Your 2008 Wish List - Post them and compare

The Show '08 is the only definite purchase I can think of... MAYBE Mario Kart depending on whether they charge for online play or not.  FIFA '09 I'll probably buy.  Other than that there will be a lot of rentals.  Sweet, sweet, rentals.

Here's my list: 

• MLB 2K8 (if it doesn't suck) - definite
• MLB 08 The Show (PS2) - depends on how good MLB 2K8 is
• NBA Live 08 (don't have a heart attack Brent) - definite
• Top Spin 3 - most likely
• Lego Indiana Jones - definite
• NCAA Football 09 - definite
• Madden 09 - depends on how good NCAA is
• NHL 09 - definite
• NBA Live 09 - maybe

Updated my list.

I haven't made my list for the whole year yet, because once GTA arrives, I will be playing little else (once my little one is in bed, that is).

I just picked up Frontlines yesterday.  I have preorders for Bully, MLB2K8, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and GTA IV.

I will probably pick up NCAA 09, but not sure about Madden.  I will also pick up Tiger Woods if there are enough new features to warrant it.  Pro Evolution Soccer is a definite maybe.

Originally posted by Derek Originally posted by Grambo Bastille ...I just picked up Frontlines yesterday.  If you get a chance, I'd love to hear impressions about that one.

Jury is still out for me.  The fun in this game rests squarely with the multiplayer, and only if you're in a good sized group of people you know.

First, the single player borders on lame.  It pales in comparison to the SP in COD4.  The missions are fairly repetitive and feel like a long, drawn-out tutorial for MP - which it's not, but it feels that way.  The AI is unrealistic.  They suddenly know where you are even though you are moving with stealth and haven't fired your gun yet.  That's not always an advantage as they typically take awhile to actually bring you down.  The teammate AI is even more ludicrous.  The always seem to pass you and run right by an enemy so that you have to take them down.  There have been a couple of moments of pleasure, but all in all, this game was built for MP.

If you are familiar with the Battlefield series of games, then you will know this one.  Most of the maps are huge and it takes coordination between squad mates for this to be a fun game.  Otherwise you are just running around nilly willy and feel isolated.  The complaint right now among the community is that you can only converse if you are in a squad of four.  Apparently the designers are trying to add a feature which will allow the squad leaders to talk to each other as well, which will make it a more enriching experience.

And the MP is huge.  Out of the box, it was supposed to accommodate 32 players at a time, but they have a few dedicated servers available which will allow a 50 player battle.  The shooter part of this game is what you would expect from a FPS.  The nice feature is that after you choose your class, you can also choose an add-on pack for assistance.  This is actually pretty neat.  For example, you choose artillery class and you start off with an assault rifle, pistol and (I think) grenade launcher.  You have different add-ons to consider but for example's sake say we choose the airstrike.  You start off with the ability to call in a precision airstrike.  As your player gets experience you can upgrade all the way to calling in a cluster bomb attack.

The vehicles are pretty good as well.  You can command helicopters, tanks and light assault vehicles.  I heard you can even take over a jet, but I haven't seen it yet.  They also incorporate use of drones as well.  The drones can be anything from a non-combative recon drone, to assault and explosive drones, both in tank and copter form.

I have only played with friends on the demo (haven't had a chance to get on with them since I got this), but the experience was great.  Playing with the general public was a frightening experience.  Following is a conversation I had with my "squad leader" on the first and only online game I have played - during the afternoon of release day when less than a hundred people were already playing:

Him: Those other idiot squads don't know what they're &*^%ing doing!  Idiots!
Me: Well, the game juse came out today.
Him: Then they should have played the demo more!
Me: Um, OK.
Him: OK Grambo, hold the position you're in!
Me: OK
<sound of gunfire - Grambo ambushed and killed>
Him: What happened?!  You're letting take our station!
Me: I got ambushed.
Him: Sheesh, what an idiot!
Me: I thought school vacation week was last week and that you would be in school.
Him (ignoring comment): Get back to your position.
Me: @#$%, Tank coming down main street.
<sound of tank firing - taking Grambo down again>
Him:  What the ^^%$?!?!  You died again.
Me: Tanks.
Him: Idiots.
Me (respawning and planting C4 on tank): Tank is down!
Him (again ignoring me): The hell with this, I'm hungry, we're going to win anyway, I'll be back.

At this point, he leaves to have lunch, the other squadmates leave and join the opposing side leaving me alone to take 12 players.  We win, but barely.  I wait for the game to end, and then I leave the lobby and go back to single player.  Within five mintes, this guy keeps sending me invitations to play.

If you like this type of game, you won't be disappointed.  You may want to try the demo first or rent the full version.  We have a group of adult gamers on another site (the one I met Jason on) and there are plans to try and fill rooms every night.