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.