X2 screens: PD Orta, Steal Battalion, Splinter Cell, Blinx, Tork, + tons more inside

X2 media blow out below, complete with easily clickable hyperlinks for the intelligence impaired :)

Halo 2

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Panzer Dragoon Orta

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Steal Battalion

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell

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Project Gotham Racing 2

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Blinx

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Tork

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Midtown Madness 3

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Brute Force

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Mech Assault

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007 Nightfire

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Kakuto Chojin

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Wacked!

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Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

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Well first and foremost, aside from some pretty bad jaggies, Halo 2 looks incredible imo. The lighting, textures, reflections, wow, that is some hot shit (no, not literally, you cynical bastards :p). And of course, it's no surprise PD Orta and SB look just as incredible as they have before, and Brute Force, Tork, and Blinx all look very nice as well. It's also no surprise seeing how good Midtown Madness looks, being developed by Dice (Digital Illusions). I'm getting vaclempt, talk amongst yaselves!

I\'d also like to say that took a penis load of time to type out :p

Halo looks nice but they seem more like renders than real gameplay. Only way it would look that good would be if it were on HDTV or VGA. Although Chief does look more detailed and better if that's the character model they're aiming for. The rest of the stuff looks pretty sweet though.

pdo looks so beautiful :D

I think it's real time, and I actually think it will look better as release gets closer and closer. Bungie kicks so much testicles.

Halo 2 shots are real-time, but part of a scripted cinematic, so doesn't have to deal with a lot of the overhead in actually playing the game, but still its so far away anyway they could show pics of a dancing squirrel for all it matters. They have more than enough time to tighten things up.

Visually speaking, at this point, Midtown Madness 3 and Project Gotham 2 are looking really similar. Like, I wouldn't be able to tell the two games apart if I wasn't paying much attention.

And Need for Speed is looking a bit rough, but that series is all about the fast action, so I don't mind. I'm actually looking forward to playing some Need for Speed again.

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Visually speaking, at this point, Midtown Madness 3 and Project Gotham 2 are looking really similar. Like, I wouldn't be able to tell the two games apart if I wasn't paying much attention.

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*smacks Ashod* I mean really, damn dawg!

I want Splinter Cell so bad it's sick.

why must PDO tempt me so?

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*smacks Ashod* I mean really, damn dawg!

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The cars, the overall look of the city, the boxy looking buildings....they all look pretty similar to me. Only difference I see is that Midtown is more detailed and has random people walking in front of the cars.

I wonder if you can hit the mime.

Irks me when developers release screens at resolutions they have no intention of actually supporting, though.

isnt kokuto chojin buy the same people who did the tobal series and bouncer?i like the way it looks,but i wonder how good the game play is?hopfully the gameplay will be like tobal.

After playing Maximo, I'm all psyched up for another action platformer. Tork looks like it could be just what I need.

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After playing Maximo, I'm all psyched up for another action platformer. Tork looks like it could be just what I need.

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I agree. Both Tork and Blinx look amazing! Have you seen the E3 coverage on this months OXM disk? Tork's on there, as well as Blinx. I recomend picking it up, just to get a look at all of the happyness headed down XBOX Lane. :D

Why yes, I do have that preview disk. :) Looking at the credits for all the games on there, it seems to me that the Xbox has tons of newbie start up developers I've never heard of before. It also seems to me that they are making great games.

Seems to me that you and I have noticed the same thing. Cheers to the "Incubator" program! :D

the lasers in orta glow...they FUCKIN GLOW!
*drool*

Well, After DTR there are 3 action games on Xbox for me: Splinter Cell, Duality and Strident :) All 3 look excellent, and hopefully will be good as well.

And not to forget Orta and Halo 2 :)

Damn.

Orta is, quite possibly, the greatest thing my eyes have seen.

I want Splinter Cell. It's a "stealth" game that you actually get to play without someone calling you on a radio every ten steps(not that I'm naming game names..)

and you can KILL THE MOTHS! *drool*

*clicks on the second PDO link*

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*poohs in pants*

Aside from Orta (a no-brainer), Splinter Cell looks to be the big title for me. In a word: polished.

Also, I'm still frothing at the opportunity to play Steel Battalion. I've read all sorts nonsense on other sites about how lame the screenshots looks. Whatever. The game won't be for everyone, but I really expect Capcom to blow me away with this effort. Has anyone seen some of the level maps, which show TONS of mechs roaming around? Damn, I can't wait.

I'm waiting for Steel Battalion myself. The controller is overwhelming!

I can only imagine this kind of game, especially it's US release, will have a limited run...mine is already reserved at GameStop. :D

Tork, Blinx, Orta, MechAssault, oh my! :: creams jeans :: Good god! All of those games look amazing. Xbox is getting just about every genre covered with an amazing represtative or two or three. I can't wait!

I was looking foward to Kakuto Chojin until I saw the thing in motion. Granted it was an early demo, but things had better shape up with that game and fast or that's one less Xbox game I'll be buying.

And those screenshots look like poo.

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Aside from Orta (a no-brainer), Splinter Cell looks to be the big title for me. In a word: polished.

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same here...i might splurge and get the robotech box set but im not sure yet...tho the 2 you mentioned are definate must buys for me.

I have to say that I am most excited about Blinx and Tork. They just seem so unique when looked at with the backdrop of the rest of the 'box lineup.

Splinter Cell is by Red Storm, right? While I admit that their previous games are nice, they weren't "for me". I'll probably end up waiting for some more detailed impressions.

Too many games...not enough time...must go on worker's comp so I can play...Xbox...Gamecube...PS2...GBA...and even Dremacast...name a medium with more quality then the game industry.

It seems to me that they are showing screens of Halo 2 like Square markets FF, no gameplay and just cut scene footage. I guess you can only show an FPS's gun so many different ways before they all start to look the same.

The difference, Nigel, is that the Halo 2 footage is completely real time ;)

Anyway, Steal Battalion is definitely my most anticipated game right now, it looks absolutely phenominal, especially in motion.