November OXM Reviews

[Shawn-XBA]

BIA:HH 9/10
+Intesne squad combat that spins good story
+ Fantastic graphics and realism
- Weird A.I. glitches; too-sticky cover system
? Who among you think checkpoint saves are a good idea [Crickets...]


NHL 09 9/10
NHL 2k9 7/10
Silent Hill Homecoming 6.5/10
Viva Pinata:TiP 6.5/10
NBA Live 09 8/10
Baja: Edge of Control 8/10
Rock Band 2 9/10
Duke Nukem 3D 8.5/10
Infinite Undiscovery 8/10
Mercenaries 2 7.5/10
Guilty Gear 2: Overture 6/10
TNA Impact 7/10
Warriors Orochi 2 5.5/10
FaceBreaker 7/10
Zoids Assault 4/10
Fable 2 Pub Games 5/10


Previews;
Skate 2
Fracture
Wolfenstein
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Need for Speed: Undercover
Deadspace
Gears of War 2 ---First 90 mins


Rumor Mole

Dark Knight video game release when DVD does
Microsoft still sitting on one or two huge new features in the New Experience Fall Dashboard update Expect surprises


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I defiantly may be picking up BIA: HH and Baja now, after both got good reviews. I was looking forward to Silent Hill but it seems like it isn't very good.

[Variation-XBA]

I'm REALLY excited for the new Dashboard update coming :)

[l Maximus l]

I can't wait for Gears 2!

[Steeps5]

BIA:HH 9/10
+Intesne squad combat that spins good story
+ Fantastic graphics and realism
- Weird A.I. glitches; too-sticky cover system
? Who among you think checkpoint saves are a good idea [Crickets...]


NHL 09 9/10
NHL 2k9 7/10
Silent Hill Homecoming 6.5/10
Viva Pinata:TiP 6.5/10
NBA Live 09 8/10
Baja: Edge of Control 8/10
Rock Band 2 9/10
Duke Nukem 3D 8.5/10
Infinite Undiscovery 8/10
Mercenaries 2 7.5/10
Guilty Gear 2: Overture 6/10
TNA Impact 7/10
Warriors Orochi 2 5.5/10
FaceBreaker 7/10
Zoids Assault 4/10
Fable 2 Pub Games 5/10


Previews;
Skate 2
Fracture
Wolfenstein
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Need for Speed: Undercover
Deadspace
Gears of War 2 ---First 90 mins


Rumor Mole

Dark Knight video game release when DVD does
Microsoft still sitting on one or two huge new features in the New Experience Fall Dashboard update Expect surprises


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I defiantly may be picking up BIA: HH and Baja now, after both got good reviews. I was looking forward to Silent Hill but it seems like it isn't very good.

Wow, did you already get the november issue?

[Unreal]

Just the RPG for me.

[BananaMan]

wolfenstein and skate 2 will be sick.

[TheCovenant]

BIA:HH 9/10
+Intesne squad combat that spins good story
+ Fantastic graphics and realism
- Weird A.I. glitches; too-sticky cover system
? Who among you think checkpoint saves are a good idea [Crickets...]


NHL 09 9/10
NHL 2k9 7/10
Silent Hill Homecoming 6.5/10
Viva Pinata:TiP 6.5/10
NBA Live 09 8/10
Baja: Edge of Control 8/10
Rock Band 2 9/10
Duke Nukem 3D 8.5/10
Infinite Undiscovery 8/10
Mercenaries 2 7.5/10
Guilty Gear 2: Overture 6/10
TNA Impact 7/10
Warriors Orochi 2 5.5/10
FaceBreaker 7/10
Zoids Assault 4/10
Fable 2 Pub Games 5/10


Previews;
Skate 2
Fracture
Wolfenstein
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Need for Speed: Undercover
Deadspace
Gears of War 2 ---First 90 mins


Rumor Mole

Dark Knight video game release when DVD does
Microsoft still sitting on one or two huge new features in the New Experience Fall Dashboard update Expect surprises


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I defiantly may be picking up BIA: HH and Baja now, after both got good reviews. I was looking forward to Silent Hill but it seems like it isn't very good.

damnit whats wrong w/ silent hill? it looked pretty good....

[Shawn-XBA]

damnit whats wrong w/ silent hill? it looked pretty good....
I was really looking forward to the new Silent Hill, looks like it will just be a rent for me now. :(

[Clintman]

I played it and I thought it was really good. I didn't enjoy 3 or 4 though, so don't take my word...

[mattgame]

I can't wait for Gears 2!

[Shawn-XBA]

OXM has given Saints Row 2 an 8.

The Verdict:

+ There's a massive amount to do
+ It's very, very funny
+ A major improvement over the first

- Multiplayer's not fantastic
- Still some glitches

[mattgame]

OXM has given Saints Row 2 an 8.

The Verdict:

+ There's a massive amount to do
+ It's very, very funny
+ A major improvement over the first

- Multiplayer's not fantastic
- Still some glitches

This review will be in the December OXM.

What did they give the last game?

[wicked_d365]

I too can't wait or Gears. Good to see Baja got high marks. I'm gonna go with Clint on Silent Hill, the last ones sucked, but this one looks good. Still can't believe BIA got a 9,
Fantastic graphics and realism Yeah, No.

[Shawn-XBA]

What did they give the last game?
They gave the first one the same score:

80
Official Xbox Magazine
Though it might sound like a backhanded compliment, Saint's Row manages to climb atop the huge pile of GTA wannabes as the most well-excuted and enjoyable of the bunch. [Oct. 2006, p.71]



Which is weird because they said Saints Row 2 is a major improvement over the first, why isn't the score higher than the first one. :confused:

[mattgame]

They gave the first one the same score:

80
Official Xbox Magazine
Though it might sound like a backhanded compliment, Saint's Row manages to climb atop the huge pile of GTA wannabes as the most well-excuted and enjoyable of the bunch. [Oct. 2006, p.71]



Which is weird because they said Saints Row 2 is a major improvement over the first, why isn't the score higher than the first one. :confused:


That's what I want to know. Unless, they're saying other things have gone wrong but I am looking forward to this one and that score is kind of disappointing. I'm gonna get it anyway but I would have loved to hear some great news or a score close to what GTAIV got.

[Variation-XBA]

They gave the first one the same score:

80
Official Xbox Magazine
Though it might sound like a backhanded compliment, Saint's Row manages to climb atop the huge pile of GTA wannabes as the most well-excuted and enjoyable of the bunch. [Oct. 2006, p.71]



Which is weird because they said Saints Row 2 is a major improvement over the first, why isn't the score higher than the first one. :confused:

There's more pressure on them, and it's being compared to GTA IV now that it's out, where before it was only being graded on GTA SA.