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When I published a post to my gaming diary, Blogger suddenly went all Deutsche on me. Ist gut, ja?
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD (360)
My wife was not impressed with today’s performance on SPFIITHD. We played 8 matches, and I won them all, as Ryu each time. Since realising you can press Up on the D-pad to instantly drop blocks (rather than Down which drops them quickly) I’ve been able to improve my skillz somewhat.
Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels (Wii)
At first I thought “Hang on, isn’t this supposed to be hard?” as I got to 2-2 without losing a life or even finding it particularly tricky. Sadly, there’s a bit in the middle of 2-2 which seems totally impossible. So I lost all my lives. Bah.
Mario’s Super Picross (Wii)
That’s all of Level 4 done. And, since Level 4 was the last level, I thought “only the Wario Levels to go now!”. Only, of course, I was wrong – I unlocked Levels 5, 6 and 7. Um. Anyway, completed most of the Level 5 puzzles. Still no Nintendo ones though.
Mario’s Super Picross (Wii)
Finished all of Level 3 and have done a few puzzles on Level 4. Still no really hard ones yet, and I’m slightly disappointed that there haven’t been any Nintendo-themed puzzles either. Still ace though!
Mario’s Super Picross (Wii)
Picross is ace. Mario is ace. So Mario’s Super Picross has to be acetwice, yes? Yes! And it is! Downloaded it for the Wii Virtual Console this afternoon (along with Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels) and completed all the puzzled on Level 1 and Level 2. Nothing hard yet. Also unlocked Wario’s Super Picross in the process, although I’m not sure how I managed that.
Call of Duty 4 Beta (Demo) (360)
I hate soldier games. Almost all of them. I didn’t like any of the other Call of Duty games, nor did I like any of the Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Battlefield or Medal of Honour games. And FPSes are not really my thing, generally, anyway. But, getting on a beta is a special thing, so when I got a code to join up, I thought I should at least do Ubisoft the service of giving it a go. Wish I …
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (360): COMPLETED! AGAIN!
Only this time with less emeralds (none, in fact – I didn’t even try) and more speed (achievements for completing Chemical Plant 1 and the whole game quickly – GET!). I then had a go playing online in VS mode. Oh dear. Whoever hosts, wins. This seems to be a common thing with these Sega XBLA games (see also Streets of Rage 2). If you’re not hosting, there’s a second delay between pressing a button and the action being carried …
Timeshift (Demo) (360)
Another day, another FPS with a “gimmick”. Timeshift‘s gimmick is, as the name suggests, the ability to shift time. A bit. You can slow time, stop time for a couple of seconds, or reverse time (which didn’t seem to do anything when I tried it). Aside from that, this just seems like a very generic shooter. It wasn’t awful: being able to blow up and shoot away walls was great, and there were a few puzzles where you have to …
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (360): COMPLETED!
Seeing as I’d left Sonic “parked” on Wing Fortress, I wasn’t surprised to finish this almost immediately after starting to play it today. Super Sonic made short work of the boss at the end of Wing Fortress, and Metal Sonic and Eggman proved to be no challenge at all. However, although I got the achievement for completing the game, I need to go back and do it again, only more quickly! There’s an achievement for doing Chemical Plant 1 in …
Assorted 360 Demos (360)
Yes, time again to catch up on some demos that I’ve downloaded recently… Cyberball 2072Rubbish. Hated it on the Megadrive, and although this is a conversion of the superior arcade original, it’s still rubbish. American Football games are all crap, and this one adds crap robots to double how crap it is. Amazing. Fatal Fury SpecialHmm. It’s not awful, but with Street Fighter II and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 already available on XBLA, it isn’t really wanted. The Fatal Fury …
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (360)
Made it up to Wing Fortress without too much difficulty. In fact, the only times I died were due to Super Sonic kicking in and then the floaty-slidey nature of his jumps causing me to fall down holes and stuff. Tch. Wing Fortress isn’t going too well either, as I keep having to lose my rings on purpose in order to not become Super Sonic!
Carcassonne (360)
You know, I do play this a lot more often than I normally report on. It’s a regular “a couple of goes before bed” game. Anyway, played two rounds with my wife, and won both. I always seem to score badly through the game as she picks up huge castles and long roads, and then make a killing with carefully planned farms.
Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground (Demo) (360)
Oh my! First skate. and now this! Amazing! Firstly, let me just say one thing: TONY HAWK AND SKATE ARE NOT THE SAME TYPE OF GAME. It really annoys me when people say that TH games are redundant now that skate. is here, and it does everything TH games should have done long ago. This is not true. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground is, like all TH games, an arcade game. skate. is a simulation. Like how Gran Turismo isn’t Outrun …
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (360)
It was only fairly recently that I completed this for the Wii. So why get it for the 360 as well? Because it’s Sonic, of course! (NB: Rule of “It’s Sonic, of course!” does not apply to Sonic Heroes, Sonic and the Secret Rings or Sonic the Hedgehog 3D) So I’ve managed to complete Chemical Plant Zone, having nabbed all the Chaos Emeralds before the end of Chemical Plant 1. It really helps not having picked Tails to accompany me. …