Discount Viva Piñata (Platinum Family Hits)

I don't know why but I purchased this game out of impulse. Im 26 years old and believe me for a kids game its pretty darn good. Easy to play and lots of animals to catch/raise and lots of fruit/vegetables and flowers to grow. It will keep you on your seat for at least a few hours.

If you like RPG games or "build games" then this would be a good addition to your collection. Get more detail about Viva Piñata (Platinum Family Hits).

Low Price Fear 2: Project Origin

First of all, this is one of my favorite FPS on the xbox, this is INCREDIBLY fun, I mean, remember theold and rather dull smg on the original F.E.A.R.? It is one of my favorite weapons on the game and has absolutely beautiful slow-mo kills. The story is ar more enaging than it's older brothers, in the old one, it was just walka clones and finding the ring-leader of it all, actually I think it was so dull I don't even remember it, But in F.E.A.R. 2 it is much much more interesting. There is a very interesting ending too, and it says sequel, not the Halo 2 "I'm finishing this" kind of end though. Graphicshave drastically improved I was in awe when I saw it, not the budget graphics like in the old ones, no,n F.E.A.R. 2 you get Halo 3-ish graphics.

Now for the very few cons. Not scary at all. maybe it's just me, but I never thought the F.E.A.R. series was EVER scary, I own all of them, they are just FPS's with a diffrent more unique twist on the genre. Some of my favorite guns are gone too, I don't remember the names but I miss them, but this is forgivable since you get new weapons, which is nice. The actual game is a bit shorter than th first, a little less than an hour shorter.

But this a terrific game, buy it definatly if you want a GREAT FPS but if you want a horror game look somewhere else, but even if your in the latter category, still rent it

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AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack Right now

AC/DC Live: Track Pack has all the rock-edge you've wanted to play in a music game. The songs are fun to play, with accurate-enough charts and tunes that even if you didn't think you knew--most of which--you'll realize you've heard on your local rock station a dozen times before (which by no means is a bad thing). Obviously this will cater the most to fans of the band, and really, if you don't at least moderately like AC/DC I have no idea why you'd pick this up.

All of the songs are currently--and possibly *forever*--exclusive to this disc, so don't expect to find them in the DLC updates. According to an article I read online, AC/DC refuses to put out individual tracks (either in music games like Rock Band or Guitar Hero, nor individual mp3s found in services like iTunes) because they consider themselves a 'full-album band'... which is an unusual attitude to have, but I get it, I guess.

The only qualm I really have with this Track Pack is that, since it uses the Rock Band 1 system, you need to play through a Career-style menu in order to unlock each song. (Eg. You start off with Song 1 and can't advance until you beat it, which then unlocks Song 2 to play.. then Song 3.. and Song 4, etc.) Although, once you've completed all of the songs, they're yours to play in Quickplay, but don't expect to be able to create your own tracklist once you have unlocked them all--you'll need the Rock Band 2 functions for such things.

Luckily, the game comes with a one-time use transfer code--as mentioned in the description--to let you download the entire set as one giant file to your 360's harddrive for use with either Rock Band game in the series (and supposedly future Rock Band games as well, but we'll see about that), keep in mind that you'll need to connect to Xbox Live Marketplace to use the transfer code however.Get more detail about AC/DC Live: Rock Band Track Pack.

Lowest Price Viking: Battle for Asgard

I am not by any means an RPG fan. This game has some suttle RPG features, but after giving it a chance, I really enjoyed the game. Get more detail about Viking: Battle for Asgard.

GRID Decide Now

I was warned that this game was going to be hard but of all the racing games out there this one had the best graphics I have ever seen. I could not resist. I started playing the game and it wasn't too hard. I have never been very good at these types of games but I found myself starting to master the different driving mechanics. Very soon I couldn't lose a race but that all changed when I started unlocking new licenses. Suddenly every opportunity the computer had to cheap shot me they would take advantage of it. I didn't seem to matter how big a lead I had on them for some reason on the last lap they would suddenly catch me despite the fact I was perfect the entire race. Yet if the role was reversed I couldn't do the same thing to them. The game is very unbalanced when it comes to fair racing.
I hate that I can only race cars in certain race types. When I buy racing games it is all about racing my favorite cars in my best race type which is circuit racing. But some cars I can only use them in drift races and I could never get the mechanics down for that. I also don't like how easy it is to damage my car. It seems all I have to do is tap a wall and my door is flying off. Because in every race they put me near the back, I have to try to pass thirteen cars on a narrow track and it is impossible for me to finish first without seriously damaging my car. Even worst the computer is always crashing into me on those difficult turns so I'm constantly restarting the race. After awhile it gets to be very frustrating and annoying. They game doesn't give you the option to adjust the difficulty level so that the races don't become too overwhelming. I'm left with only two choices with this game. Get better at these races or get rid of the game. I chose the latter
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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Buy Now

I just picked this game up and after reading all the conflicting reviews i was pleasantly suprised with what i have experienced in it so far.

Pro's:
Great Sandbox style game
You can pick it up and play it for 10 min or 10 hours
plenty side missons to do.
lots of things to detroy. ie. i was on a mission to liberate a city from the VZ troops and after all was said and done about 3/4 of the city and been reduced to rubble.
Tons of vehicles. Especially those pesky Helicopter's.
NPC's are pretty funny and the "wager's" are fun if not a little easy.
Fairly family friendly. Some people view this as a bad thing but as a father of two i appreciate a game i can play when the kids are in the room. Fairly light on language and from what i have seen there is no blood.

Con's:
Don't like how no matter what your affiliation with a faction is if you approach a HVT (high value target) you are immediately fired upon.
Vehicle Hijacking game is more annoying than challenging.
Could use a difficulty setting (I haven't found one yet.)

Overall if you want a super in depth gaming experience this isn't for you. If you are looking for a game you can go wreak endless havoc in this is certainly the game to do it in.
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Frontlines: Fuel of War Order Now

The game has awesome graphics and gameplay but is way to short. Get it cheap and it is worth it.Get more detail about Frontlines: Fuel of War.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Get it now!

This game is annoying. It really takes work to master all the controls. From aiming, to switching between weapons, reloading, crouching/lying down/taking cover/goggles/battlefield map, etc., etc., this game probably has the most complicated control system of any shooter. Then you have to gain competence deploying all the various resources the game gives you--at the same time, while taking fire from enemies. At many points you command your squad which is walking with you, plus a ground vehicle, plus a helicopter, plus an "eye in the sky" reconnaisance drone! The wheeled vehicle, helicopter and drone have no AI, so they don't do anything unless you command, btw! Not to mention controlling your actual character at the same time.

The other problem is the fact that the character just moves really slowly. He aims slowly, he reloads slowly, he does everything way slowly, and that gets you killed but quick. The aiming is just painfully. freaking. slow. Dudes will blow you away while you try haul your gun around. I'd say the character moves his gun at about 1/2 the speed a person in real life would. When you have the scope up on the rifles, that speed gets cut to about 1/6 the speed it would be in real life. Ridiculously frustrating.

Then there's the fact that you can be blown away with just a couple of shots from enemies whose targeting is impeccable, and who are camouflaged really well. Add to that the fact that it is about 1 million miles and a thousand bad guys between save points, and that any type of healing is even more rare than the save points are!

I like hard games. I really enjoyed Rainbow Six Vegas, for example, depsite the fact that some levels are just killer (like the dark construction site at Dante's!!). But GRAW is just too freaking complicated and difficult in an annoying way. Not in a challenging way--an annoying way. Like when you get continuously blown away and have to restart the level at a point WAAAY back and kill the same 2 dozen dudes all over again. And again. And again. And AGAIN!!!

I've been playing this for quite a while now and despite having long ago mastered all those darn controls and commands, I'm throwing in the towel. Too frustrating.Get more detail about Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter.

Ghostbusters the Video Game Amazon.com Exclusive Slimer Edition Best Quality

This is a review of the Amazon.com exclusive Slimer Edition, not the game itself.

First of all, I was a little disappointed with the packaging. There is no special packaging to speak of. Instead, everything arrives in a plain, unmarked box. You would never know what was in it, if it weren't for the shipping label on the side. It looks like this is the exact box in which the set was shipped from the manufacturer to Amazon. Inside, there is an unmarked white box with the Slimer statue in it, the keychain, the puffy sticker sheet, and the game. It is just a normal copy of the game, sealed, with no special packaging. Check out the customer images, as I'll be putting up pics of the set. I see that Amazon is now offering a digital download of the Amazon.com Exclusive Slimer Edition Box Art. I didn't originally get this, but I e-mailed Amazon and they gave me a link to download it. It is just a PDF of special Amazon.com cover art, which you can print and slip into your game case, to make the game seem like a "special" edition. Now, on to the items.

Exclusive Ghostbusters Gamer Graffix Skins: Well, I'm not sure what makes these "skins". They are just a set of "puffy" stickers. You know, those stickers that are slightly raised and feel "puffy." When viewing Amazon's pictures, the picture that shows the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, Slimer, and the logo on a black background, is the sticker set. Each one of the images is a separate sticker.

Ecto1 Key Chain: This is sort of neat, but as stated by other reviewers, it DOES NOT light up. It just makes a noise. I was hoping it would play the theme song, or something, but instead it just makes the car's siren noise. So, the car itself is nice looking, but the noise is nothing special.

Slimer Bust: This makes the set, I'd say. The statue doesn't look all that great in the pictures, but it's actually nice in person. It is a pretty good size, with a nice, heavy base. All that holds the Slimer statue in place is a short pin, so the base needs to be pretty heavy to make sure it doesn't tip over. The statue is nicely detailed and would make for a good display item. According to the Certificate of Authenticity, only 6500 of these were made, though neither the statue nor the certificate are numbered. The statue includes a brochure for the makers of the statue, with a link to their website (search for their company, Solid Thought Corporation). You can check out their site and see whatever else they might be working on. It looks like they even designed a special box for the Slimer statue (you can find images of it in their blog), but for some reason it wasn't used. Too bad, since it looks nice.

I would say that the set is not worth the full $90. While the extras are nice, they're not THAT nice. If you can get it a bit cheaper, though, it's definitely worth it. I got it for $50 on sale. The extras are definitely better than those you get with other games (the Slimer statue is pretty cool), but they're also asking for a premium price.Get more detail about Ghostbusters the Video Game Amazon.com Exclusive Slimer Edition.

Forza Motorsport 2 Immediately

HeadLine Fact:
90-95% of the population does not know what is good and what is bad, indeed fitting us into the saying "pearl to a swine". Most of us are content with stuff that is unoriginal, people don't see the higher possibility, but only see what's in front of them. That is why the world is blind and that is why creativity has died. The proof is in the constant remakes and reuse of old movies, games, etc. We continuously fall into that hole of mediocreness. Be different, demand better! This is a message brought to you by me, nonrelated to this game.

GAME REVIEW

I've been playing this game for about a week or so. I have played Gran Turismo 2 and 3 before and started Forza for the first time. This is an opinionated review about how I feel about this game.

This game is well made, the graphics is nice and all, however my experience with this game has not been very pleasant. It's not that there's anything wrong with the disc or my system. I was expecting to enjoy this game a lot, however, I found it to be one of the most unpleasant, stressful, anger inducing game ever. I like racing simulation games, but either this game is too real or not real enough, I have found the gameplay to be ridiculously frustrating.

I'll elaborate and also add some flaws:

1. Saving. This thing has autosave, once you buy a car or buy certain upgrades, you're stuck with it if you let the autosave kick in. You cannot buy a car and upgrade it and test it out and see if it's good first and if it's not reset your game and try another car. Once you buy the car, you're stuck with it and the consequences of buying it.

2. Tuning is just crazy in this game, but I've seen it in GT and such, but you have to be quite knowledgable in tuning to get it right. A lot of time is wasted, imo, in just sitting around and tuning it. Tuning is hard because sometimes you can't tell the difference or it's simply because you're driving bad in one race and good the next. I find it hard, it's probably just me.

3. I spent 3 hours or so trying to beat the first track, partially because I didn't know about the tuning option because I was new at the time. However, after tuning I would expect that turning would be a lot easier. However, this was not the case. If a fully upgraded car has problems turning a U or L shaped turn at 50-70 mph, then you got issues. I find myself continuously spinning out of control, tuning doesn't seem to do too much. I suppose this is a personal thing hence this is a personal review. It just might happen to you too. Also, you got to watch out for ur opponents accidently nugging you. One nug means losing control, smashing into the wall, and ruining your race. Resetting is a continuously option you must choose if you play this game.

4. Again with the autosaving issue. Many of the races require a specific class of car, a specific weight requirement, model type, HP limit, etc. That requires you to buy cars and upgrades. However, cars can be expensive and the upgrades maybe even more. I fully upgrade one of my cars (sometimes u should and sometimes you shouldn't fully upgrade base on race requirements) and it costs me about 30-40K give or take. Now, autosave is the issue because you can't actually buy a car, test it out in the race you want, and choose whether to keep it or not. Once you buy a car, you are stuck with it even if you hate it. You can't change your mind. Autosave just makes the game worse, I dislike it very much.

5. You can't sell the cars that you won. So far from what I see it's cars that you win in a tourney or when you reach a certain level (every 5 lvls u get a car). Your max resell is 100cr, which is worthless. So winning cars many times won't help you unless maybe if you plan to use them.

6. Funky physics. What do I mean? When you hit the side wall in a parallel direction, physics would probably have it that the car just slides against the wall instead of bouncing me perpendicular off it. I'm talking about the non-cement type walls. It's like I'm hitting a spring and even springs shouldn't do that. It's like you rub your hand against your table and instead of it going across the table surface, your hand gets bounced upwards away from the table.......



In conclusion
This game is either a love it or really really hate it kind of game. If you know exactly how to tune then you can get the most out of ur drive or else you'll end up like me. There are many people that have succeed without knowing much about tuning, but it is frustrating imo.


I have progressed so little in this game, I have played it and now I no longer want to touch it for at least a few more months. Whether you find this review useful or not is up to you. It doesn't matter to me, it's just my opinion. I also got this game for [...] total.Get more detail about Forza Motorsport 2.

Eternal Sonata Top Quality

I played half of this game (up to chapter 4), hoping that it would get better, as some other reviewers suggested. Then I gave up. Here is why,

First of all,a good story is a key element in RPGs. In Eternal Sonata, the story seems creative at first but it progresses very slowly. There are lots of cutscenes that don't go anywhere. At least half of the cutscenes from the first 10-12 hours (the parts I played) seemed redundant. They did not further the story or help giving the characters more depth, just idle talk. I didn't find them funny or interesting either, so the game got boring.

Second,the game is shallow in terms of character customization and battle mechanics. The combat is fun and interesting initially, but then you realize that all you are doing is to build up a multiplier by mashing one button and then do a special move with another button. Also, depending on whether your character is standing under light or shadow, your special move changes. That's about it. I don't see how this is innovative or strategic.

Third, character customization is also minimal. Your characters level up and their stats improve automatically as in most JRPGs. There is no skill point allocation or control over stats. You also learn different special moves as you level up, however again you have no control over what your characters learn. You just pick two special moves to use in combat for each character. That's all you'll get for character customization.

Last, the game has very tedious puzzle/maze sections. You pull a lever, backtrack several screens, pull another level etc. Because these sections also happen in large areas, it is more about trying to figure out where things are rather than solving the puzzle. You know what to do next, but you don't remember where it was, which gets frustrating.

On the other hand, the game has very nice visuals. The sections about Chopin's life at the end of each chapter are great, and it has multiplayer. However, these don't make Eternal Sonata a good RPG. It is just an ok game. If you are interested, try Tales of Vesperia instead, which is a far better game.


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Guitar Hero World Tour - Stand Alone Guitar This instant

the product is fine
but the slide bar have a manufacturated problem, he scratch himself...
i turn off the slide bar in the game option
and i am having a great fun time...Get more detail about Guitar Hero World Tour - Stand Alone Guitar.