Thursday, August 03, 2006

Games for Cheap Bastards: XBox 360

Quite frankly, if you're a cheap bastard, you probably can't afford a 360. ANYWAY... There are a few cheap games for the 360. There's NHL 2K6 and College Hoops 2K6 for you sports fans. There's Perfect Dark Zero for you shooter types. And thats about it.

If you want a review of NHL 2K6, look in the My Picks for the XBox 360 post. As for College Hoops 2K6, here's the skinny. Its an average basketball game, but it has the NCAA teams instead of NBA. Its not bad. Its got 3D crowds and arenas, 325 teams with a variety of customization options, and it just has a great atmosphere. But the graphics are pretty bad for the 360 and its pretty much the same game as its XBox and PS2 predecessors. And the commentary just plain pisses me off. 6 out of 10.

Perfect Dark Zero is a solid shooter. It has a good storyline. It has some decent multiplayer options. And it has some sweet weapons and graphics. It has quite a few flaws, though. The vehicles and gadgets are a total wash, and although there's a good variety, some of the multiplayer is buggy. It also has some pointless stealth elements, like ducking under open tables. Most of the time, you'll get detected no matter what you do. Then it turns into some samey shooting. I give Perfect Dark Zero 6.5 out of 10.

Now, all of these games go for $29.99* which is the cheapest price for any game on the 360. Get used to it.

*Prices from BestBuy.com

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