Xbox one of the best launches ever!!!

Originally posted by BigDaddy




How about a . next time.

LMAO..

Yeah.... Xbox really had nothing great.... Halo is all! Kinda sucks.... But the future.... The Future of Xbox looks great.... Developers will slowly develop great games for Xbox making it a hit.... I\'m thinking the year 2003 Xbox will be a perfectly great system to own.. We shall yet have to see 2002 though..

[Living-In-Clip]

Originally posted by rastalant


Well you may have some points but its better than nintendo gamecube launch.  Nightcaster and arzuik are to adv. games.  Like I said xbox had a great launch imo.

Monkey Ball has more replay value than any XBox game.
Luigi\'s Mansion was simple fun.
Rouge Squadron simply kicked ass.

And for the real kicker...

madden, and tony hawk 2x.

Uhm, GC had Madden and .....*drum roll*...Tony Hawk 3 .

Mmm\'kay?

Did I even mention that since launch GC owners have got the beyond awesome Pikimin and the highly rated (I say that - because its not my cup of tea, but a lot of people love it ) Super Smash Bro\'s : Melee. WHat has Xbox owners got lately? Nada.

Hops in his time machine~~~~~Comes back from time machine.

Ok after going back and reviewing several console launches up until the xbox and gc. I could only say the only launch I ever really enjoyed was the sega genesis launch.

XBOX launch reminded me two much of the ps2 launch.  3 games where worth the purchase. Doa3,Fever,Halo. Ps2-TTT, SSX, Madden.

And as for Gamecube It was better than any past nintendo launch but with no mario and the boring luigi\'s mansion I really don\'t see any one title that stands out besides Star Wars.

I havent played halo yet i want too tho, i love fps
in halo i know there is multiplayer mode but in the story can you do co op?

I think the most striking differences between the console launches of late seem to be the fans themselves. Most of the Xbox fans that I\'ve heard of (at least those that choose to visit forums) are generally pleased with their selection of games, although you couldn\'t tell from visiting this sight alone afterall this is still a PS2 forum. Most of the criticisms concerning PS2\'s launch that I\'ve read or heard were coming mainly from PS2 fans themselves. GC fans like their games it seems, no matter what. I didn\'t follow the Dreamcast\'s launch closely enough to tell. Comparing which console had the best launch is rather moot, seeing how it is all based upon opinion anyway and there is nothing concrete to prove either way. Personally, yeah I think the Xbox had the best launch so far IMO;)

the Dreamcast had the best launch, no argument

although i wish they would have had more VMU\'s on stock.

Dreamcast had the best launch ever!  IMO

It also remains my second favorite console, right behind the Xbox!

Within a week of my DC purchase, I had 2 VMU\'s, Hydro Thunder, Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, and NFL 2K.    30 games later, I\'m still playing it.

Now Xbox had an amazing launch.  I had to buy a bundle for 600$ but I think it\'s totally worth it.  

I got the DVD playback kit, Halo (best.game.ever.), Munch (this one\'s a classic already), and the most beatiful fighting game ever; Dead or Alive 3.  Then I went and purchased Dark Summit, NFL Fever and NHL Hitz the day after launch.  

Now I also have Project Gotham (I can\'t put it down, so much to do, so little time!) and Azurik (This one got returned!, bad, bad game).

Blood Wake (anyone play this yet?, Silent Hill 2, Jet Set Radio Future (Anyone see the level on the Demo disk of the most recent
Xbox magazine?  AMAZING!), Gun Valkerie (it\'s Sega, it\'ll be good), Wreckless, Brute Force (Also on the Demo Disc, Looks like a killer app for Xbox), Project Ego,  Black and White,  Enclave, Sega GT 2002, Malice...

Simply an amazing lineup to me.  Although I am thinking about getting a PS2 when the price goes down.  FFX and Jak and Daxter look to good to pass up,  maybe a rent will do?!

Originally posted by Ginko
Dreamcast had the best launch ever!  IMO

It also remains my second favorite console, right behind the Xbox!

This statement removes a lot of your credibility. A console that has been out a little over a month and a half and has all of 15+ games only 3-4 of them being above-average and you claim its your favorite console ever? I know its all about opinions and such; but that just doesn\'t fly.

Yes, it\'s all about opinion.  And my opnion is that I\'m as excited about Xbox as I was about my DC.  and more so...

The fact that I downloaded my favorite Garbage song into the harddrive then played it while racing in Project Gotham puts Xbox over the top!  Halo is the best game I\'ve ever played. Dead or Alive 3 is beautiful.  Munch has tons of character and I love it!  That and all the wonderful looking games coming in 2002...

Not that it matters what credibility you give me, but is that good enough reason for ya?

So three games and games that will be released next year make this your favorite console ever? Whatever.

Originally posted by Ginko
Dead or Alive 3 is beautiful.  

That takes away more of his credibility. Liking a game for it\'s looks

Originally posted by Ryu
Rastalant:

How did the X-Box make a huge impact on the industry at launch?  There was nothing that the X-Box had that we had not seen in the industry before.  Sure, Halo is great, but not without its fair share of issues.  DOA3 is DOA2 Pretty, I don\'t see how that changes the industry.  Then there\'s the harddrive and has so far been under utilized by the game makers.  There\'s still loading times for DOA3, Halo, and several others and these are games primed to take advantage of the harddrive.  For a console that offers everything, it sure isn\'t offering much.  Hell, just the DVD functionality alone isn\'t all that much better than the PS2\'s and that\'s a bit dissapointing.

I won\'t even go into the online features, it\'s been talked about to death.

However, the Gamecube didn\'t offer anything but good games and that\'s what you pay for.  500 bucks later (bundle), I\'m happy with all four of the Gamecube games I currently have in my posession and after 600 bucks (bundle), there is only one X-Box game I am really happy with.  Now, you tell me, which one was really the better launch investment?  You can spew the word "kiddy" around all you want to in every possible thread relating to Nintendo and how much you detest them, that\'s fine, it\'s your perogative, but until you tell me how being kiddy effects a game\'s fun factor, which is a question you have been avoiding since the day I asked it, then I will hold your opinion with a grain of salt.

Rage_42:

The X-Box controller is quite comfortable in my opinion, but the button layout is awfully strange.  In some way, you end up neglecting two face buttons while using the controller and that just irritates me.  The gameplay in Halo is not bad at all.  I just think there could have been more in terms of multiplayer online features, but to knock a game for not having a map is fairly poor.  There are plenty of checkpoints, save spots, and objectives all throughout the map that losing your way is nearly impossible.  Only once did I actually get lost and I realized it when I hit a land barrier, but after a few seconds of actual thought, I passed it.  It\'s simple enough, anyone with a shred of cognitive reasoning can get through the game.

I\'m just perplexed how you can knock Halo for not having a map and then say Munch is a good game.  That\'s just odd.

Wait ryu you are saying gamecube had good launch games but xbox didn\'t!?!?!?!  Halo,  Oddworld, DOA3, project gothem, madden 2002 were all high cailbur titles for the xbox at launch.  GC had RL2, wave race, and luigi mansion.  I thought xbox lineup was alot better.  I will be changing the industry soon enough.  I think halo beat all the gamecube launch games combined but thats my opinion.  Plus, silent hill 2x is out for xbox I will be getting that next after I beat oddworld.  Well ryu your we\'re even I had more enjoyment with xbox than any of the gamecube games.  You like your gamecube more so thats fair.  I just don\'t think nintendo should focus so much on kiddy games.  It limits there audiences while mircosoft and sony goes your older games as well as kids can play there games too.  I just saying nintendo could learn something from sony not to focus so much on kiddy games.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip


Uhm, GC had Madden and .....*drum roll*...Tony Hawk 3 .

Mmm\'kay?

Did I even mention that since launch GC owners have got the beyond awesome Pikimin and the highly rated (I say that - because its not my cup of tea, but a lot of people love it ) Super Smash Bro\'s : Melee. WHat has Xbox owners got lately? Nada.

Monkey ball was overhyped.
RL2 is just a rehash of part 1 with better graphics.  The gameplay did not advance at all.  
Xbox has got silent hill 2x, bloodwake, and coming soon ufc, raw, smash driving, sega gt2, jet set radio future, and gun vakilyle. I think xbox is way better system than gamecube its more powerful and I think xbox games and upcoming libary is way better.  Btw, whats the next big gamecube game coming out soon?

[BizioEE]

Originally posted by Stupid Mop


That takes away more of his credibility. Liking a game for it\'s looks

Why? He likes DOA3 for both graphics and gameplay...what\'s wrong?  He\'s excited for games like Halo,Munch,PG,DOA3,etc,and for the great potential this console has...

Originally posted by rastalant


Monkey ball was overhyped.

Monkey ball to me is as much fun as HALO, my friend and I played that game for like 4 hours straight, then went straight to me watching him play Pikmin, and then I got my brothers and we played 4 player SSBM, and those are all awesome GC games, to me GC has more good games than xbox does, xbox has Halo and a bunch of good looking mediocre games