Liverpool FC Forum

[mitch22]

Love pro evo 5 but the annoying gliches of previous titles are still there. The commentary is as shi.t as ever and the bloody stupid team names is getting a joke. When are Konami gonna sort this out as im sick of typing all the team names in...AAAARRRRAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!!

proper pisses me off too .Iss .. Pes ben out for years now and you would think they would at least buy the rights for correct names . Commentry big downside ... Fifa comes out top on that always has.

[Red squirrel]

Yeah Mitch its a real shame innit. Why dont they both get their heads together and make a footy game that incorporates the best of both worlds. Imagine that, the gameplay of Pro Evo and the realism of Fifa.
A game to die for and one that would sell 20 times better!

Dont know why there isnt any more collaborations in the footy games world.I for one know what would make a proper hot game as ive been playin them for 20 years or so now.
Why cant they tell if i can?

[Piewhack]

Thing is.. EA are the monoplistic of the computer games world... they are buying every development studio in the world at the moment... therefore unless they buy out Konami (which won't happen), then Fifa (which is ) will always hold all the proper football licences while Pes (which is the closest thing to real football) will have to keep Merseyside Red etc etc...

[JBG]

is it possible to enhance a laptops spec ie processor, graphics card and hard drive thus enabling pc gaming? and i'm talkin bout the likes of half life2.

Depends on how old the laptop is - but cost wise, it may be an unrealistic option.

its about a year old, a hp pavillion ze 5700, cost is'nt really an issue, its more a matter of space in the bedroom.

Laptops are almost impossible to upgrade.

[Feeney]

Just got Wipeout Pure for the PSP....... all the memories come flooding back circa 1995 - and then I only downloaded the Classic pack with all the old tunes!!!

You can't go wrong!!!!

Good game as well by the way....

[JBG]

The XBox 360 was released today in the US. There was only a miniscule amount available and the vast majority where sold by pre-order. Apparently there were massive queues outside the likes of Walmart....100s of people queueing for only 10 or 12 machines in sale.

Unfortunately there are none left for Xmas, so people will have to wait until January to get their hands on one or pay around £700-£1000 on Ebay for one.

Its a brilliant console, despite its critics, and although it probably won't be as powerful as the Playstation 3 (which is still at least 12 months away) it is to date the most technically amazing piece of kit ever released. The Playstation, Megadrive, Saturn, Dreamcast, SNES etc were all amazing consoles on their release, but they were about the equivalent of a powerful, but not quite state of the art, PC.

The 360, on the other hand, has a three core processor running at 3.2GHZ, making it significantly more powerful (in theory) than the best desktop processors currently available, the AMD FX 57 and the AMD 64 X2 4800+. What is more, those chips retail for around £800-900, whereas the 360 console retails at less than £300!

What is more, the graphics card in the 360 is an ATI based card which is significantly more powerful than anything available in a home PC. The closest PC graphics card (in terms of power) would be the XFX GTX 7800 512 which currently retails at about £500!

The most powerful PC configuration available to consumers would be an AMD FX 57 and 2 x XFX GTX 7800 512 in SLI configuation based system. It is difficult to quantify, but such a system would possibly match the 360 in power. However, such a system would (currently) have to be custom made, and would set you back around £3000, not including a monitor, whereas the 360 goes for about £300!

Amazing!

The 360 comes in two versions: the core system and the premium system. If you are thinking of getting one, go for the Premium system. It costs only about £100 more, but you get a wireless joypad, some expensive video/tv adaptors and a 20GB hard drive. If your into games, a hard drive is a must.

The only catch is to truely harnass the graphics power of a 360 you need a High Definition TV. HDTV has a far sharper picture in that it can support greater resolutions than a bog standard tv. HDTV is the future, and in America, many households are making the change already, and most American tv networks now broadcast in HDTV format. The difference between a normal (even expensive) telly and a HDTV is like night and day. For example, it is almost impossible to view tv with the screen only a few inches from your face (like a computer monitor) but with a HDTV its like having a monitor instead of a tv. HDTV could make internet on telly a reality. The draw back is that HDTV is slow in taking off in Europe and even a small tv costs £300 or £400. Many Americans can buy 52 inch HDTV for around $1500, making it the ultimate in picture quality.

A 360 will work fine on a normal telly but it would be like looking at the Mona Lisa through a Marks and Spencers' plastic bag.

There are only a few decent games on launch, the most famous being Call of Duty 2, which is demoed in most 360 booths across Europe in game shops. There are not a whole lot more great games on launch, but give it 6 months and there will be many great titles.

[Feeney]

Nice one JBG. Excellent read and really makes me wonder how much a PS3 will cost in PC terms!!! 

To coounter the 'catch' you mentioned, which is a HDTV, this months Stuff mag has a Toshiba 32" LCD HDTV for a bargain (for the tech) £1200. I have also seen promotions in newspapers that are advertising LG 32" HDTV's WITH a DVD Recorder for the same price.

TBH the only games I have really been impressed with on the 360 is Gears of War and Ghost Recon. Everyone has been raving about Perfect Dark, but from the shots I have seen I haven't been overly impressed. I'm sure the 360 will be a cracking games machine and produce some stunning visuals (we all know that the current batch of games are only a preview of what will be possible).

I reckon i'm gonna sit on the fence for a bit on this one - I am currently 90% sure i'm gonna wait for the PS3, however the Revolution has really caught my eye in terms of innovation. It really is exciting times in terms of gaming.

[neil]

jbg! pgr3   perfect dark zero quake IV ( well actually that 1 may be xmas) gears of war 
i would'nt bet on call of duty 2 being the topic of conversation come 4th december.

[JBG]

jbg! pgr3   perfect dark zero quake IV ( well actually that 1 may be xmas) gears of war 
i would'nt bet on call of duty 2 being the topic of conversation come 4th december.

Er yes, but Gears of War wont be out until next Spring, and Quake IV is not a patch on Call of Duty. From what I have heard, PGR3 is meant to be a big disapointment, although I haven't heard much on Perfect Dark.

I picked Call of Duty as it is the one most demoed in shops.

[neil]

Saw some in game footage of perfect dark zero on an advert on the telly last night and it looked superb, pgr2 was the dogs nuts, I'd spend 5 hours at a time online playin against the worlds nutters and loved every second, surely pgr3 would'nt dissappoint.

[dawson99]

just started playing castle wofenstein againb on my pc. cracking game!!!! anyone else rememebr it?
and why cant i get duke nukem 3d to work? is my just too good for the game u think?

[neil]

is my just too good for the game u think?

replace the with a new one. 

[dawson99]

lol, replace my pc?
coz it wont work coz pc is tool fast now and the sound cards are all weird

[JBG]

lol, replace my pc?
coz it wont work coz pc is tool fast now and the sound cards are all weird

You can get a programme off the net for free called Turbo which can slow down your PC to play old games.

It allows to reduce your CPU speed.

[JBG]

I have just ordered an XFX Geforce 7800GTX 512 XXX from Komplett.

For anybody that has an interest in computer hardware (Pablo) they'll know thats one mean piece of kit. I'm finalising the remainder of my new set up and will order them tomorrow evening.