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Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)

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from: Rockstar

April 29, 2008
I'd rather play San Andreas again than this average game. Considering the power of the Xbox 360 i would say rockstar have hit a reverse gear. GTA IV is absolutley nowhere near the level of playability that SA had. What happened the aim??? GTA always had aiming isues when it came to shooting/killing folk, but with GTA IV the aiming has gone right back to square one. It's hopeless.

The missions are unbelivably samey. I can't really see a huge difference in graphics from previous versions of GTA either.

All in all, the game seems rushed with nowhere near the amount of thought gone into it as previous versions.

Disappointed.

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Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360)

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from: Atari

October 19, 2007
Eternal Sonata is a strange premise, you play a game (a JRPG) about polish composer Frédéric Chopin. It might all seem strange and quirky, well thats exactly what Eternal Sonata is. If you enjoy JRPG's you are going to absolutely love this to bits. Its beautiful to look at... I mean jaw droppingly pretty. This game will really show off the capabilities of your 360 and your HDTV with rich clean colours and animations.

The game itself plays like any normal JRPG, play as a team of oddly dressed characters all complete with funny hairstyles to save the world from an evil force. The true differences lie in the little touches I don't want to spoil it for anyone but lets just say this game has dramatic if a little obvious twists. The way the ... Read More:

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Xbox 360 512MB Memory Unit (Xbox 360)

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from: Microsoft

April 20, 2007
It's a memory card that lets you save your progress and profile. I can get 5 or 6 arcade games on here that can be transported between my XBoxes (does not work with Sega Vintage Collection games, eg. Sonic).

But, it is still just a memory card. Why it should cost so much to fit in a proprietary slot remains a mystery. More overpriced hardware by MS.

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UEFA Euro 2008 (Xbox 360)

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from: Electronic Arts

April 18, 2008
I bought this game on the recommendation of a friend, which turned that he slightly oversold it a bit. While playing for the first time, I thought, yes this is a very good game and I would've recommended it above any other football game on the 360. However, upon looking deeper into it, there are many glitches that let the overall game slide, such as a flickering football pitch during substitutions, about 3 different manager reactions that you'll see again and again, and so on. All of these add up to a game that looks rushed to meet the deadline without taking care to polish it all off.
I have to say though that the "Captain your Country" mode of play is definitely the piece de resistance of the game. It will keep you coming back for more every time, when you've ... Read More:

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Xbox)

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from: Electronic Arts

November 25, 2005
First time I played this game, it brought back memories of Driver, although this game is a lot more about the racing than it is about chases.

You can either play a career game where you get to fight your way up to the top challenging 15 rivals, there's a challenge mode where you have to complete challenges (60 of them or so) I didn't play many of these as I had done similar things in the career mode anyway, and then there's multiplayer, which I haven't player either on or off-line so I don't know what this mode is like. In career mode there is a list of requirements that you need to complete before you can challenge the next rival.

The graphics look pretty good, the music is suitable, plays well too, the cars available feel different when you drive ... Read More:

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Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (Xbox)

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from: Konami

October 21, 2005
I'm not a serious gamer, I don't really have the TIME to be a serious gamer, not enough time to master every single control technique. I like to be able to pick up the controller and have a decent game of football.

PES 5 is a really fun game, but I get the feeling it could have been so much better. Its great fun to play, looks great and flows along at a good pace. Its also great fun with two players but its a different story against the AI.

Long balls don't work, neither do through balls, the opposition has a sixth sense that tells them exaclty where the ball will go. Its impossible to score from free kicks, nearly all my shots seem to be blocked by the defender and why is it that every tackle results in a free kick to the opposition?

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Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Limited Edition Steel Case) (Xbox 360)

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from: Capcom

January 12, 2007
All I can relly say is this one of the best games I own, a must buy!!!!

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WWE Raw 2 Ruthless Aggression (Xbox)

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from: THQ

October 03, 2003
When first purchasing this game, I thought I was getting a bargain. However, this game is highly flawed and I was really disapointed. The fighting is slow and unresponsive, and the menu music annoys the hell out of you after 10 minutes. The only good aspect of the game is the Create a character in which you can create a character, (duh! atleast something is right) I would stay well away from this game, unless it is your only option.

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Far Cry Instincts: Evolution (Xbox)

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from: Ubisoft

March 31, 2006
This expansion fixes all the (minor) problems of the fantastique Far Cry Instincts. It now has adjustble difficulty, more weapons, vehicles, more alternate routes, more level variation and a new feral power. the plot is not disimilar to that of the original and neither is the gameplay.
However, the mapmaker has been greatly improved, with more environments, and brush sets to use, aswell as the new weapons and vehicles to put into them.
Overall, great expansion which fixes the originals faults to create the perfect game.

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Sonic Heroes (Xbox)

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from: Sega

October 08, 2004
Since Sonic stepped into the 3d platform adventure genre , most of his recent games have left a somewhat bitter lacklustre taste in my mouth

Sonic has really lost his edge since when he was last popular in the era of 2d 90s platformer ( at the time his games exceled very well on the megadrive / genesis )

I found sonic heroes to be the only decent 3d sonic adventure game

the team style format makes a nice change and gameplay requires abit more brainwork than previous installemnts of this series .. but fear not : it makes it that much more fun !

and i guess the kids will enjoy the voice work as they guide them through the game ( although serious gamers won't like being TOLD what to do every 30 seconds )

I only wish the teams were really that ... Read More: