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It happens when you disconnect for whatever reason, bad connection for example. I've seen it happen too once, I was expecting a disconnect, and it seems Mario Kart Wii handles disconnects very poorly.. Must be me, but I had to laugh at this. Haven't posted my experiences yet, only that I bought the game, but here it is. It's a very entertaining experience. Online is great, haven't experienced real lag, only when my brother was youtubing videos I got kicked out (I'm using the USB connector on his computer). I wasn't biased for or against the inclusion of bikes, but I'm liking them now, eventhough I'm not using them myself. But it appears they're actually better than karts, or is it me? I love the the trickboosting. I like a lot of the new tracks, and most of the old ones (most of them which are new to me too since I barely remember the SNES & GBA version, never played the DS version, and don't acknowledge the Cube version, which leaves only the 4 N64 tracks I'm familiar with). Of the new ones I love Maple tree, Toad's factory, and Wario's mine. Don't like Moonview highway much, but maybe it'll change when I get to know the track better. Of the retro ones I don't (or barely) know I love the SNES tracks and the Delfino track, and the DS Diddy ehh desert track. I'm a bit dissappointed with battle mode, but maybe I'll like it more if I play it some more. But I wish they included a FFA and / or 4 player max option(s). Just one thing I really, really hate.. That thundercloud thing. Aren't items, especially when you're losing, not supposed to help you? Then what good does that thundercloud do? I thought I didn't mind much the lack of option to choose which specific items you want in the game, but I really want to turn that damn thing off.

I really hope they get a publisher.. If they do, I promise they've got my money (even now with so little info). Now if only someone would do this for the RPG genre..

Damn. No world map, worse character designs and graphics compared to original, judging from the screenshots, and now we find out there are no anime cutscenes? Why not take out the battle mechanics as well and make it a platformer. Each new information is more and more depressing it seems.. The story and gameplay be better unbelievably fantastic. If I'm dissappointed, I might join the others on that raid thingy. I hope it still turns out decent, but if not.. Well it's sad because it's still a must-buy for Tales (of Symphonia) fans, eventhough it's already dissappointing. Not buying it just reduces are chances of getting a "real" Tales. I spent litterally hundreds of Euros on Tales of Symphonia stuff now, so this is the thanks I get..

Got this today; not gonna play it 'till tomorrow, when I can play it the old fashioned way, 4 people in a room . That's (hopefully) gonna be a blast. Then back at home I'll try my hands at online, and maybe even try the single player while I'm at it! . Can't wait. Edit: Just opened the box to take a look at the manual, I noticed I have 2 starpointcards.. One for the wheel, one for the game? (..)

Finally bought this game today (was supposed to get this together with No more Heroes on release), but I'm not going to play it yet, since I have Path of Radiance still to complete. I've started over without finishing my first run, although I still have the savefile just in case. With that one I was at chapter 21 I believe. I've started over in preparation of Radiant Dawn, to get the best team possible. So does anyone have any general advice? I'm already more conscious of who's getting exp, I already have a general idea of who I'm gonna use, and I'll use GameFaqs for any new recruits (got most of them so far in my old save, with and without the help of GameFaqs, but I did kill Shinon for example.. Eventhough I do not intend to use him). Can you carry over items, even from the convoy? I haven't used any stat increasing items I've gotten so far in the new file, I'll save them for near the end, or even for Radiant Dawn if possible. And just to be clear, I'm playing PoR on normal, so that means "easy" for me on RD? And again, I'd appreciate any general tips..

Heh, it was exactly the same for me. Shinobu still got me 1 or 2 times I think, when I tried again, but after some patience, I finally got her. Seems she is as much bothered by pillars as I am .

Hmm, so you can't turn off the AI? Or have simply 4 players in a (battle) game? That does suck.. Fortunately I can still play Mario Kart 64 if I want to play Sky Scraper with 4 players.. It also means playing against my brother won't be as fun as it used to be.. If it's true, that would be a huge oversight indeed.

Got this game (now still Fire Emblem to buy), and I'm loving it (well like I though I would ). Travis is such an asshole though . Not a problem in general (obviously), but I wish he (well, I) didn't have to kill the third boss (Shinobi was it or something?) She's sexy and stylish, heh. Anyone know where I can find some artwork of her? Anyway, I'm getting my arse kicked by her at the moment. I didn't have any problems with the first 2 bosses, but with her I keep walking into pillars or walls at which point she nails me with her multiple hitting moves, which usually kills me instantly (looks very cool though).. I think I'm going to do the tutorial some more, I still haven't got all the techniques under control I guess. Can't do those free fights too. I agree, the overworld could use some polish, but I'm really not that bothered with it. After boss 2, it's obvious you'll unlock plenty stuff to do. Love jumping off that ramp at the beach by the way . Shortcut to your motel basically . Anyway, I'll do the tutorial again later like I said, and make some other attempts at beating the third boss.

To be honest, I think I'm also more excited for this than for brawl. It's obvious Brawl blow Mario Kart out of the water in terms of production value etc., but well, I think I stand a better chance at Kart online than Brawl online . That, and this being released in April and Brawl supposedly 3rd quarter, also helps . It's also why I'm not that upset over that 3rd Q release of Brawl. Anyway, I hope it feels more like MK64 than Double Dash, because I absolutely loath DD. I wish they'd replace Waluigi track from DD with the far superior Wario track from MK64 (unless of course that's already in?). I'm looking forward to this, but I don't want to be reminded of DD at all.. Anyway, less than 2 months away, can't wait. Hope they get it right..

Well, for me personally, Metroid Prime fulfills both my Metroid fix and my FPS fix. It isn't a traditional FPS, but I don't care what's it called, I love it. There are other FPS games that blend genres, like Deus Ex, so I don't see why Metroid Prime can't be another example of such great games. I'd love to see a more traditional FPS Metroid game in the form of a Wii Metroid Prime Hunters though. I'll probably be in the minority, but I'd love to see this as a spin-off, especially since a new (normal) console Metroid game probably won't be out for quite some time. Everyone who doesn't like it can ignore it, all the FPS gamers can have a blast. I would love to see more FPS games in general, multiplayer especially, since my PC is too old to handle any recent game unfortunately. I love the aspect of 32 players online in MOH II, but I've had enough of WW II, so I'll pass on that game. Metroid Prime Hunters Wii would be excellent. Anyway, back to MP III, I've started a new session recently, doing Veteran this time. I got "stuck" on the Ridley morphball tube bit, I wanted to get that bonus, but not getting hit once is damn anoying. And doing another attempt takes much time. I finally gave up, and just got on with it. Did the real fight, he seemed a harder, but I forgot how I was doing on normal (aka easy). I've done most of Bryo as well, did the Icemen boss, which was a lot easier this time around, surprisingly enough.Maybe because I have more experience, but probably because I spammed hypermode, which I was reluctant to use in my first run.. I fought him normally 'till halfway his health he starts getting anoying, at that point it took just discharge of hyper phazonbeams.. I quit right before disabling the seed shield, and right after I realized that again I forgot to scan the Meta Ridley fucker! Grr. I did get that Huzzar guy though. Oh well, I'll save Meta Ridley for when (if?) I attempt hypermode. Anyway, Mogenar is next on my list, I wonder how tough he is on veteran.

I'm also more of a Tiberium man myself, but nevertheless, this gets me very excited! I liked Tiberian Sun (my first PC game) better than Red Alert 2 for single player, Red alert 2 was better for multiplayer. I have yet to play C&C 3 (I have the game, just not the PC yet ) though. But I'm looking forward to this, can't wait to find out what else they'll add and change to Red Alert. I do hope they bring Kari Wuhrer back as Tanya though! But I doubt it ha ha. Anyway, I hope the cutscenes will be just as fun as in red Alert 2. The whole cast was great.

Yeah, Zelos is the 7th secret character. There are 7 characters, in 2 versions, Zelos with the flowers is the alternate version (he normally has some sort of sabre). Regal and Raine are missing indeed, which is unfortunate, I really would've liked a figure of Raine especially (with a broom as alternative version ). Eventhough I'm a Sheena lover (like the rest of you :P), I personnally find Presea the coolest of the bunch. Something about little pink-haired girls with Axes thrice their size . Be careful though.. That axe is vulnerable. I actually dropped her (and the axe), and it broke. But as I ordered 3 of those boxes, I'm confident there's another Presea (with normal Axe) in there . As for Raine and, I'm sure the sequel (and the OVA) will be enough reason to make a new set of gashapon, and they'd better include my other favourite this time around!

I finally have this game since a few days, and I love it. Although I'm ashamed to admit I used the hint system once, I hope you can all forgive me. It's on the level on Rose's ship, with the giant squid. It just didn't occur to me

The last 2 might wanna skip this: But yes, if I recall correctly, I think I saw Flanoir in a screenshot or video, and althought it wasn't exactly sunny, the snow was (sadly) gone.. I was puzzled by this, because by then I didn't know about the setup either (the joining of the worlds causing climate changes etc). Anyway, I'm not to bothered by this yet, it's simply the setup of the game, and no mayor revealings of plotlines during the game.. Although I think I also have to be careful checking this thread from now on, and from some point, avoid it altogether. Anyway, from what I know now.. It's still one of the games I'm most looking forward too, but I personally am a bit disappointed that the original cast seems to play such a mayor role in the game.. I mean, there are only 3 original characters which you play with known at this point, or not? I'm worried you don't get to gather a nice party with new interesting characters with their own backstories. Don't get me wrong though, I obviously love the old gang, I mean, I've spent litterally hundreds of euros on TOS stuff, but with a new game the focus should be on new characters, and the old gang should get guest appearances. Anyway, I hope it turns out there are more (new) characters who join your party.

Pure 1:1 controls will never work with sword fighting. Sure, you can mimick the moves, that's possible, but it's not possible to take into account the enemies reactions. What do you do when your swords / lightsabres etc clash? You're remote swings all the way, while on screen your sword will have bounced off. So it's impossible to have your moves sync with your character moves all the time. You'll always have limitations. One solution (in my mind) could be to require the player to press a button (probably 'A'), when swinging your sword. When on screen the swords clash, you'd have to release the button and press it again to resync your stance with your character's, in other words the character on screen will animate for a few frames to get in the same position as you are (well hold the sword the same way you do at least). I'm not sure if I'm explaining this very well. Rumble could (/should) be used to not only simulate the swords clashing, but at the same time indicate to the player the need to resync with your character. Anyway, that's how I'd like to see it.

Hmm, I was looking for it in the local Media Markt, but they didn't have it.. Damn, I was looking forward to playing this tonight. Hopefully they'll have it tomorrow, next week the international film festival will start, which probably (hopefully) means no time to play games for me, apart from the portable ones between movies.

Ha ha, well I said "who can exercise", not "who should exercise" .

With so many uncompleted games that are hard to get back into, I just wanted to start and finish a game I haven't (really) started yet, in the few free days I had last 2 weeks. With no new Zelda around, the next best thing was resident Evil 4, it just screamed Christmas to me . It was the Cube version by the way, but I'll just post my experiences here. Not having experienced the other games, and this being my first play-through (apart from the first few hours I've played months ago), I probably didn't do things the most efficiently probably. You people may find it funny that I completely upgraded the minethrower . When I bought it I really thought it would come in handy.. I like explosive things. Anyway, my memorable moments (most already posted, but they're great moments for a reason):

That's my point.. This "game" (I'll just call it an.. application from now on) aims to get people to exercise. If you feel you don't need any more regular exercise (and it seems like you don't, you've incorperated it nicely into you're daily life), than this app just won't be necessary for you. Save your money and spend it on the real games like Zack & Wiki and No more Heroes etc. The only other reason you could have for getting it, is simply for your collection, hopefully the balance board will be used for plenty other games in the future. In the mean time, maybe you have a girlfriend / parent / sibling who can exercise.

Maybe that's your problem, you consider this a "game". I'll think I'll get it, might be a more fun and convenient way (and cheaper compared to a gym) of getting exercise. Then again, there are better ways to get exercise. Still, like I said, it's more convenient..

Hmm, I think it's gonna be Dewy's adventure, but I also want a multiplayer game before the end of the year. I think it's gonna be Rayman 2, but I'd also like Mario vs Sonic, I might ask that one for Christmas (although I have to be quick about that). First one for next year is gonna be Zack & Wiki, followed by No more Heroes.. Next DS game is probably gonna be the new advance wars.

I ordered it yesterday, should've done that some time ago though. Can't wait, although my orderconfirmation says it may take 'till 11 january for my order to be delivered.. Oh well.

I read an IGN review long ago, and I already had my GBA then I think, but the game sounded fantastic so I just had to have it. I still don't have it. It's not been released outside the US. I even mailed the studios, Wayforward was it? To ask if they knew where I could find a new copy (at that time, it was actually still listed on the Capcom US store, but they don't ship to Europe). I actually got a reply from Matt, who pretty much said that apart from 2nd hand, my other options are ROMs, and he didn't mind at all! With the game being hard to get.. When I read this newsitem on the frontpage, I quickly did a search on some Ebay affiliated site to see what would turn up, a few copies, but all just cartridge only. And they were going for around $ 30,-. I had that site bookmarked, because I once found a still sealed copy, but it was like $ 60,- or something.. Then I thought "that's rediculous for a GBC game". What a moron I was, if I came across a sealed copy now, I'd think I'd even pay $ 100,-. I'll take a look at the site later, it's good to know they're still interested in doing a sequel, thay intended to make one for the GBA even a long time ago.

I'll try again: When I use my LAN adapter for internetconnection, I keep disconnecting, maybe every 15 minutes. It always happens, and I can't play Charged Football normally because of it.. I have to use my DS USB connector when I really wanna game online. I's prefer to use my LAN adapter though, it's faster, less laggier, easier, and I don't have to bother my brother for use of his computer. So... Does anyone have any idea what may be the problem? Does it have anything to do with my routersettings? Or the settings of my Wii?

I just bought the DS game rack, it's back in stock. That's the kind of stuff I want to spend those points on.. Well, that and games (really didn't regret getting Geist for free for points). Anyway, I wonder if it's back in stock in general, for all EU countries, or if they have different allocations for each country.. In any case, I can't wait. It doesn't hold all my games, but that's not the point (Or... I could order 2!).