MoO3 hits the stores - Seen it being SOLD? Post here

[Jack_www]

THe sad this for me is that today would have been perfect for me to get the game. Now when it comes to EB on the 26th, I dont think I can make it down there to get it! I already took a day off school for this damn game and I cant take anther day off!!! Why the hell does infogreed do this to us??????

[Tuberski]

Re: Re: Re: The manual is ?

Originally posted by Lord of the Isles


I am zooming in, and I really appreciate having it.

But even though I really don't care for eye-candy, and I'll approach this game with an open mind (not to mention trembling fingers ), it's a pain that we can't get a sensibly formatted pdf manual. What other explanation can there be except that the release was rushed?

Ok, *takes deep breaths*, manuals are minor things. But I'd be ashamed to produce something like that in a beta copy of a game, never mind the finished product. Look at it this way: surely the manual source at QS was stored in a sensible format. I mean, they surely didn't keep it all on post-it notes and suddenly think: "Heavens! the release is in 3 weeks, we'd better think about typing this stuff up". And I can't believe that whatever format they stored it in couldn't have been used to create a nicer pdf file than the one we have.

I suppose that it might be a deliberate decision to produce it the way it looks. Sort of an old-manual-found-on-a-derelict-space-freighter kind of thing. But it's hard on my old eyes. And I've only moaned about the format; the font they've used is another problem.

But to repeat: game play is all and I'll forgive QS/IG totally if the thing plays well.

You are probably the first person on these boards to claim what I highlighted!



ACK!

[The Rusty Gamer]

It's a small world after all?

What I want to know is if whether one of the 20 major global countries is Australia & New Zealand. Does anyone know what the specific countries are?

[TheMaestro]

I think it is spooky that nations other than the US get it first. Should be vice-versa, but only a couple more days anyways!

[Arnelos]

Re: It's a small world after all?

Originally posted by The Rusty Gamer
What I want to know is if whether one of the 20 major global countries is Australia & New Zealand. Does anyone know what the specific countries are?

Evidently, based upon the experience of myself and others, IG apparently doesn't consider the United States one of "20 major global countries" either

International release on the 25th my a--

[dadacp]

I received an email yesterday from Amazon.de. My copy of MOO3 has been sent to me. Should come today or tomorrow, I hope.

[Todd Hawks]

Same with me. Shipped yesterday but unfortunately too late to get it today.

Lord of the Isles, I have the manual (pdf) and I don't see your problem. It is a completely normal manual just like any other. (I am not talking about the content, haven't had time to read it yet)

[Master-Mike]

I contacted my store yesterday and they said they would have it on the shelves on Friday the 28th. This is for Australia so yes where are one of the 20 countries. Looking good for the weekend, worst case early next week.

[ZargonX]

Well, my friends tried to pick it up for me for my birthday today, and were told by the ever-helpful EB employees that it wouldn't be out until the 26th. *sigh*

[Kinjiru]

I too ran all over town (Nashville, TN) looking for it. The first EB said the 26th, the second said the 27th, Mediaplay said 27th, Walmart said "late March", BestBuy was clueless.

I did pick up Splinter Cell for the PC though and hot damn it's good! So, not a total waste.

[Jamski]

Ha ! Its out in Germany, but sold out. They say they're getting more today. Bummer, eh?

-Jam

[danwhit]

I saw an empty spot on the shelf at Walmart in KY at 2:00 am on the 26th. So, I assume that it was put in on 25th and sold out.

So, it did reach some stores on the 25th. Or they just made a spot for it and will put it in tomorrow(I hope this is the case).

[SJPadbury]

Nah, Wal-Mary was just being efficient-like by having the space all set aside. I hit 2 in my quest on the 25th, both had the space, and neither had gotten it in yet.
I also went to to EB's which both said the 26th, and stop bugging us, CompUSA just knew they didn't have it, Best Buy said 2-3 days after the ship date, usually, but no specific info on this particular release, and Circuit City was clueless. *shrug*
So we get to play this game again tomorrow, only problem being that it only leaves me one day before the work-week starts and I have no free time until the beginning of next week. *sigh*
Oh well, we'll see what happens.

[star mouse]

Originally posted by Master-Mike
I contacted my store yesterday and they said they would have it on the shelves on Friday the 28th. This is for Australia so yes where are one of the 20 countries. Looking good for the weekend, worst case early next week.

I asked my local games store about it (an Electronics Boutique in the Melbourne suburbs) and I was told the third of the third ... In other words they will get the game on 03/03/03.

The bad news is I won't have it this weekend.
The good news is, that date is so cool.

[Jamski]

But if you buy it twice then you are evil as 333 x 2 = 666

-Jam