I had stopped buying games for my X-Box and PS2 a couple months ago so I wouldn't end up with duplicates as a result of Christmas... As such, I've been eyeing a few games since then, and when I didn't end up with any under the tree a few days ago, I picked up a game on my way home from work yesterday... (I'm doing a half day every day rather than full days to try to get over this damn cold...) At any rate, I was hoping for Halo 2 for the X-Box, but they were sold out, and all that was left was a new controler packaged with a non-playable demo in a Halo 2 box... (talk about sleezy marketing... you really had to look to find out there was just a demo inside... I was ready to shell out the extra bucks for the new controller too, but just caught that fine print...) I ended up going with my second choice, which was Medal of Honor, Rising Sun... I throughly enjoyed the first Medal of Honor game I got (for the PS 2) and was hoping for the same experience... So I jumpped right in, and in a matter of 6 hours playing time between today and yesterday, I beat the game... That's not all that odd really, as I can usually go through any first person shooter type game in under 10 hours on the easy level... The issue here, is that I wasn't on the easy level, I was on the "normal" level... So I started in on the "hard" level, and so far, I'm not finding it much more challengeing... Given how its going, I'll have it kicked again in under 15 hours playing time... I am not happy!... I expect to get a good 30 or more hours out of a game when I go to the hardest level, if I can beat it at all... For the challenge this game presented, it should be priced in the $20-$30 range, not $50... EA Games, shame on you!
Posted by Backstage at December 29, 2003 06:11 PM