Unreal Tournament III Review

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(More customer reviews)UT3 is probably the fastest FPS on the consoles at this time. With lightning fast gameplay and stunning visuals. I only noticed very minor texture pop ins and the occasional framerate dipsbut really I'm being nitpicky here, UT3 looks and plays fantastic, near perfection for it's style of gameplay and probably the best looking,best performing game currently on the 360 to date.

With the addition of 5 New Maps for the 360 version, 3 of which are wholly new and 2 are reinvisioned versions of the PS3/PC version with Necris themes. All of the maps look quite good and some are fantastic looking.

I've noticed that they improved the 360's version , by tweaking the core controls with a 'minor' aim assist , I noticed that the bullets track a little better and behave more realisticly. I don't prefer aim assist myself ,BUT , I will say the 360 version is the most refined version yet ,aside from the HUGE GAP ,of not supporting user created mods, it is the most polished port.

The split-screen is fun,if your into that, UT3 360 supports split-screen online multi,co-op,local,and System Link. (no split-screen ranked matches though)

All DLC that's available for the PS3 is included in the 360 version (ASIDE FROM USER created mods)

(If your still into UT 'fast twitch'style gameplay)
The multiplayer is liquid fast and fun, with Game Modes DeathMatch ,Team DeathMatch,CTF,Vehicle CTF,Duel, and last but not least Warfare which is a team based mode involving Capturing and linking together 'nodes' with your orbs ,so you can destroy the enemies core. Warfare adds a little strategy to the twitchgameplay mechanics of UT3.

UT3 is so fast,so frenetic , you'll barely have time to come up for air .
I was playing UT3 for about 7 hours and didn't even realize it, there's definitely no down times in UT3.

The single player campaign ,is little more than glorified BOT matches, but that's not such a bad thing as the enemy AI are really about as close as you can get to real humans, (sometimes better) especially on the harder settings.
There isn't much of a story in the campaign,but that's ok I don't wanna watch a bunch of mini-movies anyways. But It would've been nice to have a deeper 'in-game' story mode,instead you get the occasional little cutscenes in between matches. ATleast you have access to all online matches offline as well. Some of the MAPS areabsolutley stunning as you progress into the game,these maps by far look superiorto just about any game on the 360. There were quite a few 'jaw dropping' moments in the maps. When EPIC said in there early interviews with various magazines that UT3 'makes Gears look ugly' , They weren't kidding. But the comparison ends there,don't expect a Gears style cover system. UT3 is pure unadulterated lightning fast gameplay. I can't get over how fast this game performs. Other games like Gears,RSV, move at snails pace compared to this game,its insanely fast. You know some games slow down your player to help the graphics perform better, BUT UT3 , turns the dial past 11 and it still looks smooth as butter.

Switching weapons are mapped to the RB and LB respectively and of course all have some form ofalternate fire (LT),
at first I would've preferred a quicker layout of weapon toggle, BUT , the controls are really easy for any 360 FPS veteran ,you shouldn't have any problems jumping right in and playing.
The vehicles all drive and perform closely to Halo's Warthog ,there quite easy and intuitive as well ,with a little learning curve ,that's a perfect time to check out the campaign's offline BOT matches to hone up your skills for online.Especially sharpening your skills for capturing nodes and learning the best routes in the maps.There's also tons of unique flying vehicles .

UT3is a fantastic game on the 360 ,with the only real downside to the 360 version is the lack of 'user created mods' and the lack of a 'real' story in the campaign , BUT THERE IS TONS of game content offline with the BOTS.

I've seen from interviews from EPIC you can expect some solution for user created mods most likely in the form of DLC ? who knows? . But the 360 is so meaty ,so full of game content it really is an exciting game and the lack of user created mods should'nt detour you from picking up a copy for yourself. If your looking for a deep single player story campaign and don't have LIVE access I would suggest renting it first, as there's no real deep story here ,BUT , even offline the BOT matches can be fun. There's just no match though for human counterparts online,UT3 true shining feature is the Multi-player and it's one of the best looking ,best performing games on the 360 to date, if not THE BEST.

I got through the camapaign's single player in about 17 hours. I gotta admit the BOTS are extremely impressive on the harder settings and you get (8) difficulty settings from Novice to Godlike. Trust me these BOTS will test even the most skilled players. You can even play 'instant action' offline ,and manually set Bot skill levels,number of combatants,Goal Score,Time Limit,Opposing Bot Faction,and Force Respawn toggle. WOW what can I say ,stuff usually reserved for online play only is ALL available to the non-LIVE players. Very nice indeed.

Overall UT3 is much better than I had expected. EPIC really knows what there doing when it comes to Unreal Tournament style gameplay and they tweaked the 360 to its maxium limits and to my surprise ,the game is exceptionally smooth,clean,and fast paced with out so much as a hiccup or a very rare framedrop on the 360.Definitley pick this game up a very,very solid FPS.

PEACE

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Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the premiere tournament-style first-person shooter. Players engage in intense and hyper-real battles with other human players online or against incredibly realistic Unreal artificial intelligence. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3 taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge to a whole new level.

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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a terrific first-person shooter and it's long -- so you get a lot of gameplay.While I haven't played any of the multiplayer games, I thoroughly enjoyed single player.There are plenty of interesting missions with a connecting storyline (a Lucas Arts strength ever since Dark Forces) and if you've played other Star Wars titles like Dark Forces, it's thrilling to see many of those same environments with better graphics, including your mentor at the Academy, Kyle Katarn!Before each mission you can select weapons to use in additon to strengthening your Force Powers, such as Healing, Grip, Force Absorption, Protection, Lightning, etc.By the end you've really customized your abilities.In one of the last levels you will choose the Dark Side or the Light, and this does affect the gameplay.You also get to ride a few different vehicles, which is fun, and I like that you can save anytime.
I do have a few minor complaints -- in the last dozen or so levels you must rely almost exclusively on the light saber, while I really like using a wider variety of weapons; the faces of players are oddly flat; and even though I met the system requirements I experienced slowdowns quite often.
If you like FPSs or games in the Star Wars universe, you will really enjoy this game for Mac. May the Force be with you.

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Star Wars® Jedi Knight®: Jedi Academy™ is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi™ series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.Customize your character and interact with famous Star Wars characters in many unique Star Wars locations where you face powerful enemies. You can build your own lightsaber and use the level selection system to choose your own path through the game.You must now make the ultimate choice: Fight for good and freedom on the light side or follow the path of power and evil to the dark side. Features Customize your character by defining both look and gender before entering the Academy to learn the power and dangers of the Force. Construct your own lightsaber from handle to blade. As you progress discover the power of wielding two lightsabers or the ultimate double-bladed lightsaber made famous by Darth Maul. New vehicles weapons Force powers and Star Wars locations. Unique level selection system allows you to choose your own mission and adventures. Six multiplayer modes including team-based siege mode and two-on-one power duel. Fight in 23 multiplayer arenas! System Requirements:Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later PowerPC G3/G4/G5 500 MHz or faster 256MB of RAM 1.3 GB free disk space 3D Graphics Acceleration required (ATI Radeon 7500/nVidia GeForce 2 or better 32MB of VRAM) 4X CD-ROM Multiplayer Requirements: Internet and LAN (TCP/IP) play supportedInternet play requires a 56Kbps or faster connection 733 MHz or faster recommended for MultiplayerFormat: MAC 10.2.2 OR LATER Genre:ENTERTAINMENT Rating:T - Teen UPC:618870106106 Manufacturer No:10610

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Fallout 3: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides) Review

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(More customer reviews)I really hope that the publisher of this strategy guide can provide access to digital search.Since Fallout 3 is a very open ended game, the strategy guide has 7 chapters with nearly 500 pages with no INDEX but only a Table of Contents.This makes this guide hard to search for the exact information you need because the side quests are not in sequential order so the guide has to split them into Ch4 and Ch5 in terms of zones on the map.

Chapter 1 teaches you the basics of the system, background settings of the Fallout world, and some stats.Chap 3 tells you all kinds of strategies in detail for the actual main quest including all the conversation selection and consequences after the choice, but the main quest has only less than 1/4 of the entire book pages.The rest of the chapters are side quests.This book while able to provide all the details, it does overwhelm me that i can't even search fast enough to look for a specific small quest from an Index.It's really difficult for me to go through the entire Table of Contents to look for a key term to search for a small side quest.

I really really hope that the publisher should provide us all the access to an electronic search engine so we can find the pages on the guide a lot more efficient, or add an index at the end of the book.

I recommend anyone who has purchased this book to see if you can find any electronic version of the exact book to search for the pages, then go back to this physical book and read it.

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• Every major ammo and health cache, Bobblehead, Skill Book, Unique Weapon, Weapon Schematic, Mini Nuke, and more!
• A gigantic tour of the Capital Wasteland with over 100 maps.
• Multiple tactics and tips for every Main, Miscellaneous, and Freeform quest.
• Karma flowcharts plus everything you need to know about completing all endings.
• Expert tactical advice on V.A.T.S., combat techniques, S.P.E.C.I.A.L. abilities, plus which skills to pick as your adventure progresses.
• Damage and health statistics for every weapon and enemy.

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Star Wars Empire At War Gold Pack Review

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(More customer reviews)I like Star Wars as well as your average 30-something red-blooded American male, but I am by no means a fanboy; in fact, I have found that most Star Wars related games in the past decade are kind of 'meh'. With that said, I loved the original Empires at War, it was a great game thatcombined a strategic game of planet conquering with two types of RTS games in which you fought for control of planets on land and in space - it didn't rest on the Star Wars Franchise to please the user, the Star Wars heroes, vehicles, and troops are just an added bonus. User created mods are freely available on the net, and that expands replayability immensely. I pulled it off the shelf the other day to find some of the new mods use the expansion - the original expansion no longer seems to be available from Amazon, but the gold package has both the original and expansion. The original was a great twist on the basic RTS style of game, and one of my favorites, gameplay-wise. Eye candy isn't as good as more modern titles, but gameplay has held up well. IMHO, the original game is still worth the price, and I'm sure the expansion just sweetens the pot.

Note that their cover art for this product is for the original game, not the gold edition; I was waffling on whether to buy it until I saw the customer pic, as it didn't seem the gold edition had the expansion and there is no mention of it in the product description. Per Lucasart's website, the gold edition does indeed have the Forces of Corruption expansion included (and looks like the second picture in the gallery). Thanks to 'JJAV' for the clarifying customer pic.

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Fallout 3 Review

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(More customer reviews)I play a lot of different RPG's and was not a fan of Elder Scrolls Oblivion.I will list the pros and cons as impartially as possible so you can be the judge on what matters to you.

PROS:

-You are left to explore and find things to do and quests on your own.This game is a true RPG.You have one main quest.Everything else are side quests.

- Over 100+ hours of places to explore. and more than 100+ unique map locations.

- Tons of perks and ways to develop your character.Become a science genius or concentrate on stealth and your lockpicking ability.Invest in large guns and go into places with guns ablaze.Play the game how you want.Be good and people will love you, be bad and people will fear you.

- Replay value.This is rare in RPGs but Because of the many different ways you can play the game I see myself playing this game again to play a different type of character.

- Some people complain about the targeting system known as VATS.This game is not an FPS.VATS gives you a wonderful 1st person shooter feel with an RPG style or turned based combat.Score a critical by shooting your enemies head and it might explode.Shoot the enemy on his weapon hand and he will not be able to attack you very quickly.

- The graphics are amazing.Its a beautiful post apocalyptic mess.The detail from the stains on a found mattress or a found comic called "Grognak the Barbarian and the Lair of the Virgin Killer" are all amazing.You can tell a lot of thought went into detail.

- The voice work is nice.Almost every character talks out loud.This allows you to listen and respond instead of just watching a mouth move and reading dialog all the time.

- Enemies do not automatically level with your character.This was my biggest problem with Oblivion.Some people liked the fact that enemies would always be your level.I found it totally unrealistic.Go ahead, run your level 1 character through the Wastelands.You might come across an easy roach or a mutant with a minigun.In my book this makes the game more fun and much more realistic.

-I have read on the forums and some bad reviews here that they can not find tons of ammo.This is not Halo, Call of Duty or any other FPS.People need to take the right mindset.This is a world 200 years after major Nuclear war.Things will break, ammo is sometimes scarce, radiation is a fact of life, bottle caps are money, people trade everything and you live in a harsh world.I think some people need to watch the Madmax series just as a primer to understand the world created here.

- Instant travel.Once you have visited an area you no longer need to walk to the location.You can locate the area on your map (through the PIPBoy 3000) and select it to instantly travel.

- The PipBoy 3000 Interface works great.This allows you to keep track of stats, items, equipment, quests, notes, maps, and karma very easily.The UI is easy and it keeps all the data you need at your finger tips.

CONS:

- AI is nothing special.It's not bad, just nothing special.When I am shooting a shotgun at you, running at me with a pool cue might not be the smartest thing to do.They will sometimes run away if severely over matched (which is the smart thing to do).The AI is no worse then any other games, just no big improvements here.

- Lack of good music.You can find radio stations on your PIPBoy but I was not a fan of the music.The background can be ok but not great.Sometimes when alone in the Wasteland you want some good background music.

- I had the game crash once but not a lot of times like some people are reporting.Still unacceptable but manageable.Loading and saving times can take anywhere between 10-30 seconds which is kind of slow.

- No item descriptions.The important data like weight, condition value, and perks of the item are still displayed but full description of the items are no longer available.This is different then Fallout 1 and 2 where each item had a paragraph describing it.

Additional thoughts:

This game is rated "M".This means you shouldn't play this game with kids in the room.This isn't a Con for me but this might be a problem for all you gamer mom and dads out there.Seriously, no kids allowed.Women offer there "Services", cussing, blood splatter on the screen when you get injured, mutants hanging people on meat hooks, tons of drug use, and of course blowing peoples limbs off.Good times but not for the kiddies.

No, its not perfect but it is a lot of fun and the best RPG currently on the market.My 5 star review was based on that fact.This is the best RPG I have played since FFX (Final Fantasy X).I hope you enjoy it.

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game Review

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(More customer reviews)I've never written a review on here but I was motivated to by all the negative mainstream reviews surrounding the Wii version of this game.This is not going to be wordy so I will cut to the chase.

I own both the 360 and Wii versions of this game.The 360 game is, hands down, the better version.The graphics are better, the sound effects are better, the level and enemy design is better, and it really does give you the feeling you are a part of the third movie.

So, with that being said, why am I still so high on the Wii version?Simply this: After the "wow" factor of the 360 one (and I played that first), I'm actually having more fun playing the Wii version.Two things really stick out about it: The animation and the controls.

Yes, they look like cartoon caricatures.But the way they are animated is amusing and fun.But it is the controls that make this game.You really feel like you are busting when you have to point the wiimote at the ghost, then pull them in the direction indicated by the onscreen arrows, and then finally into the trap.The actualy trapping of the ghost works better in this version.While the 360 version sounds and looks better, the Wii vision really makes you feel like you're busting ghosts.

So my advice to you, if you own both systems, is to play the 360 one first to enjoy the story and the feeling of being part of a movie.Then pop in the Wii version to really feel like you're ghostbusting.

And of course, if you only own the Wii, if you are a GB fan it is a no-brainer!!

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Ghostbusters: The Video Game, based on the smash hit motion picturefranchise and featuring a completely new story, is coming to six gamesystems in 2009. Coinciding with the 25th anniversary celebration ofthe film's original theatrical release, the game reunites original castmembers to recapture the unique blend of humour and fright thatestablished Ghostbusters as a pop culture sensation. Remember, don't cross the streams. It could end all life as we know it!
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The Ghostbusters are back in an all-new story penned by the originalcreators! With Manhattan newly overrun by ghosts and other supernaturalcreatures, it's up to you to take on the role of a new recruit joiningthe original film cast of the famous Ghostbusters team. Equipped with avariety of unique weapons and gadgets, you will hunt, fight and capturea wide range of uncanny phantasms and demons in an all-new funny andfrightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormalplague.

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Based on the classic Ghostbusters films and features the original cast
Head out with unique weapons and gadgets
Battle an incredible variety of supernatural foes
Move through New York City and stop eerie enemies
Become part of the famous paranormal ghostbusting team

Cast from the Original Films
Ghostbusters: The Video Game features the original film cast from the classic Ghostbusters films, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and ErnieHudson. Aykroyd and Ramis also return to write the script and storylinefor the game. Enter an exciting gameplay environment that authenticallyrecreates the whimsical time period of the film and expands the loreand supernatural events that seemingly plague New York City.

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