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i am way way way back anyone rememeber toejam and earl from sega gensis
That was one of the coolest games I ever played. The tunes from that game are stuck in my head forever! I think there is a version of it online that you can play now. Pretty much exactly the same as it was back then. I didn't think anyone else had ever heard of it! LOL
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now Iced you know if you had a faster car this wouldn't be an issue :D
That is true, however I was in a race where every car had to be the same. Just a restriction. You probably already know of my long-suffering attempt that finally resulted in me acquiring a Shelby Series 1 in Forza Motorsport. It was PAIN.
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Just completed GoW3 on XBOX 360 and was impressed at the content but thought it was all getting a bit old and samey after three games. It is still an enjoyable romp as it always was but I had no time to jump on LIVE with it as I had it from LoveFilm as part of our (soon to expire) free trial. Also played the Arkham City Batman game and thought it was great. I had feared it would be too much like the previous one but I was surprised at it's longevity and depth. The boss fights were a little familiar after a couple but the puzzles were strong enough and the ability to explore freely the map was welcome. Incidentally, bored as I was earlier I downloaded a demo of Injustice:Gods Amongst Us which is the new DC Comics beat em up. For all it's promise of mulit-tiered arenas and in depth character studies it was very much a plain old beat em up to my eyes but then again it was only a demo. I spend too little time on my XBOX nowadays - I still find myself going on for a blast of GTA4 regularly and am very much looking forward to the new one later this year.

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Borrowed Halo 4 and it sucked. Plus you have to have a gold account to access half the features. What a joke. The story wasn't bad but the new enemies were just lame. I also borrowed The Force Unleashed II and it was ok. It was better than the first for a lot of reasons, but the story, in prime Lucas Arts fashion, was completely stupid and the voice acting was over the top. They set themselves up for a third installment but considering that Disney shut down Lucas Arts a month ago it's probably dead in the water.

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but the story' date=' in prime Lucas Arts fashion, was completely stupid and the voice acting was over the top.[/quote'] I don't even like the story from the first Star Wars movies, it's pretty cliched and stupid. Thankfully, because I expect that it leaves me free to enjoy the cool special effects. A little bit like an intergalactic version of the Fast and the Furious movies. Speaking of Fast and the Furious, there was a Podracing game that was actually really fun.
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I don't even like the story from the first Star Wars movies, it's pretty cliched and stupid. Thankfully, because I expect that it leaves me free to enjoy the cool special effects. A little bit like an intergalactic version of the Fast and the Furious movies. Speaking of Fast and the Furious, there was a Podracing game that was actually really fun.
It was alright. I had it for a few years after I got my N64. Kind of frustrating as I could never beat it.
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I suspect you're thinking of the wrong podracing game. I played Racer Revenge for the Playstation 2 and it was very fun - more or less what you'd really want out of a podracing game. The basic idea was that you could either drive or fight your way to the top. Speaking of which, has anyone ever played Need For Madness? That game series is amazing.

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