The Official Xbox 360 Thread

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:35 pm

BWFC_Insane wrote:
potter1989bwfc wrote:Should all sell everything to do with your Xbox and come to the good side and buy a PS3
Nah you're ok.

Xbox is miles better at half the price!

FD · Post by FD » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:49 pm

a1 wrote:
General Mannerheim wrote:Lost & the Damned is brilliant fun, its great to be back in Liberty - even more so since ive been to NY since i finished the original GTA IV, and now i can appreciate how accurate and detailed the map is!

I love how this story entwines with the old story of Niko Belic, you even cross paths with him a few times, and you remember some his old missions as they have an effect on you now, like when you get Niko to kill the biker whos seeing the Russian guys daughter - that biker is a Lost MC friend of Johnny's! - still to see what the outcome of that will be.

Ricky Gervais has finished his stint at the split sides club, replaced now by Fankie Boyle!!!

Still amazed by how all this works tho, apparentlyL&tD is a third of the length of the original! blimey! im guessing this content was already on the disc somewhere, and the download just unlocks it somehow?
iirc -its 3 gig. iirc only about 7 of the 9 are usuable on a xbox disc. 3gig x 3rd is 9, if owt the DLC is too big, off the numbers you just give.

Lost & The damned is 1.7GB in size. You download it, when you boot the game up it asks you if you wanna play GTA4 or Lost & The Damned, after that, upon loading up it just loads the last saved game. The only content "already on the disc" is the assets, art wise, because its still the same city, etc.

a1 · Post by a1 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:03 pm

FD wrote:
Lost & The damned is 1.7GB in size. You download it, when you boot the game up it asks you if you wanna play GTA4 or Lost & The Damned, after that, upon loading up it just loads the last saved game. The only content "already on the disc" is the assets, art wise, because its still the same city, etc.

that makes more sense, i thought 3gig was a bit big. i misread the size as 2.7 on some other website.

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:39 pm

well its fooking amazing whatever it is!

General Mannerheim · Post by **General Mannerheim** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 10:39 am

street fighter 4 is very impressive!

ive got the hang of it now, its brilliant!

I need one of them sticks though, when the hell will they hit the shops - you get one from ebay for about £300 rips!!!

FD · Post by FD » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:52 pm

Just in case anyone was wondering, Resident Evil 5 is f**king brilliant. Excellent in single player but AMAZING in co-op over LIVE!

Oh and if anyone loves Gears of War, the 50 cent game is well worth a play, very fun and if you can get past the shite that is 50 cent's world (not a fan) then you'll really enjoy it.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:34 am

Bought Hawx over the weekend.

Pretty good arcade fun.

Not a flight sim though for anyone who prefers that sort of thing stay well clear.

But if you want to re-enact top gun like dogfights then I'd highly reccomend!

Enzo Gambaro · Post by **Enzo Gambaro** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:38 pm

General Mannerheim wrote:street fighter 4 is very impressive!

ive got the hang of it now, its brilliant!

I need one of them sticks though, when the hell will they hit the shops - you get one from ebay for about £300 rips!!!

Can't recommend getting an arcade stick highly enough. I got one of the Hori ones imported a year or so ago (about £50) and I wouldn't even think of touching the likes of Street Fighter or Soul Calibur without it now.

Rated R Superstar · Post by **Rated R Superstar** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:18 pm

Borrowed Timeshift off a mate. Might give it a go later. Anyone played it?

FD · Post by FD » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:32 pm

Yeah, didn't like it at all I'm afraid. As generic a FPS as they come!

I wouldn't reccomend buying a stick for Street Fighter by the way unless you are VERY serious about playing the game. They aren't cheap and some people find them harder to use than a normal pad. I personally love my stick though, wouldn't be without it!

a1 · Post by a1 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:04 pm

FD wrote:Yeah, didn't like it at all I'm afraid. As generic a FPS as they come!

I wouldn't reccomend buying a stick for Street Fighter by the way unless you are VERY serious about playing the game. They aren't cheap and some people find them harder to use than a normal pad. I personally love my stick though, wouldn't be without it!

is it me or is sf4 a right cheatin' bastard ?

what [was] the difference between them 2 joysticks apart from one being dearer ?

Rated R Superstar · Post by **Rated R Superstar** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:38 pm

a1 wrote:
FD wrote:Yeah, didn't like it at all I'm afraid. As generic a FPS as they come!

I wouldn't reccomend buying a stick for Street Fighter by the way unless you are VERY serious about playing the game. They aren't cheap and some people find them harder to use than a normal pad. I personally love my stick though, wouldn't be without it!
is it me or is sf4 a right cheatin' bastard ?

what [was] the difference between them 2 joysticks apart from one being dearer ?

I'm ashamed to say I suck at sf4 even on the easier settings.

FD · Post by FD » Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:45 pm

a1 wrote:
FD wrote:Yeah, didn't like it at all I'm afraid. As generic a FPS as they come!

I wouldn't reccomend buying a stick for Street Fighter by the way unless you are VERY serious about playing the game. They aren't cheap and some people find them harder to use than a normal pad. I personally love my stick though, wouldn't be without it!
is it me or is sf4 a right cheatin' bastard ?

what [was] the difference between them 2 joysticks apart from one being dearer ?

Seth (final boss) is a cheating f**k yeah, though the irony is that when you unlock him to play as, you never will as he's SOOOOOO slow and weak.

The expensive joystick is made with genuine sanwa parts, which basically means its literally like having the joystick part of a cab at your fingertips, it also has screws on the bottom you can remove and allows you to attach it to a table at home etc. It's totally customizable inside as well and has a nice cable storage at the back of the unit. Its also bigger.

I tried both but couldn't justify the outlay on the top spec one, so went for the normal fightstick, which is all kinds of brilliant, and in truth I prefer the look of the cheaper one.

Anyone finding it hard though, try the "challenge" mode trials, they teach you how to use the moves properly and get you doing combos you can take online and dish out damage with.

a1 · Post by a1 » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:00 pm

FD wrote:
Seth (final boss) is a cheating f**k yeah, though the irony is that when you unlock him to play as, you never will as he's SOOOOOO slow and weak.

The expensive joystick is made with genuine sanwa parts, which basically means its literally like having the joystick part of a cab at your fingertips, it also has screws on the bottom you can remove and allows you to attach it to a table at home etc. It's totally customizable inside as well and has a nice cable storage at the back of the unit. Its also bigger.

I tried both but couldn't justify the outlay on the top spec one, so went for the normal fightstick, which is all kinds of brilliant, and in truth I prefer the look of the cheaper one.

Anyone finding it hard though, try the "challenge" mode trials, they teach you how to use the moves properly and get you doing combos you can take online and dish out damage with.

cool.

its not the end man that's the git, its bison.

i do the wrong special moves all the time. "not spinning piledriver, again"

the charge <then>^ ones are nearly impossible to do on the reg pad. and i dont think its the pad .

because on sf2 the <then> moves are easier to do than the d,df,f type ones.

its like the 'leeway' of getting certain moves right has changed.

as i said- its a cheatin' bastard.

FD · Post by FD » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:23 pm

I'm afraid with SF4 it's horses for courses as to what control method you use. I'm pretty good at the game (average to good) and I use a stick, yet a friend of mine who uses the 360 standard pad with the STICK not the d-pad regularly reams me senseless.

Find the controller you like is my suggestion!

Anyway, for SF4 fans, this may make you laugh : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2esNNKg1o

Rated R Superstar · Post by **Rated R Superstar** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:37 pm

FD wrote:Anyway, for SF4 fans, this may make you laugh : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2esNNKg1o

Reminded me of these; http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/unskippable

CrazyHorse · Post by **CrazyHorse** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:37 pm

Can't wait for Ghostbusters either. Looks absolutely brilliant!

FD · Post by FD » Sat Mar 28, 2009 1:24 pm

The build I've seen was fun, I'm told co-op should be in there too which is great.

BWFC_Insane · Post by **BWFC_Insane** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:32 pm

FD wrote:The build I've seen was fun, I'm told co-op should be in there too which is great.

FD how dya see all this stuff?

A hobby? Or dya work for one of those game magazine things?

FD · Post by FD » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:39 pm

I have a very very good friend who works in the industry!

He hooks me up with games early and I sometimes get to see stuff before it's finished.

Been playing more Street Fighter 4 online, and today played some damn good fighters...also played some people who spam the hell out of moves, but I'm not whinging, if its in the game it's there to be used. Did laugh at the Gouken player though, who could only do the ultra after throwing into it, so he was continually trying to throw me, lucky I never let him get that close. Found him difficult to break down with my Ken, so switched to Balrog (Boxer) and knocked the shite out of him

Anyone on here gonna buy the 360 Ultimate Pack for Fifa 09? I thought about it, but I'm not convinced its worth 800 points, as that's about £7.99 real money!

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