It could end up doing in the realm of 250k lifetime, and then I will have to eat my words. Since I put the prediction out there, I'll have to do what John Lucas does and stick with it. If it passes 150k, I'll gladly eat crow.
I'm thinking the US reviewers will give this an 80%. Most of them are naturally FPS fans because the stigma is FPS = hardcore, everything else = casual for America. But this game looks like it has all the elements I want - Great Storyline, fun battle system, HD graphics, world map, etc.
Microsoft does need to advertise this game in the West, or their marketing team needs to be fired.
"Naturally the common people don't want war: Neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, IT IS THE LEADERS of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is TELL THEM THEY ARE BEING ATTACKED, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. IT WORKS THE SAME IN ANY COUNTRY." --Hermann Goering, leading Nazi party member, at the Nuremberg War Crime Trials
Conservatives: Pushing for a small enough government to be a guest in your living room, or even better - your uterus.
