[QUOTE="cowboywoody"][QUOTE="Jakesta7"]Well some single player games dont hav online b/c they focus on adventure mode/campaign and if u choose only games w online, then u will miss out on great games. For example: UNcharted, Bioshock, Dead Space, POP, Fallout 3, and many more....

Jakesta7

Very true. I dont always skip single player only games. But the game has to be something that really catches my eye. I have Uncharted and its still one of the best games I own for PS3. I also have Fallout 3 & Dead Space, both are awesome. Dead Space was actually a decent length, I didnt mind it being a single player game at all (same for Fallout 3, its so long, it doesnt matter that there isnt a multiplayer mode).

I can see this decision is gonna take some time. I'm leaning towards all three games at the same time LOL.

Rly? Bioshock is that good? I heard it was good, but I didn't know if it was better than Dead Space. I would get it then BUT my bro is getting it for christmas himself. So I can play it anytime I want LOL. Good call though. And I forgot they were releasing Bioshock 2.

TC, get NHL 09. Im not a hockey fan and I looooove this game. Ive been playing it more than Fallout 3, Far Cry 2, LBP, etc. Its easily a 9.5 IMO. And Be A Pro Mode is fantastic.hillelslovak

Thanks for your input. I was waiting for a non-hockey fan to post about NHL 09, just to see what you thought about it.

I really need a good sports game. Madden 09 flopped for me. Yes, the graphics look amazing, the gameplay is great, it has a higher framerate, but its broken in the most important part of the game. The offline multiplayer. Me and my cousin play Madden all the time (if not that, then NCAA Football). Well, everytime we get to halftime on Madden 09, the framerate drops. Everytime (around halftime) a player makes contact with another, the game freezes for like a millisecond. Then it progressively gets worse, which leads to the game running in slow motion the rest of the ball game which sucks. I swapped the game disc for another but it still didn't fix the problem. EA simply dropped the ball (no pun intended)

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Yea, I dont doubt that PoP is a good game. I would like to play it myself, I guess its just hard to make the decision to get it when I know its single player only (and that the game may be a bit short). I'm one of those people who got way too caught up in online gaming and now, that usually makes the decision on whether I get a game or not. For example, Bioshock looks awesome and the demo I played was fun, but its single player only and I dont know how long the game could keep my attention.

But yes, hockey games are fun. Honestly, the last hockey game I played is 10 years old (NHL 98 I believe) but I played that game off and on for years! I dont know, I guess I feel like its time I get with the program and get a next gen hockey game LOL.

I'm still not sure about End War. I may be better off waiting til Command and Conquer releases for the PS3 next year.Jakesta7

Very true. I dont always skip single player only games. But the game has to be something that really catches my eye. I have Uncharted and its still one of the best games I own for PS3. I also have Fallout 3 & Dead Space, both are awesome. Dead Space was actually a decent length, I didnt mind it being a single player game at all (same for Fallout 3, its so long, it doesnt matter that there isnt a multiplayer mode).

I can see this decision is gonna take some time. I'm leaning towards all three games at the same time LOL.

Yea, I dont doubt that PoP is a good game. I would like to play it myself, I guess its just hard to make the decision to get it when I know its single player only (and that the game may be a bit short). I'm one of those people who got way too caught up in online gaming and now, that usually makes the decision on whether I get a game or not. For example, Bioshock looks awesome and the demo I played was fun, but its single player only and I dont know how long the game could keep my attention.

But yes, hockey games are fun. Honestly, the last hockey game I played is 10 years old (NHL 98 I believe) but I played that game off and on for years! I dont know, I guess I feel like its time I get with the program and get a next gen hockey game LOL.

I'm still not sure about End War. I may be better off waiting til Command and Conquer releases for the PS3 next year.

My bro wanted to get me a game for christmas but I already have most of the "must have" games of this year. So I am choosing between:

-Prince of Persia (Love the PoP series besides "The Two Thrones" which was a disappointment. The only problem is, this is a single player game, and I dont know how much replay value there is to this game)

-End War (possibly a good RTS. I always liked Command & Conquer so I thought this may be worth a shot)

-NHL 09 (I'm not a hockey fan but hockey games are fun, and it got a 9.0 on here)

What do you guys think?

Dream Theater

Apocalyptica

Twoleggedpirate

Forgot to add Dream Theater. I mostly listen to "Constant Motion" and "In the Presence of Enemies Pt.1" the most. And Apocalyptica's "I Dont Care" is another good song, havent heard anything else by them though.

Thank you for trying to help. I think the real problem (as you said, I think) is the NAT type. Our router is currently firewalled but I am having a problem getting it unfirewalled LOL. I think we need to be on NAT 2 instead of NAT 3.

Honestly, I am Penguinhero's older brother. He told me he posted here and I thought it might help if I posted too so maybe some more people would take concern.

I found a thread on another site that tells how to change the NAT type but its for a Linksys router. Maybe I can figure it out though, might just take more steps. I will see what I can do and update if we figure it out.

Thanks mccoyca.

If all else fails, we may try another router. I guess its experimenting from here.