XBOX Reviews

Culdcept Saga

The merging of board game and trading card game brings a unique, engrossing multiplayer experience to the Xbox 360 in Culdcept Saga. Join the journey of a powerful queen and a young boy who must fight for their world. The boy, endowed with the power of a Cepter, or one who can control magical cards, battle monsters and nefarious adversaries in an attempt to bring peace back to the land. Conquer the elements, takeover lands, and defeat your foes. You are a Cepter. Your cards are your weapons.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Culdcept SAGA is a wonderful gem for the Xbox 360!
Since purchasing this game over 6 months ago, 3 of my friends have also bought copies and this has turned into one of the best multiplayer experiences I’ve had for many years. This game is simply a blast to play.

Culdcept SAGA is a unique game and a little difficult to describe. It is set up as a board game with ‘property’ that can be landed on and acquired. Just like monopoly, you can level up your territory and create chains to increase their value. You claim territory and challenge the claims of other players using a deck of cards. There are nearly 500 cards with a variety of effects – this makes deck combination’s almost infinite. Culdcept SAGA is surprisingly balanced considering the number of cards and variety of map types.

There is no game quite like Culdcept SAGA and you owe it to yourself to check it out. Just be prepared for a new addiction.

4 Stars Take one part Monopoly and one part Magic the Gathering and all parts awesome.
Culdcept Saga is a weird idea but done right. Tons of cards, long Single-player campaign with helpful tutorials to suck you in, and endless amounts of online battles with friends and random people Via Xbox live. Not the game for everyone, but if you like Magic the Gathering, Yugioh, or other card battle games as well as some strategy, you own it to yourself to buy this hidden gem.

Worth every penny.

4 Stars Culdcept Saga
Culdcept Saga

Excellent Title, awsome strategy, great challenge, Excellent for RPG, strategy gamers.

4 Stars Addicting Magic
Just as you have heard its exactly the like card game “magic”;Nevertheless its super fun, you may even become addicted. With Video games the word addicted isn’t bad, Apparently; It means the game must have something that can draw a person in and keep them interested.The most absorbing ,and intriguing parts for me were finding\locating all the cards,Messing around with my “decks”.

At first you might be like huh?..Especially if you’ve never Played the real “Magic card game”.

I say give it time;Either way, fulfillment is what you’ll get.

Their is more then enough helpful information. Every question you may have is answered and explained right in the help menu supplied on the disk.Its one of those games you get a pen an paper for,To remind yourself of the little things.Like what character gave you the most green cards,Spell cards, etc. I found myself jotting down the best spells and creatures, What map/land was easiest/hardest. Also what deck helped me to gather what i seek.

You get to create a bunch of decks,Packing them up with whatever you wish.From neutral,earth, water,Air,Fire,items,Tool- s,Armor,scrolls,Spells

(single-target)(Multi- target)cards.Changing book covers and naming them keeps everything in order. Also it keeps records & stats of how you did on each map.You unlock new clothes such as hats,weapons,capes,etc;As you play more and more an defeat different Characters.Who you also get to play as after defeating them.You may re fight them again and again to unlock more things.

Culdcept Keeps you and throws you off many times, Example:By randomizing the characters on the maps,just when you thought you had it down. Leaving it not so predictable and easy.I remember getting p1ssed off more then a few times with a couple of the characters, but that just makes you want to play more.

I personally can’t say enough about this game ,Their are many different lvls of play ,an Thinking involved. Its all about Strategy and does require Patience. Ran outta room lol

5 Stars My 2 cents…
I went to the store to pick up a different game and this one happened to catch my eye. After reading the description, I was intrigued. Well, it surpassed all expectations. I really enjoy it.

Things I like:

1) The collectible card part (my kids and I all have different cards and the randomness of getting them is kinda neat).

2) The hybrid card/board game (don’t even mind the luck factor-although it can be annoying rolling 3 ones in a row while the other players are lapping the board.

3) The learner curve was not to steep.

4) It’s just fun.

Things I don’t like:

1) Holy Word Zero (stupid card-especially when your oppenent has it as an ability on a short map…lol)You’ll see what I’m talking about when it’s played on you.

Truthfully, there is nothing I have ran into that I haven’t liked, but I have only invested about 15-20 hours so far. My kids (7 and 10) like it too.

Buy/More Info

Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Vegas

Rainbow Six: Vegas presents a new team of Rainbow Warriors, as they take to the streets of America. The streets of Las Vegas are chaotic, an escalating terrorist siege in “Sin City” threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. The future of global security hangs in the balance as you battle to defend classic Vegas locations and environments like Freemont Street, The Strip, and Casinos. Experience Las Vegas like never before through revolutionary next-generation technology as you work against the clock to keep one of the world’s most recognizable cities from utter devastation. Next-generation AI – Encounter deadlier, more skilled enemies who work together as a group to counter every move you make Customize your multiplayer experience – Your character evolves as you play online, unlocking new equipment and achievements as you go

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars A review for 2009 point of view on this game
I just recently purchased the original Rainbow Six Vegas, 3 years after it’s initial release, and seeing how most of the top reviews are from ‘06-’07, I figured it would be a nice change of pace to give this a review from today’s point of view.

The price Amazon is currently charging for this game is a knockout steal; much lower than MSRP. At the current pricing, about $9 lower than MSRP, if you’re thinking of buying the game, just do it. If your only criteria to owning the game is that it needs a lower price, just get it. If you think it’s a game you’ll enjoy, at this price it’s definitely worth it.

The graphics, compared to games today, look dated. Character models lack detail seen in today’s games, but for a game released in ‘06, this would have looked awesome. Some of the flight sequences while arriving at your destination are amazing. Unfortunately when you’re actually on the ground things don’t look anywhere near as good. But again, be a little more lenient in your graphical requirements and you should be able to enjoy this game despite the “dated” graphics.

Sound work is very good as well. I’m playing with surround sound and you hear people walking behind you and gun fire sounds as realistic as you game released today. There is some music there, but it’s in the background. It never really gets obnoxious or in your face. The only sound effects I find annoying are the one armed bandits in the casinos are always making noise and that, I suppose, is authentic Vegas.

Gameplay is typical first person shooter with a Gears of War style “hide behind an object and blind fire” mechanic. Blind fire in RS: Vegas, however, is aptly named as actually pulling a shot off and killing an enemy in this way is difficult. This mechanic, of course, doesn’t seem to be “blind” fire for the computer, as it seems even on the normal difficulty setting enemies can be DEADLY accurate with blind fire, sometimes frustratingly so.

Multiplayer isn’t bad either. There are a ton of options available, which includes Co-Op via Live (co-op can be done local split screen as well). My only gripe with playing the co-op story mode is that it lacks the story. You can play through the levels together, but when you would normally be receiving information in the chopper or wherever, there is a prolonged silence. Take the first flight sequence in the helicopter. You have someone in the passenger seat, briefing you on what is going on and what you are getting into. In co-op multiplayer you sit in the chopper with… nothing. The other gripe with co-op multiplayer is if everyone in the party dies, you start at the beginning of the mission. In the beginning this isn’t so bad as the missions aren’t TOO difficult, but later in the game this can be an exercise in frustration given how the end sections of a mission ratchet up the amount of enemies coming after you.

One big complaint I have is enemy pop up. I will play on-line with my father in co-op, we will completely clear a room and move on… only to occasionally have enemies pop up in the rooms we just cleared, killing us from behind. I’ve actually witnessed enemies popping into existence. I would prefer a set amount of enemies on a map in standard locations, however Ubisoft opted for random appearance and MOSTLY random location of enemies.

Overall I think that this game for $20, for those who aren’t too graphic obsessed with games and enjoy first person shooters, is a decent choice. It wouldn’t be my first choice in aging first person shooters (I may give that honor to GRAW 2 instead), but it is a solid choice.

4 Stars Pretty good… I wish GRAW employed the things that make this game great
This is a pretty good game for shooter fans. The guns are for the most part accurate, the cover system is excellent – why can’t games like Call of Duty 4 have cover systems like this game has? Heck, why can’t Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter have cover systems that are as easy to use as this? The graphics are ok, although fall off bigtime when compared to games like Call of Duty… although your character looks fantastic when behind cover. Teamates AI isn’t great, but better than some games. Most of the time they do the right thing. Ending is terrible. But I don’t buy shooters really for the story, I buy it because I want to shoot terrorists.

5 Stars ADDICTING, FUN, GREAT GAMEPLAY
I just got this for Christmas and had played it in the past and am still way hooked on playing this game. It is very strategic and makes you plan your attacks making it feel more and more like a swat team operative. It’s not a game that you can just go rush into a room and expect to not be shot you have to plan everything out. The AI in this game is amazing in the fact that your terrorist are smart and do adapt to the situation again making it feel more realistic. I love the game controls for this game where you can you can take cover behind objects and shoot from there and also the amount of control you can have over your character. It’s not just a point and shoot game you can zoom in and out there is inferred, night goggles, ect. This is a classic game one that everyone must have that likes first player shooter. I also would say how surprised I was when I played this online how many people were playing online it just goes to show even though there is a 2nd of this game people are still sticking with the original and for $20.00 its a great deal!

5 Stars Good Tactical First Shooter
The game itself is a typical First Person shooter. However the tac ops that are available for your team add a sort of realism to it. Though I find I place my character in places that negate my teams ability to cover my six. I find the game refreshing when I am looking to knock off a few bad guys. My only complaint would be the IR and NV goggles display. Not realistic enough but still doable for game play. Fun and exciting to play!!!

5 Stars The Next Gen Rainbow
I’ll just get to the point…Graphics are obviously incredible especially when you play in HD, Gameplay is a very good step up – even though it’s clearly imitating Gears of War with it’s health, blind fire and cover system. Sound is about average for the next gen consoles, but you over sensitive marshmallows that can’t handle frequent “adult” language might wanna set your parental setting to: Don’t Buy This Game, Idiot! Theres alot of swearing especially when you’re Terrorist Hunting where sound effects will consist of guns discharging, enemies swearing hilariously (I thought so) and explosives occasionally going off.

I know it might be considered too late to be typing up a review on RSV, but it’s worth it. I originally bought this game when it came out in 2007 and I loved it immediately. It was different from all other R6 titles prior to it and stands out well amongst first-person-shooters. With an awesome multiplayer and a seriously challenging story mode, you’ll be hooked. It took me a week to beat it on realistic (a chapter a day) and trust me, you’re gonna need alot of patience, accuracy, cover and strategy – which is definitely what the programmers intended to extract from you. Buy and enjoy.

By the way, those of you that like to play for achievements might have a ridiculously frustrating time trying to unlock “Special Operations”. It’s the only one I’m missing and is known for being glitched TERRIBLY.

Buy/More Info

Culdcept Saga

The merging of board game and trading card game brings a unique, engrossing multiplayer experience to the Xbox 360 in Culdcept Saga. Join the journey of a powerful queen and a young boy who must fight for their world. The boy, endowed with the power of a Cepter, or one who can control magical cards, battle monsters and nefarious adversaries in an attempt to bring peace back to the land. Conquer the elements, takeover lands, and defeat your foes. You are a Cepter. Your cards are your weapons.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Culdcept SAGA is a wonderful gem for the Xbox 360!
Since purchasing this game over 6 months ago, 3 of my friends have also bought copies and this has turned into one of the best multiplayer experiences I’ve had for many years. This game is simply a blast to play.

Culdcept SAGA is a unique game and a little difficult to describe. It is set up as a board game with ‘property’ that can be landed on and acquired. Just like monopoly, you can level up your territory and create chains to increase their value. You claim territory and challenge the claims of other players using a deck of cards. There are nearly 500 cards with a variety of effects – this makes deck combination’s almost infinite. Culdcept SAGA is surprisingly balanced considering the number of cards and variety of map types.

There is no game quite like Culdcept SAGA and you owe it to yourself to check it out. Just be prepared for a new addiction.

4 Stars Take one part Monopoly and one part Magic the Gathering and all parts awesome.
Culdcept Saga is a weird idea but done right. Tons of cards, long Single-player campaign with helpful tutorials to suck you in, and endless amounts of online battles with friends and random people Via Xbox live. Not the game for everyone, but if you like Magic the Gathering, Yugioh, or other card battle games as well as some strategy, you own it to yourself to buy this hidden gem.

Worth every penny.

4 Stars Culdcept Saga
Culdcept Saga

Excellent Title, awsome strategy, great challenge, Excellent for RPG, strategy gamers.

4 Stars Addicting Magic
Just as you have heard its exactly the like card game “magic”;Nevertheless its super fun, you may even become addicted. With Video games the word addicted isn’t bad, Apparently; It means the game must have something that can draw a person in and keep them interested.The most absorbing ,and intriguing parts for me were finding\locating all the cards,Messing around with my “decks”.

At first you might be like huh?..Especially if you’ve never Played the real “Magic card game”.

I say give it time;Either way, fulfillment is what you’ll get.

Their is more then enough helpful information. Every question you may have is answered and explained right in the help menu supplied on the disk.Its one of those games you get a pen an paper for,To remind yourself of the little things.Like what character gave you the most green cards,Spell cards, etc. I found myself jotting down the best spells and creatures, What map/land was easiest/hardest. Also what deck helped me to gather what i seek.

You get to create a bunch of decks,Packing them up with whatever you wish.From neutral,earth, water,Air,Fire,items,Tool- s,Armor,scrolls,Spells

(single-target)(Multi- target)cards.Changing book covers and naming them keeps everything in order. Also it keeps records & stats of how you did on each map.You unlock new clothes such as hats,weapons,capes,etc;As you play more and more an defeat different Characters.Who you also get to play as after defeating them.You may re fight them again and again to unlock more things.

Culdcept Keeps you and throws you off many times, Example:By randomizing the characters on the maps,just when you thought you had it down. Leaving it not so predictable and easy.I remember getting p1ssed off more then a few times with a couple of the characters, but that just makes you want to play more.

I personally can’t say enough about this game ,Their are many different lvls of play ,an Thinking involved. Its all about Strategy and does require Patience. Ran outta room lol

5 Stars My 2 cents…
I went to the store to pick up a different game and this one happened to catch my eye. After reading the description, I was intrigued. Well, it surpassed all expectations. I really enjoy it.

Things I like:

1) The collectible card part (my kids and I all have different cards and the randomness of getting them is kinda neat).

2) The hybrid card/board game (don’t even mind the luck factor-although it can be annoying rolling 3 ones in a row while the other players are lapping the board.

3) The learner curve was not to steep.

4) It’s just fun.

Things I don’t like:

1) Holy Word Zero (stupid card-especially when your oppenent has it as an ability on a short map…lol)You’ll see what I’m talking about when it’s played on you.

Truthfully, there is nothing I have ran into that I haven’t liked, but I have only invested about 15-20 hours so far. My kids (7 and 10) like it too.

Buy/More Info

Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Vegas

Rainbow Six: Vegas presents a new team of Rainbow Warriors, as they take to the streets of America. The streets of Las Vegas are chaotic, an escalating terrorist siege in “Sin City” threatens to take world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. The future of global security hangs in the balance as you battle to defend classic Vegas locations and environments like Freemont Street, The Strip, and Casinos. Experience Las Vegas like never before through revolutionary next-generation technology as you work against the clock to keep one of the world’s most recognizable cities from utter devastation. Next-generation AI – Encounter deadlier, more skilled enemies who work together as a group to counter every move you make Customize your multiplayer experience – Your character evolves as you play online, unlocking new equipment and achievements as you go

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Rainbow Six Vegas – Set-up for sequel
The game was a blast to play. The final battle was far easier than I would have expected and I was somewhat disappointed when it was over. In fact, I was still moving from cover to cover thinking more terrorists were going to pop out somewhere – especially after the seemingly large number of tangos that took over Dante’s Inferno.

The ending is a drag. . . No real set-up, no closure just a single line designed to pimp the sequel. I am OK with game sequels and many are better than the originals. But I do like it when the game I am playing at least reaches some level that ends rather than awaiting resolution later (although I already have my copy of RS: Vegas 2).

Gameplay is easy to learn if you follow Jo’s instructions in Mexico. The complexity builds so that you’re not killed all the time from the outset. You cannot let your teammates die – which is slightly unrealistic – and to prevent that from happening you have an unlimited number of revival shots for them – also unrealistic. Your team never runs out of breaching charges, flashbangs, or ammo and, as such, make great bait.

You, on the other hand, can easily run out of things if you don’t notice the stock-up crates placed throughout the game. I was new to the RS franchise and did not really notice the crates initially and, instead, took the weapons from dead tangos. Not a bad plan, but not the best plan either (although, it did seem odd that there were supply crates strategically located throughout Las Vegas for use by special forces teams).

A number of battles seem ovewhelming and the team can end up dead pretty quick. The game requires some good small unit tactics to avoid these replays and provides you with the tools necessary to make it happen.

The only glitch I found was when i backtracked because I believed that I missed something and it re-set my save point to an earlier one but would not re-save again when I passed the later save point.

Overall, it was a fun an rather satisfying game.

4 Stars Fast, action packed, shooter.
This is a great shooter with a good team mode that amplifies your range of options in inspired maps. Great multiplayer, not only online but also offline (split screen co-op mode)

4 Stars Really awesome game
this game really accelerates the feel of the legacy that is Tom Clancy’s rainbow six. it really was one of the best games that i have played although it was painfully short on the normal game difficulty. the second should really answer some questions, so i would get both of them to really get the full game story which lacks a little in RSV as the story is bitted together whith the picture-in-picture briefings that don’t really make any sense, though the point of any given mission is to kill the terroist. This is made more exciting with the variety of ways to enter a room and clear it etc. the commands are really just fantastic with the variety of ways to get to a certain place or room, which really just makes the overall game 4 stars since the story and motivation don’t really shine though the graphics are simply amazing.

5 Stars awesome game
this game is awesome. if you like gears of war, u will like this…

4 Stars Great Game, Hard as Explative, but Great Game
This game is like if they Made GRAW into A FPS… I own both, they are both two of the best games out and this is almost 2 years after they were released…R6V is much harder than R6V2.. I still like R6V better than 2, I just like the environmental settings and missions better. I could see people getting really frusterated at this game because there are times where you are pretty lucky to make it through a level and the check points are very few and far between sometimes…Also do not turn of your xbox during a cutscene when you beat a mission or you will have to re do it. The thing that this game does is forces you to either get really good or just flat quit playing it…. It doesnt really ease you into the hard stuff…Matter of fact almost right off the bat you get ambushed and all of your team and weapons taken away cept for a pistol. Then you get to go head to head in closed quarters with about 30 guys with shotguns and no save point, Most likely this is the players breaking point…Either you will nut up and get through it and enjoy the game and know what it is all about or get pissed and stop playing right there.

Buy/More Info

Halo 3

Halo 3 is the third game in the Halo Trilogy and the thrilling conclusion to the events begun in Halo: Combat Evolved. Master Chief returns to finish the fight, bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the Flood, and the entire human race to a dramatic, pulse-pounding climax. The Covenant occupation of Earth has uncovered a massive and ancient object beneath the African sands – an object whose secrets have yet to be revealed. Earth’s forces are battered and beaten. The Master Chief’s AI companion Cortana is still trapped in the clutches of the Gravemind – a horrifying Flood intelligence, and a civil war is raging in the heart of the Covenant. It’s all been building to this — a desperate, final war that leads to a soul-shattering climax of epic proportions. Take control of Master Chief to defeat the Covenant and destroy the Flood to prevent the annihilation of the human race.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star COD4 is much better. Pick it up instead.
I was not too impressed with this game after the dust settled. I haven’t touched it once since I got COD4. Honestly if I compare this to COD4 I would say halo loses on all fronts fun, online, graphics. I just fell for all the hype of halo and I liked the first one, this one is a lot better than part 2 though.

5 Stars Great Game Overall, Halo 4? Halo Movie?
Halo 3 was a great game and has a great multiplayer experience but does the legendary ending mean halo 4, a new book, expansion, or even a movie, but the campaign was awesome and was very fun so i give it 5 stars

3 Stars Warming Up
I wasn’t a very big fan of the earlier Halo games, but my brother pestered me into buying this for him. It’s actually more interesting than I thought it would be. Game play isn’t too difficult and the graphics are pretty intense. It’s definitely easy to say that I’m warming up to the series.

5 Stars Best multiplayer for the 360
The whole game is awesome but the multiplayer is the best for the 360 I feel because of the all the different game types and the fact that you can make your own maps from scratch which is one of the coolest features of the game.

5 Stars Fun game overall
Its not as good as people were expecting but thats because of all the hype, its a fun game, the single player mode will keep you busy for awhile but multipalyer can provide hundreds of hours of fun. Even if you don’t like shooters much its a great game.

Buy/More Info