Are there any games that are better on the PS2 then the Xbox

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Re: Are there any games that are better on the PS2 then the Xbox

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o.pwuaioc wrote:What about Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance?
I am not sure this really answers your question, but...

If I recall correctly, the XBOX version has better graphics and faster load times. The PS2 has far better wireless controllers, however, and that clinches it for multiplayer - which is AWESOME in both games.

I have not tried the GameCube version of the first Dark Alliance; so, I cannot speak to that. Theoretically, you could play it with WaveBirds (my favorite wireless controller of all...) on the Wii (which is easier to turn on and off than the PS2).
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When searching for 6th generation games:

1. See if there's a version available on the Dreamcast
2. If there's no Dreamcast version, see if there's a GameCube version
3. If there's no GameCube version, see if there's a Playstation 2 version
4. If there's no Playstation 2 version, then sigh heartily and buy it for the Xbox

That big ugly black beast is a last resort for me, really. Nearly every game plays better on other systems and I only use it for exclusives (Panzer Dragoon Orta, Phantom Dust). I feel the same way about its successor too.
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please tell me you skip over #3 when it comes to fighters or any other game that requires the d-pad on the gamecube.
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AppleQueso wrote:please tell me you skip over #3 when it comes to fighters or any other game that requires the d-pad on the gamecube.
Hori digital pad, son.
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noiseredux wrote:
AppleQueso wrote:please tell me you skip over #3 when it comes to fighters or any other game that requires the d-pad on the gamecube.
Hori digital pad, son.
That button layout is also pretty horrid for most fighters

(though it's oddly comfy as hell for Soul Calibur II)
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I suck at fighters and can't afford a Hori pad.

And now that I think of it, all of my Fighters are indeed Xbox or PS2.
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I have a Hori pad, and a Pellican fake-Hori pad. I'm probably gonna sell em as my wife and I always use the WaveBirds for GCN games anyway.
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My wife thought my GameCube was a boombox.
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noiseredux wrote:I have a Hori pad, and a Pellican fake-Hori pad. I'm probably gonna sell em as my wife and I always use the WaveBirds for GCN games anyway.
My gamecube has been reduced to a gbplayer-only box since I have a wii now.

I might have to consider buying one of those from you when you put them up (assuming I'm fast enough on that hori pad and can afford it)
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probably won't be for a while. I took down my BST list. Too much IRL stuff going on to manage it.
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