I don't truly care all that much. I'm turning 18 on the 8th of Dec...so only a couple of more days for me. If I had turned 17 recently, I would probably be considerablely more pissed though. I can't download any M-rated content for the moment. It's weird MS would choose to make sure 17 yr. olds not able to download 17 and over content.

I totally agree that kids 16 and younger shouldn't be able to dl the content, because retail stores all over the world are getting nailed if they sell a M-rated game to a kid nowadays. MS shouldn't be exempt from that, despite being able to find much more explicit things online. Niether should Nintendo or Sony. Regardless, I look forward to the 8th, because I will be able to download content I should be able to dl anyway.

It would be like going to an R-rated movie, have someone I.D. you to make sure you're 17, then after they find out you are two days short of 18, they tell me that I can't go into the movie, but I could go buy the DVD. Now naturally, the DVD and movie won't be out that close together, but it's hypothetical. If that happened, most people would probably freak on that guy.

But, over all, it might just cost them money. 17, and they can't try out the game they want to buy...so they don't buy it because they don't want to waste 60 bucks. Whatever you want MS.

-Ziggy

You don't HAVE to play the first two to enjoy the third. But I would highly suggest you do play through them. They are both awesome games. In fact, if you do have limited cash, those two would be great, because you can get them cheap, and they were worth the money back when I payed 50 bucks a piece for them.

The first one is the best in the series, in my opinion, the game was close to perfection in my eyes. It's difficulty isn't over-bearing, and as you might die, you don't feel like it was cheap when you do die. I have played that game to death, and I will continue to. MP2 was also a great game. But this one is by far the most difficult of the series. Now, that doesn't mean it's unbeatable, but it's going to kill you more than Prime 1 if you didn't play Prime 1 tons. The light and dark world has been done before, but the way they mend it into the game, and I enjoyed many of the puzzles it offered.

Lastly we arrive to Corruption. Now, I don't know about you other guys, but it's really a toss up for me between Corruption and Echoes to be the weak link. I found it rather easy, but they were some other things I found odd about it. They seemed to rely on the rooms that just spawned guys until you did the puzzle. I felt this a cheap tactic to try and make the game seem harder, and also to try and make the puzzle harder. It didn't really work, it just didn't seem they had the same flare for the puzzles in the third one, and threw a classic gimmick in there to subsistute. But, in trade, they got action more involved. More fighting in Corruption. That's the thing, action is good, I was dissapointed by the "spawning enemies until easy puzzle is solved" in a Prime game.

Anyway you didn't ask about that. I feel as though the first two are more than worth your money, but I suppose you don't need to play the first two in order to understand the third. If you want to buy only one of the previous 2...Prime 1 is by the far the best in my eyes.

-Ziggy

I work at GameStop, and my store has had no such luck. We didn't get any copies of the Crysis for the 360. I would love that market strategy. Don't tell anyone it exists until it comes out. Plus, GameStop would be offering a pre-order if it was truly coming out...because we love pre-orders.

-Ziggy

I haven't actually played it, despite working at a GS. But, none the less, I've watched people play it a fair bit, and it looks awesome. But, for me, I can watch the other staff play it, Nintendo sent us the full game, so sure the 5 min. demo is there, but for us, we have it on one file and they play it. So, I've seen deeper into the game, which is cooler than the demo you played. I partly haven't played it, because I know I'm getting it launch day, so I'm just waiting to actually play it.

But then again, it might just not be your game. I can't imagine not liking it because you had to move you remote though...because in that case, you're not going to like a good amount of Wii games.

-Ziggy

I own just HF2, and I plan to get it for the 360. My bro bought if the PC, and he says that Portal is really funny. Also, you have Ep. 2 in there you don't own, plus TF2 that is going to be a great multiplayer game. So I would still say yes for you.

Plus, I forgot to mention...if you have a Toys 'R' us near you, they have that Buy 2 games get 1 free deal going on right now. Any video games in the store, buy 2, and get one free. That's how I plan to get The Orange Box...then I walk home with 2 other games too.

-Ziggy

I would say yes. I own the GC version and played through it too many times. I unlocked everything in it, and I still got my money out of the Wii version. At the price point it is, playing the game with the Wii controls, and the various bonus material you get with it makes it worth it.

-Ziggy

Yea, normal is real easy, you should be able to make it through the game without dying too much at all. I didn't die at all, but I've also played the first 2 a lot, so despite having different controls, I still know what to look for. So, you should have a great time with the Normal mode. Then, you can always move up from there if you feel like more of a challenge.

-Ziggy

Think of it almost like a memory card. If you fill your Wii's 512MB hard drive, you can put other VC games onto it so you have more space. You could always delete the game and download it again when you wanted it, but this way you can avoid having to download it again.

-Ziggy

Haha..after the big 3...I'll try and play all of the games I have left over to play that I'm buying this fall...I've got a few lined up...hell, I have 6 wii games pre-ordered. Mario Kart will be a must-buy for me. And, I would want Fire Emblem, but I just can't do it. I bought Gladius for the PS2 way back, and it worked on a grid just like FE. And, I beat it...just didn't like it that much. But, I decided to get FE for the GC anyway. Once again, I beat it, I just can't manage to like those types of games. I don't get it either because back when I played RPG's all the time, turn-based was the best...but I just can't like the grid system. So, needless to say, I've deceided to skip out on this one.

-Ziggy

The guy that said you can't put vc games on an sd card...I'm fairly sure is wrong. The VC games you download get locked to your Wii, so even if you put them on an SD card and uploaded them to the net, anyone couldn't play them. Only you. Doesn't that make you feel special?

-Ziggy