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Demo Disc(impressions later tonight)

Destroy All Humans
Lego Star Wars
FlatOut
Dead to Rights 2
Juiced(new demo)
Xbox Live Arcade(demos of 14 games)

Reviews

Halo 2 Map Disc: 9.0
Midnight Club 3: 9.0
Dead to Rights 2: 6.3
WWE Wrestlemania 21: 6.8
TMNT:Mutant Melee: 3.8
Predator:Concrete Jungle: 2.4
Spikeout:Battle Street: 4.8
Still Life: 6.5
Obscure: 5.5
Myst 4: 8.0
Combat:Task Force 121: 2.5
Juiced: 8.1
Pariah: 7.0
Iron Phoenix: 5.5
Raze's Hell: 5.7
Ford Racing 3: 5.5
Mega Man Anniversary Collection: 8.0
Dragon Ball Z:Sagas: 5.3

 

[Mallrat83]

I can't believe they rated a map disc.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I can't believe it was (tied for) the highest rated GotM...

 

[siege]

Yeah, that's pretty sad.

 

[Kuroyume]

Oh, nice demo disc... Any hidden demo?

 

[tsp_gatmog]

I can't believe Mega Man is on the xbox

 

[JPRaup]

I can't believe they rated a map disc.

it technically is a expansion pack, and they get rated,and its a pretty big expansion if you only look at console specific ones, granted its only fucking maps

 

[android]

I hope Destroy All Humans is good. Please give us some solid impressions on that. And any rumors in the mag?

 

[MC Safety]

I'm glad the magazine is using its review score scale a bit more. There used to be some concern Official Xbox Magazine was overrating games by a little, by which I mean a lot.

 

[Deleted member 1235]

I can't believe they rated a map disc.

It's really fucking good.

 

[JPRaup]

I can't believe they rated a map disc.

did you guys see the scans, it deserves 9

 

[GhaleonEB]

It's really fucking good.

Just the map where the trains run through, smashing anything in their path, it worth it. (Terminal?)

 

[JPRaup]

yep terminal, looks fucking sick

 

[GhaleonEB]

yep terminal, looks fucking sick

WOW. That is all I have to say. Any tentative resistance I had to plunking down $20 for the mappack just dissolved.

 

[The Main Event]

Spikeout:Battle Street: 4.8

Ouch. I was actually looking forward to find it somewhere since my local EB in Canada can't have it even with a pre-order on it.

Juiced: 8.1

 

[Manick Joe]

Got the first issue of my 6 month free subscription today. Judging from screen shots and text provided I am now dying for the end of June to come. Yeah the four maps we have now for Halo 2 are cool, but man the new big team stuff is breathtaking.

As for the demo disc Destroy All Humans and Lego Star Wars are the only ones worth your time. Juiced is an average racing game and Dead To Rights II looks better but has a horrendous camera. DAH has a very nice look to it however the voice actor for Krypto just seems so out of place. It very well could have been Jack Slate hiding in a better game. The telekinesis is easy and there is a ton of stuff to pick up. Plus, you have ample energy to toss stuff around before waiting 10 seconds to let your bar recharge. The only give you this lame shock rifle but the controls worked well. It ends when you hop in your UFO and blow up a few buildings. A bit disappointed in flight control as it doesn't seem like you can control your altitude. Seems this ship is on a steady course and I'll be renting this at the least.

Oh and seems like no hidden demo this time.

 

[Ramirez]

So they shouldn't rate a disc that costs money Mallrat?I'm sure you're all about some Halo MP anyways :lol

 

[TheJollyCorner]

anything HALO is like anything Final Fantasy these days: automatic 'GOTM'.

 

[boredJonathan]

Any chance that Destroy All Humans demo would hit the net? I've been dying to give that game a whirl.

 

[Bluecondor]

I just got the demo for Destroy All Humans today. The game is quirky, and doesn't take itself too seriously. It is very immersive in terms of feeling like a real life 1950s America - under an alien invasion. It's like a satire of what would have happened if Orson Welles' famous "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast had been real.

SPOILERS ahead if you haven't played the demo yet












As far as gameplay goes - there was nothing earth-shattering (no pun intended). You do this weird thing where you pick up cows and kill them, then you kill a guy with a ray gun and take his brain, ray gun a few more guys, and then you have to destroy houses from a space ship. It's all pretty basic (and incredibly violent - with lots of blood and guts - like when you take the guy's brain).

Still though - I like the game because of the immersive atmosphere. This is definitely the kind of game I could see buying and playing through once. It is definitely on my radar screen.

 

[Chi-Town]

FlatOut: I love destructive arcade racers. The graphics on this look pretty good, lots of cool physics(cars and track stuff breaking into many pieces). Sound is kind of weak. The steering control is really sensitive and took some time to get used to. The special event where you drive up a ramp and eject your driver to see how high you can launch him was a hoot.

Lego Star Wars: It's designed for kids but Star Wars geeks will enjoy it too.

Juiced: Felt like all the other street racer demos I've played before.

Destroy All Humans: Looks like another cool Pandemic game. Using telekinesis to smash cows into the ground was fun. Favorite moment was when the local cops showed up and I levitated their car into the air and smashed it down onto them.

 

[Mallrat83]

So they shouldn't rate a disc that costs money Mallrat?I'm sure you're all about some Halo MP anyways :lol

??? What are you talking about anyways? I play Halo 2 all the time on Live. Yea, let's just assume.

Oh, and no they shouldn't review the disc, they're just fuckin' maps.

 

[GhaleonEB]

??? What are you talking about anyways? I play Halo 2 all the time on Live. Yea, let's just assume.

Oh, and no they shouldn't review the disc, they're just fuckin' maps.

So...should they comment on their quality but not put a number on it? How is that any different than a review (minus a number)?

 

[FiRez]

but man the new big team stuff is breathtaking.

What?
Can you be more specific about that?

 

[GhaleonEB]

What?
Can you be more specific about that?

Backwash looks awesome. It's set at the end of 343 Guilty Spark from the first Halo, in the jungle with the tower in the center. At night with fog, rain, insects and tons of trees - great atmosphere.