Skate or The Orange Box?

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#1 deactivated-61806d7cbcedd
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I only have enough money for one of these games, but I don't know which one to buy. What do you guys think?
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#2 twopic58
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I say Skate.
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#3 Von-Dozier
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Get both when you can.. but firstly, Orange Box.
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#4 jchaff
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skate. is in my top 5 favorite games, so is the orange box. id have to say go with the orange box because with skate. once you beat it, its over. yes the is multiplayer, but skating games dont have fun online modes lol, which the orange box has team fortress 2 which is not only fun, but its funny also. it also has a large fan base so lots of people are playing it. also, the orange box comes with 5 amazing games for 60, so its something that is kinda hard to pick up. id say buy the orange box, and rent skate.

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#5 cjgangsta
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skate

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#6 insane_metalist
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Both are fun but Orange Box is much better!
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#7 gm0n3y
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If you want the most value for your $60 then the Orange Box is the obvious choice. You get3 games and 2 expansions for the price of one normal 360 game.
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#8 gdogghenrikson
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I say skate
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#9 pyrobrand
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I haven't played Orange Box, but skate. has me addicted. I would really reccomend it.
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#10 Hex_Of_A_Nation
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orange box all the way!!! you wil get a lot more out of it rather than skate. i promise
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#11 deactivated-61806d7cbcedd
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It's a tough decision for me because I have never played a Half-Life game, but Team Fortress 2 just doesn't look that fun to me. But fell in love with the skate demo, and I like just freeskating.

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#12 brandojones
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Rent skate because I got tired of it after a week. Buy The Orange Box because I'm still playing since launch and still enjoying it.
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#13 brandojones
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Team Fortress looked kind of stupid to me too, and I LOVE it!!
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#14 MindFreeze
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Skate gets boring quickly...
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#15 Robodawg11
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Dude tc i went through the same exact thing u are going through right now just last week. I fell in love with theskate demo and wanted to buy it right away and then the orange box came out and for a while i had no idea what to get. So i decided to get skate since i already own alot of fps and i think i made the right decision because skate is FUN AS HELL!!

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#16 deactivated-61806d7cbcedd
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Dude tc i went through the same exact thing u are going through right now just last week. I fell in love with theskate demo and wanted to buy it right away and then the orange box came out and for a while i had no idea what to get. So i decided to get skate since i already own alot of fps and i think i made the right decision because skate is FUN AS HELL!!

Robodawg11

Lol, I was leaning towards skate because I thought I had enough FPS games as well!

But does skate really get that boring quickly? Because the demo sure didn't.

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#17 MasterChief3242
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orange box=better value
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#18 TheGTAvaccine
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I love both, but buying skate would just be an honestly dumb decision, really. Skate is over pretty quickly, and free skating gets boring...but Orange Box lasts a looong, looong time. Team Fortress 2 is better than Halo 3 IMO, also.
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#19 deactivated-61806d7cbcedd
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So is skate online pretty boring too?
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#20 Dead_Prophecy
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The Orange Box.
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#21 Maximum-Torque
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Two words...Team Fortress, its fun addicting and hilarious....go with the orange box
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#22 Expo_Smacko
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Orange box.
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#23 dimsey
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I love Skate. I don't own The Orange Box. But I'm still going to go with The Orange Box. If only cause theres a lot more bang for ya buck. But do pick up Skate in the future, great game.

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#24 kakashi_00x000
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The OB is worth the time and money, it's just really awesome.

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#25 penguinofire
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I'd say OB, but then, I'm not a fan of skateboarding games.

Look, if you dig skate, then buy skate. I have a feeling folk are going to be multi-playering on the Orange Box for ages and ages, so you may as well get skate, play the hell out of it, then get orange box when you have the spare cash. There'll still be people playing online, and Half Life 2 is a classic, so it's not like you won't enjoy it if you play it later rather than sooner.

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#26 Havak123
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The Orange Box.
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#27 Broken56
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Orange Box
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#28 zombieman666
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I loved skate. i only had it for five days and had to trade it in for halo wich i regret(i like halo i just miss skate) but the orange box seems awesome i mean

Half life 2

ep 1

ep 2

Tf2

portal

what type of games do you like ???

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#29 slayer85
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well since skating is the @(!est thing ever, get teh oj box
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#30 guppieface
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Skate is new stuff, half life 2 is old hat. skate online stuff is fun too
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#31 deactivated-61806d7cbcedd
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I dunno why, I am still leaning towards skate. Maybe it's because I already have enough shooters, or that people told me that games would be boring before, but played them for months before I was satisfied (like Saints Row).

And I don't take your post seriously if you post "lol get oj box i dont no wat skat is but skating suks so lololllolloolol" or "skat cuz orang bux is dum"

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#32 Jackrm
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Skate is not as great as its cracked up to be. The gameplay is not that fun, and this is comming from a person that prefers Thrasher: S&D over Tony Hawk. Get The Orange Box, its definitely worth the 60 bones.
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#33 deactivated-61806d7cbcedd
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How come the demo was so great? The only thing I didn't like about the gameplay is that some tricks are too close to each other on the analog stick, which only affects s.k.a.t.e. and video challenges.
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#34 luckypants
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Dude, Orange Box all the way!!
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#35 nickdastick
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I own both and it's a tough decision for sure... I would have to go with Skate though because it's so fun! If you like skateboard games at all then Skate is the game I would buy. The Orange Box is great but I really have TONS of fun with Skate.
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#36 deactivated-5cf0a2e13dbde
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Orange Box, its so much content, and its all awesome.
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#37 soroush7
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Orange Box. Great 5 in 1 deal.
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#38 marvster21
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i rented skate and it is one of the best games ive played. no, i havent played the orange box but i did beat HL2 on my computer a couple of months ago and it is also a great game. If u like skateboarding then obviously get skate but the orange box does have the 3 games and 2 episodes so thats a good deal. if anything you should get the orange box first and then get skate
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#39 HupHupOranje
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Well, unless you really like skateboarding, the game wont have much replay value after you beat the career mode. If you're really into it theres a big community of e-skaters who are making teams and vids and pushing the limits of the game: http://www.skatethis.net.
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#40 JFannn
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I've reviewed skate, and I'm working on my Orange Box review for AceGamez. Skate got a 9, and The Orange Box got a 10.
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#41 SaintsRowSam
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GET ORANGE BOX!!!, i mean come on look skate= 1 game the orange box= 5 games, skate= 60$ orange box= 60$, so yeah u tell me whats the better deal