XBL Launch: Mech Assault or Unreal Championship?

[zurich]

For the cash-strapped gamer, I figure its one or the other that'll go in the bag with the starter kit. All 3 is quite a bit to plunk down for us non-salary folk.

As for MotoGP, Ghost Recon, Wacked (...), they're all on sale as we speak (or will be soon), so I figure it'll be one or the other for the must-have XBL launch game.

I wonder which will sell more? Even though UC has the Unreal franchise going for it, I think MechAssault will win out as it's all around 'fresh'. UC could be seen as a X axis-only UT2k3 for dummies.

zurich

[BoddoZerg]

UT2003 isn't nearly as good as it should have been, and UC can only be worse.

I'd take MechAssault over it any day.

[duffer]

Hah! Neither! Any Xbox Live beta tester can tell you that Moto GP is the game to get. :D

[Glonk]

MechAssault. I've already got MotoGP (awesome game, IMHO, especially on Live). I play UT2K3 on my PC, UC looks too similar for my tastes so I'll rent it first.

[Johnny Awesome]

I'm getting both, but if I had to chose it would be MechAssault.

[Mr. Angry Pants]

Mech Assault. I was skeptical of it at first, thinking Microsoft had just dumbed it down for the sake of appeasing casual gamers, but ALL the previews have been extremely positive. I still won't like the lack of customization, but atleast they've captured the spirit of Battletech, if not anything else.

[Dural]

Both. I already have UT2K3 and like it a lot, especially bombing run, so I'm sure UC will be great with the voice chat.