Is it too late to buy an X-Box now?

[charlesr]

You need an Xbox for Rallisport Challenge 2. Best racing game ever. And excellent online.

[JibberX]

Baahh humbug, I bought Rallisport Challenge 2 and its mind crushingly tedious. Colin McCrae 2005 is alot more interesting to play. As for Xbox, you need one for OutRun2 and thats about it really.

[IainMcC]

Don't forget Jade Empire. It's an exclusive and a great game. Definately a must own on the Xbox and a major reason to own the system.

Seconded.

I've been playing Jade all week, and it's phenomenal. It's definitely one of the Xbox's killer games, and easily the best RPG you'll see this year. For the combat alone, it's streets ahead of Fable and Knights Of The Old Republic. Add to that the quality of the writing and the storyline, and you've got an instant classic.

[monsieurblack]

You need an Xbox for Rallisport Challenge 2. Best racing game ever. And excellent online.

indeed
superb game. runs at a fair ol' lick to boot
a great deal of life left in the xbox yet. shame the next one is coming so soon. can kinda understand from a microsoft/suits pov...business n money eh?
regards
monsieurblack

[Salsa Party Animal]

I would wait until E3 finished then make a decision.

[Wools]

Never too late! Pick one up as there absloutly fantastic.

Halo, Outrun2 and MotoGp 2 can, if given a chance, consume all your gaming time.

[MikeRox]

Just because Xbox2 is a year or more away doesn't automatically mean all the Xbox games are suddenly gonna become ****.

It's acctually closer to 6 months away, and when it comes out, xbox prices will probably go thru the floor, making 6 months time a far better time to buy an Xbox :P all the "classics" will be like a tenner then too. Personally I'd hang on til Xbox 2 is out if it's not backwards compatible, and if it is, jus get xbox 2 unless ur after the gaming from it this summer.

is Jade Empire good then? the (admittedly short I was left feeling very pissed at having paid ?6 for it) demo was a bit meh tbh. Made me decide to wait until it's on budget.

[MikeRox]

Baahh humbug, I bought Rallisport Challenge 2 and its mind crushingly tedious. Colin McCrae 2005 is alot more interesting to play. As for Xbox, you need one for OutRun2 and thats about it really.

I must say, I actually loved Rallisport 2, it was what the original was hyped to be and more. (I was told to expect Sega Rally 3 with the first one and so was sorely dissapointed with the terribly slippy handling) the sequel has some awesome handling though, plays and looks like a dream, one of the Xbox's better exclusive titles.

[tokyochojin]

Xbox=most collection of SEGA games on a current console =GET!

[Gareth C]

Xbox=most collection of SEGA games on a current console =GET!

You know he's talking sense

[hankwangford]

You know he's talking sense

But its post Dreamcast Sega, so... DENIED!

[IainMcC]

is Jade Empire good then? the (admittedly short I was left feeling very pissed at having paid ?6 for it) demo was a bit meh tbh. Made me decide to wait until it's on budget.

The demo's not a great advertisment for the game, if it's the same one I played (fighting the ogre and rat demons in the courtyard), as it only gives you a taster of the combat system and doesn't give you any idea of what the story is like.

If you're into character and story-lead RPGs, and have an interest in kung-fu flicks, then this is for you. The plot and the dialogue are excellent, and the voice-acting is top notch, too. There's considerable depth to the combat system, with the variety in fighting styles. There are almost too many styles, but that gives you (well, me, at least) an incentive to replay the game and specialise in different things. I love the aesthetic look of the game, as well. The graphics and character animations are great, and the level design drips atmosphere, from the mythical chinese architecture to the wisping smoke of the street lamps.

In the twenty hours or so I've played it for this week, not a *single* moment has fallen flat. The whole game is beautifully pitched and balanced. If you liked the writing and story-telling of KOTOR and the combat of Fable, then you should really get a kick out of this, because Jade is better than both of them (and that's saying something - because I'm a Star Wars uber-fanboy, and thought KOTOR was pretty much perfect). Even the mini-games are a considerable improvement over KOTOR. The Dragonfly vertical scrolling shoot-'em up sections are almost worth the entrance fee in themselves. They're far more challenging than the turret blasting bits in KOTOR.

Don't let the demo put you off, because you'll struggle to find a better RPG on any format this year. Just don't expect a PC-style hardcore stat-fest, that's all. RPGs should be about stories and not stats, if you ask me.

[Kubrick]

Xbox=most collection of SEGA games on a current console =GET!

PS2 surely. There's about 20 of those SEGA AGES things.

[MikeRox]

SOLD! bah, ANOTHER game I have to buy *grumbles* :P

I think the PS2 has probably had more proper Sega releases now than the Xbox, tho whether you consider Shinobi, Nightshade, Altered Beasts etc must have is another matter

[MJR_UK]

The Current New Xbox's in the market are discontinued. Its expected theyll re release it with fonza motorsport bundled with it