Game Reviews
For you Xbox and PC fans here are a few reviews for you. I can promise you when it comes to gaming I won't steer you wrong... Get it Steer... LOL. Guess you had to be here? Actually I will have more than just racing games. I'm just a big flight sim, racing, and FPS gamer, for those that don't know FPS=First Person Shooter. The games I will review are ones I've purchased and played and are newer, leaving out some of the older games which I have plenty of those also. Example would be Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam (which is my current favorite and most played), UT 2004, Star Wars Battlefront, Call of Duty, Project Gotham Racing 2, Toca Race Driver 2, Burnout 3 (A must have game) - this game is by far one of the funniest and I must say awesome crashes.
PC
Racing:
Nascar Simracing from EA Sports for the PC
This game doesn't compare to Nascar Racing Season from Papy but it is a very good game and a very close second currently. It has many flaws currently and with a patch due out before April 16th we can only hope it fixes all of those flaws. If this patch does fix those flaws, this game is by far the best currently available for you Nascar racing fans on your PC and may surpass NSR, but only if the patch fixes the flaws. I recommend this game with a bit of caution though and it's because of its current state.
Xbox
Racing:
These are the 3 best games for your racing pleasure currently on the Xbox.
Colin Mcrae Rally 2005
Nascar Chase for the Cup 2005
Mx vs. Atv Unleashed
With all of these games it gives you the variety you need in racing and I give all of these a big thumbs up. With these 3 games you have from Motor Bikes, to Nascar, to Rally Racing.
The game of the future for your Xbox which has yet to be released, but will definitely be a must have and that is Forza Motorsport. This is for those people that love the PS2's very own Grand Turismo Series.
For the flight sim fans I can only recommend 3 games currently and they all fall on the PC.
PC
Flight Sims:
IL2 Forgotten Battles
X-Plane
Lock On Modern Air Combat
IL2 Forgotten Battles with the Ace Expansion Pack is by far one of the best WWII flight sims available today and online play is incredible.
X-Plane is for all you REAL Flight Sim fans, this isn't really a game but the graphics, physics and flights are just to incredible to pass up. It has REAL weather, REAL locations and all in REAL time and you can actually build your own aircraft or wing and really test it and see if you can make it fly.
Lock On Modern Air Combat is just that, the best modern air combat game available but you better have one awesome system this game is a HOG. This game is probably the most computer intensive game available even more so than Battlefield Vietnam.
Online play is also incredible but the key to online play with this and IL2 Forgotten Battles is a cool program for all you flight sim fans and a must have, and can be downloaded from this link and is called HyperLobby.
Xbox
First Person Shooter:
Brother in Arms - Road to Hill 30
Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory
Well the first is one awesome WWII FPS for the Xbox you can't pass this one up.
Splinter Cell of course needs no introduction and I don't think they could ever screw up this series, it just keeps getting better. Of course I shouldn't speak to soon... LOL, we know how that can go.
PC
First Person Shooter:
Americas Army
Battlefield 2
Americas Army is really one awesome game and you can't beat the fact that it's FREE - get it and go through training which I might add is not always easy. Online play is also pretty incredible.
BF2 on the other hand with what I've seen, this might be the mother of all games and of course as much as I hate to say it more money for EA. This of course unfortunately a MUST HAVE - which will be released June 27th. Pick it up because I need more people to use as target practice... LOL.
The next option is pay to play which I'm not a big fan of and probably would never play. This game is one of the most incredible I've played during a 14 day FREE trial and only if it were a bit more fluid as the Battlefield Series (Arcade Like) graphically this game would or could not be touched by any other game PERIOD. This game is SO immense, words can't describe it. If you know Everquest? Well this is the WWII of Everquest. Don't get me wrong this game is graphically very nice but as a soldier it's not arcade style like a Battlefield Series game, it's so damn realistic, almost too realistic... LOL. This is what I've always dreamed all games should be, but as I mention if it was built on the BF2 engine and was as fluid that would be one incredible plus.
PC
Pay to Play:
WWII Online
If you have money to just toss away and you don't mind the monthly fee this is a MUST. You can fly, drive, walk but let me add this game uses real mileage so to walk from one town to the next might take you an hour, for real - so don't die... LOL.
I'll touch on three mods this time around only because I've actually only played these three.
PC
MODS:
POE: Point of Existence
Battlefield 1942 Maps converted to Battlefield Vietnam Engine
Red Orchestra
Now remember MODS are maps, weapons, vehicles etc. that the MOD Community create to add to a currently available game, so you must have the original game to be able to download the MODS(FREE) to be able to play them, yes folks MODs are FREE. The first and second being Battlefield Vietnam MODs, brings Modern Warfare to the BFV engine and they do a damn good job, so for those that want a taste of everything BFV might be the place to be here in the near future because of all of the Battlefield 1942 Maps being converted to the BFV engine so you could have 3 games in one just by owning only the one game BFV which can be found pretty darn cheap now a days. With the conversion team bringing all of those maps to the new engine and with POE and it's modern warfare and new maps might make this one of the better games to ever own. Now only if someone will bring all of 1942, BFV to the BF2 engine? Now that will or would be the greatest accomplishment and then making it that much more of a game. Just think of being able to pick your battles from WWII, Vietnam to modern warfare all with one single game. Only time will tell.
The third MOD mentioned is the best MOD ever for any game PERIOD. This MOD is for Unreal Tournament 2004 and for those that know about UT2004 it's futuristic mayhem and all out slaughter fest. Add this MOD and now you add ONLY WWII the Germans vs. Russia and the maps and the realistic changes from the original game are to much to mention or describe, talk about a complete overhaul of a game, that is what RO does to UT2004. Hope they can figure out how to get planes going or a flight system... If you own UT2004 this is a MUST have MOD.
Well I think that is enough for now, I hope to post more in the future as new games arrive and I can get my hands on them to give you a real gamers take on them. Happy Hunting.
PC
Racing:
Nascar Simracing from EA Sports for the PC
This game doesn't compare to Nascar Racing Season from Papy but it is a very good game and a very close second currently. It has many flaws currently and with a patch due out before April 16th we can only hope it fixes all of those flaws. If this patch does fix those flaws, this game is by far the best currently available for you Nascar racing fans on your PC and may surpass NSR, but only if the patch fixes the flaws. I recommend this game with a bit of caution though and it's because of its current state.
Xbox
Racing:
These are the 3 best games for your racing pleasure currently on the Xbox.
Colin Mcrae Rally 2005
Nascar Chase for the Cup 2005
Mx vs. Atv Unleashed
With all of these games it gives you the variety you need in racing and I give all of these a big thumbs up. With these 3 games you have from Motor Bikes, to Nascar, to Rally Racing.
The game of the future for your Xbox which has yet to be released, but will definitely be a must have and that is Forza Motorsport. This is for those people that love the PS2's very own Grand Turismo Series.
For the flight sim fans I can only recommend 3 games currently and they all fall on the PC.
PC
Flight Sims:
IL2 Forgotten Battles
X-Plane
Lock On Modern Air Combat
IL2 Forgotten Battles with the Ace Expansion Pack is by far one of the best WWII flight sims available today and online play is incredible.
X-Plane is for all you REAL Flight Sim fans, this isn't really a game but the graphics, physics and flights are just to incredible to pass up. It has REAL weather, REAL locations and all in REAL time and you can actually build your own aircraft or wing and really test it and see if you can make it fly.
Lock On Modern Air Combat is just that, the best modern air combat game available but you better have one awesome system this game is a HOG. This game is probably the most computer intensive game available even more so than Battlefield Vietnam.
Online play is also incredible but the key to online play with this and IL2 Forgotten Battles is a cool program for all you flight sim fans and a must have, and can be downloaded from this link and is called HyperLobby.
Xbox
First Person Shooter:
Brother in Arms - Road to Hill 30
Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory
Well the first is one awesome WWII FPS for the Xbox you can't pass this one up.
Splinter Cell of course needs no introduction and I don't think they could ever screw up this series, it just keeps getting better. Of course I shouldn't speak to soon... LOL, we know how that can go.
PC
First Person Shooter:
Americas Army
Battlefield 2
Americas Army is really one awesome game and you can't beat the fact that it's FREE - get it and go through training which I might add is not always easy. Online play is also pretty incredible.
BF2 on the other hand with what I've seen, this might be the mother of all games and of course as much as I hate to say it more money for EA. This of course unfortunately a MUST HAVE - which will be released June 27th. Pick it up because I need more people to use as target practice... LOL.
The next option is pay to play which I'm not a big fan of and probably would never play. This game is one of the most incredible I've played during a 14 day FREE trial and only if it were a bit more fluid as the Battlefield Series (Arcade Like) graphically this game would or could not be touched by any other game PERIOD. This game is SO immense, words can't describe it. If you know Everquest? Well this is the WWII of Everquest. Don't get me wrong this game is graphically very nice but as a soldier it's not arcade style like a Battlefield Series game, it's so damn realistic, almost too realistic... LOL. This is what I've always dreamed all games should be, but as I mention if it was built on the BF2 engine and was as fluid that would be one incredible plus.
PC
Pay to Play:
WWII Online
If you have money to just toss away and you don't mind the monthly fee this is a MUST. You can fly, drive, walk but let me add this game uses real mileage so to walk from one town to the next might take you an hour, for real - so don't die... LOL.
I'll touch on three mods this time around only because I've actually only played these three.
PC
MODS:
POE: Point of Existence
Battlefield 1942 Maps converted to Battlefield Vietnam Engine
Red Orchestra
Now remember MODS are maps, weapons, vehicles etc. that the MOD Community create to add to a currently available game, so you must have the original game to be able to download the MODS(FREE) to be able to play them, yes folks MODs are FREE. The first and second being Battlefield Vietnam MODs, brings Modern Warfare to the BFV engine and they do a damn good job, so for those that want a taste of everything BFV might be the place to be here in the near future because of all of the Battlefield 1942 Maps being converted to the BFV engine so you could have 3 games in one just by owning only the one game BFV which can be found pretty darn cheap now a days. With the conversion team bringing all of those maps to the new engine and with POE and it's modern warfare and new maps might make this one of the better games to ever own. Now only if someone will bring all of 1942, BFV to the BF2 engine? Now that will or would be the greatest accomplishment and then making it that much more of a game. Just think of being able to pick your battles from WWII, Vietnam to modern warfare all with one single game. Only time will tell.
The third MOD mentioned is the best MOD ever for any game PERIOD. This MOD is for Unreal Tournament 2004 and for those that know about UT2004 it's futuristic mayhem and all out slaughter fest. Add this MOD and now you add ONLY WWII the Germans vs. Russia and the maps and the realistic changes from the original game are to much to mention or describe, talk about a complete overhaul of a game, that is what RO does to UT2004. Hope they can figure out how to get planes going or a flight system... If you own UT2004 this is a MUST have MOD.
Well I think that is enough for now, I hope to post more in the future as new games arrive and I can get my hands on them to give you a real gamers take on them. Happy Hunting.
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