After 23423865873 more attempts, I defeated Gergorio III. Just. I had no energy left at all. Hurrah! The next round was really easy, and I finished that on my first attempt, before moving on to the end of game boss – who was probably the easiest character to beat in the entire game! Not only was it a simple hammer-the-button for the “strum” cues, but there was a “charge” section every minute or so, which allowed me to regain all …
NO WAY IN HELL. I hate this game. I don’t know why the heck I keep playing it, as it just isn’t fun. At all. I can’t get past the weird camp bloke I reached earlier. I managed to got to “Final” again, and died. Again. And again. I think, actually, there may be something wrong with my PS2 joypad, as I’m certain that I’m getting the rhythm right, but the hits are not registering. I have to press Circle …
I am rubbish at this game. I really am. Either that, or the game is impossible (which is more likely, to be fair). I managed to defeat the Sanbone Trio, who were almost as annoying as Ban-K, but thankfully a bit easier. They only took a double-figures number of attempts to get past, anyway. Then it was on to some really camp bloke in what appeared to be a Cathedral. He’s easy, until you get into the “Final” section, and …
Well, it seems that hammering the buttons randomly all the way through the level is the way to go to defeat Ben-K. How rubbish. With him out the way, I then had to fight him again – properly this time – and he was pretty easy. As was the girl I had to play a proper guitar to after that. Now I’m onto some skeletons, who start off like Ben-K (only the cues actually match the music this time, so …
No, it’s no use. I can’t get past the shark thing. I’ve spent too long getting annoyed at this game to bother with it any more. It’s a shame, as I enjoyed the music, but games are supposed to be fun – and this one I just want to burn.
In general, I like rhythm games. I liked Samba de Amigo, and Parappa the Rapper. I liked Donkey Konga, and I like Dancing Stage. This, however, is pants. I’ve done the tutorial, and defeated three baddies. Not without some difficulty, though. It is as if the game is trying to be three rhythm games at once, and fails at all three. The backgrounds make it difficult to see your cues for starters. Even when they don’t, they’re difficult to follow …
You know, I’ve often wondered what Guitar Hero would be like if it was a cute platformer full of birds. Well, actually I never have. But clearly, someone did because here it is. Songbird Symphony stars Birb, a little bird of unknown origin, who sets out to find his family and where he came from. This involves some Metroidvania-lite platforming but instead of unlocking new skills to reach new areas, you unlock new musical notes which you tweet at locked …
Pikmin 2(GC 12/01/2005) Zoo Keeper(DS 29/01/2005) Paper Mario 2(GC 30/01/2005) Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude(Xbox 07/02/2005) Sonic Adventure DX(GC 09/02/2005) Fable(Xbox 17/02/2005) Mr Driller: Drill Spirits(DS 17/02/2005) Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap(GBA 21/02/2005) Ribbit King(GC 27/02/2005) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas(PS2 06/03/2005) Gitaroo Man(PS2 12/03/2005) Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon(Xbox 19/03/2005) Yoshi Touch & Go(DS 27/03/2005) Mario Golf: Advance Tour(GBA 28/03/2005) Metroid Fusion(GBA 08/04/2005) Bubble Bobble: Old & New(GBA 15/04/2005) Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars(GBA 18/04/2005) …
Considering it is “just” an iPod game, Phase has had quite a bit of media attention this week. The main reason being it’s been done by none other than Guitar Hero and now Rock Band developers Harmonix, and it’s basically more of the same. OK, so you only have three buttons (although there’s also “slide around the controller” sections), but it’s the same thing in essence. You also get to use your own music! To do this, just add tracks …
Well, that didn’t take long. Not in number of days, anyway. In number of attempts, somewhat more. The last few levels were somewhat difficult (especially the Cops vs Alien Robots one), but the actual last level was pretty easy, requiring only a couple of tries. Very enjoyable game though. Much better than Gitaroo Man. I just need to go through it again now, on one of the harder modes. Possibly. Or not.
Yes, yes. Another new DS game. But this one is ACE! Just like the last few. Ahem. It’s a rhythm game, like Dance Dance Revolution or Gitaroo Man. More like the latter, in fact, since it’s by the same people. And yes, I did hate Gitaroo Man more than anything else ever, but Ouendan is better. And not as impossible (yet, anyway). You basically just circled tap numbers as they appear, as close as possible to the decreasing-in-size ring around …
