Rage, XBox 360 - £17.99 @ Play

Firstly i have to say i was shocked this evening to see no one on my friends list playing this. 90% of people at the minute i would say are playing fifa 12 or gears of war 3, which is far enough as their both recent releases. I just want to make it clear, however, that it would be a crime to skip past RAGE this autumn. The game is amazing. It's one of the best looking games you will have ever seen on console period, The voice acting and character animations are superb. Enemies are smart, they don't just duck and bob behind the same piece of cover waiting to get shot in the head. They'll duck, roll, jump off the wall or ceiling, flank and duck again in every effort to make you miss. Huge amount of weapons with up to four ammo types for some of them, plus deployable turrets, r/c bomb cars, wingsticks, attack robots. There's so much more to do other than just the main quest, theres extra jobs to find, decent minigames to earn more cash, races, or just exploring the gorgous open world.… more »

Firstly i have to say i was shocked this evening to see no one on my friends list playing this. 90% of people at the minute i would say are playing fifa 12 or gears of war 3, which is far enough as their both recent releases. I just want to make it clear, however, that it would be a crime to skip past RAGE this autumn. The game is amazing. It's one of the best looking games you will have ever seen on console period, The voice acting and character animations are superb. Enemies are smart, they don't just duck and bob behind the same piece of cover waiting to get shot in the head. They'll duck, roll, jump off the wall or ceiling, flank and duck again in every effort to make you miss. Huge amount of weapons with up to four ammo types for some of them, plus deployable turrets, r/c bomb cars, wingsticks, attack robots. There's so much more to do other than just the main quest, theres extra jobs to find, decent minigames to earn more cash, races, or just exploring the gorgous open world. If you've ever liked any type of first person game then i urge you to give rage a try, there's something here for everyone.

First things first - this game comes on 3 disks. So if you're like me and like to play off the HD then you're looking at around an hour just to install the thing. Once that's done you get the obligatory update (thankfully it's only around 30mb) and then you're into the game - and prepare to be amazed at the graphics! I thought maybe the screenshots I'd seen had (and may have been) from a ninja-spec PC version but it looks just as amazing on the 360. Gameplay however is another matter - it's a lot like Borderlands with you driving around doing missions (all of which revolve around you either shooting or locating something) there is no gray matter required in this game - drive to a location, kill everything and return for your prize. And that's mainly what I dislike - it gets repetitive after a while. Another thing I'd mention is that I did encounter a problem when it asked me to insert the 2nd disk - I dutifuly did as it required then it told me 'this game requires an update but the… more »

First things first - this game comes on 3 disks. So if you're like me and like to play off the HD then you're looking at around an hour just to install the thing. Once that's done you get the obligatory update (thankfully it's only around 30mb) and then you're into the game - and prepare to be amazed at the graphics! I thought maybe the screenshots I'd seen had (and may have been) from a ninja-spec PC version but it looks just as amazing on the 360. Gameplay however is another matter - it's a lot like Borderlands with you driving around doing missions (all of which revolve around you either shooting or locating something) there is no gray matter required in this game - drive to a location, kill everything and return for your prize. And that's mainly what I dislike - it gets repetitive after a while. Another thing I'd mention is that I did encounter a problem when it asked me to insert the 2nd disk - I dutifuly did as it required then it told me 'this game requires an update but the update can't be found' and then dumped me back to the 360 dashboard - nice. I simply started the game with the 2nd disk and it seemed to work ok. I've also had the game crash once in Blue Line Subway station - during the fight after you blow up the tunnel - restarted the checkpoint and it didn't happen again - but I have noticed this game makes your console VERY hot - maybe I'd just played it too long who knows. It's great game but apart from the great visual, it's all been done before - there's nothing groundbreaking here. If you're after a good shooter to satisfy your trigger finger then this is fine - if you're after something that requires a bit of thought then this isn't for you. Just my opinion.