I'll bring him out when I want to catch my opponents off guard.

[FistsofFury]

Well I played some PS2 SFII Anniversary Collection.


I would love Anniversary Collection if I could change the speed. I just really like it.

Its not a perfect SF to me because of that:sad:

I just got R Type Final today....and I love it. I didn't shooters got this serious, this deep and complex. The game gives the player so many options yet its still hard. I love it. If you like shooters.....you should already have this.

[Lantis]

Huh? I thought HSF II had the same "speed select" option like ST? :wtf:

And WW OG damage = too good. Complete with old school voices. :clap:

[4neqs]

M.Bison's (psycho power/truck driver) CE/HF lose portrait still makes me laugh.

Fuck, I need to lay off the RPG's right about now and get back into more fighters. Although, I think I can patch together an NamcoXCapcom review when I beat that game (I'm certain that I'm almost there).

[ReggieHadoken]

More SFII Anniversary Collection. I didn't do so good last night becase dude brought out my weakness. Vega. I just couldn't beat the guy. So then (and I'm a little ashamed of myself for doing this) I brought out Champion Edition E. Honda. Vega couldn't do anything because I cheesed the win by doing nothing but 100 Handslap. I feel kinda bad for cheaping like that but man, I was tired of losing!! :mad:

Also played some SFIII: 3rd Strike. I was pwning with Ryu. It was awesome. Too bad I can't say the same for my KOF '02 game. Man I just sucked. Only had like 2 wins the whole time we played. And Andy is top tier. :tup:

[YellowS4]

Fable for pc. Under 15hr rpg, thats w/the "expansion" missions finished as well. Damn dragon was all hype and it gets rocked pretty easily. Overrated game, I shouldn't have even bothered.

Atm, theres nothing to play =\

[VG Emblem]

I just bought advance wars: dual strike, havent played it yet though. I was gonna get it on launch, but i went to marthas vineyard for 2 weeks. Chainstores are not allowed there,(except for a few, stop and shop and hollywood video), so no eb games, so the only place to buy games is hollywood video and they get the games like a week late.=( Also bought warcraft 3 battlechest, i played it at my friends house and im addicted to footmen frenzy.
Best thread ever.

[ReggieHadoken]

Busted out some good Time Attack times on Sonc CD via Sonic Gems Collection. All my times are under 50 seconds in the first act of the first zone (forget the name of it.) Thank you, speed shoes.
:tup:

I finally played my OPM demo, which contained a demo of Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Oh. Snap. This demo was some of the best few minutes I've ever spent in my entire life. I was running around, picking uo police cars and throwing them everywhere. I picked up a cop who said "You hav the right to remaing silent! Anything you say can and will be used againsAAAAARRGGGGHHH!!!" He was cut short when I slammed him on a bus. And I took this piece of a gas station that was the shape of a giant globe and just bowled out an entire police squad. And at one point I picked up a bus, jumped like 60 feet in the air, threw the bus at a helicopter and sent it down in flames. Fools were screaming like their crotch was on fire. I have GOT to get this game. Maybe I'll pick up the GC version when I buy Ultimate Spider-Man.

[InfiniDragon615]

Currently playing Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Oh lordy Jeebus is Ephraim hacked. This guy's like Hector x 5; he's hitting knights for like 40 HP unpromoted. In fact, his whole crew short of like three people is hacked, I guess that's why this one's known to be easier than the others. After I get through with this one, I'll try it again with Eirika's storyline.

[ReggieHadoken]

Well I beat Sonic CD and Sonic R on Sonic Gems Collection. But I got the infamous "Try Again" ending on Sonic CD because I was only able to get one Time Stone. Those bonus stages aren't even hard!! i just kept hitting the water and losing time!! Argghhh!!

I hoped back into Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 100CC with Mid/Light weight characters is not easy. Seems like eveyrone on the track is out to get you. And Wario & Waligi kept bumping me around. I also noticed that the AI even does those turbos on sharp turns. Things could get ugly.

[Million]

^ah see...there's too many good games. I forgot all about Mario Kart Double Dash...I have to get that eventually, as well as Mario Power Tennis, and now the Gems collection is already out, AND I need to get Hulk....

it's like you have to make at least 50k a year just to keep up with things this generation. :sad:

and that's not even getting into the Xbox games I still want to get....Otogi 2, Ninja Gaiden, Mechassault 2, etc.

[Shin-Mech-Brian]

I just finished Ninja Gaiden about 2 weeks ago - fun but the challenge of the game died off quickly after the first 3 stages or so. And that ending was complete shit too. Gimme' Dante with Ebony & Ivory with a mixture of Sparda anytime.

So now, I've finally jumped back into Chrono Cross, and playing a little of Mario Party 6. Lovin' CC, great game. Wish I hadn't put it down all that time.

[KoftSF]

Garou: Mark of the Wolves...my Gato is a killing machine...and FFTA

[Muff Daddy]

For some reason I can't stop playing SW Battlefront. Shit is just too funny: "Get down! Take cover!" You were killed by Lot Krotan...

[apokalipze2]

Destroy all Humans

[soup or man]

I've had a DS since November, and they finally came out with a game for it! The new Advance Wars is great!

[Infernoman]

I've had a DS since November, and they finally came out with a game for it! The new Advance Wars is great!

I bought a DS just for this game and it was well worth it! :tup:

[Manx]

Waiting unpaitently for Shadow of The Collosus.

[DragonSama]

Right now Resident Evil Remake for GC. Damn I don’t know why I waited so long it’s fucking sweet!

[Septimus Prime]

3S, Marvel (I'm a noob who uses Sentinel, so I own other noobs), and Bomberman Generation.

[Knuuckles]

smash bros, always smash bros.

[EX-Sucker Punch]

Breath of Fire II(Super NES)
Bastard! (Super Famicom)
Double Dragon II (PC Engine)

[Zero]

Super Mario Brothers Deluxe - After finally beating Super Mario Brothers: For Super Players (Lost Levels), I'm trying to beat all the challenges, get all medals, and complete my gallery. This game is still fun as hell after all these years.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - I've just had a hankering to play this game again. One of the most underappreciated Zelda games.

The Bard's Tale - I've been wanting to play this game for a long time, and now after playing through a good chunk of it, I'm probably going to sell it when I'm done. I like the humor (although the delivery suffers do to scene pacing), but the gameplay itself has problems.

Bow and arrow beats all, since you can kill enemys from a distance without them reacting at all! It's like Baldurs Gate 1 for the PC, but way worse.

[TheSix]

KOF 2002/3(box) and Wow. Just picked them both up today. Oh and ComicZone(Genesis).

[MrQuotes]

im still playing Mega Man Battle Network 5

[Mystic_bash]

I got a nes with zelda(Box gold one too ^-^) mario with box and mario 2 with box, and super contra, ice hockey, and top gun for 10 bucks. So its zelda and mario 2. On snes its mario rpg(But I gotta get a new cable for the tv), on DC its sega GT and DOA2(Hey I like it), GC its RE4(Still trying to get that HC) and THUG1.

[AlphaDragoon02]

I just finished Ninja Gaiden about 2 weeks ago - fun but the challenge of the game died off quickly after the first 3 stages or so. And that ending was complete shit too. Gimme' Dante with Ebony & Ivory with a mixture of Sparda anytime.

There's your problem right there, you were playing crappy Xbox version instead of old-school NES NG... :rofl:

And co-sign on the "DMC > Xbox NG" part.

Anyway, currently playing Fire Emblem: The Sealed Sword. I'm just getting to Ch. 12 Gaiden, and I have to say it's been pretty damn cool thus far. Can't wait to see some Roy ownage w/Sword of Seals, he supposedly does damage to the tune of 60 HP per swing with that monster. Tack on the fact that it's a 1-2 ranged attack AND has possible full heal, and we have the award winner for most broken GBA FE character...

Unassuming American fan who's only played FE7: Great Lord Hector owns everybody! His Armads hits for 36!

Roy: Hector? Who's that scrub? Oh...you mean that guy who dies 2 seconds in, to some loser whom I beast on later. And my sword hits for double what any weapon in FE7 can produce.

Ephraim and Eirika stroll in from FE8:

Ephraim: Word. I'm over here hitting guys for 56 with my Siegmund, and I can do it twice.

Roy: Me too!

Eirika: I can with my Sieglinde, too!

FE7 fan: *cries*

Roy: By the way man, you know I'm nailing Hector's daughter, right?

:clap:

[EX-Sucker Punch]

There's your problem right there, you were playing crappy Xbox version instead of old-school NES NG... :rofl:



Word that shit up!

No Irene Lew = No Ninja Gaiden

[Nemesis00]

Nothing until Ultimate Spider-Man comes out.

[XZalla]

Smash Bros....

Keepin it real n simp since 2001! *.*

[Remy Saotome]

I hoped back into Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 100CC with Mid/Light weight characters is not easy. Seems like eveyrone on the track is out to get you. And Wario & Waligi kept bumping me around. I also noticed that the AI even does those turbos on sharp turns. Things could get ugly.Don't sweat it Reggie. DD!! is the easiest Mario Kart so far. Jsut get used to the courses, use a character pairing that supports each other well, and drift boost properly and you should be fine.

[ReggieHadoken]

More Hyper Anniversary SFII. For the first time ever, I played with arcade perfect version of Super SFII and Super Turbo characters. Those fireballs and moves just hit you so fast!! And I now know that Ryu is my best character. I can play with him better than anyone else. Yeah, I can use Blanka and Chun-Li and even Cammy but I seem to do my best when I take out Ryu. Fav versions of Ryu are World Warrior, SSFII and ST. Maybe I'll work on Blank next.

I descovered an excellent team in KOF '03: Mai, Maxima, and Kim. I've always loved Kim but now I see why so many people love Mai. She has tons of priority and she's fast. Maxima has this one move where he leaps into the air and slams down on the opponent for some heavy damage.

Got another OPM mag, meaning another demo. This month's demo came with Burnout: Revenge. This game is turning into something else. I haven't played Takedown but Revenge looks aboslutely goregeous and the crashes are just as cringe-inducing as ever. Taking out opponents and finding shortcuts was tight and being able to rip through cars with the boost meter... brilliant.

[soup or man]

Super Mario Brothers Deluxe - After finally beating Super Mario Brothers: For Super Players (Lost Levels), I'm trying to beat all the challenges, get all medals, and complete my gallery. This game is still fun as hell after all these years.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - I've just had a hankering to play this game again. One of the most underappreciated Zelda games.

The Bard's Tale - I've been wanting to play this game for a long time, and now after playing through a good chunk of it, I'm probably going to sell it when I'm done. I like the humor (although the delivery suffers do to scene pacing), but the gameplay itself has problems.

Bow and arrow beats all, since you can kill enemys from a distance without them reacting at all! It's like Baldurs Gate 1 for the PC, but way worse.

What's this I business? i must've been gone longer than i thought.

[OmNiExiZt]

Captain obvious says- Doesn't a thread like this allready exist?

*ONEZ*

[Ichithekiller]

Ikaruga - still trying to unlock 5th stage in practice (DC version btw)
GGXX - actualy playing XX some of the time 0_o cause #R + swapmagic = pain in the ass to boot up
Sengoku 3 - on Kawaks, its a beat em up, and has a chaining system, need I say more?

[Septimus Prime]

Captain obvious says- Doesn't a thread like this allready exist?

*ONEZ*
Yes, it does. Merge time.

[jae hoon]

Jade Empire, the first game ive been hooked to since Disgaea.

[Remy Saotome]

Fuck a bunch of Sonic Fighters. Lamest Sonic game ever, even if Fang/Nack does make a return appearance. The "barrier" system used for blocking in this game is stupid. And the controls just plain stink. Air attacks = slow and worthless. Throws = retardedly high damage. And Metal Sonic... pure ungodly bullshit. He makes KoF bosses look like posers.

This collection in general sucks. The six GG games were already on SADX, why do GC players need them over again? Where's Knuckles Chaotix? And fuck you SEGA for not putting the Streets of Rage games on the US version. And what the holy fuck is with the retarded things you have to do to unlock some of the pictures? Play some of those crappy GG games for longer than 30 hours... Select a certain sequence of other pictures in order... WATCH THE CREDITS 10 TIMES?!?!?!?

Screw it... I'll keep the thing because I'm a Sonic nut and this is the only home version of the fighter that there is, but yeah, this collection sucks.:tdown:

[Hunter D]

Jade Empire, the first game ive been hooked to since Disgaea.
Someone else on SRK has played the greatness that is Jade Empire? Amazing!

[ReggieHadoken]

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!-STILL didn't pass the 100CC Flower Cup circuit. I tried as Yoshi and Koopa Troopa. Failed. Tried as Bowser and Yoshi. Got third but still failed to get the gold. So I decided to bring out the toddlers Baby Mario & Baby Luigi. I'm surprised I actually did the best with them. I got the silver tropy and came so close to getting first on the last race, which would have given me the gold. But every one of the freaking track wants to hit me and knock me around. Uggh!!

Tetris Attack-Yes, my SNES is still hooked up and working. I played a game that lasted for more than 20 mins but as usual, the blocks got too high and I choked. Usually, I can do better than that but I haven't played in a while. And I wish the game would save your high scores and all.

GTA: San Andreas-Ran over a ton of Ballers, took their money and guns. And crack dealers = walking ATM machines. Don't think I mentioned it but I killed Denise sometime last year when I was playing. Girl just got on my nerves. Always calling me. Ugh. She had to go.

[lseelba]

I'm playing Alpha 2 and Super Mario RPG on the SNES. I'm surprised with how fun Alpha 2 is. I think I like it better than Alpha 3 (maybe).

[{PFH}-Lake]

a2 is dumb, CC mash=80 life gone.

[Shadowhaxor]

Ikaruga - On the GameCube
Resident Evil 4
Streets of Rage Series
Street Fighter 3:TS - Seriously outta of practice.
Tekken 5 - Ditching Nina, moving to Raven.
Xmen vs Streetfighter - For old time sakes.

[ReggieHadoken]

Well I started y copy of Dance Dance Revolution Max 2 last night. This game is all about rythm and timing. DDRM2 (or any DDR game for that matter) is not one of those games where you can blame the controls for a foul-up. If you screw up, it's all YOUR fault. That being said, even though I sucked at first, I had a lot of fun and the Lesson Mode helped improve my game A LOT. There are a lot of songs in here that I've never heard of. Lots of techno beats and even one of the best '70s songs, "Get Down Tonight" is in here. I'm a bit bumped that Scotty D's "Drop The Bomb" isn't in this version. I think it is in DDR Extreme so I'll pick that up eventually. My parents, sister and brother-in-law all came over to my place last night and all except my mom played DDRM2. It was a lot of fun. Since I'm still a n00b to DDR, I'm playing on Beginner.

EDIT: Just passed Game Mode with a B rank at last. After getting nothing but Ds and Es on song, I'm finally getting As and Bs. W00t!!

[VG Emblem]

Im playing warcraft 3: frozen throne for pc at the moment. I usually play footmen frenzy, anybody else here at srk play? Maybe we can hook up a game of footmen frenzy.

[Remy Saotome]

I got Advance Wars: Dual Strike. I never played any of the other Advance Wars, but this one has made a good impression with me. I like it.

So far, I like Colin, Jake, Eagle, and Max the best for actual abilities, but Rachel and Sami are really cute, and Rachel has good skills too.

And Combat Mode took some getting used to, but I'm enjoying it now that I know how to use the units properly. My only complaint really is that, IMO, this mode would be better if you could switch units somehow, instead of having to die to use a new type. It would add to the strategy, IMO.

[Lantis]

I'm playing Alpha 2 and Super Mario RPG on the SNES.

You're playing SFA 2 on the SNES? :confused:

My condolences.... :wasted:

[ReggieHadoken]

Since I stopped playing Mega Man X: Command Mission just after I started it and I wanted to play another RPG, I thought I'd pick it up again. I still haven't found Axl or Zero but I do have a new ally named Spider but he may as well be called Mr. Magic from the way he looks. But he has this awesome technique in Hyper Mode called Jokester. He turns into a shade and cannot be harmed by physical attacks. that was a huge help against this boss named Jango who must have had like 4000 HP because even after a few 900 HP damaging attacks, he still didn't die. I offed him just in time because I was all out of Sub-Tank energy.

On the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! front, I FINALLY scored a gold tropy in the Flower Cup Circuit. I was so sick and tired of all those morons on the track attacking me!! I was read to slam my GC controller down and I rarely feel that irked in a Mario Kart game. The team I used was Luigi & Koopa Troopa on Mario's kart. I don't know if I'm ready for the Star Cup just yet.

[FallingEdge]

Been playing games on my DC mostly. Ikaruga, Sega Tennis 2K2, Power Stone 2 and Grandia 2.

Also I was thinking about picking up a few games for my PS2. I've heard about Diseaga(sp?) but aren't there like 3 sequels/prequels for this game? La Pucelle or something like that? Made by Nippon Ichi?

I know that these games are similar to FFT so yeah. Any thoughts?

[4neqs]

Yeah there are a few, La Pucelle Tactics, Phantom Brave, and the recent Makai Kingdom.
From what I've seen, Disgaea is crazy fun.

[Matarick]

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower on my PSP. Shame this game takes a long time to load.

If there is a canidate for a premium game download on Memory Stick for the PSP, this game is it. Heck if Capcom offers HDD instals for it's Japanese games, I wonder if it would be cool with Sony to offer a Memory stick partial instal like the PS2 Darkstalkers Collection?

Otherwise, great game. Shame the controlls stink horibly.

[CrotchMonkey]

i bought the kof2k2/2k3 bundle for xbox, so im kinda into that. hey lantis hook me up with the mexican skills, i need it to battle hong kong.

[Mr Mort]

I've been playing God of War, just got done playing it for about 4 hours straight. All I can say is that this is without a doubt one of the best 3D action/platformer games I've ever played. It is right up there with Ninja Gaiden in terms of quality, graphics, music, and gameplay.
The animation, the score, the sound effects, the setting, it's all fucking amazing. There are so many subtle details, like smashing a dead tree in the background makes the branches sway, the way Kratos animates, reflections, in the water, things like that make a big difference, IMO.

I also very much dig the Greek mythology setting.

On a side note, it would be awesome if they did a sequel/follow-up using the same graphics engine/gamplay, but put the game in an Egyptian mythological setting instead of greek. That would be much cool. :tup:

[ReggieHadoken]

DDRMax2 is just sooooooo much fun. It totally owns my soul. I've finally managed to finish a few songs with a full dance meter and get AA rankings. I'm gonna see if I can find a copy of the first DDRMax.

GTA: SA on the other hand is REALLY making me mad. I'm sick and tired of helping that geek Zero. If I wanted to take some fools out, I wouldn't use a dumb remote controlled air plane. I'd hop on a motorcylce or in some fast car and mow the fools down. But Rockstar/Take Two decided it'd be better to control a plane with sucktacular controls. I'm read to put the cheats in and let the good tims roll.

[TaygetaVendetta]

Picked up the KOF 2k2/2k3 pack for Xbox on Thursday and have been playing it nonstop.

Until SamSho V and Neowave are out, this is all i'm going to be playing.

[Lantis]

i bought the kof2k2/2k3 bundle for xbox, so im kinda into that. hey lantis hook me up with the mexican skills, i need it to battle hong kong.

I think there are some vids at www.comboadictos.com

[CrotchMonkey]

I think there are some vids at www.comboadictos.com
i cant find anything, i looked at downloads and didnt see any kof. everything is spanish :sad:

i really like kof2k3 so far over 2k2, but i feel discouraged because of the whole duolon situation everyone mentions... why exactly is he borked? the team combos are so fun to do too. :sad:

[Remy Saotome]

So I'm on a pretty difficult mission on Advance Wars. In fact, it's the first that I didn't clear on the first try.

You're supposed to use artillery from a blue base to bombard a green base's tanks while they drive out of some mountains, in order to buy your red base time to produce enough units to go agaainst this one supertank that the green base has. Supposedly, the green base is actually potential allies, but they want you to prove your strength to them before they join your forces.

It's so hard though because one of the green COs adds defense vs. artillery to all of his men, and his Power Gauge charges faster based on how many Com Towers he controls, and when active his special power adds so much defense that his army basically becomes immune to damage for one turn.

Urgh! I'll finish, but damn it's hard.

[soup or man]

Remy: Have you been taking advantage of the Skills? Not CO Powers, but skills like "Direct fire +8%" etc... I didn't bother reading how to play the game, so I ignored all of the tutorial crap (I've played the others) and didn't know about the skills until I was almost done. Makes playing the war rooms worthwhile if you're stuck. You can build up promotions and get better skills.

[Lantis]

Yeah, Duolon is pretty broken in KOF 2003. I guess that is why there is almost no combo videos of KOF 2003 to speak of...because it's all about Duolon and his broken shit.

His strength lies in that he basically has frame advantage in his moves, high priority in pokes, teleport, a Scum Gale-like command throw (a throw that leaves the opponent's guard down for a free combo), a Rekka Ken-like move that can basically end in several broken stuff (can stun the opponent long enough to allow another combo, I think that is the basics for his infinite. He can also "launch" the opponent at the end of it as well, allowing a free juggle).

His LDM resembles Genei Jin.

His other supers are easy to cancel into.

He can combo his low B into Rekka Ken madness (and low B is a pretty decent poke).

Duolon breaks the game in a not-so-fun way. :sad:

[ultra_nYo]

I bought shining tears saturday afternoon while working. I got home and got my gf to play it for a while and boy did I ever hate the game. Go to a screen load go to a different screen load some more. Damn so much loading in the game, killed the whole game for us. So I traded it in right away.

I'm going through star ocean 3 now. I don't know why, but for some reason I've got the game pegged as I don't really like it but just feel compelled to play it through. I'm about 18 hours in getting ready to go to get some minerals to help build some contraption can't completly remember.

[Hunter D]

I'm playing through Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders again. Can't wait for the sequel.

Still playing Tales of Symphonia too. Finished the first disk yesterday (took me 40 hours to get through the 1st disk.) Right now this is one of the best RPG's I have played.

[FallingEdge]

I bought shining tears saturday afternoon while working. I got home and got my gf to play it for a while and boy did I ever hate the game. Go to a screen load go to a different screen load some more. Damn so much loading in the game, killed the whole game for us. So I traded it in right away.

I'm going through star ocean 3 now. I don't know why, but for some reason I've got the game pegged as I don't really like it but just feel compelled to play it through. I'm about 18 hours in getting ready to go to get some minerals to help build some contraption can't completly remember.

SO3 is a really fun game but the battles just go by so damn fast. For me at least, I really have to be on my toes and pay attention to every single thing that goes on.

[AgantK7]

Just beat Darkwatch in about 5 hours. I thing I'm about to beat the Episode 3 game. Need something new to play. Think I'll play through Ninja Gaiden on Very Hard(this oughtta' be time consuming) I wish to almighty God that Lumines was on PS2( My neighbor has a 52-inch screen).

[Remy Saotome]

Remy: Have you been taking advantage of the Skills? Not CO Powers, but skills like "Direct fire +8%" etc... I didn't bother reading how to play the game, so I ignored all of the tutorial crap (I've played the others) and didn't know about the skills until I was almost done. Makes playing the war rooms worthwhile if you're stuck. You can build up promotions and get better skills.So far I've only gotten 2 lvl ups for Jake and one for Rachel, but yeah I did equip skills to them.

And I finally passed that last night. I figured out that I had to put the blue infantry in different spots than where I had been.

So War Room lvl ups hold over to story mode? Nice! I'll spend some time there, then.

And when do you get Sami in story mode? She's so cute!

[mastermind]

I bought Pump It Up: Exceed for PS2 today. So far, so good. Has all the songs I've ever known in my three or four times playing PIU previously. :rofl:

[ReggieHadoken]

I bought Pump It Up: Exceed for PS2 today. So far, so good. Has all the songs I've ever known in my three or four times playing PIU previously. :rofl:

Sounds pretty good. Never heard of that series until tonight. May have to check that out.

More on DDRMAX2. I got AA on one of my fav songs "Take Me Away." I even got a B rank "Blow My Whistle Baby." That song isn't as hard as I thought but "Conga Feeling" totally caught me off guard. Song has a TON of steps even on Beginner mode (don't laugh, I'm still learning). I would have had a AA rank on "Break Down" but I missed 1 step and screwed myself. On "Days Go By" I went from D to B. Could have done better but I'm just not all that familar with the steps.

[FallingEdge]

I'm trying to find me a copy of The Bouncer on PS2. Ever since the launch of the PS2, I've always wanted to buy this game.

I don't care what anyone says, I want this game.

[Remy Saotome]

So I finally, finally got Sami... And she sucks.:sad: I'm so bummed, because she's cute as hell. But her powers just plain suck. Badly. She has infantry with better attack and capture, but all of her other units have weaker attack. And infantry with better attack are still infantry, i.e. mostly worthless after base establishment. And all her CO Power does is booster he infantry, and they still suck.

Why? Why?

In other news, I cleared what I guess is Chapter 1 of story mode. I blasted some sattellite and a whole repair facility, got a few defected enemy on my team, and all in all kicked some ass. There was a transitory story segment, and then a new section started. I'm having a hard time with the second mission here though. Somehow the enemy still sees me in the fog or something, cause they always know exactly where I am and will even shell me with artillery when I can't see any units revealing my postion for the cannons/rockets/ships.

I did already figure out that Javier is good for the blue base, since they're blocked off by rockets and cannons, and he gets a defense bonus vs. artillery. And Sonja is nice for the added vision bonuses in the fog. But I still haven't managed to clear this yet.

[Remy Saotome]

More Sonic Gems bullshit. Apparently there are some special videos which can only be unlocked by leaving the system on for days straight. You get the first set at 3 days, and every day you get a few more up to eight days. BS! I'm not frying my system for some lousy pictures.

Fucking SEGA... Why do you have to do just plain stupid shit like that?

[Gasaraki]

Oh yeah, Sami's also great for HQ rushing with Mechs and transport choppers with or w/o cruisers. Not all stages can allow this but some can and it can be very effective if you act quick enough.

[VG Emblem]

GOD.FUCKING.DAMN.RANT.TIME.POSITIVE.MODE.
So, i picked up advance wars: dual strike a few days ago, and i was enjoying it. Its a fun game, just all around good, but then, it just omfg turned super fucking awesome! In that stage with lash and jugger verses you and theyre doing tag battle, next level, you get to do it. Im playing and getting my ass kicked until i get my tag meter up! Click the menu, choose tag, then wam, the game becomes just super fucking awesome! The first thing i notice is the music, goddamn it is good, its just so awesome and triumphant. So i have a bomber, i move it closer top their base, then choose change and move again, then i get to go again! Move my bomber right next to their black, and bam! Kick to the ovaries, there goes your black crystal, lash! Then i start getting into other modes, like combat, which is just to fucking fun. And omfg im to good, i can beat it without losing one unit and finishing with 7 tanks! Survival is also awesome, so far ive only gotten through turn survival, but man it gives you lots of points to upgrade your COs. THis game is too fucking awesome, my favorite ds game and tied along with fire emblem 7 for my favorite handheld game. I would give this game a 9.5 only because of the fact that they didnt upgrade the graphics at all really, they couldve tooken advantage of the ds's graphics to make it less pixelated. And guess what? My 2 favorite handheld games are both made by the same company, Intelligent systems!

[CrotchMonkey]

Yeah, Duolon is pretty broken in KOF 2003. I guess that is why there is almost no combo videos of KOF 2003 to speak of...because it's all about Duolon and his broken shit.

His strength lies in that he basically has frame advantage in his moves, high priority in pokes, teleport, a Scum Gale-like command throw (a throw that leaves the opponent's guard down for a free combo), a Rekka Ken-like move that can basically end in several broken stuff (can stun the opponent long enough to allow another combo, I think that is the basics for his infinite. He can also "launch" the opponent at the end of it as well, allowing a free juggle).

His LDM resembles Genei Jin.

His other supers are easy to cancel into.

He can combo his low B into Rekka Ken madness (and low B is a pretty decent poke).

Duolon breaks the game in a not-so-fun way. :sad:
god damn that shit is a beast. ive only played one person on live that used duo lon but he obviously didnt use it right cause joe smashed that bitch :karate:

also apparently duo lon is balanced on xbox because theres two modes, normal and arcade just like how 3s has new and old guard for aegis unblockables. im going to ask around and see if its true, if so i can play 2k3 without guilt.... pretty much have to anyways because i hear 2k2 is ass on live (havent played it on live personally yet) with all the lag and rematch bs.


btw im going to go buy castlevania chronicles for playstation, sounds like a good buy.

[EX-Sucker Punch]

Oh hell yeah Crotch, getting Duo Dracula X motivated you into tracking down the harder to find Castlevania titles some more eh?

Last night while chilling at Books A Million waiting for my clubbing entourage to show up, I beat both Japanese "Bleach" games on my bud's PSP on Story Mode.

[CrotchMonkey]

Oh hell yeah Crotch, getting Duo Dracula X motivated you into tracking down the harder to find Castlevania titles some more eh?

amazingly no tracking down needed, my brother was at the mall and he told me he saw it there haha so ill go pick it up today.

simon lives once again! :party: too bad hes got the homo makeover like the rest of the belmonts. only christopher has survived the onslaught :sad:

[ReggieHadoken]

I hear ya on the unlocking on Sonic Gems, Remy. No clue why Sonic Team decided you had to do the most stupidest of things to unlock some blasted pictures.
:confused:

I picked up GameStop's last new copy of DDRMAX. Was $30 but I loved DDRMAX2 so much, I just had to play the original. I also pre-ordered DDR Extreme 2 and got a free sample disc with 14 songs on it from DDR Extreme 2. Also pre-ordered We Love Katamari.
:tup: I've yet to get a AAA rank on any song. My guess is you HAVE to earn PERFECT steps throughout the whole song. Maybe I should start trying to do that on Light songs.

Also snagged the GC version of Namco Museum 50th Anniversary. I was so tempted to get it for Galaga alone but when I saw they took a cue from Activision Anthology and included some '80s songs, I was sold. And you can't beat the price: $20.

[CrotchMonkey]

so i beat castlevania chronicles, shit this game was fucking... for lack of a better word, ghetto. i was expecting a cv1 remake so i was kind of disappointed.. and simon looks like a prostitute in the new outfit.

and drac was so fucking easy. some parts were awesome though like the underground water ride, the room before death where the sky is hidden as wallpaper and last level with the room catching on fire.

music was alright, glad to see bloody tears and theme of simon in.... i just wish cross your heart would finally show up in another castlevania. one of the best cv songs and it was only in the shitty arcade game :sad:

[kunio kun fan]

I just have to finish the moon part of majora's mask, game is actually pretty damn fun. But I still prefer ocarina over majora. Also a few days ago I started up a new game for jet force gemini, that game is fucking awesome. I like when you get to the part where you get to use lupus the dog.

[FighterX]

Hey, folks, I'm back!

I'm currently playing Vampire Collection for PS2. I finally got a chance to try out KOF Neowave for PS2, and all I have to say is :tup: to both games.

Anyone can attest to how much of a KOF nut I am. Neowave feels MUCH more like 98' than any of the other post-SNK KOFs do, and I'm glad. It plays great, and the music and BGs (although devoid of BG characters) are the shit! :clap:

Vampire Collection is awesome too. Now I've got all 5 Darkstalkers games on one disk, and that is uber-convenient for me. I'm getting one step closer to selling my Saturn and DC at this rate, since all the games I want are coming to PS2 and XBL now.

I ordered Garou, KOF Neowave, and Raiden for PS2 as well. Can't wait to get my hands on a new shooter (Raiden comes out on the 29th.

In a few days, I'm going to try to pick up God of War. I keep hearing how great it is, and I watched one dude play it when I was overseas - it looks nice. Then Capcom Collection is coming out. That's gonna be nice to have a complete Final Fight (complete w/ Guy and a 2-player mode) on the go. I can't wait to see what other games will be on the disc.

[ReggieHadoken]

Namco Museum 50th Anniversary: Well the '80s songs they included are Joystick, Working For The Weekend, Come On Ileen, Talking In Your Sleep, and She Drives Me Crazy. With the exception of Come on Ileen, I like the songs but only 5? Meh. And on top of that, you can only listen to them when you're selecting which game to play. :confused: Digital Eclipse, if you're going to copy Activsion, at least remember to DO IT RIGHT!! Other than that, and the fact that Namco has already released these games on various compilations across various systems, I'm enjoying this set. My high score on Ms. Pac-Man is 24520. Is Ms. Pac really better than her hubby? It's tougher that's for sure. I played Rally-X for the first time about 10 minutes ago. I've wanted to see what that game was about and it turned out to be pretty good. Being able to "smoke" your enemies is awesome.

Galaga '88 became available after scoring more than 15000 points on Pac-Man. Game is fun and I dig the updated music and effects but the original Galaga is STILL king. Best '80s shooter. Ever.

Pole Position sucked when I played it a few years ago for the first time and I doubt little has changed since then. So I doubt I'll care for PPII.

Side note: for hardcore old-school players, the music and sound effects as far as I can tell are arcade perfect.

[Million]

^HOOOOHHHHHH!^ This collection has GALAGA 88!!? :wow: I'm instantly sold. Besides, you can never have enough Ms. Pacman.

*finally, Galaga 88.....I was sure I'd never get to play that again...

[ReggieHadoken]

^HOOOOHHHHHH!^ This collection has GALAGA 88!!? :wow: I'm instantly sold. Besides, you can never have enough Ms. Pacman.

*finally, Galaga 88.....I was sure I'd never get to play that again...

Was I the only gamer who had no idea there was/is a Galaga '88? *Crawls out from under his rock* I don't know if the arcade version let you do this but you have the option to start with one or double ships. If you start with 2 ships you have 2 spair ships, but if you go with doubles, you'll only have one spair ship.

More on DDRMAX2. I've almost got everything unlocked and I've gotten a few more AA ranks. Sadly, the AAA rank still eludes me. I just miss a few perfect steps and my chances of a AAA rank go out the window. Mind you, I'm still playing on Beginner but some of these songs even on that setting are tough.

I played a bit of the first DDRMAX. Since I got better at DDRMAX2 pretty quickly, I figured I wouldn't need to go into the Lesson mode. Well humility has already showed back up into my gaming life and I've already failed the Arcade mode! And on my first try! And I even unlocked a song for failing! The song was called "Celebrate" and the game said I could "celebrate my first failure in style." Terrific, now the even the game makes me feel like a scrub.

EDIT: Oh, thanks for the PM about Hard Hats, Remy. Cool website. :tup:

[Gasaraki]

Finally got my DS, AW:DS, and Meteos. Meteos is owning my soul right now. Never played such an addictive game.

[ReggieHadoken]

Finally got my DS, AW:DS, and Meteos. Meteos is owning my soul right now. Never played such an addictive game.

I concur, Meteos is the new form of video game crack. I encourage everyone to smoke as much as they can!! :tup:

[Remy Saotome]

Who's gotten all the planets? I just fused Meteo and completed the collection last weekend.

My favorite planets are Megadom and Gravitas. I just like the music and simplicity of Megadom, and Gravitas' settings are challenging in a fun way.

EDIT: Oh, and n/p Reggie. I just thought you, being the MM fan that you are, might like to know.

[ReggieHadoken]

How many planets are their in Meteos? And I'm still new to the whole fusion thing.

[Gasaraki]

Alot. Look on the Star trip branch mode, every blue dot is a different planet with Meteo being 1 planet you can get.

my fav planet levels so far are Firim (I like the gravity on this stage) and Megadon

Edit: Oh and one other thing, from now on, stop fusing anything at all until you get to:
5000 each of Air/Fire/Water/Soil
3000 each of Iron/Zap
2000 each of Herb/Zoo
1000 each of Glow/Dark
5 each of Soul/Time

The reason you want to wait is because that is the largest requirement for a fusion in the game and when you reach that, you will have unlocked the ability to fuse almost everything that can be fused. That only leaves some items, sounds, and I think a few planets left. that you'll have left since some of those are unlocked other ways.

[Onslaught2000]

so i beat castlevania chronicles, shit this game was fucking... for lack of a better word, ghetto. i was expecting a cv1 remake so i was kind of disappointed.. and simon looks like a prostitute in the new outfit.

and drac was so fucking easy. some parts were awesome though like the underground water ride, the room before death where the sky is hidden as wallpaper and last level with the room catching on fire.

music was alright, glad to see bloody tears and theme of simon in.... i just wish cross your heart would finally show up in another castlevania. one of the best cv songs and it was only in the shitty arcade game :sad:

Yeah, I was kinda dissapointed to find out that it was a remake of the PC version of the game, I had my heart set on playing the original, but ended up getting that. No big deal, I still enjoyed it nonetheless! :tup:

Also, found a copy of Amplitude at Toy's R Us for only 7 bux so I decided to pick it up,fun game!

[EX-Sucker Punch]

Beat "Riot Zone" on my PC Engine Duo-R last night. It's a good game in its own right, but it's another uninspired Final Fight clone.

Has anyone ever beaten Final Zone II for Turbografx CD? I never played the US version, but I have the JP version and it's hard as hell!

[Remy Saotome]

Alot. Look on the Star trip branch mode, every blue dot is a different planet with Meteo being 1 planet you can get.

my fav planet levels so far are Firim (I like the gravity on this stage) and Megadon

Edit: Oh and one other thing, from now on, stop fusing anything at all until you get to:
5000 each of Air/Fire/Water/Soil
3000 each of Iron/Zap
2000 each of Herb/Zoo
1000 each of Glow/Dark
5 each of Soul/Time

The reason you want to wait is because that is the largest requirement for a fusion in the game and when you reach that, you will have unlocked the ability to fuse almost everything that can be fused. That only leaves some items, sounds, and I think a few planets left. that you'll have left since some of those are unlocked other ways.That's not true. There are a few planets that require 8000 of some stuff. Those're just the Meteo requirements.

There are a total of 32 planets, Reggie. Unforetunately, I don't remember all of the exact requirements for everything, though. But I do remember that most of the weapons and music are fairly cheap. Also, it says "completed!" with a little picture of a Geolyte guy when you've fused everything that you can in that area.

[RetroKid]

so i beat castlevania chronicles, shit this game was fucking... for lack of a better word, ghetto. i was expecting a cv1 remake so i was kind of disappointed.. and simon looks like a prostitute in the new outfit.

and drac was so fucking easy. some parts were awesome though like the underground water ride, the room before death where the sky is hidden as wallpaper and last level with the room catching on fire.

music was alright, glad to see bloody tears and theme of simon in.... i just wish cross your heart would finally show up in another castlevania. one of the best cv songs and it was only in the shitty arcade game :sad:

Heh, I didn't think Simon looked that bad. Maybe because I think nothing can homoize the manliest of all the Belmonts. Oh well, at least he's still rocking the man-skirt in Chronicles.

I also wish for the triumphant return of 'Cross Your Heart'. I mean, 'Aquarius' made a surprise return in Circle of the Moon, so hopefully they give 'Cross Your Heart' some love in a future game.

[Calcal]

Trying to beat MGS3 on extreme. Without breaking my legs alot to get health. Which is making things difficult.

[Infernoman]

So I finally, finally got Sami... And she sucks.:sad: I'm so bummed, because she's cute as hell. But her powers just plain suck. Badly. She has infantry with better attack and capture, but all of her other units have weaker attack. And infantry with better attack are still infantry, i.e. mostly worthless after base establishment. And all her CO Power does is booster he infantry, and they still suck.

Sami is deadly! Pair her with Eagle then you'll get the ultimate base capture team. Force ranks only make this team more broken.

[EX-Sucker Punch]

I also wish for the triumphant return of 'Cross Your Heart'. I mean, 'Aquarius' made a surprise return in Circle of the Moon, so hopefully they give 'Cross Your Heart' some love in a future game.

"Clockwork" is also in CotM, sort of, only a few bars of it anyway. Oh and "Big Battle" (CV3 Dracula 2nd and 3rd forms)

I myself have quite a list of Castlevania tunes that do need to come back:
> Out of Time (CV1 final stage)
> Monster Dance (Simon's Quest Night music)
> Anxiety (CV3)
> Riddle (CV3)

[RetroKid]

According to the Castlevania music FAQ, a lot of old songs made a comeback in CotM. Most of them are from Bloodlines, but the selection is pretty varied.

I wasn't very fond of Wicked Child's rendition in Chronicles, so it needs to make a proper return as well.

[P. Gorath]

I picked digital devil saga back up in order to beat the smt:nocturne protagonist. hardest fucking fight ever.

I had to take out my magic switch as i travelled with the ps2 over labor day. Now I cant get one of the pieces back in right (the one i knew i would have problems with) so Shadow Tower: Abyss is on hold until I do. I was getting my ass kicked in the waterfall area.

[Remy Saotome]

Sami is deadly! Pair her with Eagle then you'll get the ultimate base capture team. Force ranks only make this team more broken.Yeah, Gasarki already told me about how to play Sami in the [short-lived] Advance Wars thread that I made. And yeah, I've been using her and Eagle in War Room missions, and it's craziness.

[HeaT]

the arcade version of galaga did not let you start with 2 ships, you would have to let it get captured and then shoot the bug down to get it attached to your ship...

im outi

Roberth

[Gasaraki]

That's not true. There are a few planets that require 8000 of some stuff. Those're just the Meteo requirements.

There are a total of 32 planets, Reggie. Unforetunately, I don't remember all of the exact requirements for everything, though. But I do remember that most of the weapons and music are fairly cheap. Also, it says "completed!" with a little picture of a Geolyte guy when you've fused everything that you can in that area.

Oh, ok then, sorry bout that. But I think you get the idea of what I was suggesting right?

[CrotchMonkey]

According to the Castlevania music FAQ, a lot of old songs made a comeback in CotM. Most of them are from Bloodlines, but the selection is pretty varied.

I wasn't very fond of Wicked Child's rendition in Chronicles, so it needs to make a proper return as well.
wicked child in chronicles was ok, but god damn that club remix of vampire killer in arranged mode was kinda off track haha.

the thing that disappointed me slightly about chronicles was how different it kind felt compared to the castlevanias before it. i mean didnt it come out the same year after drac x came out? it just feels/looks so weird and less effort compared to drac x, even if its a slight remake of cv1 it should have been much better.

[Remy Saotome]

Oh, ok then, sorry bout that. But I think you get the idea of what I was suggesting right?Yeah. Save up until everything is listed in the shop, so that you know your exact goals for future mining.

[Calcal]

Beat MGS3 on extreme. Now I might try to get all the levels in Hot shots golf 4.

[dummyface]

Been mostly playing Blazing Star & Garou latly.

[ReggieHadoken]

Calling all Compilation fans!! On Sept. 27/28th, Capcom will be releasing the Capcom Classics Collection. The game features Street Fighter II, 1942, Ghouls & Ghosts, Bionic Commando, Gunsmoke and many other titles. The game will cost a cool $20.

[GRITZ]

Sadly, currently trying to finish KOTOR 1 finally. Played a Shadow of the Colossus demo at GameStop and I loved it so much I ordered Ico online, waiting for it to come in the mail. Anyone ever play Ico?
Also still havent finished Metroid Prime 2 and play FFXI every now and then.

[TaygetaVendetta]

All I can say about Burnout Revenge (on Xbox) is that it is the finest racing game ever made.

Aside from simplified online statistics, I have no complaints with it. Until PGR3 comes out, this is the only racer ill be playing. And hell, i'll be playing PGR3 in addition to this, not instead of :tup:

[Calcal]

http://media.putfile.com/rog57

My friend is making me place this game. There isnt really a story behind it though at all.

[ReggieHadoken]

Good old Mega Man Anniversary Collection. Started playing Mega Man 3 last night. Best Mega Man game. Ever. Anyway, I killed Magnet Man, Hard Man and Top Man before calling it a night. I can't believe the number of hits I took when fighting Break Man (Proto Man) in Hard Man's stage. I've worked that out to where I can usual have a flawless fight against him. But then you when don't fight in on a flat surface, it is a little more difficult. I'm about to off Shadow Man right now. Man, his tune is ownage. It's like 8-bit jazz/pop. Anyone else think Shadow Man could kick the crap outta Metal Man? He's a friggin' NINJA for crying out loud! I'm honestly still baffeled as to how people would say Metal Man would win if the fought.

[EX-Sucker Punch]

Just got a free Japanese Mega Drive Shadow Dancer in the mail.

[WasFemto]

The Samurai Champloo game looks prett bunk. Should've been cell-shaded.

[Remy Saotome]

Evil Dead: Regeneration! And it was only $20, release price too.

So far, pretty entertaining, though I'm getting sick of every 3rd Person Hack-n-Slash having to rip off Dante's DT form. But on the bright side, combat is pretty fun, with the overall selection of moves and combos being much more extensive than in the previous two games. Also, in addition to the King of Camp, Bruce Campbell himself, voicing Ash, we've got a new sidekick voiced by Ted Raimi along for the ride. Yep, Ted Raimi himself. And the game sticks pretty close to the Army of Darkness style. So all in all, I'm pretty satsified, especially with the cheap price tag.

[WasFemto]

This game looks pretty cool. It's called Exit and it's for the PSP http://www.1up.com/do/download?cId=3143858

[Infested Jester]

Shaolin Monks, so far so good. Gotta buy more moves and get deeper in yet.

[ReggieHadoken]

Capcom Classics Collection is almost upon us!! SFII, SFII: CE, SFII: Turbo, 1942, 1943, Final Fight (Arcade version!!), Ghosts & Goblins, Gouls & Ghousts, Super Ghouls & Ghosts, Bionic Commando, (arcade ver.), Commando, Gunsmoke, and so many more games. 20+ games for $20 is a freaking STEAL!! If you have a PS2 or an Xbox, you're good to go!!
:tup:

As soon as my sinuses clear up, I'm gonna try some of the tougher songs in DDRMAX2. (Moving around too much casues my sinuses to go outta whack when they start acting up. Ugh.) I've yet to get the AAA rank on any song. I think I was close on one but I botched it up towards the end.

I got some more planets on Meteos. Planets with low level gravity are your friends!
:pleased:

[lseelba]

I just softmodded my xbox so I got a crapload of games to play. Right now I'm playing Jet Set Radio Future. I LOVED Jet Grind Radio on the Dreamcast, so its good to finally play the sequel.

[FighterX]

Capcom Classics Collection is almost upon us!! SFII, SFII: CE, SFII: Turbo, 1942, 1943, Final Fight (Arcade version!!), Ghosts & Goblins, Gouls & Ghousts, Super Ghouls & Ghosts, Bionic Commando, (arcade ver.), Commando, Gunsmoke, and so many more games. 20+ games for $20 is a freaking STEAL!! If you have a PS2 or an Xbox, you're good to go!!
:tup:

As soon as my sinuses clear up, I'm gonna try some of the tougher songs in DDRMAX2. (Moving around too much casues my sinuses to go outta whack when they start acting up. Ugh.) I've yet to get the AAA rank on any song. I think I was close on one but I botched it up towards the end.

I got some more planets on Meteos. Planets with low level gravity are your friends!
:pleased:

What's de release date? I'm going to be all over that!! :tup: This is one collection that will sell fast.

[ReggieHadoken]

What's de release date? I'm going to be all over that!! :tup: This is one collection that will sell fast.

Welcome back, FighterX. The game ships on the 27th of Sept. so it will probably be in stores on the 28th.

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Still playing Mega Man 3 on MMAC. Just capped the Mega Man clone(s) and now I'm about to off those 8 robot masters. Again. Man the Dr. Wily music in MM3 is tight, especially stage 3-4. I love MM2's Wily sage music, but screw it. It has nothing on MM3 Wily stage music.
:clap:

[HeaT]

http://media.putfile.com/rog57

My friend is making me place this game. There isnt really a story behind it though at all.

what game is that??? it kinda looks like maple story???

im outi

Roberth

ps...out of curiosity reggie how old are you???

[WasFemto]

I think after Christmas I'll be picking up the DS. I played Nintendogs for a while on Saturday and had alot of fun with it. Phoenix Wright:Ace Attorney, Meteos,Sonic and some GBA games like Astroboy are looking pretty sweet to me right now but with school I want to focus on that more.

As far this current gen of consoles go Okami, Shadow and the Colussus, and MGS3: Subsistence are about it for me and then I'm done with games on the current gen consoles. I'll start saving up for the Revolution. I know it's too early to call but if the games are there I will be there at the midnight sale for this no doubt.

The PS3 right now is only good for MGS4 and even then I can wait until the "directors cut" version comes out a year later. I don't see Virtua Fighter 5 coming out for the PS3 anytime soon either, so by the time those two games are out, the PS3 should be cheap and worth it. My .02 on the PS3.

[Biggzy]

Just started playing Dynasty Warriors 5 yesterday, game is pretty solid. Most likely will get repititious in a few days, but fun nonetheless.

[AgantK7]

I just rented Mercenaries and truth be told, I love it. It's like Grand Theft Auto: North Korea.

[P. Gorath]

i finally beat the protagonist from smt:nocturne in dds this weekend. greatest non-fighting video game achievement ever.

[ninjabastard]

World of warcraft again. Fuck....

I am weak.

[ReggieHadoken]

I'm 24, HeaT.

I got a chance to play KOF 2003 on the PS2 with the 15th Anniversary SFII Arcade Stick. Man, that thing is awesome. Brings the arcade experiece right into the living room. Too bad I'm still not all that hot at KOF games. I'm alright but I'm just not used to KOF on that type of control.

Thinking about starting Kingdom Hearts. Saw this awsome AMV that used scenes from the game and I was thinking "THIS is the game I've owned but haven't played yet?!"

[Remy Saotome]

Finally cleared the campaign on Advance Wars DS. The mission that I was having a hard time with? Yeah, I was an idiot, and even though you're given a shitload of indirects and almost nothing else I still wasn't use Grit. So I did the smart thing and all was well.

I was surprised by the ending, it was a bit darker than the rest of the game had been so far. But good.

I've now started on the Hard Mode campaign, and am currently on Mission 5. I'm planning on trying to unlock the Sami, Eagle, and Hawke backgrounds on this playthrough.

[FighterX]

For the last few nights, I've been playing King of Fighters 2003 and Halo 2 online. I've been putting in a few hours worth of Mark of the Wolves on PS2 per day. The more I play that game, the more I am amazed.

[HeaT]

i finally beat the protagonist from smt:nocturne in dds this weekend. greatest non-fighting video game achievement ever.

have you played digital saga yet??? or stella dues???

im outi

Roberth

[The Chief]

I'm currently playing Phantom Dust. Alot. If you play on live hit me up with a Friend Request.

[moeller61]

I decided to finally start wading through my backlog of RPGs. Right now I am working on Chrono Trigger, then Grandia II, then FFT, FFIV, Skies of Arcadia, Morrowind GOTY, FFVII (again), FFVI (again), and a bunch of other stuff. I guess I won't be picking up X-men Legends II for a few months.

[lseelba]

I decided to finally start wading through my backlog of RPGs. Right now I am working on Chrono Trigger, then Grandia II, then FFT, FFIV, Skies of Arcadia, Morrowind GOTY, FFVII (again), FFVI (again), and a bunch of other stuff. I guess I won't be picking up X-men Legends II for a few months.

Crap. You just reminded me about my backlog of RPG's. High up on my list right now are KOTOR2, Fable, X-men Legends, SMT: Nocturne, FFX, Skies of Arcadia, and Grandia 2. I don't know why I bother buying these games when I never get around to playing them :confused:

[P. Gorath]

have you played digital saga yet??? or stella dues???

im outi

Roberth
yes, i was referring to digital devil saga, in which the super secret nearly impossible to beat boss happens to be the main character from smt:nocturne. I dont like strategy rpgs so i skipped stella deus

[moeller61]

Crap. You just reminded me about my backlog of RPG's. High up on my list right now are KOTOR2, Fable, X-men Legends, SMT: Nocturne, FFX, Skies of Arcadia, and Grandia 2. I don't know why I bother buying these games when I never get around to playing them :confused:


Yeah, my wife wants to skin me as it is for how much I spend on videogames, I figure I can at least play them. By the way, X-men Legends is awesome, I also enjoyed KOTOR2 and Fable, definately recomend them getting a play through.

[ezekial45]

I just got Astro Boy: Omega Factor. That game is really incredible. It's hard, but it's fun as hell. Treasure REALLY does now how to make quality 2-D games. :tup:

[ReggieHadoken]

I just got Astro Boy: Omega Factor. That game is really incredible. It's hard, but it's fun as hell. Treasure REALLY does now how to make quality 2-D games. :tup:

Congradulations, you are now a man!! :tup: By far one of the best GBA games. Ever.

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So Ultimate Spider-Man comes out this Friday. I've been seen the commericals for it and I am so freaking stoaked! This game could rank right up there with Hulk: Ultimate Destruction as one of the best super hero games ever. And with two different characters to play as, I can't wait to get my hands on this one. I was originally going to wait, but I don't think I can now. I'll be picking up the GC version this Friday.

[Gasaraki]

Still playing Meteos mostly with some Advance Wars DS on the side. Meteos is the most addictive game I've ever played.

[RedSunMisfit]

been playing ID:special stage and tokyo xtreme racer 0 :tup:

[lseelba]

I just 100%'ed Jet Set Radio Future. My eyes are bleeding. Someone shoot me in the head now :)

[Hunter D]

I just 100%'ed Jet Set Radio Future. My eyes are bleeding. Someone shoot me in the head now :)
Congrats man. :clap::tup:

I'm still trying to get a hundred % in JSRF. Who are the secret characters?

[BlodiaVulcan5]

Playing Guild Wars as a noob. I love this game, although most of the time i'm lost, LOL. help? :p

[Remy Saotome]

Just beat Evil Dead: Regeneration. Sadly, the game is a bit short. But you really can only take Ted Raimi saying "Pop goes the Deadite!" and Bruce Campebell going "Stuff it, Shorty," so many times...

But anyway, still pretty fun. Even with dreaded "protection" parts, it's still pretty good. The protection stuff isn't hard, and the combat system and bosses are very fun. And of course, Bruce is still the one-liner king.

[Remy Saotome]

So I went back to try and find the one Necronomicon page that I'm missing. It's Page 15. I know it has to be somewhere in Swamp, but I've scoured that level top to bottom and simply cannot find it anywhere. Can anyone help?

[Dios <-X->]

picked up kingdom eharts again, this game is fucking crack, i cant stop playing , just beat oogie boogie, characters in the high 30's, and im about to head back to winnie the pooh book land thingy, i saved before you gotta look for eeyores tail.

[HeaT]

Playing Guild Wars as a noob. I love this game, although most of the time i'm lost, LOL. help? :p

hit me up on aim if you need help...or have any questions...

im outi

Roberth

[lseelba]

Congrats man. :clap::tup:

I'm still trying to get a hundred % in JSRF. Who are the secret characters?

You get all the gangs (Love Shockers, Immortals, etc.) The cooler characters you get are the last boss, the robot Zero, and the best is the frigging Dog :clap: The dog seems to have different physics too. He floats then falls really fast, and he grinds really fast.

[Remy Saotome]

Ah-HA! I found the final Necronomicon page and have now completed the game.

I kinda want to play through it again. It was fun and humorous. But I've got a couple other things to finish up first.

[FallingEdge]

Too many games I wanna buy and I don't have enough money...

NBA 2K6
NBA Live 2006
Tiger Woods 2006
We Love Katamari
Capcom Classics Collection
Top Spin
Ultimate Spider-Man
X-Men Legends II
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 w/dance pad

I'm really wanna get NBA 2K6 or Live 2006. As for the rest, I'm just gonna have to wait till a price drop.

[Biggzy]

Is SMT or digital devil saga, whatever its called, any good?

[Hunter D]

I want Ninja Gaiden Black so bad...

[TrunksSS3]

is top spin already out?>

[Evil Morrigan]

Just Finished MK: Shaolin Monks with Liu Kang. Fun game, I'm going to go through it again on hard mode with Kung Lao before I start playing We Love Katamari.

The boss fight with Scorpion is worth the price of the game. :rofl:

[moeller61]

I want Ninja Gaiden Black so bad...


Me too, too bad it is behind about ten other games I need to buy. Maybe I'll win the lottery.

[Hunter D]

Getting ninja gaiden black tomorrow and probably Kingdom Under Fire Heroes

[AgantK7]

I said it once and dammit, I'll say it again:
Lumines needs to be on PS2. Imagine playing this on a big screen.

[ReggieHadoken]

This coming Weds Capcom Classics Collection will be in stores. $20 for 20+ aracde games including Final Fight (Arcade version, not the screwed up SNES ver.) 1942, 1943, Commando, Gunsmoke, Ghouls & Ghosts, Ghosts & Goblins, Super Ghouls & Ghosts (Let's all slam our controllers down at the same time!!), Street Fighter II, SFII': CE, SFII: HF, and many others. Coming out for Xbox and PS2.

I maybe have to pick up Ultimate Spider-Man with next week's check. I preodered We Love Katamari and with the Capcom Classics Colleciton in stores, this comind Weds, (and my being more excited about it instead of Spidey), I just can't buy all three at once. Besides, the bills have come a callin'. And I just may pick up Burnout: Takedown. Yeah, I know everyone is all over Revenge but I haven't played Takedown yet. And it's $20.

[VG Emblem]

Currently playing jump superstars, battalion wars and advance wars ds. All fun games but batallion wars keeps raping me, and im only on like the 5th level.

[Hunter D]

Playing Ninja Gaiden black right now. Team Ninja has improved the graphics because they look a little crisper. I will be back when...

Edit: Capcom will never give us, the fans, an arcade perfect port of ST.

[lseelba]

This coming Weds Capcom Classics Collection will be in stores. $20 for 20+ aracde games including Final Fight (Arcade version, not the screwed up SNES ver.) 1942, 1943, Commando, Gunsmoke, Ghouls & Ghosts, Ghosts & Goblins, Super Ghouls & Ghosts (Let's all slam our controllers down at the same time!!), Street Fighter II, SFII': CE, SFII: HF, and many others. Coming out for Xbox and PS2.

I maybe have to pick up Ultimate Spider-Man with next week's check. I preodered We Love Katamari and with the Capcom Classics Colleciton in stores, this comind Weds, (and my being more excited about it instead of Spidey), I just can't buy all three at once. Besides, the bills have come a callin'. And I just may pick up Burnout: Takedown. Yeah, I know everyone is all over Revenge but I haven't played Takedown yet. And it's $20.

Why didn't they release Super Turbo on this disc? It would be nice to have an arcade perfect port. :lame:

[Evil Morrigan]

OK I just unlocked the Master Ninja Difficulty in NG: Black.
The Difficulty is insane! You have to play it to understand. Yet the weird thing is It's not cheap AI Difficulty like you see in most games, It just takes a lot of patience and skill.

[Infested Jester]

Finishing up Shaolin Monks with Liu Kang this time, I'm actually finding it harder with him than I did when I used Kung Lao. Also I'm missing a shitload of images for the gallery yet I have 92% :wtf: Doesn't matter I guess, I'll have all characters and stages unlocked once I finish up this run through.

Next week, Capcom Classics and Sly 3.

Anyone else besides me getting Trapt for PS2? It's a follow up to Tecmos Deception 1 and 2 one PS1. I saw pics a while back but never knew they switched the name, anyway its out on 10/11...good times ahead. :tup:

[KoftSF]

KofTSF is taking a trip back in time since Square Enix would never make a new Ogre Battle game. I am loving it since I created new tactics for my squad to follow. I am not the usual real time strategist, but I must admit, Battle does quite a number on my outlook towards the genre. I am a bit ahead with the story since I ventured into Tactics Ogre for GBA. Also awesome. The dialogue is second only to FE 7.

Does it get better after battle 3? and how do you make your own units from scratch?

[Hunter D]

OK I just unlocked the Master Ninja Difficulty in NG: Black.
The Difficulty is insane! You have to play it to understand. Yet the weird thing is It's not cheap AI Difficulty like you see in most games, It just takes a lot of patience and skill.
Any new enemies? Did you unlock NG arcade. I am playing the game on normal right now (almost done with it.)

Jester, there is going to be a sequel to deception, I didn't know this. I would get it, but I dine getting games for now. I'm saving up for xbox 260. The DOA4 vid on NGB is hot!

[Evil Morrigan]

Finishing up Shaolin Monks with Liu Kang this time, I'm actually finding it harder with him than I did when I used Kung Lao. Also I'm missing a shitload of images for the gallery yet I have 92% :wtf: Doesn't matter I guess, I'll have all characters and stages unlocked once I finish up this run through.



Yeah what is up with that!?!? I have like 95% completion and I would say that I have less that half of the Gallery Pics. Strange indeed. Anyway I had an easier time with Liu Kang then I did with Kung Lao, especially on the last Boss fight.

Right now Im' playing through with Scorpion, i'm having more fun plauing through with him then I did with either of the Monks. I just wish they gave him and Sub-Zero there own stroy mode. :sad:

Oh well It's still a lot of fun.


Edit - Hunter, I havent seen any new enemies since I havent beenn able to beat the first Chapter. :rofl: but then again I havent really played Master Nija for too long since I just unlocked it like about 30 minutes ago. As far as the NG Arcade game yeah I unlocked it and it is a lot of fun. Brings back memories. Anyways acording to Gamefaqs here are the two ways you can unlock it.

Complete the game on Ninja Dog or Normal difficulty with the "Ninja Gaiden Arcade" item, or complete the game on Hard.

[Million]

There's too many great games out all at once. The Namco anniversary pack...apparently Ninja Gaiden Black is out already(?!), there's MK Shaolin Monks, ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN just came out yesterday, Hulk is out, Xmen Legends 2 is out...and so on and so on. Again, I ask...to the people who think gaming just isn't what it used to be...or not as great as the "old days"....what the fuck are you talking about? This era of gaming is The Shit™, plain and simple. It isn't even debatable. Pokey pokeyyy in the booty holey..

edit---heh, forgot what I orignally posted for..I saw a demo of the Zatch Bell GC game today...and it looked interesting! I was completely surprised by this....I thought surely since the target audience for the show appears to be 9 year olds....that it would be some stupid ass turn-based garbage card-battle crap. It's actually a FIGHTING GAME! I can't believe it...I may have to pick that up...it looked fun.

[lseelba]

I'm playing Panzer Dragoon: Orta right now. I don't think I've really been into a rail shooter since Star Fox. Its fun though.

[ReggieHadoken]

I hear ya, Million. I'm as old-school as they come but I still love all these new generation games we're getting. Honestly, you'd have to be some kind of moron or lack good taste not to enjoy all these stellar titles that developers/publishers are serving up.

And yes, there are too many good games coming out and now that the fall season is officially in effect, the wave of awesome titles is only going to get even larger.

I just picked up the PS2 version of Ultimate Spider-Man. The GameStop I went into was out of GC versions. Or at least I didn't see any. Also picked up my reserve copy of We Love Katarami. Haven't played either of them yet. Actually, I haven't even fished Katamari Damacy. Still stuck on Make a Star 7.

[Ephidel]

Got the DS, so I'm playing Ridge Racer DS. Cool enough...

65% of support talk on Fire Emblem 7. There's a female swordmaster I still need to uncover, but it's tough to do.

[lseelba]

I hear ya, Million. I'm as old-school as they come but I still love all these new generation games we're getting. Honestly, you'd have to be some kind of moron or lack good taste not to enjoy all these stellar titles that developers/publishers are serving up.

And yes, there are too many good games coming out and now that the fall season is officially in effect, the wave of awesome titles is only going to get even larger.

I just picked up the PS2 version of Ultimate Spider-Man. The GameStop I went into was out of GC versions. Or at least I didn't see any. Also picked up my reserve copy of We Love Katarami. Haven't played either of them yet. Actually, I haven't even fished Katamari Damacy. Still stuck on Make a Star 7.

They should have release We <3 Katamari on DS. Playing with a stylus would have been dope :clap:

[SNkNuT]

I'm currently playing Zelda: link to the past for S.nintendo. Props for being a fun game since the first time i touched it in 1994.

[BlodiaVulcan5]

hit me up on aim if you need help...or have any questions...

im outi

Roberth

Some things i don't understand is what do runes do?
I can, apparently, dye weapons too?
Do I lose anything if i die during a mission?
Is there a way to make the Storage bigger? becuase it seems pretty small compared to other games...
Where do i get the F8 bag?
Is it worth spending 500g to expand the F7 bag by 5 slots using the scroll of holding bought from the merchant @ the Northern Wall?

[HeaT]

Some things i don't understand is what do runes do?
I can, apparently, dye weapons too?
Do I lose anything if i die during a mission?
Is there a way to make the Storage bigger? becuase it seems pretty small compared to other games...
Where do i get the F8 bag?
Is it worth spending 500g to expand the F7 bag by 5 slots using the scroll of holding bought from the merchant @ the Northern Wall?

runes- you can ad them to armor to give you extra whatever they say they will give. for example if its a rune that ads +1 to fire skills if you attach it to your gloves it will give you +1 to fire skills.

you dont lose anything if you die during the mission you just have to restart.

you can buy bags and expand them, and you can also buy a storage "chest" from a storage person but thats about it.

i dont know what an F8 bag is...

it depends how much money you have, when you get farther into the game its worth spending 500g to expand...

im outi

Roberth

[Hunter D]

Just finished tales of symphonia, this game is a masterpiece. The rpgs released during this generation have been subpar overall, but tales of symphonia bucks that trend. What surprising is that this game was developed by namco, a company that has only been making solid fighters while the rest of their offerings in other genres have been crap. This game was worth fifty dollars, but at the the twenty dollar price point it has now it's a steal.

[Million]

uh oh...it appears my jinx effect might've struck again...I'm hearing lots of disappointing commentary about Ultimate Spidey. Apparently they "dumbed down" the swinging?! Why on earth would the developers change the one PERFECT thing from Spidey 2?! Anytime anyone ever said something about SM2...whether it was good or bad, they eveutually would say "...but swinging around sure is fun!", or something to that effect.

I know the Gfaqs members tend to go a little overboard with the hate, but it seems like 90% of the people there are complaining about the new and slightly altered (in a bad way, apparently) swinging mechanics. There is also no more charged jump, though I hear Spidey still gets the same height as the max charged jump from SM2. I'll still get the game...with the comic style visuals, and the option to play Venom....it can't possibly be as bad as some of them are making it out to be.

I'll be back on Live for Unreal Champ2 sometime this weekend...mainly to see if the game is completely deserted/dead now. I've already given up all hope for another downloadable content release. We will NEVER get to play Ra, Nephtys, Corrosion and the others...never. :sad:

well...since the UC2 community is mostly whiny bitches that complain about everything...and the devs seem to not give a crap anymore...AND I don't really play Halo 2 online anymore....I might as well cancel my gamertag. Well, this would give me a chance to change over to a cooler username if I ever come back. I only chose that Perfect Hatred name as a last resort, pretty much....ALL my other ideas were taken already...which is odd, since I'm one of the most creative people in all existence. :wow:

[FighterX]

I got Raiden III yesterday in the mail. What a beautiful game. Hard too, heh. But still fun. I don't think that it beats Gradius V, but it's certainly a good game. If it ever comes stateside, check it out.

[FighterX]

There's too many great games out all at once. The Namco anniversary pack...apparently Ninja Gaiden Black is out already(?!), there's MK Shaolin Monks, ULTIMATE SPIDERMAN just came out yesterday, Hulk is out, Xmen Legends 2 is out...and so on and so on. Again, I ask...to the people who think gaming just isn't what it used to be...or not as great as the "old days"....what the fuck are you talking about? This era of gaming is The Shit™, plain and simple. It isn't even debatable.


I feel you on that on. This is indeed a good age for gaming. I'm old school too, and I know where you are coming from. Lots of great games coming from every angle. XMLegends 2, I hope to have enough to trade in for that tomorrow.

[WasFemto]

I guess I can search(and I will after this post probably) but is there really a difference between Ninja Gaiden w/ Hurrican Packs and Ninja Gaiden Black?

ANYBODY IN THE AZ. AREA WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO IT WITHOUT FUCKING UP, WANNA MOD A PS2? Pretty Please??

[ReggieHadoken]

Ultimate Spider-Man: I thought I'd give some impressions on the game. Finally opened it up and played at some 4:30 in the AM. First off, the web-slinging. Yes, it is different from the amazingly fluid system found in last year's Spidey 2. But does it suck? Heck no. In fact, it can take some getting used to at first but it is fun to swing around town even though the Ultimate NY isn't as big as the one found in Spidey 2.

The visuals. Oh man. Pics on the net do not do this game justice. It looks freaking amazing. If you've read the Ultimate Spider-Man comic books, then you'll LOVE how this game looks. Mark Bagley lent his tallents well to this game and it shows. You'd think Ultimate Spidey lept right out of the book and into your TV screen.

The dialogue and voices. Brian Michael Bendis wrote every word of the script in this game and picked out the voice actors. Spidey sounds like he's going through puberty (and he should since he's 15 in this game) but the voice actor does a great job of bringing the character to life. On top of that, Spidey's dialogue is hilarious. I've laughed out loud at every single joke he's cracked while he was web-slinging or fighting bad guys.

Combat is a bit stripped down from Spidey 2 as well. Since Peter has only been Spidey for a short while in this game (heck, he's only been Spidey for 9 months in the comics), he's down to the bare essentials. That being said, it's still a lot of fun to web up bad guys and jump out of the way from fire when the Spider-Sense goes off. I'll post more on it later.

[VG Emblem]

Awesome, what system do you have ultimate spidey for? I find it funny that the ds version came out before the others, and ive also heard good thing about it too.

[ReggieHadoken]

I got Ultimate Spider-Man for the PS2. At the GameStop I went to I saw no GC versions left. Right now I'm playing as Venom!! Man playing as Venom is fun!! He jumps around like the Hulk and eats people!! You guys remember that annoying kid that always lots his balloon in Spidey 2? I got to eat that sucker!!
:tup: Right now I'm in the middle of a tough boss fight though. I won't spoil anything but I'll just say this game has great guest star material already. This game already blows any other Spidey game away in the story department.

[Calcal]

Trying to beat MGS3 on Extreme. Without killing anyone. Without getting any alerts. x.x

[ReggieHadoken]

Oh man. Ultimate Spider-Man continues to rock. Even with the different, simplified swing system, swinging around Ultimate NY is a blast. UNY may not be as big as the NY in Spidey 2, but it's still pretty huge. And Shocker is as big a loser in the games as he is in the comics. I think I've already fought him 7 times now.

There are even some unlockable costumes, 7 in all I think but I haven't gotten any yet. You gotta be dedicated if you wanna get these babies. There are also unlockable story boards, landmarks, comic covers, etc. The comic covers are just that though, covers, which sucks. All told though, this is a better game than Spidey 2. And it more than does the comic book justice. If Brian Bendis and Mark Bagley are playing this game, I bet they can't stop smiling.

[Million]

yeah...^ I wonder why not include a whole unlockable comic in games like this? In Hulk there are also some covers for several Hulk comics. What's even worse though...at least from what I remember...you can't even zoom in on the art. It's just there.

I've heard about the costumes...I already know there is at least the symbiote costume for Spiderman...I forgot the others....and unfortunately thanks to Gamefaqs boards...I've already been spoiled on at least one major guest star. (*typical Gamefaqs spoiler situation....the guys put the crucial info right into the thread title...and then put the word "spoilers.." right after it. It's funny to see. For example, imagine if this were way back in the early 80s and there was a thread like this: "OMG! Vader=Luke's Daddy! *SPOILERS*". Hilarious.)

After looking through the Sunday ads....yes, apparently Ninja Gaiden Black is out already. I need at least 3-5,000 extra on my salary just to keep up with all these games coming out.

*sidenote---for some reason, I'm just not believing the hype about games becoming more expensive in the next generation. Perhaps later on in the Xbox 3/PS4/WhateverNintendo era....but this upcoming generation really isn't such a huge leap from the current one. I think it may be a small increase and that's it...like the average price will go up to 54.99, rather than 49....that's not really a big deal.

[GRITZ]

Finally beat KOTOR1 today. Went Light Side with pistols only. I DO NOT recommend doing that unless you like ultimate frustration. Plan on playing now Ico and KOTOR2, along with the usual FFXI.

[FighterX]

I've heard about the costumes...I already know there is at least the symbiote costume for Spiderman...I forgot the others....and unfortunately thanks to Gamefaqs boards...I've already been spoiled on at least one major guest star. (*typical Gamefaqs spoiler situation....the guys put the crucial info right into the thread title...and then put the word "spoilers.." right after it. It's funny to see. For example, imagine if this were way back in the early 80s and there was a thread like this: "OMG! Vader=Luke's Daddy! *SPOILERS*". Hilarious.)

Ack - pet peeve #3 with me.

[YellowS4]

I'm not sure how far I am in USM, just a bit after fighting Rhino. Too much time spent looking for/doing all the coins. Ran into a glitch on the pc version where I'd be fine, get into a mission and start dead haha, even if I decline re-trying, I'm dead on top of the house. GG, time to reload.

Playing Duns/Dragons Dragonshard, it has the whole "upper/lower" world thing like Armies of Exigo (which is one of the worst rts games ever) and well, DDD is better just not something thats interesting enough, let alone going through long load times and lacklustre battlesystem. The interface is pretty weak too.

Soo, instead I'm playing Nba live 2006.. in goddamn chinese since the eng. one isn't out yet. =\

[FighterX]

I just discovered a "Dual Play" mode