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  This! http://www.hp9845.net/9845/projects/mouse/images/macintosh-mice.jpg : legsbrogan
  • You're silly. : MoreVespeneGas
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  I liked the Logitech MX Revolution (bluetooth) until it broke on me. Now I've got a wired Razer Dethadder... : BlackCat9
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    I've heard nothing but bad things about Bluetooth mice in terms of lag - do they suck for gaming? I've lo... : MoreVespeneGas
    • It was fine for me, didn't notice much, but everyone is different. I have, however, come to the realiz... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • The MX Revolution does not use bluetooth. : Helter Skelter
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  http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-naga/ : bipolar
  • ^^ is so fucking ridiculous. lol : rmjackson
  • Damn, that must be awesome for WoW. : code-e255
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  G9 or maybe the G9 but at least get a G9 : .frame
  • This. : Head Rush
  • I second the G9. The best mouse I've ever owned. : Perturbation
  • Yup.   : owly
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  what kind of gaming, they just came out with a ridiculous mouse for wow players : kaddar0
  • I have that mouse, and I think it's awesome. Just make sure you don't get the first revision...they real... : DianeOfTheMoon
  • true mmo games seem to offer way more abilities than easily accesible keys/key combos. imo the razer nag... : Turd Ferguson
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  i love my steelseries ikari laser mouse. : shadebane
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    Me too! It's like an extension of my hand! : jodiuh
    • Works great with a Razer Destructor surface. : jodiuh
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  mx518 : umegastar
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    ^^^ this. wireless mice are not worth the hassle. func mousepad has a cord clip, so cords aren't an issue... : Turd Ferguson
    • i will become an issue if you ever cross me again Ferguson : CoRDS
    • Cords aren't my complaint - its having to plug something into the USB port all the time (im on a macbook ... : MoreVespeneGas
  • ^^This. MX518 is awesome : RookieCAF
  • Gets my vote. : ant_hillbilly
  • Yep. 510 or 518. : Johnny Law
  • Every day of the week and twice on Sunday. : Rotten Deadite
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    Yo, MX518 fo' lyfe! : ShoCon
    • I used mine til it died on me. :-( But the Ikari Laser has been a wonderful replacement. : jodiuh
  • ^^^Also happy with my mx518 : racer5
  • I've had this for so long that the logitech logo has completely worn off. : te[R]ror
  • Hell, I still have an MX500 that's still kickin'. : magistersmax
  • Haha I've had my mx518 for so long I can't even remember when I got it. : zombie man
  • for the win : SpikeMeister
  • had the first one for 4-5 years, now im on he second. best mouse ever. : happynoodle
  • This has been upgraded. Shackers need to stop making this recommendation. : sheepraper
• I've used a Diamondback by Razer for... 3 or so years now and just recently it started acting wonky. grea... : shakybonez31
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  Microsoft X5 has the best thumb buttons, I have tried them all and the X5 is the best. : stgdz
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    Ooh, I'm digging the way the thumb buttons are stacked. I might have to make this my next mouse after ... : smackpiece
    • Its the best way, the horizontal front to back buttons just aren't comfortable for me. : stgdz
• I use an MX518 on my desktop but an MX Revolution on the laptop... both are awesome. I'm curious about th... : prime8
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  Death adder. Love the shape. : Pneum0
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    have this and it's awesome. only thing it needs is one more button on the left side of the mouse and it'd... : synapse19
    • and by left i meant right. : synapse19
  • I have this at work, too. Best mouse ever. I have a copperhead at home and the shape gets to me after a ... : reelbk
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  I just got a g500 and it's pretty solid. : Albemuth
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    Comparisons with other mice please. : jodiuh
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      It's basically the new g5. I think it has one extra button and selectable smooth scrolling, but otherwise... : Albemuth
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        I saw that mouse and it looks rad but they jacked up the price again. What did you pay for it? : Lightzout
        • Free. My g5 broke and Logitech sent me one. Took me a month to get it though. : Albemuth
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  MS IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/gaming/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=087 : Rasnowl
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    EOT people. EOT. : The Key
    • I've been using this series for a decade now...about 6 yrs with a 1.0, the remaining 4 on a 3.0. : Rasnowl
  • yah this... love this mouse! : Shadowdane
  • I've been using these mice for years and years. Great, durable. : MacemanInTW
  • Close. I use this one: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=004 ... : K1Bond007
  • If you like the Explorer 3.0 you might also enjoy the Razer/MS mouse that was released. I cant remember i... : SigENeaT
• I'm picking up the new "Performance Mouse MX" : pyros
• I really loved my Razer Copperhead. I just got done in another post saying how I sent it in for a replac... : Jobos
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  Razer Deathadder : _jon
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    I've heard Razer mouses (Mices?) are bitchy and remember what USB port you plug them into and their firmw... : MoreVespeneGas
    • never had any problems with mine and it ends up on any random port after the pc has moved : harold.johnson
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      This has been my experience. The Habu routinely blue screened my pc. : jodiuh
      • The Habu is not to be considered a Razer mouse. : _jon
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      mice. wtf? : gokart.
      • I still contend that it is (or bloody well should be) mouses. Because, to my thinking, mice is the plu... : Ebu
    • never had a problem with mine. There were some firmware updates. I like how the deathadder is almost th... : MamiyaOtaru
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  Apple Mighty Mouse http://www.apple.com/mightymouse/ : kramweil
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    you're joking right? the mighty mouse is one of the worst mice I've ever touched. I have to use one at ... : deject
    • I kinda like the mighty mouse for work'y stuff, but it's a fucking AWFUL gaming mouse. : Toraz Chryx
    • Why do you have to use one at work, are they keeping you from using your own? : Serpico74
  • Ugh, no. The trackball on top is the only good thing about it, otherwise its crap. Its weird too, Appl : Serpico74
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    God no. I am trying to find a way to KVM my iMac so I can ditch the KB and mouse. : Fred Garvin
    • Do you need the 'M' part? If not; Synergy. : SigENeaT
• i have a g7 cordless and i'm very happy with it. The dpi switching on the fly is pretty cool, though I ha... : strider_
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  Slight hijack: whats a good big mouse for large hands and small penis? : fathertime
  • The MS Sidewinder is only good if you have huge hands. : Dusty_Slim
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  be the first (?) shacker to get a Novint Falcon. Left4Dead supports it and it think all valve games will... : grabbie
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    I have the Falcon. : The Grolar Bear
    • nice, do you like it? : grabbie
    • wtf! We need a review! : ArtilleryMarker
• mx1100 is a very good mouse, but the ms sidewinder x8 is an awesome gaming wireless mouse. : CoRDS
• i have a salmosa i love it. : wetard
• Depends on the game and the size of your hands, I'd rate almost all Logitech and Razer mice as complete t... : abrasion
• Being using Razer mouse brands now for over 8 years I think now, I gave my sister my Salmosa mouse I got ... : Darkfox76

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  i miss motocross madness : EvilDolemite
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    Yep, this too! I fondly remember being fired out into the sky once I rode the bike to the edge of the map... : Crabs Jarrard
    • Hell yeah, motocross madness was an excellent game : boarder2
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      I knew exactly what game this was based on this post alone : d fluke
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        ^This. One of my favorite old school memories. : Mad BH
        • And the motion sensing controller! Nothing aids violent sibling bickering like being able to physically p... : d fluke
        • I second that :) : bob3578
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        Clicked the POTM link to come in here and say this very thing : tomservo
        • In fact, now I'm gonna launch MCM2. : tomservo
    • my lan mates called this the flick of god. : hanabal
    • i loved this. complete with the sound effect "dropping" noise. : varsindarkin
    • This. : unholydonuts
  • Hell yeah, such an awesome game. : dmaownsyou
  • Those games are still being made, pretty much. the MX vs ATV titles are the successors to Motocross Madne... : pyide
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    I heard PURE is pretty fun. Is it a bargain bin title yet? : gibolas1234
    • Yes, it is and it's really fun. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Redline Racer! LOVED the original Moto Racer too. Jesus, thinking about it, I KNOW it was years ago be... : cause&effect
  • oh man such a great game. : RogerDandy
• Fuck that... I want Blizzard to do another Rock and Roll Racing : Wolfanoz
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  This and Midtown Madness! I miss simple but good looking racing games, dammit! : cerealSAM2
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    they still exist in spades : EvilDolemite
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      Name five. : cerealSAM2
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        DIRT/DIRT 2, Burnout Paradise, NFS Prostreet, PGR4, Midnight Club, Pure, Motorstorm/Motorstorm 2 : EvilDolemite
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          take Prostreet out of that list immediately : Degenerate
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            all he said was simple and good-looking not good! : EvilDolemite
            • it's not simple to play because it's bad :( : Degenerate
        • NFS ProStreet? EvilDolemite look how stupid you are. : Ajax
• man I played the demo for the first game so damn much. nothing like pushing a non-tipped-over port-a-part : strider_
• One of my favorite gaming memories is t-boning my wife's truck in the final turn, knocking her ass over t... : Colleton
• They'd just ruin the name and make it another 360 exclusive. MX Unleashed was a good Motocross Madness... : greasyjohn
• Oh god yes, and it should have the wrap-around world too, with hidden places to get hit by trains. : Cliffzorz
• Fuck that, I want Midtown Madness. : Fred Garvin
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  Fuck Microsoft, I want Carmageddon 4 : Drewus
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    ^^^^^ this : PlanetPerfecto
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      FUCKING OATH THIS. I WOULD LOVE A NEW CARMAGEDDON GAME SO VERY VERY MUCH : CoRDS
      • Has no-one modded GTA4 to do this yet? Then again, I suppose due to the realworld physics it'd be difficu... : cause&effect
• Don't worry guys, I'm sure MARJOR NELSON will hear your complaints and wishes. : d fluke
• I don't understand why people ask for pussy sequels when you could ask for Carmageddon 4 (or a real 3) : Kniggit

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  It's a shame that the new generation is only going to know him as Snape (even if he does an excellent job... : ArcKnight
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    He's the best thing the Potter films have going (except for Emma, dognose). It's a shame how much the las : das_runt
    • Till he died, Richard Harris was the best thing the Potter films had going for them. But yeah, Alan Rickm... : thetangent
    • Order of the Phoenix sets things up for Snape. : Lone Swordsman
• Thanks, now I have something to watch tonight! : loboca
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  Gary Oldman in anything Christian Bale as himself : locater16
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    What other bad guy roles did he have besides Leon and The 5th Element? : das_runt
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      Dracula : edge198
      • totally forgot about Dracula, awesome : das_runt
    • drexel : anthonybean
    • Dr Smith. LOL : Jonathan
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      Watch True Romance, Immortal Beloved, Murder in the First. : massdev
      • and Romeo is Bleeding. : massdev
    • Terrorist guy in Air Force One. : Tincan
    • Yeah actually in too many unfortunately. He's kinda typecast as a villain, I'd say. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      The Professional!! What the fuck how come no one has said this? : Dschinghis Khan
      • Leon is the French name... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Jean-Baptiste... Emanuel... Zorg : Pacalon
• Lo Pan : gmd
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  John Lithgow as Dr. Emilio Lizardo and Lord John Whorfin in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the ... : Thresher
  • Also Richochet and Cliffhangar : riptyde
• Michael Corleone : bipolar
• Bennett EOT : SockMonkeh
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  Vader. : g0nk
  • I second this. : Sebastian-TEC
• Ursula from Little Mermaid. i was so fucking scared of her for a long ass time. : Galadriel07
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  Keyser Soze... Keyssser SOOOZE! I somehow got all the way to the end of that movie in total ignorance. : Veegeezee
  • I walked in and saw the last 10 minutes of that movie - that was enough for me to go buy the damn thing t... : breadsticks
  • This ^^, and I did the same, which just made it even better. : Frozen Pixel
  • Coolest movie - I had no idea who it was. : Waverider
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  Hijack What did Boba Fett do to make fan boys squeal? He stood around with Vader while Solo was being fro... : David Craddock
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    Looked cool : icon_of_syn
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      Also, other than the primary reason of him looking like a badass. He was a Jedi hunter, his dad killed je... : icon_of_syn
      • His dad didn't "kill jedis" until Lucas decided to try and find a convenient way to tie every 4-6 charact... : Omaha
      • Basically everything resembling a story to Boba Fett was retconned as far as I know, to begin with it was... : Zek
  • Star Wars Christmas Special. : Thresher
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    He successfully negotiated a deal with Darth Vader and captured Han Solo. : Prozium
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      The deal, sure; but he didn't capture Solo. Vader forced Lando to set a trap. : David Craddock
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        http://content.humorpix.com/images/1004/001.jpg : Thresher
        • Bwahahahaha, saving that picture! : thetangent
        • Bwahaha : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • That one never gets old : Godhatesfatpeople
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    he has braided Wookie scalps man, BRAIDED WOOKIE SCALPS!! : g0nk
    • also: I saw a green Ford Ranger with a large Mandalorian skull painted on the hood today. It was awesome. : g0nk
  • He's a Mandalorian Bounty Hunter. Just being a badass looking Bounty Hunter is cool enough. : K1Bond007
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    Cool-looking suit + little dialogue + no backstory = mysterious = cool. : action wombmate
    • this : riptyde
    • What he said. You see him, he looks pretty awesome and you know that since he works closely with Vader a... : Senate5000
  • Zordac? lol : mechanicalgrape
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    Sarlacc pit, get it right. Also, jetpack. : father_crown
    • Sarlacc, Zordac, bit worm dude in the sand -- whatever. : David Craddock
  • I think this is a fairly solid explanation http://starwars.mytopix.com/boba_fett/ In particular this l : strider_
  • he questioned vader and lived. : Turd Ferguson
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    Having no dialogue makes Star Wars characters much more tolerable/enjoyable. : Sacred Sperm
    • To bad they didn't remember that for Jar-jar Binks. : Sebastian-TEC
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    Who the fuck is Zordac? Was I missing an action figure? : Haku-Jin
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21048182#itemanchor_21048182 : David Craddock
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    Thank you for playing, but all these answers are lame. Verdict: Boba Fett sucks. Darth Maul, however, sti... : David Craddock
    • Worth watching, rather. Man I'm tired. : David Craddock
    • Darth Maul was a lame as hell. His Hot Topic tattoos and Space-Fu couldn't hold up Vader's nutsack. : Godhatesfatpeople
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJvxEjGpIqU : Sailor of Fortune
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYsKR_IaOQ8&feature=related : mrazzino
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    This is how I've always felt about the character. Extremely overrated. The minor character that doesn't g... : thetangent
    • Oh you mean old dependable? "I'm hit! I'm pulling out!" : Omaha
  • He had the whole Clint Eastwood thing down. Didn't say but a few lines in the whole trilogy and was the o... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • He has a jetpack, what's not to love? : MeestaNob
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  le tenia : anthonybean
  • well, he's not my "favorite" as in i like and identify with him, but he's a fucked up villain. : anthonybean
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  Bill the muthafuckin Butcher : icon_of_syn
  • Fuck. Yes. : kallanta
  • end of thread. seriously, I'm calling it. I don't give a ten-penny fuck about your moral conundrum, you m... : skinlab133
• Kathy Bates in Misery. Hated that bitch. : stump
• The kurgan from highlander 1. : jodiuh
• Auric Goldfinger. Also the Wicked Witch of the West. I wouldn't call her a "favorite Movie Villain" n... : K1Bond007
• http://mrchevyceleb.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/cm.jpg fuck that guy : gokart.
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  That Octopus Lady from The Little Mermaid. Not only do fat ladies scare me in general, but she was fat w... : Jobos
  • Bahah, someone else put that too. Ursula. Damn. : Jobos
  • last weeks episode of family guy had the "disney-mode" part and she was like meg i think. : chilln
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  Agent Smith. Such a great character, combining a vaguely inhuman demeanor with a progressively more conc... : Arcanum
  • I loved Agent Smith's speeches - even today I love listening to them. : Waverider
  • He's definitely in my top 5. God damn was Agent Smith an awesome character. : thetangent
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  Keanu in Much Ado About Nothing : kramweil
  • unexpected answer, but not bad : MamiyaOtaru
• Bill... but that's probably just because I thought that David Caradine was the fucking man in that movie. : Grumbeld
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  joaquin phoenix in gladiator : synapse19
  • ..meaning he did a good job, because i didnt like his character at all : synapse19
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  Zooey Deschanel's "Summer". Deliciously evil. : owly
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    Not delicious... malicious. That made me want to punch her in the throat, then find my ex-girlfriend and... : kallanta
    • Yeah, I was a little bothered after the way that movie kinda let her character off the hook. But letting... : owly
• Denzel in Training Day, Clarence Boddicker, and Jack Nickelson in A Few Good Men : riptyde
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  Anton Chigurh Buffalo Bill : EvilDolemite
  • I had lost faith in movie villains until Anton Chigurh. : steauengeglase
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  Col. Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds is probably my new favorite movie villain. Such an incredible p... : PenicillinX57
  • Totally agree. : NFXFSX
  • you have chosen wisely sir. : PlanetPerfecto
• Lo Pan : NastyJack
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  Al Pacino as John Milton in The Devil's Advocate. Not the greatest movie in the world, but man, Pacino br... : strider_
  • I think Pacino had a shit ton of fun playing that role. : bld
  • Al Pacino was fucking perfect in that movie. The very end is my favorite, when the reporter turns into Pa : thetangent
• No ones' neck is as incredibly thick as Gaston's! : johnwissinger
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  Charles Bronson from the movie "Bronson". : Super Sparker
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    i wanna see that! : das_runt
    • This was my favorite part of the movie (it's the intro) mostly since I'm a big Scott Walker fan: http://w... : NastyJack
  • I didn't think the movie was anything too great but that guy was really good. Very creepy. : NastyJack
• Robin Williams in One Hour Photo. W.T.F.!!! Also liked him in the remake of Insomnia. : AxeMan808
• Captain Hook from Hook. He's the most Hook-y Captain Hook of all time! : Megara9
• Vigo from Ghostbusters 2 : Guybrushed
• El Indio from For A Few Dollars More. : Rag and Bone Man
• John Travolta from Swordfish ... something about that character was just perfect to me. : InfoBiter
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  Clarence J. Boddicker : ant_hillbilly
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    The only legit contender to Hans Gruber : Serpico74
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      I would like to submit to the court Example A. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdZqKVcI9m8&feature=rela... : ant_hillbilly
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        nws for language. : ant_hillbilly
        • Bitches Leave. : mattavius
    • Yep, definitely. : abrasion
    • Exactly. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • can you flyyyy bobbyyyy?? : waxthirteen
• Chuck De Nomolos : CoRDS
• Gary Oldman or Christopher Walken in any movie either is a villain in. A couple good ones after a few : cerealSAM2
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  Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana: The Movie : mnsnota
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    I think you missed the point of that movie. Miley Cyrus is o{Hannah Montana}o. : cornchak
    • OH SHI : cornchak
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  I like the Bond Villians who aren't completely bent on world domination. That's just too impossible and p... : Sailor of Fortune
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    On the subject of Quantum, it's not their only plan. Quantum is much like SPECTRE just right now we have : K1Bond007
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      The redhead in Quantum was hot though. : Sailor of Fortune
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        Not as hot as Olga though. But I'd take Eva Green over both. : K1Bond007
        • This. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • I really liked what they did with Quantum in the first film. Provides a nice backdrop to tie in future m... : Waverider
• Hannibal Lecter : skelom
• Richard Tyson - Cullen Crisp - Kindergarten Cop : mrazzino
• CAN YOU FLY BOBBY? : abrasion
• Since someone already said Zorg, I'm going with Amon Goeth from Schindler's List. : uncle slappy
• The T-1000 hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet. So few lines, but so god damned menacing! : thetangent
• I thought the bad guy in apocolypto was a bad ass mofo... : DooBall
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  Roy Batty : Psigun
  • ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ : Godhatesfatpeople
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  How has not one person said Joker =( : lodit
  • I loved Ledger :) : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Neil McCauley from Heat The Grand Inquisitor in a short scene from The Fountain : PlanetPerfecto
  • oh and Anton Chigurh from No Country. I have more but I'll leave it at that. : PlanetPerfecto
• Gary Oldman as Dracula, Drexl Spivey, and as Stansfield. : Godhatesfatpeople
• Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver, Carradine as Bill. And Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  "Whadda they call the whoppa?" "I don't know. I didn't go into Burger King." : zen2k
  • great choice. come to think of it, half the guys in that film could make this list pretty handily : PlanetPerfecto
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    They were not villains. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • i think we can count hired killers as a villain pretty easily. sure, they're lovable and interesting, but... : PlanetPerfecto
• Fucking nihilists : monkeygone
• Skynet is my favourite villain, and favourite character in the Terminator series. : Juno
• Do monsterish ones count? Cause I go with Pennywise from IT : Senate5000
• bill the butcher hands down. : dopeman
• Tony Soprano's mom. I've never hated a character that much. I hope she suffered. Alot. : d fluke
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  HIJACK SUBTHREAD Same question, but for video game villains? It helps to be playing through the game : Omaha
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    T-block (Tetris), Cyberdemon (Doom) : d fluke
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      T-block is easy. S-block and Z-block are bastards. : Omaha
      • protagonist: straight block : smax
  • Dr. Wily from Mega Man Doctor Ivo Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog : PlanetPerfecto
  • Myself (Braid Spoiler) : LoioshDwaggie
  • Master D aka Dr. Hitler : Totenjaeger
  • Irenicus from Baldur's Gate II. David Warner did the voice and he's awesome. : dirge23
  • I still hate Sephiroth. : Sebastian-TEC
• Micheal Ironside : Goblin au

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  This game was awesome coop. disappointing BioShock didn't have coop. : Sailor of Fortune
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    I still can't figure out why anyone would want to play System Shock in coop. The whole game is designed ... : Sapiens
    • I remember reading that the only reason coop was in the game was because the publisher demanded it. : esecasco
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      You play it the first time in single player. Also, you can still get the crazy tension. Back then we d... : ArcKnight
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        There is no crazy tension for me when a second player is thrown into a game designed from the ground up t... : Sapiens
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          ...did you ever play coop? : ArcKnight
          • ...yes? : Sapiens
        • I did have a scare because of that. Co-op guy was supposed to be watching my back when I was putting in ... : Grimp
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        It's even better when two dudes are being pussies when a monkey attacks them than just one. : Sailor of Fortune
        • FUCK those monkeys. Being completely out of ammo and trying to lure one around a corner so you can bash i... : ArcKnight
    • It's SO GOOD coop. But too easy. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Co-op makes everything better : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Because they're kind of two different things. You play it solo for an atmospheric terror ride, you play i... : geedeck
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  well bioshock is pretty much the same exact game as system shock 2...so yeah they do still make them like... : crypt420
  • Bioshock was great but it's nowhere near as good as System Shock 2. : Haku-Jin
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    Please tell me you're trolling. : datoo
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      don't know why this makes people so angry. but it is true. the reason why bio wasn't as good as ss2 is ... : crypt420
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        really? the same game? are you talking about the audio log formula of getting the story? . If that's : esecasco
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          the differences you're pointing out are just story...and probably cosmetic... if you boil it all down to ... : crypt420
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            no, I'm pointing out the fact that the games play differently. in bioshock I can just take on anyone, : esecasco
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              well the games did have different engines, with the new one being more suitable for shooting stuff. but ... : crypt420
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                No, the engine mechanics on shooting are about equal, only that one requires you to make a choice to put : esecasco
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                  you put points in bio stuff to make the attacks more efficient... its the same thing! just like the psyc... : crypt420
                  • I agree that the finger snapping was a cool nod to FMA (which I enjoyed the hell out of, Roy Mustang is a : esecasco
              • you know what, you're wasting my SS2 time. I haven't finished it in this playthrough and I'm here discus : esecasco
              • You know what? All FPS games are the same as Wolfenstein 3D. You start at point A and have to get to po... : timmie
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            You're right. A lot of the elements are very similar, but there are certain nuances in SS2 that make it a... : Rice-Rocketeer
            • yeah. when i say they're the same i don't mean they're just as good as each other...ss2 is more my style... : crypt420
  • no : razorblade79
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    no, bioshock is system shock 2 for consoles for example : 1. You can hack everything in bioshock. : esecasco
    • Yeah, I'd have to agree in rating SS2 above Bioshock. Don't get me wrong, Bioshock is fantastic but it's ... : dravalen
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      I gently kiss your neck from behind, cupping your firm buttocks in my hands, and I whisper in your ear - ... : SpaecKow
      • AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH : esecasco
    • In retrospect BioShock should have had a "I've played that other game that can't be named because of copy... : steauengeglase
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    I disagree, but combining Bioshock's gameplay with SS2's story/setting would basically be the best game o... : Perturbation
    • Okay there's arguments to be made in this regard. You could look at Bioshock as basically a slicker class... : SpaecKow
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      the gameplay is the same in both! the difference in in ss2 you needed that orb with a wire thing to use ... : crypt420
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        If you think it's the same then I'm sorry but ur not h4rdc04r enuff. : SpaecKow
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          i just pick games, films, and art apart and see patterns. isn't that what a hacker does? : crypt420
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            Dude they balanced that game so badly as to make character building completely useless. By the time I was : SpaecKow
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              you're looking at things outside of the CORE. the building blocks of the game. and also letting emotion... : crypt420
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                Well yeah they're in a general sense the same game but why do I care about that? Doom 3 and system shock ... : SpaecKow
                • no way....i see how the two are related, but its not like the bio and ss2 thing. it strayed more than bi... : crypt420
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            oh cmon, what's next? <sarcasm> When you watch a movie its just a bunch of colored pixels. There's n... : esecasco
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              god don't make me think of johnny mnemonic....what a piece of shit. : crypt420
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                That was a decent movie. Sure, Keanu Reeves didn't act well in it, but it was Cyberpunk at its core. : esecasco
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                  yeah, at its core it had cool ideas...and there's some cool stuff like how he gave up his childhood... bu... : crypt420
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                    but thats the thing, its not that bad. Even the room service bit makes sense, he is one of the pampered ... : esecasco
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                      i'll give it a look next time i see it somewhere...something about the movie made me not like it, but i c... : crypt420
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                        as a serious fan of Alita Battle Angel, I almost wish he'd leave it alone after ripping the basics with D... : esecasco
                        • i have faith in cameron as a fellow cyberpunk anime fan....he knows what is cool. you can see anime infl... : crypt420
          • upgrade your pattern recognition skills, then. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    so i guess you didn't play ss2 then : Sapiens
    • i KNOW you're wrong. : crypt420
  • Nah Bioshock is nowhere as complex as SS2. Way too streamlined. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Are you high? : Mr. Goodwrench
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  Where can one buy this game? : Lightzout
  • seriously. I'd play it if i could buy a copy for a good price. : AMikaboshi
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  re: #3. Holy shit. I'm glad that watching that guy commit suicide messed with someone else like it did : dopefish
  • I felt kind of sad, my thought process was "wait, you're sorry?, aw shit, naw man, don't fucking do it!, : esecasco
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  MEGASPOILER ALERT Don't watch this if you have not played System Shock 2 yet. One of the best moments... : deject
  • God I loved that moment. I saw the gun on the floor and thought, oh shit, she killed herself. The : esecasco
  • man I wished that wasn't spoiled for me by a high school classmate of mine back when the game first came ... : DeBurgo
  • YES!! Pure awesome. Jesus I miss Looking Glass Studios... how much do i have to pay to get those guys all... : happynoodle
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  Oh god and I still can't make it fucking run on my computer. I'm never going to finish it. : Cliffzorz
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    What did you try to get it to run? Perhaps we know some tricks you don't! : SpaecKow
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      Install it, patch it with the official patch, um... i remember there was some app to force it to run on o... : Cliffzorz
      • Check your shackmessages. : SpaecKow
  • i remember having to do a command line of some sort in the shortcut.. same with Thief 2. If you google it... : happynoodle
• Playing through that game coop with a buddy of mine with voice over roger wilco was one of the greatest g... : Pacalon
• I had about the same experience, one of my favorites ever. : nodge69
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  http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/8/13/ Even after 10 years, this comic still pretty much sums it u... : sundance
  • lol. : AMikaboshi
• it's so so so good. everything is good. way ahead of its time. : Downforce
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  wow the OP is a fucking eyesore : papaskot
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    sorry, i used a bracket instead of a brace so everything went red. Please to enlighten me on proper post... : esecasco
    • I thought both of my eyes burst a blood vessel at the same time. I now have some angry neighbors and para... : Orange Pylon
• Almost to the end of it right now. I get frustrated with this game while I play it, but when I'm not play... : Orange Pylon
• Play with the model and texture updates now, it is... wonderful... this is from someone who played and lo... : stygian_whisper
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  System Shock 2 is amazing. If you think about the legacy it created, you'll realize that it is one of the... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Because EA thought they could milk Dead Space first =P : SigENeaT
  • Because no one cares what games influenced the genre. Revenue is king. If there was an informal survey on... : Link.
  • Dead Space started out as System Shock 3. It also felt A LOT more like SS2 than Bioshock did at any point... : razorblade79
  • Deus Ex, but you could say that the original System Shock via Warren Spector was the primary influence fo : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    System Shock 3 shouldn't be made. It would be Dead Space. Just like Deus Ex 3 doesn't need to be made. ... : SpaecKow
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      What what what? I'm majorly hyped up for DX3! D: : Creepin_Jeezus
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        You are alone! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          I hate to agree with this, but I do. Deus Ex 2 was....so uninspired. Deus Ex 2 was to Deus Ex as Bio : esecasco
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            You know what's funny? I actually like the look of DX3, the concept art is gorgeous and it might even be ... : SpaecKow
            • I actually enjoyed DX2 until a game-stopping bug (freeze on level load) - that no patch could fix - ruine... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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              oh hell no. I had hope, but I googled and I got this shit : http://www.deusex3.com/ the trailer makes : esecasco
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                Well just FYI it is actually a prequel, there will be no nanoagents in DX3, it will be the dawn of the me... : SpaecKow
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                  NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was looking forward to it with your first sentence...then ... : esecasco
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                    Your skul gun, they denied you your skul gun :( : SpaecKow
                    • is it to much to ask to have sights for accuracy and to say "hut" to fire my weapon? : esecasco
                    • I wanted orange. It gave me lemon-lime. : BlackCat9
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                    Honestly, I'm still hopeful it will turn out, but I'll fully admit there's not much justification for it.... : Conan
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                      But, I enjoyed DX2, even with all it's flaws. Yeah It's not where near as good as DX1, but I still enjoye... : Creepin_Jeezus
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                        But you don't make philosophical decisions in Deus Ex 2, there is no point in that game where you cut off... : SpaecKow
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                          You're right, it never outright cuts your options off, but they do affect the game, right? Deus ex was al... : Creepin_Jeezus
                          • No, it would work, that's what choice is about. It's about going through the game one way then going thro... : SpaecKow
                          • Choices with no consequences are by definition choices of no consequence. : Conan
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                          I agree with the first part, but not the second. In Deus Ex, you make philosophical decisions along t... : BlackCat9
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                            All I remember from DX2 is being able to utterly piss off NPCs and go directly against their agenda but t... : SpaecKow
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                              It worked for a while, but eventually they'd cut you off towards the end. You can usually still choose be... : BlackCat9
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                                Diane is trying to get my excited for Alpha Protocol because she says it'll be like Deus Ex, but the diff : SpaecKow
                                • I started thinking about the Coffee Wars missions in DX2 and how lame and out of place they were. It's ex... : BlackCat9
                      • Actually, yeah, I think they do. As far as DX2, I didn't actually care for the endgame choices - I didn't... : Conan
      • Just picked up on this if you want more info on DX3 http://forums.eidosgames.com/showthread.php?t=8684... : Creepin_Jeezus
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  So the two questions burning in my head: 1.) When will EA do a re-make of SS1? I'd pay good money for ... : steauengeglase
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    1. Never. EA doesn't care. Hell, I'd buy SS2 with some bugs fixed on Steam in seconds. 2. Probably never... : Link.
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      That just erks me. EA can lay down the cash to make their 'in the same ballpark' game with Dead Space and... : steauengeglase
      • I think Dead Space makes a good case for EA to make System Shock 3. Unlike SS 3,it has really easy and st... : Dontdrop
• No other game has mood on par with System Shock 2 and I doubt any game will hit that pinnacle. In fact, m... : Link.
• I started it several times, but never finished it. : gibolas1234
• Yeah, just played through it again myself. It makes me yearn for that 5-year period that gave us both Thi... : Conan
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  I think it is one of the very best games ever made, and probably my personal favorite. The only thing th... : pyrogen
  • Oh, and EA? If you don't want to give us System Shock 3, could you at least re-make System Shock 1? I'v... : pyrogen
• I never finished System Shock 2. I was really looking forward to it but I felt like it was really gimpy c... : Dave-A
• System Shock 2 is on the very top of my favorite games list. Sure there are better made games but for me... : mrwolf710
• Come to the Shackmeet on Saturday and we can spooge praise of System Shock 2 and Deus Ex over each other ... : BlackCat9