This really sux. 34 people viewed this thread yet nobody replied to help this guy out
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ajaxn007, Did you buy the game new?? If so return it for exchange. It is possible for a game to be damaged without having scratches. Same with the console, It is possible you got a new console with a poor laser. The "lil creaky noise" you are hearing is the laser trying to focus on the media so its one of the two mentioned. Not having a memory card keeps you from saving game data, the game should still load and play.