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I knew this game would get bashed. It got bashed by all the reviews of so-called critics and others. However, I had to put my 2 cents in.

First, I have at least 10+ people on my friend's list who LOVE this game. Not one has said they did not.

Second, IMO, this is a classic. And I also feel it is for the 'older' crowd who can appreciate the very cool humor this game has. If your over 40 you will love this thing. (Play on easy trust me)

This is more of a cult game, and, as with most cult movies, they bomb when they come out. They are panned by critics and then, slowly, & with a bit of time, they become classics. This is definately one of those titles.

Playability is smooth no matter what people say. The 'cover' system reminds me a lot of Quantum of Solace (another great game) and the voice overs are very cool. As the number 1 player in the world (XBox 360) said on his blog recently, it's very "refreshing" & "funny" and a nice change of pace.

I feel that the programmers deserve major brownie points for this title. It is so clever and filled with nostalgia that only a gamer from the 'actual' 80s would appreciate this. Truly, because of the new generation of kids, the humor, hidden jokes & level graphics are beyond them (with all due respect).

So, if you are a gamer who was raised with some of the first videogames that *ever* came out (Handheld Computer Football or Pong anyone?) then this title is for you.

It also would, IMO, make a great gift for an Over-40 couple who want a fun drinking game for a Friday night (on easy mode remember!).

One last thought. I've read numerous reviews on many sites as well as this one. After finishing this game to full completion (1000 gamerscore) I've realized that the developers did most of what people are complaining about ON PURPOSE. Namely, the silly 'Melee' attacks, the feminine running style of the character, the absolutely hysterical AI, and most notably, the graphics.

Again, if you're at least 40 or more, you'll appreciate this absolutely wonderful change-of-pace compared to what's come out the last few years. It's the perfect mockery to everything videogames were back in the 80s, 90s and yes, even up to today.

Kudos goes out to the whole team (who I know are reading this) for making something that is truly so refreshing and unique that I say, FORGET the bad rap. In 10 years, people will still be talking about this title for the plain and simple fact that more and more older people are getting into videogames everyday. And that is who this game is truly for.

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Rented this game not knowing what to expect...and was pleasantly surprised. The game is easily beaten on its most difficult setting (there is one more difficulty you must unlock after completion) in about 6 hrs....tops. The game is quite fun, there is a lot of gunplay, and an assortment of maybe 14 different guns...maybe a few more but there is not much to distinguish a .45 from a 9mm in this game...but the variety of rifles, heavy weapons is nice.

The game allows for taking cover, blind fire behind cover, jumping over your cover etc. The controls are a bit "loose", but only gets in the way a couple of times. The enemy AI is OK, not great, and the boss battles are interesting, but nothing you cannot figure out after a try or two. The dialog is actually VERY funny, as it makes fun of all genres here. The game certainly never takes itself serious, and it really is a casual 6 hr game that would be best utilized as a rental...but I guess buy it if you cannot find it for rent and list it the next day on amazon to sell.

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I say this a lot: "Comedy is hard." I don't do comedy in my own writing. I throw in some funny here and there, but usually to relieve the tension or because some amusing moment grows out of the larger narrative. But I can't imagine writing a full on piece of comedy. It's just too easy to screw up, because few things grate more than bad jokes. Weirdly enough then, the worst part of Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is not the comedy. Not that the humor shines or even really succeeds very often, but it's more consistently enjoyable than the actual game play, which is consistently dull, mixed with healthy doses of crappiness.

A little background. No, you're not forgetting anything there haven't been any other Matt Hazard games. The conceit of this game is that Matt Hazard used to be a popular action game character from way back in the 8-bit days. The opening cinematic tells his story, voiced by Arrested Development star Will Arnett as Matt Hazard. He does his standard gravely tough guy voice, and it mostly works. The set-up made me chuckle. The load screens gave me a smile. Then it came time to play this ugly, third-person, cover based shooter and I was a lot less happy. It's not horrible, but it's not fun either. There's some interesting variety as the game mixes and matches genres from Hazard's prolific game past. So you might end up fighting cowboys alongside zombies alongside space marines. My favorite baddies are from a kids water pistol game Hazard was in called Soak-em. But there aren't that many of them and the weapons they drop aren't fun. Hazard earns some power up abilities as the game proceeds he can either make his shots freeze enemies or set them on fire. Except the fire's blue (I assume because it's suppose to be pixels disintegrating) and is totally unsatisfying.

There are a lot of jokes in the game pretty much they just throw everything they've got against the wall and hope some of it amuses. Arnett does a solid job as Hazard. Neil Patrick Harris has a much smaller role as the big enemy, but there's nothing he can do to make that crappy character work. It's not a good sign that my favorite jokes almost all happened during the load screens. My favorite was where it said "Tip" and then proceeded to just give dictionary definitions of the word "tip" instead of anything to do with the game. I also like that you get 60 X-box Live achievements for just watching the credits. So there's the game's biggest selling point: easy achievement points and some smiles interspersed with a haphazard arrangement of laughs. Which is to say, not really selling points at all.

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Within minutes of starting Eat Lead you will learn that Matt Hazzard was a big celebrity back in the 80s where he starred in a string of very successful video games. Since then he has unfortunately plummeted off the charts (due to making a Mario Kart type game) and been out of work. Destined for a comeback he is commissioned by "Wally" Wellesley to star in a new, next-generation video game. But not all is as well as it seems--Wally really wants to destroy him.

Allow me to explain: When Wally was a kid he bested every video game he played except for one--Matt Hazzards. Taken as a whole it is actually an intriguing idea for a video game as it leads to an unusual take on breaking the 4th wall.

For instance kicking off the voluntary tutorial leads to Matt Hazzard exclaiming, "Great--an in-game tutorial. God I hate these things!" and "Yeah Yeah! I know how to shoot a damn gun!"

During the beginning of one particular level--in habitual third-person/first-person fashion--the objectives start to appear in the upper right-hand corner. As they pile on they begin to cover the protagonist making him exclaim "Ok! Ok! Can we summarize this or something?" This prompts the list to be consolidated to "Shoot stuff that moves".

It gets even more clever.

In one particular instance Matt Hazzard has to fight some of the enemies from his first game and they are literally 2-D sprites running around shooting at you. The real clever part is they purposefully become more difficult to hit by turning to their sides, thinning themselves.

But all this great material is simply overshadowed by the real issue--the gameplay. Though it replicates Gears of War in this regard, it fails to be engaging. The weapons have little-to-no kickback and lack any sort of originality. The AI is nonexistent and possibly inferior to the PB&J sandwich I had for lunch today. The quick-time events are slow and far too crude to be entertaining. The game is so unbalanced I completed 75% of a level using melee attacks that--when performed at the right moment--seemingly render you invincible.

It would be a bit trite for me to even mention to the readers of this blog that most video games expect you to slip into the boots of their protagonist. But in Eat Lead it's just too difficult to do because the games foundation is so weak. It leaves Matt Hazzard to be possibly the most apologetic video game character ever. He consistently looks back at you winking and nudging his way through the levels in hopes that he will distract you from the real issues at hand.

No More Heroes is a similar game in that it's self-aware (but to a much more mild extent). One of the glaring differences is the protagonist--Travis Touchdown. He is self-assured, hilarious and backed by an extremely robust gameplay model. In contrast I imagine Matt Hazzard would rather crawl out from the TV, sit next to you on the couch and entertain you with his knee-slapping humor. It ultimately makes for an awkward gaming experience that eventually falls prey to the same ridiculous paradigms it sets out to mocks.

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I only bought this game for some easy achievements and because I had some change left over from my birthday amazon gift card. I enjoyed the campaign and variety of guns in the campaign. Graphics could have been better

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I was in the market for a multi-player game to play with my 6 year old, we enjoy the series, so this seemed like a good idea. We previously enjoyed Pokémon Rumble Blast/ the 3 Skylanders games together and we invested 30+ hours in Rumble and 100+ hours in Skylanders. I wanted to try something new.

I purchased this on a whim on launch(15th) and didn't read any reviews as there weren't any. I was going off of a few previews that I had read which seemed positive. I should have waited for a review...at 45 Euros(PSN download), I feel cheated. This game is as bare-bones as it gets and not worth that much in any way imaginable. If it had been a 5 buck iPhone game, I would be able to live with the disappointment, but this is a full priced game and I expected to get a good deal of play out of it together with my boy.

I don't have much to add to An Interested Readers 1 star review(amazon.co.uk) in terms of gameplay myself.

My son sets the bar on games directed at a younger audience in our home, as I would never have purchased this for myself. So when he says it's boring after 45 mins of play and asks if we can play something else, that kind of sums it up for me from his point of view. We gave it a second shot later in the day which lasted 30 mins.

Ok, so after I got over the disappointment that my son didn't like it, I sat down and played the thing up until level 22 on my own. It was a grind of the worst sort. Boring sums it up pretty well. My son had that down after 45mins and I was just kidding myself otherwise. Save your time for something more worthwhile, this is not only not worth your hard earned cash, but also not your precious time.

I admire those actually liking this and sticking up for it. If only I was so open minded.

Imagination? Fine, but if I have to invest massive amounts of imagination into this to make it fun, then I should not have to pay full price. I'm not willing to put up with this game and grin through it just because the series is so good. The times that games of this calibre were acceptable are just too far in the past to justify the amount being charged. There are just far too many better games out there for the same price.

Next time I watch the show, I'll probably see this lack luster game in my mind and feel cheated once again. Such a shame.

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It's as if the people behind Adventure Time said, "Well, we love variety, so because the television show is interesting, the game should in turn be boring." If you play this with four people cooperatively, the social aspect saves the fun factor a little bit, but I was starting to zone out during the single-player experience. The dungeons are dull, lacking in color, too similar to each other, are devoid of secrets, and are too easy. The main thing that I looked forward to was the loading screens because they had some semi-amusing fictional quotes. It wasn't that they were THAT interesting, but the gameplay set the entertainment bar so low. Unfortunately, the quotes are few, so not far into the game, I began reading the same text repeatedly.

The music is below average, I usually forget it's there, and it doesn't set any kind of mood. There are treasures to collect, but they all look the same and don't really add much to the game, so I don't even bother with them. The enemies are from the show alright, but they are too bland, and instead of constantly using different ones from the show, a series containing an enormous roster of characters, I keep seeing the same foes like skeletons over and over and over again. And sadly, killing enemies just isn't rewarding enough to spend the time, so I quickly began just running past everything to hurry onto the next level. A game all about fighting things shouldn't make a player want to speed past it to get it over with.

As far as gameplay, the character roster shows eight, but four are unlocked later, and I heard that (a) DLC character(s) is coming. You start with Finn, Jake, Marceline, and Cinnamon Bun, but if you play the single player mode, Marceline is overpowered in terms of speeding through the game. She can float over holes, and there are a lot of them, so for spending the least amount of time in dungeons, she's the ideal choice. You get a basic attack which can be charged (and you can move while the attack is charged but more slowly) and you can hold one secondary weapon which may or may not have a limited use. For example, the kitten gun uses ammo, but the ice sword is limitless. And for a customizable character, you can equip two accessories at a time that you find in the dungeons, such as giving your character an extra heart or not being knocked back from blows.

The game has a very limited story told through somewhat amusing but rare cutscenes. Princess Bubblegum wants you to figure out what's happening in her secret dungeon after learning that the criminals are getting out, so it's surprisingly, eh, normal, for a show known for such wacky setups. I mean, investigating a jail due to break outs is what I'd expect from a Batman game or something. The voices are well done, though, so the actors did a superb job as always. As for the boss battles, they have variety, but they just aren't very exciting. And while dying doesn't happen too often, the fact that checkpoints only occur once every few levels is a pain because not only do you have to redo the levels you already did, but it's no easier the second time because the random generator makes the layouts different.

I was very disappointed, not just because the game is so blasé, but because the source material is so wonderful. Adventure Time was filled with fascinating and beautiful places with so many colorful and unique characters. The dungeon Finn took Flame Princess to was epic. Why couldn't the dungeons in the game be too? I always thought that being able to actually explore and fight in Adventure Time dungeons would be a blast, and then this game came out. If you want to enjoy a dungeon crawler, just watch the cartoon. It will bring more than 10 times the pleasure that actually exploring them yourself here will bring. The charm is watered down, the humor is lacking, and the fun is just not there.

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First, no this is NOT a finely tuned game via Castle Crashers where 4 players get together and have super fun time. This is Pendelton Ward's nostalgic adolescent gaming halcyon dreams of what games were yesteryear. It IS repetitive! It IS a bit dull! It IS what the 80's and 90's gaming world was like, ad verbatim. He/They created a world both simplistic (aka BMO) and yet postmodern because, well, he can. That is awesome in itself. Buy for the atavistic and futuristic. Do not buy if you want something contemporary and judge by standards of what is supposed to be the norm. Viva la Ward!

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From movies , TV shows and even cartoons there have been games made of them. Some have been big hits while others have been more than disappointing. One of the biggest shows on Cartoon Network right now is a show called Adventure Time. Now the folks over at D3 publishing have created a game called Adventure Time: Explore The Dungeon Because I Don't Know! But is this going to be just as a big as the show or should you just stick to watching the cartoon?

The story behind the game is that Finn and Jake have been called by Princess Bubblegum because there are a rash of disappearances and thefts in the kingdom. She has tracked this to the Secret Royal dungeon and asks if they can investigate. If the creatures within this dungeon have found a way to escape all of the land of ooo is in great danger.

This game is a top down view hack and slash dungeon game in the same vein as Diablo. You will wander around the dungeon as various characters from the show. Finn, Jake, Cinnamon Bun and The Flame Princess are just some of the characters to choose from.

As you go through the dungeon you will fight monsters and raid chests for treasure. The treasure ranges from tokens that give you new abilities to weapons and armor that compliment your attacks. You can also rescue familiars that are in the dungeon and once rescued they will fight alongside you. You are going to need every bit of help as you navigate the 100 floors of this dungeon fighting all the way as you find out what is behind these disappearances.

The best thing I love about this game as will the fans is that it was written by the creator Pendleton Ward. Also all the voices that are in the show are also in this game so you will have the same characters you have grown to love in this game. All of this adds to the unique experience that fans of the show are surely to love.

If you are a fan of Adventure time and hack and slash dungeon play this is a no brainer. Go out and get this game today as it's available for almost any format.

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This game is not fun in the least. Repetitive & boring. I thought that the voice acting from the cast and my imagination would make it a little fun. It's so boring and basic and after one session we are returning it while we can still get some money back.

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Ill start out the review by saying they did a great mix of simulation and arcade racing to get a nice balance. You can purchase upgrades for your vehicle and the vehicle class system from the previous Forzas makes a return, but they removed the ability to fine tune the parts like the transmission, psi of tires etc. (unless Im just totally missing something, someone correct me if Im wrong)

There are less vehicles than in the previous Forzas and car damage seems to be lower and this time only cosmetic, but theres still a fair amount to choose from including Ferrari and Lamborghini.

The soundtrack is surprisingly not bad either with a lot of decent tracks added in.

The graphics arent bad, though not up to Forza 4 quality. However the environments are large and varied which is nice.

So why the two star review? The big complaint I have about this game is the horrible cash grab this game has turned into.

You pay $60 for the game itself, then they ask $50 additional for a season pack for more cars. The advertising is starting to get a little obnoxious too. Every time you get in game achievements you get a popup with a sponsor like Adidas or Oakley with their logo at the bottom showing your progress. Not only that, they added the token system where if you dont have enough money to buy in game cars, you can use real money to get them instead. You can also spend real money to uncover the map to find secret locations. This is such a horrible idea and a slap in the face to customers. Instead of doing races to build up your money it just makes you feel like youre wasting your time because you can just use real money and get what you wanted much faster.

Maybe you could get away with this garbage if you released this as a $10 Xbox Live Arcade game, but not a $60 release.

Shame on you Microsoft.

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I've got to play almost 3 hours of Forza Horizon so far. Initial thoughts are that it feels like a blend of Dirt and Forza series in one. The menu's resemble Dirt, and the feel of the cars is a blend of both simulation and Dirt-like arcade feel. I love the handling, but it's definitely not 100% realistic. It is very easy to drift cars and that makes it a blast to drive. In real life, it's much more difficult than that. Unless you're drifting AWD in snow, that's easy! I've turned off all assists, and in doing so have doubled my winnings per event from the bonus you get for turning off assists and other difficulty settings.

All the upgrades are still there, the liveries, etc. The open-world is pretty awesome, but not even close to as big as I was expecting it to be. A good 2 hours of my playtime was spent driving around exploring, and I've already covered a little over half the roads in the game. If I hadn't of stopped so frequently for participating in the minor tasks I probably could have driven every road already.

The awesome part of this game is that it doesn't take long to get into some good cars, unlike most racers. You can choose between an '11 STi and an Evo X within the first 20-30 minutes of play. You have to choose one for an offroad race event early on. I chose the STi, as I owned an 08 WRX until recently, and loved it. I left it stock for the first hour of play. It sounds just like a Subie should! I found a golf course fairly quickly and proceeded to 2nd gear drifting all over that place for a couple minutes. Man that was fun! There are key areas all over the map where you can find good spots just to have fun drifting. There's also plenty of dirt-road sections to have fun on. The developers did a great job of making these surfaces believable. You can feel the bumps, and really see how the road surface effects the gas pedal/acceleration of the car.

Before my second hour of exploring, I decided to do some minor upgrades to my STi. I chose exhaust, new fuel injectors/pump, CAI, lowering springs, front & rear swaybars, etc. Everything I chose to upgrade was mimicking how I had my prior WRX set up. I tried to simulate the same estimated power. I'll have to try driving the I-70 interstate in game and seeing what the top speed is. Speaking of speed runs, there are some hidden race tents you can find that unlock and act as fast-travel stations if you wish to use them. Each one, so far, has three events you can opt-in to complete, and in any order. Winning these events gives you a discount for fast-travelling to that station. Win all of them, and you can travel there for free! One of the events let me drive a Bugatti Veyron and I had to achieve a top speed of 235+. I hit 246mph, which I thought was very high. The sensation of speed after you hit 200+mph is simply insane! That's crazy fast, but then I heard on the radio about one of the computer guy's breaking 256. Wow!

Speaking of radio, you have three stations, including an off position. You can switch at any time by pressing right or left on the d-pad. One is an electronic style/dubstep mix. Another is rock, and the third is bass/pop heavy songs. The soundtrack is great! I usually turn off racing music as I hate the soundtracks to most of them and usually only want to hear the engine of the car I'm driving. I initially turned the music down to half, and fairly soon turned it back up to full. You can still hear the roar of your car's engine, but you also get the music. It sounds really good coming through any decent set of speakers, and especially so with the right surround sound and subwoofer. Enjoy it!

The events in the game unlock according to your rank, which I think you start around 265 or something like that. I've already broke the 200 barrier. I think the end goal of the game is to become #1. It really seems like I could blow through this game very fast, as I'm under 200 already with just under 3 hours played. It's not necessarily a bad thing, as the online can always take up way more time. I have only done a handful of events so far, so I'm not sure yet if you are even required to do any events in order to rank up to #1. So far, I've simply been exploring the map, and have gotten most of my rank increases from burnouts, drifts, smashing street signs, close-encounters with traffic, excessive high-speed, etc. You automatically rank up after accruing a set amount of these points.

There are 100 red signs hidden around the map. If you drive through one, you receive +1% off all auto-part upgrade costs. In theory, if you find them all, every upgrade is free for all cars. I'm already up to around 27% off upgrade costs. Also, randomly on the radio there will be an announcement about a hidden car in a garage nearby. I know if you drive to the garage you unlock that car, but I haven't yet found any of these. I think I've found a couple barn locations, but I am thinking that you have to go to the one that is announced specifically at the time it is announced in order to get it. I'll find out as I play more.

I believe all the A.I. cars you see driving around are real-world vehicles. I've seen your standard buses, trucks, rear-ended a Ford, and I think I've seen the new Subaru BRZ driving around a couple times as a random civillian. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that I can get that car eventually. I want one of those bad. All the other A.I. racers in-game are driving their cars around in real-time as well. If you get up behind one of them, you have the option to challenge them. You'll immediately get put into a race 1 on 1 to a random location on the map. The GPS will help guide you there, but it doesn't matter how you get there, as long as you get to the finish first!

The GPS in the game is actually quite good. It's a little annoying listeng to the turn-by-turn directions when a good song is on that you are trying to listen to, but the GPS does a great job if getting you where you need to go. You can open the map at any time and change the location of your GPS tracker, or turn it off. The world-map is great, although I do wish I could zoom in/out just a little more.

So far, I'd give the game an 8/10 in my book. Initially it's been very fun, but only time will tell on how my opinion changes, especially when compared with the upcoming Need for Speed: Most Wanted, another open-world racer due out next week, 10/30. For Forza fans, if you're looking for a realistic, simulation like all the other Forza games, this really isn't it. For fans of the Dirt series, there's plenty to like, and you'll feel more at home with the handling. It's still a good blend of the two. The driving feels fun and that's what's most important for an open-world racer!

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Horizon is alot of fun, but it should have been a $30 downloadable add-on rather than marketed as a full game. It feels far more like a Need for Speed title than anything close to a previous Forza. The game play is quick and easy to get used to, however it's also quick in that only takes about 2-3 days to complete the game. The scenery in the game is the best thing that Horizon brings to the table, it leaves you wanting to build cars just to roam around the map. This would be great if the average car company offered more than 2-4 cars, would have been a HUGE improvement if they integrated the real Forza car catalog but it's more of a demo range of cars.

This would be a really good purchase if you found it in the $10 used bin at your local Gamestop.

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When I first heard about Forza Horizon, I thought the game was taking the wrong direction. The new Need for Speed: Most Wanted is basically Burnout Paradise 2, and I thought Forza Horizon was Turn 10's take on trying to be more Need for Speed to attract people my age (I'm 21), but aren't necessarily gearheads. Little did I know, it's basically a free-roam version of a Forza title, but less simulation. The release of the demo a few weeks before the game's released made me very excited to play the full title. Luckily for me, a local Meijer had copies of the game ready to go at midnight, so a short walk led me to having a copy of the game in my hands.

TL;DR version: I LOVE THIS GAME!!! If you like Need for Speed-ish games, but want something more realistic, grab it. Don't even think twice about it. If you're a die-hard Forza fan, play the demo first. If you're curious, again, play the demo first.

Forza Horizon is based on the fictitious Horizon festival in Colorado. The Horizon festival centers around a rave theme, which is appropriate considering that EDM has taken off in the States. Along with the theme comes the race events, which you'll take part in, with the goal of working your way through the ranks to take down the three-time champion, Darius Flynt. It reminds you of a friendlier version of the original Need for Speed: Most Wanted, since, although you are racing in the streets, the game does not center around illicit street-racing. However, there is an option to engage in illicit street races, and they also carry a hefty pot if you just so happen to win one.

From the beginning of the game, you're introduced to Scott Tyler, one of the three DJ's for Horizon's three radio stations. Scott is the DJ for Horizon Bass Arena, a station for those that like House (it sounds a bit like Acid House to me), Electro, Dubstep, and Drum & Bass. Horizon Pulse is the Indie station, and Horizon Rocks is, obviously, the Rock station. Although it's described as being more of a "Hard Rock" station, it's more of a "Punk Rock/soft Rock" station. If you're expecting to hear something that sounds like Disturbed and Metallica, you're going to be sorely disappointed. If you're not a fan of Skrillex, Modestep, Wolfgang Gartner, Netsky, Nero, Digitalism, or Sigma, you're not going to like Bass Arena. Fortunately, the Xbox 360 allows custom soundtracks for every game, so you're not forced to listen to the stations if you don't want to. Personally, I LOVE Bass Arena because EDM is currently my favorite genre of music.

Once you fire up the game, your thrown in a 2013 SRT Viper, cruising on the streets of Colorado, when Scott Tyler states that the champion is on his way to the festival and he "does not play nice with others". At the same time, Darius's Ferrari 599XX (yes, the race-version) passes you and you're instantly thrown in a race against a car that's much faster than yours. It's not a complete blow-out, and it's possible to pass him, but slip up once and he'll gladly show you what the exhausts look like. There is no reward for reaching the "finish line" before Darius, though it is an exciting experience to be thrown right into a high-speed race with Drum & Bass thumping in the background. The "finish line" is actually a group of racers, with your nameless protagonist among them, listening to the radio and watching as the Viper you were driving and Darius pass them, still in a heated race. You're then informed that there are only ten spots left to participate in the festival, meaning you're thrown in another race in an attempt to earn a spot in the festival. Once you finally reach the festival, you're greeted by the CEO of the whole event, Alice Hart, then introduced to Dak, an elderly gearhead who clearly has a place in the game.

Your very-first car in the game that you get to buy is, surprisingly, either a 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI or a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION, because your first event is an off-road event. Introducing the first-born child of Forza and Dirt, ladies and gentlemen. Unlike the previous titles, you start off in pretty-decent cars. It's also insanely easy (compared to previous Forza titles) to obtain money and to buy faster cars. I was able to buy the million-credit Koenigsegg CCXR before I was even halfway through the main career. The game rewards you for turning off assists and turning up the AI difficulty. For example, turning off everything, but leaving the transmission on automatic and the AI difficulty on medium doubles your winnings in every race. If I'm not mistaken, the highest bonus you can receive is 120%. That means, for example, if you win 30K in a race, you'll actually walk away with 66,000 credits, because the 120% bonus granted you an extra 36K. It may sound like the game is a walk in the park, but Hard and Insane difficulty settings actually live up to their names. Matter of fact, I don't think the computer makes mistakes on Insane.

Also, from the start, you're introduced to the "Stars" of the Horizon festival. For example, the first Star you must defeat in order to move up in the ranks is Romana Cravache. This is where the similarities between Horizon and Most Wanted come into play. In order to advance in Most Wanted, you needed to complete the challenges set by the Blacklist member you're trying to beat, then race him/her. Beating them gave you a chance to win their car. In Forza Horizon, you must win enough races to earn the amount of points needed to advance to the next wristband. They go from Purple to Gold, with Gold being the last wristband you earn. Once you earn enough to advance to the next wristband, the Star of the previous one will challenge you to a race. If you win, you keep their car. When it comes to the story, you're actually beating the Star drivers to the next wristband, knocking them out of the competition. Them challenging you to a race and putting their pink slips on the line is more of an attempt to get "revenge" due to you eliminating them from the competition.

When it comes to gameplay, Forza Horizon attempts to balance out realism with an arcade-feel. Imagine not worrying about damage like in Need for Speed, but still needing to pay attention to cornering and throttle control like in Forza. Returning from Forza Motorsport 4 is the option to have Manual with a clutch. You can still upgrade your cars, for example, by putting a body kit or the always-present Forza bumper and spoilers to improve your handling, but tuning has been completely eliminated from the game. The only "taste" of tuning you get is you have the option to upgrade a lot of the cars to whatever Performance Index you want. You can take a B-class EVOLUTION an mod it so that it can participate in R1 class, but that doesn't mean it's going to perform very well at the class. I bought a Gallardo Superleggera (a stock S class), had it at R3 class, and tried to upgrade it to R1 class. It's horrible at R1 class, but is amazing to drive at R3 class. To add to the simulation feel, this game still requires you to learn the appropriate line to navigate the track. You're not going to take many corners at 150mph a la Need for Speed, unless you're on the highway in a Koenigsegg. To better explain how the game feels, imagine Forza Motorsport 4, but easier. You don't have to worry about throttle control to prevent oversteer as much (unless you're in a high-powered vehicle), and you don't have to take every corner perfectly in order to win the race. It's more forgiving this time around.

The cars in the game range from your typical "middle-class" vehicles to the toys for the wealthy, to a few full-blown race cars. Some of the cars include the Koenigsegg CCXR, the Pagani Zonda R, Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, Ferrari F50GT, Ferrari 599XX, Toyota Supra, Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-SpecII, Nissan GT-R, Shelby GT500, and the Lamborghini Aventador, just to name a few. A full car-list can easily be found online. While the game does have a nice blend of cars, and a lot of cars I actually like, I can't help but feel the race cars are out of place here. The theme is an event that takes place on closed roads (with the occasional illicit street races). You would think all of the cars in the game would be street-legal to match the setting. To balance it out, though, you can't go to many events with the fastest cars in the game, and the ones that DO allow the fastest cars aren't unlocked until the last wristband anyway. It works well with the whole, "Darius only races the best drivers at the festival" story bit, because the best drivers are driving the fastest (sometimes race-built) vehicles.

There are a few things I didn't like about Forza Horizon. For one, whenever you're in a race against one of the Star characters, they tend to repeat their lines and movements. With Ali, this wasn't as big of an issue for me because I actually liked him, but if you didn't like the characters the first time you ran into them, you'll hate them by the time you finish the game. Another thing I didn't like was that the map, as big as it is, doesn't have a lot of road to take up the vast amount of empty space. You'll also find yourself on the same track throughout multiple wristband events. For having 216 roads to discover, you'd think they would be able to have more variety in the tracks. Granted I only remember repeating five of the circuits, but still, that's five too many. The story, while again, featuring characters I do like, is a bit too bland. You start as the new guy without a name, work your way through the ranks, beat Darius, and then........nothing. You just beat him. You win the last festival race, beat him in a street race, win his car, and the credits role. For having such a long build-up to the final race between you & Darius, I was hoping for at least an ending. Instead we get "Well, this car is now yours" and credits. To say the ending is a disappointment is an understatement. Also, the day/night cycle is too short. According to the official forums, it's about 45 minutes. While I appreciate the cycle, I wish it were much longer, especially since night-racing is so much fun.

Overall, Forza Horizon is an amazing game, that actually does a pretty good job trying to capture the modern "young adult" culture in regards to style and music. The game is very-fun to play, has a nice blend of an arcade feel with realistic physics, and successfully blends the two things I love the most, electronic music and cars.

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The Demo didn't really do this game justice. I frankly hated it. But as a loyal Forza fan one thing ran through my mind that forced me to make a purchase: " I have never been burned by a Forza game...ever. Literally...never." And that was the deciding factor. I took the risk, made the jump, etc. It was a leap of faith and it paid off. I bought this game for the same reason I DIDN'T buy Medal of Honor Warfighter: There are studios you can trust to deliver everytime (Turn 10, Rockstar) and there are studios you can trust to chisel you and let you down everytime (Activision, EA). The studio on the box pretty much makes the decision for you.

Horizon is one of the outright funnest video games you will ever play. Its fantastic. The visuals are amazing, the driving mechanics are fun and enjoyable. I opened the box not expecting a whole lot. The idea of the greatest racing sim ever doing an Arcade game turned me off as it did 95% of all forza fans. But the results came out right. I wouldn't really even call Horizon an arcade game per se. I think that would be exceptionally unfair. I would say that it simply "isn't a simulation." There are a lot of rungs on the latter between a racing simulation, and an all out arcade game, and Forza Horizon occupoies the territory that exists somewhere between the two. The open world was a great decision. As was the inclusion of some kind of "narrative" i.e., that you are racing in a giant festival as an amatuer, trying to take on the heavy weights for the title. There are a few cutscenes here and there, as well as a few characters, something that has been tried in other racing games unsucessfully. The story works, and the characters work. They don't get in the way of the action, which is the important part.

Forza Horizon is the ultimate example of why open world games are the only true antidote right now for the stale trend of increasingly linear titles that play themselves. Cars became popular in America in the 1920's because of the freedom they gave to the youth. They gave young people the ability to go anywhere, and to do anything. Funny how this wonderfully joyous impulse has never really been captured in a video game. Vehicles are supposed to take you places, but the only place they ever take you in racing sims is in a circle. Horizon is a great game to get untrapped.

Their are a few stumbles though. The music is great, but as with all in game radio stations, by the second gaming session, you have already heard every song, and want to simply turn the radio off. Being able to download new songs and radio station chatter each week would be great, but it has never been tried by any video game, ever, a missed opportunity for sure.

There are also WAAAY too many loading screens. There is a loading screen when you start a race, a loading screen when you finish a race, when you mod your car, when you navigate the menus while modding your car (loading screens within loading screens!) it can become a bit of a nightmare. If this game has one major flaw it is undoubtedly this. Its hard to be immersed when your constantly being taken out of the game to look at a picture of a car you can't drive. Its the definition of buzzkill gameing and really is kind of inexcusable.

Other than that, Horizon is a must buy.

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All I can say about this seller and product is that they're absolutely GREAT! The shipping is so damn fast. I ordered it on Friday and it was here Monday. The controller itself is exactly as described. It is pretty cool to use with the FN FAL on Black Ops and all other semi auto guns. All I can say is if you're looking for a modded controller BUY FROM LIGHTNING MODZ!!!!!!!

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This is a great product, a little confusing to use at first even with the instructions, but eventually i figured it out by playing Xbox. This is a cool controller, it had blue leds and has a rapid fire mod. Although the edge it gives in online gaming is slight, its still cool to use in solo missions vs. the non modded AI. I played online with this controller and i think its gonna be awhile for me to get used to the fact that the controller does the work now, all i have to do is find ammo and point, fire and bam kills seem to be easier. Not sure if it helped in Halo Reach but it sure felt like it did, although i usually get a good amount of kills, using this thing made me get less lol I do know its because I'm not used to it yet and after i do, i'm sure its gonna be killer. Great controller combo and style, can't beat the price. Rapid Fire is expensive depending on the version of it, Version 2 i believe runs the same amount as a new controller, 50-60.00 and this product seems to hit two birds with one stone. Thanks again, ps shipping is AWESOME!!!:)

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This mod controller is great for mw2 and black ops. it has a nice ROF (rate of fire) its really cool that you can change the speed of the rof. this controller sucks for halo, i tried it once and it didn't do anything. this mod controller really improved my gaming, in mw2 and black ops i ended up being top of the list for every round, i advise you to get this controller. its a blast

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First, I want to state that I almost exclusively play Halo Reach and truth told, I'm not very good. However, I really enjoy the game and was looking to find something to help my 40yr old self compete better against the legions of highly lethal teens and young adults. Enter the above modded controller. Before I go any further, I must first state that this controller does NOT make you an immediate WMD in Halo Reach. Primarily,because Bungie eliminated the potential advantage of all modded controllers in Halo Reach with their "capped max fire rate." So, for those who don't know, there are highly skilled persons that can, and often will still pwn you,even with one of these awesome controllers.

So what's the advantage you might ask? Simple, Accuracy. As any Halo Reach player will account, the tool of trade in Reach is the DMR. If you're like me, reflexes not quite what they used to be, it's very frustrating trying to strafe and aim,all while having to continously pull the trigger button over and over. For me, that extra trigger twitch always seemed to make my shots more erratic. Now, with this modded controller, all you have to do in short to mid range combat is hold the trigger button down and use what "talent" you have simply concentrating on the strafe and subsequent placement of your shots.

Why you might ask, do i state only short to mid range combat? Well, because the mod setting for Halo Reach isn't set to fire at the precise moment of reticle bloom closure. It's "almost" set at the noob "trigger spamming" speed. Now bear in mind, that isn't a bad thing on most slayer map's. I've won many a dmr duels because i simply shot my opponet 5 times faster than he was able to shoot me. Thanks to the strafe and mod. However, for the longer shot, you must forgo the mod and rely on your own shot placemet abilities. Which is still easily accomplished by pulling the trigger as you normaly would without the mod. Now, having covered that, it is possible to reprogram your controller, as explained in the instructions shipped with it, andconfigure it to fire the dmr at the precise moment of reticle closure. For those interested, I believe it to be exactly 2sps. Anyway, set at this speed your dmr will be as precise as a surgeons scapel. You can simply hold down the trigger and the mod will shoot for you perfectly. During tests on forge, I could shoot all the way across any map and never leave but one impact hole. The trade off however, is that is fires considerably slower than what most trigger spammers fire on all close to mid range combat. So even though your shots are more precise, everyone knows that the first 4 shots of a dmr does the same damage whether you're hit in the head or the foot. It's the last head shot that counts, and unfortunately at close range, the spammer will win over most precision mods.

However, this precise mode i programmed is absolutely perfect for BTB. With a DMR set at this firing speed on a huge map, you are almost the above mentioned WMD. Simply zoom, aim and let the mod work for you and you will be amazed at the amount of kills you accumulate. Simply put, almost every 5 shots and you put another one down. However, I do spend90% of my time in regular "vanilla Slayer," not BTB.

I waited exactly one month to write this review, so i could give a few statistics with the controller. As stated earlier I know I am just an average player and I don't claim to be great or even good, so please consider this as I list my poor stats and subsequent improvements in one month below:

1. KD 1.02 to 1.11

2. kills a game 10.43 to 11.01

3. deaths a game 10.23 to 09.95

4. went from a postive 4500 overall kd to over 7000 positive kd in one month

5. in one month alone i have accumulated almost 3000 dmr kills alone, making my DMR kd 18,476 kills and 14,146 deaths.

So, there's my review. Hope it helps some of you who play halo who are on the fence about a controller such as this. It really helped me and I'm not ashamed to use it. If you're already a halo master, well this controller probably isn't for you. If however, you're like me and need a little boost to help you compete, this thing will really work well for you. It does take a few days to get used to playing with this controller though, so plese keep that in mind as well. Also, as a closing note, as with any mod, they are designed for semi auto weapons. Automatic weapons are basicaly useless with this or any other mod on the market. The assualt rifle is adequate, but you will certainly not notice a succinct advantage over anyone else. If you're a hated and often detested Needler spammer, this mod will certainly not be for you. With this mod on, the needler will only fire one needle at a time hehe. Also, on that same token, while the mod is on, you cannot use the beam rifle or overcharge the plasma pistol. However, if/when you get a hold of the concussion rifle you will be a death dealing mofo! That weapon is beast with this mod, trust me!

In closing, i highly recommend this controller to all my "halo buds". This is a high quality product that delivers everything it promised. When i next have money to burn, i will be purchasing myself another one as well.

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Great controller, it has a good finish to it, silver with the blue LED the controller modes are a bit confusing at first but with the intructions and after getting familiar with it your pretty much set. Highly recomend this product 5/5

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This worked great. Our old charger you had to remove the batteries and there was always batteries laying everywhere. This solved the problem. It seems to work fine the batteries are always charged.

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Great Space Saver! I don't even use it as a Charge Kit, Simply a place to store 4 Controllers! !

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Easy to setup and works like a charm. I now have my controllers in their own place. No more lying around on chairs, floors or couches. NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This is probably the coolest looking way to not only store your controllers but also charge them. The unit itself is very modern looking and well made. It has 4 charging lights that turn from red to blue to let you know when an individual controller is done charging. It also has a light at the peak that stays constantly on letting you know the unit has power. The lights are very bright and stay on constantly, much more so than an LED you might find on a TV receiver, so be warned it will draw attention to itself.

Worth the money, I loved it so much I bought once for my PS3 controllers too.

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I bought this for my son last Christmas and it has worked like a trooper, I would recommend this product

Review of Xbox 360 E 250GB Holiday Value Bundle

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I am new to the Xbox 360 system, but my first impression is good. The console was easy to setup right out of the box, and everything seems high quality and durable. I've spent about a week trying out various games and features, and overall I'm satisfied with my purchase. I think this bundle would be a good starter set for casual gamers new to Xbox; it would also make a nice gift this holiday season.

The bundle features two best-selling and critically acclaimed games: "Halo 4", which comes in disc format; and "Tomb Raider", which comes in the form of a download code and instructions to redeem on Xbox Live. The unit also includes the trial versions of 6 games already downloaded my favorite is an arcade game called "Peggle", which was so much fun I spent the $9.99 and bought the full version. The other thing I should mention is that old games for the original XBOX will work on the 360 system that's a good thing because not all gaming systems have backward compatibility, although since those games are not HD they don't look/sound as good as the newer games.

Two accessories are included in the bundle: a Wireless Remote (which can apparently reach up to 20-30 ft. away from the console) and a Headset (very cheaply made). The bundle also includes all required cables to get the unit working right out of the box this includes a power cord and composite A/V cables. Unfortunately, an HDMI cable is NOT included, so you'll want to buy one if you wish to play/watch content in HD.

Xbox Kinect is a motion-based feature that allows you to play controller-free. This console is Kinect compatible, although it does not include the required sensor bar (so you won't be able to play Kinect games until you purchase it). If you are interested in the Kinect, then this bundle might be better for you: Xbox 360 E 250GB Kinect Holiday Value Bundle.

As a bonus, buyers get one month free of Xbox Live Gold membership. The Gold membership allows you to do online multiplayer and connect with your friends. You can also access video streaming services directly on the console examples include Netflix and Hulu (in fact, you get a one month trial subscription to Hulu when you purchase this bundle). I should note that after your free trial ends, a 12-month membership (optional) to Xbox Live Gold is going to cost you approximately $60, depending on what type of deal you can get.

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Pros:

most compact model released

most silent model released

compatible with current "slim" removable hard drives

value ($50 gc came with my deal)

included games with this bundle are both 9/10 major AAA titles, not shovelware

Neutral:

only 4 USB ports instead of 5 (but so what who uses all of them)

swipe to turn on/off gone (i didn't hate swipe and don't miss it either)

no major improvements such as USB3, addition of blutooth, huge SSD or anything else (possible they can't do this without major issues)

Cons:

removal of digital optical output might render some high end (Turtle Beach) headsets unusable

biggest hard drive available is still only 320gb (won't be a con to some, but is to me) and isn't available with this bundle

flash data limited to 2x32gb (won't be a con to some, but is to me)

otherwise the same old 360 you already know...

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This is a great bundle for those looking for a new XBOX 360 or wanting to hold off on the XBOX One craze until more games come along.

I highly recommend this one since it comes with a large HD which comes in handy now that more games are requiring installs of game data (GTA V was roughly 8 GB more than the arcade XBOX holds).

The new sleek E version of the 360 is nice and looks more professional than the odd shapes of the last 2 editions.

Tomb Raider and Halo 4 are excellent games to complete the package and they should provide a lot of gameplay hours.

Well worth the investment.

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Bought this one to replace the arcade model i had for about 4 years after it took a s*** on me with the red ring of death. I'm very happy with this E model nice and shiny. Halo4 is a fun game just know tomb raider has to be downloaded.

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Really awesome, not much of a difference from the other Xbox 360 Slim Console but the quality of the console is great!

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This is a very addictive and fun game.I got hooked the first

time I started playing.In this game you play as the hulk and

Bruce Banner.As Bruce Banner you have to sneak around past

sleeping gamma dogs,alpha guards and even gamma guards which

are as strong as the Hulk.Eric Bana does Bruce's voice.As the

Hulk your up against gamma dogs,alpha guards,gamma guards,tanks,

robots and gamma bosses such as Madman,Flux,Ravage,Half-Life and the Leader.You can destroy most anything for points and rage meters which will increase your strength.When you become enraged you can do more damage with super sonic clap,gamma stomps and punches You can break poles off of walls and use them to take out lots of enemys at once,You can pick up cars and throw them,Pick up dumsters and throw them and throw oil cans to explode which takes a lot of enemies out at once.You can punch soldiers,Throw them or throw them off of buildings.The object of the game is to track down professor Crawford who betrayed Bruce Banner and stole some of his gamma radiation to become Ravage another Hulk who is just as strong as the Hulk.Ravage takes the gamma orb and him and the Leader try to create mutants.Your job is to try to stop them.Although the Banner levels are fun I like

the Hulk ones better.Here is some cheat codes you can use to

help you until you get good at the game.

Invulnerability-In options at the code imput enter GMMSKIN

The Hulk or Banner Can't be killed.

Regenerator-Flshwind If you use this you won't need to use

Invulnerability as the Hulk regenerates fast and is hard to

kill.

Full Rage Meter-Angmngt If you have this on you can do a lot

of damage to enemies and objects with gamma clap.Useful for

guards,gamma guards and robots.With full rage meter on you

stay raged.

Unlimited Continues-Grnchtr This way you don't have to start over

at a level when you get killed or on some levels hulk out you

just continue were you started from.

Double Hulk's Health Points-Hlthdse This is similer to Invunriability.

Wicked Punch-Fstofry The hulk will have one punch kills.One punch

will take out everything from the human beings to big bosses

like Ravage,Flux,Madman and sometimes Half-Life.This is fine

with soldiers,robots,gamma dogs and gamma guards but it's

not a challange if you fight the big bosses as one punch

kills them.I like to fight them the fair way even though they

can sometimes give the Hulk a beating.As Banner you can kill

guards and dogs with just one punch.Wicked punch should be

used in combination with invanurability so the Hulk or Banner

can't be killed.

Puzzle Solved-Brcestn This solves all puzzles for Banner

Unlock All Levels-Trublvr This unlocks all levels.You can play

any level you want to.Note after you go to special features

and cut on this cheat you must enter story mode and choose

continue game.Than you can use the right thumb key to scroll

through all levels.

You must enter these cheats in the options mode code imput.

After you write the codes in the spaces mash the A button.

When you get thru entering codes press the b button till you

go back to special features than scroll to cheats and mash

tha A button and than cut the selected ones on.Than press

the b button till you get to story mode and start from there.

You can also play as the Gray Hulk however you will have to enter

a special code on a computer terminal in the infiltration level.

The universal code terminal is located in the building you

enter after you shut down the third generator switch.After you

complete this level quit and go to special features than cheats

and it should be the third cheat screen.Cut it on than go back

to story mode and continue.The code is Janitor.The Gray Hulk

is unique because he talks and is gray.If you like this game

I recommend Hulk the official strategy guide book by Tim Bogenn

and put out by brady games.This has pictures of every screen,

advice on getting past guards,deafeating enemies,Cheat codes

and characters in the game.This book has helped me go a long

way in the game and will you too.The book also shows what kind of combo attacks you can use against enemies as Banner and the

Hulk I also recommend the Spiderman game on xbox.

Also If you want to destroy helicopters as the hulk load a new

game it will be inner torment.Pick up a car using the b button

and jump on the roof of the building using the A button.Target

the copters with the right trigger and throw the car using

the b button and it will blow up.

I also recommend that you pick up the Hulk Game pad put out by

naki which you can probebly get at amazon.com or

your local gamespot store.This pad is smaller than the traditional xbox controller and all the buttons are in the

same place except the white and black buttons which are located

above the y and a buttons.This pad also has turbo

on it.The vibration on this pad is great too and

the pad has confotorble rubber grips.What attracted me to this

pad was the beautiful green color.This not only

works with the hulk game but with others.I played

spiderman on it.This is available for xbox,ps2 and gamecube.

I have the xbox version.

Update

Coming August 16th The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction.This game will make the current Hulk game look primative.This game features free roam which will allow the Hulk to go anywhere.As the Hulk you will be able to smash and destroy anything even buildings.You will be able to destroy automobiles and use them for body gloves or even rollar skates.You will also be able to hurt and beatup goodguys as well as the bad ones.Hulk will be able to walk up and climb buildings and will have much more better moves.Bosses in the new Incredible Hulk Game will include Abomination,The Leader,Devil Hulk,Wendigo,Robots which will be more bigger than the Hulk and possibly others.Also this will be based on the comic not the movie so there are no Banner missions.It will be out on all platforms and the PC too.

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i Bought This Game a month Ago, and it Turns out to be one of the coolest games.

You Play as The Hulk The Green Monster, and Bruce Banner as you sneak and smash your way through this epic adventure. Only by Controlling the incredible power of the beast within can you destroy the diabolical intentions of the Leader To save the world and your self!

BRUCE BANNER:as Bruce Banner you must rely on your intellect and Stealth . avoid Detection as much as Possible , if you didn't The guards will give you a hard time, and gather clues and fight only when Necessary, Don't Fight any Guard you see. and i know some of you don't like to Be Bruce Banner but i find it Fun.

HULK:There are no limits to the Destructive power of the Hulk. Capable of Smashing through buildings and defeating whole group of Enemies, The Hulk uses a Series of specialty Moves and his unmatched strength to unleash a whirlwind of Destruction.

In the Game there are:

*25 Fully Destructible and inter-active environments if you can see it you can smash it.

*Battle notorious classic Villans and massive new foes. Fight up to 10 enemies at once.

*45 Devastating attacks to dipose of your enemies.

*out smart your enemies as Dr.Bruce Banner, using Stealth and Disguise.

if You Are having Trouble with the game i can Help With Some Cheats Go to Options to Code input and Inter These Passwords:

GMMSKIN For Invinsible Powers, The Enemies can't kill You if you are the Hulk or Bruce Banner

HLTHDSE To Double Ur Health Power.

GRNCHTR For Unlimited Continues.

if You Use "GMMSKIN" You Will Finish the Game.

I played this Game and it's Really short i finished with in two days. But i Want MORE To Smash Things While You Are The Hulk.

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This game is one the most basic action games there is. But some people may like that. I did for a while and most people will. The boss fights are very straightforward and the game is pretty easy (except for the stealth missions). The physics are very good and the graphics are different but still good. The smashing missions are cool but the stealth missions suck... bad. the voice acting is decent but the music really gets annoying. The controls are easy to just pick up and play. Although all these great features a huge drawback is that the game is extremely short and has pretty little replay value. I would just suggest a rental thats the only way you'll get your money's worth.

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The marketing blitz for the Hulk Move has been phenomonal. Cereals, magazines, toys, and of course computer games. The Hulk actually is fairly good, with a balance between Hulk smashing and Bruce Banner puzzle solving.

You know the story. Smart scientist. Strange mutation. Turns into fury-filled Hulk monster. So the game goes back and forth between Bruce using his mind, and Hulk using his fists.

Both could have been really great, and there were hints of potential there. A neat number-swapping code breaking puzzle seems fascinating at first, but when you realize that it's just a matter of sliding numbers from right to left, the challenge vanishes rather quickly. The stealth usually involves crouching and standing behind boxes a far cry from Splinter Cell.

On the hulk side, the destructable environment is neat and brings to mind the Matrix and Red Faction games. But the Hulk's attacks get boring VERY quickly. Every soldier takes a punch-punch-punch and goes down. Don't you think one punch would flatten them? His remaining attacks aren't much better. So you wade through a pile of people. Punch punch punch. Pick up a box, smash. Punch Punch Punch.

There are moments that are sort of cool. You see a pipe grab it now water sprays out and you use the pipe to baseball-bat your enemies. But those moments are few and far between as you plod from room to room just bashing your way through. At least in other mindless-bashing games like Diablo you had a wide variety of weapons and armor and other skills that were constantly increasing. With the Hulk, there's just him and his green fists.

Good for a weekend rental, or for casual gameplay. But even in the "mindless bashing" category I can think of many other games I'd rather pick up for a few hours to release aggression.

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This game is just a run around as a green booger destructing stuff. I always rent a game b4 i buy just in case. I rented this game and its just running around smashing things. save your money or rent it first if u like it but i doubt anyone would like to play a booger on steroids.

Cheap Blacked out Xbox 360 Modded Controller (Rapid Fire) COD MW3, Black

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Don't expect white LEDs. Good controller, but it comes with green LEDs instead of the white ones pictured. Top notch customer service.

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this product is amazing! best controller ive owned. got it out of the box and every thing was smooth! This controller is a "stealth" controller all blacked out buttons and the rapid fire is tied into the sync button so no body will know its modded! really easy to use and great feel to the controller! Great custermer support and crazy fast shipping!! form Jersey to pheonix in 2 days!! :D all in all this controller is a beast and i highly recommend it!

Review of Turtle Beach Call of Duty: MW3 Ear Force Delta: Limited Edition

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This is my 4th TB headset. In the past I had the X4, the X41, and the recent PX5. People I know love when I get a new one as I usually pass these down to others for a small price.

Sound quality is just as good as with the X41 and PX5. This headset does feel much lighter and like the others, it fits my big head just fine. I really do have a large head and finding things that fit properly can be challenging.

If you never owned any headset of any quality, then you do not know what you are missing out on. The ability to hear where sound is coming from and the distance it is away from you is a game changer. Just the fact you can listen at a volume you desire without anyone else in your home hearing it is even more valuable.

The MW3 theme is nice, but it is just aesthetics and obviously does not affect quality one way or the other. The entire setup does look nice though.

Unfortunately TB still uses the same technique to handle the wireless communication from the base to the headset. If you have a wireless network at home and operate that on the 2.4 frequency, then expect interference if you sit near your wireless router or if you are in the path devices communicating with your wireless device. I wish you could force a channel on the TB to help, but that cannot be done.

The new addition to this headset is the wireless chat on the Xbox 360 using the included BT puck that connects to the controller. Setup to make this work was not all that difficult, but could have been slightly easier. The major item they are missing with this is the ability to mute your mic from the puck. As far as I can tell, that can only be done via the button on the headset. All buttons on the headset are rather small and you have to "feel" for them. So muting your mic quickly is a challenge.

Overall another nice headset from Turtle Beach. These are rather expensive and like I said, the same quality of sound as the PX5 and the X41, so not much need to upgrade it unless you want the wireless chat. If you do not own any TB headset yet, you would be happy with any of the models I mention.

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What can I say ? Turtle Beach does make some pretty phenomenal products! I've owned the X41 for a while now it's all I use to play my XBOX, period! Once you pick up a TB headset, you'll never want to use your tv or entertainment center speakers ever again!

Some big improvements for me:

Wireless chat I tend to get into the game .. now I don't have to worry about yanking out my chat cord

Light ... They've always been light, but when you're wearing them for an hour .. heck maybe 2 .. the lighter the better

Aesthetics ... I'm a big fan of dark colors, gloss black ... the MW3 aesthetics are pretty sweet, doesn't do anything for the headset but definitely makes it a nice purchase

Be careful of some reviewers out there I've noticed some bashing the product simply because it has MW3 on the side, this is the same headset as their XP500 just with MW3 graphics. Same exact quality etc.

I own several headset (commercially and in aviation) sound is important, clear sound is extremely important. The Turtle Beach comes through all the way around!

What is yet to be seen is how well the preset's actually work.

Update 11/20/11:

I was having some insane problems with the headset "gaining" out. Basically with loud successive noises the headset would blank out, like it was trying to catch. Think RF interference times 100. I worked with Turtle Beach for about 2 weeks before it was decided it was defective. Quick exchange/replacement with Amazon and my new one is working as it should ... Turtle Beach's FAQ and support is pretty extensive, but if you're working with a live person (e-mail only) make sure you're staying on top of them to get you answers.

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This is a good headset but you can get the exact same headphones without the Modern Warfare branding on it for $269.95. (Look up XP500) or $212.99 if you don't need the bluetooth adapter for the Xbox 360 (Look up Ear Force PX5). If you do want the adapter, Turtle Beach sells it for $39.25 including shipping from ther website. Both of these options will get you nearly the same headset for $30 less.

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Listen, Astros, Trittons, and all those others HAVE NOTHING on the Deltas. JUST the DELTAS now, other turle beachs are beaten, but not the DELTAS, you know why? Cause there is no other headset, NONE that can %100 wirelessly chat with friends over xbox live with crystal clear voice, play accurately all the sounds in games like Battlefield 3 multiplayer with 24 people, I'm talking, 6 tanks, 2 helicopters, 4 jets, 2 APCs, 4 jeeps, 4 4wheelers, boats, turrets, everything, in Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound, AND answer phone calls with any bluetooth enabled phone, mute the call, up the volume, pause, hang up etc. AND stream music from your bluetooth enabled computer.

No other headset can do that %100 wirelessly. Period, add in the fact they are EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE (I've had every Turtle Beach headset in the "x" series and the px5's, and these have the most cushion and are the biggest headset [thanks turtle beach for considering the big head guys in your manufacturing process])

Your reading this review for a reason, $300 will get you astros or these, astros are wired, these Deltas are not in any way whatsoever, so get these.

Simple.

***EDIT: The Turtle Beach Deltas have Bluetooth IN THE HEADSET, which means if you have a device that has bluetooth, these headphones can connect to them effortlessly, ANYWHERE/ANYTIME. YOU DO NOT NEED THE RECEIVER TO USE THESE!

If you haven't put two and two together yet, this means you can have the Deltas on ALL DAY and not NEED to take them off, answer phone calls, listen to music, play games, stream audio from the computer, heck you could wear them to work, while driving, whatever, whenever.

BEST HEADSET EVER MADE PERIOD!

BEAT THAT ASTRO!

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So this being my very first headset besides the original one that came with the XBox I must say I am very pleased with it, the audio quality is amazing, crisp, clear sounds. Gave it a try yesterday playing Black Ops, and I never new that the computers that are on the maps Grid and Summit made whirring noises, also the sound effect caused by the concussion grenades (high pitch sound you get when exposed to loud explosions) it's just great. I have been missing out on all of this for quite some time now. Also the chat sound quality is great. My only surprise was that I did not buy the HDMI Audio adapter, and so for now I have to settle for the RCA feed from my TV. It would have been nice if it mentioned you needed this accessory so that you get the full digital audio experience. I am very happy with this product.

Review of War of the Roses

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Very worthwhile multiplayer only, medieval slash and twang. The perfect antedote to modern fps overload.

I took the plunge and acquired this game digitally and have not been disppointed. Its a really novel take on multiplayer conquest and tdm with respect that executing a decent blow requires more skill than line up and press or should I say "point in general direction of enemy and hose them down".

The game revolves currently around tdm and conquest with up to 64p. In a nutshell melee combat is handled with a mouse click and slight movement to initiate a swing/stab/chop depending on the direction the mouse and a slight delay on releasing the mouse button adds a bit of heft as opposed to a quick slice. The same orientation rules apply to parrying and therein lies a really deep and complex melee system thats relatively simple to access (there's offline training modes)but will vary enormously depending on your playstyle, movement, loadout, perks (yup-this is the cod connection) character class and indeed terrain (e.g. take a huge swing in a narrow corridor and you'll be redecorating rather than winning).

Skill plays a big part, and spam will rarely win out. What can help is the chaos of battle to level the odds.

Character classes range from footsoldiers (ranging from light skirmishers and pikemen to heavily armoured two handed sword swingers), longbowmen, crossbowmen and cavalary who also get to fight on foot when someone(inevitably) puts Dobbin down. Ranged and lance combat also have their subtleties that will allow you to pick up the basics quickly but have extensive possibilities for refinement. Be assured that there's enough opportunities to acquire xp and gold as a n00b to allow some progression. You may not get loads of kills at the start but reviving and damaging opponents will richly reward enough for progression to occur.

Graphics are decent enough, I'm not sure of requirements or benchmarks but I'm running a 965 @ stock with a 6870gpu and it runs smooth as silk @1080p on low medium settings. Of course it is a little rough round the edges visually and you may find the occassional glitch but as a multiplayer experience there is alot of fun and indeed many laughs to be had. Plenty of extra content is on the way and I'm happy to support an original, quirky and fun game thats not a point and click twitchathon for a change (I'm suffering from BF3 overload)

On a final note this is not a kids game. The graphic nature with which you can execute opponents is definitely not something you'll see in Glee or Skylanders. Morality wise you get more points for reviving teammates than offing bad guys but untimately crushing someones throat with your shield or repeatedly stabbing them in the throat and face with a dagger does have a shock value that puts this game in perspective.

In summary Cod-like in terms of fun, upgrades and unlocks, and plain LOL fun

Not cod-like in terms of much greater depth, tatics and skill required to really master it. Skill is not an unlock. Good thing is there's no waiting for a massive ticket count to deplete if domination is taking place...and there's no extra points for a team victory so if there's an organised squad of footsoldiers dominating its time to get out the bows and ping away and distance for points.

Just ro remind you there's only a single player training mode so this is for all intents and purposes a MP game.

Not as historically simmy as some would like but definitely fun. I agree 100% with earlier reviewer-"a rough diamond"

The bonus edition has some stuff in it you won't be needing. save $5 :)

EDITLOL@unhelpful rating...with no comment as to why. Obviously someone doesn't agree or can't play the game ho hum.

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This game is quite fun, but i feel like it will only get better with time. Seems to need some more work with getting server latency down, but when you get into a good server things run fine. Some crashing occurs when servers switch maps, which break up the action and can be a bit annoying, but once you get the game up and running its really fun and entertaining. I just need to learn the fine touches of how to play better. Its a good game with a lot of content and a full team dedicated to improving the experience. Paradox interactive announced a war of the roses permanent team to improve the game, so i think the rocky start will be improved soon. Executions are epic even if your the one being taken out!

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I've heard allot about this game and at $5 why not.

Well that's until i booted up the game and saw only 4-5 servers with people in them. Beyond that seems like a pretty fun game and if it had an active community i would say buy it but its hard to recommend a multiplayer game with no one left to play with.

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War of the Roses is my favorite game from 2012 as I will likely be playing it years from now (assuming there are still servers).

If you've played Mount & Blade you'll understand the combat physics of this game and why it is superior to any other PvP-arcade-combat style game. If you haven't played Mount & Blade, and you enjoy gaming, you owe it to yourself to at least try the free demo.

War of the Roses has great graphics, sounds, lighting effects and, of course, gore. But what it really offers is the engine and how it handles collision detection. There is a wide variety of weapons and each one works vastly different than the others. This is because the engine takes into consideration things like the length of the weapon, where the cutting edge of it is, and of course velocity. You'll find yourself pushing your mouse to one side of the keyboard, then slamming rapidly to the other as you swing, as that will increase your velocity and therefore your armor penetration and damage.

It's a breath of fresh air from a market stagnant with point-and-click-you're-dead shooters that we keep seeing tired sequels of.

The downside is that there aren't that many servers to connect to with a decent ping. That said, I've always managed to get into a game within 30 seconds, it's just not always under 100 ping. Each match only lasts about 20 minutes max so the servers are constantly shuffling people in and out. The game did suffer from quite a few crashing bugs, but since the last patch I haven't crashed at all, and they do patch regularly including adding an entire new armor type and several new weapons recently.

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Some may say its buggys or low quality. But it is a diamond. I may be a little rough but with some polish it could be one of the greatest (and original) multiplayer experiences around. Don't get if your looking for single player. There is none. (The offline training mode is a tutorial not a true single player.)

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So I was fortunate enough to pick up a review copy of this game and I have to say this is a very fun game, especially if you are a fan of the series. Just a heads up, this game runs on rails a lot, where you'll be leaning and striking out with you hands and jumping. You'll land in areas where you get to do various actions, which are quite fun. Activities include throwing, jumping, flapping, answering trivia, going through mazes, dancing, and more.

The game is for single player only, has 12 levels over three episodes, which lasts about 6 hours. As far as I can tell, there isn't anything left to do after, except play it again. As for my kids, they are more than happy to play it again...and again...and again.

All the voices from the show are in the game, including Neil Patrick Harris as Blowhole himself.

I hate giving games any scores because there is so much that can determine how a person will like or not like a game. Obviously hard-core Call of Duty fans will hate this game. Like I said though, if you are a fan of the series or are looking to pick up something for your kids, this is a fantastic buy. For that reason, I'm giving it 5 stars.

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So my 5 year old loves this game, however we've found a few "bugs" where it seems the screen goes blank but it does "reset" itself. Also it is very short, my 5 year old got it in about 5 hours, I'm sure an older child use to playing games could get it done in under 4. He's playing it again now so I'm not to upset but yeah I wouldn't buy it at full price. $30 max.

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My 7years old grandson loved this game. He requested this for his birthday and played it everyday for about 30 minutes and was able to complete all of his missions in a couple of weeks. He also enjoys the extras like the dance moves and finds it very entertaining.

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My nephews are very fond of the Penguins of Madagascar, so I thought this game would be a big hit -and it was...at first.

Right up front I noticed that the graphics were pretty poor, and the game play a bit repetitive (most levels seem to consist of going in a circle three times.) But the boys liked the penguins so much it didn't matter at first. But after a while, the controls began malfunctioning, for instance: the game had trouble recognizing movements that were working fine two levels ago.

The "mini games" are annoying and pointless. My nephews were not impressed.

There are a lot of "videos" built into each level. Your penguin runs along for a few seconds, and then suddenly stops, a short video plays (usually just a couple of characters talking) and off you go again...it gets monotonous, even for kids -remember, they're going in circles here!

Maybe I've been spoiled by watching them play the...other Big-Name movie kingdom's Kinect game. It has stunning graphics and excellent controls. But the bottom line is I'll be selling this game and finding another for the boys.

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I agree that is very Short but Very Good, Very easy so that a younger kid doesn't get frustrated with it .But I bought for my 10 years, because He likes the cartoon and He got it done in under 4. For this age is boring.

Blood Wake (xbox) Reviews

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I love this game. It has great action in a well designed and programmed environment. This game is technically solid and well developed. No slow downs, constant frame rate, great graphics, and the best water effects around make this one of the best games around.

I don't find this game at all monotonous like a few claim. It's a mission based combat game. It's a dog fighting game in water. If you like Star Wars Starfighter or Star Wars: Rogue Leader you will love this game. Plus, It has advantages over those game due to it's great multiplayer and battle mode features. Tons of stuff to do in this game!

I find it disappointing that people who haven't even touched this game come up with clearly false reviews. This game is not Twisted Metal or a Boat Racing game. This game is a mission based combat/ dog fighting game in water.

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This game is not the best X-Box game out there... coughHALOcough. However this game is fairly entertaining in its own respect. I won't go into the details about the graphics (boats and water are fantastic other graphics less impressive). The storyline is average with the cheesy voiceovers that you find in just about every game these days. The one player missions are challenging and you have to play them to unlock all the boats for multiplayer. The mutliplayer features various modes all of which are pretty good. There's nothing like blowing up my roomate's ship w/ a torpedo. The key to remember w/ Blood Wake is it's a vehicular combat game on water nothing more nothing less. This game isn't groundbreaking but it is fun. I would say that unless you know for sure you want this game to go out and rent it first to see how you like it. Just remember that you won't have access to all the multiplayer boats until you unlock them in the one player missions. Overall, this is a good game that belongs in the upper tier of X-Box titles.

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Based in England, where games come out after the US sometimes, i get to see the feedback before a game hits the shelves here.

On this occasion I feel an injustice has been done by some to this game, giving less than avaerage marks in some areas.

What you see is what you get on the box, the water effects, which set this game apart in the graphical sense, are spectacular. It is worth getting a copy of this game to see what an X-box is capable of doing. The game plays like a dream, the water dynamics rock! See your boat pile up on rocks and two others pile onto your craft, has to be seen! The sound effects are a little weak, but the music a great soother with 'choons' from China!

Order sea sickness pills when playing as you will need them!

Track down a used copy and relish the bargain you have acquired. Could last a lifetime this game! Very, very underated, could have great potential as an xbox live game!!!

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"Bloodwake" is a good looking, speedy boat combat game with that groovy Asian flavor. Story is typical revenge revenge revenge stuff, but it works well and features competent voice acting. The game itself features some very good visuals, particularly in terms of the water mechanics. Some of this goodness is slightly lessened in my opinion by goofy boat physics, particularly when your raft gets knocked into the air. The framerate is solid overall, there are a lot of nice details to see and plenty of things to blow up with a variety of guns, missles, and torpedoes. Control of the boats varies based on which craft you use but there is the real feeling of turning in water...somewhat slow, realistic, and requires you to modify the way you fight. Neat missions, a variety of cool weather conditions, and several game modes and difficulty levels give "Bloodwake" decent replay value. Overall, worth your dough if you like boats with guns, car combat styled games, and/or straight forward mission based shooters

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If you like a fast-pace shooting game then this will do fine for you. The graphics on the boats and water are very good and detailed. The first few missions are really easy (if you have talent in the game) but all of the sudden it gets like really hard and I still haven't beaten it. But if your up for the challenge then you should definitely buy this game.

Pros:

-great graphics

-challenging and interesting missions

-pretty good AI

-nice variety of weapons

-fun and competitive

Cons:

-really funky controls

-takes to many shots to blow up a boat

-sudden change of difficulty