Hah! So That Rev Chap thought he could take me on today! Only his scores were thwarted with ease, and once again I was Champion. Champion of, erm, some, anyway. Later, I played again and almost completed Sequence mode. I can do the first 10 levels, without dying or using bombs, but not all in the same go. Which is a shame, as if I could do it, I’m pretty much guaranteed to complete the other 10 with the 5 …
So, Something Witty thought he could claw back some of his rankings, did he? Of the six modes, he’d overtaken me on 3 by the time I got to play this morning. Naturally, I slew his so called “high scores” easily. And then distanced myself from him even further on those he failed to beat me on. After that, to rub salt into his wounds, I spent a merry hour mopping up some of the achievements he hasn’t got. I …
I predicted on Usenet that GWE2 was likely to only be half the game Geometry Wars: Galaxies on the Wii was. And, having bought it, I was pretty much right. But that doesn’t mean it’s bad. Not in the slightest – it’s still amazing. It only had 6 “levels” (or rather, modes of play), but they’re more varied in rules than those in Galaxies. This evening’s play was supposed to be a quick go to see how it plays. An …
Three games on this this evening, and I won all three. Managed to gain the achievement for getting over 150 points in a single game, too.
For some reason, ny wife decided we should play this today. It’s sad to see how it has aged so much already, although some of it is probably due to how we’ve been playing Golf: Tee Off! a lot recently. Anyway, we played the Explorer course, and I won, getting a score of -8 at the end of it.
I missed this out from my list earlier. And for good reason: it’s crap.
Played this again for quite a while today. I’ve now managed to come first (and under par) on both courses – hence the “completed”. The Scottish course, complete with Stone Henge, is by far the harder of the two. It seems to have much stronger winds, smaller patches of fairway, and larger (and more) trees. On the other hand, the Caribbean course has lots of water. Which I ended up in for the first time playing my wife. I thought …
Amazingly, this didn’t turn out to be pants like I was expecting. OK, so it doesn’t feel like a game that has been in development for, what, 40 years? And it isn’t quite as hack-everything as the previews seemed to suggest. And there’s a story (about technologically advanced Nordic Gods or something) too. Rough edges include the lack of proper camera control, The Kameo Effect on far too many surfaces, and some minor animation problems, but I had fun for …
Yes indeed – it is XBLA Demo Catchup time! 1942: Joint StrikeAs I’ve said before, shooters aren’t my thing really. However, I’m one for nostalgia and this is a great looking, and playing, remake of 1942. I’m tempted to get it, except I know I’ll be crap at it. I was crap at the demo as it is. SchizoidIt’s like Geometry Wars, only two player, and with no shooting. And you control both players. And it’s pretty good. Go! Go! …
I was going through my list of downloaded content, re-licencing stuff to my new 360, when I realised I’d bought this but barely played it. I’d not even managed the spider boss at the end of the first stage. So I gave it another go, and, if you’ve read the title of this post already you’ll already know, I completed it. It wasn’t actually that hard, so I’m not really sure how I managed to fail so badly on previous …
I tried some more demos today, all of XBLA games I’d downloaded over the last few weeks. BattlezoneLooks amazing, but the demo is only five seconds long. So I’m not buying it as there’s no way that gives any sort of representation of actual game. Wits and WagersA quiz game where your answer is largely irrelevant? And only 700 questions? I say no to you, sir. Rocky and BullwinkleIt’s Wario Ware, only in Rocky and Bullwinkle costumes. It was OK, …
Just two games of this today, against my wife. She won both. I’m sure she cheated.
Caught up on a few of these today. Thoughts as follows! Don King’s PrizefighterI didn’t like Fight Night 3. It was overrated, and not nearly as impressive as everyone (EA especially, unsurprisingly) suggested. But this… is worse. The best thing was the FIFA-esque nonsensical commentary. Par examplé: “Calzaghe goes for the face again!” as I (Calzaghe) completely fail to grasp the controls and am being pummelled without getting a single hit in. “Calzaghe delivers a devastating right hook!” as I …
So James Luff wanted to challenge me to this, eh? I bet he wishes he hadn’t now, as I soundly thrashed him 2-1. Hurrah!
Played this again several times today, with my wife, and (because I am ace) won most of the games. Except she then won by such a margin on one game that she even got the “score 150 points” achievement – which I’ve not got myself yet!