I mentioned a while ago that i've got a XBOX360. Now that i've played a few games i can write a minireview.
First of all the XBOX360. I love it and i'm simply not going back to PC gaming. I love the wireless, playing on the 42 inch HDTV with a 5.1 audio system and the overall simplicity ( no drivers, installs, resolutions, Starforce and all that crap). You just insert the disc and play. But, from my point of view, the best thing about playing on a console is the fact that you are not "tied" to a desk as in PC gaming.( as a programmer i'm already spending ~10h/day in front of a monitor).
Games :
Assassin's Creeed
This is a really mixed bag. Nothing is "medium" in this game.....it's either absolutely fantastic or crap. The good parts are, without a doubt, the graphic and animations: i haven't played Crysis but this is, by far, the best looking game ever. Seriously. The graphics and animation are simply amazing. Most of the games you'll play after Assasin's Creed will seem bland (graphics wise).
The biggest bad part is the gameplay which is simply repetitive and boring. Storywise is not that great either. I really hope the sequel will be better because it's simply shame to waste that graphic.
PGR 4 : PGR4 is a blast. Great selection of cars and tracks, with furious gameplay. Really good in split screen mode.
Timeshift : this a "old school" ( and by that i mean no story, linear design) FPS. It has a few nice graphical effects but "the thing" is that you can manipulate time in this.
Call of Duty 4 Nice. Had a few great gameplay portions.
Gears of war : i would venture to say that this is the best game i've played so far on XBOX360.
Halo 3 : it's mediocre : graphic (except for the draw distance....this game has the longest draw distance i have seen so far) and gameplay. The music was nice (especially the main menu music).
Virtua Fighter 5 : it's ok but i really wished it had more characters to choose from.
Virtua Tennis 3 : it's GREAT when you play in 2 player mode. Also it has some nice additional play modes. If you like tennis don't miss this.
MX vs ATV : Graphics are really crappy and the gameplay is not that great either.
Stranglehold
This is something like Max Payne 3 ( without the great story and the cool character). It has bullet time and absolutely GREAT destructive environments.
Conan : THQ should have given more time to Nihilistic for this ( Nihilistic are a great bunch of guys ....they made the original Vampire Masquerade Redemption and i'm sure Nihilistic would have made a great game). Instead ...only the fighting (aka combo system) is great but the rest is simply mediocre (story, gameplay, sound) or simply bad (graphics...it looks like a mediocre PS2 game). Also the last boss fight was crap.
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