Nice to see so much love for X-Men Legends in this thread. I can\'t wait for it either. Should arrive via Gamefly this week. First of all, before I get into what I\'m anticipating, I\'d like to talk about what I\'ve picked up since, oh, lets say since the start of September as that\'s usually the start of the holiday rush. Some would argue late August, but that\'s usually just the sports game run with the exception of Pikmin 2 bringing up the rear on the 31st. Regardless, here\'s what I\'ve played\\picked up so far:
Gradius V -- This one has been friggin AWESOME thus far and it\'s less then 30 dollars for the PS2. If you guys decide to pick it up, I promise plenty of hours of good, fun, challenging gaming. Also, pick type 2, get the max number of multiples, and get the laser updrade. You\'ll be seriously in destructive bliss.
***Warning*** Don\'t buy if you suck at games.Call of Duty: United Offensive -- An expansion to the illustrious PC game that came out last year. I know plenty of people here enjoyed the first game and this one adds to it in a lot of ways. It hasn\'t really lost any luster over this past year, but some of the scripted events are sort of annoying as enemies come at you non-stop until you reach a certain point to stop them. Kind of lame in that regard but plenty cool and action oriented nonetheless.
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection -- I\'ll be the first to admit that ever since this one came out for PS2, my Dreamcast has been dead quiet. I\'m sorry, I love you Dreamcast, but using adapters to parry was something me and my friend got used to at one time, but never again. Parrying four or five hits in a row is no problem now. I just love Street Fighter III Third Strike.
Burnout 3: Takedown -- A long time ago, I remember reviewing Gran Turismo 3 for this forum at great length and I remember dreading and discovering much love to be found in it. Some of the cars handeled really nice and earning the licenses wasn\'t nearly as bad as I remembered it, but about a month later, I wished I didn\'t write that review as I started hating the series once again falling back to the much more proficient and user friendly Ridge Racer series. Now, Imagine Ridge Racer overdosing on crack and speed, and then add lots and lots of crashing and you have Burnout 3. It\'s so good, even Rya loves it and she HATES all racing games. Even Mario Kart.
ESPN NHL2K5 -- It\'s fun. It\'s hockey. Not much to say. It\'s $20. BUY IT NOW!
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War -- I played the demo that can be found all over the net and immediately found it to be awesome. I love RTS games that make infantry powerful and a valuable commodity. Too many RTS games trivialize them, but in Warhammer, you can outfit them with heroes, like the ones found in Warcraft, who can boost their morale and sargents that also keep them together and select different weapons for each of them to carry making each squad of soldiers unique in their own way. Outfit them with rockets, gatling guns, lasers, sniper rifles and then upgrade those weapons with more range and more power. It\'s just amazing what this game is doing with the license. After playing the demo, I ordered my copy from Gamestop. It\'ll be here Thursday.
Pikmin 2 -- I have not had the time to really get into this one yet as Rya has been playing this one mostly. She says she likes it, but she is also stuck in a certain area as well. I\'ll needto help her out.
Puyo Pop -- Not exactly Puzzle Fighter and the fact that it lacks four-player is kinda irritating, but the game itself is pretty fun. Rya whips my ass in it almost everytime, but it\'s nice having a game we can really compete in. Plus, it was a steal at $20 at walmart.com.
Sly Cooper 2 -- This has been sitting here since last Thursday, but I just have not had time to really sit down and sink my teeth into it yet. Hopefully I will soon.
With that covered, here\'s what I am anticipating this week:
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War [PC]
- Katamari Damacy [PS2]
- X-Men Legends [Cube]
- Star Wars [DVD]
I was interested in Star Wars Battlefront, but that game fell off my radar after the mediocre ign.pc review. I\'ll wait for the Gamespot review, but I don\'t expect much better, unfortunately. Aside from that, here\'s what I want for the rest of the year:
- Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
- Alien Hominid
- Mario Tennis
- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
- Viewtiful Joe 2
- Metal Slug Advance
- Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
- Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django
- Half Life 2
- Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middile Earth
- Under the Skin
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Ace Combat V
- Neo Contra
- Killzone
- Guilty Gear Isuka
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- Dai Senryaku VII: Modern Military Tactics
- Halo 2
I think that\'s enough.
