[OFFICIAL] Xbox Live Latest Demos

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II demo released. :)

I'm excited! I really wanted to try this one out. :D

Nice...

I do wish it was Single Player though, as I am not really liking the fact I have to play a game online from a genre I hardly ever personally play. Oh well, just going to have to get my ass kicked like I usually do whenever I am on Live. :laugh:

[Iguana]

Nice...

I do wish it was Single Player though, as I am not really to jump into playing a game from a genre I hardly ever personally play. Oh well, just going to have to get my ass kicked like I usually do whenever I am on Live. :laugh:

Ahh... thanks for the info DL... I don't want to download it since it's only multiplayer. :cry:

[icecaveman]

^ Yeah I hate starting playing new games on Live. It does nothing but build frustation as people have to wait for you to learn and when you have mastered it you have to wait for the others to learn, plus this new controller scheme I'm sure is difficult to get used to if you are used to playing RTS with your mouse, not the thing you want to practice while competing. Plus there are far less people who want to play games live than do and that's a fact most people prefere single player on consoles.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Ahh... thanks for the info DL... I don't want to download it since it's only multiplayer. :cry:

No problem man. (Y)

I would say still check it out though.

Even though the more I think about it, the more I am really, really disliking the fact that it is online, I am still going to give it a shot.

^ Yeah I hate starting playing new games on Live. It does nothing but build frustation as people have to wait for you to learn and when you have mastered it you have to wait for the others to learn, plus this new controller scheme I'm sure is difficult to get used to if you are used to playing RTS with your mouse, not the thing you want to practice while competing. Plus there are far less people who want to play games live than do and that's a fact most people prefere single player on consoles.

Exactly how I feel. Very, very well said. :yes:

[fascist]

It has singleplayer everyone... Im playing it now...

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

It has singleplayer everyone... Im playing it now...

Really? Sweet...

Pretty deceiving of them since it is "LOTR, BFME2 Online Demo" for the name of the download...

Then in the description it clearly says "Challenge a friend and play as the Elves or Goblins," so I just assumed it was all online thanks to the name and the description. Sorry for giving out the wrong information everyone. Download away!

Going to check it out at like 11:30, when my GF goes to sleep.

[dnast]

*sigh* I was planning on giving my 360 a rest tonight. Oh well. On to downloading the demo...

[BroChaos Veteran]

i think ncaa was ok, but i hope that wasn't the finished game. it felt more like the e3 demo to me. the crowd was entirely 2d.

gameplay was pretty good, but either i'm getting too used to 360 games, or the graphics weren't that great to me.

[Brandon]

i think ncaa was ok, but i hope that wasn't the finished game. it felt more like the e3 demo to me. the crowd was entirely 2d.

gameplay was pretty good, but either i'm getting too used to 360 games, or the graphics weren't that great to me.

agreed. Madden 06 demo looked much better

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

i think ncaa was ok, but i hope that wasn't the finished game. it felt more like the e3 demo to me. the crowd was entirely 2d.

gameplay was pretty good, but either i'm getting too used to 360 games, or the graphics weren't that great to me.

Same here. I was utterly unimpressed by the graphics.

Although graphics are never the end all be all to me, I did expect them to look much better than the initial rushed out generation of the EA 360 sports titles. From what I saw, and I cannot believe I am saying this since there is no excuse at all this should be the case, but they actually looked inferior to Madden 06 IMO.

So I would really like to think perhaps the final version will be better looking, but honestly I think what we see is what we will get in the final game considering it comes out next week. Sure, perhaps they dumbed down the graphics to cut down the file size, but the intent of a demo is usually to reel people into buying the full version. Keeping this fact that it is a marketing tool in mind, I would say we are looking at the final product graphically. :no:

In regards to BFME II

I definitely am going to rent the full game now based on this brief experience I have had with the demo.

I am quite impressed by the control scheme from the little bit I have played so far. Overall it seems pretty damn intuitive. Truly much more user friendly than I thought it would be. I tip my hat off to them, as I never thought an RTS would translate well to a console, and they somehow have seemed to pull it off.

[Iguana]

In regards to BFME II

I definitely am going to rent the full game now based on this brief experience I have had with the demo.

I am quite impressed by the control scheme from the little bit I have played so far. Overall it seems pretty damn intuitive. Truly much more user friendly than I thought it would be. I tip my hat off to them, as I never thought an RTS would translate well to a console, and they somehow have seemed to pull it off.

Agreed. I truly enjoyed BFME II, an absolute joy to play, and a fantastic XBL game. Unlike DL however, I won't rent this title, I'll end up purchasing it... I liked it that much.

Everyone (everyone who enjoys RTS games anyway) should check out this demo. (Y)

[fascist]

Damn I was in a game for over 1-2 hours, I ended up quitting after my last battle with thousands of guys.

[dnast]

I only had a chance to play the tutorial last night, but BFME II looks like it could be a winner. (Y)

[mikebeech]

Sweet i haven't had a chance to play BFME II yet but from what you guys say it sounds promising. :yes:

[+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹]

f00k me, BFME II is awesome on console, I hated it, as with all other RTS on the PC, but this is so easy to play and so intuitive. Those that know me will know I am not an advocate of console conversions, but this far surpasses the PC version. Kudos (hint at to where I work) to EA for this conversion!!

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

DAMN!!!

I really have to say BFME II is just so damn fun to play. I will admit I am not really an RTS player whatsoever, I personally prefer to play First Person Shooters more than any other genre, then just Action Adventures games of whatever type.

I have tried getting into the various RTS's over the years on the PC, mainly as a direct result of my boy jerzdawg pushing and pushing the genre itself and the various games he felt were standouts along the years, but I just would lose interest very, very quickly. The RTS I probably gave the longest chance was Rome: Total War, and even after about 5 days I gave up on that game as well, they just never intrigued me like that...

I can pretty much confidently say it was always the control scheme on the PC. Now although a degree in rocket science was far from ever needed, it was without a doubt more involved than what I was used to with FPS's. I think the fact that the control scheme is so damn intuitive and easy to get into on the 360, it has almost everything to do with why I do enjoy playing this game... It introduces a new ease that I finally feel comfortable with.

So, I have bumped BFME II up to #1 on my GameFly queue. I just sent a game back yesterday so, I should get something shipped out to me around Monday, so as long as things work out, I am hoping it is BFME II that gets shipped. I actually might just choose to Keep It Now through GameFly, as I am liking it that much.

Just a lot of fun. Really impressed overall.

[dnast]

I'm hoping to get BFME II from GameFly soon, too. Doesn't sound likely, but for anybody that owns the game is it possible to play online as allies? That's probably one thing I'll miss from the PC RTS games I've come to love. There's always C&C3 for that, though (whenever it gets here).

[magik]

Honestly, I really never thought that an RTS on a console would be so fluid, intuitive and easy to use as compared to the accustomed PC Mouse/Keyboard set-up, but I must say, EA did a really great job with the control scheme on BFME II, kudos!

I am having a lot of fun playing this game and I'll probably be adding this to my GameFly que as well :D

[Jazza]

Is the Saint's Row demo up?? as I got an email from Microsoft which had it in it's list of demo's, this morning

[ClintEastman]

There is a Saints Row demo... But not on live. :cry:

(You can get the demo if you preorder @ certain ToysRus and Gamestops)

No! Not on the LIVE marketplace but 2 gamers by the screen names of FireStarta316 and hawkmoon_269 from the IGN.com Xbox 360 general board(You have pay to $19.99 a year to view this message board)have pre-release demos of Saints Row.

Firestarta316 posted what comes on the demo

-Saints Row Demo

-Saints Row Trailer

-Making Of Video

-Art Gallery

-Music Tracks

-Downloads (gamer pics and theme)

And Hawkmoon_269 posted his impressions.

?Some other stuff. Played around with driving and it plays really good. Different cars drive differently, the SUV has some more of a tilt because of the size, the sports car was more responive and faster.

Framerate has been pretty smooth at 30fps or so. There is some stuff popping up in the far backround, but nothing too bad. I noticed it more when I was driving the sports car because of the speed of the car versus the SUV/Jeep. Car models are good for this type of game and I am amazed at the detail in the crash physics and the damage model on not only your car, but all the cars in the world. I must of hit the same car about 10 times just to see if dents would appear where I hit them and sure enough they do, with parts flying off as well.

I just noticed as I was running past other cars on foot, that the drives in the other cars actually turn and look at you as you run by, as if they think they are going to get jacked or something.

If your homie gets hurt (I purposely crashed my car so much that it blew up) you can revive him by hitting the ?Y? button several times.

The game world seems massive, of course there are parts cut off for you, but I have been driving around for a while and so far it is very large.

Overall, I am very impressed with the game and I will be back to post more impressions?

Firestarta316 posted that he got his @ ToysRus-(He works there)

Another Poster by the name of PND posted his impressions.

?Quick impressions:

* Physics, wow the physics own. When you hit people, they ****ing fly through anything and everything in front of them. They don?t slow your car down like you just ran into a ball of blubber. The people get hit and man do they fly lol! The ragdoll is fantastic. This is what GTA was missing. That and the crashes/destruction is awesome! When you hit someone head on, they fly right through the windshield!!! Oh man I have wanted that in a game for soo long. (Flatout doesnt count)

* The in game graphics are pretty good, there is some slowdown and chugging though. I just hope this will be fixed for the full version.

* Graphics during the cut scenes are a bit iffy, with slow down and some screen tearing. Hopefully this will be fixed with the full version. Very good voice over work and lip synchronization.

* When you first start running around, the guy looks like he has pooh in his pants as he runs. Sort of wonky, but we?ll probably have to get used to it, same with jumping.

* Very profane. Lots of cursing and gunfire/gang violence right when you start. It?s cool though. It?s like a movie. ?

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[dnast]

I'm looking forward to the Saint's Row demo. I've seen some cool stuff on YouTube the last couple of days. :)

Also, for anybody with a Japanese account, the Zegapain XOR demo is up and is region free.

[.KICK]

I wasnt so much interested in Saint's Row until I saw a video of someone playing the demo, I can say now i can't wait to play the demo, it looks good

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

You can get the demo if you preorder @ certain ToysRus and Gamestops

The best thing about pre orders is you can cancel them when the game finally comes out. :shiftyninja:

I just night have to go "preorder" the game sometime this week. :rofl:

[.KICK]

The best thing about pre orders is you can cancel them when the game finally comes out. :shiftyninja:

I just night have to go "preorder" the game sometime this week. :rofl:

Demo comes out on Aug 1st for free if you can wait that long. I have read reports that you have to pay for the demo like $9.99 in return for pre-ordering it but the fact is that some are just selling it for $9.99 without pre-order. I am pretty sure demos are not for re-sale. Apparently they scan the demo disk bar code on the scanner and it rings up $9.99. Should give it for free !!

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

Demo comes out on Aug 1st for free if you can wait that long. I have read reports that you have to pay for the demo like $9.99 in return for pre-ordering it but the fact is that some are just selling it for $9.99 without pre-order. I am pretty sure demos are not for re-sale. Apparently they scan the demo disk bar code on the scanner and it rings up $9.99. Should give it for free !!

Thanks for the info. I will wait until August 1st. :yes: