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Vampire Rain: Altered Species to Have 3.8GB HD Install

GamersPlatform reports:
"ArtToon is at it again, giving Vampire Rain a chance to be a big hit for the Playstation 3 next week. When GamersPlatform received the review copy of Vampire Rain: Altered Species last week, we were surprised to find out that the game will have a 3.8GB mandatory install!..."

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Hagaf22 - 437 days 16 hours ago

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4 gigs?!?!? now that just out of hand, think of the guys who have the original 20 gig? thats 20 percent of there total space for just that game. its getting to be too much, if some one owns 6 games that require 4 gig installs then they have to delete one everytime they want a change of pace. while sony has come a long way since the release of the ps3, they are slowly letting the devs getting out hand with required installed sizes. they should limit the installs.

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Elimin8 - 437 days 14 hours ago

1.1 - Pre-install

Makes you wish there was a way to give out pre-installations on PSN.. So when you get a game that requires installation, you just pop it in and play.... I don't care for it, but if it's mandatory..Oh well...

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Hububla - 437 days 14 hours ago

1.2 - dude stop crying...

its not like installs are a big deal.. i mean after ur done with the game and you trade it in or get to the point where ur not gunna play it anymore you just delete the install.. wow that was hard... and no HD space wasted

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Hagaf22 - 437 days 13 hours ago

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im not crying, i have more than enough gigs after swapping out for 300 gigs, im talking about those other people who arent nessecarily tech savvy who just enjoy playing games, those who dont know how to do that, there plenty of instances where installs are becoming a bit much, im just saying sony should put a limit on the amount of install data that can be used. 4 gigs is a bit much which is going to take a while to install.

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CrazedFiend - 437 days 12 hours ago

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Why do the installs HAVE to be mandatory? I can understand the benefit of the installs, but why mandatory?

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GutZ31 - 437 days 10 hours ago

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Would you guys please stop acting like you care about this game?

Really, does anyone REALLY give a flying fukaki about this horrible excuse for a game?

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lsujester - 437 days 9 hours ago

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The game is irrelevant to the argument. You can easily replace "Vampire Rain" with "MGS4" because the discussion is about mandatory installs, not whether the game is worth the HD space.

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facepalm - 437 days 16 hours ago

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A 4GB mandatory install for a game that is most likely going to suck like a Dyson Vacuum cleaner...

^-^ No lose for me, considering that I'm going to stay as far away from this game as possible. But for those poor chaps who are going to be suckered into this game...::pats on back:: God's Speed...

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Raoh - 437 days 15 hours ago

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lmfao they are out of their damn minds if they think i'm going to rent that crap

i was debating if i should rent it or not...

bad enough it was a crap game on the 360.... now they want me to play improved crap and install 4gb's of crap

LMFAO i cant believe no one at the developer or publisher just didnt stand up and say "why are we doing this?"

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Jamegohanssj5 - 437 days 15 hours ago

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Lawl; you deserve a bubble for that one. I truly laughed out loud on that one and it's true also. I just pictured it in my head. They're at a conference and the head developer is like; wait, what in the hell are we doing this for?

TGSI

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Ozzyb - 437 days 10 hours ago

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lol! I was thinking the same. Bubbles~

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GutZ31 - 437 days 10 hours ago

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Played the Japanese store demo, there is nothing "improved".

This trash is given to much credit to be in the same league as real "games".

I suggest everyone skip this if they value there soul, or even if they don't.

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kazuma - 437 days 15 hours ago

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"ArtToon is at it again, giving Vampire Rain a chance to be a big hit for the Playstation 3 next week."

now really, don't even think of playing this. ur gonna regret it.

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Forbidden_Darkness - 437 days 15 hours ago

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no now they think anyone is going to buy it, the demo is completely horrible and the game looks crappy as hell.

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Jamegohanssj5 - 437 days 15 hours ago

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Isn't this that floppy game that was on the 360? I will pass, but I do love Vampires.

TGSI

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ElementX - 437 days 15 hours ago

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Ha, mandatory installs suck, and I'm a PS3 owner.

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Cartesian3D - 437 days 13 hours ago

7.1 - (-_-)

6 people agree with you because:

mandatory installs suck, and You're a PS3 owner. !?

EDIT : 7 ppl

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Morrissey - 437 days 15 hours ago

8 - hmm

the 6 people that buy this game are gonna be upset.

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Darkiewonder - 437 days 15 hours ago

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They really should have saved time by NOT putting this crap on the ps3 :\

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MK_Red - 437 days 15 hours ago

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Getting 4Gbs of bad sector would be better and more useful than installing this horrible game.

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Vicophine - 437 days 14 hours ago

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Dark Sector was awesome! >_>

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Cartesian3D - 437 days 13 hours ago

11.2 - @11.1

he said BAD-sector dude!! wth r u talking about?..

ok enough..
Im not that stupid :P

/end sarcasm(sometimes its necessary )

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SyphonFilter - 437 days 15 hours ago

12 - hey

why people talk crap about installs? i think its good becasue it increases load times. i know blu ray is slow but it really increases the speed and has advantages if you see games like dmc 4. i just delete the installs whenever i am done with the game or won't play it for a while.

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GameOn - 437 days 14 hours ago

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I think most peoples problem with this game is that it sucks balls. 4gig mandatory install is just the cherry on top.

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Why o why - 437 days 15 hours ago

13 - good game, no problem

crap game, No thanks

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Relcom - 437 days 14 hours ago

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oh this game is so bad, how dare they require a install

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Hi-def freak - 437 days 14 hours ago

15 - do we get a demo?

I want to judge for myself if this game sucks as bad as everyone is saying ....

Thanx Relcom....man that game does look horrible!

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Relcom - 437 days 14 hours ago

15.1 - here is all you need to know

http://www.gametrailers.com...

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Ozzyb - 437 days 10 hours ago

15.2 - Wow...

That looks... like crap. lol.. I try to keep an open mind, but that looks like an average, stealth-shooter from last gen. Those three people who get this for Christmas (and die a little inside when they unwrap it) are gonna be bummed. 4 gig mandatory install? You know in 2 or 3 million years.. the Earth might be gone.. that effects me about the same amount.

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Forbidden_Darkness - 437 days 14 hours ago

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I would install 20+ GB's just to play God of War 3, but this game aint even worth a single kb of install

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Jamegohanssj5 - 437 days 14 hours ago

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Vampire Rain was a concept that looked great on paper. A stealth game with vampires? Excellent! Unfortunately, the end result is an abomination of a videogame that doesn't even deserve a rental. Stay far away from this one--though if you get close, the enemies probably won't even see you.

4.0 Presentation
The box art is cool. I'm serious, give it a look. The game occasionally displays some creepy tendencies, as the subject matter would dictate, but once characters start talking, everything goes to hell

4.0 Graphics
Other than the pre-rendered cinematics, every other facet of this game's aesthetics look last-gen. Lots of clipping, in addition to a wide variety of other glitches.

5.0 Sound
The soundtrack isn't bad, but is repetitious. Sound effects such as booming thunder and vampire howls are nice.

2.5 Gameplay
I'm pretty sure vampires can't be killed by one lone player, which makes the single-player game kind of rough, don't you think? Enemies are completely stupid, and each level features a single path.

0 Lasting Appeal
Appeal? This game has appeal? (KILLZOWNED Lawlz)

2.9
Terrible OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

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Ozzyb - 437 days 10 hours ago

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"Stay far away from this one--though if you get close, the enemies probably won't even see you."

hahahaha.. 2nd funniest thing today, aside from Mattias laughing maniacally while I'm shooting rebel troops. Bubblessssss~

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Jamegohanssj5 - 437 days 9 hours ago

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Right back at ya chief >_>.

TGSI

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IzKyD1331 - 437 days 14 hours ago

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no one was gonna buy the game anyway

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Covenant - 437 days 14 hours ago

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3.8 GB?

I can think of better uses than that for that much HD space.

I mean, 3.8 GB of John Tesh music would be better than installing and playing this game.

And that's saying something.

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darkpower - 437 days 13 hours ago

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My God, how could you? You have to be really low in order to make a post like that! You have to be something else to be able to equate those two things!

How DARE you insult...

...JOHN TESH!! :P

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Eagle_of_Heaven - 437 days 14 hours ago

20 - Not sure

but i remember a game like this being crap and got below average reviews or is this another title?

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Jamegohanssj5 - 437 days 14 hours ago

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Read my post above.

TGSI

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Vicophine - 437 days 14 hours ago

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Installs are A-OK if the game is good..but Vampire Rain? I played the demo on the JP PS Store...wow >_>....

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LordMe - 437 days 14 hours ago

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As a small time reviewer I am getting this game at request. But I really don't want to play it. The install does not bother me, cause it wont be there for long.

But I do think that installs are stupid. Uncharted didn't have one. And it looked far better then this.

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CouchKing0 - 437 days 14 hours ago

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Another lazy developer.

I won't be picking up this flop anyways.

(God damn it wrong zone)

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darkpower - 437 days 13 hours ago

24 - So wait...

...this was a 360 game?

You know, making a fanboyish comment would be VERY easy to do right now...so I'll stay out and let some other guy be the person who says it.

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Ozzyb - 437 days 10 hours ago

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hah.. I think we are all so equally disgusted that everyone put their conflict aside for this one. I don't think 360 fanboys would even want this abomination of a game to continue living.

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Cartesian3D - 437 days 13 hours ago

25 - the question is..

who will waste 3.80 GB of his Hard Disk Drive for this game?

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ape007 - 437 days 12 hours ago

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man that's not the problem

the problem is if more games like kz2,r2,mirror's edge,resi5,the force unleashed and many many 3rd party games

I guess it's a bit of truble

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Dark General - 437 days 13 hours ago

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One of worst reviewed games this gen has a near 4 gig install. I don't think this will sell much.

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kewlkat007 - 437 days 13 hours ago

27 - It's the Trend...

get used to it....and if you play multiple games at once and have a 20 giger then your out of luck, unless you upgrade.

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ICUP - 437 days 13 hours ago

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SONY need to pay Artoon to keep the crappy game on the 3FIXME.

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Patchstation 3 - 437 days 15 hours ago

1 - Damn

Looks like its time for all PS3 owners to buy another HDD. At this rate, these PS3 games should just come with a free HDD.

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PirateThom - 437 days 15 hours ago

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Yeah, because everyone is going to buy Altered Species... I have had a 60HDD since launch and I still have a fair amount left on it, I'll probably upgrade once they add more stuff the store, since I've figured you can delete the install data of old games you don't play (but still keep your saved date since it's a different file).

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Patchstation 3 - 437 days 15 hours ago

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Well with LBP, Resistance 2, COD5, and whatever else coming out this year prepare to shell out some money for a new HDD there buddy.

That is the most ridiculous thing I heard from a droid...Why would you want to uninstall old games unless you getting rid of them...Suppose a friend come over and he/she want to play one of your old games. So now every game you put in you have to reinstall.

Waste of time and a major headache...Well, that's the PS3 for ya.

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gambare - 437 days 14 hours ago

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seems that you forgot about the coming soon mandatory install for the xbox360 games, enjoy.

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Veraegic - 437 days 14 hours ago

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who would buy a flop? not me, but the 360 is still king of flops

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Patchstation 3 - 437 days 14 hours ago

1.5 - @gambar

Last time I checked the install on the 360 will be OPTIONAL...If you didn't know what the word mean....Lets review.

Optional \Op"tion*al\, a.
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option;
left to one's discretion or choice; not compulsory; as,
optional studies; it is optional with you to go or stay.

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zo6_lover27 - 437 days 14 hours ago

1.6 - @ Patchstation

Most of those games will either have an optional install or no install at all.
Its not that big of a deal buying a HDD for the ps3, I can just get a 160GB for about $70

EDIT

Why do people think every ps3 game has a mandatory install? Most games have an OPTIONAL or NO install at all.

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juuken - 437 days 14 hours ago

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Tell me Patchstation...why do you hate the PS3? I can list many reasons why I hate the 360 at the moment, but I'm curious about your situation.

I've seen videos of this game and it doesn't look *too* bad but I won't be touching it with a ten foot pole because it was a flop on the 360 and should have STAYED THERE.

I have better games to look forward to.

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Patchstation 3 - 437 days 14 hours ago

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Don't get me wrong I dont hate the PS3...I plan to own a PS3 again but what I hate is when PS3 droids talk about 360 and spreading false info.

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sak500 - 437 days 13 hours ago

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LOL@patchstation

Time for name change my friend. Installstation3..

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juuken - 437 days 13 hours ago

1.10 - Patchstation

Just like when 360 fanboys spread false information? The PS3 has no games? The PS3 is just a bluray player?

Give me a break.

I don't hate the 360 but there are several factors that keep me back from buying one.

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ravinshield - 437 days 10 hours ago

1.11 - god when will this list come to an end???

oblivion...4.6gb required
sony may cry 4...4.7gb-20 min install
full auto 2...1.7gb required
spider man 3...2.3gb-five min install
hot shot golf...5gb-five min install
skate...2.5gb--five min install
rainbow six vegas 2...3.4gb required
wwe smackdown vs raw 2008....2.3gb required
F.E.A.R...2.5gb required
NBA 07....3gb-ten min install
lost....3.6gb---six minute install
conflict denied ops...2.5gb required
beowulf---2.5gb---five minute install
GT prologue--5349MB..13 minutes install
Quake=4.1 GB install
GTA 4...5 min install.
battlefield:BC...300mb required
Bourne Conspiracy..5GB Install required
metal gear solid 4...8 min install,4.6 GB required
BIOSHOCK....05:24:00..minimum 5.4 GB required
Vampire Rain....3.8GB install required

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psycho360 - 437 days 8 hours ago

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@boot

Last time i checked no hard drive had the same capacity as mentioned. 40GB will be 32-33gb, 120 will be 117Gb etc. So you can only hv 5 games at one time on a 40GB paystation3 provided you haven't got any demos, videos, patches, DLC, Firmware, Home etc on it.

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juuken - 437 days 6 hours ago

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Ganging up with the disagrees aren't we...with the multiple accounts?

Installations do not bother me. I can sit down, read the manual, figure out how to use the controls or flip through the guide.

AND NOT ALL GAMES NEED MANDATORY INSTALL.

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snoopgg - 437 days 5 hours ago

1.15 - hey patchstation troll on your own console

You know whats a magor headache, having your friend over to play a game and your 360 rrods on you. What a headache having to wait about a month so your friend can play his favorite games. You know what is a arse ache, is having to pay for online gaming on the 360. Another headache, is knowing that the best games are coming to the ps3 this year. Do yourself and your arse a favor before you start talking out of them, take to asperin and call the doctor in the morning. Enough said troll......... But what do you expect, thats a 360 in a nutshell for you!!!!!

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Shadow Man - 437 days 15 hours ago

2 - I don't think PS3 fans care about this game.

Keep that crap on the 360 where it belongs. LOL

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PirateThom - 437 days 15 hours ago

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Keep that crap off consoles, period. No one deserves to have this, I'm glad it's on PS3 as well, if only to stop such a terrible game being exclusive to anything.

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waseem335 - 437 days 14 hours ago

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im not gona worry bout our 4gb installs, but are you bots really gona install 9gb games on ur tiny 120gb afta the update lol i know the 20gb guys would never lmao

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Steven Colbert - 437 days 14 hours ago

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This game is absolutely abysmal and broken.I played the 360 version and it is most likely the abortion of the century.That and Two Worlds.

Forsooth Ruffian!

Have at thee! Huzzah!

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doshey - 437 days 13 hours ago

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my new 320gb hdd laughs at this game and its install space

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dkgshiz - 437 days 13 hours ago

7 - Whats the point of this?

What a useless article. No ones going to buy this flop.

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ELite_Ghost - 437 days 13 hours ago

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this game is hilarious! my friend got so scared the first he played lol!!!

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sak500 - 437 days 13 hours ago

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Buuu but teh Bluray..

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PoSTedUP - 437 days 12 hours ago

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yea i know man i love blu-ray too. : )

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waseem335 - 437 days 12 hours ago

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but but the 1 dvd is enough why hav 2 or 3 for 1 game

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GiantEnemyCrab - 437 days 12 hours ago

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hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahaha.

Well at least you can play this garbage extra smooth with little loading time in between the sh*t stains that is Vampire Rain.

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waseem335 - 437 days 12 hours ago

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and bots experienced this sh*t stain before us lol

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darkpower - 437 days 9 hours ago

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I see you've tried this game, have you, crab?

Man, and I thought this was one time in which even the 360 bots would have a tough time making PS3 cracks.

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PimpHandStrong - 437 days 9 hours ago

12 - lol

classic open zone

i bought a new 80Gb

plenty of space

and guess what

this game wont be making its way onto my harddrive because its junk!

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