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Not trying to be arsey, sorry if it came across as such. What I should've said is that Halo has a relatively friendly difficulty curve and checkpoint system, whereas Black is totally the opposite. You're lucky to get one checkpoint per level, so if you keep getting wasted expect to replay the same section bazillions of times. One level in particular, the Bridge, is brutally, unforgivably frustrating when you die. Proper joypad through the window style anger. A lot of it could be a walkover, it's the pacing and mean checkpoints that make it punishing at times. You will swear, a lot.
Also, you can't save mid level, I had to leave my Xbox on for days and not play anything else because of that oversight.
Edit: As for Halo, maybe try playing it on co-op with your nephew, let him take the pain whilst you hang back and pick up some tips. It's so worth getting into Halo, don't miss out on the best game ever made.
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Not trying to be arsey, sorry if it came across as such. What I should've said is that Halo has a relatively friendly difficulty curve and checkpoint system, whereas Black is totally the opposite. You're lucky to get one checkpoint per level, so if you keep getting wasted expect to replay the same section bazillions of times. One level in particular, the Bridge, is brutally, unforgivably frustrating when you die. Proper joypad through the window style anger. A lot of it could be a walkover, it's the pacing and mean checkpoints that make it punishing at times. You will swear, a lot.
Also, you can't save mid level, I had to leave my Xbox on for days and not play anything else because of that oversight.
Aah, right. I'll warn Browney when he gets here tomorrow.
"Uncover a famous pirate’s lost ship and claim it for your own. Designed for stealth-based characters."
Cost: 150 points
Available in the following Xbox Live regions: Canada, United States, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.
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Meat is murder.
Tasty, tasty murder.
Microsoft and Bizarre Creations today announced the availability of the “PGR 3†Cadillac V-Series Collection, now available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Gamers can add all three Cadillac V-Series vehicles to their virtual garage and race for an opportunity to bring home a new and exclusive award.
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For those racers interested in racing these high-performance Cadillac cars online, the Cadillac V-Series Collection will be available for free on the Xbox Live service.
With the spring auto-update of the Xbox Live service scheduled for May 23, 2006, you will have access to the Active Download feature in the Xbox Live Marketplace.
With an active downloads list, you receive the following benefits:
* Each item that you download is downloaded separately in the background. This lets you continue to use the console while you download an item.
* You can stream music, play DVDs or CDs, play arcade titles, and play games while you download an item from the marketplace.
* If you start to play an online game, the download is automatically paused while you play the game to help prevent game lag because of network congestion. This helps you receive the best online gaming experience that the network can provide.
* All downloads are associated with your profile. If a download is paused or if the download is interrupted, the download will resume the next time that you connect to Xbox Live.
* You can add items to the active downloads list at any time by selecting more items from the marketplace.
You will receive a notification in the Xbox Guide when an item starts to download and when the download is completed. You will also receive a notification if the download fails.
Tuur wrote:
It also seems you can switch auto-boot off in this one. Great, as I like to go the the dashboard first most of the time.
I've taken to switching my machine on by pushing the disc eject now. Even tho the bug in DOA4 that loses your saves if you boot before live signs in has been fixed.
