Reviews (24)

The BEST FPS game EVER!!
I've played lots of FPS games: Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Quake I & II, the DOOM series, Unreal, the AvP series(which is awesome), Wolfenstein, Deus Ex(also awesome), etc.You name it, I've probably played it...but QUAKE III wears the crown for most badass straight-up FPS game.Very intense and lots of fun.And the online Capture the Flag games are highly addicting.This game is about 3 years old and I'm still waiting for someone to top it!DEFINATELY WORTH THE MONEY!!

plz ship one game to germany!!!
Hi,
I know this game and I'm 25 years old. It is not offered at german amazon or ebay. So, I even will fax a copy of my pass and drivers license if its necessary. Above that I will pay the full according shipping taxes of course. My E-Mail-Adress is A.Paus@gmx.de. Please contace me !!
mfG Alexander Paus

Quake 3 is still the best!
Quake 3's DeathMatch and CTF cannot be compared. It's got the best graphics and physics of any FPS - much better than recent games like UT2K3 and BF:1942. If you want extremely intense action with superb physics and perfectly balanced weapons, Quake 3 is for you. It has tons of mods, tons of servers, and a huge community. It's easily the best first person shooter in the history of gaming and still remains the king.

Read the FiringSquad review - which covers the game best - in summary:

"So what does Quake 3 give you? It's quite simple: the utter refinement of deathmatch, and the ultimate multiplayer shooter experience - nothing more, nothing less. " -- Dennis "Thresh" Fong

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Totally Wrong!
This game works well on Windows 98, but twice as good on XP, which isn't included on the list, and on 98, I can't even finish a level. I need a Windows XP for myself now. I am hoping it works on that. My friend has the XP I used, and I thought it would work worse, but it works so much better, I was dying to play all the time I was there. We even finished the game! There is not enough RAM on my windows 98, and it's probably the problem. I have 56MB, I need 64MB. I would like to see what that XP has. I would not suggest using this on Windows 95 or 98, but on a newer model. This game needs some better testing.

Awsome game
I got this game the first day it came out and at that time a voodoo 2 and voodoo 3's were considered powerful. And with this game they are. The multiplayer is great! Oh plus you can start a skirmish and make it a sever. But the funnest thing is to just go on other peoples servers. Plus if you put in a 128mb vid card the graphics are like the best i've seen next to ut2003. And you can turn the detail up and run at 120fps! ... Read more

Features

• Play through five huge levels in non-stop action
• Arsenal includes grenades, cannons, pistols, vehicles, and even a helper monkey
• For 1 to 2 players
• Join Marco, Tarma, Eri and Fio in their quest to stop the evil General Morden
• 2-D shooter for classic arcade action

Reviews (24)

Cheesy, monotonous, but FUN
So if you play xbox occasionally for fun/recreation, and you're not completely needy of story and cohesion - this might be the game for you. It's 2-D, like Contra. Real simple, just go from left to right blasting just about everything that moves. I recommend renting it first perhaps - see if you think it's worth actually owning. I found it fun to just kick back with a beer and a buddy and laugh while playing it; it's really quite funny - one mission you're on some kind of island destroying giant crustaceans, the next your outside some town fighting the undead. You'll die a lot, I mean a lot.It's all good though, going through it over and over again allows you to notice some subtleties that you wouldn't have noticed since you're usually just shooting everything that moves. In the undead mission, the zombies don't just lash at you, some pull out their intestines and squirt stuff at you! It's ridiculously gratuitous and over the top but entertaining nonetheless.If you like 2-D shooters, this is probably the only thing out there for you on the xbox. Not bad, could be a lot better though - the graphics are good but anyone who's played Doom 3 knows what the xbox is capable of.

Who says side-scrolling games are dead?
These days it seems like consoles and handhelds are trying to pack more and more processing power under the hood to give us ever increasingly realistic 3D environments for racers, first person shooters, sports games and the like.That's all well and good, but sometimes a game that looks really pretty can be really ugly, simply because they spent all that time rendering 3D polygons and never considering whether it was fun to play.

On the other hand, there are games like Metal Slug 3.These days it's hard to find any company willing to take a risk on a flat 2D or side-scrolling game,let alone a modern console manufacturer who wants it as a title unless it's a "retro" greatest hits set like Midway Arcade Classics.Metal Slug 3 is a happy exception, a game which recalls the finer days of your youth when there was nothing better than playing Contra or Rush'n'Attack.Are modern systems too powerful for such simple concepts?Not at all.This games is beautifully rendered, smooth scrolling, action packed and at times downright funny (in one underwater scene you're attacked by giant eels named "Helen" and "Linda").

This title lives up to the old Atari credo that games should be simple to learn but difficult to master.You will not beat Metal Slug 3 in one sitting, but you'll have a literal BLAST running around blowing things up over and over, getting better with each attempt.Kudos to SNK/Playmore for producing it and to Microsoft for releasing it.It's a shame more companies don't take the chance on games like Metal Slug 3 and Alien Hominid that as fun to play as they are cool to watch, all in a gloriously flat perspective.If someone tells you 2D isn't cool any more, hand them a controller and watch how much they enjoy this game.

SUCKED SUCKED SUCKED+SUCKED=SUCKS
omfg this game is so g@y it is the 21st centry and this game is like the 1st centry of video games omg!!! WOW sry but this game is just S--H--I--T i dont understand why u would buy or even rent this "thing" its not even a playable game it is a pice of bulls**t

The rooting-tooting -shooting,behind-booting game of '04
Finally Metal Slug 3 on the X-Box has arrived and it is kicking butt.I enjoy these style of games because it reminds me of when I use to go to the arcade and play Metal Slug 1 and waste all my quarters trying to pass it.Good action/shooter with plenty of gratuitous violence and cool explosions for anyone who was a fan of the old shooter games(Ikari Warriors, Contra) My only beef was the difficulty of this particular game. damn this game is hard and the fact that you only get 5 lives and have to continue from the beginning of the level all the time kind of irritates me.Other than that you will have plenty of fun playing this game.

Good retro-style shooter
What a blast! This game hearkens back to the days of the original Duke Nukem, Contra, or any of the other great twitch-shooters of the past. It's essentially a mindless shooting game, done in retro side-scrolling style, but as that goes, it's a lot of fun. You basically travel through levels, killing anything and everything, grabbing powerups as you go and trying to survive the constant onslaught of enemies the game throws at you. For a retro-style shooter, it's a reasonable challenge, as enemies sometimes overwhelm you with their sheer numbers. The bosses are fairly tough, as well, and there's part of the problem with the game: You get between three and five men to start each level. Let's say that you lose your last man fighting a boss. You hit "continue," thinking that you'll get a fresh set of men to resume your fight with the boss. WRONG. You have to start back at the beginning of the level! That can be very, very frustrating, especially when some of the more challenging levels can take all but your last man...and then you have to face the boss with just one life to spare! (Ouch!) If you're careful, though, you can survive the worst areas intact, especially if you're patient enough to watch for powerups. Strongly recommended to fans of shooter games or for those who loved the old side-scrolling action games (like me).

I hope this review was helpful
--Christian Wheeler ... Read more

Product Description

As well as the Career challenge, you'll be able to jump staight into a 4WD championship, take on a single rally or individual stage, and then take on the world in online rallies with up to 8 players.The all-new stages feature interactive scenery, so if you push too hard and hit a tree (or when, to be more accurate), you'll see it shudder from the impact and drop leaves from the branches. Collisions will also result in a dazed effect, where your vision will be blurred for a very short period ... Read more

Features

• Over 30 featured cars, from the Volkswagen Golf MK5, Toyota Celica GT-FOUR, and Alfa Romeo 147 GTA to the Lancia Stratos, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII, Peugeot 206, 205 T16 Evo2 and the distinctive VW Beetle RSi
• 4-wheel drive, 2-wheel drive 4-wheel Classics, Super 2-wheel, Rear Wheel, Distinctive and 4x4 classics
• Non-linear Career Challenge, with over 20 individual rally events and over 300 stages
• Race in 9 international locations, with 8 stages each in the UK, Sweden, the US, Finland, Australia, Spain, Greece, and Japan
• Incredible detail, as individual damage models recreate everything down to paintwork scrapes and post-crash dazed visual effect

Reviews (5)

Great Game, But The Path Getting To Play It Is Not Great
The good news is this is a great game. There are a great number of races and cars available. The physics relative to the tracks and cars are excellent. Although I have spent only about 10 hours playing this game, I can see many hours of enjoyment from the challenges and graphics it provides.

The bad news is it may take you a while to figure out how to get it to work with the computer hardware you have. It took me several hours. This is the reason I gave it a 4 rather than a 5 star rating. Before purchasing this game you can go to www.codemasters.com and download a demo. As I have not done this I am not certain how it compares to the retail game.

If you purchase this game and run into technical problems, the web site Codemasters provides does not have a menu item for technical support. You can get to a web forum with people going crazy over trying to figure out the problems they are having though. If you have problems typing the word "support" in the search box they have will get you to a form for technical support. I have no experience with what kind of response that would provide.

A summary of some of the problems I encountered are given in the text below. If you are going to be using a keyboard to play this game I would suggest skipping the rest of this message. If you are going to be using a wheel, the length of the following comments might seem to be discouraging.

On this I would say if you were to put in to words the steps it took to get into a car, start it, back it out of your driveway and point it in the direction you wanted to go, you would be surprised at the length of the description. Although there are a lot of details about getting the game to work they are not any more complicated than that.

The computer hardware I am using: 2.4ghz Intel; 1.5 gig Ram; ATI 9600XT (128 Meg), and the old (Red) Logitech Momo Racing Wheel.

For some reason the default brake/accelerator setting was set to digital rather than analog.

The default dead zone for steering is set with some play. This must be set to zero. The default zero line was slightly off center on my setup, but could be moved by turning the wheel one way or the other. Doing this would not get it centered exactly, but getting it close and hitting the down arrow worked.

A steering sensitivity set about 60 percent off the center line provided the best response for my hardware/preference.

Changes made to the wheel setting do not go into effect until you exit the game and come back. If you would like to race with the old settings before exiting to get the new ones, the program will let you do that.

Before starting a race you have to go through several menus using the left and right arrows followed by the "Enter" on the keyboard to make menu selections. During this process you might find the keyboard stops working. For me it was after selecting something other than the default car. Moving the highlight on menu selections after that point must be done by rotating the wheel left or right and back to center for each move. The handbrake rather than the enter key is used to make the selected menu item.

After going though all that you might find difficulty in steering the car. I suspect this is a problem many people have attempting to steer the car with experience from the physics used by other games or what is expected from the experience of the real thing.

The natural thing to do with a game like this is to attempt to drive very fast sliding sideways around the curves the first time you are out the gate. The first time you attempt to do this you will find the software does not adjust to the crazy stuff you are attempting to do, and it should not. While it might be very hard to do, driving very very slow for two or maybe three stages and keeping the car on the road will give you the knowledge about the software physics aiding in developing faster sideway skills you will be proud of.

Rich

Bait and Switch
The game gave me about $5.00 worth of irritation which I will vent here. After buying the game which advertises 30 something cars and 100 or more race courses, you will find that you will either have to "earn" access to the majority of these or pay another $5.00 or so to Codemasters to unlock them. My only other complaint to this otherwise terrific game is that the wheel setup is hard to figure out, but eventually by trial and error it works properly. Good software should be common sense to implement instead of guesswork. I bought a Thrustmaster FF Enzo Wheel and had to get a new driver from Thrustmaster (FFB_DRV_1_0_3) so Colin Mcrae Rally 2005 would work with the wheel. Bottom line, I wasn't too happy having to spend a few hours to get things working and have to pay extra for what is advertised in the game description. One more thing, Codemasters warns you that if you uninstall the game you will lose the extras. That would mean going online again, getting the 8 codes, paying another $5.00, and then reentering them again to unlock the game features. The work-around is to save the entire game folder AND the registry settings, and swap them back in after reinstall. You shouldn't have to go through all this to make software function properly.

Good game...
This game is challenging and fast paced. The co-driver calling out continuous verbal directions adds a whole new element compared to other visual type racing games. This game has rallies in 9 different countries with a total of 76 stages and over 30 different cars, so you can play for hours and never see the same stage. The reasons I didn't give Colin Mcrae Rally 2005 a five-star rating are: The game will not allow me to navigate the menu with anything other than the steering wheel/pedals, which didn't occur until after I configured my "wheel" for this game. This is very frustrating, since the instruction booklet only gives reference to the menu functions being controlled by the keyboard that ceases to function after configuring the "wheel", creating a trial and error button pushing malfunction-fest. This is probably a leftover of the console (game pad) to PC (no game pad) conversion. The other problem I encountered is the fact that this game has many obstacles that are deliberately placed specifically to crash you. For example, immoveable posts alongside of many roadways and also bushes that although wispy and transparent, stops the car dead while others have no effect and can be driven through. Although some may argue that this adds to the challenge, I feel that it just adds frustration. Overall, this game is very entertaining.

Best rally sim on planet
Colin McRae 2005 is without as doubt the very best rally sim ever crafted by humans.

The system specs for the PC version are printed on the box. Read them.

The XBox and PC versions are virtually identical save for the flexibility and extra resolutions on PC.

The physics model is less exacting than Richard Burns Rally but far more so than Rallisport Challenge 2, very meaty and real for the sim purist yet fast, fun and accessible for the gamer.

I simply can't reccomend this masterwork highly enough.

Not for laptops!
I have a Dell Inspiron 8500 with a 64m GeFx4200 Go card and this game is unplayable, even at the lowest settings.The keyboard and mouse controls become unresponsive, as do some of the wheel buttons.This is the response I got from the manufacturer:
>Thank you for submitting your recent request to Codemasters Customer
>Services concerning Colin McRae Rally 2005. Your query was dealt with by
>Paul.
>
>Colin McRae Rally 2005 has not been developed for, nor tested on, laptop
>computers. The reason for this is that most video and sound card companies
>sacrifice DirectX compliance for compactness and portability. Due to this,
>these manufacturers do not offer drivers that are optimized for Direct3D
>games, which means that you may have limited success in running Colin McRae
>Rally 2005 properly.
>
>The only thing we can suggest that you try is to make sure that you have the
>latest drivers for all of the laptop's hardware from the manufacturers
>website. We are, unfortunately, unable to offer any more support than this.
>
>If you need further assistance, please reply to this email and INCLUDE THIS
>LINE IN YOUR REPLY:-
>
>{|CALLID|}=00767473
>
>Or include the entire text of this email.
>
>Regards
>Codemasters Customer Services

Gamestop is not responding to my request for a return, so now I am out $20.Beware ... Read more

Product Description

Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising is base on the premise that in the near future Indonesia will factionalise. You play as either as a separatist or part of the Joint Force team sent in to restore order. One of the most populated countries in the world is disintegrating. Regional independence movements have acquired advanced weaponry as the nation's military splits into competing factions. Escalating violence threatens innocent civilians and Western economic interests. The missions are dangerous; ... Read more

Features

• Large scale team-based online multiplayer action
• First-person shooter with exciting play and graphics
• Developed using the Black Hawk Down engine
• Anti-insurgency war game set in near-future Indonesia
• Over 30 different driveable vehicles

Reviews (41)

Strong 4, weak 5
If you have bad internet connection, don't get it. If you like to drive vehicles or play in a huge 150-player war and have good interet connection, get it. Slightly better than B:1942. As simple as that.

A useful review for you dial up gamers out there.
When you read the blurbs located in various locations on the box it states that:

Breakthrough technology allows you to play on a 56k connection as "smooth as silk".

I read that and thought, "Ahhh, the replacement for Counter-Strike and Battlefield I've been looking for!"Not true.Apparently silk is not as smooth as I was lead to believe.Don't misunderstand me, however.When I was able to get into a game I enjoyed it very much.Usually I was booted within five minutes by the hosts of the game for high latency.Normal ping was around 300-400 on the smaller servers.Trying to play on the larger servers with 100-150 players is impossible on dial-up.

If you have broadband, which most people do, you won't experience these problems.If you are stuck with dial-up as your internet connection don't buy this.

BORED TO DEATH/SCREWED TO DEATH
For the PRICE and the NAME of the maker you would expect more. This is an ONLINE game that ONLY works if you install the included SPYWHARE that sends your internet protection into spasums everytime you turn on your computer. If you played Black Hawk Down and thought that OH another title from the same people IT MUST BE GOOD well IT'S NOT!! IT SUCKS!! IT SUCKS!! NOVALOGIC should be ashamed for putting out such GARBAGE and THEN trying to SELL an expansion pack. WHAT does the expansion pack clean the BOREDOME! I think all the people who got RIPPED off on this game should express how the feel!

Awesome game!!!
This game is very addicting once you get started. The graphics on this game are great. You can drive a variety of helicopters and boats. If you liked this game you should also consider buying th expansion pack ( Joint Operations :Escalation). Overall this is a great game!!!

Nice game, but....................
Looking for a war game that has realism, most of the current weapons of todays army, and vehicles (including helicoptors) that you can ride? This game has it all!! BUT, you'll find yourself respawning countless times in fustrating, after fustrating attempts to get on the battlefield with those weapons and rides. Soon after getting the hang of things you'll find lag and more experienced players kniving and shooting you back to respawn time and time again. I've played far cry and countless other war games and this one is for the very very very patient. Team play, yes, this game has that too However, no one actually uses the controls to "team play" and you end up one for all and all for one throwing as much firepower, grenades, and missles as you can just to stay alive for 2 seconds.

If you don't mind respawning 100 times a match, enjoy semi-teamplay (I use the term very loosely), and firing up to date weapons, then this game is for you. ... Read more

Product Description

Men of Valor follows new recruit Dean Shepard and his squad of Marines through the war-torn jungles of Southeast Asia during America's most controversial conflict. The atmosphere of the troubled 1960s filters through sixteen historical missions that take the player from coastal plains of Chu Lai to the ancient city of Hue at the height of the Tet Offensive. With a unique combinaton of art and technology, MOV surrounds the player with the immersive, cinematic, real time scripted events and intens ... Read more

Features

• Men of Valor immerses you in the humid jungles of Southeast Asia in the most controversial conflict of the modern era.
• Experience the intensity of the historical battlefield recreated with cunning AI and detailed graphics that put you on the frontlines.
• Battle your way through the major actions in the conflict, from search and destroy missions around Da Nang airbase to the Tet offensive and the counterattack on Hue.
• Or experience the entire thrilling tour of duty with friends via various multiplayer modes, which allow you to view the war from the perspective of the Viet Cong guerillas as well as U.S. forces.

Reviews (10)

Men Of Valor XBOX Review
This game is extremely realistic, but the difficulty is very hard even on easy mode. I got it for my bday on (...) I beat Hamburger Hill and part of the next level. I am stuck on the ville part. After I clear the hooches in the first ville, I go through the grass to the bridge. I usually get past it but when I go to the 2nd ville I get killed. Also, my checkpoint thing is messing up so when I turn it off and then on again later I have to do the first ville again. Other than the difficulty level, this game is very good and will probably give you an idea of what it was like in the intense firefights of Vietnam. Maybe Vivendi should have lightened up on the language?

Wonderful realism, but very difficult
I have been playing first person shooters since Doom was on the market.Men of Valor has wonderful graphics, story, and realism.The only aspect of the game I hate is the difficulty level.When the difficultly level is on easy I had to play some missions over 12 times!I pride myself on beating most games on medium to hard.If you like to play a mission over and over again this game is for you, but I like to progress through a game in a reasonable amount of time.Oh yeah, one more thing, there is one set number of enemies on a mission.For example, I was walking through the jungle with my squad and came upon a village of four to five huts; VC jumped out immediatly.I found cover behind a tree and picked then off with my M-14, but they never stoped comming.When I finished the mission I had killed 128(!) enemies in 4-5 huts.Overall the graphics, story, and weapons are great, but the difficulty level is like pushing a concrete block in the sand.

A Solid First Person Shooter.
Men Of Valor contains intense firefights in the jungle's,underground bunker's,foxhole's,and towards the end into the city.I felt I was able to see the enemy better in this game than the other Vietnam games,but in the very dense jungle parts it was hard too see the enemy,much like the real vietnam war.There's no commands to give either to your squadmates,they pretty much figure it out on there own,but sometimes I wish I could direct them because sometimes they weren't any help,but sometimes they saved my but many times as I was flanked to my side by an enemy.Sometimes your followed by 2 to 4 teammates .And one mission is solo in the underground bunker.(The whole game you just control your own man).It kinda works out because you have your hands full with the many tough enemy soldiers coming at you.I played it on next to hardest setting and it was just hard enough to keep me going.But you can't save on the fly,you have to make it to a checkpoint before game automatically saves.I guess it took me about 25 hours to finish ,it seems longer than the other games.When I finished game a total of 1,330 enemies I killed. This is not a tactical squad type command shooter where you give orders mostly all tactical orders are given to you. You do have squadmember's with you fighting along side you,sometimes they took point ,but mostly it's you who's up front.You can also pick up enemy weapons and health,but you better be quick because they dissapear after a while.You can also switch out weapons trade your's for there's.You have a total of 4 weapon slots. Whenever I got the chance I would pick up an AK47 or any enemies weapon because your own ammo supply will run short,then you just pick up enemies ammo,and health after youv'e blasted them because they only drop ammo that fits there guns not your supplied american weapon.This game also sticks to the facts of the vietnam war,your not gonna win,just like the real war,but you do save a life and win many small battles.I won't spoil who it is.It's no real big plot twist.Also the facts displayed during load times are interesting.The graphics are good,a little blocky,but still nice,some of the explosions were really kool,nice fire effects,also during the cutscenes you can look around in first person while they are playing. Keep in mindI am using an "S" cable which inhances graphics on all games.I like it when you get to the city parts ,you can see the enemy better.Lets face it the jungle's a tough place to fight an enemy with so many hiding places.This game gave me a respect for the vietnam war,the soldiers and the effects it had on our country.It makes you feel like your in it.In conclusion this is a solid shooter game.With a no brainer type game style,mostly linear withtactical commands for your soldier.Just shoot,take cover,shoot,run,rinse,repeat.All of the commands are directed (at you) such as "defend perimiter",or "take that turret",or "take out RPG & Sniper's",or "provide cover fire for squadmate so he can take out bunker",or "take out that tank.etc.etc."

THE BEST WAR GAME BAR NONE!!!
PLEASE DONT MAKE TO MUCH OUT OF THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS. I CANT BELIEVE THE DISS BY OXM (OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE)REGARDING THIS TITLE. THE GAME PLAYS PRACTICALLY LIKE HALO, W/ THE EXCEPTION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO JUMP (NO BIG DEAL). THE GRAPHICS ARE A SIGHT TO BEHOLD. THE NARRATION AND PRESENTATION ARE WELL SCRIPTED. THIS GAME IS A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF THE CULTURE OF THAT TIME.IE..THE LANGUAGE/CURSING (WHICH YOU PROBABLY DONT WANT KIDS TO PLAY..BUT THATS WHAT WAR/KILLING/STRESS WILL DO TO YOU) ALSO, THE MUSIC REALLY ADDS A ELEMENT OF REALNESS TO THE GAME (MOST WAR TYPE GAMES I'VE PLAYED DO NOT EMBRACE THIS FACTOR). I DEFINATELY LIKE FACT THAT (VIVENDI) HAD THE COURAGE TO TELL THIS STORY FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS EVIDENT IN DEAN'S LETTERS TO AND FROM HIS FAMILY. MEN OF VALOR IS A GAME THAT WILL KEEP YOU BLASTING AWAY MUCH LONGER THAN HALO 2 IN TERMS OF LONGEVITY. ONE OF THE KNOCKS ON THIS GAME IS THE ENEMY (AI). YES, YOU SOMETIMES SLIP UNDER THE RADAR BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS I WISH I COULD!! THESE CATS WILL CUT YOU DOWN IF YOU TRY THE BUMRUSH TACTICS.. GO AHEAD AND TAKE ME UP ON IT!?AFTER ALL IS SAID, I'M GIVING THIS GAME 5 STARS.HI! MY NAME IS D. TUCKER AND I APPROVE OF THIS GAME ;P

Low score given by IGN but I rate it high
Game sets in '68 Nam.You start as a private and advance higher and higher through the ranks.Game play is very good, very challenging but it has it flaws as does every other game out there.I'll give you a for instance: During gameplay you and your squadmates are engaging the Vietcong and your allies will run right into the enemy and the enemy will find you first and shoot at you.But during later missions your squad will actually get in some great shots to aid you.Graphics are outstanding, voice-over is a little off.Very graphic about blood and body parts and yes very course language.Has a great soundtrack from the 60's.Be warned this game is very, very long.Another plus, it has co-op play so you and your buddy can play split screen or even on XBox Live.So, enjoy this game because, I love it. ... Read more

Product Description

Create new ankle-breaking dribble moves, gravity-defying highlight-reel dunks, and tenacious defensive plays that express your individual styleall with a touch of the right-analog stick. All-new 10-man Freestyle implementation enhances individual player movements and floor spacing, putting you right in the middle of the action for the most realistic simulation ever created. Enhanced player graphics vividly reproduce each NBA player with the most realistic faces, hairstyles, jerseys, and shoes e ... Read more

Features

• Amazing new Freestyle controls let players create their own dribble moves, highlight-reel dunks and unstoppable defensive plays
• Powerful graphics engine bring new heights of realism to your game -improved body types with higher-resolution textures used for faces, uniforms, tattoos and accessories
• Exciting new player animations give you more realistic player movement and crazy new in-air stunts
• Deeper Dyansty Mode makes General Manager/player interactions more realistic than ever
• Go online and compete with the best players from around the country

Reviews (18)

THE BEST BASKETBALL GAME EVER!
This is the best basketball game I ever played. The graphics are sweet. I love the all-star weekend. My favorite thing is the slam-dunk contest and the 3-point shootout. Also with the gamepad it's even cooler.I love basketball and if you do too, you should buy NBA Live 2005!

The best Live since 2000...
I have been playing Live in its various EA sports incarnations since the Sega Genesis days, when the hoops titles were called "Bulls vs. Lakers" and so on.I still believe that NBA Live 2000 is the greatest hoops game ever made, but curse modernity, I still buy the new versions (and Sega Sports ESPN titles, too) every year.I can say after having put in numerous hours with Live 2005 that it is the best since that watershed year of 2000.The graphics are generally well done, though EA still lags behind Sega in that department.The addition of the slam dunk contest is fun but a bit frustrating, and the tutorial is weak.On to the meat and potatoes: the Dynasty mode.The interface is a bit cluttered (I hate virtual PDA's in games; I'm already on a PC, don't simulate some chincy piece of plastic, just give me clear menus!), but generally works pretty well.All of the options are there, although the create-a-player is unusually weak in its graphical options.Why is it that games like "NBA Courtside 2002" (Gamecube) had a more complete create a player feature than a game 3 years later?Boggles the mind.

The gameplay, the core of the game, is solid.The freestyle controls are generally not very effective against the CPU (though, as always, you can adjust the sliders) and the idiotic pro-hop step is back (traveling, to purists like myself).The separate dunk and shoot buttons are a good idea, but take some getting used to.The players move well, independently, and there aren't too many silly animations.The problems are the same: rebounding is difficult and hard to gauge (no hoops game EVER has managed to solve that problem), there are too many blocks, and players often stop and jump to catch a pass, making fast breaks more difficult than necessary.The computer defense is generally very good, shadowing you everywhere, to the point that it can get frustrating.A 99-rated player shouldn't have too many problems with a sub-par defender, but you will in this game, because everyone plays like Bruce Bowen or Ron Artest.

This is a fun game, and the addition of "tasks" which are rewarded with points is a good idea (get a triple double, score 20 points, etc).These can be redeemed with extra coaching boosts, or in the EA Sports "My NBA Live" which is cool, and you can retire Jerseys, etc.I see this version of Live as returning a bit more to the simulation roots of basketball, and away from the cheesy arcade game that it had become.Let's hope it carries over into 2006!

This game is horrable. DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!
This game sucks. However, if you like cheating opponents it is the game for you. It is impossible to win. The shooting and passing is defective. Do yourself a favour and do not buy this game. You will most likely buy a game controller to go a long whith it and then it will be an even bigger waste of money.

I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
In my opinion, this is the best NBA Live game to come out.The graphics are amazing with every player looking exactly like real players (unlike last year's edition).It does take some time to get used to when you more up from one level to the next.However, that is with every game &, the more practice you have with it, the better you will be at it.Get this game!!! I can't wait for next year's edition.

Please don't buy this game!
This is the most sickening game ever. Ok, it has nice features like "All star weekend" added to entice costumers. But the most basic thing in a game - The Gameplay is awful. Cmon, what's with the passing in this game. How difficult is it to design a game with proper passing? if i press a combination of direction arrows, the ball should go to the nearest player in that direction. in this game it will go to every player but that one. It really gets on to your nerves. I played a whole season, every match, so that I will get used to the passing. But no, i conclude it is the game developers' mistake, not mine. Why don't EASPORTS just "fire" the programmers who developed the passing feature and try for a better game next year. I urge everyone to not to buy this game. ... Read more

Product Description

EA SPORTS Dynasty Mode goes even deeper with a new, easier to navigate interface, and more interactive GM/owner relationships, including a new email system. NHL 2005 also delivers all the action of the hotly-anticipated World Cup of Hockey, with the top eight International Teams and venues from North America and Europe. ... Read more

Features

• Compete in the World Cup of Hockey against teams from USA, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Russia, and more
• All new skating engine gives you more speed and control
• For 1 to 8 players
• The most authentic and complete experience for hockey fans around the world
• Seamlessly switch between any players, with or without the puck, with the push of a button

Reviews (12)

for the price, not worth it
This game really isnt THAT different that nhl 2004 (which i absolutely loved by the way)...a few things changed like now the scores are more realistic, you can do the open ice control thing, etc...but overall, there isnt a HUGE change, which disappointed me. When you see the trailers on commercials or online the game looks amazing, but i just dont find that when i am playing it. For one, this game seems more to me like NHL HITZ because you cannot go into the neutral zone without getting your clocked cleaned, very unrealistic. I mean, in real nhl its not like you have tons of ice to maneuver around in while in the neutral zone, but i do know that you dont get crushed everytime you get the puck in real life. I am waiting for nhl 2006 to come out, and hopefully EA will get some of these reviews and improve on their game, and maybe get back into being the #1 video game hockey franchise again...But until then, i would go out and buy espn nhl 2k5 (which is by no means perfect, but DEFINITELY better than nhl 2005) for a meesly $20 and hold off until next year for a better version.

Good Work EA...
After the sad outings the last few years with this title,why would I or anyone go out to pick up this one?Well, I didn't.I recieved it for Christmas, and after letting it sit in the shrink wrap for almost a week, I reluctantly put it in and checked it out. And to my surprise, it has been much improved.The unrealistic scoring has been fixed, although sometimes a team will still put up big numbers on your goalie.But for the most part, it is much better than it's been in years.Thanks EA.This is a big improvment.Even the goalie actions have been tweaked.My only concern is for EA Sports.Have they lost all the hardcore hockey guys like me as a result of putting out horrible hockey games for the last3 - 5 years?I had even sworn that I would not buy this one again until I saw a big change.This game is alot of fun, and alot more realistic than it ever has been.So if you have sworn off EA Hockey like I had, go out and check this one out.You will quickly see there is a difference.

NHL 2005 is very underrated.
Well, I finally got my hands on a copy of NHL 2005 for EA Sports. So, after a week of exploring all of it's new options, gameplay, and simulations, I am prepared to give my review and endorsement.

The first things that I noticed up front about this years version of the game is the updated realism. No doubt, the EA Sports company canvassed the hockey fan gamers' opinions and did their best to accommodate their requests.

The first new addition to the game is the upgrade to the arenas. The design team licensed 28 out of the 30 NHL arenas along with several European sites. The game's programmers did their best to capture the realism of each arena. For whatever copyrighted reason, the Fleet Center in Boston and the on the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY aren't named. Also, the efforts for realism is found in the 600 players' images scanned in the game. The players actually look like the players! Also, If that wasn't cutting edge realism, they updated the season and dynasty modes. As a GM, you get all the updates via a special e-mail screen and league news in a fax wire. The last thing they issued was the mini-game mode called "free 4 all". You can play as your favorite NHL all-star against 3 others in a time limit mode or quickest player to x number of goals. It's a silly little challenge especially when they use the "big head" option. It looks like a bunch of bobble heads playing hockey.

Of the new additions to the game this year that I like, I am glad they did something more with the International teams. You can now play a season in World Cup 2004. They did a great job using the World Cup logo and incorporated the on-ice design in the game. Secondly, the rosters are very well updated, but a few adjustments were needed to reflect the off-season free agent signings. Also updated were the team jerseys. While playing the game, you can't help but notice the detail in each player. I guess they struck a deal with Nike, the manufacturer of the international team jersey's. There is an unprecedented detail in the international team jerseys. They have the nice Columbus third jersey that is completely purged of that cartoonish yellow jacket mascot. Speaking of cartoonish, they have the Dallas Stars "Taurus constellation" third jersey. But if you cycle through the choice of Stars team jerseys, you can also select the Cleveland Barons and two versions of the Oakland Seals jerseys.

There is a few things in this game that I don't like, starting with the choice of the music. I was disappointed to hear a collection of punk-alternative songs instead of a harder edged modern rock sound. The second thing I didn't like was the choice of jerseys for the all-star game exhibition. I wasn't too keen on the choice of fashion design that the all-stars wore last season in Minnesota. Unless there are more jersey choices hidden to be unlocked later, the only choice jersey are the uninspired last years. Thirdly, though there aren't very many changes to the game's menu, you'll need some time to get used to the roster changes page. Don't expect the instructions booklet to help you either in that regard. The booklet only explains the gameplay. Lastly, the only one really big disappointment is the discontinuation of the create a character mode. In earlier versions of the game, I was glad I could update the rosters with the new first year rookies that weren't included. Also, I enjoyed creating my own identity into the game and joining the roster of my favorite teams. Now, I can't do that. I hope the 2006 version corrects that mistake.

With all that said, I guess I should tell you about some of the other new things that help make a gaming experience as real as possible. When playing the NHL teams in exhibition mode, the teams that have elaborate entrances like San Jose, Nashville, Colorado, or Dallas now animated skating on the ice through their canopies. That's exciting! Also, instead of a music video introduction to the game, NHL 2005 uses a analytical comparison for the two teams. The two broadcasters for the game weigh the strengths of the teams for hype.

I believe that a lot of people who are saying that the NHL 2K5 is better are wrong and I would disagree. EA Sports continues to be the leader in sports name brand as long as they continue to improve on their quality products.

i wouldnt even rate this game 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i watched the trailer on the internet and it was good. icouldnt wait to get my hands on a copy. when i bought the game i was really excited to play it.i turned it on it seemed ok but then when i saw the main menue i was shocked they changed everything.when i went to go play a game it seemed like i was playing the baddest game ever!!!!!!!!!!.if i had to choose between this and espn wich is $20!!!!! i would choose espn.dont waste your money on this garbage. buy espn!!!!!!

NHL 2005 is not that bad
I enjoy the changes EA made to NHL series since the horrendous outing of 2003: like the GM role, bruise control, upgrades & finances, team chemistry & player morale, wrist shot, each team arena having its' own goal horn, open-ice, AI improvement, the injury slider, and the reduction of the color commentary, etc. I think the omission of the "create-a-player" gives this game more of a challenge, although I wish I could have it instead of the "create-a-team" option which is generic. I, like many others, agree that the EA jukebox sucks, goalies are too quick when they play the puck, and the goal horns don't sustain, and the crowd does not always jump up every time the home team scores a goal.
But overall, I'm having fun playing this game.

This game will grow on you if you just give it a chance. Understand: this is not NHL 2K5 -- don't expect that! NHL 2K series still needs improvement, it is not perfect. NHL 2005 is unique and addicting if you want to play the role of GM and take control of every aspect of the game. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

The drama of the award-winning space-combat simulation of '98 continues in Freespace 2, featuring massive juggernaut warships, jaw-dropping visual effects, and white-knuckle dogfight action. Explore a vast, enigmatic nebula and battle a mysterious adversary to determine the fate of humanity.The year is 2367. Thirty-two years have passed since the Great War. The only jump node to Sol collapsed long ago, isolating Earth from the Galactic Terran-Vasudan Alliance (GTVA), a new government uniting old enemies. As the Terrans and Vasudans struggle to rebuild their civilizations, civil war erupts in the Polaris system. A rogue Terran admiral declares war against the Vasudans, and his rebellion threatens the stability of the Alliance.Without warning, the Shivans return, and the GTVA launches a crusade to eliminate their Great War nemesis. Once again, the Alliance must crush the Shivan onslaught or face annihilation. ... Read more

Reviews (21)

Are you serious?
Okay I've had this game for a few years now and still play it on occassion. It is that good of a game.In fact in my opinion its the one flight sim worth playing. But I was looking here on amazon and two seller's were selling Freespace 2 for 149.00! Yeah it's a good game but is it that good. do people really pay that much for this game? If they do, or you are reading this and are interesting in buying it I have a copy that I can part with for a price and it won't be 150 bucks (100 sounds good). Contactme if you are interested

Good but not perfect
Freespace 2 has a lot going for it. It's a model space flight simulation. You spend almost all your time flying and fighting with great controls, there's good AI both for enemies and your wing, graphics and sound are very good also. Additionally there's good multi-tiered story although part of it remains unresolved at the end. Some of the briefings that advance the story, introduce new weapons and review mission objectives can drag a little too long.

But as I finish the single player campaign what sticks in my mind isn't the good above but the disappointments. Most of the game takes place in a large nebula. Multi-colored 'gas' and lens flare effects fill the screen, the result feeling like playing with a large flashlight in your eyes. It doesn't improve the gameplay it just irritating. Most missions are the straight 'kill everything' type. Other missions seem designed to frustrate you. For example one mission requires you to fly a series of waypoints that are basically in a straight line. The catch is you can't see the next way point from your current one so if you waver off course you become hopelessly lost and have to start over. Finally a handful of missions are usually difficult, pitting you solo against a large number of enemies or timed with unclear objectives.

Apart from a badly-scratched install disc I had no trouble running the game in Windows 98. Nothing I tried would get the game to install in Windows 2000.

Absolutely Incredible
I just got a hankering to re-install this game. Freelancer got a little stale for me and Tachyon didn't have enough to keep me playing after I beat it. So after more than two years of not playing this game, I am finding it to be incredible. The graphics are crisp, sound is incredible, controls incredibly responsive, gameplay complex enough for me, and storyline is pretty darn deep (especially for a game of this type). Plus... the game can pretty much go on forever with the FRED2 editor and there are VAST numbers of community created mods, featuring both sorte missions and full length campaigns.

Wonderful Game
It is a great game I would recommend it to everyone.

Best Space Sim Ever
While there arn't all that many space sim games worth playing anymore, or any new ones being made(that I know of), This is the best one that exists, period.Although I've played almost all the others worth playing (except freelancer) this one remains the best.Although now that its garphics are dated and it doesn't really offer anything new to to the genre, it more importantly doesn't add anything bad either.
The missions are well thought out and more diverse than other games.The ship selection is awesome, more than 20 ships, about 40 distictly different weapons, and great weapon effects.The ships are modeled very nicely, even by todays standards.The story is fast paced and by itself gives you reason to want to keep playing clear through the night (no joke).The capital ships are HUGE, the largest one being about 15,000 times the size of your fighter!The action is intense and NEVER gets boring or repeditive, the voice acting is great, the mission designer isrelatively simple, the cutscenes are beautiful, and the only problem with this game is that there's no expansion pack for it with more missions to play (the campaing gets boring after the 3rd or 4th tome through).In my opinion the game's worth whaterver you have to pay for it, ... for a 3 year old game would be worth it, don't hessitate to get it. ... Read more

Features

• Create-a-fan feature lets you put your likeness into the stadium crowd
• Bonus video content takes you behind the scenes with artists, producers, and musical acts
• Single- and multiplayer online modes
• Football simulation/action sports game
• New storyline central in franchise mode gathers game events into news-story presentations

Reviews (7)

BEST ALL AROUND GAME
EXCEPTIONAL GRAPHICS, TRIVIA CHALLENGES, TRAINING CAMP, AND EVEN 4 OLD VERSIONS OF MADDEN INCLUDED FOR OLD TIMES SAKE.

Nice But...Game is Has Times Where itLags...
Well being the football fanatic that I am I couldn't wait for this title to come out. I mean anyone that likes football games can not wait for the madden series to come out each year. I've been playing Madden since Madden '93 and when I saw the clips and the footage of the extra material for the game and the retro games it brought back a lot of memories. Madden introduces a storyline mode where you have players who although they may be getting paid they may not want to be on your team because of a lack of prestige, winning, or fan support among other things. I like that you have a weekly gameplan for this game and it gives you ways to exploit weaknesses of the other team there are a lot of other great additions to the game. The game adds a lot including formation shifts which I like a lot. Now for the reason it only gets 3 stars...

*Graphically I think the game has made strides and while graphics mean a lot, I would rather have better gameplay

*Anybody seen the running in this game? Why does the runner look like he's about to tip over? Its like the runner is going to fall over (sometimes the people run while they are leanin at a 30 degree angle to either side)

*The passing took a step back in this game. I only play the game in All-Madden Mode but the passing should not be this bad. I've tried to lead the receiver streaking down the field or someone going across the middle and the pass will be completely off! While every quarterback isn't a Favre or a Manning, every quarterback shouldn't look like Ty Detmer or Heath Shuler passing the ball.

*After all the step back and throw and slinging the ball around it is apparent that EA and maybe even Mr. Madden himself made it a point not to let certain things happen so easily and make this version a more defensive oriented game. There is nothing wrong with that to an extent. I like the individual audibles on defense as well as being able to pinch in the line or make them rush in a certain direction, the linebackers being able to completely blitz or drop back as well as the addition of the quarterback spy audible and now being able to double team on the fly using the safety to double the teams wide receiver who is giving you problems. However too much emphasis has been placed on defense. I love the options and new features but if you play the game for yourself you will see no name players and safeties making plays on the ball when you have a good quarterback / receiver tandem or just a good pass I don't think some 4th cornerback should become an all pro in one play

*Lack of gameplay innovation or features. I am a true madden fanatic and after Madden 2004 there are a lot of expections I would like to see more things to the running game. How about having advantages for having a power back? Everyone wants to see that speed back slam through the hole and make a big play but what about a power move to bull people over? How about having certain moves or different levels of jukes or even a stutter step for players that are extremely agile like Vick or Dante Hall? Bring back the Defensive Playmaker as soon as the ball as snapped that would really help in stopping the run and could help in some passing situations. But I would really like to see if there is a way to get the lateral in the game. I know you only have so many buttons but I'm sure there is a button or button combination that would allow you to do this. This really makes me a little frustrated, especially when there is a situation where you have to relive the Music City Miracle. You feel kind of dumb not being able to relive the moment and throw the lateral.

No Tuck Rule. If the quarterback fumbles the ball don't waste your timeout. For some reason and I guess it is hard to program that but it is never reversed or considered a forward pass before a fumble.

*Last gripe is about the DB/WR play. Its obvious to NFL experts and analysts and fantasy players and fans alike all know that this will be a big year for wide receivers due to the enforcing of the 5 yard "chuck" rule. It would be nice to actually be able to see that change available in the game, but oh well maybe next year.

But hey it i a good game overall and I will be faithful to the madden franchise as long as they keep making games and improving games

Madden is back, and not so much better
Well, I've waited, bought and played Madden 2005 collector's edition.Unfortunately, I'm not too impressed with it's output this season.

Graphically, the game looks pretty good.The players are relatively detailed, but the fields aren't as sharp as I'm accustomed to.I tend to love ESPN's graphics a lot more, but in reality, I like good playability over everything else.

The offense isn't supposed to be too overpowering this season, though I'm putting up almost 38 points a game with a lackluster Ravens offense.Pass deep, lead the reciever, and it's a TD.The running game gets stuffed a lot easier this year, as the defenses are pretty nasty on the line, it's just unfortunate that the secondaries are garbage.

The defense has been tuned up nicely, and hitting a running back three yards behind scrimmage is a blast.The hits are pretty serious.Again, the deep passing game is still a joke, as most d's get burned.

I haven't gone online yet, as I'm just not impressed with the game overall, so I really haven't bothered too much with it.I'm sure the online capabilities are just as good as always, but I cannot be sure.

The presentation of the games is pretty weak.It has no television feel, and it's the same Michaels/Madden dribble from the last three or four years, so if you've heard maddenisms in the past, be sure to have them repeated over and over and over again.The replays throughout the game happen during the play selection, which means you can watch them, but your play clock ticks away.If you choose a play, the replay ends.Like I said, no television feel.

Overall, Im pretty un-impressed with the gameplay, and will definitely be trying ESPN's foray into the 2005 season, as I've always been very impressed with their graphics, sound and playability.

If you're a diehard Madden owner, this game will probably satisfy you.Unfortunately, the franchise has not gotten better over the past few years, and this attempt shows it.

read this
this game rules but if u have an old playstation the playstation may not read the disc because its such a hitech disc so if u have an old ps2 i recommend the regular version besides that the game is pretty good

Another great Madden Title!
This game is just plain out awesome.The collecters edition comes with some nice features like three old school madden games and videos and a trivia game.For the extra $10.00 it's worth it.I also wrote a review from another good football game called ESPN 2K5.The question everyone asks is which one's better.Well I own both so I can help you out.Madden has a very nice graphic engine in which my opinion is the best for any football game up to date.The gameplay is a little weird at first but there's some many options it's very rewarding when you figure it out.There's also a Tony Bruno radio show every week for your franchise mode but it sucks compared to ESPN's Sportscenter.You also recieve emails which is stupid but my favorite thing would be the newspaper clippings where you can read up about other teams and your team.The clippings are actually from real life newspapers so it's pretty cool.All the mini games are the same which is lame.The offense pretty much controls the same.In other words it's a small transition from madden 2004 to 2005.But 2005 is definitly better.It depends on your taste.If you don't like spending 50 to 60 bucks on a game get ESPN for 20 otherwise if you do have the money and can afford madden I suggest you get it, especially if your a die hard madden fan like me.you won't be dissapointed.At first I wasn't planning on getting this but I saw the collectors eddition and fell in love with it.The collectors eddition is only for a short amount of time so I suggest you get it now if you want it otherwise your going to be regreating it.If you buy ESPN instead still check out this title.It's at least worth a rental. ... Read more

Product Description

Impossible Creatures is a 3D real-time strategy game set in the 1930's that pits the player against an evil madman in a desperate campaign across a chain of remote and diverse islands. Using Earth's most formidable animals as building blocks, the player creates an army of unique, mutant monsters in a struggle to protect an unsuspecting world. ... Read more

Reviews (2)

IC Review
Ultimate strategy game. Nothing better. Absolutely the best. I loved it! I got it for christmas. Also there is online gaming, clicking multiplayer IC online create screenname and your good to go!

RTS Animal Classic, re-released!
The game is so good (the rest of us already knew this), now Atari is distributing it...Game type: Inexpendive, resouce gathering, networkable, RTS in very well rendered 3-D person (not fixed isometric). Honestly this is really geared for pre-hormonal, but semi-violent teens. If your kids liked Pokemon, they will love this because after extracting the DNA from your travels you can not only combine the body parts of two animals, you can make an army of them and let them loose on your best friend. I think creatures like their pictures taken, as you can zoom in and around models in true 3-D space, and clicking on the camera makes them wiggle more. Combinations are not good/bad, but cost more/less which means the most powerfull player gets grumpy as they can't efford to build until much later in the game, making them vulnerable for attack by any five year old that just likes the way his creatures look. This makes game play more chaotic than any I've seen. Some may find you referring to your blackwidow-armadillo as cute before the day is over.

Cons:
- Proprietary on-line game network (on-line gaming not supported by GameSpy, EA Games, or even MicroSoft Game network).
- AI for the insect invasion mod was never finshed. You can't play against one person and two PC players.
- Not too much social redeming vaue, but if you were looking for that in a video game I would recommend you restart your search. Then again, there's no nudity or sex.
- Insect invasion over plays the value of chitin armor, making them way too strong.
- Limited access to the SDK (Software Development Kit) for developers and people with entirely too much time on their hands to make additional creatures from scratch. I'll bet like any maunufacturing company, they will kill the product line soon, and don't want you making new content w/out paying for it.

Pro:
- Free additional animal skins avaialble for download.
- Free insect skins available for download. (If you've ever wanted to let your son bring bugs in the house, this is the way to do it.)
- Creatures can be made to scale!! Most games/toys will only attempt to do this.

Hints:
1) Get a better video card.
2) Buy more memory or a better processor (Microsoft is even a memory hog with games production too).
3) Yes, if cost is a factor, you can always just turn off the anti-virus and use MS-CONFIG to end all extra tasks.
4) Not everything Relic touches turns to gold (who did they fire after Lords of the Realm III?)
5) Big kids should give a different rating to this than Warhammer 40,000. ... Read more

Product Description

A darkly comic action-shooter set in a fantasy world overrun by fiendishly cute creatures, Razes Hell follows the exploits of Raze, a monstrous anti-hero who takes a no-holds-barred approach to stopping an onslaught of adorable characters and restore his planet to its naturally ugly state. ... Read more

Features

• 20 massive mission-based levels set in surreal alien landscapes
• Xbox Live Aware with four gameplay modes
• Play the entire campaign alone or with a friend via slip-screen cooperative action
• Intense large-scale battles, intelligent AI that takes cover, sound alarms and fights back
• Over 10 devastating organic weapons that mirror traditional military weapons plus rolling, stealth, and melee attacks

Product Description

Go behind the headlines and enter the real world of modern espionage of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Enter Tom Clancy's world of super secret soldiers and operatives. You are Sam Fisher, a highly trained special operative from the National Security Agency's secret arm, the Third Echelon. Two CIA agents have disappeared from Azerbaijan. You then find out that a former state of the Soviet Union is planning an attack on the U.S. You must infiltrate the enemy personnel and stop this terrorist attack from happening. Then you must escape without a trace. ... Read more

Features

• Platform: Xbox
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Genre: Action/Adventure

Reviews (324)

Outstanding
Tom Clancy you give people living in the US something to think about.AWESOME game. Take Your Time An Enjoy...

Splinter cell
This game is great if you're a person who likes stealth.It is very realistic and even if you make a sound you'd better hide!

Splinter cell
This game is great if you're a person who likes stealth.It is very realistic and even if you make a sound you'd better hide!So if you like stealth, adventure, and action, this is the game for you.

Splinter cell...rules!
I just got this game, due to the release of splinter cell: Chaos theory, it rocks! Your a guy named sam fisher, and you do super cool stealth missisons. I gave this game a 5 cause its awesome!
Andy Flynn

... Hey, what are those 3 little green dots? AGHph!!!
That title was derived from some unfortunate guard in a dark room inside a few 100k tvs all over the world (Except T'blisi, Georga...), who made the mistake of standing in front of Sam Fisher, Splinter cell, star of the best game in it's field since... What, Deus Ex, maybe. You sneak around in a dark (Because you shot the lights out) corridor, sneak into a shadowy (Bacause the guard's knocked out and you flipped the light switch) room, to the quiet (Because all the guards were taken out by your silenced handgun) roof, then grappel down untill you're just over the courtyard(because you haven't disabled the security grid yet and your boss says you can't trigger an alarm while the mission remains covert.) And swing into the room. All in a few minutes intensly satisfying work.<br /> <br /> And why haven't you already bought this one, again? ... Read more

Features

• Supernatural World War II first person action thriller
• Includes original Return to Castle Wolfenstein and RTCW: Enemy Territory
• Play as an Axis or Ally in this squad based combat thriller
• Enemy Territory has support for up to 32 players online
• For 1 player

Reviews (8)

simply amazing
This game has some points that makes it superior to other PC first-person shooters.
The most amazing thing about the game is perhaps music surrounding. It is superb! The themes greatly
contribute to the atmosphere of the game.
The second point is a good storyline. Sometimes you get missions which could exist in reality. That's amazing, because
it makes you feel as if strange personages you read about in Nazi's memoirs came to life, and you may participate in real events!
The third amazing feature is graphics. The game is aesthetically beautiful, full of colourful landscapes and ancient castles.

a fun, classic First Person Shooter
I received this game as a gift, knowning that it was an older game (one of the classic FPS).It met my expectations and was fun to play.I didn't notice any bugs; the game came with the latest patch.The graphics were good.It does have monsters and stuff, but not too unrealistic.It did make me jump a couple of times, and that's always fun.And if you wait long enough, you came but fun games like this at a reduced price!

DONT listen to the review right below mine
This is a briliant game, and its not just online multiplayer. the online part is an add on. There is a very big single player game called.....return to castle wolfenstein. lol. the online game is enemy territory. oh yeah, and i got this game at target for 5 bucks! you cant beat that. you just cant.

Excellinent first person shotter!
This is a very good first person shooter with a good but not to thought out but good storyline. Every level fits in with it very good and your fighting because of the story line in a way. For the person who installed it and said its only multiplayer, not true. Its multiplayer AND singal player one of the disks is multiplayer and the other is singal player. The graphics are good but really not the best kinda wierd at parts (like one time a zombie walked threw a soldier and then the zombie blew up. Whats that?) The controls are hard to get used to be when you do its o.k. The games is really difficult at parts especially if you just kick down a door throw a gernade in and starts shootin (sometimes thats the funniest though ;)) Theres a huge selection of weapons includeding potato bashers (a type of gernade), dynamite (which is really neat i threw it on the floor below me and the floor i was on blew up!) a luger (pistol), tommy gun, flamthrower, and lots lots more. The enemys are neat included german soldiers zombies (kinda freak me out since they eat people...) and x mutants (they are creepy too). The zombies come in place when you come in the catacombes. They will surprise you by just bursting out of walls and floors which catchs you off guard especially when they come from behind. You can sometimes know theyre comeing when you hear a german soldier shoot, scream, then here flesh being eaten (its kinda gross if your up close and see it) The x mutants are german mutations by the ss division (which IS a real division of the (...) army and DID do odd eqperiments on people but never made mutants) Which are locked in deep catacombs and come out and well are nearly impossible to beat. All in all i give it a 8/10. Its pretty good but perhaps to difficult at parts and not the best graphics.

If YOU want to play as FPS, don't waste your money...
I bought this game because I really liked Return To Castle Wolfenstein, but didn't realize that the entire game is for online multiplayer crap... If you're looking for single player action, this sure as hell isn't it! Save your money... ... Read more

Features

• Fishing simulation game
• 4 photorealistic lakes with day and night cycles
• More than 100 pieces of tackle, including rods, lines, reels, and lures
• Supports Naki's Bass Champion X controller
• For 1 to 8 players

Reviews (4)

Best fishing available in your living room
This is an excellent game.You have to find good fishing spots, and arrange your tackle. There is tons of equipment, boats, etc to choose from. This is the best fishing simulation I have ever played on a console.The game is easier if you already have a good amount of fishing knowledge, but the game will teach you if you're patient.This is a great game to play online with friends while chatting.It's fun just to drive your boat up to a competitor and watch them reel in the big one.I almost feel like I'm outside fishing when I play this game.

Buggy, buggy, and buggy!
The concept here is great.This isn't like other fishing games which are shot from the lures 'point of view'.Instead, it is just what you might see if you went fishing yourself.There are lots of lures (soft and hard) to choose from and the action is realistic. Unfortunately, Pro Fishing Challenge (PFC) is horribly buggy.

I purchased the Naki fishing reel for the Xbox along with this game (PFC claims the *only* fishing reel controller for the Xbox works with its software) but it does not work as advertised!The A button frequently stops working after a fish is caught (you are forced to pull the controller out and push it back in).Occaisionally, the reel will not work at all.This may seem minor but it is a pain when you can't reel while a fish is biting.In fact, it is so irritating that I'm returning both the game *and* the controller.By the way, the default Xbox controller controls are unintuitive and cumbersome; what fun are fishing games without the 'reel' controller?

As with all Xbox games & accessories I have encountered, support is non-existant (calling the xbox.com numbers is a *joke* and nakiusa.com has been down for days).Your only real option is whatever grace period is allowed by the retailer.This coupled with the bugs is why I cannot recommend this game.

REALISM: 5 stars
BUGS: 0 stars

Best Fishing Game
This is the best fishing game you can buy for the xbox.It's a true simulation of fishing, and it does take some fishing knowledge, that the game will teach you.This is a vey fun game to play online and offline.I highly recommend it, even if you've never fished before

Online tournaments... FANTASTIC
Online tournaments, fantastic

I couldn't believe what a great game this is. A fisherman for over 30 years I didn't expect much but this game is truly is a fishing simulator. The best part about it is online options and lobby you can create any kind of fishing tournament restricting the line to 2 pound test, pan fish only, all the way to any combination you can think of . You can even restrict motors to four hp or any boat they own.

Nightly tournaments are held at 5:30 p.m. Pacific 8:30 p.m. Eastern to check the complete fishing tournament schedule and calendar go to XBLgames.com

This game is a must-have for anyone even remotely interested in fishing but it is an excellent videogame for those who don't fish. Being a simulator it will also help you learn