FRD Website Archive/Polls

This is the Polls section. Here you can have a look through past questions, and even answer the new one. You're living the dream, man.
== Latest Poll ==
It's Christmas. This year I want...
*Playstation 3 Console
*Xbox 360 Console
*Wii Console
*Just games
*Peace, love and happiness
==Previous Polls==
Coming up on the Wii, I want to see
*More regular games like on other consoles (75%)
*More games using different peripherals like the balance board (6%)
*More short, 'pick up and play' games (2%)
*Nothing. I'm bored of Wii (19%)
The most important feature for TimeSplitters is:
*Great single player story. (18%)
*Huge multiplayer options. (46%)
*Massive selection of characters. (11%)
*Weapons, weapons and more weapons. (11%)
*Levels from lots of different eras. (14%)
I want to play TimeSplitters 4 on:
*PlayStation 3 (35%)
*XBox 360 (22%)
*Wii (36%)
*PC (5%)
*Make something different (2%)
How do you want to get your games?
*Pay per play (1%)
*Pay per episode (1%)
*Pay for a whole game (95%)
*Pay a monthly subscription (2%)
Do you play MMO games?
*Yes, I'm totally hooked on lots of them (9%)
*I have one that I like a lot (18%)
*I've spent a little time on them. (25%)
*No, they're not my kind of thing. (35%)
*What's an MMO game? (14%)
How do you want to own your game?
*Buy flashy boxes from a shop (62%)
*Buy flashy boxes from a website (17%)
*Download games from a website (6%)
*'Borrow' it permanently from a friend? (15%)
What is the most exciting gaming development?
*Gaming on mobile phones (2%)
*Hand-held console games (4%)
*'Next Gen' Console gaming (71%)
*PSN, Xbox Live and Virtual Console (22%)
Current games are lacking:
*Stunning Graphics (8%)
*Original gameplay (47%)
*Interesting narrative (16%)
*All of the above (22%)
*None of the above (7%)
The Byron Report:
*Totally right (4%)
*Totally wrong (9%) 
*Some well researched points (11%)
*What's the Byron report? (75%)
My sequel loyalties lie with:
*Metal Gear Solid 4 (28%)
*Grand Theft Auto 4 (31%)
*Gran Turismo 5 (6%)
*Far Cry 2 (29%)
I'm having the most fun with:
*Retro (11%)
*Last Gen (27%)
*This Gen (53%)
*Games have so far still to go (10%)
Christmas has been and gone and I got:
*An XBOX 360 (19%)
*A PS 3 (36%)
*A Wii (24%)
*A DS (2%)
*A PSP (3%)
*Something to get me outside occasionally! (17%)
Christmas is coming I'm asking for:
*An XBOX 360 (19%)
*A PS 3 (37%)
*A Wii (31%)
*A DS (2%)
*A PSP (2%)
*Something to get me outside occasionally! (11%)
When I'm considering buying a game:
*I'd like to know who the developer is (50%)
*I'd like to know who the publisher is (2%)
*Both (26%)
*I don't care about any of that (22%)
Vehicles in FPS games?
*Gimme! They're essential (37%)
*Well...It's a nice extra feature (48%)
*Hmmm... It's irrelevant to the core gameplay (8%)
*Nah! If I want vehicles I'll buy a driving game (7%)
How Do You Feel About HAZE?
*You had me at 'Hello' (39%)
*You had me at 4-player co-op (16%)
*You had me at two-factioned asymmetric Nectar combat (14%)
*I'm only here to download the free music (32%)
Is it 'Next' Gen?
*PS3 is truly the master (25%)
*Xbox 360 is where the action is (17%)
*Wii - gets jiggy with it (57%)
Is using SIXAXIS™ in games...
*Essential to feeling more involved (12%)
*Just a bit of extra fun (42%)
*Not really interesting to me (46%)
Who has had the strongest E3 show?
*Microsoft (21%)
*Nintendo (21%)
*Sony (42%)
*I'm unmoved by it all (16%)
Who would win?
*Pirates! (21%)
*Ninjas! (44%)
*Vikings! (18%)
*Tom Hanks in Philadelphia! (18%)
Has a Game Ever Made You Cry?
*Yes. But then I cried at the end of 'L.A Story' when Steve Martin is talking to the road sign. (20%)
*No. But in fairness, I have to beat homeless people to death with a hammer to feel any emotion at all. (47%)
*Almost. I got a lump in my throat, but it turned out to be a cyst. (33%)
Who do you want the bad guys to be?
*Slavering aliens (12%)
*Groaning zombies (27%)
*Despotic robots (12%)
*Evil twisted humans (22%)
*Big Brother contestants (see above) (28%)
Who do you want to play as?
*A kick-ass robot (20%)
*A sexy sassy lady (25%)
*A cool dude (20%)
*Monkey, monkey, monkey! (35%)
Where do you want to play?
*In the nice future, with robot butlers and flying cars and whatnot. (27%)
*In the evil future, with let's say, engineered diseases that make people behave like either zombies or Pauly Shore. (39%)
*Right here, right now. I have no imagination. (10%)
*Through history's greatest moments - you know, like the birth of Christ, or when Second Sight came out. (24%)
Why Did You Buy the PS3?
*Because it's the most powerful console in the world. And I need that for all my wrestling games. (7%)
*It has better games than those white consoles. (10%)
*Because Sony are cooler than The Fonze - even if he was driving the car from Knight Rider with Teen Wolf in the passenger seat. (5%)
*I didn't buy it. Why? None of your business. (78%)
If you bought TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, did you finish it?
*Yeah, I am the TS master. (76%)
*I got most of the way through it. (14%)
*I didn't get very far, it wasn't for me. (4%)
*I didn't bother, multiplayer is king! (6%)
Are motion-based games like Wii Sports or Eye Toy here to stay and not just a passing phase?
*The revolution has arrived and it's here to stay. Goodbye old control pads! (21%)
*Motion controls will be out of date faster than Ricky Martin watching a laserdisc whilst driving a Sinclair C5. (18%)
*In the words of Oscar Wilde: "There's room for both of them". (62%)
Should our next game include:
*More Monkeys (47%)
*More Zombies (39%)
*Neither (14%)
Which Console Game has the Best Online Experience so far?
*Call of Duty 3 (14%)
*Gears of War (32%)
*F.E.A.R (7%)
*Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (13%)
*ChuChu Rocket. Go Dreamcast (35%)
Does a Console Need to be a 'Multi-Media Hub' to Make You Buy It?
*Yes, of course. I don’t want a bunch of different machines under my TV. (22%)
*No. I have my reasons (61%)
*PC games are teh pwnage n00b. (17%)
Gears of War?
*Mindless (12%)
*Mindless Fun (36%)
*It stimulates me intellectually, and it's fun. (14%)
*I don't need it. I'm staying in hypersleep until Haze hits the streets. (38%)
Nintendo Wii - Did you get one, or what?
*Of course! I pre-ordered that Bad Boy. (30%)
*You bet I did. I bought it from the store - and I've been making lazy urine jokes ever since. (17%)
*I wanted one, but they were out of stock. IDIOT. (20%)
*If they want my money, they’ll need some better games. (15%)
*Hell no. Why would I want another GameCube, just because it comes with a boxy-looking lightgun? (18%)
I want a Nintendo Wii because:
*Innovative control method (51%)
*Great Nintendo character-based games (14%)
*It's a great price for what you get (8%)
*I don't want one... it's weak and puny (27%)
For the next "Free Radical Gong of Terror" how should hopefuls pitch their ideas?
*Sliding down a helter skelter (14%)
*On a unicycle - until they fall off (22%)
*Whilst being hung upside down - until they pass out (19%)
*On a mechanical rodeo bull - until they crack their skulls (45%)
How do you play your multiplayer games?
*System Link (3%)
*Split Screen (44%)
*Online (35%)
*Drunk! (18%)
Apart from TimeSplitters Future Perfect, what's the best multiplayer game of all time?
*Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (6%)
*Halo (24%)
*Star Wars: Battlefront (28%)
*Unreal Tournament (20%)
*Worms ((the Amiga version where you could draw your own levels with Deluxe Paint II) (22%)
Which gaming convention would you like to get rid of forever?
*Crates (11%)
*Exploding barrels (6%)
*'Bullet Time' (17%)
*Disappearing bodies (66%)
What is your favorite kind of game?
*First person shooter (65%)
*Third person shooter (14%)
*"Old School" 2D games (10%)
*Text-based role playing games that when you type in swear words they say "Sh*t you stupid game' doesn't work here." (10%)
What is your biggest expectation from a next-gen game?
*New graphics features (11%)
*Advanced physics (13%)
*New groundbreaking genres (15%)
*General higher quality gameplay (52%)
*A high price tag (9%)
What has the greatest influence on your decision to buy a game?
*Internet previews/reviews (52%)
*Magazine previews/reviews (13%)
*TV adverts (5%)
*Personal recommendations from friends (10%)
*Nothing influences me. I am a rock. I am an island. (19%)
*Ainsley Harriott (1%)
Choose your cuboid!
*Xbox 360 (3%)
*PlayStation 3 (5%)
*Nintendo Wii (89%)
*Consoles are for dweebs. PC. (1%)
*DREAMCAST ALL THE WAY!! I'm still playing Dynamite Cop II and Confidential Mission (2%)
Have Videogames Ever Influenced Your Behaviour?
*Yes. My actions are shaped by the games I play. (8%)
*No. I'm not that stupid. (51%)
*Sometimes I feel the urge to act like I'm in a game, but I stop myself. (32%)
*The only game that ever changed the way I behave was the original Leisure Suit Larry, and I'm still picking the pubes out of my teeth. (8%)
What is the most important feature in a game?
*A gripping story (53%)
*Humanistic AI (39%)
*Photo-realistic graphics (7%)
*Lifelike sound (2%)
Should Cut-Scenes Be Like Mini-Movies, or In-game?
*Mini-Movies! (33%)
*In-game! (57%)
*No cut-scene, whatever the format, has ever stopped me from pressing Start repeatedly like a frantic retard. (10%)
What Would Be The Coolest Weapon?
*A gun that fires a net (27%)
*A hammer (10%)
*An exploding knife that you stick in people then run away (53%)
*Yoshimitsu's deadly purple breath (9%)