if these games are anything like NFL Head Coach that came out a few months back for PS2/Xbox, then yeah, I gave it a shot and I could not get into it for the life of me. I did try but by the end I wanted to pull my hair out.

I've heard awful, awful things about that game. It may be similar, but the other games are leaps and bounds better. But if you're talking style, then it is closer to text sims than Madden is.

I just have no interest in joystick jockey games, but running a front office is fun to me. Dealing with player contracts, salary caps, trades, drafting, etc. The actual games are almost secondary to the main "action" of the game.

yeah, i do like things that require actual thinking and strategizing oddly enough. i figure if there was a game like that involving baseball, i would be all over it and probably devote more of my life to it than not.

but yeah, Head Coach was attrocious and sort of soured me on even the concept of the "front office" game. one of the most bland experiences of my life.

Baseball games:

http://puresim.com/

http://www.ootpbaseball2006.com/

Neither are perfect, but they're both fun.

Glad you're enjoying Madden, bud.

I finished Barnyard (GC) last night and reviewed it... not bad at all, really. I need to start Rule of Rose (PS2) soon, but I may wait until Monday. It ships on September 12th, so I need to finish it by then.

Also have Tekken: Dark Resurrection and Juiced Eliminator for PSP to work on, along with a preview build of WTF: Work Time Fun. Hoping to see some other stuff anyday, as well. Oh, LocoRoco for PSP next week. Amped on that.

I SO cannot wait for this...

Got a preview copy of this for WorthPlaying last week. Writing it now. Bizarre game... kinda doubt it can maintain one's interest for more than a couple of hours. I guess we'll see; I've got a review copy coming for Static, haha.



Started playing Rule of Rose over the weekend. Best word to describe it? Adequate. Aside from the great CG/soundtrack.

Still working on Rule of Rose. Hasn't gotten much more exciting. If it continues at this pace, I'm looking at a two star rating (out of four). I just saw that Ace Gamez gave it a 9/10, so I don't know what the hell they're seeing that I'm not. Then again, I don't always agree with their reviews. Also working on this:



Unimpressive. Not a whole lot of fun when your cars take enough damage that you have to restart. Doesn't find the subtle balance of speed and realism. These should arrive tomorrow or Monday:



Totally psyched for LocoRoco. I put in a special request for it at WorthPlaying. Pac-Man World Rally should be fun... reviews aren't great, but I've enjoyed bad kart racers before (Chocobo Racing, anyone?). As for Bomberman... eh... one of the worst-reviewed games of the year. I may pass it off to someone else if other things come in.

^^ Can't effin wait for this to hit stateside.

Yeah, I reserved mine since Capcom are stingy with review copies. I'll have to make sure I clear my gaming schedule a bit if I'm to make any progress on it... might have to pass that Bomberman on to you, Derek.

Oh, and LocoRoco is friggin' awesome. It reminds me a lot of Katamari Damacy -- simple concept, brilliant execution, and a bizarro presentation. I'm having a blast with it.

YES. i pre-ordered the 360 version and the fiancee is picking it up today. now that i have most of the Dead Rising Achievements i can move on...

Aw shit, son. Capcom finally added WorthPlaying to their product list, so I'm getting both Okami and Mega Man ZX for review.



That Okami review's gonna be a big deal. Gotta impress with it.

I grabbed "lego star wars" for 360 yesterday. really funny and fun to play having missed the last one completely. Also wanna get "Godfather" next week to hold me until the first "REAL" game comes out in Nov. (GoW)


Wii will be out on 11/19 and will be $250 and comes with "Wii Sports"

COOL!!

BREAKING NEWS ON THE NINTENDO WII FRONT!! Price and release date has been confirmed, as with packaging specifics. And yes, Wii Sports will be bundled with the system. Sweet.

Release date: November 19, 2006
Price: $250
Packaged with:

1 Wiimote
1 Nunchuck attachment
AC adapter
A/V cable
Sensor bar
Sensor bar stand
Wii console stand and 2 batteries
Wii Sports

Additional info can be found at these two locations:

http://wii.nintendo.com/

http://wii.ign.com/articles/732/732669p1.html

EDIT: In my excitement, i totally didnt see Shimmy's post. That, and i wanted an excuse to use bold font.

Yeah, the news leaked right around midnight last night. First the U.S. launch news, then the Japanese news... then the U.S. stuff was confirmed this morning. I'm fine with the $250 price, considering the included game (I probably would have bought it anyway). $60 to get a second controller (with attachment) seems a bit much, though. I guess motion sensing blah blah blah costs more dollars.

And fucking Metroid was delayed. Which is probably a good thing, because I haven't played Echoes yet.

This IS good news in a way, cuz i as well have yet to beat Echoes. Mostly because my stupid Cube is on the fritz, and the game keeps freezing before i have the chance to save. With the Wii's ability to read GC discs, i will be able to beat the game (without rebuying it no less!) before i move on to Corruption. That is, if my time isnt completely taken up with Twilight Princess, which seems very likely.

Got my wisdom teeth removed yesterday, but I'm in remarkably good shape and haven't had to take vicodin yet. The plus side here is that it still makes for a good excuse to bail on my school obligations on Monday and maybe Tuesday. Which is grand, because Okami and Mega Man ZX should be showing up today, and I need to make a dent in Okami ASAP (it's about 40 hours long, and I promised a review for 9/28).

Been playing Pac-Man World Rally for the last couple of days. Hoping to get that reviewed today or tomorrow. It's everything you'd expect from a licensed cash-grab, but honestly not bad. Just not particularly good. And certainly not worth $30.

(EDIT: Thanks for pinning the thread, Rufus.)

wow, this is a big day for us nerds, what having our thread pinned and all. booyah!

Borrowed a friend's GC last week. I never put too much time into the system before. But my friend has been enthralled with 360, so her GC has been collecting dust.

I wanted to try Resident Evil 4 to see if it lived up to the hype. Holy hell it has.

Great game. Have Mario Sunshine and the Zelda game sitting unopened in their cases because I don't feel like turning off RE4. Just beat that big lake monster thing. Awesomeness.

Anything else I should bother checking out while I have the system?

These are essential and just about perfect:

Resident Evil 4 was my favorite game of last year, and probably the last time I seriously played a game on the system that I wasn't reviewing. Bought it on a whim when it came out and beat it between Friday and Sunday night of a weekend. I only left my dormroom to eat and use the bathroom. Amazing.

Metroid Prime is an all-time fave. Here's another one:



Story of MGS + Gameplay of MGS2 = Bliss

I've got Smash Bros. Melee as well. Messed around with it for a little bit. Seems pretty dumb. Terrible v.o. / cheesy japanimation / mindless button mashing.

I must be missing something.

I'm an XBOX owner. Never missed a built-in harddrive so much. This whole memory card thing really blows for saving games. The memory card my friend loaned me is basically full, so I can only save one game at time. Took a break from RE4 to test drive Sunshine, only to learn I couldn't save my game. Ugh.

Thanks for the recommendations.

Just delete his shit. His bad for not doing it himself.



Dudes, Okami is awesome. It's like watching an incredible anime... Hakkenden: Dog Warriors with a dash of Princess Mononoke. I'm about five hours deep. Gotta finish my review in ten days, so I'll be playing steadily until then (said to be 40 hours long).

Does anyone here know if you can you burn Dreamcast games on your computer? I read somewhere that it was possible but I can't find any more information on it now.

i got Darwinia the other day. it is pretty fun, althoughi think i will get bored of it quickly. im just waiting for Defcon: Everybody Dies to come out.

Yeah, it's possible... I used to burn games before I was old enough to get a job, but I wouldn't know where to start now. We used to use IRC back in the day, but you can probably torrent that shit now... assuming websites still have Dreamcast games up.

Okay. This may be a dumb question, but whatever...

I'm moving in with an anti-television whippersnapper when I get to Seattle. The television part doesn't really bother me, because I don't really USE a tv unless it's DVDs or shows that I've downloaded or Youtubed.

However, this rules out video games. Question is: (i'm selling my desktop and getting a laptop) is there any kinda tool or peripheral to which I can attach A/V cables to a laptop? I ask because I'd like to bring my PS2 along, what with Okami and a few other games I'd like to play.

Okay. That's the question.

Thanks.

You can get a VGA Adapter for most systems to hook up to a standard computer monitor, but I'm not sure if the same holds true for the screen of a laptop. Perhaps someone else can chime in on this.

Otherwise, see if you can pick up a secondhand TV somewhere along the way. Drop $50 or less on something like that and it'll be more universal than buying a couple of $30 cables for whatever systems you want to use.

I'm looking for a good soccer game for the PS2.
Anyone know of a good one?

The Winning Eleven series is widely regarded to be the best of the bunch, though the new version of FIFA is coming out next month (and is said to be better than before, but still not quite as good as W11).

So I guess EB/Gamestop aren't taking pre-orders for the Wii until mid-October, which is when each store will find out how many units they're actually going to get. Also, the website hints at the whole package deal thing they sprung on people for the 360 launch. Personally, I'm ok with that, as I was going to buy a few games with it anyhow.

Also, Trauma Center for the DS is the funnest/hardest game I've played in years.

Ruben Agboola's Lagos Street Fussball is worth ten Naira

Pretty sure it's the Winning Eleven series. Here's the latest iteration:

Thats the badger. I think Winning Eleven 10 is the precursor to PES6 but WE9 (pictured above) has that charming picture of John ''we'll fight them on the beaches'' Terry on the front so its a tough choice.

Ha, I just started playing this too. Agree with "funnest/hardest", disagree with "in years" (Katamari probably takes that crown)

Yeah, I may have been a bit giddy when I wrote that. I'd give the "most fun in years" title to RE4, personally. But Trauma Center is definetely one unique experience.

Katamari is hard?

Good point

I picked up Trauma Center a few weeks ago... pretty neat, though I haven't played it lately. Waiting for the Wiimake, I guess.

everyone get okami today!

I got it on Saturday!

But it's pretty incredible, I'm about to go play s'more.

i miss gaming

oh damn why didn't i buy this game at Circuit City?

That is pretty awesome. I got this for previewing a game:



I just got a review ROM of Contact for DS today. Will start that after I finish Okami or Mega Man ZX.

Did anyone try the F.E.A.R. demo for 360?

It's up on the Marketplace, but I haven't snagged it yet. May do that now...

Anyone here play World of Warcraft? I figure theres gotta be at least a couple. I know I'm late to the party, but I just started playing earlier this week. I'm on the Tanaris server if anyone wants to meet up. Character name Duncanidaho. Dwarf Warrior Miner Blacksmith. AKA tank.

wakingrufus to thread

Just finished Okami! Took about 35 hours... loved it, but I'm glad to be free of the obligation. Can get back to other forms of entertainment...

Next, I'll finish up Mega Man ZX, then move onto Contact.

Smackdown vs Raw demo for 360 is pretty decent. I choked a guy with a wire from a table and then whipped a dude into a giant stack of speakers. It was a pretty good demo.

I'm getting a preview copy of this on Tuesday. Probably not that exciting, but I'm always happy to add previews to my portfolio. I can't run the preview goods on any of the consoles, so opportunities are few and far between with just the handheld stuff.

EDIT: Hey, check out my Okami review.