We've all done it, traded in a great game in a moment of weakness only to regret it later. For me that game was Silent Hill 2 and I've lamented over the decision ever since. Watching the movie again for the first time in a long time last weekend I was reminded of just how much I wanted to play Silent Hill 2 again and so I pointed my browser in the direction of eBay in hope of finding a cheap copy and that's where the trouble started.... There were plenty of copies available for the PS2 including the special edition version I once owned but not being one of the lucky few blessed with a 60gb PS3 I decided to take a look at the Xbox port instead. It was slightly more expensive as according to the auction it's quite rare (just like everything else on eBay if you believe the descriptions) but that didn't bother me as the elitist in me immediatly thought back to a scene in the Nicholas Cage extravaganza Gone in Sixty Seconds -
Here was my chance then, not only was this the perfect opportunity to play through one of my favourite games again with a nicer controller but to be the connoisseur, to be the one person on my friends list not absorbed in Modern Warfare 2 or Forza 3. A quick look at Xbox.com's backwards compatibility list confirmed my hopes as it was in fact listed as compatible. The "Buy It Now" button was pressed, money changed hands and the anticipation began.[in a Ferrari dealership]
Roger the Car Salesman: My name's Roger, Sir. May I be of some help?
Memphis: That's funny, my name's Roger... Two Rogers don't make a right.
Memphis: Roger, I have a problem...
Roger the Car Salesman: Yes?
Memphis: I've been in L.A. for three months now. I have money, I have taste. But I'm not on anybody's "A" list, and Saturday night is the loneliest night for the week for me.
Roger the Car Salesman: Well, a Ferrari would certainly change that.
Memphis: Perhaps, Mmmm. But, you know, this is the one. Yes, yes yes... I saw three of these parked outside the local Starbucks this morning, which tells me only one thing. There's too many self-Indulgent wieners in this city with too much bloody money! Now, if I was driving a 1967 275 GTB four-cam...
Roger the Car Salesman: You would not be a self-indulgent wiener, sir... You'd be a connoisseur.
Memphis: Precisely. Champagne would fall from the heavens. Doors would open. Velvet ropes would part.
Eventually on wednesday morning the game arrived, I carefully examined the dvd...perfect, not a scratch in sight. Then came the dissapointment....it didn't work in the 360 as I'd been led to believe it would, nothing but a black screen and a title update that solved nothing
I've yet to recieve a reply from Microsoft to explain exactly why this game is listed as compatible when it obviously isn't but needless to say any faith I once had in backwards compatibility on any console but the Wii is now shattered, don't believe the lies.![]()


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