Lord of the Rings was great XD4NTESINF3RNOX

Yeah, I just wished it didn't have any lag. I'll be trying out this Warhammer: Battle March game. I like RTS, but I really dislike futuristic RTS games. I'd much rather prefer fantasy with heroes, etc... Perhaps I'll try out Supreme Commander 2, as I have heard good things about it though. Halo Wars I already own, and it didn't impress me much. Command and Conquer was something I was thinking about, but I'm not too sure.

Hi there,

I was wondering what you guys think are the best RTS's/most underappreciated ones out there. I really like Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth 2, but I'm looking for another game similar to that, without the lag and imbalances. Does one exist? I like games with heroes and god abilities, so just name some if you know any.

Microsoft: I would like them to keep making their main hardcore titles, like Gears and Halo, but also do innovative things. It doesn't necessarily mean to have motion controls or another gimmick, but more things like Banjo N&B.

Their arcade service is great, and I would like to see it kept that way. I was also thinking something that could be very neat for them to do with a patch to the current xbox or the next. I would like to see them offer people Zune memberships, similar to the Netflix deal, but allow the person to access the Zune store through the Xbox. After they've done that, they can save their songs to their hard drive and be able to play their favorite song in game. I would sign up for that instantly, if it's only $15 like the PC is.

Also, my biggest complaint. Fix the D-Pad Microsoft! If there was a hybrid of the Playstation D-Pad and Xbox 360 everything else (even arrangement), it would be the greatest controller ever.

I'm surprised no one has brought up Left 4 Dead yet. Although the achievements you can glitch to get them right now, once they patch it, you will never get it.

Left 4 Dead

Untouchables30 No Survivors take damage after contacting the rescue vehicle.

Unbreakable30 Finish a campaign without ever being healed.

(pretty easy to do on easy)

Zombie Genocidest20 Kill 53,595 Infected.

What Are You Trying to Prove?35 Survive all campaigns on Expert.

Stomach Upset20 All Survivors complete a campaign without being vomited on.

(very hard)

Nothing Special30 Survive a campaign with no Survivors taking damage from Special Infected.

(even harder) 

Another one I can think of is beating any of the Call of Duties on Veteran. It's doable, but very frustrating the way the AI respawns.

Hey guys, I just wanted to tell people without PS3s lurking on these boards that if they want it that there's 2 ways you can get a PS3 for $350. I also posted this in the PS3 forums, but I think this will get more attention here.

The first way is if you have a Meijer (which is like the Midwest version of WalMart - we have WalMarts too, but they're starting to die). On August 10th and 11th, Meijer will have a deal that if you use their credit card there, you can get 20% off on pretty much anything, there are some exclusions though ( http://www.meijer.com/creditcard/20off.asp?s_cid=108 ). Also, on your first purchase with the card you get an additional 10% off so bringing the $500 PS3 to $350 (it may be $360 depending on how they do the additional 10%).

The second way, if you don't have a Meijer in your area is to go to Sony's shopping website http://www.sonystyle.com or http://tinyurl.com/2t7kgs for a direct link. You basically have to sign up for a Sony Visa and you get $150 off on your first purchase with it.

I've only done the Meijer route so I have no more information on the Sony Style one. Now go and snag some PS3s!

Edit: You can also do the Meijer deal with the other consoles too obviously.