Okay, those two are gone. The other winners can chime in anytime with what they'd like and drop me a PM whenever. I'll try to get the games out early next week.
I am TORN between COD 4 and MGS 4. I give both games a "10". Both games are a blast to play, but I am sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that COD 4 has the edge on the multiplayer, and MGS 4 obviously has the edge on graphics. MGS 4 is a beautiful game and is like actively playing in a Summer Blockbuster Movie. Call of Duty 4's mulitiplayer is a heart pounding experience and I need a Valium after playing a free for all battle on the "Shipment" map (or board as some people like to call them). COD 4 has one of the most difficult achievements to receive on the 360 (in my humble opinion),"THE MILE HIGH CLUB". and all COD 4 fans know what I am talking about. I am a Veteran, and have seen the horrors of war and COD 4 brings me the closest I have ever been while console gaming.
Both games have endless replay value, and they will both remain in my gaming collection forever. I still play COD 2 online with Viper Squad, and still have a blast (we usually play "bolt action rifles only", anybody can kill someone with a shotgun or a noob tube). The only negative thing I can say about both games are, CO-OP would be AWESOME!
Both games are a must for anyone who enjoys a good FPS or STEALTH ACTION GAME.
COD 4: Rates a 10 and the same for METAL GEAR SOLID: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
LET YOUR PLANS BE DARK AND IMPENETRABLE AS NIGHT AND WHEN YOU MOVE, FALL LIKE A THUNDERBOLT Sun Tzu
Would've been nicer to have the voting go on for a bit longer... I didn't even get to /see/ the poll as I was away :(
i wanted it to go along longer...til next Thursday night actually... but when i went to edit the original post with updated information the poll was reset and I didn't remember exactly who voted where...just who was out in front. I guess I could have asked everyone to vote again, but honestly there were only a couple votes over the last few days and I honestly didn't anticipate a whole lot of new traffic in future days. My apologies, but I just didn't really foresee anything changing much with a bunch more voting.
GTA 4
Grand Theft Auto,Grand Theft Auto2,GTA3,GTA:ViceCity,G- TA:SanAndreas,GTA:Liberty- CityStories,GTA:ViceCityS- tories...Grand Theft Auto 4. its an odd timeline, naming the ninth game in a franchise GTA4. but no one seems to notice or care, and do you know why? ITS BECAUSE THESE GAMES ARE SO UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVABLE! Rockstar Games has realy outdone themselves this time folks, and do you know why you can beleive me? because I gave this game a 10. anyone whos read my reviews knows that i dont do that, because i always leave room for improvement. This game is as close to perfect as it can come.so what is GTA known for?1.GREAT open world gameplay:CHECK2.car jacking:check3.sticking it to the man with its strong moral flexibility:BIG CHECK.4....not so great graphics(which leads me to my point, so be patient)you know that time when u and ur friends were saying how if GTA had better graphics and no loading screens and maybe some multiplayer, how much more it would ROCK!? well ROCKSTAR games heard ur conversation, and they decided to prove a point with this game. they fixed ALL problems, and added EVERYTHING u might want (short of a winged motorcycle that can do 500mph...but im sure u'll find a cheat 4 that). seriously guys, i dont have enough room in this review to cover CLOSE everything in this game, so here r the highlites.1.VASTLY improved graphics(nextgen worty fo sho)2.AMAZING physics. shoot a person in the leg and they trip and slow down, get hit by a car and bounce and fall realisticly, and even a redesigned car physic that sadly forces u to brake every once in a while.3. and of course its wonderful morals. shoot a guy, shoot a pedestrian, shoot a cop, and take their stuff. run over a guy, run over a pedestreian, run over a cop, take their stuff...i think you get the idea.listen, EVERYTHING has been improved.it is a BIG 10/10. enjoy.
10/10
I'll take Final Fantasy X, please.
If there were only a few votes anyway, it really wasn't much of a contest in terms of who wins (it was fun to read the reviews though). Everybody who saw the poll voted for themself, naturally, and all someone had to do was just grab a friend or two to vote for them and bam, they've won regardless of the quality of their review. :/
But it's your contest, do as you wish...
Well clearly it can't be a great contest if it's in a forum that hardly anyone visits and where I can barely get 10 legitimate reviews after offering what I consider some good (albeit relatively cheap) free stuff up. I was disappointed with the turnout for the reviewing section as well as the voting, but there's not much to be done about that. If you're that miffed about missing out on a 100pt game or two, i'd be happy to donate some points to both you and the other runner-up if the admin can make that happen. I wanted this to be fun, not contentious, and I hope you at least enjoyed writing your review.
In other news, all of our winners have picked out their prizes, which will be mailed this week. Andren, would you mind sending me a PM with your addresss? I've already got the other two.
Oh, I hope I don't seem too upset. Exceptional kudos for taking the effort to prepare and administrate this contest. I guess my beef is that there wasn't a good enough turnout as well :( Mainly in voting but meh. I had a great time reading other reviews, though, and the contest itself ran perfectly... just the user-side of the contest didn't have a big turnout :(
