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Anyone check out the new game on the Xbox? I was "this" close to renting it when I was at blockbuster. Ended up getting Borderlands though... *sniffle* im so stupid..

moving to the video games board.

I picked it up (in my hand, not to take home) at GameStop the other day. I was really curious how good it would be after all the bru-ha-ha about the IP for it. It does look like it could be fairly entertaining...

I'll be downloading Toy Soldiers in two days from the xbox live arcade instead, though... for $15 rather than $50

I do like it since it is so close to the board game while on classic mode. The graphics are lacking compaired to most games on 360 but for killing some time it is good.

To me, the problem is that it's too close to the boardgame and that it just lacks without a guy sitting in front of you and rolling the dice yourself.

In unfortunate honest opinion bud...you may wanna leave it. Its TOO close to the board game as Anung Un Rama said. it has all the rolling and what not that is in the board game but it all happens really fast. plus...like an idiot. I assumed it would be in a sense of madden. Dumb ass me not looking it up was pretty disappointed to find it is a sky cam view although you can zoom in and out. Although I've never played the board game I'd definitely recommend it....unless you can't get pieces, or find a opponent. then you should buy the game.
But don't get me wrong...its fun......but Its kinda an acquired taste for it...o yea.....and killing is actually illegal in it and you can get your player on the bench for fouling another player.

and I know someone else who has it may come in after me and say I left some things out and yes I did....I just didn't want to write and essay on it.

Killing is not illegal. Killing someone who's on the ground, however, is. My Chaos team has racked up at least 8 kills over the course of several seasons, all through smacking people into the dirt.

And IDK, I like the game a lot. Never played the board game, but I can kinda see how it all works out. My biggest complaint is that it does get dull after a while (Granted, any sports game gets dull after a while) but it'll eat up a few hours of your life if you really get into the game.

Edit: Plus, the announcers are awesome.

"Eww, yes, I remember 'im. His head so resembled a ball, he was decapitated by a Black Orc. Yes, it was one of the rare occasions when a team ran in two touchdowns with a single play!"

But the announcers keep repeating themselves after two games.

Repetative announcers, below average graphics, and pretty... weird gameplay.

I can't quite put into words how frustrating it is that you're about to score the game-winning touchdown and your turn ends because your player failed to pick up the ball. Thats right. You can fail to pick up a ball. And depending on your team you might fail this very frequently.

Your turn will end out of nowhere if; Someone fails to catch or pick up a ball, someone trips, someone gets knocked down, or your thrower decides to toss the ball across the field in the OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Maybe it works as a board game? But not as a video game. And the "real time" mode was kind of dull also.

Zygh wrote:Repetative announcers, below average graphics, and pretty... weird gameplay.

I can't quite put into words how frustrating it is that you're about to score the game-winning touchdown and your turn ends because your player failed to pick up the ball. Thats right. You can fail to pick up a ball. And depending on your team you might fail this very frequently.

Your turn will end out of nowhere if; Someone fails to catch or pick up a ball, someone trips, someone gets knocked down, or your thrower decides to toss the ball across the field in the OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

Maybe it works as a board game? But not as a video game. And the "real time" mode was kind of dull also.

Yea man the classic mode was designed Just like the Board Game.


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Locclo wrote:Killing is not illegal. Killing someone who's on the ground, however, is. My Chaos team has racked up at least 8 kills over the course of several seasons, all through smacking people into the dirt.

Really.....well I may not have been able to kill anyone cause I use mostly humans.....and they are FAR from the strongest players.

That's what I'm complaining about. I don't have a problem with the Blood Bowl rules, they just don't translate very well into a videogame. Half the fun of a good match is the Schadenfreude about your opponent screwing up his important roles.

I once played against a Necromancer Team who's Werewolf died after he slipped at a Go For It.

Heh heh... He died tripping over himself... classic.

ROFLMAO!!! See I wouldn't mind paying $60 to see something like that!!!!!

But without of seeing your opponent's face derail in front of his terrible dice luck it's just not the same.

I also found it hard to develop any attachement to my digital team. Unlike in a real BB League.

I also found it hard to develop any attachement to my digital team. Unlike in a real BB League.