Best current Gen EA Games?

[le geek]

EA games is the 800 lb gorilla of 3rd party videogames. Rarely do they innovate to the point of "wow how'd they do that?" but they make solid titles with a pretty good track record.

So what are the best current Generation EA Games?

I have and enjoy SSX on PS2. I've heard good things about Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Need for Speed Underground 2 interests me. I'm not that interested in the non BIG EA Sports stuff, but that doesn't mean others aren't...

What are your thoughts?

Feel free to write None or Down with the Infidels, but keep it brief please :)

Cheers,
Ben

[drivefast1690]

I thought that Need For Speed HP2 was really good, and Burnout 3 was good too, but thats about it.

[MikeBoh8]

tiger woods 2005

[Perkar]

although not developed by.... Burnout 3 was published by EA. and damn... it just might be my favorite game of the current generation, period.

[Solar77]

LOTR: The Third Age is pretty cool. Not spectacular, but neat.

[josekortez]

In terms of playability, NBA Street Vol. 2 and Need for Speed: Underground get my vote. Also, the Sims games, if you're into that sort of thing.

[Predatorxs]

although not developed by.... Burnout 3 was published by EA. and damn... it just might be my favorite game of the current generation, period.

Ditto!

I think Burnout 3 has the wow! factor.. it is such a well rounded title i love it! the music, the tracks, everything! wow :P

http://www.xs.dsl.pipex.com/avator/ms_ufo.gif..XS

[RCM]

I would consider Burnout 3 an EA game. That gets my vote. An easy choice.

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

[crazyjackcsa]

Burnout 3. I've only purchased two EA games in my Llife SSX3 and NHL 95. I've never been a huge EA fan. ( I have picked up a couple used in Saturn Lots, but that doesn't really count)

[Promophile]

To be honest I haven't felt the desire to play ANY of EAs games in the last 5 years. This isn't because I hate them or anything, it's just because they don't produce games that I would like (I don't like racing and sports games). The Sims 2 seems interesting though.

[GobopopRevisited]

EA Developed? None, no good games in my book (of course, I hate sports titles and "undaground" street racing mod games aren't my thing)

BUT EA is doing something awesome. They picked up Burnout 3, and that game ROCKS. They picked up Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath... that game looks like its going to ROCK. And of course, they are publishing TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.

...TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. What? oh, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. Again? okay... TimeSplitters: Future Perfect. I'm done now... TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.

[dbiersdorf]

What with games like Catwoman, and Quittich World Cup it's really too hard to choose.

[Ninja Blacksox]

"FIFA 2005"

Sorry.

I don't dig the "Winning Eleven" series.

-A Boy

[SoulBlazer]

Huh? Winning Eleven is Konami. :hmm:

[dbiersdorf]

Huh? Winning Eleven is Konami. :hmm:

He was just saying sorry to all the Winning Eleven fans, but he likes the FIFA series better, or at least 2005.

[jerkov]

Need For Speed Underground 2 and Burnout 3 are both top notch racing games. Besides these two, I can't even remember the last time I bought an EA game - probably not since the PS1 days, actually.

[DigitalSpace]

-The PS2 version of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. It's my favorite racing game on the PS2...

-but Burnout 3: Takedown might change that.

-Need For Speed Underground is a departure from previous NFS games, but still pretty good. Need For Speed Underground 2 is pretty much an expansion pak of the first, but it's still a fun game.

-The console version of The Sims. I bought the PS2 version about a year and a half or so ago and it kept me hooked - I think for about a month after I bought it there were only 1 or 2 other games I was playing along with it on a regular basis.

Others I've heard positive things about but haven't played: 007 Everything Or Nothing (I bought the GC version but haven't tried it out) and SSX 3 (I'll probably pick up the PS2 version one of these days).

[esquire]

EA games is the 800 lb gorilla of 3rd party videogames. Rarely do they innovate to the point of "wow how'd they do that?" . . .

I'd have to differ with you here. They have brought much to the table in terms of innovation and the "WOW!" factor. Take for instance...

Medal of Honor Series - Changed the way first person shooters were presented. Gave you the cinema type experience as in "Saving Private Ryan" and made you feel like you were part of the action.

Battlefield 1942 - Redefined Online Multiplayer Gaming using vehicles and airplanes, including airborne troops. Made you feel as if you were participating a real battle. Simply awesome. Battlefield 2 will take it even further using modern combat.

Lord of the Rings: TT and ROTK - proved that games based on movie franchises not only didn't have to suck, but made you feel as if you were in the movie recreating the same scenes that you saw on the big screen using superb graphics, cutscenes, voiceovers using the original actors, and not to mention great gameplay.

Ultima Online - The MMORPG that set the standard for all others. This game is still extremely popular going on 7 years!

The Sims - I have never liked this series, but I can understand why its popular. The concept is very innovative and unique and is one of the best selling PC games on the market.

Command & Conquer Generals - Took RTS games to the next level with beautiful 3D graphics, excellent AI, and unique concepts such as the ability to use different Generals who each had different capabilities that could affect the outcome of the battle.

Burnout 3 Takedown - Enough has already been said on this awesome game.

I also loved James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. I actually felt like I was in a Bond movie.

[Cauterize]

although not developed by.... Burnout 3 was published by EA. and damn... it just might be my favorite game of the current generation, period.

Ditto!

I think Burnout 3 has the wow! factor.. it is such a well rounded title i love it! the music, the tracks, everything! wow :P

http://www.xs.dsl.pipex.com/avator/ms_ufo.gif..XS

Definately Burnout 3

The first time i saw the crash on it, my jaw just dropped with excitement!

[le geek]

Ultima Online - The MMORPG that set the standard for all others. This game is still extremely popular going on 7 years!

The Sims - I have never liked this series, but I can understand why its popular. The concept is very innovative and unique and is one of the best selling PC games on the market.


I'll definitely agree with the above being new and innovative when they came out.

I dunno though, in 2004 it seems like EA turned out B level work overall. Burnout 3 sounds awesome though...

Cheers,
Ben

[Neil Koch]

I also loved James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing. I actually felt like I was in a Bond movie.


Ditto... Agent Under Fire and Nightfire were good as well.

I liked Medal of Honor Frontline also.

[spoon]

Burnout 3. Although EA did not have much to do with it. Criterion Studios is pimp.

Here's to Ea not trying to fuck up Burnout 4.

[esquire]

Burnout 3. Although EA did not have much to do with it. Criterion Studios is pimp.

Here's to Ea not trying to fuck up Burnout 4.

Does EA develop any games anymore? They are just a publisher/distributer sort of like Sierra, Atari, Activision, CDV, Microsoft, etc. It's the development studios like Bioware, JoWood, Id, Epic, Gas Powered Games, Bungie, etc. that actually make the games. EA owns many developers such as Origin, Westwood, Bullfrog, etc. There are very few publishers that actually develop their own games (or vice versa, developers who publish/distribute their own games) - Blizzard is one that comes to mind. Westwood Studios did, until being swallowed up by EA.

At one time, a long time ago during the age of the Apple II, Commodore 64 and early PCs, EA did develop their own games. Back then they were simply known as Electronic Arts, and they had an in house development team that developed such fine games as M.U.L.E., Hard Hat Mack, One on One Basketball, Archon, The Bard's Tale, and Marble Madness.

For more information see:

http://www.emuunlim.com/doteaters/play4sta4.htm

http://www.the-underdogs.org/company.php?name=Electronic+Arts

[le geek]

They do have a bunch of internal studios. I don't know if they were bought and renamed or "grown" internally. But my random guess would be 50/50 internal/just published.

And I'm pretty sure the Bard's Tale was developed by Interplay and published by EA...

Cheers,
Ben


Does EA develop any games anymore? They are just a publisher/distributer sort of like Sierra, Atari, Activision, CDV, Microsoft, etc. It's the development studios like Bioware, JoWood, Id, Epic, Gas Powered Games, Bungie, etc. that actually make the games. EA owns many developers such as Origin, Westwood, Bullfrog, etc. There are very few publishers that actually develop their own games (or vice versa, developers who publish/distribute their own games) - Blizzard is one that comes to mind. Westwood Studios did, until being swallowed up by EA.

At one time, a long time ago during the age of the Apple II, Commodore 64 and early PCs, EA did develop their own games. Back then they were simply known as Electronic Arts, and they had an in house development team that developed such fine games as M.U.L.E., Hard Hat Mack, One on One Basketball, Archon, The Bard's Tale, and Marble Madness.

For more information see:

http://www.emuunlim.com/doteaters/play4sta4.htm

http://www.the-underdogs.org/company.php?name=Electronic+Arts

[dbiersdorf]

Burnout is NOT an EA game.

[esquire]

Burnout is NOT an EA game.

Right you are, but we have been talking about Burnout 3, not Burnout. Burnout and Burnout 2 were published by Acclaim. Burnout 3 was published by EA Games.

[grayrobertos]

I apsolutely loved every minute of freedom fighters probably one of my favourite games this generation. I thought that it had some really nice ideas but just missed that little bit extra to make it great. The menu system is horrible though. If you havent played play.

[GobopopRevisited]

Freedom Fighters rocked. Awesome game, can't wait for the sequel... as long as IO manages to get Jesper Kyd back, I think he made the game better than it actually was.

[josekortez]

Damn, I forgot my favorite new game of last year, Def Jam Fight for New York. So fun one of my friends isn't speaking to me anymore because of how badly his ass got whipped.

[dbiersdorf]

Burnout is NOT an EA game.

Right you are, but we have been talking about Burnout 3, not Burnout. Burnout and Burnout 2 were published by Acclaim. Burnout 3 was published by EA Games.

That's what I meant. :roll: Just because EA has the rights to publish a game doesn't mean they did anything for it, the game is awesome - yes, but in no way do I consider it an EA game.

[SoulBlazer]

But the only games EA makes direcly anymore are some of their Sports and Big games. They are a publisher. If a company PUBLISHES a game, I have to consider it as part of that company's games, even though I also keep in mind who actually designed and made the game. So yes, Burnout 3 is a EA game.

[TurboGenesis]

EA games is the 800 lb gorilla of 3rd party videogames. Rarely do they innovate to the point of "wow how'd they do that?" . . .

I'd have to differ with you here. They have brought much to the table in terms of innovation and the "WOW!" factor. Take for instance...



Ultima Online - The MMORPG that set the standard for all others. This game is still extremely popular going on 7 years!

The Sims - I have never liked this series, but I can understand why its popular. The concept is very innovative and unique and is one of the best selling PC games on the market.

Command & Conquer Generals - Took RTS games to the next level with beautiful 3D graphics, excellent AI, and unique concepts such as the ability to use different Generals who each had different capabilities that could affect the outcome of the battle.

Burnout 3 Takedown - Enough has already been said on this awesome game.



Lets see, these above titles were not inovated by ea. they bought the rights to these games/franchises and are now cashing in on other people's wares. Anyone knows that C&C was done by Westwood and the whole sim franchise was started up by Maxis.

I hate EA and I don't purchase anything with EA on it these days. Last game I boiught with EA on it was NHL 2001. EA is really destroying the industry and I cannot support a half assed company. This whole NFL fiasco shows how weak ea is as Sega/Visual Concepts worked ea with a better game. EA can't take it so instead of making madden a truly better game instead of selling the same thing since 1991 it has to take out the competition with a kick below the belt.

Sorry for the rant.

[grayrobertos]

yeh its obvious what ea is all about, and you can't argue with anything said above. I think the quality of games would be better if they where not arround. But who knows, maybe sega will make there NFL game a million times better.

Here in England EA bought the right to the english premier league, so Konami have been making ISS and pro EVO without the license carrying it. In the early N64 days Konami uped there game so much and apsolutely ruined EA.

Just Look at ISS 64 and Fifa 64. Comedy. So you never know maybe for the better.

[Predatorxs]

Burnout is NOT an EA game.

Right you are, but we have been talking about Burnout 3, not Burnout. Burnout and Burnout 2 were published by Acclaim. Burnout 3 was published by EA Games.

That's what I meant. :roll: Just because EA has the rights to publish a game doesn't mean they did anything for it, the game is awesome - yes, but in no way do I consider it an EA game.

...I can see what your getting at, but don't all the EA logo's, and the intro (Challenge Eeeeverything) do it for ya. :P

Also after playing Burnout 3 to death, i can't imagine going back to the first 2 burnout games!, when every little scratch equals a crash!

But Criterion really did create an amazing game, it just feels right! i can't really say much more, but i'm sh!tt!ng myself in anticipation of BurnOut4 :-P

http://www.xs.dsl.pipex.com/avator/ms_ufo.gif..XS

[esquire]

EA games is the 800 lb gorilla of 3rd party videogames. Rarely do they innovate to the point of "wow how'd they do that?" . . .

I'd have to differ with you here. They have brought much to the table in terms of innovation and the "WOW!" factor. Take for instance...



Ultima Online - The MMORPG that set the standard for all others. This game is still extremely popular going on 7 years!

The Sims - I have never liked this series, but I can understand why its popular. The concept is very innovative and unique and is one of the best selling PC games on the market.

Command & Conquer Generals - Took RTS games to the next level with beautiful 3D graphics, excellent AI, and unique concepts such as the ability to use different Generals who each had different capabilities that could affect the outcome of the battle.

Burnout 3 Takedown - Enough has already been said on this awesome game.



Lets see, these above titles were not inovated by ea. they bought the rights to these games/franchises and are now cashing in on other people's wares. Anyone knows that C&C was done by Westwood and the whole sim franchise was started up by Maxis.

I hate EA and I don't purchase anything with EA on it these days. Last game I boiught with EA on it was NHL 2001. EA is really destroying the industry and I cannot support a half assed company. This whole NFL fiasco shows how weak ea is as Sega/Visual Concepts worked ea with a better game. EA can't take it so instead of making madden a truly better game instead of selling the same thing since 1991 it has to take out the competition with a kick below the belt.

Sorry for the rant.

They are all EA games, whether you like it or not. As stated in my other post, EA develops very little games nowadays, if any at all. They are first and foremost a publsiher/distributor of games. As for C&C Generals, that was developed after Westwood became part of EA.

Cashing in on other peoples wares? You are clearly letting your hatred blind you as to how software development works. By purchasing these studios, EA infuses more capital into them to allow them to develop more games and fund their projects.

With respect to the NFL "fiasco", why isn't blaming the true villain here, the NFL. Let us not forget if the the NFL didn't accept EA's offer, this would never have been an issue. Besides, how is this any different than other software companies picking up the rights for other franchises such as Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, Lord of the Rings, etc.?

As far as your hatred is concerned, that's too bad. You are missing out on some truly great games.

[GobopopRevisited]

They are all EA games, whether you like it or not. As stated in my other post, EA develops very little games nowadays, if any at all. They are first and foremost a publsiher/distributor of games. As for C&C Generals, that was developed after Westwood became part of EA.

Cashing in on other peoples wares? You are clearly letting your hatred blind you as to how software development works. By purchasing these studios, EA infuses more capital into them to allow them to develop more games and fund their projects.

With respect to the NFL "fiasco", why isn't blaming the true villain here, the NFL. Let us not forget if the the NFL didn't accept EA's offer, this would never have been an issue. Besides, how is this any different than other software companies picking up the rights for other franchises such as Star Trek, Dungeons & Dragons, Lord of the Rings, etc.?

As far as your hatred is concerned, that's too bad. You are missing out on some truly great games.

EA does develop quite a bit though... NFS, as far as I know the entire EA Sports line (thats like 10 games a year there) Return of the King and Third Age, SSX, Catwoman LOL ...

And they deffinately do some great things with other companies. It was EA's desicion to beef up the crashes in Burnout 3... was that game not amazing? After Microsoft foolishly dumped Oddworld, EA picked up the publishing rights to what is looking to be a very impressive game... Oddworld Stranger's Wrath. And, had TimeSplitters: Future Perfect not been picked up, you GameCubers would have to miss out on the sequel to one of the best FPSs ever made... Eidos doesn't publish on GameCube.

Doesn't mean I don't thing their dung though, You just have to look at the good things that can come from a money hungry corporation in the Game Industry (I still can't find any in Sony...)

[Ernster]

FIFA 2005 is awesome!

*doges pathetic Pro Evo fanboys*

[NintendoMan]

Well for this generation, my picks are:
SSX3
I liked all the Bond's, espcailly Nightfire!
Need for Speed HP 2

My ABSOLUTE FAV. is SSX3 though. This probably one of the only games recently that I just couldn't WAIT to get home to play more. Best snowboarding game ever made so far.