Nintendo Wii

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

Resident Evil 4 is the exception to that rule. I bought a GC solely for that (I subsequently only bought 2 other GC games). Resi 4 is probably my favourite game of all time. Huge replay value too; try getting 5 stars in The Mercenaries for all characters. I managed it last week after playing the game for the best part of 3 years! The Wii version is the best by a long way too. In spite of having played it to death on GC, I have just bought the Wii version.

RE4 is definitely one of the all time best games. I've finished the main game and 'Assignment Ada' (Ada in black combat gear - very sexy!). I'm playing 'Separate Ways' at the moment. Haven't really bothered with Mercenaries yet. Got 5 stars in the Village, but not tried any of the others yet.

The graphics are pretty awesome for a supposedly 'low power' machine costing only £180. Obviously they're not up to 360/PS3 standards but they're nothing to complain about. The main selling point of the Wii is that it's just so much fun to play. The controller works brilliantly with FPS games like Metroid. I used to build my own PCs for gaming, but I'm far happier now with a Mac for general use and a Wii for games than I was with my Windows and Linux PCs.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Xan173

Apparently Argos are distributing stock to their stores today, anyone trying to get one might want to check their local store for stock over the next few days.

EDIT >>>>

This was posted on a forum at 15:30 today... May also be worth a try.

I phoned Argos head office yesterday and they checked the stock for the Bletchley store in Milton Keynes. They reserved me one and gave me a reservation number. I had a text from Argos today saying your Nintendo Wii is ready for collection. Give Argos Head office a call and ask if they have any in stock and they will ask you where your nearest store is and they will check and reserve for you.

Wahay! Kids are gonna be so happy on xmas day!!!!!!

Call 01908-690333 Argos Head Office

Good Luck

Originally Posted by SmudgeK3

no thanks serious gamer here carnt stand kiddy cartoon games

Originally Posted by SmudgeK3

poor lids i can imagine there faces when its not a PS3 or a 360 lol

Originally Posted by SmudgeK3

just started Crysis it is like Farcry same engine me thinks, i have played wii ok as a get home from the pub with the mates console but wouldnt want to sit on my own for hours waving my arms about

Thank you Xan173 for the helpful info, I'm sure now that my kids & I might have something to look forward to this chirstmas...

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SmudgeK3... I don't recall anywhere in any post the Xan173 made which called upon your negative responce.

Originally Posted by suicidesam

Tried to get into 2k4.. Good but just not the same.

You have to get into all the mad mad movement, its gotto be the FPS with the most depth ever, there arnt many that take so long to get good at. After 3 years im still learning new things!

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

You should at least play UT2k4! Then i could woop you on that

Well I gave up on PC games a few years back when I ditched the desktop in favour of a laptop. So I don't doubt that you'd be able to "woop" me on that one.

Actually, one of the best EVER gaming experiences I've ever taken part in is this ...

Every Sunday afternoon, me and about 8 mates from work used to meet up at a local gym. Every one of us would turn up with PC, monitor, mouse & keyboard. Then we would set our PC's up on a purpose built "bench" that was capable of seating/housing around 16 players + PCs. The bench had an ethernet hub screwed to one end. Network card in PC, cable it into the hub and away we went ... 8 vs 8 (versus 8 guys from the gym) on UT team tournament ...

The best part about it was sneaking up behind an opponent (or just lying in wait) and then blasting them with a rocket launcher (or other suitably destructive weapon) ... but the best part about that was that you not only got the satisfaction of blasting AN opponent to smithereens ... but you got to HEAR & SEE their reactions ... as some player on the opposite team threw up his arms and shouted "Aaaaarrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhh"

In gaming terms, it just doesn't get any better.

I've played UT online and it's just not the same ... it's very good mind, but not the same ... and it became almost unplayable when you got onto a server that contained players with such highly specced PC's that their "ping rates" (nothing to do with our illustrious moderator ) were so low that you could fire a shot at them and before the grenade/bullet/rocket was halfway to their torso, they could dance behind you and blast you in the back it's no fun at all when it's like that.

Anyway ... not exactly anything to do with the Wii availability but there ya go

[Viney]

Gamers....get out more!!!

Weirdos.

The Wii is great fun. Although i do not own a games console, well, one that works the Wii would be my choice if i was to buy such an item.

Originally Posted by wyrdness

RE4 is definitely one of the all time best games. I've finished the main game and 'Assignment Ada' (Ada in black combat gear - very sexy!). I'm playing 'Separate Ways' at the moment. Haven't really bothered with Mercenaries yet. Got 5 stars in the Village, but not tried any of the others yet.

I'd pretty much 100%'d the GC one, Separate Ways is the only new bit for me, but I'm playing through that at the moment. Very clever the way it elucidates the story. I'd often wondering if Ada's story was ever going to be revealed (the GC version doesn't have this mode, although it has Assignment Ada); it's almost as if it was planned all along.

If you get 5 stars with all characters in The Mercenaries (extra characters are unlocked by getting at least 4 stars on each level), you get my favourite (although not actually the best in terms of killing people) weapon, the hand cannon. It's like the Magnum guns, but an extreme version (more recoil, slower reloading/fire rate, much more damage). 800,000 buys you all the upgrades for it, which leaves you with an infinte ammo one!

Originally Posted by wyrdness

but I'm far happier now with a Mac for general use and a Wii for games than I was with my Windows and Linux PCs.

Macs are definately the way forward. It's nice to have a computer that just works. I spent the whole of last weekend fixing a PC, clearing it of a nasty rootkit and spyware (murlo was one) that wouldn't load the computer in normal boot mode to then find that windows update cocked up so it wouldn't load in safe mode either. fun fun fun. Why aren't PCs loaded with decent firewalls and anti-thisthatandtheother? It's ridiculous to plug a vulnerable computer in to the internet to download updates and files to protect it. It's too late!

Originally Posted by SmudgeK3

no thanks serious gamer here carnt stand kiddy cartoon games

a contradiction in terms if ever there were one!