Chromehounds (Xbox 360, 2006)

My roomate bought this game, and it is fairly good. The levels are large, the graphics are average for the 360 titles I have seen. The best part about this game is the online play. There is a battle going on at all times. You choose a clan to fight for, and go out and fight for an area. Win the battle, and the area becomes yours, lose and it becomes another clan's. You can start uprisings, and up to 4 clans can battle in one area at one time, so it adds a strategy element of who to pick as your allies in battles. The online is great, not much lag, however startup of a battle takes a LONG time (15 minutes). That would probably be my only gripe with the online play. Also, you can take the parts you have bought for your mech and trade with other people in your clan, so it is like an online swap meet. It would be much improved if you could make parts with your own settings and then be able to trade those parts with your friends. Overall, I liked this game, but if you don't have Xbox Live, it really isn't worth it, the single player is very monotonous and often boring. Buy it if you are a diehard fan of MechAssault, Gundam, and the like, (but if you are one of those fans, you've probably already bought it :)), and see for yourself. If you do decide to buy this, my gamertag is The Bustinator and my roomate's is JayNuman, and we play a good bit, so hit us up. Hope my review helped, if it did, hit the button that says so. Peace out, cub scouts.

Chromehounds is a basic Mech-Sim game. This game is 50x better then the Mechassault series. Chromehounds offers the ability to fully, and I mean FULLY customize your HOUND (mech) with a small variety of weapons, cockpits and chassis, additional parts (night vision, thermal vision, radiators, etc), armor, etc. There are 6 types of Mechs. Defenders which are built for defense of other important HOUND units or HQs, Heavy Gunners which are meant for long range bombardments of enemy HQs and HOUNDs, Scouts which are fast-moving HOUNDs that can quickly swift by enemy territory and feed intel back to the other squad units, Commanders which carry around a large radar known as an NA maker that can spot allied/enemy units on the map and command other squad members to move to different areas and tell them to watch for enemy HOUNDs/defenses (tanks, minor mechs, infantry [lol the infantry can't do nothing in this game]), Soldiers who fight on the frontline of defense against other enemy units, and Snipers which provide long range attack against other enemy HOUNDs from behind the squad.

The singleplayer mode is just one huge training/tutorial campaign that just teaches you how to properly use a certain mech. The SP mode seperated into different campaigns for each type of mech. Though they do vary in difficulty.
The main focus for most players on this game is the online play.

Online play has three modes, free battle (which includes deathmatch, team deathmatch, CTF, etc.), Individual Missions, and the main focus is the Neroimus War (a conquest mode very similar to Mechassaults Conquest mode). For Individual Missions and the Neroimus War, players are required to join a squad or create their own (basically clans). There are three factions to join a squad in (Morskoj, Tarakia, and Sal Kar). Once a player applies for a squad to which faction he/she chooses and is accepted, he/she is eligible to join their squadmates in a battle on the map for conquest domination. Basically in the Neroimus War mode, a squad member launches a mission at a certain area on the map, then chooses a battlefield in which to fight in. If you own the area or not depends on how much of the battlefield you occupy, whcih can be viewed at the briefing screen to the left, being represented as two bars, one being your faction and the other being the enemy faction. Once one of those bars is completely filled, that battlefield is their's. Once at least two/three (depends on how many battlefields are in that area) then that faction owns that area. Once that area is conquered, it opens up new roads to different areas. To knock out another enemy faction, you must conquer the captial (a large flag with a large red circle at the base). How to play the Neroimus War battles is the two squads of HOUNDs must find the enemy base that each squad chose (there are usually three HQs and one is chosen by the host to be the main HQ while the others lie as decoys), and destroy it. The main base is determined by a flag on the side of the base. Two other other ways to win are to eliminate all the enemy HOUNDs or have the most COMBASs captured by the end of the time limit (COMBASs are large communcation towers that allow players to communicate with each other within the tower's range).

HOUND customization is wide-open. What you place on your HOUND determines what type of mech you are. Although there are limits so be careful of those.

I'm running out of space so all I can say is buy CH. Enjoy!

To be completely honest, I Purchased this game because I loved the Mech Warrior games. Seeing as this was the closest thing to those games on the 360, I decided to give it a shot.

I personally enjoyed this game quite a bit, though it has a pretty steep difficulty curve. If you have played any of the Mech Warrior games this should not be too different for you. The gameplay is basically the same, though slower than the Mech Warrior series. You basically play a mercenary mech (or HOUND in chromehounds) pilot for three different nations in the game's storyline (which takes place in an alternate reality 2006). The story itself is pretty sparse, though what there is is pretty interesting.

Graphics-wise this game is about on-par with most Xbox 360 games. The mech models are pretty well done but the rest of the game looks pretty boring and average.

The online component of Chromehounds is (from what i have heard, as i have not yet tried it) apparently very good. Basically you join a nation (through different campaigns) and fight for it against players of other nations, gaining money to upgrade your mech, etc. From what I understand (again I have not played the online component of the game yet) the only drawback is that there are not many people playing this game anymore online (which is to be expected for a game that came out in 2006).

Overall I would say that this game would be worth it for anyone who liked the classic Mech Warrior series, or anyone who wants to blow things up with a giant mech!

My Ratings: (out of 10, with 10 being the highest)

Gameplay: 8.0 (controls could be tighter and can be slow, but overall fun)
Graphics: 7.5 (Average except for mech models, which are nicely detailed)
Audio: 6.5 (completely average and repetitive, save a song or two)
replayablilty: 9.0 (multiplayer is why this rating is as high as it is)
Story: 7.5 (not really that much, but what there is is interesting)

Final Score: 7.3 (Fun if you like these types of games, though you might be
put off by the slow pace of the game)

Chromehounds is one of those games with a cult following. It's no Halo or GTA but those who like it play it all the time.

Not unlike Halo, the majority of users prefer XBOX Live to play Hounds. The standard game isn't nearly as exciting or fun but playing against other people around the world adds to the fun.

Another great thing about the game is the ability to build and modify your machine. While there are standard Hounds available, aquiring funds through victories provides you with the opportunity to modify the standard Hound with upgrades or even build your own Hound from the ground up.

With all the different classes of Hounds, choices of upgrades, including weapons, the possibilities are nearly endless. There are different locations for battles and some options are better than others for each battle. Playing each one helps you choose the best Hound for that game.

Playing online provides another facet to Chromehounds, teamplay. Playing one on one is fun but gathering up a group of friends to form a group is even better. Each player can choose a role and work together to defeat the opposing team. This is where Chromehounds really shines!

If you like this type of game your love Chromehounds.

I loved this game. Fun and challenging. Fun building and customizing my own robot. Couldn't get enough of the Sniper story mode. Although multi-player is only online, would have loved it to be co-op just on the 360 itself.

This is a great game but my expectations were higher. The single campaing is boring. Online is fun though. If you don't have live don't even think about it.

The single player mode is great fun but at times it is hard to identify your allies from your enimies. throughout the game you can unlock cool new parts for your hound and upgrade everything. The multiplayer feature is the best because you can play with other skilled players and not the AI. There are plenty of levels and things to do in the game, i recomend it.

This game is worth every penny, in fact it is worth more than you payed for it ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................buy it, all the dots are because i ran out of things to say

this is by far the best mech type game on the market for the 360. campain is the only weak part of the game. it is a long tutorial. the online play is what makes the game. xbox live is a must for this game.

This game is great for fans of older games like Mech Warrior or Heavy Gear. They have taken the same idea and applied it to a slightly different version of our world, where everything has alien names. Learning to build the machines takes time, but can be fun for almost as long as it takes to master the skill.

The main complaint I had with this game was that it's all scripted out, 5 missions in 5 different classes...after that it's over.

The game seems like it's only training building up to an eventual campaign, problem is that campaign never comes. Online play was confusing and there weren't enough players to start a match in a reasonable length of time.

I tried to get in a match for over an hour.

Best advice, forget this game. If you want to shoot people with a walking gunship play Heavy Gear or Mech Warrior. This game is a little lame, but would be fun as a time waster if you like this genre of gaming.

I have enjoyed chrome hounds quite a bit. Although the game is almost useless with out the online multiplayer the single player still offers a simple story line with some action. The multiplayer though is really what I enjoyed. Joining a nation and fighting for world domination 24/7 is really fun and constantly altering and upgrading your HOUND adds infinite possibilities. I definitely recommend this game to any one who enjoys driving around a large machine blowing stuff up. Review by Joshua.

The game in story mode is a bit slow.. but stick with it because it is a great game, you'll unlock all your mech's parts and the real fun and when you start building your own towards the end.. and online play.

Like: I liked the multi player and all of the cool things you can do to your hounds.

Disliked: The campaign sometimes gets confusing and you only hear instructions on what to do once and sometimes they are hard to understand

I would buy this game if it was on sale for 15$-20$
You wont be amazed by this game

Received the game I purchased from seller in a timely manner, in much better shape than expected. Thanks!

Chromehounds has bad graphics for a Xbox 360 game. The controls are bad slow to move. They need to go back to the drawing board on this game. Game play is running around a desert like area up and down hills following a radar to your next location. Its terrible and very boring. I have tried to play this game 3 times, every stage looks just like the first stage.

This game is great. The parts you can get to build your mechs are very nice. The combat mode is pretty good too. If you enjoy giant land mechs this game will satisfy your needs.

I bought this game because a friend of mine raved about it. I didn't plan on buying it until I played it and realized how much you can customize your own hounds. The gameplay is good, the story mode is really just training for the online war, but mostly I liked the ability to build whatever type hound you wanted. If you like team style games then you will like this one.

Chrome Hounds is a real time action war strategy game. Simular in its presentation to the armored core (and to a lesser degree) gundam series. The robots, known as "hounds" range from slow and heavly armored to quick with minimal armor. Each robot can hold multiple weapons as well. At times the game has some minor squad based combat elements. The graphics and sound are (and should be) sharp, controls are extensive, using every butoon on the controller, but in 10 mins the buttons just make sense and using the controll becomes second nature. I hve yet to find anything that I dont like in the game, and for owning it over the last 2months (as of 2/10/07) I really dont think I will find a fualt with the game.

I am a big fan of mechassault and was excited to see this game, graphiclly thought it couldve been better but I did enjoy the game alot, the create a mech was difficult to get use to but a very cool addition!!

I bought this, because on the back of the game it says it is co-op, but it is falsey advertising it as a co-op game. This game does not have co-op option for the campaign nor does it have it for online play. I was very disappointed since I am really into co-op games. Online play is excellent except for the ultimate wait time to begin a game. The single player game is slow and boring. Not enough action for me. I will give it a 3 of a 5 just because the online play is great and the fact that you can upgrade,trade, and buy extra parts on the xbox live market place for your mech.

The game is basically about building/customizing MAUs (Mobile Armored Units) and completing missions for money, new equipment, etc. Overall its a pretty decent game and the controls arent too difficult. The graphics and detail are impressive. The possible combinations when constructing your MAU are endless so theres plenty of room for creativity. Online you can join squads and participate in the war via Xbox Live with teammates. Probably the only downside is figuring out what certain types of equipment are and their usefulness. The game manual doesnt do a very good job of explaining much regarding the specs. of your MAU. You spend a lot of time figuring things out on your own or through help from xbox live players.

Since MechWarrior 5 was never made and none of the Xbox MechWarrior Games are playable on the 360 (as of this writing) I decided to give this one a try.
First the good stuff:
The story is likeable with nice cut sceens and better sound. Excellent designs for the machines and a somewhat similar layout for modular 'mechs weapons.
Nice ability to customize your Hound over the course of the story.
Also like the ability to play different roles in the game such as Sniper, Scout, Soldier, and Gunner. All of which have their own strengths and weaknesses.

Now for the bad stuff:
The controls are a bit counter-intuitive ( being different should not be more dificult). This makes controling your Hound have a bit of a learning curve. There is no cursor for targeting in the standard view (think Tomb Raider) which means you will have to switch to views before you can fire with any degree of accuracy.
Also the graphics seem concentrated on rendering the Hounds so other objects suffer accordingly, especially smaller objects.

In closing:
Because of the previously mentioned snafu with the MechWarrior games for right now this is pretty much the only choice for Xbox 360 users. Gamers who are fans of the MechWarrior license may want to fire up the pc and relive the old days a bit longer. For new gamers looking for some giant robot action this one may be for you.

This was my first ebay purchase and seller was very helpful! The game was in very good condition! The game played well and no problems! Would buy from this seller again!