mikeszekely

Yeah, the actual stuff in the ending wouldn't do to appear in another game. I was refering more to what G0-T0 was doing to Bao Dur's remote, and the HK Factory.

Well, seeing as how the game is supposed to lead directly into Episode III, I would say the game's ending would piss some people off. I was a little shocked to see how it ended also, but after the release of the new movie, who knows? Maybe Delta will be used as a Jedi extermination squad? I seriously doubt that Delta will have anything to do with Episode III. I mean, Episode III was far enough along for the developers to include characters and environments from Episode III. But if you checked out the demo that came with KOTOR II, you can see that Delta was still wearing all white. The decision to give them splashes of color came almost at the end of RC's development cycle. That said, the only way we're going to see more of Delta is in sequels, expansions/downloadable content, or novels. And from the description of the novel given in the game's instruction manual, I wonder if it picks up where RC left off? That'd be one hell of a crappy marketing gimmick, though. It'd be like playing Zelda, but the game ends right when you get to Ganon, with an ad for a book about Link's fight with Ganon at the back of the instruction manual. In any case, if they can work on a few things (more/better levels, better squad commands, more enemy types, and tone down SBDs... they were tougher than Droidekas) , I'd definately be interested in playing a sequel.

Well, rumor has it that Obsidian is working on KOTOR III, and that some of the content culled from KOTOR II will be in KOTOR III. Let's just hope they don't cut stuff from that one for whatever reason (although leaving games hanging worse than Halo seems to be Lucasarts' MO lately... check out Republic Commando and see what I mean).

I just finished Republic Commando this morning, if that's what you mean by "new Star Wars game." It's a solid single-player game if a bit short (and the ending is more abrupt and leaves you hanging way worse than Halo 2's), but the multiplayer is just sort of tacked on. If FPS is your thing, stick with Halo 2 for Live.

Okay finished the game. No spoilers, but I will say that even Halo 2 had a better ending...

But they can afford $120+ Nike shoes and designer clothes, $50 video games, cell phones, SUV car payments, cable, satellite and TIVO TV packages, even Yamato toys...If they don't want a CD... fine...but if they can afford any of that stuff...they sure as hell can afford a CD they want. Its called money management, setting priorities, goals...a skill that seems to be vanishing as evidenced by the growth rate of personnel debt... Simply put, if you haven't the willpower, money management skills, foresight to save enough money to buy a CD you really want. Then you have far bigger problems to deal with then whineing about CD prices. The reason I think everyone's arguing your points, MSW, is that your arguments seem to come down to the price is what it is, no use complaining, and that we should either not buy the product in question or save up, budget, then bend over and take it quietly. The issue isn't about buying or not buying. The issue is about the record companies selling mass-produced teeny-pop at premium prices, then blaming their customers for not generating the kind of sales they wanted instead of understanding that lower prices can mean higher profits. I, for one, learned about supply in demand in business class. But I sure as hell don't recall anything about blaming (and possibly suing) customers for poor sales as a way to artificially inflate the demand for a shoddy product.

Yeah, the Xbox version has all of the same stuff. I'd say that, aside from controls and Xbox Live, the versions are probably identical. I should beat it soon... I'm at... SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED ...Kashyyyk, just after the part where you had to use a rocket to blow up the bridge after the explosive charge was a dud.

I'd be of the opinion that, rather than replace the slang with something more literal ("fruit salesman" to "liar"), you'd be better to replace the foreign slang with a more familiar one ("fruit salesman" to "used car salesman"). Using either "liar/fraud" or "used car salesman" would both be innaccurate as far as literal translations go, but both convey the same idea in modern English. "Used car salesman," though, would retain more of the flavor of the original dialogue. That may just be my opinion, though.

Somehow, I think you've hit on an argument for mandating that certain movies should be designed so as to require the viewer to operate a treadmill continuously in order to watch them. Oh, c'mon, go easy. I enjoy swimming and golf (no carts), but when I sit down to watch a movie, I sure as hell don't want to get up in the middle either. Of course, I may be the one person on earth who didn't care for the Lord of the Rings movies, so I can't say I've actually run into that problem. Still, the idea of using HVD to cram a lot more episodes/series/movies on a single disc is nice. Even if you had to do the work yourself (that is, buy a recordable 200GB HVD, then convert your entire Macross collection to one disc with a PC).

I'm playing it on Xbox. I'd say it's pretty solid, and the visor is pretty cool. I give the developers a lot of credit for making a game that's Star Wars, but gritty and militaristic at the same time. I also give them a lot of credit for creating squad mates that act as more than just cannon-fodder, and have unique personalities. I'm at a point where I get pissed when someone brings down one of my men, and I'm letting them get at the bacta before I do. Scorch is especially endearing... more so when he's playing off Sev (okay, Fixer is a little dull). My only gripe with the game is that it's WAY too short. I picked it up Thursday night, didn't really start playing until Friday... and I've gotta be close to the end. The levels are pretty long by themselves, but it kind of sucks that there's only 3. Well... there's always hope for downloadable content.

Actually, IM software for the PSP (real IM software, not the DS's Pictochat crap) wouldn't be so farfetched. The PSP's wireless functions are built on 802.11b... in theory, it should be able to communicate wirelessly (for games, but why not for messaging?) over the net with other PSPs, provided that you're in a wireless hotspot, or you have a wireless router at home.

Sorry, bro, I'm not familiar with that area. Maybe it's time to make a trip to the National Air and Space Museum (or think of some other excuse to make a trip to DC).

Man, I own a Mirage (looks similar to the '97 Mirage Cyborg in the game, save mine's a coupe, not a hatchback), and I sure as hell wouldn't want to drive it in the game. If I drove a car worth racing, then I'd probably care... but then again, cars worth racing usually turn up in racing games.

That'd be cool... if there was a use for it.

Where do you live? If you're in Maryland or Virginia (around the DC area), I think Starland fixes them. Not sure, though, and not sure what they'd charge.

Although, for the time being, my money's on Blu-Ray (both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players are supposed to be backward compatible with regular DVD, so why not go with the one that holds more?), I'm going to hold out and wait for HVD. I mean, you figure 4 eps per Animeigo disc (they were single layer) means, well, let's round it off to 1GB per episode. The first round of HVDs, then, could hold every episode of say, Dragon Ball Z, or every episode of Macross, Macross II, Macross Plus (movie and OVA), DYRL, Macross 7, and Macross Zero (with some bonus material like the Macross 7 Plus bits and all of the material from the 20th Anniversary DVD), or every bit of UC Gundam, on a single disc. Later, they're talking about 1TB HVDs... you could put your entire anime collection on one disc then. Of course, the idea behind using higher capacity discs is so that they can use higher quality video... in the short run, I wouldn't expect to see more episode per Blu-Ray (or HD-DVD)... just true high-def video. Although if this HVD takes off, the sky's the limit.

Nintendo said that the NDS will not play GB and GBC on it. PS: I still have Operation Contra GB with its box and manual Emulate. There's not that many GB and GBC games that have stood the test of time, anyway. Hell, if software can be run off the Memory Stick, I wouldn't be suprised to see at least NES and GBC emulators for the PSP in the near future. we would be really lucky to have a full function emulator. lately handheld emulation like snes advance has really slowed down. the trend of that plus translation patches has declined over the years. I don't know. The GBA had some nice NES emulators. I think the reason a SNES emulator never really worked out for the GBA was a lack of buttons, and the fact that the SNES seems a little tough to emulate properly. For years, a lot of PC SNES emulators had sound issues, as does SNES Station for the PS2 (which can't emulate some SNES games at all) and the SNES emulators for Dreamcast. NES, GB/C, and Genesis/Megadrive seem likely canidates for emulation on the PSP, as long as the PSP can run software directly off the Memory Stick.

For around 9.99 they have a fliptop face that can attach to the PSP.

There are definately no Trans Ams in GT4. GT4 Car List. PONTIAC: 2004 : GTO 5.7 Coupe 2002 : Solstice Coupe Concept 2002 : Sunfire GXP Concept 1964 : Tempest LeMans GTO 2003 : Vibe GT

I don't know about that. I mean, licensing explains why we don't have Ferrari or Porsche etc, but it doesn't explain why we have like every car Honda has made for the last 30 or 40 years, including all the shitty ones no one would ever want to even own in real life, let alone race in a game against tuned 3000GTs, Skylines, etc, but we have only a handful of brand new or classic American cars. And it doesn't explain why they obviously have a licensing deal with GM (and specifically Pontiac), yet the only Pontiacs they could manage was some ugly concept, a G6, a Sunfire, and a classic GTO. No Firebirds, no Trans Ams.

Nintendo said that the NDS will not play GB and GBC on it. PS: I still have Operation Contra GB with its box and manual Emulate. There's not that many GB and GBC games that have stood the test of time, anyway. Hell, if software can be run off the Memory Stick, I wouldn't be suprised to see at least NES and GBC emulators for the PSP in the near future.

Not so sure about that. While the Logitech Wheel is the best I've tried (with almost no dead zone and a 900 degree turning radius), none of them have enough force feedback to truly recreate the feeling of driving car. And since I'm already used to the standard controller, switching to a wheel or stick causes a drastic reduction in skill for me.

I know a few other people that liked the original 'Box controller, but I just never saw it. It was too big... like holding a loaf of bread with two analog sticks poking out. The d-pad was one of the worst ever (at least the S has a cross on the circle), and while the white/black button placement might have been better (and that's debateable... I got used to having them near the bottom real fast), the X/Y/B/A buttons were clustered way too close together. I remember playing DoA3 and constantly had the problem of pushing the wrong buttons. I should mention that the Logitech Wireless controller for the Xbox is great, but not as good as the one for PS2, and unless you have a wireless headset, it's useless for voicechat on Live.

Hella worth it. Granted, I haven't tried it online yet. And the new version of SFII is still more or less a Super Nintendo game... but SFIII is easily one of the best 2D fighting games I've played. I think the only one I might like better is Street Fighter Alpha 3, and that's only because of the enormous number of characters and kick-ass world tour mode. Besides, it's only $30. Man I have been playing the crap outta this. I bought the import(wcode and region free) and played it back in November but there werent alot of players. Now with the US release I can play everyday! Definaley one of the best LIVE titles yet. bought it, got the crap beat out of me online. Question, how do u watch the movie? Go to Street Fighter II, then go to the Gallery Mode. It's in there.

Understanding that, if I recall correctly, the DMCA legally gives you the right to make ONE copy per DVD/CD/game that you own for backup purposes, I would suggest that if you have a DVD burner in your computer, that you do just that- back up your Macross DVDs. The Animeigo Macross DVDs are NOT copy-protected and are very easy to copy.