I didn't really get the rails feeling with COD2...you're only limited by your creativity and nimbleness of fingers. There are more than a couple of ways to approach a level and you can accomplish certain missions in a level out of order, such as clearing houses in villages or putting thermite on large guns.
There is a particular mission in one of the next to last levels where you have to defend a barn against several waves of nazis. You could simply use the mg in the barn to mow them down, but I preferred to throw out a smoke grenade, climb the stairs in a nearby house and take pot-shots at them from a couple different windows. Overall, bold and ballsy, yet intelligent manouvers are rewarded with good game play.
However, keep in mind you're playing missions that actually happened in real life. So, to an extent, some aspects of the game are going to be locked in a bit to give you a glimpse of what really happened.
Given the combination of graphics, excellent voice acting, Military Channel documentary cut scenes and horrific violence, I've gained a whole new level of respect for WWII vets after playing COD2.
In all seriousness, I'm wondering if it is even safe for Mr. Wales to enter China at this point. I'd imagine there are a number of foreign nationals who would suddenly disappear upon landing in China, given the stance they have taken against the policies of the government there.
You could ask the same question of a PC. The XBox 360 is geared toward being connected to the internet, and ideally (IMO), to an HDTV. In my case, I just plug it into the switch sitting on top of my entertainment center, which also handles the networking for my Tivo and PS2. PS2 games, btw, can take patches from the net (ie Star Wars Battlefront), but it kind of irks me since the patches get stored to those relatively expensive memory cards.
"So the flamewar has been going on for a few years now, but the one key difference that gives the edge to the PC gamers is the ability to patch a game."
My XBox 360 notifies me if a patch is available as soon as I pop in a game DVD and gives me the ability to download & apply it now or wait until later.
Can anyone comment on the possibility that the Japanese simply don't want to buy a console from a non-Japanese company? I understand the level of nationalism over there is turned up to 11, but I could be wrong. Thoughts?
I thought this only applied to U.S. citizens that did something illegal abroad and then flew back home. Well, if it turns out that's not the only case, then this custom is being unfairly applied to those involved with online gambling.
Think of it this way...At some point in time, a foreign executive must have visited the U.S. for vacation. Specifically, someone whose (foreign) company does something that would be considered illegal here...ie, environmental regs, bribery of govt. officials, labor law, etc.
"Wouldn't it be a pretty amazing feat to be able to micromanage every single gravitational interaction in the entire universe? In real time? That would be a proper god."
Yeah, but then he'd never get laid, unless you're into the writings of Dan Brown.
"Noone said that you have to reveal your company secrets, but things like this ethics violations being hidden is just the icing on the cake."
So, you would like to see a press release when the company is planning on violating some ethics?:-) I think criminals are going to be criminals regardless of the corporate structure.
Not really. How many people knew that Bill Ford would be replaced by the former Boeing CEO until yesterday? Pretty much just the Ford Board of Directors and some attorneys.
There is a certain amount of information about the company that has to be disclosed, and most of that appears in annual reports, quarterly reports and certain, required press releases. Shareholders have a right to attend shareholders' meetings, which could include employees if they happen to be shareholders.
I have a 100gig hard drive on my Macbook Pro. If I acquire enough movies that space is going to get used up, quickly. It's much easier for me to buy a storage rack for 20-30 some dollars and keep all my DVDs there than it would be to upgrade my hard drive or to buy an external firewire drive.
Speaking of which...this brings up an interesting aspect of iTunes. You can specify that you would like your library stored on an external device, ie a samba share on your network or a firewire drive. However, as soon as you disconnect that device, your library location defaults to the music & video folders in your/home directory. I'd rather iTunes return an error message that says my library is unavailable, rather than start storing stuff on my hard drive and fragmenting my media collection.
I think an insurgent (to call a spade a spade) bent on changing the outcome of an election will give little to no consideration to such a law, if it exists in a given jurisdiction.
"Call it some thing like Degobah System. A place where 'warriors' can train. See where I'm going with all these neat marketing ideas?"
It sounds like masturbation over a fucking operating system. Get over it.
"-ps: the use of boot camp is cheating, btw, imo."
*sigh* This isn't a game, it's real life....see above reply.
"As well, I think Multi-booting is just plain inconvenient. Too much time to take to traverse from OS to OS in time of need. I do it. Done it for years. Linux, Mac, and Windows in many forms on many machines. But it's too time consuimg. A person could be better off owning multiple machines running different platforms. Period. As well have tons less heartaches and oh-shit-this-didn't-work-smacks-to-the-forehead about how much time has been wasted setting it all up only to discover som ething trivial, yet major, like wireless driver failure."
I strongly disagree. I take my Macbook Pro to work, turn it on and I have Windows. Everything I need for my work environment is there. No need for OS X at all. I take my notebook home and I only run OS X. Everything I need for my personal life is there, with no need to run Windows. The hardware works perfectly under Windows, since Apple did all the work for me and made sure I had all the drivers on one CD.
"The right to refuse the exchange of goods is as fundamental as the right to exchange goods freely. If someone can't refuse the exchange, then it's not a free market anymore."
Yes, and freedom is slavery, etc., etc., etc. BULLSHIT.
If capital does not flow freely among those with the economic means to exchange such, the market is not free. The "market" is agnostic of "who you are" and only focuses on "what you have." You can't have it both ways.
Well, the parent post said: "I'm mean really...why are people buying this every year?"
So, I figured if they're buying Madden every year, they'd buy a Superbowl PPV package every year, which is something I've been saying for years (mostly by talking to myself).
On a similar note, I've been saying for years (mostly by talking to myself) that the Superbowl should be converted into a pay-per-view only event and that the NFL should charge $50 to watch it. People will bitch and moan about it at first, but football fans appear to be sheepish enough that they'll bend over in the end to watch it no matter what. Naturally, Superbowl parties will become more popular as individuals group together to spread the cost. I think the NFL could even throw in a few commercials and still get away with it.
I'm waiting for a Wiimote-enabled 3D version of Joust, where you have a Wiimote in each hand and have to flap your arms and run around the room. The real value would be in watching someone play the game.
I can play AAC files on my XBox 360 by plugging in my iPod, but it won't work with the DRM AAC files from the store. By removing the DRM and allowing me to play my music on my game console, value has been added. This bears repeating...the removal of DRM adds value to my purchase of music from iTunes.
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I didn't really get the rails feeling with COD2...you're only limited by your creativity and nimbleness of fingers. There are more than a couple of ways to approach a level and you can accomplish certain missions in a level out of order, such as clearing houses in villages or putting thermite on large guns.
There is a particular mission in one of the next to last levels where you have to defend a barn against several waves of nazis. You could simply use the mg in the barn to mow them down, but I preferred to throw out a smoke grenade, climb the stairs in a nearby house and take pot-shots at them from a couple different windows. Overall, bold and ballsy, yet intelligent manouvers are rewarded with good game play.
However, keep in mind you're playing missions that actually happened in real life. So, to an extent, some aspects of the game are going to be locked in a bit to give you a glimpse of what really happened.
Given the combination of graphics, excellent voice acting, Military Channel documentary cut scenes and horrific violence, I've gained a whole new level of respect for WWII vets after playing COD2.
I agree--Rayman is incredibly buggy. They can't even get the code right so that his arms and legs aren't floating away from his body!
I know of one movie whose executive producer is actually dead, but still gets credit :)
Pop in Spider-man 2 for PS2 or XBox and try it out for yourself :)
In all seriousness, I'm wondering if it is even safe for Mr. Wales to enter China at this point. I'd imagine there are a number of foreign nationals who would suddenly disappear upon landing in China, given the stance they have taken against the policies of the government there.
You could ask the same question of a PC. The XBox 360 is geared toward being connected to the internet, and ideally (IMO), to an HDTV. In my case, I just plug it into the switch sitting on top of my entertainment center, which also handles the networking for my Tivo and PS2. PS2 games, btw, can take patches from the net (ie Star Wars Battlefront), but it kind of irks me since the patches get stored to those relatively expensive memory cards.
"So the flamewar has been going on for a few years now, but the one key difference that gives the edge to the PC gamers is the ability to patch a game."
My XBox 360 notifies me if a patch is available as soon as I pop in a game DVD and gives me the ability to download & apply it now or wait until later.
Can anyone comment on the possibility that the Japanese simply don't want to buy a console from a non-Japanese company? I understand the level of nationalism over there is turned up to 11, but I could be wrong. Thoughts?
I thought this only applied to U.S. citizens that did something illegal abroad and then flew back home. Well, if it turns out that's not the only case, then this custom is being unfairly applied to those involved with online gambling.
Think of it this way...At some point in time, a foreign executive must have visited the U.S. for vacation. Specifically, someone whose (foreign) company does something that would be considered illegal here...ie, environmental regs, bribery of govt. officials, labor law, etc.
So says the cross-dressing pop idol from outer space :)
I like to think of this as at least one thing that we Americans have done to improve the English language.
"Wouldn't it be a pretty amazing feat to be able to micromanage every single gravitational interaction in the entire universe? In real time?
That would be a proper god."
Yeah, but then he'd never get laid, unless you're into the writings of Dan Brown.
"Noone said that you have to reveal your company secrets, but things like this ethics violations being hidden is just the icing on the cake."
:-) I think criminals are going to be criminals regardless of the corporate structure.
So, you would like to see a press release when the company is planning on violating some ethics?
Not really. How many people knew that Bill Ford would be replaced by the former Boeing CEO until yesterday? Pretty much just the Ford Board of Directors and some attorneys.
There is a certain amount of information about the company that has to be disclosed, and most of that appears in annual reports, quarterly reports and certain, required press releases. Shareholders have a right to attend shareholders' meetings, which could include employees if they happen to be shareholders.
I have a 100gig hard drive on my Macbook Pro. If I acquire enough movies that space is going to get used up, quickly. It's much easier for me to buy a storage rack for 20-30 some dollars and keep all my DVDs there than it would be to upgrade my hard drive or to buy an external firewire drive.
/home directory. I'd rather iTunes return an error message that says my library is unavailable, rather than start storing stuff on my hard drive and fragmenting my media collection.
Speaking of which...this brings up an interesting aspect of iTunes. You can specify that you would like your library stored on an external device, ie a samba share on your network or a firewire drive. However, as soon as you disconnect that device, your library location defaults to the music & video folders in your
All of which are trumped by Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field.
Let me be the first to say, that is the coolest picture I'll see all day. What is that, and where is it?
I think an insurgent (to call a spade a spade) bent on changing the outcome of an election will give little to no consideration to such a law, if it exists in a given jurisdiction.
"Call it some thing like Degobah System. A place where 'warriors' can train. See where I'm going with all these neat marketing ideas?"
It sounds like masturbation over a fucking operating system. Get over it.
"-ps: the use of boot camp is cheating, btw, imo."
*sigh* This isn't a game, it's real life....see above reply.
"As well, I think Multi-booting is just plain inconvenient. Too much time to take to traverse from OS to OS in time of need. I do it. Done it for years. Linux, Mac, and Windows in many forms on many machines. But it's too time consuimg. A person could be better off owning multiple machines running different platforms. Period. As well have tons less heartaches and oh-shit-this-didn't-work-smacks-to-the-forehead about how much time has been wasted setting it all up only to discover som ething trivial, yet major, like wireless driver failure."
I strongly disagree. I take my Macbook Pro to work, turn it on and I have Windows. Everything I need for my work environment is there. No need for OS X at all. I take my notebook home and I only run OS X. Everything I need for my personal life is there, with no need to run Windows. The hardware works perfectly under Windows, since Apple did all the work for me and made sure I had all the drivers on one CD.
"The right to refuse the exchange of goods is as fundamental as the right to exchange goods freely. If someone can't refuse the exchange, then it's not a free market anymore."
Yes, and freedom is slavery, etc., etc., etc. BULLSHIT.
If capital does not flow freely among those with the economic means to exchange such, the market is not free. The "market" is agnostic of "who you are" and only focuses on "what you have." You can't have it both ways.
Well, the parent post said: "I'm mean really...why are people buying this every year?"
So, I figured if they're buying Madden every year, they'd buy a Superbowl PPV package every year, which is something I've been saying for years (mostly by talking to myself).
On a similar note, I've been saying for years (mostly by talking to myself) that the Superbowl should be converted into a pay-per-view only event and that the NFL should charge $50 to watch it. People will bitch and moan about it at first, but football fans appear to be sheepish enough that they'll bend over in the end to watch it no matter what. Naturally, Superbowl parties will become more popular as individuals group together to spread the cost. I think the NFL could even throw in a few commercials and still get away with it.
Whenever we all go out for pizza at work, someone sends out an email and cc's everyone. I think you're being a bit paranoid.
I'm waiting for a Wiimote-enabled 3D version of Joust, where you have a Wiimote in each hand and have to flap your arms and run around the room. The real value would be in watching someone play the game.
I can play AAC files on my XBox 360 by plugging in my iPod, but it won't work with the DRM AAC files from the store. By removing the DRM and allowing me to play my music on my game console, value has been added. This bears repeating...the removal of DRM adds value to my purchase of music from iTunes.