Haven't been many updates recently, we'll try to do better.... after Spider-man 3 is out of my system.
So recently Gears of War, Halo2, Rainbow Six Vegas have all been releasing content add-ons for their games namely with maps and even new game modes. As much as I enjoy online gaming, I already pay for my internet connection and Xbox-Live and $60 dollars per game... a $10 dollar increase that we've all been forced to live with. I am greatly annoyed that the Halo2 map packs are four dollars, doesn't use the xbox 360 point system, and is on a per console basis.... If you pay for it you should be allowed to have it on many boxes. I have two old xbox's and one 360. The 360 is what I mainly use but for old times sakes and laziness sometimes I will play Halo2 on the Xbox. I would be forced to pay 12 dollars to download the content to each box. On the plus side i suppose that once the Halo3 beta came out I would hardly play any halo2 and once Halo3 was launched Halo2 would see even less play time. It's just frustrating to be nickled and dimed for add ons to games. I hope that future games won't be released without the full product set with more pieces being released on the live marketplace.
As I really do not enjoy Gears of War online I am passing on the new mappack as well. I have hardly played the free map download they offered last time and it is a shame that Microsoft supposedly would not allow epic to release the maps for free. I will probably check out the new maps when they are free later in the year. The same goes for Rainbow Six Vegas which is my favorite shooter next to Halo2 because it plays so differently although I do wish there was a party system.
I blew through TMNT and I must admit that it was ridiculously fun if not a little too easy. The achievement points are also way too easy to get. It would have been more rewarding if some of the points were a tad harder to get. It is also super disappointing that TMNT is a single player game as multiplayer TMNT is a staple of video gaming. Definitely worth renting at the very least.
Next I am looking forward to Spider-man 3 because even though its going to be a licensed movie video game, the previous Spidermans have been fun and Ultimate Spiderman was also very fun. I look forward to playing the game on a next gen console with even more of New York to explore. The only dilemna I face is do i start the game before watching the movie... or do I wait. Hmm..
Till my next late night posting.
