The 360 thread!

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:24 am 0

Isn't that US only though?

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Mon May 14, 2007 9:33 am 0

Anders wrote:Halo 3 multiplayer beta this wednesday or did I get that wrong?

You're correct. What hour that turns out to be in europe is anyones guess. (1PM BST according to the World Time Converter, Midday GMT).

My gut feeling is that the crackdown people can start downloading fairly soon but limited to certain gamertags (A-M on day one, N->Z on day 2 etc) - then the whole shooting match may become available on Wed. We shall see though. Can't wait.

Salty · Post by **Salty** » Mon May 14, 2007 1:38 pm 0

Is this the Area51 that I finished on PC last year?

Or is it something else?

chub · Post by **chub** » Mon May 14, 2007 2:30 pm 0

Salty wrote:Is this the Area51 that I finished on PC last year?

Or is it something else?

This demo is from the upcoming sequel to that one.

Col · Post by **Col** » Mon May 14, 2007 2:33 pm 0

Quite liked the demo of Forza, but i'm so shit at driving games.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:06 pm 0

There's apparently a demo of Trusty Bell up for the Japanese. Lucky bastards.

tentaclesex · Post by **tentaclesex** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:11 pm 0

Just make a Japanese profile. You'll need a dummy passport (hotmail) account, but it's quick and easy, and it still works in spite of MS saying they were going to crack down on that kind of thing.

Apparently the menus are in English. I'm downloading it right now.

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:12 pm 0

I'm not about to do that given I work for MS. Last thing I need is them coming down on me...

tentaclesex · Post by **tentaclesex** » Mon May 14, 2007 3:13 pm 0

Hah! Stick it to the man! Don't let those soulless corporate drones tell you what to do!

PumaG · Post by **PumaG** » Mon May 14, 2007 4:45 pm 0

Mele wrote:My input on forza2 with a pad its a very average with the wheel its the best racer ever on a games console ever.

After finally using my wheel that has been in a cupboard for a couple of months and setting myself up with a been bag and a upside down chair. Lights off , projector on and sound cranked up and I'm in heaven. The force feedback and traction of the wheel is amazing. The feeling off trailing the leader and then dropping down a gear and taking him on the outside on a corner whilst contending with the force of the steering is a superb feeling.
This is going to be a must buy , for once my graphic whore self is not bothered when it feels as good as this.

The force feedback ruins it for me, its annoying and not very accurate, especially when you get a wheel or two on the grass, and would normally gently coax the car back on the track before you spin the other way, instead it just feels like youre driving on rocks.
I turned FF off and the game feels much better

pogo · Post by **pogo** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:59 pm 0

Salty wrote:Is this the Area51 that I finished on PC last year?

Or is it something else?

The sequel, it's full name is Blacksite: Area 51.

Guru-Meditation · Post by **Guru-Meditation** » Mon May 14, 2007 7:19 pm 0

The Captain wrote:Forza 2 is guilty of getting so much right but getting everything else wrong. I'm not a Clarkson, but I like sim-style handling as much as I like arcade blast-a-thons. But it seems that if you want a 'serious' racer than you also have to put up with unacceptably bland and vacuous trackside graphics.

In IGN they said something about being cheap on the graphics to improve the driving engine and keep it at 60fps. The fps gain was worth more to them than the graphics.

Post by **Snakey** » Mon May 14, 2007 8:26 pm 0

Guru-Meditation wrote:
The Captain wrote:Forza 2 is guilty of getting so much right but getting everything else wrong. I'm not a Clarkson, but I like sim-style handling as much as I like arcade blast-a-thons. But it seems that if you want a 'serious' racer than you also have to put up with unacceptably bland and vacuous trackside graphics.
In IGN they said something about being cheap on the graphics to improve the driving engine and keep it at 60fps. The fps gain was worth more to them than the graphics.

Finally, someone who knows how to write a game.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Mon May 14, 2007 8:41 pm 0

And coming this week to live arcade:

Aegis Wing

for the grand price of ZERO marketplace points.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Mon May 14, 2007 8:46 pm 0

benedictw wrote:And coming this week to live arcade:

Aegis Wing

for the grand price of ZERO marketplace points.

â€œAegis Wingâ€ will be available for free to all Xbox LIVEÂ® Silver and Gold members in North America for a limited time.