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TheHangman
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  1.  pretty dire

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    The first two series were relatively good, but the new characters and storylines in the third series are nowhere near as good. Cook especially makes me angry whenever he appears on stage because you know exactly what he's going to do and say. The dialogue is mostly stunted and badly written (except for most of JJ's episode which was actually good) - in fact most of it is awful because its the result of a 40 year old man sitting down and saying 'i'm still young and hip, i know what teenagers say and do' and just badly stereotyping everything. The acting leaves quite a lot to be desired, too. Effy was good as a side character before but as a main character she is 2 dimensional, depressing, and boring. If you've read this far into my tirade you are probably asking yourself 'why is this guy complaining but still watching it?' Basically, its fine as free entertainment when i have nothing to do on a thursday night, but there is no way anyone should spend money to watch it.

  2.  An absolute bargain at this price

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    £17.99 for one of the best games ever? buy it now, you will not regret it. it won't be everyone's cup of tea due to the large amount of cutscenes but this really is a masterpiece in every way, and an experience you simply can't miss out on.

  3.  Amazing

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    First of all, don't believe everything you hear about the horrendous amount of glitches etc. There is one (admittedly stupid to have been missed but not game-breaking at all) glitch near the start, and since then i have seen one or two things like a floating gun or something (in over 20 hours of play), and my version has never frozen. Back to the gameplay...
    I have to admit that i find it pretty similar to oblivion, in terms of quests and the dialogue system etc, though the atmosphere is very different due to the rather different circumstances the two worlds are in. The similarity for me is what makes it so good, as i have never played fallout before so i dont miss the 2d-ness.
    As i said i've played over 20 hours (yes i'm that cool) and i've barely scratched the surface, having only visited the first city and done none of the main quest, so this game is long if you make it so - i can see playing for over 100 hours.
    I find the shooting to be a tiny bit rubbish, especially the sniper rifle which fires no further than an assualt rifle, but it isnt intended to be an fps and works perfectly well for me. Most of the weapons are damned cool to use, especially the ripper (a mini chainsaw).

  4.  Very good - 8.5/10.

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    Having read some poor reviews i was wishing i hadnt ordered, however having played it i would highly recommend. graphics are admittedly not amazing, though they are the high end of average which is enough for me - people need to start looking beyond flashy graphics to the important thing - gameplay. which is excellent. i'm a big fan of military history so the accuracy is a plus for me but i find the whole realism slant very refreshing. people say 'oh great, another ww2 game' but the only thing similar to other ww2 shooters such as cod3 is the weapons and the fact that you are shooting at germans rather than generic arab terrorists. this game demands proper tactics, making run and gun suicidal and forcing you to think a little bit, making getting past a tight spot that more satisfying. I thought at first it would get boring but i'm pretty far through and playing in bursts of around an hour it isnt repetitive at all, at least no more than any other shooting game. there is a decent amount of variety - tank missions, solo more stealthy bits, a sniping bit and nice satisfying manning-the-machine-gun defensive bits. the story, despite being rather cliche'd, is pretty interesting and absorbing, and you will start to really care about the main characters, which cannot often be said about a shooting game.

    downpoints i would concede are occasional ai glitches, where your men choose a damned stupid route to you when you call them in, resulting in them running past a maching gun nest and getting mowed down, very occasional graphic and camera hiccoughs, and sometimes the men's shouts dont make sense or get a little repetitive. stretching it a little too i could concede that the weapons get a bit boring by the end. but nothing's perfect, and this game is brilliant and deserves your attention. as long as you dont mind thinking a bit and ordering americans to run places, and like shooting a gun at evil people, this is definately worth buying. genuinely one of the best games i've played for a good while. it certainly didnt disappoint me, anyway.

  5.  amazing

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    i absolutely love this game, the story, characters, gameplay, graphics are first class, a real candidate for the title of best game ever - its an experience as well as a game. the boss battles for me were a bit of a let down but the rest is absolutely stunning.

  6.  Unbelievably addictive

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    Literally my favourite game ever - its not flashy, doesnt have big guns or amazing visuals but what it does have is very deep but accessible gameplay, with unlimited hours of replay value if you like the game - play as any nation from 1936 - 1951, taking over the world or destroying the nazis, whatever you like. the only bad thing is the scenario editor, which breaks the game, or at least used to. there are many mods and edited packages to download instead on the website. a genuine must - have game for any grand strategy fans.

  7.  ruined the formula

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    burnout games used to be great. too american, crappy music, but high speed adrenaline pumping fun all the way through, just one amazing race after another. all they had to do on next gen was keep the graphics to the lush standards we expect, add a few cars and a game mode, and i'd have bought it. instead, someone had the bright idea to make it free roaming. free roaming, in a soulless town with a stupid name ripped off a song, a town with no people and about 3 cars. the only function of the town, despite what the intensely irritating american on the radio says, is to make the game last longer by making you drive between races. i bought the previous game for instant action, not to drive constantly back to the start of a race when i fail, which towards the end happens a lot. it makes this game a hideous waste of my time - i dont want to 'plan a route' through the next race, i just want to race. the actual racing etc is great, but the glorified loading screen aka the free roaming elements are pointless and why i gave this only 6/10.

  8.  quite a disappointment

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    not a terrible game, but a terribly missed oppurtunity. could have been great but spoiled by self indulgent long speeches, long walks between things, very samey gameplay, strange controls, rather boring range of ways to kill (think how many a game like hitman has), stupidly complicated sci-fi story and lastly the completely messed up ai who attack for no reason and stupid stealth techniques (he's praying, he cant have killed anyone) make this a waste of a good idea. i sold it almost straight away. and with regard to the boxset - the only additions are a cheap tin box and some postcards, so the joker trying to sell for over £70 is trying to rip you off.

  9.  OK

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    Quite a good console this, some of the games are very good ie call of duty 4, mass effect, dead rising, but halo is AWFUL and fanboys just pretend to love it. i own this but i personally am annoyed that the 360 appears cheaper but microsoft constantly add extra charges till a ps3 becomes much cheaper when you consider the wireless box (included in the ps3), live subscription (same as psn which is free) play and charge kit (comes in the ps3 controller) and on top of that it doesnt play hd films and only uses dvds which lets face it are outdated - thats why every 360 game is pretty short these days. i loved mass effect but it was much too short for an rpg, i expect at least 30 hours game time on the main story. i will expect to have to play many games on multiple discs, including gta. i am not a ps3 fanboy but am just comparing the two as they are the main contenders for next gen gaming.

  10.  terrible

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    medal of honour games used to be good, now they are all terrible. buy cod3 or 4 and stay away from this, the weapons are hideously inaccurate, graphics are lacking next gen qualities, and it is no fun whatsoever. The only good thing is the parachuting, that was a good idea but you fall so fast you cant exactly choose where to land, rather catch a glimpse and cry as you realise you're about to land in the midst of half the german army.