Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread William Wheatley
:) - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:56 AM Subject: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) Welp..they say that it seemed to be designed to scare off all but the most

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Dan Phillips
: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) Welp..they say that it seemed to be designed to scare off all but the most hardcore gamers. I am not paying US$200.00 for a game that gets a 7.3 rating at Gamespot.com sorry... Unfortunately, Steel Battalion's gameplay falls short when compared

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Angel Stewart
Nope... Reviews from more than one source are usually right on the money. Gamespot's reviews are usually close to what my own opinion of games are after I've played them. :) Does anyone think that this game will be rentable? -Gel -Original Message- From: William Wheatley

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Raymond Camden
, November 26, 2002 9:05 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) I would buy it if I knew more games would work with the controller. Now playing MechWarrior with that...THAT would be cool! -Original Message- From

Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread William Wheatley
exactly! - Original Message - From: Dan Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:05 AM Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) I would buy it if I knew more games would work

Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread William Wheatley
: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:13 AM Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) Nope... Reviews from more than one source are usually right on the money. Gamespot's reviews are usually close to what my own opinion of games are after I've played them

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Dan Phillips
, November 26, 2002 10:15 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) Wait - you mean the super-expensive game controller is only going to work on _one_ game? How stupid is that. I had assumed it would only be one game at first

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
Well, for us, since we're into multi-player games, having multiple people with the controllers, and a minimum of 3 XBoxes in the house (with one person brining one) Now, multi-player I can see it being a fantastic game, and having the BIG controller will be more of a buzz than anything, just

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Angel Stewart
Steel Battalion is a single-player-only, mission-based game. You'll start out each mission with a text-based briefing and a loadout process that lets you select a VT and outfit it with weapons. Once you're in your VT, you'll have to go through a start-up process. This consists of a series of

Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread William Wheatley
Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) Well, for us, since we're into multi-player games, having multiple people with the controllers, and a minimum of 3 XBoxes in the house (with one person brining one) Now, multi-player I can see

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Angel Stewart
Oh and f** this sh**... Should that pilot die because you failed to eject from an exploding mech before it went critical, or should you lose so many mechs that you don't have enough credits to purchase another one, the game ends--and erases your pilot's save data. Game over, big time. If they

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Dan Phillips
What? You don't think there is a cheat out there to get around that? -Original Message- From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:10 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
Thats the spirit :) LOL damn 3 xboxs :) all in different parts of the flat? so you can scream at each other between rooms when you get killed? lol We currently play 12 person Halo - which is AMAZING! One TV in the front room, one in the office and one in the upstairs bedroom - means the

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Angel Stewart
Message- From: Dan Phillips [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 12:17 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) What? You don't think there is a cheat out there to get around that? -Original

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Raymond Camden
games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) Oh and f** this sh**... Should that pilot die because you failed to eject from an exploding mech before it went critical, or should you lose so many mechs that you don't have enough credits to purchase another one, the game ends--and erases

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Philip Arnold - ASP
Oh and f** this sh**... Should that pilot die because you failed to eject from an exploding mech before it went critical, or should you lose so many mechs that you don't have enough credits to purchase another one, the game ends--and erases your pilot's save data. Game over, big time. If

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Kevin Graeme
:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:17 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) What? You don't think there is a cheat out there to get around that? -Original Message- From: Angel Stewart

Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread William Wheatley
yea that does kinda blow to have that happen ;) - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:09 AM Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse) Oh and f

RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Angel Stewart
Yeah...the new controller looks way cool though regardless of what any review says :) If I was a console-phile I would buy the game just for that! .. .. But I'm not ;-) -Gel -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Why would you want to? The whole point of

controller - Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread William Wheatley
hands playing for hours on hours. No more having a towel on standby to wipe up !! - Original Message - From: Angel Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CF-Community [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:55 AM Subject: RE: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg

Re: controller - Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread Hatton Humphrey
That just has the wrong mental imagery assocaited with it... gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, get into the game. Hatton William Wheatley wrote: Speaking of controllers The xbox came with a nice controller, but then the ps2s controller sucked its so tiny its for a kid pretty much. So i

Re: controller - Re: Steel Battalions Review (RE: XBox games Was: omg - the lawsuits just got worse)

2002-11-26 Thread jon hall
I saw that the other day...looked interesting but gimmicky imo. I picked up the Japanese controller from EB. It's a lot smaller than the US XBox controller. I actually like the PS controller though :) Best controller ever is the 3rd generation Saturn controllers though, awesome directional that