No storyline spoiler here, just gameplay review.
You would image a game with the best graphic on the face of the console and plays like the amazing Heavy Rain would garner high rate, but I think this game didn't live up to the hype and nowhere near the experience of FFVII. I haven't played any other FF games except for FFVII. I put 6-8 hr into game and wished I could return it and wait till the price drop to 30-40 bucks, since it is not a great game at all.

Gameplay, exploration, battle strategies.

What this game is sorely lacking is game play, exploration and battle strategies. The game play is linear it is like they are trying to push you through the game and you can't really go back and explore, once you finish a chapter you are done, there is no world map to go back and forth from. The old FF7 is 3rd person perspective or overview where you can explore more. This game is wonderfully design but the level is also linear in design and gameplay. You basically running through a tunnel or a valley most of the game, once in a while you stop and look around. The third person perspective is behind the back like Dragon Age but with tunnel vision. Battle mechanic is changed for the worst, haven't play X, XII.., but in 7 you are able to control all characters in a turn base. Here you control one person the other just do whatever they want. Square added this paradigm shift which is a joke, where other can be a medic, commando, whatever, back then (FF7) you don't need this since any characters can block, heal, attack, cast spell, revival, etc. They have simplified the battle mechanic to be so simple that you just hit the "X" button, kind of like Heavy Rain, but not as fun. The rpg element isn't that deep or advance in this series. Even Diablo copied FF7 to add orb or mana into weapon, there is none here. You don't really pick much items in this game either.

Graphic/ mechanic

At first, I couldn't believe it looks so good at 1080p on my LCD. It just claims the best looking console game over Heavy Rain. The environment is great looking, detail and deep. The lack of interaction is quite sad. You walk up to it and press "x", could of use some RE interaction/ physic, but it is a FF game. There is no frame rate drop at all. I guess the 360 version is compressed, but there is none here. The game load quite fast compare to Dragon Age. There are cut-scenes like every third battle, I am guessing they are loading the environment I the background. This game shockingly have little load screen and didn't install any file on my PS3( not taking about save file just install file).

Story

So far the bread and butter of FF series, the story, just isn't that great in this game. I really don't care for the characters too much. Some are annoying, other are punks. Most of the characters are like teenagers or younger dealing with world issues. There is sense of FF7 soldier bad government in the plot. The music and soundtrack just isn't that magical either.

FF7 was so good that it left a lasting impression in my mind that after all these years to play FF again, I felt it fail quite miserably. As a rpg it fail to have depth like today games: Dragon Age or even Sacred II. The linear storyline is similar to Heavy Rain, but is just not that engaging or tense. I just want you to same your money and pick it up when the price drop. We don't pay developers for just production value, we pay for game play.

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I have been kicking around in the Battlefield franchise for a long while now. It all started with Battlefield: 1942 and kept my attention for other releases such as Battlefield:Vietnam, Battlefield 2 and Battlefield:2142. Once you add in all the various expansion packs, that is a heck of a lot of Battlefield! I skipped the first Bad Company release, but have been completely won over by the latest addition to the franchise, Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Unlike some of the older entries in the Battlefield franchise, this one sports a robust single player campaign in addition to its unique online gameplay. Before we get into that, lets talk about some of the common features.

Graphics:
You will not be disappointed here. Characters and environments feel as real as they come in any game. From dust storms in the desert maps to snow drifts on the arctic maps, you get a good feel for the maps as you play them. Render distances are amazing here. On maps that are free of fog or other line of sight limiting factors, you are going to be able to see enemies at amazing distances. With the 12x scope on my sniper rifle, I have been able to spot pinhead sized enemies and engage them, but more on that later!

I have been playing regularly and have not experienced any issues aside from a handful of aesthetic snafus like rocks that seem to hover off the ground by a few inches.

SINGLE PLAYER:
I am only a few hours into the single player story line, but so far, I am enjoying the challenge. You start the story as a WWII soldier on a mission which ends with some sort of secret weapon reveal. I am not sure what the thing is yet, but I like where things are going. One of the best parts of the single player game play is sitting back and listening to the verbal interactions between the other members of your team. Take the time to sit idle just before a checkpoint and wait for the chatter to get going - you won't regret it.

MULTI-PLAYER:
This is where things get good. Where BC2 really shines is in its multi-player action. Many people are going to be comparing this to the record breaking Modern Warfare 2. In many ways, BC 2 offers us game play that is simply not available in Modern Warfare 2. Since this comparison is one folks are likely to not only make, but want to see, let me break it down:

- MAP SIZE: BC2 supports much larger maps. As mentioned earlier, you can be on a map in BC 2 and have enemies so far away that even when using a 12x scope, they appear to be rice grain sized. You simply do not get this kind of scope in Modern Warfare 2. The battles feel far more encompassing and involved in BC2.

- VEHICLES: BC2 has a wide variety of vehicles you can jump into and pilot. Whether we are talking land, sea or air vehicles, BC2 has something for you. Even if the idea of risking your virtual skin in an actual aircraft worries you, there are UAVs you can pilot around. Nothing like this exists in Modern Warfare 2 aside from the killstreak awards you get in the form of Predator missles, AC130 airstrikes, etc. Aside from the ones I have mentioned and perhaps a couple of others, these awards in MW2 are not even ones where you get to do the shooting yourself.

-SNIPING: Whenever I jump into one of these games, I usually gravitate toward the sniper or recon class. This is probably the only area where I think that BC2 has missed the boat. While you can go prone in MW2, you cannot in BC2. The closest you can come in BC2 is crouching. While this is going to annoy any aspiring sniper at first, you will slowly but surely find yourself being won over enough to overlook this horrible gameplay sin by everything else that BC2 has to offer.

- PHYSICS: BC2 takes the prize in this category. First, there is fairly realistic bullet drop in BC2. If you explore the sniper route as I have, you will eventually be making some amazing shots at astounding ranges, only after you have mastered the ability to compensate for bullet drop. Once you do, you are going to have more "I cannot believe I made that shot!" moments than you can count. There is nothing quite like lining up your shot on a target that appears no bigger than the head of a pin and firing off one shot and getting the satisfying points report that you have made a headshot! The physics does not end there. Just about everything in this BC world is destructible. I don't just mean a little bit destructible either. Buildings can be completely brought down with enough damage. Trust me, nothing creates an "Uh oh." moment more than hearing an explosion nearby followed by the creaking moan of the building you are inside just before it collapses on you! Whether it is a pesky tree blocking your view of a likely enemy route of approach or a shack, you can deal with it with some well placed explosives or calling in a mortar strike to clear your line of sight!

- GAME MODES: Multiplayer offers conquest and rush modes. Conquest is the classic most are used to. A series of areas to capture and hold. Rush offers an ever evolving battlefield. Once you destroy the "Widget" at points A and B, then the battle advances to the next area with two more targets to be attacked. One side in offense, the other in defense. This play mode is well developed and the maps provide different types of challenges. I found myself enjoying rush a lot more than I expected, having really grown comfortable with the conquest style of gameplay.

- HARDCORE: Hate killcams, higher hit points and slowly autohealing? Then hardcore mode is for you. Nothing will ruin a snipers day quicker than your position being given away after every kill. The real gaming goodness is to be had on the hardcore servers. However, if your an assault kinda guy who loves jumping into the fray with your automatic weapon blazing away, you will get lots of fun in the normal mode.

- ACHIEVEMENTS: Both MW2 and BC2 have tons of achievements and un-lockables. You are not going to feel left out regardless of which world you choose to fight in. However, MW2 does let you pick special graphics and icons to go with your online character once you earn them. I think this is kind of cool and enjoy that little customization - which is not available in BC2.

So is this game going to be good for everyone? I would say yes actually. If you are brand new to first person shooters and feel a little intimidated by the online multiplayer facet, you can play through the single player story line and end up with a very good comfort level with all the weapons. With the single player game under your belt, you should be well equipped to start enjoying online play with others. If you are looking for your first game of this type and are trying to decide between BC2 and Modern Warfare 2, let me suggest that you go ahead and start with BC2. There is just more to do in the BC2 world. Don't get me wrong, MW2 is an outstanding game and one I am sure to go back to time and again - even with BC2 in the rotation. However, if you are just starting out, I think you are going to get more enjoyment out of BC 2 to start off.

Parents thinking about buying this for younger children should think about that. There are grown up words being used in the single player story line. Online play means that your child is potentially being exposed to every smut mouthed teenager (and 'Grown Up' for that matter) out there. Consider carefully if that kind of thing is appropriate for the child you are shopping for. The violence is what it is. You can shoot, knife, blowup and drive over just about anyone. However there is no real gore. The closest you get is a pink "poof" when someone is shot.

So why did I take away a star? The prone thing. That still just annoys me and is the one glaring thing in this game that simply makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I imagine a meeting in which folks argued that allowing going prone would prolong gameplay and make sniping too powerful. Of course, all those folks are wrong and need to make going prone possible. If I could have only taken off a half a star for this silly decision, I would have.

Does everything it should, plays games well, doesn't make much noise, plays blue ray movies just fine. Wireless works well, netflix enabled device for streaming movies from netflix. My only complaint would be that it isn't too stable when being stood upright on it's side. It hasn't tipped yet, but I would expect it wouldn't take much to fall over. If you intend to stand it up on it's side I'd suggest getting something to prop it up, like a stand or a makeshift base. Also, I thought playstation would of gotten the clue by now that we want a longer charger cable for the controllers and the ability to charge the controller while the system is off.

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Final Fantasy XIII.. Ah such a topic of complaint. However keep in mind that the people writing these other reviews have not even scratched the surface of this game. IT CAME OUT YESTERDAY. Yet they complain about how bad it is and they are only 3-5 hours into the game.

The graphics... 5 stars, beautiful absolutely amazing.

Battle system... 5 stars, completely new and stunning, an earlier review said that it was just mashing the A button, well the first 5 hours.. DUH! its completely new, they break you into it over time slowly so they dont confuse you, at first you can just push A to win. They apparently havent gotten to paragrim shifts and all that good stuff which would be entirely confusing without the slow introduction to it.

story... 3.8 stars, It's an amazing story!... but don't get me wrong, final fantasy has definately done better.

voices... 4 stars, i would say 5 stars, but the pre teen girl is high pitched and obnoxious like you wouldnt believe.

I will go into more of a review as i myself get farther into the game, but as of now there is no real reason to complain, it is just a game that you should BE PATIENT with and not hope to grasp the entirety of it within the first few minutes.


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The price of 39.99 is normally cheaper than what you pay online (on the xbox itself), but occasionally there are specials. I bought this and then had to wait 3 or 4 days for it to come in the mail, when if I had looked and realized that there was a sale online, I could have just gotten it instantly. But, Xbox-live is pretty sweet.