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NWR Forums Discord / The world ends in three hours!
« on: September 10, 2008, 12:35:32 AM »
I'm so excited.

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NWR Forums Discord / Spam
« on: September 10, 2008, 12:34:56 AM »
Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Spam spam spam spam!

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NWR Forums Discord / Why does Garfield suck?
« on: September 07, 2008, 03:22:30 AM »
Garfield is so unfunny, it makes Dasmos look hilarious by comparison. But why?

You might say it's because (much like Dasmos) Garfield's characters have no redeeming qualities. But if that were it, Seinfeld wouldn't be good.

You could say it's because Garfield's witticisms are terrible. But why are they terrible?

Why is Jim Davis a talentless hack?

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Nintendo Gaming / So it turns out the Wii doesn't have that many good games
« on: September 02, 2008, 05:19:51 PM »
According to metacritic, six Wii games are "universally acclaimed". That is, they have metascores (weighted averages of critic scores) of 90 or higher.

Universally Acclaimed Wii Games:

1. Super Mario Galaxy - 97
2. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The - 95
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 94
4. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition - 91
5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 90
6. Okami - 90

You might be thinking "Six games? Great! Now I know what to say if someone claims she can 'count the number of great Wii games on one hand!'" But perhaps you will change your mind after you see the next list.

Universally Acclaimed Xbox 360 Games:

1 Grand Theft Auto IV  - 98
2 BioShock  - 96
3 Orange Box, The - 96
4 Gears of War - 94
5 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The - 94
6 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 94
7 Halo 3 - 94
8 Braid - 93
9 Guitar Hero II - 92
10 Rock Band - 92
11 Mass Effect - 91
12 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - 90
13 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 - 90
14 Forza Motorsport 2 - 90

As you can see, the Xbox 360 has more than twice as many universally acclaimed games as the Wii. In addition, only one game on the Wii list isn't a sequel (Okami), while four games on the 360 list are original (six, if you count Rock Band and Portal). Furthermore, only two games on the Wii list are third party, and both are ports of last-gen games.

Now let's take a look at the Wii games that have, according to metacritic, "generally favorable reviews" - they have metascores below 90 and above 74.

Generally Well-Received Wii Games:

7 Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure  - 87
8 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock -  86
9 Super Paper Mario - 85
10 Boom Blox - 85
11 MLB Power Pros - 83
12 No More Heroes - 83
13 WarioWare: Smooth Moves - 83
14 Bully: Scholarship Edition - 83
15 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 83
16 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - 82
17 Mario Kart Wii - 82
18 Madden NFL 09 All-Play - 82
19 Madden NFL 07 - 81
20 Rock Band - 81
21 LostWinds - 81
22 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 80
23 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - 80
24 BlastWorks: Build, Trade, Destroy - 80
25 Trauma Center: Second Opinion - 80
26 Geometry Wars: Galaxies - 80
27 Wii Fit - 80
28 Toki Tori - 79
29 MLB Power Pros 2008 - 79
30 Sam & Max Season One - 79
31 Mario Strikers Charged - 79
32 Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - 78
33 LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures - 78
34 Godfather: Blackhand Edition, The - 77
35 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon - 77
36 Mercury Meltdown Revolution - 77
37 Rayman Raving Rabbids - 76
38 Madden NFL 08 - 76
39 Trauma Center: New Blood - 76
40 Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner - 76
41 We Love Golf! - 76
42 SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1  - 76
43 Wii Sports - 76
44 Order Up! - 76
45 Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - 75
46 Battalion Wars 2 - 75
47 Elebits - 75

Hmm, that seems like a good amount of good games. Could it be that, while the Xbox 360 has more AAA games, it has less "good not great" games? As it turns out, no. The following list is so long, I'm not going to bother to format it.

Generally Well-Received Xbox 360 games:

15     Call of Duty 2     2005     89
16    Rez HD    2008    89
17    Castlevania: Symphony of the Night    2007    89
18    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas    2006    89
19    Burnout Revenge    2006    89
20    Virtua Fighter 5    2007    89
21    Burnout Paradise    2008    88
22    Project Gotham Racing 3    2005    88
23    Ikaruga    2008    88
24    Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords    2007    87
25    GRID    2008    87
26    Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles, The    2007    86
27    Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved    2005    86
28    Fight Night Round 3    2006    86
29    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2    2007    86
30    skate    2007    86
31    Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine, The    2006    86
32    Project Gotham Racing 4    2007    85
33    NHL 08    2007    85
34    Castle Crashers    2008    85
35    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09    2008    85
36    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent    2006    85
37    Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock    2007    85
38    Soulcalibur IV    2008    85
39    Dead or Alive 4    2005    85
40    Bionic Commando Rearmed    2008    85
41    Dead Rising    2006    85
42    Madden NFL 09    2008    85
43    Madden NFL 08    2007    85
44    F.E.A.R.    2006    85
45    Civilization Revolution    2008    85
46    Bomberman Live    2007    84
47    Viva Pinata    2006    84
48    NBA 2K7    2006    84
49    Devil May Cry 4    2008    84
50    Pac-Man Championship Edition    2007    83
51    N+    2008    83
52    DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road    2007    83
53    Need for Speed Most Wanted    2005    83
54    Crackdown    2007    83
55    NCAA Football 09    2008    83
56    Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix    2007    83
57    Battlefield: Bad Company    2008    83
58    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2    2008    82
59    Unreal Tournament 3    2008    82
60    Darkness, The    2007    82
61    Test Drive Unlimited    2006    82
62    Marvel: Ultimate Alliance    2006    82
63    Hitman: Blood Money    2006    82
64    Prince of Persia Classic    2007    82
65    Call of Duty 3    2006    82
66    Football Manager 2007    2006    82
67    Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars    2007    82
68    Sonic the Hedgehog 2    2007    82
69    FIFA Soccer 08    2007    82
70    College Hoops 2K7    2006    82
71    Condemned: Criminal Origins    2005    81
72    Tony Hawk's Project 8    2006    81
73    NBA 2K8    2007    81
74    Football Manager 2006    2006    81
75    Assassin's Creed    2007    81
76    Saints Row    2006    81
77    LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy    2006    81
78    NCAA Football 08    2007    81
79    Sensible World of Soccer    2007    81
80    Uno    2006    81
81    Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis    2006    81
82    Ninja Gaiden II    2008    81
83    Condemned 2: Bloodshot    2008    81
84    Poker Smash    2008    81
85    College Hoops 2K8    2007    81
86    Catan    2007    81
87    NBA 2K6    2005    81
88    Perfect Dark Zero    2005    81
89    WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007    2006    81
90    Cloning Clyde    2006    81
91    Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation    2007    80
92    Bully: Scholarship Edition    2008    80
93    Madden NFL 07    2006    80
94    NBA Street Homecourt    2007    80
95    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07    2006    80
96    Tomb Raider: Legend    2006    80
97    Tales of Vesperia    2008    80
98    Peter Jackson's King Kong    2005    80
99    Moto GP 06    2006    80
100    LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga    2007    80
101    Virtua Tennis 3    2007    80
102    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08    2007    80
103    UEFA Euro 2008    2008    80
104    Doom    2006    80
105    Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007    2007    80
106    FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage    2007    80
107    Kameo: Elements of Power    2005    79
108    BIGS, The    2007    79
109    NHL 07    2006    79
110    Lost Planet: Extreme Condition    2007    79
111    NCAA Football 07    2006    79
112    Soulcalibur    2008    79
113    Pro Evolution Soccer 6    2006    79
114    Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, The    2006    79
115    Hexic HD    2005    79
116    Eternal Sonata    2007    79
117    Alien Hominid HD    2007    79
118    Prey    2006    79
119    Mercenaries 2: World in Flames    2008    79
120    Carcassonne    2007    79
121    Assault Heroes    2006    79
122    Major League Baseball 2K7    2007    79
123    Marble Blast Ultra    2006    79
124    Blue Dragon    2007    79
125    Roogoo    2008    78
126    Lost Odyssey    2008    78
127    Astropop    2006    78
128    Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition    2008    78
129    Moto GP 07    2007    78
130    Naruto: Rise of a Ninja    2007    78
131    NHL 2K7    2006    78
132    Far Cry Instincts Predator    2006    78
133    Metal Slug 3    2008    78
134    Switchball    2007    78
135    Every Extend Extra Extreme    2007    78
136    Mutant Storm Reloaded    2005    77
137    Sega Rally Revo    2007    77
138    Eets: Chowdown    2007    77
139    LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures    2008    77
140    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat    2006    77
141    Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade    2007    77
142    Wik: The Fable of Souls    2005    77
143    Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary    2007    77
144    Lumines Live!    2006    77
145    NFL Head Coach 09    2008    77
146    Stranglehold    2007    77
147    Top Spin 3    2008    77
148    Zuma Deluxe    2005    77
149    Outpost Kaloki X    2005    77
150    Mutant Storm Empire    2007    77
151    Galaga Legions    2008    77
152    Need for Speed Carbon    2006    77
153    Godfather, The    2006    77
154    Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank    2007    77
155    Football Manager 2008    2008    77
156    Pro Evolution Soccer 2008    2008    76
157    Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting    2006    76
158    Chessmaster Live    2008    76
159    Penny Arcade Adventures Epsiode One: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness    2008    76
160    Club, The    2008    76
161    Undertow    2007    76
162    Streets of Rage 2    2007    76
163    Overlord    2007    76
164    Worms    2007    76
165    RoboBlitz    2006    76
166    Top Spin 2    2006    75
167    NHL 2K6    2005    75
168    Stuntman: Ignition    2007    75
169    Tony Hawk's American Wasteland    2005    75
170    Kung Fu Panda    2008    75
171    All-Pro Football 2K8    2007    75
172    Frontlines: Fuel of War    2008    75
173    Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath    2008    75
174    Exit    2007    75
175    Smash TV    2005    75
176    Culdcept Saga    2008    75
177    Assault Heroes 2    2008    75
178    Gun    2005    75

Number of Wii games with good/great reviews: 47
Number of Xbox 360 games with good/great reviews: 178

Approximate number of THIRD PARTY Wii games with good/great reviews: 36
Approximate number of THIRD PARTY Xbox 360 games with good.great reviews: 172

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General Chat / Chicken Discussion
« on: August 29, 2008, 12:13:55 AM »
I've been a vegetarian all my life, but I ate some chicken once, when I was a kid. Of all the unfortunate products of cruelty I've encountered, that chicken leg was the tastiest.

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NWR Forums Discord / The greatest web comic of all time
« on: August 26, 2008, 03:24:13 AM »

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NWR Forums Discord / How long does it take you to write a post?
« on: August 23, 2008, 05:02:08 PM »
Who's quick and who's slow? Let's find out!

Here's what you do:

1) When you're ready to begin writing a post, get a random subject from the following website: http://www.zokutou.co.uk/randomword/

2) Write down what time it is.

3) Write a 2 paragraph post about your subject.

4) Write how much time has passed.

Ready? Go!

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Nintendo Gaming / Strong Bad's Cool Thread For Attractive People
« on: August 12, 2008, 03:10:25 PM »


http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad

Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People is an episodic series of point-and-click adventure games. The first episode is out now. And it's awesome! Go buy it!

....why are you still reading this? Buy it! Now!

Stop stalling! I took a Dangeresque-esque leap of faith and bought a season pass (which gives you all 5 episodes of the PC version for one cheap-as-free price.) I did this without playing the demo or reading a single review. I don't regret it.

If you're wondering whether to get the PC or Wii version, the PC version is a slightly better deal. A season pass (only available for the PC) costs $35, and buying all 5 episodes on the Wii will cost you $50. On the other hand, the Wii version has a tiny amount of motion control. Also, it lets you send Strong Bad emails to people on your Wii friends list, and you can play it on your couch. On the third hand, buying a season pass entitles you to a free DVD (you have have to pay shipping) that contains all 5 episodes, plus bonus content. And the PC version can be played on any PC you own (the Wii version can only be played on one system), and it's in HD.

You haven't bought the game yet?! Aren't you cool and attractive?

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NWR Forums Discord / Classic Film
« on: August 05, 2008, 01:29:37 AM »
It's not my pick, but I'm one of the few people I know who genuinely enjoys watching Citizen Kane and doesn't find it boring.

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NWR Forums Discord / Wandering?
« on: June 08, 2008, 07:13:21 AM »
Where's the Where's Wandering thread? I was gone for a month!

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NWR Forums Discord / first post
« on: April 24, 2008, 12:20:34 AM »
woo

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NWR Forums Discord / The Minor Annoyances Thread
« on: April 09, 2008, 03:30:02 AM »
I hate it when I'm installing a program and the status bar fills up...and then an empty status bar replaces it. What the heck is the point of a status bar if it gives no indication when something is going to be done?

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NWR Forums Discord / Stay Away From Florida Stingrays
« on: March 21, 2008, 03:10:19 AM »
....actually, it's probably best if you stay away from Florida altogether.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icRZx9AyPB5JG1vMb9ippqO1atVQD8VHH84O0

Quote
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A 75-pound stingray killed a Michigan woman Thursday when it flew out of the water and struck her face as she rode a boat in the Florida Keys, officials said.

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NWR Forums Discord / HAWT NESS
« on: March 02, 2008, 03:27:52 AM »

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NWR Forums Discord / Judge your last meal
« on: March 01, 2008, 07:09:53 PM »
Homemade pancakes with real maple syrup and Reddi Whip. Tasty. **** out of *****

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ONLY 5000 characters? I think I speak for everyone here when I say I hope Nintendo kicks Sakurai off the project. And then kicks him in the nuts. And then stuffs him into a wood chipper and feeds his remains to a dog.

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Nintendo Gaming / Help! Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution doesn't work
« on: February 26, 2008, 09:24:28 PM »
When I put the game in, a screen comes up that describes the controller options and says "press A to continue". I press A...and nothing happens. I returned the game and got a replacement, but the replacement has the same problem.

Anybody know what's going on? If not, what should my next step be? I already tried contacting D3Publisher's customer support, but I didn't get an answer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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NWR Forums Discord / What makes a Scotsman a Scotsman?
« on: February 19, 2008, 11:08:42 PM »
I don't think Sean Connery is really Scottish. No true Scotsman would ever play James Bond.

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NWR Forums Discord / Katamari
« on: February 13, 2008, 10:44:42 PM »
woo


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NWR Forums Discord / I hope John McClane wins
« on: February 05, 2008, 03:06:09 AM »
Yes, I'm watching Die Hard right now, and I really hope McClane is able to defeat the terrorists.

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Nintendo Gaming / Sakurai appreciation thread
« on: February 04, 2008, 12:06:46 AM »
Kirby is awesome. Super Smash Bros. and its sequel are fantastic.  Brawl looks stunning. The dojo postings are hilarious. I Sakurai.

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NWR Forums Discord / I'm really excited about this super bowl
« on: February 03, 2008, 11:03:15 AM »
Take a look:


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Kairon and Mario need not apply.  

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NWR Forums Discord / Warning: Typing of the Dead is an awesome game
« on: January 21, 2008, 08:19:05 PM »
It is

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