New XBOX 360 Owner

[Duane]

I finally broke down and got an XBOX 360. Just picked up Tiger Woods and Mass Effect at the game store.

Does anyone have reccomendations on games? I generally play stuff that doesn't give me motion sickness so FPS are mostly a no go.

My gamer tag is LittleBigHurt (same as my AOL screen name) if anyone wants to add me to their friends list.

[theogt]

Assassin's Creed was good. Basically it's Splinter Cell in the Middle Ages.

[Rowdy]

Congrats and welcome to the Red Ring Club! I'm on my third one but at least it didn't cost me anything-just an annoyance.

[the kid 05]

some good games are Fight Night Round 3 (excelent boxing game), Forza Motorsport 2 (only fm3 will be able to unseat this game from my personal fav) i'd agree with Assassins creed is a very good game

[Jon88]

You have to get Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. It's a great game.

[ChldsPlay]

Depends on what kind of games you like.

I for one thought Assassin's Creed was incredibly repetitive and boring. It was pretty though.

You might try Devil May Cry 4 if you didn't already play it if you have a PS3. It's a good 15-20 hrs. and pretty fun.
I'd say give Gears of War a shot, since it's not really a FPS (which I hate) but it's probably still a bit too much motion.

If you like RPGs then Lost Odyssey is good, at least what I've played so far (2 of 4 discs). Eternal Sonata also got good reviews though after 10 hrs I have found it to be pretty slow going. I still haven't played Blue Dragon.

Of course there is Rock Band as well.

Honestly, I stick to renting 95% of the time these days. There's just aren't many games that I would play anymore once I've finished them. There just isn't that long term value. And there's just way way too many FPS.

[locked&loaded]

I finally broke down


speaking of breaking down... better get used to it.

[Achozen]

Good choice on picking up Mass Effect. One of the best games I've played in a long time.

You should also check out Oblivion.

[tomson75]

speaking of breaking down... better get used to it.

lmao...it was just a matter of time. Is it really that hard to resist?

[peplaw06]

Of course there is Rock Band as well.

If you like music, and who doesn't??, you'll play this game for hours and hours. I've had it for 3-4 months, and I never tire of playing... except for when I literally feel like my leg is going to fall off with all the double bass hits.Honestly, I stick to renting 95% of the time these days. There's just aren't many games that I would play anymore once I've finished them. There just isn't that long term value. And there's just way way too many FPS.Yeah, if you're not an FPS fan, you're going to have a harder time finding games you like... at least you won't waste as much money on games as the rest of us.

But as far as FPS go, COD4 is the gold standard.

[peplaw06]

speaking of breaking down... better get used to it.Or you could get used to having half as many games, of lower quality, and shoddy online service.

[DemonBlood]

I finally broke down and got an XBOX 360. Just picked up Tiger Woods and Mass Effect at the game store.

Does anyone have reccomendations on games? I generally play stuff that doesn't give me motion sickness so FPS are mostly a no go.

My gamer tag is LittleBigHurt (same as my AOL screen name) if anyone wants to add me to their friends list.

Damn, before you said you get motion sickness I was going to say get BioShock and The Orange Box. Those two along with COD4 and Mass Effect were the best 360 games of 07.

If you like 3rd person games you should check out Army Of Two. I'm really enjoying it so far...Also buying Rez HD on XBLA is a must!

[DemonBlood]

speaking of breaking down... better get used to it.

Are you mad that he didn't make a thread titled "New PS3 Owner"? Sony fanboys always make me laugh. They always bring up the RROD for no reason whatsoever and think they're dropping knowledge on people. Oh my God, you mean to tell me 360's red ring?! I can not live in a world that has consoles that become possessed and start shining 3 red lights...thanks for the heads up!

Or maybe you work for Sony? If so, when are you guys going to release Home? I've been waiting for that every Thursday when they update the PSN store.

[thomas_22]

speaking of breaking down... better get used to it.


3 of my friends have got the red ring but i got mine at mid night on the relase date and its never given me a single proplem. guess i just got lucky. how ever the games i like are halo 3 and of course Madden, and I recently got burnout paridise and its pretty sweet. and I like MLB 2K8 i got the other day and its pretty cool because when i play the game the Texas Rangers are acctully good.

[Rack Bauer]

I finally broke down and got an XBOX 360. Just picked up Tiger Woods and Mass Effect at the game store.

Does anyone have reccomendations on games? I generally play stuff that doesn't give me motion sickness so FPS are mostly a no go.

My gamer tag is LittleBigHurt (same as my AOL screen name) if anyone wants to add me to their friends list.

I think my username is Rack3522 or maybe Rack 3522 (space between K and 3).


I'm the same way with FPS games. Most of them really make me nauceous. If you're into computer games though, try planetside. It's an awesome MMO FPS but it never gets me sick. Been playing a lot of that lately and it kicks arse.

[DemonBlood]

3 of my friends have got the red ring but i got mine at mid night on the relase date and its never given me a single proplem. guess i just got lucky. how ever the games i like are halo 3 and of course Madden, and I recently got burnout paridise and its pretty sweet. and I like MLB 2K8 i got the other day and its pretty cool because when i play the game the Texas Rangers are acctully good.

If you have a PS3 and like baseball games you should try MLB 08 The Show. One of the best baseball games I have ever played. Though, 2K8 is real good too.

[kTXe]

Are you mad that he didn't make a thread titled "New PS3 Owner"? Sony fanboys always make me laugh. They always bring up the RROD for no reason whatsoever and think they're dropping knowledge on people. Oh my God, you mean to tell me 360's red ring?! I can not live in a world that has consoles that become possessed and start shining 3 red lights...thanks for the heads up!

Or maybe you work for Sony? If so, when are you guys going to release Home? I've been waiting for that every Thursday when they update the PSN store.
I own a 360 and can readily admit that, as a piece of hardware, it is a piece of crap. There is nothing wrong with stating the truth. Myself and every single friend of mine that has a 360 has had at least one serious problem with it. If you find that acceptable, so be it. But there is really no denying that the PS3 is a FAR superior piece of hardware, and with the Blu-Ray player, a better value as well.

Now, the 360 does have a better game library at this point, for sure, and that is the most important thing. But right now, 2008 is looking like a better year for the PS3 as far as games are concerned.

[DemonBlood]

I own a 360 and can readily admit that, as a piece of hardware, it is a piece of crap. There is nothing wrong with stating the truth. Myself and every single friend of mine that has a 360 has had at least one serious problem with it. If you find that acceptable, so be it. But there is really no denying that the PS3 is a FAR superior piece of hardware, and with the Blu-Ray player, a better value as well.

Now, the 360 does have a better game library at this point, for sure, and that is the most important thing. But right now, 2008 is looking like a better year for the PS3 as far as games are concerned.

This thread was not about which system has the "FAR superior piece of hardware". The guy was asking what games to buy for his 360 and then out of spite, locked&loaded brought up the typical fanboy rebel scream "RROD!".

I own both systems and love me some Blu-Ray movies...but also love watching HD movies on the Live Market Place. I wouldn't jump to conclusions and think just because Sony has the built in player that M$ is screwed on that front. M$ main focus has always been digital distribution of HD movies. There is a reason why they didn't put the HD-DVD drive into the 360. Funny thing, if they had done that from the beginning HD-DVD would still be in the fight and might have been winning.

Also, you brought up the other favorite saying of Sony fanboys around the world..."2008 year of the Sony!". It's as if they somehow have gotten a hold of a crystal ball or something. There is still many, many games we don't know of for 2008. You may think the PS3 lineup is great but others could say "meh" to it. You have no idea if any of those games are actually going to be any good when they come out (I'm looking at you Lair).

Me personally? I'm looking forward to Little Big Planet and the new Metal Gear but I also can't wait for Fable 2, GTA4, Alan Wake and Gears Of War 2 for my 360.

[smarta5150]

I just got a 360 a little over a month ago.

I bought NBA 2k8, Lost Odyssey and Call of Duty 4.

I put a good 30 hours into LO and I'm about an hour or 2 away from beating it. If you ever played any of the Final Fantasy games you will love this. Its virtually the same thing from the battle systems to the maps and so on. I actually like this better than the past FF, 12 I believe it was.

Call of Duty 4 is amazing... the 2nd best online shooter I have played (next to Starsiege Tribes for PC, if anyone remembers that game). But since you ruled out shooters than forget it :P This game can be very fast paced with lots of movement.. unless you wanna "camp" or snipe. Anyway,

NBA2k8 IMO is the basketball game to get between this and Live.


EDIT: BTW, for those "Red Circles of Death" I have never encountered anything of the sort. My xbox has froze one time, and one time only. No red circles though.


Grand Theft Auto 4 comes out late April (28th I think). I have my copy paid for already.

[Rackat]

I've been a PC gamer for years. I've been considering buying a console. I've heard good and bad about XBox and PS3. So, which one has better online game play, and which would you recommend over all?

[Rowdy]

I just got a 360 a little over a month ago.

EDIT: BTW, for those "Red Circles of Death" I have never encountered anything of the sort. My xbox has froze one time, and one time only. No red circles though.



Uh, you just stated that you only had the 360 for what, a little over a month ago? Get back to us within the next year or so and then give us your encounter.;)

[the kid 05]

Uh, you just stated that you only had the 360 for what, a little over a month ago? Get back to us within the next year or so and then give us your encounter.;)

i've had mine since 12.15.2006 still no rings of death or any other hard ware failure :p:

[Rowdy]

i've had mine since 12.15.2006 still no rings of death or any other hard ware failure :p:

For your reading pleasure...

Red Ring of Failure
Is your Xbox 360 still working? You must be one of the lucky ones.

By Mike Smith


Over 18 million Xbox 360s have sold through since the console's launch in November 2005, but just how many of those are still working? Squaretrade, a company that specializes in providing warranty support to purchasers of electronic goods from various manufacturers, claims 16% of Xbox 360s experience a hardware failure within six to ten months after a warranty purchase. Three out of every five failures were for the infamous "Red Ring of Death" general hardware failure error, a problem often linked to overheating.

The Xbox's figures compare poorly to competing consoles, which have a failure rate of around 3% -- and if anything, the Squaretrade figure underestimates the scale of the Xbox 360's reliability issues. It's a good bet that some buyers of Squaretrade warranties went straight to Microsoft after experiencing hardware issues and don't factor into the 16% number. On its company blog, Squaretrade pointed out that failure rates are "certain to go up" as the machines in their study group grow older.

Microsoft is cagey about coughing up official failure rate figures, which has lead some commentators to speculate about the actual severity of the problem. Luke Plunkett, a blogger on respected games news site Kotaku, said in a recent post that if the real failure rate wasn't in the 30-40% range, he'd "wolf down humble pie until his sides split."

Plunkett's sides are likely safe. Stories of 360 owners making their way through eight or nine consoles aren't hard to find, but to its credit, Microsoft has been working with the affected individual in at least one of those cases to lessen the impact of the constant failures.

16 Percent of Xbox 360s Are Likely to Break, Report Claims

Even so, there's a surprise lurking for consumers who return their 360s for repair. When you purchase content -- arcade games, extra tracks, etc. -- over Xbox Live, it's playable by any user on the console you used to make the transaction. If you go to a different console and sign in with your gamertag, you can download the content and play it only for as long as you're signed in. Once you move back to your main machine, it will no longer be playable. Sounds like a handy system to let you take the content you own from place to place, right?

But the trick with this system is that once a broken machine returns from its little vacation, it generally has sufficient internal changes to make it look, to Xbox Live, like a different console. So all your downloaded content -- which, if you're a heavy user, could amount to hundreds of dollars worth of purchases -- are only accessible to one gamertag, and only when the console has a live internet connection.

Getting this situation resolved can be difficult. Affected users have reported having to make repeated calls to the Xbox support line, often to no avail. Some fortunate individuals were able to eventually convince the MS reps to refund all the points they'd spent so they could repurchase all the affected content, although they had to do it using a different gamertag.

[the kid 05]

Even so, there's a surprise lurking for consumers who return their 360s for repair. When you purchase content -- arcade games, extra tracks, etc. -- over Xbox Live, it's playable by any user on the console you used to make the transaction. If you go to a different console and sign in with your gamertag, you can download the content and play it only for as long as you're signed in. Once you move back to your main machine, it will no longer be playable. Sounds like a handy system to let you take the content you own from place to place, right?

But the trick with this system is that once a broken machine returns from its little vacation, it generally has sufficient internal changes to make it look, to Xbox Live, like a different console. So all your downloaded content -- which, if you're a heavy user, could amount to hundreds of dollars worth of purchases -- are only accessible to one gamertag, and only when the console has a live internet connection.


i was agreeing with the article upuntell this portion. i purchesed a new elite for my self (mainly for the black coating only) and gave my little brother my first 360 ( a core w/ 20gb hdd) and i've recovered all my downloads and he still has them on his 360 and our internet goes down like a prosititue around the new house and i can play all my arcade games w/o internet access

[Rowdy]

i was agreeing with the article upuntell this portion. i purchesed a new elite for my self (mainly for the black coating only) and gave my little brother my first 360 ( a core w/ 20gb hdd) and i've recovered all my downloads and he still has them on his 360 and our internet goes down like a prosititue around the new house and i can play all my arcade games w/o internet access

Cool.:)

[smarta5150]

Uh, you just stated that you only had the 360 for what, a little over a month ago? Get back to us within the next year or so and then give us your encounter.;)


I have played it enough in the past month and a half for a years worth of hours ;)

Seriously though... it has probably seen over 200 hours of use :o:

[cowboys#1]

rainbow six vegas, cod4 :bow:

[thomas_22]

If you have a PS3 and like baseball games you should try MLB 08 The Show. One of the best baseball games I have ever played. Though, 2K8 is real good too.


I plan on getting a PS3 When the New Metal Gear Solid Game Comes out, which i am not sure when its coming out but the Show looks pretty B.A

[ChldsPlay]

I put a good 30 hours into LO and I'm about an hour or 2 away from beating it. If you ever played any of the Final Fantasy games you will love this. Its virtually the same thing from the battle systems to the maps and so on. I actually like this better than the past FF, 12 I believe it was.



Man, is it ever a Final Fantasy clone. I know a lot of the guys who made it used to work on Final Fantasy, but they completely ripped off the music from FF7. I mean there are pieces that are barely altered themes from FF7. I heard Sephiroth's theme in there. The end of battle music is virtually identical, as are several others. One of the few that sound different from FF (the theme when you're in Ghotza) actually sounds like the song from The Lost Boys. It's a good thing I love Final Fantasy though so I don't mind if it rips it off. I like it better than FF12 as well, though I loved the battle system, the story was just kind of sprinkled in here and there which sucked. Lost Odyssey is pretty magic user heavy compared to most games.

[locked&loaded]

Or you could get used to having half as many games, of lower quality, and shoddy online service.

you know so little.

[locked&loaded]

Are you mad that he didn't make a thread titled "New PS3 Owner"? Sony fanboys always make me laugh. They always bring up the RROD for no reason whatsoever and think they're dropping knowledge on people. Oh my God, you mean to tell me 360's red ring?! I can not live in a world that has consoles that become possessed and start shining 3 red lights...thanks for the heads up!

Or maybe you work for Sony? If so, when are you guys going to release Home? I've been waiting for that every Thursday when they update the PSN store.

Why did you call me a fanboy? if everyone knows the 360 breaks constantly how am i any different than you?

I do not work for sony, why are you waiting so intently for home? They have yet to release a final release date. Plus, i have the beta. I can play a version of it when ever i want to.

[locked&loaded]

This thread was not about which system has the "FAR superior piece of hardware". The guy was asking what games to buy for his 360 and then out of spite, locked&loaded brought up the typical fanboy rebel scream "RROD!".


spite? you are insane. I did not bring up the RROD, you did.

[DemonBlood]

I do not work for sony, why are you waiting so intently for home? They have yet to release a final release date. Plus, i have the beta. I can play a version of it when ever i want to.

Because I want it. Home has the potential to be really awesome. I didn't get into the beta but I heard its a real bare bones version of Home. True? Or do you just not like it?

spite? you are insane. I did not bring up the RROD, you did.

You brought up the whole breaking down bit for no reason. Excuse me for thinking you're a fanboy...I see it all the time on other boards. 360 and Sony fanboys ears pirk when they see something about their rival system. They then run into the thread and try to derail it with the typical "PS3 HAS NO GAMES HAR HAR!" or "RROD!".

[locked&loaded]

Because I want it. Home has the potential to be really awesome. I didn't get into the beta but I heard its a real bare bones version of Home. True? Or do you just not like it?



You brought up the whole breaking down bit for no reason. Excuse me for thinking you're a fanboy...I see it all the time on other boards. 360 and Sony fanboys ears pirk when they see something about their rival system. They then run into the thread and try to derail it with the typical "PS3 HAS NO GAMES HAR HAR!" or "RROD!".

Home is decent, just there is hardly anyone in it. It has taken giant steps forward though scenery wise. Everyonce and a while i will go into the arcade and bowl or play pool. IT has potential but games like Little Big planet, Killzone 2, MGS 4, 8 days, espionage, Haze, Socom, Wardevil, Gran turismo etc excite me alot more.

[thekavorka]

like everyone else mentioned:

Call of Duty 4 is amazing, but you mentioned no FPS.

For RPG, mass effect is good. oblivion is also pretty good. can suck up a lot of time.

also, there are a lot of fun Xbox Live Arcade games like Rez HD.

as for sports games: Madden, NBA2k8, Fifa 08 (PES isn't that good tihs year), or NHL08

[peplaw06]

you know so little.Impressive retort.

Why did you call me a fanboy? Oh I dunno... maybe because every time the number 360 is in a thread title, you come in and piss on it??

[the kid 05]

Home is decent, just there is hardly anyone in it. It has taken giant steps forward though scenery wise. Everyonce and a while i will go into the arcade and bowl or play pool. IT has potential but games like Little Big planet, Killzone 2, MGS 4, 8 days, espionage, Haze, Socom, Wardevil, Gran turismo etc excite me alot more.

if k.z.2 tightens the controls you guys will have a very nice fps on your hands but if they dont its just gonna be another one to throw in to the heap piles. LBP has potential but a bit weiry for me. mgs4 should be good but if its anything like MGS3 i will shoot the game. 8 days seems like a GTA/SR rip off (which are starting to get boring). dunno anything about espionage or haze. Socom will rock. War devil looks like a God of War rip. Good Car games such as GT and FM are always good.

[Romo2Dez4six]

i got mine in 06 and just got my RROD and while it was gone I got the PS3. buy an intercooler for the 360 it helps with problems alot ( in my brothers and I case). games well Assasins creed sucks. RPG is Oblivion I have it on 360, PS3 and PC. i also play Madden, Forza2, Gun, FN3, TH Project 8, GH3 and rockband. I'm waiting for june with Headcoach 09:D

[Rack Bauer]

Assassin's Creed doesn't suck. It's an awesome game, just repetitive.

[smarta5150]

Man, is it ever a Final Fantasy clone. I know a lot of the guys who made it used to work on Final Fantasy, but they completely ripped off the music from FF7. I mean there are pieces that are barely altered themes from FF7. I heard Sephiroth's theme in there. The end of battle music is virtually identical, as are several others. One of the few that sound different from FF (the theme when you're in Ghotza) actually sounds like the song from The Lost Boys. It's a good thing I love Final Fantasy though so I don't mind if it rips it off. I like it better than FF12 as well, though I loved the battle system, the story was just kind of sprinkled in here and there which sucked. Lost Odyssey is pretty magic user heavy compared to most games.

Lost Odyssey was made by a group of some of the FF creators.

Thats why its a "rip off" :)


FF creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and composer Nobuo Uematsu

[the kid 05]

i got mine in 06 and just got my RROD and while it was gone I got the PS3. buy an intercooler for the 360 it helps with problems alot ( in my brothers and I case). games well Assasins creed sucks. RPG is Oblivion I have it on 360, PS3 and PC. i also play Madden, Forza2, Gun, FN3, TH Project 8, GH3 and rockband. I'm waiting for june with Headcoach 09:D

just pray to which ever god you do it doesn't become lose because as soon as it does zap and poof there goes the psu and u got a nice paper weight (this goes for the wii and ps3 as well)

A.C doesn't suck are you nuts? THP8 is the worst skateboarding game ever. HC09 i will have to look into it but if its anything like the orig on ps2/xbox it will go away quicker then a quarter on the ground at a barmistfa

[ChldsPlay]

There are 2 good things about AC. It looks good, and the free running aspect of it. Otherwise it's really boring and not fun at all.

[Achozen]

There are 2 good things about AC. It looks good, and the free running aspect of it. Otherwise it's really boring and not fun at all.
I still haven't played it, but I eventually want to rent it.

I was wondering if Bioshock is worth the purchase or should I also just rent it?

[ChldsPlay]

I still haven't played it, but I eventually want to rent it.

I was wondering if Bioshock is worth the purchase or should I also just rent it?

I only played the demo, and don't really care (really I hate them) for first person shooters, so for me it's a "don't even bother to play." But people who are into those kind of games talk about it like it was the best game of the year.

[DemonBlood]

I still haven't played it, but I eventually want to rent it.

I was wondering if Bioshock is worth the purchase or should I also just rent it?

If you like FPS games...It's unbelievably great. It has one the best stories I've ever played in the genre. The atmosphere is awesome.

[Romo2Dez4six]

Assassin's Creed doesn't suck. It's an awesome game, just repetitive.

i don't like it. I bought it for the ps3 and played for about an hour then sold it back to gamestop. I guess after playing Oblivion for a year its not the same:)

[peplaw06]

I only played the demo, and don't really care (really I hate them) for first person shooters, so for me it's a "don't even bother to play." But people who are into those kind of games talk about it like it was the best game of the year.I like FPS, but I didn't like Bioshock at all. It looked good, but apparently I caught some kind of glitch in the game, and could never pass the first stage. I killed like 18 Big Bubbas but the little girl would always run off, and they wouldn't let me clear the stage without getting them.

[kTXe]

There are 2 good things about AC. It looks good, and the free running aspect of it. Otherwise it's really boring and not fun at all.
Agree 100%. I was sick of the game after 15 minutes.
I still haven't played it, but I eventually want to rent it.

I was wondering if Bioshock is worth the purchase or should I also just rent it?
Bioshock may be my favorite game for the 360 (with Oblivion, Halo 3, and Orange Box up there as well). It is absolutely worth buying.

[Aikmaniac]

Rainbow Six Vegas

Forza 2

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Just bought COD4...it's living up to they hype.

[DemonBlood]

Rainbow Six Vegas

Forza 2

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

Just bought COD4...it's living up to they hype.

I love me some Rainbow Six. Are you going to pick up the new one? Should be awesome.

[the kid 05]

I love me some Rainbow Six. Are you going to pick up the new one? Should be awesome.

waiting for pay day :)

[smarta5150]

I got the new Vegas today...

after playing Call of Duty 4 so much its hard to appreciate Vegas I guess.

The game is way too slow and the graphics aren't half those of COD.

The co-op is fun in the story mode but the deathmatch aspect isn't too great.

[the kid 05]

I got the new Vegas today...

after playing Call of Duty 4 so much its hard to appreciate Vegas I guess.

The game is way too slow and the graphics aren't half those of COD.

The co-op is fun in the story mode but the deathmatch aspect isn't too great.

the main diff between the two is one is more of a run n gun while one is tactical. untell you put cod4 on veterans then they are both tactical. From what i read the t.d.m. is only a limited amount of respawn which goes back to the tactical aspect but there are multiplayer modes were the are unlimited respawns

[smarta5150]

the main diff between the two is one is more of a run n gun while one is tactical. untell you put cod4 on veterans then they are both tactical. From what i read the t.d.m. is only a limited amount of respawn which goes back to the tactical aspect but there are multiplayer modes were the are unlimited respawns

I only play Hardcore Team Deathmatch for Call of Duty 4 which is pretty tactical... Sure its unlimited respawns but there are zero HUDs minus an occasional UAV.

[thekavorka]

I played a lot of Hardcore Search and Destroy in CoD4. so much fun.