What video game are you currently playing?

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 8:52 am

Just picked up on PSP: Gun, Splinter Cell, Warriors Code, and mediEvil. However, they are my Christmas presents so I don't get to play them until after the 25th of Dec.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:43 am

Road Rash was a motorcycle racing game with combat. While you're racing through city streets trying to avoid pedestrians, traffic, and the cops, you're also physically battling the other riders. You can pull along beside them and punch them, or pick up weapons such as baseball bats, nunchuks, maces, etc. There was no real strategy - it was just fighting on a motorcycle. But it was a lot of fun.

Another game I spent hours upon hours playing that I can't seem to find anywhere is Rocket Jockey. It had a 30's/40's era aviator theme to it with the bomber jackets and aviator goggles and such. Your character actually rode a rocket. Take a rocket engine, add some canards (front wings) and stabilizers to it with crude stick controls. Then straddle it and take off. Different model rockets handled differently and they also had grappling cables. You could use the cables to grab a surface to help you turn tighter, or grab your opponent off of his rocket, or grab his rocket and pull off his stabilizers, etc. There was also "Rocket Ball" where you played a soccer type game on these rockets. You used the grappling cables to grab the balls and hurl them into the nets. I only had a demo version of the game because I could never find the full version anywhere. But I played that demo for hundreds (probably thousands) of hours. It was pretty simple, but very unique and loads of fun.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:58 pm

Been playing the $hit out of Snoopy vs. The Red Baron for days now... TOTAL enjoyment.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:53 am

Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony on the PSP.

Has nothing to do with Taco Bell, but is the best game I've ever played on that thing. Gone through about eight recharges so far.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:12 am

Is it bad that I own FFX-II and haven't even played more than a couple of hours on FFX???

I just don't seem to turn the old PS2 on much anymore......

-slym

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:51 pm

I'm within spitting distance of 100% on Star Wars Lego II. They make you play through each level repeatedly a few too many times but it's still fun. Be sure to play through the stages with "Disguises" on. It looks strange on some characters but it's down right hillarious on some of the vehicles. And don't wait to pull the characters from the old game in. The game will only lets each player choose one per level in freeplay and that's it but it's a blast to play with them.

I just got Taito Legends for the X-Box a couple weeks back. I hadn't heard of it before but I saw it in the store and was shocked that it had Rastan, Zoo Keeper and Gladiator on it (my favorite arcade games when I was a kid!). I got it for cheap (it's $10 new at FYE) and I'm jazzed about it.

So far I just tried out the games and played repeated quick bouts of Space Invaders (classic!), Elevator Action (addictive) and Jungle Hunt on it. Now that I've got more time, I'm going to get into those child favorite games as well as Bubble Bobble, Operation Wolf, Thunderfox, and Space Gun. Lots of cool and interesting games on there. I'd definately recommend the collection.

WarAngel · Post by **WarAngel** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:05 am

I got back into the original Diablo.

Just leveling/getting items right now. Nothing big. On normal diffuculty and may try to kill Diablo soon. Or not. Depending on how I feel.

On this character and another I'm straight legit.

I have a duping one that I hardly use.

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:53 am

Lately I have been playing ogre battle 64 and goldeneye. Both for the N64. Very fun games.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:51 am

Goldeneye is the definitive Bond game, they have not been able to come up with one that holds a candle to it since then.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:58 am

WarAngel wrote:I got back into the original Diablo.

Just leveling/getting items right now. Nothing big. On normal diffuculty and may try to kill Diablo soon. Or not. Depending on how I feel.

On this character and another I'm straight legit. I have a duping one that I hardly use.

Old school ... very nice!

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:28 pm

Is Marvel: Nemesis any good? I keep seeing it on the used games rack and keep thinking about getting it.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:35 pm

Heath wrote:Is Marvel: Nemesis any good? I keep seeing it on the used games rack and keep thinking about getting it.

The X-Men Legends games are better, if you see them cheap.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 4:30 pm

depluto wrote:
Heath wrote:Is Marvel: Nemesis any good? I keep seeing it on the used games rack and keep thinking about getting it.
The X-Men Legends games are better, if you see them cheap.

They are not really the same games.... Marvel: Nemesis is basically a 'fight game' with 'some' free roaming but basically a fight game.

X-Men Legends is kind of a dungeon crawl combined with a RPG element. Both are fun but I tell ya, I thought Marvel: Nemesis sure is HARD at times. BOTH very enjoyable though.

Xbox Punisher game is VERY fun but not for the faint of heart. Some pretty gory yet incredibly funny 'interrorgations'.

David_Cody · Post by **David_Cody** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:18 pm

Seeing that I've been in bed QUITE a few hours of the day dreaming of being outside doing ANYTHING but lying on my bed, I've been going retro old school with the NEW Super Mario Bros for the DS.

Man, I still love the side-scrolling Mario action.

X-O Dudeowar · Post by **X-O Dudeowar** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:14 am

I've been playing a few of the BK games, but mostly that Dreamcast classic, Shenmue.

Oh, and if you've got a 360, this months backwards-compatibility update finally allows Shenmue II to be played on it! So if you've got an interest in Shenmue, grab II for the Xbox, it goes for like five bucks at GameStop.

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:36 pm

Played some of the Taito Legends games this weekend. One word of warning to avoid any intentionally thrown controllers breaking TV screens: Rastan (which has 6 levels) and Plump Pop (which has 10 levels) have unlimited continues UNTIL you reach the final levels of those games. If you lose all your lives on the last level it's game over. Also I got to the third level of Gladiator (one of the best underrated games ever) and continuing at that point sent me back to the BEGINNING of the second stage! The good news is that I had such a good time playing these games it didn't matter if I beat them or not and you do get better (and further) each time you play (but, dear God, do you have bragging rights if you can beat any of those games!).

I doubt most of the other games on there have the same "quirks" on continuing. Thunderfox didn't. I'll find out about the rest later.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:39 pm

X-O Dudeowar wrote:I've been playing a few of the BK games, but mostly that Dreamcast classic, Shenmue.

Oh, and if you've got a 360, this months backwards-compatibility update finally allows Shenmue II to be played on it! So if you've got an interest in Shenmue, grab II for the Xbox, it goes for like five bucks at GameStop.

I picked up the racing game and the bumpercar game from BK.... maybe I should try to be in a better mood when playing these games as they did nothing for me. The mini bike racing game was ok but very difficult to control (for me). Maybe they will get better with time.

I broke out Ultimate Spider-Man again and am glad that I bought it (cheap) but the numerous 'racing games' inside the game get rather tedious (for me at least) as I just want to 'get to the action'/mission.

I have been trying to get on my PC to play Marvel Ultimate Alliance but my wife has been sort of hogging up PC time as she is playing some freeware game that I picked up for her. Kind of like a jazzed up Space Invaders. Now I am happy that my wife can enjoy something like this (and free to boot) but dammit, MUA is calling to me something fierce !!!

Women and their damned computer games.... whats next ? Comics ?

Rubiks-Q-Bert · Post by **Rubiks-Q-Bert** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:03 pm

Knightt wrote:Women and their damned computer games.... whats next ? Comics ?

I cringe at the thought.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:21 pm

I cringe at the thought, brother.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:45 pm

Knightt wrote:
Women and their damned computer games.... whats next ? Comics ?

I will say my wife is a very good Robotron and an excellent Joust player, and I am very embarrassed to admit, she always beats me at Paperboy (I blame her older brother)

but comics...... comics...... nooooooooooooooooooo!

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:18 pm

Elveen wrote:
I will say my wife is a very good Robotron and an excellent Joust player, and I am very embarrassed to admit, she always beats me at Paperboy (I blame her older brother)

How far can she get in Paperboy?

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:24 pm

Todd Luck wrote:
Elveen wrote:
I will say my wife is a very good Robotron and an excellent Joust player, and I am very embarrassed to admit, she always beats me at Paperboy (I blame her older brother)

How far can she get in Paperboy?

that's a good question...... I can't remember ...... but when we play..... I always do alot of waiting ......... (same with Galaga...... she seems to beat me pretty often.....

... the shame!)

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:29 pm

Yeah, chicks are good at the OLD games. I remember back then I was too busy beating my meat than playing with COMPUTER GAMES. So that gets me NO advantage these days... I still beat my meat and my wife kicks my *SQUEE* at OLD computer games.

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:48 pm

I have a hard getting my wife to play old games (guess it depends on her mood). She's currently obsessively playing (well now replaying) Vampire The Masquerade on the PC. She likes some of the more deep RPGs that let you to be the bad guy (like KOTOR). She follows a few comic titles too

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Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:57 am

Knightt wrote:Yeah, chicks are good at the OLD games. I remember back then I was too busy beating my meat than playing with COMPUTER GAMES. So that gets me NO advantage these days... I still beat my meat and my wife kicks my *SQUEE* at OLD computer games.

I would figure it would help your hand-to-eye coordination.