when the orange box gets 93% , and ratchet gets 89% , I can see that ratchet will be a very good game

I think this dutch magazine has high standards ( for them to give the orange box 93% ) .

Looks nice, (this is actual gameplay) not the best

ApocalypseXIVV

this pic is from a very old build ... 2005 I think

I thought you Cows learned not to post CGI...Motorstorm...:lol: Flexmaster_365

there seems to be a common misconception about lair .

everybody says that its too repetitive and stuff like that ... but i dont think so .

first of all : the game isn't about shooting dragons with fireballs . firing these fireballs is one of your weapons , but it's not the only way you can kill your enemies .. infact you can't kill most of the enemies using your fire ... if anybody saw the interviews with julian , he would understand what i mean , the guy said that most of the enemy dragons and troops require you to perfprm melee attacks , he also said that you can't get through the game only by using fire balls .

the gameplay mechanics include :

FIRING FIREBALLS : which is so normal for a dragon but wont do the job ( kinda like dante's guns ..you can kill some enemies by using them ... but the most time you need to attack them with your sword ) ( or like god of war 2 ... you can use your bow .. but you wont do serious damage without your blades )

GOD OF WARISH MELEE ATTACKS : any one familiar with god of war series understands but it will also take advantage of the sixaxis motion sensor ( doing gestures ) .. and this is done in the game in a really cool way

COMBO ATTACKS : in this you will fight another dragon in a tekken like style , and as you proceed into the game you will unlock new moves 

another important aspect of the gameplay is on ground combat ... people have been acting rediculous about that lately ...well it's not your principal role to fight on ground ..its kinda like a support to your troops ..think of it as an airfighter : your actuall goal is to fight other fighters not to take care of the enemy troops ... and about the enemy troops being so dump that they wont attack you ... i think the dumpest thing on earth is to try attacking a 30 foot dragon ( as if it's gonna hurt it anyway ) ..so of course they have to be afraid of it ...they are not kamikazis or war heroes ..they are just soldiers ..

one last thing ..about the value : look at games like god of war and kameo ...they offer quality ..its not important if a game lasts long if it sucks already ..and this game has a good replay value with the medal system and the bonuses

also , the maps in lair are so huge and well detailed in a way that will make you want to play it more than one time to discover these maps and try to finish the game several times in different ways and styles ...

finally , we should support any new ip that promises to deliver .. games like lair, HS , uncharted , warhawk , gears ,mass effect ,bioshock  seem to be defining a new era in gaming ... a great one ...,

Actually, four red rings would mean power supply problem or something, and you can simply solve it by rebooting your xbox 360. I thought you'd come with a better explanation, something like:

360 is all about acting big about improvement, but ending at the same direction as last time.

Now THAT would have been worth a cookie.

11Marcel

Lair - 10 *1080p powerhouse don't mess with the best.

Warhawk - 10 *doesn't even need a sp campain, this game is gonna smoke... of tha chart.

Heavenly Sword - 10 *not even an 8800gtx with quad core can keep up with this

Uncharted - 10 *easily the best jungle platformer ever! It'll make TR:Legend look like 8-bit

Ratchet and Clank - 10 *when have they ever not got 10?

Folklore - 10 *dunno what this is really..but probably AAA!

 

If you ask me then PS3 has already won. It's very simple. Wii is just recycled junk and 360 is for tekky nerds that think their cooler than they really are and all they despirately try to do is post a fake link that says MGS4 is coming to 360 in numerous attempts to claim victory. Their just jealous! Wii isn't even worth menioning about. Maybe in 2010 the power of pc will overtake PS3 but then again since the cell is gonna multiply the graphical power overtime, the forcast is looking pretty shoddy for that to happen. Maybe next gen.

PS3 3wnz.

oldskooler79

lair  9.0 - 9.3  ( a technical acheivment )

heavenly sword 8.3 - 8.7  ( although i like it and its an aaa in my book )

uncharted  8.5 - 8.9 ( another aaa for me but hey ... gamespot standards )

warhawk  in the aa range ( looks fun )

ratchet 8.9 - 9.2

folklore 7.5 - 8.0

looks nice ... gameplay looks so cool also ... 3 months are enough to make this game a high AAA ...