360 Questions before buying...

sprognak · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:01

My wife is almost to the point of conceding on an XBox 360. What would really win her over is a game she likes.

She's into the 'platform fighting' style games. Like the old Street Fighter series etc.

Is there anything like this on the 360? Basically a two player 1v1 fighter game that she might enjoy.

Also quick question on CoD2. Is this multiplayer without going online? Is it 2 or 4 player limited if so? And can it connect to PC CoD 2 servers? (Got CoD2 on the PC, want to know if I can play against Xbox players on it)...

jamie2497 · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:03

Street fighter 2 for the xbox arcade is coming August 2nd (We hope

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Theres also Dead or alive 4.

sprognak · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:27

Excuse the n00b question, but what is Xbox Arcade?

Chaos · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:31

Dead or Alive

Chaapa'ai · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:33

My wife is the same way.. she loves the fighting games. DOA4 is her favorite. Not there is much choice right now.

Echo toxin · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:35

sprognak said:
Excuse the n00b question, but what is Xbox Arcade?

It's a subservice of Xbox Live whereby you can download arcade-style games for a lower price. Games include Frogger, Uno (a card game), Geometry Wars (space blaster), Backgammon, etc. etc.

Chaos · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:35

sprognak said:
Excuse the n00b question, but what is Xbox Arcade?

Its part of the xbox live service, basically you can buy and download old classic arcade games.

Thesnipergecko · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:44

Dead or Alive 4, Rumble Roses? Street Fighter II coming August 2nd

If she likes the older games then she's gonna live the Xbox Live Arcade

Paul ...

sprognak · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:48

Looking at a review of rumble roses, she might shoot me for suggesting it

DOA4 looks good though, very good...

crunchman · 15 Jul 2006 at 12:51

COD 2 local multiplayer is l2 player, three player or four player, you can't get bots.

Mud · 15 Jul 2006 at 13:56

Consider getting a Japanese or Chinese (NTSC-J) machine...the Chinese games are full English and cost ~£22-25each, and the Chinese 360 runs on 220V so no stepdown required. My Jap machine (with UK PSU nicked from a core) is on its way, so as long as it doesn't die then all will be good...

Play-asia

Many of the Chinese (Asian) games are region free anyway and can be played on a PAL machine.

NokkonWud · 15 Jul 2006 at 18:46

Mud said:
Consider getting a Japanese or Chinese (NTSC-J) machine...the Chinese games are full English and cost ~£22-25each, and the Chinese 360 runs on 220V so no stepdown required. My Jap machine (with UK PSU nicked from a core) is on its way, so as long as it doesn't die then all will be good...

Play-asia

Many of the Chinese (Asian) games are region free anyway and can be played on a PAL machine.

I've been stung for customs on one cheap game, plus games aren't exactly expensive anyway. Also, getting a foreign machine stops you from renting etc...

Mud · 15 Jul 2006 at 19:41

That'd be the counter argument.

Fraggr · 16 Jul 2006 at 00:00

Echo toxin said:
It's a subservice of Xbox Live whereby you can download arcade-style games for a lower price. Games include Frogger, Uno (a card game), Geometry Wars (space blaster), Backgammon, etc. etc.

Don't get Geometry Wars.

Me and all my friends that have Xbox 360s have been addicted to it at some point. I'm only on the trial as well...