Gizmo

Guys...Keep in mind some of the Wal-Mart setups are, well, setup wrong. Some Wal-Mart employees actually set these up and did not change any of the settings so it would be displayed properly on the screen.

Terrell

Well, I'm not going to quarrel with your other statements, but that one is a complete load of BS! Kameo looks absolutely incredible. Maybe you don't like the art style or that style of game. But there's no questioning it is definitely next generation.

Perhaps you need to see PGR3, NBA2K6, Armored Core 4, or some other games before you start claiming nothing is special.

kakihara1

^^Chromehounds^^ take a look at the video for that game I was salivating

http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp....id=hp_pldwnlst

SmackDaddy

WOW....why is everyone so touchy? I'm giving my honest OPINION. Why take it so personal? You would think I was bashing for the sake of bashing.

I'm making my judgements based on what I've seen/played compared to what Microsoft has been touting. I stand by all of my comments. The demos that Microsoft chose to show off the 360's capabilties could have been much better. It was certainly not enough to sway ME towards buying one at launch.
And you've PLAYED these?

The videos for Gears of War have been impressive, but videos are one thing...playing it is another. I'm not about to purchase a system based on a games that MIGHT be great. Fable was supposed to be the greatest RPG ever made..before it was released. Good game? Yes. Great, nope.

xmiyux

You can say that again. Fable was hyped so much that it was doomed to fail to live up to it and damn did i hate that game. Fable, Black and White - i swear i will never trust a game by Peter Molyneux (sp?) ever again.

Shilex

Just played it today at Wal-mart. Looks like a high-end PC, except the terrible AA. Jaggies in Call Of Duty 2 were pretty rampant. The LCD it was displayed on was gorgeous (as everyone has been saying). I was pretty impressed considering that these are first generation games, and they always get better (graphics wise). Couldn't play COD2 much because the controls were reversed (aka not Halo). Once I figured out how to reverse it, I was totally screwed. Not sure what happened to me. I was going to get Kameo on launch day, but now I'm not so sure. I need to play it more to decide. Anyone know if any videostore will be renting 360 games on launch?

innocentfreak

As we get closer, for those of us who haven't preordered has anyone heard about what some of the chain stores are doing at launch?

I know on Walmart.com it says you can pick one up at midnight in any walmart store. I have yet to hear anything about any of the places like Circuit City and Best Buy who don't take preorders.

Eric D.

I did not preorder either and plan on picking mine up at Best Buy at midnight becasue I heard that they are getting a large amount in. More than any ohter store. Plus, where I am I also have a CC and a Walmart all within five minutes of the Best Buy I'm going to.

kakihara1

I'm going to take a possibly more risky route; Our Super Wal-Mart just opened last week and it is a 24Hr. store so I think In my tiny town of 10,000 there won't be a huge demand so I'll show up there at around 11:00 and see if there is anyone waiting in line @ electronics and hope I can get one there, if not then I'll be getting up early in the morning and running up to BB hoping the demand wasn't so high like people are suggesting and getting one then. I just figure the five minute drive to wait inside beats the 45 minute drive to stand out in the cold

Mopower

Wasnt too impressed with COD2. Looks better on my PC. And I don't have a high end system. But maybe it was set up wrong. Who knows.

Nosmo Rex

I saw a demo unit at my BB last night. They had COD2 and King Kong running on it using a Samsung display. Looked pretty nice. I didn't try it, but I probably could have, since there wasn't a big crowd around.

Michael Corvin

I finally saw/played with the kiosk. I don't get the gripes, COD2 looked spectacular. Not leaps and bounds over this generation, but a decent start for a launch title. I only really messed with Kameo though which looked sharp as well.

Gallant Pig

There's going to be detractors for every console... just look at people complaining about the insanely innovative Revolution controller.

I saw the games and I thought they looked a long way from "nothing special". But what can you do, I'm sure the PS3 graphics will look "nothing special" to some people.

kakihara1

Yeah Gallant you'd better be ready cause I'm gonna flame the PS3 Thread like there's no tommorrow. I'll say things like "Well I don't really see much improvement over my coleco vision graphics wise" and "My 360 could eat your PS3 for breakfast even though I've never played a PS3" lol j/k

I don't understand the detractors though I can understand if it's your honest opinion but then to try to convince other people that it sucks just cause you happen to like something else better is just plain stupid. Just because you like it doesn't mean everyone else has to, this goes both ways..... kinda like your mom :OOOH BURN!!!:

I, once again will be the proud owner of all three systems and I hope the best for them all and who knows, this time around I might feel differently about them, I haven't really played my PS2 in probably two years because I think the Xbox has surpassed it at least for the games that are cross-platform, but with the PS3 coming out way later it could have an advantage and be my preferred hardware two years from now. I know damn well the Revolution is going to be a fun little system. [/Rant]

Daryl

I have a question about using those pre-order cards at Best Buy: will they actually pull the game for you and have it at the service desk, or are you expected to get it yourself off the shelf when it comes in? I ask because I don't plan on waiting in line at Best Buy since I have my system preordered at Game Stop. Since I won't be at Best Buy in the morning, they will likely (as usual) run out of some of the games before I get there, so i want to be sure they will actually have the games I preorder

Michael Corvin

Good question. Not sure. I would assume they pull them just so they have the pre-orders covered. This is the first time I've pre-ordered anything there so I have no idea.

Semi-related question. Where do you find the Zelda pre-order cards? Are they similar to the 360 ones? I looked around and had no luck. They were busy so I didn't feel like waiting to ask, as I was on my lunch break. Any help?

DJ_Longfellow

I read in another forum that WalMart was sending out e-mails stating that Quake 4 has been delayed (to people that ordered it with the bundles). The launch list is getting shorter....a bit of a disappointment. I have 7 games on pre-order, with 3 at launch (hopefully)

Nosmo Rex

My experience with pre-orders at BB is that they normally keep the new releases locked up in the video game area. Show the card to one of the folks back there, and they will get one out of the case for you.

DJ_Longfellow

So, they basically don't track them? If they are sold out, you are S.O.L? I guess you can just do it online....but then pay for shipping.

MasterofDVD

Does anyone know about Tiger Woods 2006 for the 360 having online play? There are threads at a few forums and they are talking about how LIVE hasn't been mentioned and the LIVE logo isn't on some versions of the box. I'm still hopeful that it will include some type of online play but could they really be scrapping it this year? I've been looking for a hint or clue for days now but I'm running out of hope.

DJ_Longfellow

The box on EBGames has the LIVE logo on the front...how accurate is that, I don't know. It seems most games have that logo (even GUN has it)...but Condmened and King Kong do not, so it MIGHT be accurate. I really cannot see them taking it out...if so, that's just horrible. EA should've waited until next year to release some sports games....except Madden, I like football

Daryl

Thanks for the replies. I guess I will just pre-order at BB online and pay for shipping. Then I'll have to wait a few days to play because I'm too cheap to pay for expedited shipping


At my local BB they have all of the cards for all systems together in one section, so the Zelda cards were sitting there with the 360 cards. It just looked like all of the other cards there.

Flay

I marked all the games at launch that have Xbox Live multiplayer on the release list on the first page of the thread and Tiger's on it.

It will support up to 4 players online. EA re-announced that at X05.

kakihara1

On the xbox.com site it shows tiger woods as being 1-4 players in the green section that denotes on console but in the Orange section it shows 2-4 players and friends meaning you can play online, and your friends list is enabled for the game.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/t/ti...spga06xbox360/

kaki

Nosmo Rex

Dunno - I've never had a problem though. I've donr 3 or 4 pre-orders this way.