Another Xbox Live Thread...(all anti-xboxers feel free to ignore)

[belcherboy]

I was reading on Xbox.com and found these new Xbox live titles coming out. I thought I would pass them on to the Xbox lovers on the board....

http://www.xbox.com/LIVE/Games/Preview-RainingGames.htm

It's Raining Games!

"100 Xbox Live games by this time next year." They were the words every gamer longs to hear, and they were uttered by Xbox V.P. J Allard at the E3 Press Briefing May 12. You can find an exhaustive list of all the great Xbox games coming up in the coming 12 months here. But let's take a closer look at a few of the Xbox Live enabled games on the way.

Counter-Strike will make its console debut this fall. Gamers will be able to battle online with up to 16 players. A unique player-ranking system will assure that you awesome gamers don't get teamed up with rookies—and vice versa. Downloadable content is also planned.

Crimson Skies looked awesome at E3 on the humongous screen in the Xbox Live arena. Multiple game modes will include head-to-head dogfighting and Capture the Flag.

Project Gotham Racing 2 will let you challenge speed demons around the world for kudos and bragging rights. You'll also be able to download ghosts—recorded cars to watch, learn from, and compete against.

A huge cheer went up at the E3 press briefing when they showed the Conker: Live & Uncut trailer. Conker's Bad Fur Day comes included, but the real juice is in the team-focused, story-driven Xbox Live play. We can't wait for The Heist, a scenario in which four teams of four players race to rob a bank!

Magic: The Gathering—battlegrounds will not only feature online battles, but you'll also be able to download new stuff like spells, wizards, and other goodness.

Those of you in the funny pants and goofy pompom hats will dig Links 2004's online play. Compete in friendly matches with your golf buddies or take no prisoners as you compete for total domination in online tournaments.

We're not sure what Ninja Gaiden has in store for Xbox Live play. Tecmo says they're creating a revolutionary new Xbox Live compatible feature that is being especially developed for Ninja Gaiden and is like nothing we've ever experience in action games before. This game looks so freakin' amazing that we'll take whatever they've got.

NHL Rivals 2004 will be so cool it'll knock your teeth out! Seriously, this baby is going to take advantage of all those great new Xbox Live features like Xbox Live Alerts and Xbox Live Web to keep you hooked up 24/7. Track individual and team stats, leader boards, win/loss records, plus download quarterly roster updates, All-Star gamer rosters, updated player ratings, and more.

Ghost Recon freaks will, well, freak for Island Thunder. Imagine kicking *** in a post-Castro Cuba, downloading new maps and missions, and playing new multiplayer modes like Hamburger Hill and Search & Rescue. You won't have to imagine for long—it's coming this summer!

Anyone here a fan of Anna Kournikova? Okay, settle down. She's one of the coverjocks (along with Lleyton Hewitt) for Top Spin, the new XSN Sports tennis title. Gamers will be able to play as or against Anna or 15 other pros. What's the Xbox Live angle? Prove your skills in singles matches or doubles play by climbing worldwide ladders and competing in tournaments.

True Fantasy Live Online will be a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. This sucker is being built from the ground up to take advantage of Xbox Live. Players will interact, build alliances, band together to fight enemies, and eventually download all-new locales to explore.

Two new Xbox Live enabled Star Wars games. TWO! We're completely psyched for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.

Soul Calibur II is what fighting game fans have been hankering for. And they won't be disappointed. We saw this one in action at E3 and it looks phenomenal!

What else? How 'bout Amped 2, Black9, BlowOut, Corvette: Zero to Gone, Dead Man's Hand, Dead or Alive Online, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, Full Spectrum Warrior, Hunter the Reckoning Redeemer, kill.switch, Midtown Madness 3, NBA 2K4, NBA Inside Drive 2004, NCAA College Basketball 2K4, NFL 2K4, NFL Fever 2004, NHL 2K4, NHL Rivals 2004, Outlaw Volleyball: Spike or Die, Rogue Ops, Sega GT Online, Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, Steel Battalion – Line of Contact, and XIII.

And of course, Halo 2, which is reason enough to move if your area doesn't have broadband. With all these great new games and amazing new Xbox Live features, it makes you wonder why people bother making offline games anymore… Xbox Live is clearly where the action is!

[Amish Love Machine]

Nice. Can't wait!

Hey belcherboy, did you like that "Classmates" e-mail I sent you?

[belcherboy]

Originally posted by Amish Love Machine
Nice. Can't wait!

Hey belcherboy, did you like that "Classmates" e-mail I sent you?

I got that yesterday and got so busy I forgot to respond. I've been on the IC one for over 2 years now. Your the first one that has ever responded (I thought my name was well known there).

I'm getting really excited for the next ghost recon this summer!!

[Todd]

i have a PS2 right now but i ve been thinking about get either a X-BOX or the Gamecube ..... i was wondering how the sports game are on the X-BOX and does the X-BOX come with the modem built in?

[shabba4detroit]

I have a Sega Genesis. I play Toejam and Earl.
Toejam and Earl III has come out for the Xbox. Has anyone played it? If it's good, I may have to get an Xbox.

Peace,

Shabba

[belcherboy]

Originally posted by Todd
i have a PS2 right now but i ve been thinking about get either a X-BOX or the Gamecube ..... i was wondering how the sports game are on the X-BOX and does the X-BOX come with the modem built in?

The xbox is great, it pretty much is a mini computer with a 8 gig hard drive. Comes with a built in modem and they are currently creating a thing call the XSPN (I think is what it is called) which is the xbox online sports network. They will interlink online sports games to allow for tournaments and full sport seasons. They are adding golf and tennis to their already online titles of college and pro football, basketball and a professional baseball game.

The price of the xbox just dropped down to $179.99. I'm thinking that the PS3 is coming out in probably a year and a half or two years (it always takes at least a year after it comes out for the price to drop and for them to have any games for the new system, so it probably wouldn't be worth buying for about 3 years). They showed a little of it at the electronics show in California the past few weeks.

The online play is great. I'm sure you can get better gaming online through computers, but I love it on the xbox. Most the games I have played have been really good and I am impressed with the quick load times of games and the better graphics it has than the other systems!

[Amish Love Machine]

Originally posted by Todd
i have a PS2 right now but i ve been thinking about get either a X-BOX or the Gamecube ..... i was wondering how the sports game are on the X-BOX and does the X-BOX come with the modem built in?

If you want to play sports games, don't get the 'Cube. It's rumored EA won't be making sports games for it much longer. As far as Xbox goes, all major EA titles are available for Xbox and usually, the graphics, sound, etc. are better.

As belcherboy already outlined, the Xbox has some high-powered hardware. It's a PIII (750 or so MhZ) with an 8GB hard drive, built-in broadband adapter, Dolby digital sound and more. Like the PS2, it plays both music CD's and DVD's (the 'Cube plays neither one of them).

[Todd]

oh cool ill probably get the X-BOX then, the only reason i was interested in the Gamecube is the new Zelda game