Alan Martin writes: "You know those Wii adverts? The ones involving immaculately imagined happy families enjoying games so simple that everyone from Gran to the cat can enjoy them? Well, Microsoft wants a slice of that lovely casual pie. They've sensibly realised that Gran doesn't like Halo and the cat isn't fond of Soulcalibur - and that maybe a change in strategy is required. This is why everyone on your friends list is now sporting a Mii (or Xii?) avatar and why shops are now carrying copies of Lips, Scene It and You're in the Movies. The trouble is that while Wii Sports is easy to grasp fun for all, You're in the Movies ends up being a lot more trouble than the modicum of amusement that it eventually presents is worth, which is a really disappointing conclusion to reach when the premise is both innovative and intriguing."
Kombo: Towards the end of last year (but prior to Project Natal's announcement), I was mulling over the used game section in my local gaming store when my girlfriend tapped me on the shoulder and gestured to the Xbox 360 Accessories section. Towards the bottom of the shelf was an Xbox LIVE Vision Camera bundled with the 2008 casual gaming experiment, You're In The Movies, with a price tag of $19.99. We took the device home and spent time playing a few rounds of what amounted to an interactive movie-themed casual-party-gimmick fest culminating in a campy movie trailer with our likenesses inserted for good measure. By the end of it, both of us were physically exhausted from the minigames and laughing like crazy at the movie trailer.
And something dawned on me - I had more fun than I thought I would.
Craig H writes: "One of our biggest gripes, actually one of the biggest complaints throughout the industry right now, is that the level of quality in games has been suffering lately. Sure there are some great titles that get the perfect amount of polish and love to ensure every drop of potential is squeezed out of the title. But there are those games that hit retail with undeservingly high price tags."
Like any other game console, the Xbox 360 has had its successes and its failures, but some of its failures have just been unforgivable. This article expands on some of its greatest failures, and is meant to pair with Top 5 Takedown's previous article, "Top 5 PS3 Fails", because both consoles deserve some scrutiny by the public that both hates and loves them.
and it's time to bash the 360?
Even as a Sony fan, I am against this because it's as stupid as all the sony bashing.
Really, what the heck is wrong with those journalists?