I just want the system to respond to what I want it to do, like when I press the guide button in game, I want system resources devoted to that, if the console can play Gears of War 2 then it can load the friggin’ blades up quicker! I have do disagree with you there Joe, I’ve grown tired of the Avatar system and M$’s refusal to let you do anything fun with them, Mortal Combat style fatalities anyone? Below is a list of stuff you aren’t allowed to do with your avatar, straight from the overlords mouth:

- Player interacts with their avatar as if it’s a separate character
- Violence which causes blood, gore, dismemberment, decapitation, maiming, or mutilation
- Player’s avatar talks
- Acts of sexual innuendo or mildly explicit sexual descriptions or images or sexual posturing
- Excretes obscene bodily fluids or substances
- Glamorized criminal act
- Acts of an aggressive or threatening manner
- Vulgar or profane act
- Use of controlled substances
- Replace Avatar features
- Avatars proportions are not modified

More in depth explanations can be found HERE. If your age is set as over 18 in the system then you should be able to do whatever you want. If I wanted a lifeless doll I’d just play on my Wii! As much as the casual audience has saved Nintendo, many of their long term fans have now deserted them (myself included) and I don’t want to see my beloved Xbox go the same way, Natal I’m looking at you! Eventually these companies are going to have to realise that people play games to relax and you don’t relax by coming home from work and waving your arms about in-front of the TV like a maniac! Well there you go people, that’s today’s off topic rant over, hope you enjoyed it...

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