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gekko · 05-23-2002, 05:25 PM

What makes you think Sega is really trying to beat EA? Remember, Sega has become a 3rd party, now the only way they profit is by selling games. And you tell me how you get more profit, release 10 games every year, or 3 one year, and 10 the next? Sega is looking to make money, and they do that by releasing all their games right away.

And Sega is far from a newcomer. And although EA has has more sports series' established for a longer period of time, we're talking Sega/EA here, not Sega Sports/EA Sports.

If Sega wants to beat out EA, like you said, releasing all these games this year is the way to do it. And Sega has a lot more games than you care to name, and a reputation for having good games. And if you want to compare companies, add me to the Sega list. EA has some good games, but they are mainly EA Sports games that pretty much just change the title screen every year to add the new year on it. As for EA Games, they have some sweet ass games, but most aren't that great. Sega on the other hand, has the same sweet ass sports games, but in sports EA doesn't have and even multiple games per sport, but more importantly, the non-sports games kick so much ass.

Let's look at some of the great titles Sega has produced over the years. Unlike EA, Sega has explored every genre of games, and produced quality titles:

Crazy Taxi, Samba de Amigo, Super Monkey Ball, Shenmue, Chu Chu rocket, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online, Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Cop, Jet Set Radio, NiGHTS, Vectorman, Seaman, World Series Baseball, Home Run King, Soccer Slam, Virtua Striker, NFL 2K, NHL 2K, Joe Montana Football, NBA 2K, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Cop, House of the Dead, Typing of the Dead, Sega GT, Ooga Booga, Rez, Ecco the Dolphin, 18-Wheeler, Alien Front Online, Headhunter, Space Channel 5, Propeller Arena, Toe Jam & Earl, Virtua Athlete, Streets of Rage, Outrun, Afterburner, Shinobi, Shining Force, Bug, Clockwork Knight, Golden Axe, Panzer Dragoon, Gun Valkyrie... to name a few. They have made much more original titles than EA, and they have ventured into many more genres.

But of course, Sega has the best arcade division around. Let's not forget that.

05-23-2002, 05:25 PM	#6
gekko Knight gekko is offline Now Playing: Posts: 3,890	What makes you think Sega is really trying to beat EA? Remember, Sega has become a 3rd party, now the only way they profit is by selling games. And you tell me how you get more profit, release 10 games every year, or 3 one year, and 10 the next? Sega is looking to make money, and they do that by releasing all their games right away. And Sega is far from a newcomer. And although EA has has more sports series' established for a longer period of time, we're talking Sega/EA here, not Sega Sports/EA Sports. If Sega wants to beat out EA, like you said, releasing all these games this year is the way to do it. And Sega has a lot more games than you care to name, and a reputation for having good games. And if you want to compare companies, add me to the Sega list. EA has some good games, but they are mainly EA Sports games that pretty much just change the title screen every year to add the new year on it. As for EA Games, they have some sweet ass games, but most aren't that great. Sega on the other hand, has the same sweet ass sports games, but in sports EA doesn't have and even multiple games per sport, but more importantly, the non-sports games kick so much ass. Let's look at some of the great titles Sega has produced over the years. Unlike EA, Sega has explored every genre of games, and produced quality titles: Crazy Taxi, Samba de Amigo, Super Monkey Ball, Shenmue, Chu Chu rocket, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic, Phantasy Star, Phantasy Star Online, Daytona USA, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Cop, Jet Set Radio, NiGHTS, Vectorman, Seaman, World Series Baseball, Home Run King, Soccer Slam, Virtua Striker, NFL 2K, NHL 2K, Joe Montana Football, NBA 2K, Virtua Tennis, Virtua Cop, House of the Dead, Typing of the Dead, Sega GT, Ooga Booga, Rez, Ecco the Dolphin, 18-Wheeler, Alien Front Online, Headhunter, Space Channel 5, Propeller Arena, Toe Jam & Earl, Virtua Athlete, Streets of Rage, Outrun, Afterburner, Shinobi, Shining Force, Bug, Clockwork Knight, Golden Axe, Panzer Dragoon, Gun Valkyrie... to name a few. They have made much more original titles than EA, and they have ventured into many more genres. But of course, Sega has the best arcade division around. Let's not forget that.