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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Age Of Heroes Online For Android</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/242-age-of-heroes-online-for-android/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Age of Heroes is a whole thoroughly developed world, it’s a myriad of big and small stories, and it’s a place for feats, explorations and adventures for thousands of players. Age of Heroes has no limits in time or space – join us and you’ll see it for yourself!<br />
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Now players of can take part in beta-test of Age of Heroes Online client for Android OS.<br />
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You can download client following this link:<br />
<a href='http://aoho.qplaze.com/data/Android/Aoho_012b.apk' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://aoho.qplaze.com/data/Android/Aoho_012b.apk</a><br />
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Official game site:  <a href='http://aoho.qplaze.com/home.php/en/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://aoho.qplaze.com/home.php/en/</a><br />
Official game forum: <a href='http://aoho.qplaze.com/forum_en/index.php' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://aoho.qplaze.com/forum_en/index.php</a><br />
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Livejournal: <a href='http://aoho.livejournal.com/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://aoho.livejournal.com/</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/242-age-of-heroes-online-for-android/</guid>
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		<title>Age Of Heroes Online!</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/241-age-of-heroes-online/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Age of Heroes Online is a multiplatform online RPG-strategy based on series of mobile games «Age of Heroes» by Qplaze ®.<br />
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It is based on profoundly developed fantasy world with its unique history, geography, magic and traditionally intricate political situation.<br />
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Age of Heroes Online is built on the basis of one of the most popular settings in fantasy style – a story of huge world inhabited by humans, elves, orcs and gnomes.<br />
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Controls elements used in the game are simple and intuitive… history of the world and game features are presented to the player gradually, step by step.<br />
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For player are available all the races in game and plenty of development ways for every game class. With almost every NPC or object in game player can interact – talk, fight, look over.<br />
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Age of Heroes Online is available both for users of PC and different mobile devices – mobile phones, pocket PC, communicators – at any time and almost in any place;<br />
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The list of supported platform includes – Microsoft Windows, Windows Mobile 5-6, Symbian OS. Also Age of Heroes Online successfully works on most of mobile phones with Java MIDP 2.0 support and Internet access. However, game functionality on different devices is completely the same and gives no advantages to any of the players.<br />
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For Age of Heroes Online players is available an enormous game world that greatly exceeds the sizes of other multiplatform MMORPG:<br />
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· More than 60 locations with more than 200 unique maps for travelling and exploring;<br />
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· More than 60 buildings and objects – from palaces to tombs, from tradesmen shops to gladiators’ arenas.<br />
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· 9 different types of locality and game landscape vividly illustrating the differences between game races;<br />
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· More than 25 types of battle fields completely depended on type of locality.<br />
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Gameplay of Age of Heroes Online can surprise with its variety even experienced players of online PC games:<br />
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· In game there are more than 100 creatures with most of which player can not only fight but also hire them to his army;<br />
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· 4 races of Age of Heroes Online not only have their own set of creatures but also unique locations, architecture, cities, heroes and magic schools;<br />
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· For player there are available more than 130 unique quests and tasks of different degree of complexity and in different localities full of danger and adventures;<br />
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· Player can select from 12 unique heroes with more than hundred of different skills and special abilities available for development;<br />
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· More than 100 different animated effects go with battle actions – spectacular magic, explosions, lightning, special heroes’ abilities and many others, - creating truly epic battle canvas;<br />
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· In the world exist 400 different magic objects and artifacts all of which can be found, purchased or gained by player in the battle.<br />
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<a href='http://aoho.qplaze.com/' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://aoho.qplaze.com/</a><br />
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You can try it with the links<br />
<a href='http://ar.qplaze.com/iren/aoho_en.jad' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://ar.qplaze.com/iren/aoho_en.jad</a><br />
<a href='http://ar.qplaze.com/iren/aoho_en.jar' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://ar.qplaze.com/iren/aoho_en.jar</a><br />
and you will have it already on your mobile phone!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/241-age-of-heroes-online/</guid>
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		<title>Sacred</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/240-sacred/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I've played all of the Sacred games, and I like them alot. What do you think of them? Sacred, Sacred Underworld, Sacred 2 and Sacred 2 expansion (can't remember the name right now...)<br />
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Which one do you think is best?<br />
Which character is your favourite in each game?<br />
Which part of the map do you think is most exciting/relaxing/fun?<br />
I have never played it online - so, is it worth playing online?<br />
What's your best Sacred Moment?<br />
There are of course errors in the game... Which one is worst according to you?<br />
If you want to add something, do so ;)<br />
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The discussion here is open, so everyone are free to comment previous made posts  <img src='http://www.gamerg8.com/public/style_emoticons/GamerG8/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbsup:' /> <br />
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//Nagash]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/240-sacred/</guid>
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		<title>Avp Redemption</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/239-avp-redemption/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you get when you mix one man, 2 years and 500 dollars? Well, in this case you get a fan made Aliens vs. Predator film and it's totally awesome.<br />
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Check it out:<br />
<a href='http://vimeo.com/11569380' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>AVP Redemption</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 09:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/239-avp-redemption/</guid>
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		<title>Fav Gaming Hour</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/238-fav-gaming-hour/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pretty simple. Which hours, every day, do you spend to play games the most?<br />
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No need to mention that it's USUALLY those hours, and not ALWAYS. I'm aware of such things <img src='http://www.gamerg8.com/public/style_emoticons/GamerG8/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wink:' /> hehe<br />
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Note: You can select multiple answers in this poll!<br />
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//Nagash]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 22:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/238-fav-gaming-hour/</guid>
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		<title>Facebook Login</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/237-facebook-login/</link>
		<description>Its easy to login, just click the facebook button and use your facebook account to login. Fast and secure</description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 09:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/237-facebook-login/</guid>
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		<title>Xbox Live Silver Members</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/236-xbox-live-silver-members/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Halo: Reach Beta is going strong with all Xbox LIVE Gold members with Halo: ODST in on the action. The pool of players is set to expand again next week with word from Shacknews  that Bungie announced Xbox LIVE Silver members with Halo: ODST will also be able to jump in.<br />
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In an unusual move, Microsoft will allow all Xbox LIVE Silver members access to the beta from May 14th at 9:00am PT to May 17th at 9:00am PT. Xbox LIVE silver members  typically cannot play any games online, so this is a big departure from the norm. Whether this is a move to simply expand the number of players in the beta to truly stress test the system, or a ploy to get more players to sign up for an Xbox Live Gold membership, it is hard to complain.<br />
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Now, even those who don’t want to pony-up the $50 a year for Xbox LIVE Gold can get a taste of what is sure to be one of the biggest releases this holiday season.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 08:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/236-xbox-live-silver-members/</guid>
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		<title>Hero Core</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/235-hero-core/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hero Core is a Metroid/Castlevania type game. You have a big map you can freely explore and your goal is to defeat your nemesis Cruiser Tetron. The graphics are a mixture of old NES, C64 and Atari 2600 games and the music is fantastic.<br />
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Get it <a href='http://www.remar.se/daniel/herocore.php' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>here</a>.<br />
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Anyway, a picture tells you more than a thousand words:<br />
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<img src='http://i42.tinypic.com/50lcg7.jpg' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 09:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/235-hero-core/</guid>
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		<title>Call Of Duty: Black Ops Announced!</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/234-call-of-duty-black-ops-announced/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<p class='citation'>Quote</p><div class="blockquote"><div class='quote'>Call of Duty: Black Ops Announced!<br />
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We at Treyarch are excited to reveal our latest development – Call of Duty: Black Ops! Be sure to head over to CallOfDuty.com/blackops as more details begin to unfold! Follow @JD_2020 and @Treyarch on Twitter for the latest news & discussions regarding Black Ops.</div></div><br />
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<a href='http://www.callofduty.com/blackops/intel/view/blog/38' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>http://www.callofduty.com/blackops/intel/view/blog/38</a>]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 10:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/234-call-of-duty-black-ops-announced/</guid>
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		<title>The Best One ?</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/233-the-best-one/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What kind of online game do you think is the best one out there ? Usually they all have some kind flaws one way or another, but  what would you recommend ? The first one I bought was the Anarchy Online which sucked at the time. I don't even know if anyone plays it anymore. I remember right after release it had a lot of bugs and lagging insanely]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/233-the-best-one/</guid>
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		<title>Tv Series, I Love Them</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/232-tv-series-i-love-them/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I've been "sick" for the last few months and during that time I've been dowloading alot of tv series like the True Blood, Flash Forward, Fringe, Diaries of a vampire, V 2009. The Sanctuary and Stargate Universe. I've seen all except the Vampire Diaries and Sanctuary. I give them a change later, but the others are awesome. I'm currently on the 2nd season of Fringe which is awesome too. <br />
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I'm sure there is a lot more out there for me to download so if you got any suggestions let me know. So what kind of tv series are your favorite ?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/232-tv-series-i-love-them/</guid>
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		<title>Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, Dungeons...</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/231-zelda-ocarina-of-time-dungeons/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hai! :) <br />
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Long time since I played Zelda: Ocarina of Time now. Could someone please help me to remember the names of all the dungeons in the game. I would like to collect it here:<br />
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<span class='bbc_underline'>List of Dungeons: </span><br />
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Please do also help me to sort them out in which order they come in the game. It would be nostalgc for me...  <img src='http://www.gamerg8.com/public/style_emoticons/GamerG8/happy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':happy:' /> <br />
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<br />
//Nagash]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/231-zelda-ocarina-of-time-dungeons/</guid>
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		<title>Fable</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/230-fable/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fable (now we're talking Fable I, not Fable II) is a wonderful game IMO. I have played it through countless of times. I have a question though:<br />
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Do you think that the game turned out to be better with the expansion/extra material, or do you think it only ruined the game? Maybe something between?<br />
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//Nagash]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/230-fable/</guid>
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		<title>Warhammer Online Is Free</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/229-warhammer-online-is-free/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Seems like this game is free now. At least the game, but its good news anyway. Anyone here gonna start to play now ? :) You're saving like $40 is it ?<br />
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I might give it a try, I think you get 10 days online for free too :)]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/229-warhammer-online-is-free/</guid>
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		<title>Morrowind Vs. Oblivion!</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/228-morrowind-vs-oblivion/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hai! :)<br />
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Just want to ask which one of these two games from Elder Scrolls do you find is the best one? Please vote! And please, post an explanation of your choice  <img src='http://www.gamerg8.com/public/style_emoticons/GamerG8/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbsup:' /> <br />
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Morrowind<br />
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vs.<br />
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Oblivion<br />
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//Nagash]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/228-morrowind-vs-oblivion/</guid>
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		<title>Best Game?</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/227-best-game/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[To add to the newly started thread, I thought I could start this one too. Which nintendo GAME do you find is the best one?<br />
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Let's keep the discussion here under the topic of games, not consoles  <img src='http://www.gamerg8.com/public/style_emoticons/GamerG8/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wink:' /> <br />
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//Nagash]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 06:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/227-best-game/</guid>
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		<title>Top Of The Mornin</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/226-top-of-the-mornin/</link>
		<description>Greetings, Im a paintfag for LO came to check out the scene.</description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/226-top-of-the-mornin/</guid>
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		<title>Favourite Playstation 1 Games</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/225-favourite-playstation-1-games/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a 3X3 image of my favourite Playstation 1 games in no particular order:<br />
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<img src='http://i40.tinypic.com/2mcc748.jpg' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' /><br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Metal Gear Solid:</strong> This game has it all, looks, gameplay, story and music. Probably one of my favorite games ever.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Tekken 3:</strong> Best Tekken game ever, in my opinion of course. It has a great character selection and the gameplay is just awesome.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Gran Turismo 2:</strong> Oh the hours I spend playing this game... There are just so many cars to collect.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Final Fantasy VII:</strong> It was hard to decide what Final Fantasy game I was going to include here, because they are all pretty good. I ended up putting VII, because it was the first Playstation Final Fantasy game, but I like VIII and IX too.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Grand Theft Auto:</strong> There's not much story compared to the Later GTA games, but it was still a fun game back it the day. Even though I think GTA 2 is better than the first one, I didn't include it here, because I mainly played GTA 2 on PC.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Twisted Metal 2: </strong>The best car combat game ever! OK, maybe Twisted Metal Black is better, but Twisted Metal 2 is still awesome fun.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Soul Blade/Edge:</strong> It was called Soul Edge in here Europe. Not as good as Tekken 3, but  a great fighting game nevertheless. The story mode was fun, but I remember having hard time completing some of the missions.<br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Vagrant Story: </strong>The battle system was awesome in this one and the weapon customization was amazing. I wish to see a sequel for Vagrant Story, but I'm afraid we will never see one. <br />
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<strong class='bbc'>Final Fantasy Tactics: </strong>Super hard and countless hours of grinding, but it was so much fun to try out all those different jobs. I remember having over 100 hours in one save file, but I don't think I ever completed the game.  <img src='http://www.gamerg8.com/public/style_emoticons/GamerG8/whistling.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whistling:' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/225-favourite-playstation-1-games/</guid>
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		<title>Desktop Dungeons</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/224-desktop-dungeons/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[From the website:<br />
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"Desktop Dungeons offers an unquestionably unique approach to roguelike games by taking compactness to the extreme. It distills the entire genre to a few core ideas which pay homage to the greats while forging new ground with gameplay similar to that of Oasis or Tower of the Sorcerer. It also features emergent complexity that rewards truly skilled and thoughtful players."<br />
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<ul class='bbc'><li>Fight your way through a fantasy dungeon in 10 minutes or less<br /></li><li>Classic roguelike play re-imagined as a single-screen puzzle game<br /></li><li>Unlock loads of classes, races and challenge dungeons for awesome replayability<br /></li><li>Online leaderboard allows you to compare yourself against other players<br /></li><li>Deep, challenging, randomly-generated gameplay</li></ul><br />
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<a href='http://www.qcfdesign.com/?cat=20' class='bbc_url' title='External link' rel='external'>Download here.</a><br />
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<img src='http://i42.tinypic.com/33vgmr5.jpg' alt='Posted Image' class='bbc_img' />]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/224-desktop-dungeons/</guid>
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		<title>A Trip Down Memory Lane!</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/223-a-trip-down-memory-lane/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[So me and a few mates were clearing out my attic, when we found my old Gameboy colour + Games...<br />
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Long story short, we found some batteries and after a few drinks started playing pokemon red/blue/yellow! We actually found that despite the childishness of it, we still really enjoyed the games. They all dug up their old games and we are going to have battles in the easter holidays on the games! Can we get any cooler? :P<br />
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I love the games again! They make me feel 10 years old again :D Has anyone else rediscovered a long lost love?]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/223-a-trip-down-memory-lane/</guid>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sims 3 Invalid File Error For Cs-Cz&#092;sims3Launcher.resources.dll]]></title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/222-sims-3-invalid-file-error-for-cs-czsims3launcherresourcesdll/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi all! I got a recommendation to go and register here to get some help since one guy had the most best help. When I am patching my sims 3 to 1.2.7, I get INVALID FILE on this folder and the file here:<br />
Sims 3&#092;Game&#092;Bin&#092;bin&#092;cs-CZ&#092;Sims3Launcher.resources.dll<br />
Can anybody upload me your cs-CZ folder which is or was working for you when you patched?<br />
I really want to play world adventures so I need to patch to the most maximum version. Can anybody give me a guide with WORKING links?<br />
Cheers!]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/222-sims-3-invalid-file-error-for-cs-czsims3launcherresourcesdll/</guid>
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		<title>Fav X-Box Game</title>
		<link>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/221-fav-x-box-game/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hai all!<br />
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I just want to know which game is you favourite on X-BOX or X-BOX 360. Please, choose one for each  <img src='http://www.gamerg8.com/public/style_emoticons/GamerG8/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wink:' /> <br />
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<br />
//Nagash]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid>http://www.gamerg8.com/index.php?/topic/221-fav-x-box-game/</guid>
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		<title>Bioshock 2</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[When playing through Bioshock 2 the most prominent phrase that came to mind was "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."  That pretty much sums up the gameplay mechanics for 2k Marin and Irrational Games' sequel to the much loved original.  Much of what you loved about the original's combat system is untouched.  Plasmids operate in effectively the same way that they did in Bioshock 1, in that they give you special powers that you can shoot out of your hands (and sometimes other actions, like one plasmid that allows you to literally have an out of body experience) and use against your enemies.  Guns also work effectively the same way, 3 kinds of ammo for most, and they can be used in combination with plasmids for some great fun.  Tonics are back too, providing you with passive abilities that enhance your character (run faster, snacks give you more health, etc.)  The gameplay in Bioshock 2 is great, assuming you liked Bioshock 1.  My only qualm, which I also had in the first game, is that once you've found a plasmid/weapon combo that works (with tonics backing you up), you can pretty much run with it the entire game.  For example, Winter Blast freezes splicers and headshots will generally result in that enemy shattering (tougher splicers require a few shots).  Seeing how around 90% of enemies are splicers, you can fairly easily write off a fair number of guys.  Even against Big Daddies and Big Sisters, you can still freeze them, and while you can't shatter them, you can still fire away while they are frozen.  Not game breaking, and still fun, but the combination made me less inclined to buy other plasmids and use them. (Pro-tip: if you go the freezing route, refrain from buying Winter Blast 3.  It freezes enemies in a big block of ice, which is harder to head shot into)  Still, the gameplay is excellent, and once you find your play style, even though you'll be nigh unstoppable, you'll still have fun.<br />
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The story is another interesting aspect of the game.  Whether you consider the game's story strong or weak depends entirely on how much you get into the philosophical debate between Andrew Ryan, the libertarian antagonist of the last game, and Sophia Lamb, the "communist" antagonist of this one.  In a nutshell, 10 years have passed since Jack, the protagonist of the first game, escaped Rapture.  You play as Delta, one of the first big daddies, and a prototype for the bigger guys you see all around Rapture helping the little girls.  You were/ are attached to a little sister named Eleanor, and if you do not rescue her you will slip into a coma and die, as that was how the prototypes were made to stay near and protect their little sisters.  Eleanor, however, is also the daughter of Sofia Lamb, and she has her own designs for Eleanor.<br />
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Much of the game is similar to the first in terms of objectives.  You mainly travel from train station to train station, attempting to reach the final stop, where Eleanor is.  Generally, something is holding up the train at each station (a wall of ice blocks one, and you have to find a plasmid to melt it, at another a man has locked himself in the control booth and will only allow you to go along if you do him some favors).  In the journey to go from station to station you will learn more and more about Sofia Lamb and her "Family," A major part of the game here is finding little sisters and making them harvest Adam while you defend them.  While not all of them are necessary, you will obviously gain more benefits from dealing with little sisters than ignoring them.  Again, you can save them or harvest them, it's entirely up to you, and it affects the ending you receive.  Defending little sisters, if you choose to let them harvest Adam, is an interesting time.  You have plenty of tools at your disposal to defend the girls beyond your normal plasmids and weapons, for example, you can get trap rivets to place in walls, proximity mines to lay, electrified tripwires on spears, and mini-turrets.  All of these combined enable you to make some very fun defense combos, and there are even more I won't elaborate on here, you'll have to find them yourself.<br />
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The biggest change to the gameplay is probably the way hacking is handled.  In the previous game, you played some pipe-mini game.  In Bioshock 2 when you hack a device (by walking up to it and initiating a hack, or by using the new hacking gun to fire hacking darts), a meter appears on screen.  A needle moves back and forth on it, and it is up to you to stop it on a green or blue section, and avoid red and white sections.  Red sections initiate alarms, green sections move hacks forward, and blue sections will yield bonuses once the hack is complete.  White sections simply stop the hack, but there are no repercussions otherwise.  Hacking everything, from machines, to turrets and bots, to doors, is vital.  The new system is better I feel.  It doesn't slow down the game drastically like the original hacking game, and in tense situations, while it may seem stressful to hack something in real time, it is a decent setup that melds with the gameplay well.<br />
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Splicers are much the same as the first game, with the Leadhead, Spider, and Houdini splicers.   Big Daddies are also similar, though there are ranged and melee variants now.  The melee variants operate very much similar to the first game, while the ranged ones shoot rockets and throw mini-turrets at you.<br />
There are two fairly important additions to the bestiary in the game, the Brute Splicer, and the Big Sister.  Brute Splicers are tanks with a lot of health and a strong melee attack.  The Big Sisters, on the other hand are a huge handful.  As resistant to damage as Big Daddies, and faster than Spider Splicers, they also pack a variety of attacks with a lot of punch.  I won't lie, they are easily the toughest enemies in the game, and worst of all, they generally come out after big battles when you're depleted of supplies, and they'll periodically be flanked by roving splicers.<br />
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If there are any problems I could cite about the game, it is that, at certain points, the game seems almost patently unfair, mainly during the Big Sister sections.  As I said above, they usually show up after big events, like returning little sisters to their vents, or certain plot points, when you are fairly drained and looking to restock.  In many ways, they remind me of Gary Oak from the old Pokemon games.  Right after you clear a tough section, they show up to fight you.  And not only are there not really any great combinations to fighting Big Sisters, you'll sometimes not be allowed the luxury of facing them one on one.  Periodically splicers might meander into the area you are fighting in, and will fight you as well.  During my play through, there was a Big Sister I faced where I literally was out of First Aid Kits and Eve Hypos, and had no choice but to throw myself at the Big Sister time and time again, only to die and be revived to slowly chip away at her health hit by hit.  You don't begin the level all over again when you die, but rather revive as though nothing really changed.  When I finally killed the Big Sister, I didn't feel accomplishment, or relief, but rather, like the developers had built the game to be obscenely hard in those sections, harder than they should have been at least.<br />
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The last thing about Bioshock 2 is the multi-player aspect.  I'll be honest, I haven't played it as much as I would have liked in order to review it, but I'll say that it is a well done system all things considered.  Similar to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, you have a leveling system, which works very nicely.  Having lots of plasmids is fun and enables battles to be very interesting, or in some cases devolve into who shocks/freezes who first.  Ultimately, the craftier players generally prevail, as should be the case in a multi-player system where finesse is all.<br />
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All told, Bioshock 2 is still a great game and worthy of your love, unless you were one of the 5 people who disliked the first game.  However, if you liked the first game, or just well built games in general, you'll like Bioshock 2.  9.0<br />
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Quick Score Report:<br />
     Presentation:  While not quite as incredible as the first game, mainly because we've already been to Rapture once, the game still gives a sense of awe that is tough to overcome, and makes other, above average games, look weak by comparison.  How much you get into the story depends on how much you dig the philosophical battles, but it is still strong overall, even if all you take it as is a dad searching for his daughter.  9.0<br />
     Graphics:  Unfortunately not much has changed since 2007, so while the game still looks good, it looks like it did in 2007.  So while it's certainly above average, it won't blow you away like the original's graphics did.  8.0<br />
     Gameplay:  If it ain't broke don't fix it.  Bioshock 2's developers took that idea and  ran with it, and it was probably a good decision.  Where they changed things, like in hacking, they improved the game.  The only problem is it suffers from the same thing Bioshock 1 did wrong, which was you could periodically find a combo that worked and just run with it the entire game.  9.0<br />
     Sound:  Hearing enemies walking around before seeing them isn't as scary or groundbreaking as it used to be, but the score overall is excellent, and the denizens of Rapture sound great too.  Try hearing a Big Sister scream before you see her when you know you're low on supplies, and not have a chill run down your spine.  9.0<br />
     Lasting Appeal:  The multi-player is not bad, so that might get you some mileage out of the game.  The story itself is maybe 15 hours through on the first play through.  The ability to change your play style based on changing plasmids in the campaign does add some replay-value. 8.5]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I'm Duncan from LO.   <br />
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I'm mostly into RPG's, but I do also play my fair share of FPS's and 4x games.  <br />
Right now I'm going back to the 90's and I'm playing through TES II: Daggerfall and Thief: Deadly Shadows.<br />
My main platform is the 360, but I also have an out of date PC that I use for playing older games.<br />
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At risk of sounding like a Bethesda fanboy, my two favorite games are Morrowind and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth<br />
Two Worlds gets an honourable mention here due to the absolutely spectacular job they did on the dialogue.  I know the first thing I say when it starts raining is usually, "Augh!  Bandits!"  too.   Seriously though, it's a pretty fun game.<br />
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I'm also a big fan of the Halo series, and although I admit I've been quite sick of it since a couple weeks after ODST,  I'm really excited about Reach.<br />
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I guess that's all for now.  I'll see you on the forums!]]></description>
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