The Official MM Video Game Review Thread!

[WRXtranceformed]

Sort of like GRAW2 where you're killing Messicans?

[Mike]

awesome bioshock review: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1394-Zero-Punctuation-BioShock">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article ... n-BioShock</a><!-- m -->

[JustinG]

that was hilarious

[CaptainHenreh]

awesome bioshock review: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/1394-Zero-Punctuation-BioShock">http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article ... n-BioShock</a><!-- m -->

You know, I saw that on Tuesday and he's right...to a point.

System Shock 2 was good. It wasn't GREAT, and it certainly wasn't as good as System Shock. Sure, SHODAN is a straight-up scary bitch, and the game had good atmosphere but that's about all it had. Parts were scary, and yeah it was difficult, but the story *sucked* and the whole game really seemed like a half-ass effort at a System-Shock-esque game...not really SS.

But that's me hating on system shock 2, not bioshock. Yahtzee's all "Bioshock is SS2 with with a copy of Atlas Shrugged" but it's both more than that and less. The story's about a million times better, the gameplay is much, much easier, and the RPG elements he's "missing" in Bioshock weren't really all that relevant to SS2, either. I mean, hell, when I played SS2 I didn't go around trying to check my inventory, and I don't even think I used my psi-amp even once. Maybe I missed something in the gameplay by doing it that way but it just didn't really seem to thrill me. Bioshock is a good came and it's shockingly deep for a console game. Yeah, they borrowed heavily from Fallout but it's not like, you know, Fallout's doing anything with fallout, so hey, more power to them.

But it was really funny, so hey.

Also, I'm probably the only fucker in here who even played system shock 2, much less the original System Shock.

[Kaan]

Ok the Xbox 360 was dropped off by DHL today. I have MotoGP 2007 at the house to play for now. I'll write up something on it in about a week or so.

What "racing" games are "good?" Forza? the new Forza? PGR? I have played some PGR3 and it was pretty good... but i was wondering what you people were into. and no i'm not buying Dirt.

[.RJ]

I have MotoGP 2007 at the house to play for now.

I'm coming over thursday

[Kaan]

bring it on... and write up your own review. i dont give a shit!

[Evan]

dammit Kaan you just made me fail my grad class.


and dont you start law school in a couple months?
good head start

[navin]

Has anyone ever had problems with their 360 and the red ring of death?

I'm thinking of buying my roomates with the red ring, and sending it to microsoft b/c they supposedly repair it for free its under warranty, but im worried that since im buying it used they might give me some grief.

anyone?

[CaptainHenreh]

Has anyone ever had problems with their 360 and the red ring of death?

I'm thinking of buying my roomates with the red ring, and sending it to microsoft b/c they supposedly repair it for free its under warranty, but im worried that since im buying it used they might give me some grief.

anyone?

<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemsetup/xbox360/resources/warranty.htm">http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/syste ... rranty.htm</a><!-- m -->

One Year Express Warranty on Console (Three Years for Three Lights Flashing Red). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty, Microsoft warrants to you only (the original retail purchaser) that, during the Warranty Period and under normal use and service, the Xbox® Console will substantially conform with the printed user instruction materials packaged with the Console.

[Mike]

i didn't have a read ring, but my 360 stopped reading discs.

used or new, they are still covered under the 3 year warranty.

kaan, motogp 07 sucks, but then again you liked 06 as well, didn't you? forza 2 is great, but i got bored of it after only a couple weeks. pgr3 is a great value, but the new one is coming out soon. regardless, go buy it for a few bucks. and then the sleeper, test drive unlimited was pretty fuckin fun... lots of cars, and you get to just cruise around hawaii doing crazy shit.

[Kaan]

dammit Kaan you just made me fail my grad class.


and dont you start law school in a couple months?
good head start

the real down fall is if someone buys a HD TV lol

[.RJ]

Kaan is going to law school? What are you going to do, bring a bullhorn into the courtroom?

[Jewels]

dammit Kaan you just made me fail my grad class.


and dont you start law school in a couple months?
good head start

the real down fall is if someone buys a HD TV lol

Yeah, that would be at our house. Xbox in HDMI is pretty sweet. And I totally have to limit Rex's time playing video games now, so he can do his homework. Yay for buying an Xbox 360 while trying to go to grad school.

[Kaan]

Kaan is going to law school? What are you going to do, bring a bullhorn into the courtroom?

i'm an overly logical asshole... what other career do you think i should look into?

[.RJ]

Riot control?

[Kaan]

i cant do riot control because i think tazers are weak sause and would rather use more harmful objects to remove people from political speaking events. for these reasons i probably wouldnt get hired.

[.RJ]

You're too short and slow to be a mercenary, so maybe the courtroom isnt a bad idea

[Kaan]

You're too short and slow to be a mercenary, so maybe the courtroom isnt a bad idea

just give me a horse and a sword... i'll make sure the crowd is under control! Gladiator style!

[Kaan]

and dont you start law school in a couple months?
good head start

i finished GT3 once a year in college... i would study... race something... study... race... study... race... it helped my ADHD issue with studying.