What game totally caught you off-guard this past year?

[jazz]

my pick would have to be ghost recon 2. i hated the earlier titles, but ubi really hit it home with their latest.

[greg]

ssx 3.

i didn't think i would like a snowboarding game, but i picked it up because it was $20 and it looked pretty cool. i've been hooked ever since.

[jazz]

snowboarding is one of those few games that i like playing unrealistically. ssx 3 is a great game. glad i picked it over amped 2.

[The Judas Cow]

I dont think I really got caught off gaurd this year.

I think that my favorite surprise ever was Arcanum.

[greg]

snowboarding is one of those few games that i like playing unrealistically. ssx 3 is a great game. glad i picked it over amped 2.
that's the reason i picked it over amped also.

[KenKill75]

Riddick and Def Jam both totally caught me off guard. I didnt expect to give a crap about either one.

[dionysusolympus]

Chronicles of Riddick for its great gameplay and still bad acting, except for Mad Dog Murdock.
GTA:SA for its unfortunately low resolution graphics.
Psi-Ops for the good gameplay.
Prince of Persia: WW and Ghost Recon 2 for their respective glitches/flaws and half-assed production. (P.S. I am not saying that the games are bad, but the glitches/flaws are there.) :dead:
Jak 3 for the phenomenol gameplay and story...

[Pudie]

Katamari Damasi ... you guys seriously have no idea how addicting this game really is.

[JDMCivicHatch96]

Does it have to have been released last year or just any game you've played last year?


Metroid Prime... i always just thought it was another run-of-the-mill FPS. Very wrong.

Havent played Riddick except for the demo and it didnt really catch my eye

[jazz]

Does it have to have been released last year or just any game you've played last year?

yes, this past year (2004). :nod:

[bigisy]

-riddick, looks awesome and plays good too
-breakdown, totally original and very, very difficult
-ninja gaiden, i knew it would be hard, but come on! this is a joke
-san andreas, yet again they step backwards when it comes to graphics (the game rocks though)

[MAGO]

Definetly Riddick!!...i played the demo and thought the game would suck!...then i decided to buy and take a chance and i'm glad i did....awesome game!

[jazz]

Definetly Riddick!!...i played the demo and thought the game would suck!...then i decided to buy and take a chance and i'm glad i did....awesome game!

what are the major differences between the demo and the actual game?

[KenKill75]

The demo just had bad framerate. Before the demo I actually didnt give a flying fuck about the game. It was the demo that actually opened my eyes to it's potential.

[dionysusolympus]

what are the major differences between the demo and the actual game?

One's a demo and the other one is a full-retail game? :what: :blush:

[MAGO]

Riddick gets my vote for goty in 2004....

[JDMCivicHatch96]

Ninja Gaiden
Metroid Prime


Id also say Wind Waker but I was expecting that to be good. And I havent gotten around to play Riddick yet.

[FOXON]

FULL SPECTRUM WARRIOR

i totally thought "man, im never gonna like a strategy game, why dont they make it a FPS? but i'll buy it cuz it has guns"

best game i'v ever played

[RhinoWarrior]

I'd have to say Amped2 (came with the system) and Burnout3

[mud_]

not really any game

but that makers are STILL focusing on making the game look pretty rather then actually making the game play work. specifically being able to tell if the bullet/hit/car connects with a target...ghost recon 2 (and splinter cell to a lesser extent) i'm looking right at you

personally, i'd prefer to still play the commodore 64 as long as the game WORKED

when did spiderman2 come out? that was an awesome game (PS2)

[Trizzak]

NHL 2005. I wasn't expecting it to suck.

No Create A Player (I must play for the Habs! They need a superstar defenceman! :blink:) Slow menus, horrible dynasty mode, and just a bunch of shitty little things that culminate into a step backward for EA Sports.

They fucking disappointed me.

[jazz]

i always expect the nhl series to suck.

[Trizzak]

i always expect the nhl series to suck.
That might be because you're a Panthers fan. :lol:

I thought NHL 2002 (pc) was excellent.

[dionysusolympus]

The Warriors.
Ultimate Spiderman.
Total Overdose.
Alien Hominid.
Katamari Damacy.

[Trizzak]

That might be because you're a Panthers fan. :lol:

I thought NHL 2002 (pc) was excellent.
I said this?

God...I'm a prick

[Keith Moon]

God...I'm a prick


- No.

[dionysusolympus]

- No.

- :jazzgreg:

[Keith Moon]

- :jazzgreg:


+ Yes.

[Trizzak]

He's a Panthers fan, not a Leaf fan. I feel ashamed