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Noble Nine - Link, Cloud, Solid Snake, Sephiroth, Mario, Crono, Sonic, Samus and Mega Man

UC2 got this!
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Halo is handily winning in North America. BUT!

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4166&region=USXCA

Uncharted 2 got this.

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DFF

If I squint really hard I can make Drake look like Jack Bauer.

This obviously is boosting his votal intake.
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The Show Curse™ strikes again!
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Even if Halo takes charge of the ASV, this is looking like it'll be a close win. Barring a Drake collapse, this should be the third straight match where 2009 games redeem themselves.
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This being a day match will save Halo.
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Yeah, I really wish this was a night match. Oh well.

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From: KamikazePotato | #008
Yeah, I really wish this was a night match. Oh well.

This.
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It's 15 minutes in or so.
I doubt it's gonna stay the same. And yes, this being a day match helps Halo big time. What's with the 59% U2 is carrying in Europe.
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Wrong way Drake!
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Almost 28 again.
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GotD Bracket: 112/128 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Halo

Better... <_<
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Oy, another close one?

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O dear.It was fun while it lasted but Halo got dis!
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Come on, Halo!

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REALLY wish this was a night match.

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DFF

tag

good match btw
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Even if Halo takes charge of the ASV, this is looking like it'll be a close win.

And it should take charge of the ASV, because Uncharted 2 bombed the ASV against MW2 in that GotY poll.
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From: shane15 | #015
O dear.It was fun while it lasted but Halo got dis!

Gotta love posts like this when Halo is still losing.
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I've been known to say stuff and have it backfire in my face a lot.
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Right way Drake!
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And Uncharted gains again.

"lol"
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Dang, looks like UC2 will be able to hold the lead for the first half-hour. That's 25 more minutes than I expected. Moral victory, IMO!

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Master Chief trying its hardest to choke, damn Uncharted 2 why must you be so terrible to barely capitalize on it.
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GotD Bracket: 112/128 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Halo

LOL Halo
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I really thought Uncharted would be the game to be embarrassed by this match - guess I underestimated Halo's powers of choking!

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halo will win. its winning in us by a big margin
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From: Kotetsu534 | #027
I really thought Uncharted would be the game to be embarrassed by this match - guess I underestimated Halo's powers of choking!

This, indeed.
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From: Kotetsu534 | #027
I really thought Uncharted would be the game to be embarrassed by this match - guess I underestimated Halo's powers of choking!

considering this is xbox strongest exclusive against a new ip ps3 exclusive uncharted 2 is very strong. ultimately america and uk loves halo so it will win. but uncharted 2 is stronger than every game in this division except halo/fallout 3.
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halo will win. its winning in us by a big margin

You should look at North America since Canada is countering a big chunk of what the US is doing.
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GotD Bracket: 112/128 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Halo

21.

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This would be a lot more interesting if Uncharted 2 had 25 less votes.
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GotD Bracket: 112/128 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Halo

I dunno why you guys think Halo is "choking" when more gurus picked Uncharted and SMS.

Halo should still win this and it'll be an upset by guru standards.
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Because no one expected this to be close after we saw how heavily night-oriented Uncharted 2 was.

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DFF

6 votes.

Is it time for the Halo Smash?
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GotD Bracket: 112/128 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Halo

I might run through Uncharted 1 again now it's got trophy support.
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From: charmander6000 | #031
halo will win. its winning in us by a big margin

You should look at North America since Canada is countering a big chunk of what the US is doing.

us is much bigger.
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Yeah, Halo's got this one.
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Because no one expected this to be close after we saw how heavily night-oriented Uncharted 2 was.

Meh, most people had Halo at 54%, if the ASV comes through it should break 52%.

Didn't Uncharted 2 get crushed at night (by 2 night games though)?
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GotD Bracket: 112/128 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Halo

The way I see it, Halo's gonna build a lead slowly for the next 2-3 hours. Then the ASV happens and it pulls away big time.
I see Halo around 51% in 2 hours and at 53-54% by the end.

Anyway, we'll see.
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From: KamikazePotato | #035
Because no one expected this to be close after we saw how heavily night-oriented Uncharted 2 was.

halo anti votes boost u2.
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Didn't Uncharted 2 get crushed at night (by 2 night games though)?

It had a good night vote, at least in the 2009 GotY Poll. For reference, the trends of the 2009 GotY poll:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AgBWiYjlMLwYdExtZEVhQ0Z0T01obVhoRHRwMGNhSFE&gid=1
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us is much bigger.

Still the 56% in US is only 53% in NA.
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GotD Bracket: 112/128 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Halo

Though Uncharted 2 doesn't want to give up.
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and when europe goes to bed this match will be voer. still people expect halo to win more easily so moral victory for u2.

imo the best match was colossus because it was huge upset which piss people off.
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Looking at the results by country, it's like the US vs. The World

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germany hate halo

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4166&region=DE
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From: KamikazePotato | #035
Because no one expected this to be close after we saw how heavily night-oriented Uncharted 2 was.

But up until the ASV on school days is when the night trends truly die. And Halo always gets anti-voted like crazy.

As others said, this shouldn't be close at all by the end of the match.
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So is Legend of Dragoon projected to beat Mario Sunshine, assuming Uncharted 2 = Halo.

I must know.
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