Gaming 2004....

[Grumpy]

Hmm for me Im going with Farcry as the best and Shellshock Nam 67 as the most disapointing. HL2 was right up there too tho!
And I also thought Medal of Honor-Pacific Assault was fairly good too which brings me to ask you Eagle "why didnt you like it?" Im just curious to hear your reason.

[EMPiRE]

Don't forget UT2004, for me definately the best action MP game available (as I am still playing it today)

[Quall999]

well, the only reason why I didn't like doom3 was because it was way too dark. Gloomy looking is one thing, but almost no light at all is absolutely horrible.
I know more people that were disappointed with Halo 2 that weren't disappointed. Single player is all I wanted to play, and I only got half of it.

Out of that list, (i have played very little on that list) i'd have to say burnout 3. My brothers and I are hooked on that game. Although, I mostly just play the crash setting.


Personally, I am waiting for Quake 4 and the new Unreal. THey both look awsome.

[Grumpy]

Yes how could I have possibly forgotton UT2004! Great game indeed.

[GLH]

most disappointing:
Settler 5 (Die Siedler 5) - It isn't a new Settler-Game. It's more a WarCraft 3-Clone.
Pirates! - It don't have the fun of the Original-Game by Microprose (1987)

best multiplayer:
Unreal Tournament 2004 (Map: Deck 17 / Invasion-Mode / 10 Player with only SniperRifles ---IT ROCKS !!!---)
FlatOut (DestructionArena)

best SionglePlayer:
Half-Life 2
LotR Battle For Middleearth

[Eagle]

ummm, well. MOHPA is kinda boring. simple.

I would call it 'Bloatware'
Cutscenes are fully patriotic, Americans rock, Japanese are little bastards. It plays like Serious Sam. You go along the path and hit a large group of enemies. Kill em all and go on just to, you name it, meet the next big group you kill again etc...

Multiplayer is even worse.
Someone who plays Call of Duty TDM knows it got a bad spawn system. One team always gets pinned down in one place with litte chance to get away. Its even worse in MOHPA. In TDM and DM most of the time enemies you killed respawn right behind you. When they have killed you guess where you will respawn Also the weapons are totally imbalanced. Every f*ckin guy takes the lame 50 shot SMG. Not spray and pray but rather spray and rule. If you're up with a rifle for a challenge your chanceless. Even if you rifle them in the head you only incapacited them, meaning the opposing medic can revive them and you get no kill.

But why dont you rent it and judge for yourself?

[Grumpy]

@Eagle
Hmmm yeh I agree with what you say about the 'Americans rule........ etc' but unfortunately most games go down that road so I guess its something I have come accustomed to! Sort of now expect it from most war type games.
I do have Call of Duty but I am more of a single player gamer and havent got into the online side of things. I have however played it on lan with my kids and sort of know what you are sayin about the respawning side of things! But I do think both COD & MOH looked fantastic.
And I also thought Serious Sam was a good hoot/laugh! When it first came about it was good to see so many things on the screen at once without the game spluttering. But yes I do see what you are saying about the games they do tend to be quite lineal still! Even HL2, as good as it was, was still very lineal!
Anyway I appreciate you voicing you opinion. Enjoy the New Year and lets hope it brings us another top game real soon.