What system has the best lineup of games this year

Yep, clever marketing and the socalled 'casual' gamer keeps Sony on top.

For all those slating the cube check out cube.ign.com for the best for this year's lineup (Part 2, insiders only).

 

I'm not an insider. Can you post some of the better games on the list here.

 

Neither am I. And everyone knows Nintendo's own first and second party line-up.

 

p.n.03
viewtiful joe
sc2
Ridge Racer (r. racing evolution)
Baten Kaitos
Tales of Symphonie (Phantasia)
Virtua Fighter Quest
Sonic Adventure 3
SC:Ghost
Factor 5 Secret project
The Hobbit
WWE WrestleMania X9
Enter the Matrix

Quite a few of the titles that IGN listed aren't even exclusives. Out of this batch I'm only interested in Viewtiful Joe. I'm going to hold off on it though, to see when Capcom announces it on Xbox. They said that out of the Capcom five only the resident Evil game is exclusive. So I'll hold off before buying it. The Xbox will be getting the best version of "Enter The Matrix" with online support. And I'll grab SC:Ghost for my Xbox. The way I see it is that the Xbox gets the best version with multiplatform games, so why settle for the weaker version.

I think the previous article had these titles listed.

Zelda
Animal Crossing 2
F-Zero
Mario 128
Pokemon
Hal project
Mario Kart
Pikmin 2
Starfox Armada
Mario Tennis
Mario Golf
Camelot RPG
Too Human
Silicon Knights secret project
Zoonami Game Zero
1080 Avalanche
NST Secret Project
Wario World
Final Fantasy:CC

Pre-ordered Zelda and I'll grab FF:CC for the multiplayer. After looking at the video of F-Zero on the Zelda bonus disk I think I'll pass. I still don't understand why the fanboys cling so tightly to To "Too Human" this game has been in development since the N64 with very little info.

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well then what do you think is a better rpg series?

Take your pick. Most of the FF games are good games, but they have slowly crossed format. They are now a sub genre. Boarderline adventure game/interactive movie. Plain and simple, if you think FF is superior to, well any true RPG, then my friend you are not an RPG fan.

While RPG's have strived to add freedom, the FF series has strived to take it away.

Anyway if we want to go into this further it should be in a seperate thread.

 

Unlike on many other gaming boards, where it's just a shouting match...

Ever been to the Xbox forums? They behave like a mass of feral, underfed animals there. When last I checked, they had a 9 page thread on what color the Xbox was. I really have to hand to the people who run them - I haven't seen anything that poorly managed since IBM in the early 80s.

I haven't been to the GC forums, but Sony's own PS boards are quite well managed, save for the daly occurance of the 'When is the PS3 coming out?' threads.

 

Plain and simple, if you think FF is superior to, well any true RPG, then my friend you are not an RPG fan.

What kind of a statement is that? I've played tons of RPGs throughout my life. It's my absolute favorite genre. Yet because I prefer the Final Fantasy series I'm not an RPG fan? You don't have to like the FF games, but please refrain from commenting on the people who do.

 

"Quite a few of the titles that IGN listed aren't even exclusives"

That was the whole point of article 2.

 

Plain and simple, if you think FF is superior to, well any true RPG, then my friend you are not an RPG fan.

*looks at massive stack of RPG's*
It is supperior to all because I have gave all console rpg's that have come to this country a try. And none have been as strong as the FF series.

 

>>>Oh, and RBE I'd like to drag up an incredibley old chat we had. Splinter Cell, a perfect port of the xbox version, is coming to GC. . I recieved an e-mail from Nintendo Of Europe with a release date of March'03.<<<

SC On TheCube.

Sanchez my old friend, I figured I'd wait till the screens where up so I could back myself up with proof. Instead of just saying "your wrong." Dosen't look like a perfect port to me. looks better then the PS2 version so thats a start.

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*looks at screenshots for each version of splinter cell*
The X-Box version is easily the best looking version. But that should have been predictable since almost every multiplatform game released the X-Box version is the best looking.

 

Teh Xbox is best.

 

I wouldn't go that far...

 

"Sanchez my old friend, I figured I'd wait till the screens where up so I could back myself up with proof. Instead of just saying "your wrong." Dosen't look like a perfect port to me. looks better then the PS2 version so thats a start."

If it looked anywhere near as poor as the PS2 version I'd have to resort to playing only ArmyMen games to show my intense disgust.

Anyhow, I don't think the finished product will be that far behind the Xbox version, if at all. Although I do concede the chance of a perfect port is slim.

Anyway, Cube gets sticky bomb and mini-map so that more than makes up for any graphical short-comings .

 

ahhhh! i accidentally voted xbox instead of the GameCube!

 

Silly banana ^.

OFF TOPIC: Celtic lost the CIS Cup Final coz of bad refereeing. That makes me a saaaaaaaaad panda. Now we have to settle for the UEFA cup

BACK ON TOPIC: Can someone please get a hold of screens for all console versions of splinter cell? Just out of interest, no big deal.

 

XBOX SUCKS BIG TIME

 

I think Mario Kart is the most underrated game ever. My friends and I have been playing the N64 version for years, and we still aren't tired of it.

In fact, almost all of the 4-player nintendo party games have kicked major ass. The gamecube has been a disappointment so far(Smash Bros. rocks, but I figured they'd have more multiplayer games by now), but I'll vote for it. If the release lists are correct, this year will bring Mario Tennis(great), Mario Golf(not bad), FX Zero(also great), and Mario Kart(videogame perfection).

I'm a little bit skeptical, though. If all these games are coming out, you'd think they would make a bigger deal about it. I don't think I've seen a single screenshot from the Mario-themed games. But if it's true, I'll be in videogame heaven.

Call me a fanboy if you want, but nothing else really seems to interest me, on any console(except for maybe the Star Wars games).

 

Is there going to be another Super Mario brothers game, I loved them games on the NES and the super NES.

 

None of the above.

PC.

Lionheart, Tron 2.0, Age of Mythology Expansion, KotOR, Galaxies, Greyhawk: Temple of Elemental Evil (3rd Edition D&D by Tim Cain of Fallout/Arcanum)...

 

>>>There's a Super Smash Bros game on GCN too.<<<

Yeah I know, I have it. As I said before, it rocks...but I wish they had more 4-player party games.

>>>Try the Super Monkey Ball games- they're a blast. I've heard the Godzilla: DAMM game is really fun in multi too.<<<

Thanks. I've heard of Super Monkey Ball, but never really thought about getting it. I'll rent it the next time I'm out.

>>>Mario Party 4 came out a few months ago.<<<

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that in my previous post. I'm not a huge fan of that...I think the Mario Party series needs a rest. The first one was great, but the sequels have all been the same.

With the new DVD-ish medium, you'd think they could cram a million minigames onto one disc(you know, collecting all of the Mario Party 1-3 minigames, and adding new ones). But Mario Party 4 has the same amount, if not less games than previous versions. And they mostly suck! How many "tap A as fast as you can" games can they throw at us?

But maybe I'm being hypocritical. Here I am, complaining about too many rehashey sequels for Mario Party, while at the same time complaining that they aren't releasing Mario Kart/Tennis/Golf/etc. sequels fast enough. I guess the trick is balance. Each system should recieve one massively updated version of each game. They had the right idea with Super Smash Bros. Both N64 and Gamecube had the same basic gameplay, but the gamecube version had so many new characters/levels/modes that it was well worth buying.

P.S. I could also use a good four-player FPS. I have Bond: Agent Under Fire, which is pretty good, but it's no GoldenEye. (where's Rare when we finally need them? stupid Microsoft)

Is TimeSplitters 2 any good?

 

I vote "Other" too.

The PC is the best this year (and every year IMO). Adding on to the ones already listed for the PC: Jedi Academy, Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault, and BF1942 Expansion Pack (Secret Weapons I think it will be called).

Any others we forget?

 

Bomberman is also always great for multi-player.