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[Elesirdur]

Yeah I picked it up a few days ago, and rented, the 2k9, and the EA one feels real, where as, the 2k9 feels like an arcade game. Im liking this game alot more than I expected, any hockey fan should pickup EA NHL 09.

Which is kind of interesting to me since back in the 2005/2006 era of those games, the 2K titles felt a lot more realistic while the EA games were pretty much "Blades of Steel" with better graphics.

[Kyo]

yeah the tables have turned alot as far as NHL games go, for once an EA title felt better than a 2k title.

[elison]

Holy shit at the GH: World Tour setlist:

30 Seconds To Mars--The Kill
311--Beautiful Disaster
Airbourne--Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast
The Allman Brothers Band--Ramblin' Man
Anouk--Good God
The Answer--Never Too Late
At the Drive-In--One Armed Scissor
Beastie Boys--No Sleep Till Brooklyn
Beatsteaks--Hail To The Freaks
Billy Idol--Rebel Yell
Black Label Society--Stillborn
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club--Weapon of Choice
blink-182--Dammit
Blondie--One Way or Another
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band--Hollywood Nights
Bon Jovi--Livin' on a Prayer
Bullet for My Valentine--Scream Aim Fire
Coldplay--Shiver
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Up Around the Bend
The Cult--Love Removal Machine
Dinosaur Jr.--Feel the Pain
The Doors--Love Me Two Times
Dream Theater--Pull Me Under
The Eagles--Hotel California
The Enemy--Aggro
Filter--Hey Man, Nice Shot
Fleetwood Mac--Go Your Own Way
Foo Fighters--Everlong
The Guess Who--American Woman
HushPuppies--You're Gonna Say Yeah!
Interpol--Obstacle 1
Jane's Addiction--Mountain Song
Jimi Hendrix--The Wind Cries Mary
Jimi Hendrix--Purple Haze (Live)
Jimmy Eat World--The Middle
Joe Satriani--Satch Boogie
Kent--Vinternoll2
Korn--Freak on a Leash
Lacuna Coil--Our Truth
Lenny Kravitz--Are You Gonna Go My Way
Linkin Park--What I've Done
The Living End--Prisoner of Society
Los Lobos--La Bamba
Lostprophets--Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)
Lynyrd Skynyrd--Sweet Home Alabama (Live)
The Mars Volta--L'Via L'Viaquez
MC5's Wayne Kramer--Kick Out the Jams
Metallica--Trapped Under Ice
Michael Jackson--Beat It
Modest Mouse--Float On
Motorhead--Overkill
Muse--Assassin
Negramaro--Nuvole e Lenzuola
Nirvana--About A Girl [Unplugged]
No Doubt--Spiderwebs
NOFX--Soul Doubt
Oasis--Some Might Say
Ozzy Osbourne--Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne--Mr. Crowley
Paramore--Misery Business
Pat Benatar--Heartbreaker
Radio Futura--Escuela De Calor
R.E.M.--The One I Love
Rise Against--Re-Education Through Labor
Sex Pistols--Pretty Vacant
Silversun Pickups--Lazy Eye
Smashing Pumpkins--Today
Steely Dan--Do It Again
Steve Miller Band--The Joker
Sting--Demolition Man (Live)
The Stone Roses--Love Spreads
Stuck in the Sound--Toy Boy
Sublime--Santeria
Survivor--Eye of the Tiger
System Of A Down--B.Y.O.B.
Ted Nugent--Stranglehold
Ted Nugent--Original Guitar Duel Recording
Tokio Hotel--Monsoon
Tool--Parabola
Tool--Schism
Tool--Vicarious
Trust--Antisocial
Van Halen--Hot For Teacher
Willie Nelson--On The Road Again
Wings--Band on the Run
Zakk Wylde--Original Guitar Duel Recording

I guess I'm set then; fuck you RB2.

[Kyo]

yeey boobies.

[Aerin]

Square Enix has announced its line-up for next month's Tokyo Game Show. While Japanese fans no doubt will be disappointed by the lack of a playable Dragon Quest IX demo, Star Ocean: The Last Hope and the Xbox 360 version of Last Remnant will both be playable at the company's booth.

Cid to Chocobo to Fushigi no Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu DS+ (Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon), DS, playable
Valkyrie Profile: Toga wo Seou Mono (The Accused One), DS, playable
Last Remnant, Xbox 360, playable
Chrono Trigger, DS, trailer only
Dissidia Final Fantasy, PlayStation Portable, playable
Chocobo to Mahou no Ehon: Majo to Shoujo to 5nin no Yuusha (The Witch, the girl and the five heroes), DS, playable
Dragon Quest IX, DS, trailer only
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, DS, playable
Star Ocean The Last Hope, Xbox 360, playable
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, PlayStation Portable, playable
Final Fantasy XIII, PlayStation 3, trailer only
Final Fantasy Versus XIII, PlayStation 3, trailer only
Final Fantasy Agito XIII, PlayStation Portable, trailer only
The 3rd Birthday, PlayStation Portable, trailer only
Infinite Undiscovery, Xbox 360, trailer only
Song Summoner: The Unsung Heroes, iPod, trailer only
Final Fantasy XI, PlayStation 2/Xbox 360/PC, trailer only
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, Blu-ray movie, trailer
Kingdom Hearts Coded, cellphone, trailer only
Final Fantasy IV The After, cellphone, playable

As always taking place in the halls of Chiba prefecture's Makuhari Messe convention center, the 2008 edition of Tokyo Game Show will run from October 9th through 12th.

http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2008/1392.html

[Krandor]

Interesting, both the DS and PSP Kingdom Hearts will be playable there

[Kyo]

Yeah I cant wait to see what comes out of TGS, evidently SE and Tecmo have big announcements there supposed to make there as well as some new IP's from capcom.

[Kyo]

Also to add for those intrested full character list from MK VS DC Universe.

Mortal Kombat
Scorpion
Sub-Zero
Sonya
Jax
Shang Tsung
Liu Kang
Raiden
Kitana
Kano
Baraka
Shao Kahn

DC Universe
Batman
Superman
Catwoman
Green Lantern
The Joker
Shazam
The Flash
Wonder Woman
Deathstroke
Lex Luthor
Darkseid

[Kurp]

Man I'm loving the 'Be A Pro' mode of NHL 09. First time in quite a while a game had me pumped enough to jump out of my chair.

The guy I made hadn't gotten a point in the first 6 or 7 games or even been on the ice when my team scored. I think I was -4 or something shitty. Then in overtime I intercepted a pass, got around the last defender and burned the goalie for the gamewinner. Fuck yes! I love this game.

Has anyone joined an online club yet? I'm wondering how that works. Can you train your pro offline and use him online, or do you need to skill up with online experience?

[Bweigelt]

Man I'm loving the 'Be A Pro' mode of NHL 09. First time in quite a while a game had me pumped enough to jump out of my chair.

The guy I made hadn't gotten a point in the first 6 or 7 games or even been on the ice when my team scored. I think I was -4 or something shitty. Then in overtime I intercepted a pass, got around the last defender and burned the goalie for the gamewinner. Fuck yes! I love this game.

Has anyone joined an online club yet? I'm wondering how that works. Can you train your pro offline and use him online, or do you need to skill up with online experience?

They're both separate. There is no crossover between the offline and online pro's, which is a little disappointing, but I can understand the problems if they allowed you to level your online guy, offline.

[Pyro]

First person to quote this gets a Little Big Planet Kratos sackboy code.

[BRP]

First person to quote this gets a Little Big Planet Kratos sackboy code.

10chars

[jmc]

First person to quote this gets a Little Big Planet Kratos sackboy code.

"First person to quote this gets a Little Big Planet Kratos sackboy code."


Not even close, I know lol

[Elesirdur]

To Hideo Kojima or whomever decided that putting a sluggishly controlling and cheap-ass fight sequence at the end of MGS4 can lick the hairiest part of my taint. Perhaps my skills are just shit, but that was a very frustrating end to an otherwise fantastic game. Nothing like taking over an hour to beat that last boss >_>

[Cydewinder]

An hour? Took me like 7 minutes, maybe less, my memory sucks. I didn't really have any problems with that fight.

[BRP]

To Hideo Kojima or whomever decided that putting a sluggishly controlling and cheap-ass fight sequence at the end of MGS4 can lick the hairiest part of my taint. Perhaps my skills are just shit, but that was a very frustrating end to an otherwise fantastic game. Nothing like taking over an hour to beat that last boss >_>

It wasn't that difficult on anyting under Big Boss Hard. You simply have to watch for patterns and get used to the controls(didn't think it was that awkward). Also: Manly boss fight would suck if it was too easy. Manliest boss fight ever.

[Elesirdur]

The very end where Solid and Liquid Ocelot throw those exhausted punches was pretty awesome. I dunno, I just had issues with the block/dodge mechanics thinking they were going to be similar to more standard fighting games. (i.e. if you don't block the first hit of a combo you can't block any of the subsequent ones until the combo is [partially] over)

Anyway, after watching all the stuff from the debriefing I am throughly pleased with MGS4. Maybe once I can get it used for around $30 or $40 I'll probably pick it up again to try some repeated play through and Metal Gear Online.

[Stee]

Pretty sure I just got screwed by Sony.....been waiting since yesterday at 5pm for my socom qore beta code never came....bastards.

My stupid LBP kratos code accidentally ripped when removing the sticker had to use a damn razor blade a hour of intense concentration to get the rest of the bar code.

[izembo]

yea my code from preordering it never made it to my inbox, is why i never got my extras to give out =/ had to use the ones from my other codes to even get in myself

[Stee]

their whole email system is weird...ah well was kinda pissed but now it just forces me to do my engineering homework so whatever!