• 18Jul 07

  Summer Update 2

  Just a quick update of what's been going on since the last time I wrote. What's been going on you ask? Games, I say! (also work) I've been playing alot of quality titles this summer so heres a short summary of what I've been playing on what console:

  Xbox360- Forza Motorsport 2 has made me the most addicted I have ever been to a racing game. Ever. I skipped the first entry into the series because I decided that I was going to try to just stick with the PGR series, but once I read the review and watched a bunch of gameplay videos, I knew I had to give it a chance. I've put a good amount of hours into this game - currently around level 34. I didn't think I was ever going to slow down on the game until The Darkness came out.

  I picked up The Darkness the day it came out and I can honestly say it is easily my favourite game to come out this year thus far. I beat the singeplayer 3 times the first week I had it, and I'm still not bored of it yet. It's a little on the short side, but I like it that way because it warrants multiple playthroughs. The multiplayer really has a lot of potentional but the only thing really holding it back in my opinion is lag issues. A definate must play, even if it's just a rental.

  I was going to buy Rockstars Table Tennis when it came out but decided to wait until the price dropped a bit - and drop it did. When I picked up The Darkness, my local EB had new copies of Table Tennis going for $20 CDN (They say it's been discontinued). This is the game I am currently playing on my Xbox 360, and I really enjoy it. The mechanics are simple, yet strangely addictive. The characters are probably one of my favourite aspects of the game. My girlfriend will probably go crazy if she has to hear me same the name "Liu Ping" one more time and I don't know what it is about Jesper, but something about him makes me want to cause him serious bodily harm.

  Wii- My Wii has kind of been collecting dust lately (yes, I'm talking about the console). I haven't played Super Paper Mario at all since the first week I bought it. Besides a couple Wii Sports sessions with the GF, I haven't touched the system at all.

  Nintendo DS- After crushing Pokemon Diamond, I continued back on the trail of getting through Custom Robo. I got even closer to the climax before I picked upPuzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. Now, I'm not usually one for these types of puzzle games but I have fallen into some kind of addiction for this game. I'm going to blame it on the RPG elements because I don't really have any other excuses. My girlfriend on the other hand, really enjoys the "match 3" type puzzle games, so quite naturually she has been putting in tons of hours into this title also. I'm at about level 40, so I think I'm getting pretty close to finishing up the main quest, then I can finally get back to Custom Robo.

  PS2- lol

  • Posted Jul 18, 2007 7:41 am PT
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• 24May 07

  Summer Update

  Work has kept me very, very busy for the last few months but that hasn't stopped me from getting as much gaming done as possible.  I'm just going to give an update on what games I've been playing/completed for each system.

  Xbox 360- A lot of games have gone through my 360 since I last wrote, but there is still a few that I really need to finish up.   I must say, Crackdown was well worth the money paid for it.  I've been playing alot of the Halo 3 beta and I have never been more excited for a Halo game since.....ever.  On top of that, Crackdown is just a really, really fun game that I enjoyed from start to finish. 

  Some superb games that I've completed since I last wrote include:  Call of Duty 3, Rainbow 6 Vegas, Gears of War, Lost Planet and Alien Hominid.  The games I still need to beat are:  Dead Rising, Viva Pinata and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. 

  Wii- I played alot of Wii Sports around the time I got my Wii.  I also flew through Zelda: Twilight Princess and Warioware: Smooth Moves.  I loved Twilight Princess so much that I grabbed A Link to the Past off of the Virtual console.  Having never played through LLTP in it's entirety, I was in for a real treat as it is probably as good or better than Ocarina of Time.  I have a few days left in Rayman Raving Rabbids and I recently put a few hours into Super Paper Mario.  Super Paper Mario is a great game, and one that I look forward to playing more of when things get less crazy.

  Nintendo DS- About a month before Pokemon came out I was playing Custom Robo.  I wanted a game that would hold me over until Pokemon released that could also be played on the train for 40 minute sessions.  Custom Robo was a good choice.  It's a fun and lengthy adventure that kept me busy on those boring commutes to and from work.  There are countless battles in Custom Robo however they are a little on the easy side.  I was very close to the end of this game before Pokemon put it on a brief hiatus. 

  I picked up Pokemon Diamond when it came out and I've been playing the hell out of it since.  I haven't played a Pokemon game since Blue/Red so I thought it was about time to see what I've missed.  The game came to me naturally as it really isn't too different from the original games and I'm starting my way down victory road after playing for a little over 30 hours.   Despite not bringing anything new to the table, Pokemon D/P is a superb game that I look forward to completing.  When it's done I plan to finish up Custom Robo.

  I also thought it was worth mentioning that I beat Elite Beat Agents on the hardest difficulty.  This is easily my favourite DS title right now and I really look forward to the sequel.  I also ran through Yoshis Island DS, which was a fun platformer that made the train rides fly by.

  PS2- Not much is up on the PS2 front.  I have been playing God of War 2 on and off since it came out.  It's more GoW - which is a good thing, and I'm not going to retire my PS2 system until I get through this one.  I've also been playing alot of Guitar Hero 1 and 2.  I really wish I waited for Guitar Hero 2 on the X360 because the game definately doesn't warrant being purchased on two consoles.  I also bought a copy of Rez off eBay, but that was really one of those game I bought just so I could say I own it.

  • Posted May 24, 2007 12:22 pm PT
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• 24Jan 07

  Wii (Finally)

  Finally found a Wii after some extremely bad luck following the launch of the system (waited in line all night to be the first person not to get one).  Wii is everything I expected and is an amazing secondary console to the 360.  I didn't need to pick up any games since I already had Twilight Princess, Rayman Raving Rabbids and Warioware since they came out, but I would enjoy a nunchuck for my second controller but those things are damn near impossible to find.

  Since my last entry I've picked up a ton of Xbox 360 and DS games.  Some worth mentioning are Gears of War, Rainbow 6 Vegas, Call of Duty 3, Viva Pinata,  Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, Lost Planet, Elite Beat Agents, Yoshis Island DS and Okami.  It's great to see so many quality titles being released on the 360, I just wish I had more time to play them all. 

  • Posted Jan 24, 2007 7:42 am PT
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