Digital Sportspage

SF: <BR> <BR>Great to see you here, man! Another footie zealot invades DSP! <BR> <BR>It´s funny -- I´m playing World Cup 2002 on the Xbox for a review that probably will go live next week, and deep beneath the laser-like shots and the goofy ball physics in the air is the makings of a fairly good foo...

Anyone? Bueller? JesseM, our extreme-sports madman?
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<BR>If so, let me know what you think. I dug Hofmann for the Dreamcast.
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<BR>Thanks,
<BR>PK

Nova:
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<BR>Ah, I remember the first time I heard "Wish You Were Here." It was 1982, and I was 17.
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<BR>Blew me away just like it did you. Timeless record.
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<BR>Enjoy!
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<BR>Take care,
<BR>PK

BK: <BR> <BR>Glad you´re here, man! Now share that pigskin wisdom with us. <BR> <BR>Post away! <BR> <BR>P.S. to those who don´t know BK: This cat knows football -- played in college -- like Enron and WorldCom know book-cooking. He´s a pigskin buddah. <BR> <BR>Take care, <BR>PK<BR><BR><font size=1>[ ...

Bayou: <BR> <BR>Oh, no!!!!!! <BR> <BR>As the supporters at St. James´ Park in Newcastle have sung in the past: <BR> <BR>"We drink Ex, we drink Brown, we´re going to wreck your f*cking town!" <BR> <BR>Well, I wouldn´t want to wreck Manchester. After all, it gave us DaveT and Oasis. (I know, Dave, you...

Temple: <BR> <BR>Welcome aboard, dude. HH 2003 certainly will rank high in year-end Sports Game of the Year voting. <BR> <BR>I was stoked as hell when 3DO announced last month that it would start developing for the Xbox. <BR> <BR>HH 2004 on the Xbox -- that will end any debate about the best basebal...

Leeb: <BR> <BR>Agreed on the ease of analog swing in Tiger. But the analog swing in Outlaw Golf is a b*tch. <BR> <BR>Hopefully Tiger 2003 will find a happy medium. Maybe EA will institute a professional level which makes the analog swing more sensitive, keeping the default from TW 2002 for novices a...

Vinny, you ignorant slut: <BR> <BR>Again, glad you´re here. <BR> <BR>You think the replays suck in NFL 2K3? I think they´re great. And I think the stadium models suck a fat one. <BR> <BR>Other than that, I agree with you wholeheartedly about the fun and realism of this game. <BR> <BR>Take care, dude...

I´ve never played this game on PC, but it does look cool. But I´m more of a first-person shooter than top-down shooter guy. <BR> <BR>Too bad this game wasn´t online: I would love to see Jackdog dismember the weak and wretched -- probably me. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif"> <BR> <BR>Tak...

Hi all: <BR> <BR>About a month ago at the SR Forum, I started a post in which I named the best new albums I´ve heard this year. Wilco´s "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" and Sigur Ros´ "Agaetis Byrjun" comprised my list. <BR> <BR>Well, I have a new one to add: Coldplay´s "A Rush of Blood to the Head." <BR> <BR...

The Pope likes gravy? I thought His Holiness was a kielbasa man, myself. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
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<BR>Seriously, Jack, you´re too kind. Stop it. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
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<BR>Take care,
<BR>PK

BINGO, boys, I was right (that´s rare, trust me.). From the rules section of NFL.com: <BR> <BR>13. Defensive team may advance all kicks from scrimmage (including unsuccessful field goal) whether or not ball crosses defensive team’s goal line. Rules pertaining to kicks from scrimmage apply until defe...

Nova:
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<BR>I may be wrong, but my understanding of NFL rules says a missed field goal can be returned if it doesn´t cross the end line or doesn´t touch the ground.
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<BR>Am I nuts here, boys?
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<BR>Take care,
<BR>PK

Jesse: <BR> <BR>Itemized deductions ... <BR> <BR>I didn´t mind the putting system in Tiger at all. After all, a caddy does hover over pros´ shoulders when they´re trying to read greens, giving them advice. And the caddy´s advice wasn´t always perfect in Tiger 2002, which left putting open for some i...

Vinny, my forever lover! Glad you´re here, man. That´s amore ... <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif"> <BR> <BR>I´m going with NFL 2K3 for the Xbox this year. I think the battle between it and Madden 2003 is really a matter of taste this year, as both games are very strong, and both have sim...

GreatWhite: <BR> <BR>Know the feeling, bro. I had an agenda for last night´s free time that flushed into the septic tank once I started up NFL 2K3 around 10:30 p.m. The next thing I know, it´s 1:55 a.m. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif"> <BR> <BR>Let us know what you think of Heat for the...

Jesse: <BR> <BR>I didn´t play Hot Shots 3 before I sold my PS2, but I played Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2002 and was pleasantly surprised. <BR> <BR>Tiger had a nice mix of sim and arcade elements, and I love the analog swing. The game also had a ton of play modes and enough courses to keep me interested. ...

NJ: <BR> <BR>Welcome aboard. Glad you´re here. <BR> <BR>Very interesting insight on NFL 2K3. I´m getting the same impression -- every game feels different. With Madden 2002 and 2003, I felt like most games were "paint by numbers" and fairly predictable. I´d get a lead, computer would rally in the se...

Hi all:
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<BR>I´m messing with the slider settings for NFL 2K3 for the Xbox and wondered what settings you guys are using.
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<BR>Any good setups?
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<BR>Take care,
<BR>PK

Glad to help, my brother. <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
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<BR>Take care,
<BR>PK

Bayou:
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<BR>World Tour Soccer has all player names except for Dutch players. For some reason, 989 couldn´t get the license from the Dutch federation, even for club teams.
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<BR>Take care,
<BR>PK

JDE: <BR> <BR>Couldn´t agree with you more on Phil Simms. He´s excellent, and it really irritates me when people put Madden and Theismann ahead of Simms in the talent and effectiveness derby. <BR> <BR>Madden offers nothing to the telecast but lowest-common-denominator schtick. <BR> <BR>Theismann kno...

Bayou: <BR> <BR>Welcome aboard, man. <BR> <BR>World Tour Soccer 2002 for the PS2 isn´t Winning Eleven, but it´s much better than FIFA 2002, and it includes a boatload of worldwide club teams. <BR> <BR>Don´t let the 989 label fool you -- it was developed by Team Soho in England and is a decent game. ...

I think I know what BFR stands for without having to ask! <IMG SRC="images/forum/icons/icon_smile.gif">
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<BR>Take care,
<BR>PK

Great: <BR> <BR>Not sure if you´re a tinkerer with setups like me, but the setup options in NASCAR Heat absolutely CRUSH anything you´ll find in any EA NASCAR game. <BR> <BR>And the setups do make a big difference in handling. But luckily, the stock setups are pretty close. <BR> <BR>The stock setups...