I'm a little pissed off at myself. My store didn't get my copy of GOW limited edition (we got regular) so I went to bestbuy and bought a copy, and then I gave in and bought Call of Duty 3. I'm pissed off because I spent so much. And to think, I almost bought the xbox 360 wireless headset aswell.....

GoW baby!!! Excellent stuff! Great graphics, story, etc. Took me a bit to get used to the gameplay, but it's pretty darn cool! The Soldier is not as fast or slick as a Spartan, moves more lumbering, but very realistic. Cover, use of Cover is all-important!! Toast otherwise. Main weapon pulls up, like a Spartan SMG. Chainsaw on end of it is freakin' awesome! Melee combat rocks!

Cool armor. Tough opponents. Big guns. Great graphics.
Tactics key here, no rushing in and Rambo'ing anything.

Shoot the bastiches in the head if you can, they can absorb alot of damage otherwise!

Gears of War- can't wait to play co-op, and co-op online has got to rock!!!

Know how you feel about almost getting that wireless mic bro! Been eyeing it too. $$, but my mic keeps cutting out, or just can't decide whether to work or not...

Man, GOW is a blast. Everything in the game is so sexy and the gameplay is awesome. Co-Op is gonna be awesome. I'm thinking of holding off on the mic at the moment. $69.99 CDN is pretty pricey considering I could be another controller for that kinda green but it's still quite tempting. Also played COD 3 tonight. That game is beautiful aswell. IMO, both were good buys. Now I just gotta sit around and wait for Halo 3 and Resident Evil 5. I think I have enough games to last me awhile anyways

How can EVERYTHING be sexy with no female characters?

I just picked up a 360 on saturday and traded in my original Xbox... BIG MISTAKE! Now all my frakking games don't work.

I lost 2/3 of my library of games. No more mech assault, no Robotech Invasion, hell Rainbow 6 Lockdown doesn't even work! Most aggrivated.

Russ

www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...eslist.htm

Oh well, do what I did and trade them in against some shiny new 360 games
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I can't wait to get COD3!! Damn that they come out at the same time!!!

Yeah, that new mic is pricey, I agree. I wouldn't even be thinking about it if my old ones would just work!!

Russ, not all the games are backwards compatible, but a great many are. And more are being added also. You've got to be connected to Xbox live for updates also. Keep the games!

Get the latest Xbox magazine, it has a demo disc for
Rainbow Six Vegas! Awesome FPS!!!!! Just freakin' outstanding!! The Test Drive Unlimited game on the disc is also a ton of fun!! It rocks hard, and I have no driving games, so that should tell you something about it's "level of fun!"

You guys almost make me want to buy a XboX now.
Almost.


Cpl Saincantin, J. A07/TQ0.0.82143E1

Me too. I have the original XBOX, but I hate the fact that you have to pay to play online with the 360. I look at my PC games (while GOW is not on PC yet, I know) and I don't pay a dime to play online. Do I have the patience to wait for these games on PC? With a co$tuming/prop$ habit I don't have a choice. But if they were to seriously slash the price of the 360, I might become really interested very fast.
Cpl. Swartzell
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"He's just a Grunt, no offense." "None taken..."

You have to PAY to play online??

Oh, well, there goes that temptation...
Cpl Saincantin, J. A07/TQ0.0.82143E1

Aye, but I find unified friends list & cross-game messaging and invites worth it. What is it £35/$40 a year? Sometimes you get a 12 month subscription thrown in with some games/hardware.

Fire up, check friends list, see what people are playing, jump in. Nice and simple
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To actually play online requires an anual/monthly fee with XBox Live Gold, but XBox Live silver is free and you get downloads, messaging, etc. with it.

I don't need to buy the magazine, I just downloaded it onto my 360 from xbox live marketplace.......360 OWNZ JOOH!

Too true bros, too true!!:D

Gears of War-

Just finished a few hours completely immersed w/ a buddy in co-op. Friggin' insanely fun!! OMG!

Very USCM-like, atmosphere, weapontry "feel", the whole overall gameplay is outstanding. Excellent co-op! Not just covering each other, but sometimes the game splits you up, and you go another direction w/ an AI "Gear". Surprises, tactics, the baddies are insane!! Took us soooo long to get past the blind beserker, who has ultrasensitive hearing and is hulk size! Leading it to successive doors, where it has to smash them, dart past it and repeat, with out getting hammered. Your regular weapons don't damage it. You must get it outside, then tag it w/ the laser so the orbiting satelite can smoke it. Takes 2 sat. hits!!

The twisting darkness in the factory underground sewers, fighting street to street, driving the Mad Max type vehicle, trying to fend off the light hating Kryll that just tear you up!

The Chainsaw "bayonet" is your best friend...

Man, it is one awesome game!!

I just got done playing 2 hours of online versus on GOW and holy crap, this game HAS IT ALL! I played an hour or so of COD 3 online and it's awesome, once you get past the retards playing.

XBox - Mostly Ghost Recon 2 and Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike. Lately, however, Flight Simulator 2004 on PC.
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J. HENSON
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I can't wait to try the online GoW versus!! That's gotta rock hard!! Man, we played the co-op from about 7pm to midnight! It is freakin' INCREDIBLE!! From fighting in daylit streets, to back alleys, to interior battles, to having to stay in the light, so the friggin' night bat things don't rip you apart, the gloom of barely lit streets, the driving rain, falling through rotten floorboards as hordes of Wretches attack you, too fast for your chainsaw bayonet to react, you fire from the hip as fast as you can, retreating until you're in a corner, pinned down, taking down as many as you can, knowing you're the only help you're going to get, as your partner is already down, needing your aid to get back up... Now, Wretches are fast as hell, but low armor class, but these are different Wretches, they blow up after your scrag 'em!!

Oh yeah, this game rocks soooo hard!!

Stop it Rex. Your making me want a 360 dammit.
Cpl. Swartzell
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"He's just a Grunt, no offense." "None taken..."

Well Eric, then I shouldn't tell you about the incredible cutscenes that are just riveting... or, how one of the monsterscum had our squad pinned down w/ a "Troika"-think a superhopped up .50 cal. My guy had to "roadie run" (which is accomplished by holding down the "A" button and he books..." dodged the enemy fire, dove and rolled, coming up behind cover. Moving quickly to the edge of the ruins, he made his way forward, trying to flank the enemy. As he came up to the crossway leading the Troika, one of the hideous scumsucking foes of humanity came out of it. Holding a huge weapon, he was intent on flanking your comrades. Taking no time to aim, you fired from the hip, hitting him in the midsection. Knowing his armor could withstand numerous rounds, you "walked" the fire up (in short bursts) into his head. As it cartwheeled backwards, you waste no time running up to it. As it lands, you're there. Raising your knee high, you drop your armored boot into his skull...

Turning into the crossway, you're vunerable to the Troika. But, he/ it hasn't noticed you. You raise your weapon, sighting in on it's head. Then, you lower it. No, it won't go down like that. Not this time. You creep forward, knowing that if it turns it's head, the Troika will make mincemeat of you.

As silent as you can be in full body armor, you creep through the darkness of the crossway...

You stealth has been rewarded. It continues to fire at your pinned down squadmates, unaware of your arrival. You fire up the chainsaw at the end of your Lancer machine gun. Too late, the creature reacts...reacts as the chainsaw rips into it, severing it in pieces, large pieces. You utter a few choice words to it, as your squadmates run up to congratulate you...

But, you waste no time on congratulations, as you grab control of the Troika, spin it around and blast into pieces the scum that were coming to tear up your squad...

You are Marcus Fenix- a Gear of War

*quietly sobbing* - I hate you...

Well, if I can drum up funds, looks like I know what I'm getting for Christmas.
Cpl. Swartzell
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"He's just a Grunt, no offense." "None taken..."

Sorry bro...well no, I'm not... cuz you're going to enjoy it tremendously, and I look forward to gaming with you!

Beat it!! We beat Gears of War in about 14 hrs on Co-Op!:D

Awesomely Intense Fun!! Those dang Berserkers are a major pain in the butt to take out though!!

Talk about some serious fury generatin' mofo badass muthas fighting there way through all types of terrain, ruins, weather, nightfall, mines, factories, and soooooo much tactical use of weapons!!! Love the sniper rifle, shotgun, "boomer", but the Lancer SMG/Chainsaw is incredible!

Loads of fun guys! Loads!

Yeah! Common guys, if both rex and I say it's good, you know it's gotta be mind blowingly awesome to the extreme power of 10. (No, that is not an exaggeration, both rex's and my "awesomeness" has been rated at that and since we both highly recommend GoW, then it too deserves a rating of such.....magnitude.

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Scareb is totally right. There is no other choice. 'Nuff Said!

Told ya Gears kicked ass.
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Hey guys, I got Gears of War over the weekend and man, is that a GREAT game.
You guys want to play a game sometime?
My gamertag is (not surprisingly) Ripper714.

Ripper
(14 hours? Me and a friend beat that in half that time. )
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