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GTA Finally out today!!!

  • 04-11-2005 10:27AM
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,689 ✭✭✭


    Anyone rushed out early and got it??

    Any early reviews for us?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭shortys94


    i got it, its amazing!!!!
    its full gta in your pocket
    slight ghosting sometimes when dark, but omg best game!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,244 ✭✭✭✭Lemlin


    Would Xtravision have it? In Sligo, getting the train in one hour so might try pick it up before I do!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭Placebo


    can you exchange ridge racer and get it for cheap ? i read it somewhere here.
    are people happy upgrading to play this ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    i just traded in burnout for it and got it for €20 also smyths toystore are giving it free when u trade in 4 games...the games u can trade in in game are wipeout ,ridge racer and burnout


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭grimloch


    Definite 2.0 firmware upgrade is it?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    yeah 2.0 it is but i can't upgrade!!!!!!


    edit: ok i got it.. when i tried to upgrade i just got a blank background screen...i just restored to factory settings and we are in business...phew :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,260 ✭✭✭Elessar


    Would xtra vision accept xbox game trade ins so I can get this cheaply? Or would I have to go into town and Gamestop/Game for that?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,968 ✭✭✭jcoote


    its fantastic lads well worth the upgrade and i have the web browser back :p


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭lardboy


    Yup, it's definitely 2.0. Just upgraded (boo!), but I'll be downgrading later.

    I've had a quick play and it seems good so far. The screen is a little smeary at night, but overall it's pretty similar. The most annoying thing so far is that you can't swim, so it's game over when you hit the water.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭Nephew


    whats the price in most shops? also does anyone know how much i'd get for wipeout as a trade in?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭rabbitinlights


    €60. there is no way im paying €60 for a PSP game.

    Trade in seems the only way to get it for a decent price.

    Good luck.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 599 ✭✭✭Cabelo


    Just trade in old PS2 games ;) Get some munnies together and get it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    can v2.0 be downgraded?

    does the gta umd have v2.0 on it?

    i've got it but i'm in two minds whether to install v2.0 as i was thinking of going homebrew aswell.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    €54 in Smyths with Loyalty card.

    You can downgrade from 2.0 and it is on the GTA umd.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭Nephew


    do smyths take trade ins?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,445 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    Nephew wrote:
    do smyths take trade ins?
    Afaik they do


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,009 ✭✭✭rabbitinlights


    Ciaran500 wrote:
    €54 in Smyths with Loyalty card.


    €54 in Xtra-Vision.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,244 ✭✭✭✭Lemlin


    Got it for €55 in Xtravision especially for the train. Couldn't upgrade to 2.0 though because you have to have the PSP plugged in so couldn't play it :(

    In work now so haven't played it yet. Thank god for Virtua Tennis on the train!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,070 ✭✭✭Placebo


    em theres a special way to upgrade so u can downgrade again easily.
    google it.


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    Cheapest place to buy would be Argos, all of €45. Got it in game myself purely because i was trading the massive disapointment that was Burnout.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,260 ✭✭✭Elessar


    I ended up tradin in 5 xbox games (some fairly new) and got it for 74 cents! Its good so far but the screen response time is unreal - ghosting everywhere.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭lardboy


    Elessar wrote:
    I ended up tradin in 5 xbox games (some fairly new) and got it for 74 cents! Its good so far but the screen response time is unreal - ghosting everywhere.
    Glad it's not just me. It's almost unplayable it's so bad. I guess I'll get used to it, but it's really, really bad. He looks like an octopus when he runs!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭Franky Boy


    I was getting really excited but I don't think I'll buy it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,680 ✭✭✭Skyuser


    would you believe the stupid idiot dude only has gone and forgotten how to swim. i went and got drowned. btw got it for 54.99 xtra vision even though they had 50euro sticker on it. but the dummy at the counter wouldn't give it to me for that price.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭Nephew


    i played it for a bit earlier and the graphics honestly gave me a headache. its essentially gta3 portable - i never really played gta3 so i decided to buy lcs. i bought san andreas (pc) last month and going from that to lcs feels like a culture shock, causing me to be less impressed. e60 for a psp game, **** off. no wonder there is such a high rate of game piracy.


  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    I'll reverse judgement on GTA until i have gotten into it a bit more, but the hype surrounding some of the PSP's top titles is deffo having a negative effect on the games. I was reading a Playstation mag which classed GTA LCS as the best game of the year across all formats, period. The ghosting issue wasn't even noted in the review. I'm not gonna even mention again what a load of flawed toss burnout was.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    €60 lol no thanks, not with this ghosting issue i am reading about


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭Nephew


    could he swim in gta3?

    just so no one freaks out. if you are on v1.5, you have to restore the psp to the original factory settings in the system folder, if you dont when you try to upgrade to 2.0 you'll just be presented with a blank screen and the options of x and o.


    i got it for 30 by trading in a game. when you consider that its a psp game, a port of a 3 or 4 year old game which can be picked up for e15 now and i bought pes5 for the pc for e30 last week its an absolute disgrace that they have the gall to charge e60 for it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Mossy Monk wrote:
    €60 lol no thanks, not with this ghosting issue i am reading about
    The ghosting is noticable, but it isn't a problem at all.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 59 ✭✭spritey


    I paid £23, so about €33 or so. Good old Tesco with % off offers and vouchers you can exploit...

    Just need to a) Get the game (in no rush at that price) and b) decide when to upgrade.

    Does anybody know if you can trade in games from another region in shops like Game? I've got Wipeout Pure US version and I'm wondering if they'll take it anyway.


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