State of Emergency XBOX impressions
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Well today I went to GS looking to pick up a few used games with their buy 2 get one free sale. As usual the store was picked over and there was nothing but over priced crap left (as opposed to under priced crap I prefer). Not wanting to leave empty handed I saw SOE was release for the Xbox and for $19.99 I figure I would give it a try (some reason the PS2 version was priced at $29.99 :eek: ).
Now I played the PS2 version, but in the end it was not worth $50.00, heck it was not even worth $20.00. This is where the Xbox version surprised me, the multiplayer really makes this game fun. The game also make use of the Xbox's custom soundtrack feature so you add custom tunes and 4 player split screen you got an ass kicking party game! Really, anyone who liked beating the snot out of people on the PS2 version but fount the mission mode to be tedious and repetitive give the new multiplayer mode a try it is a blast.
I have only played a few single player mission but they also seem to be clean up a bit. During the escort missions the guy you are escorting will now fight back, not just sit there and take a beating. Graphics are a rock solid 60fps and while it not one of the better looking games on the Xbox it is not painful to look at.
I like what Rockstar did, beefed up a OK PS2 game with some major improvement and released it at a discount price. After playing SOE on the Xbox I now have high hopes for the new Army of Darkness game (also priced at $19.99), if it has all the play modes of SOE with the Army of Darkness cool factor I am going to be one happy man :D
As for SOE, if you got 2-3 buds to play with and a spare $20.00 give it a try, if you don't like it you can always return it for a DVD or something ;)