Posted by kheon
Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:09:00 GMT
Hot damn! DOOM 3 for the Xbox was released yesterday and I was in line to pick up the collectors edition after work. Opted to go with the collectors edition simply because it includes playable versions of Ultimate DOOM and DOOM II. It’s almost pitiful to sit and play through them now but it is quite the eye-opener to see how things have changed (and for the better) in the world of video games.
I currently have about 3 hours under my belt playing DOOM 3. I love it. It is by far the freakiest game I’ve ever played. The tension is so high that I found myself clenched with anticipation of what might be lurking in the shadows around the next bend. I wasn’t thrilled when I heard that to carry the flashlight you had to put your gun down and although now, after playing it I sort of understand why they opted to do that (it certainly adds to the tension and realism) there are times when it’s just so damn dark that you can’t see anything and take unnecessary damage.
DOOM 3 is not without it’s faults though. There are some slow load times between levels and should you hit Start to go into the options (or to save) the lag there is unnecessary. Quick Save though is a nice addition (hit the Back button) as it saves you a lot of time and gives you the ability to save very frequently without really slowing you down. Once I realized that I could do that I found myself saving after nearly every twist and turn.
Visuals and audio are top notch, some of the best in any game I’ve played. This is a game that I play in my dark living room surrounded by full 5.1 channel audio, it doesn’t get much better then this.
Biggest downside for me is that because this is such a scary game I have to wait until the kids are in bed to play. Thankfully bedtime is right around the corner.
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Posted by kheon
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:02:00 GMT
Rented the Xbox version of NBA Street V3 on Friday and my son and I played this one pretty much all weekend. My seven year old is pretty damn good, besting me as much as I do him. At times it frustrating—he sure has my number when it comes to stealing and blocking slam dunks.
This series isn’t one that I’ve ever gotten into but decided to give it a try because it received some great reviews recently. I am sure glad that I did, think that I might even buy it next payday.
Read some reviews here and here if you are interested in finding out more.
Everything about this game is a ton of fun. If you are in for a genuine good time you owe it to yourself to check this one out. I’ve barely played enough of this game to review it but at this point I’d be giving it a 4.5 to 4.75 rating.
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Posted by kheon
Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:00:00 GMT
Okay, so the other day I beat Mechassault 2: Lone Wolf. It was sort of a let down. Running around in a 100-foot mech should be a fun thing but for some reason this game didn’t convey that all too well.
The first half of the game lulls you into thinking that the game isn’t all that challenging and then boom, all of a sudden the intensity (read difficulty) increased ten-fold. There were countless times where I wanted to throw the controller at the tv (thankfully I never did).
The story wasn’t half bad but could have been better. They certainly left things open for a third game in the series.
I bought the game mostly to play online but I never managed to even get into an online game. The interface was horrid, certainly nothing like Halo 2’s.
I have put the game up for sale, should anyone be interested. If it’s not already sold, swing by Half.COM.
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