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Monday, October 01, 2007
Flashing News! I'm old!
I recently picked up Madden 2008 for my 360 and promptly put the disk away to reaccess myself. I've been a Madden player since my Genesis days and have always enjoyed the series, I even considered myself good. I moved to PSX and PS2 without any problems. Madden 2008 has me stumped. Either I have lost a step or the game has evolved too much from my 2007 PS2 version and I just can't keep pace. I actually took the manual to work today to study it... sad...
Monday, June 25, 2007
Finished Crackdown
As always I'm late to the party (I save money that way), Crackdown has been probably the best console experience I've had since I completed PsyOps on PS2. Even before I had my 360 I knew this was the type of game I could get into. The reviews mentioned that it was short on story, which is fine, I don't have the time anyway. What it does have is plenty of explosions and action and just enough game play and easy achievements.
I started Crackdown on the 21 June and was done 25 June and there's still plenty for me to do. I plan on resetting the crime and attempting to get all of the Agility Orbs. What I really liked about the game was the open missions structure. The missions can be completed in any order, but it's advisable to follow the order they give you for taking out the gangs. If you run up on the the Volk or Shai Gen in the early stages before you have leveled up sufficiently you will die, fast and often. There no need to mention graphics, they're good. What does stand out is the game play and physics. Crackdown stands out from GTA and Saints Row because of your avatars ability to go vertical. The sense of jumping through the air and landing with an earth shaking thud is exhilarating.
Now that the Halo 3 beta is over this game can be had for cheap on eBay, it's a definite buy. I don't know if I would've given $60 for it new, but at $29 it was a steal.
I started Crackdown on the 21 June and was done 25 June and there's still plenty for me to do. I plan on resetting the crime and attempting to get all of the Agility Orbs. What I really liked about the game was the open missions structure. The missions can be completed in any order, but it's advisable to follow the order they give you for taking out the gangs. If you run up on the the Volk or Shai Gen in the early stages before you have leveled up sufficiently you will die, fast and often. There no need to mention graphics, they're good. What does stand out is the game play and physics. Crackdown stands out from GTA and Saints Row because of your avatars ability to go vertical. The sense of jumping through the air and landing with an earth shaking thud is exhilarating.
Now that the Halo 3 beta is over this game can be had for cheap on eBay, it's a definite buy. I don't know if I would've given $60 for it new, but at $29 it was a steal.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Older Gamer Different Gamer?
Lately I've been playing plenty of Puzzle Quest on my daughter's Nintendo DS. Playing is putting it lightly, more like obsessed! The I won't go into the specifics of the game, you can just follow the link, but suffice to say it's a little Bejeweled, a little RPG and a lot of addictive gameplay.
Spending so much time playing Puzzle Quest really got me thinking about my changing gaming habits. I consider myself a hardcore gamer, without the time to invest in the hobby like I did in the past. I listen to loads of podcasts and read tons of reviews but lately find myself having to be satisfied by that. I buy plenty of games, but rarely finish any of them. The last game I finished was Half-Life 2 and before that Deus Ex. Everything else I have to play in short doses, which makes portable gaming so intriguing to me.
So now I'm at a crossroads so to speak. In my house there's a PS2, 2 DS's a PC and a couple of notebooks. I have been wanting an Xbox 360 for sometime now, but I really don't know if I'll get maximum use out of it. I've looked hard at the PSP but don't want to buy it with the rumors of a console refresh flying about. Decisions Decisions....
Spending so much time playing Puzzle Quest really got me thinking about my changing gaming habits. I consider myself a hardcore gamer, without the time to invest in the hobby like I did in the past. I listen to loads of podcasts and read tons of reviews but lately find myself having to be satisfied by that. I buy plenty of games, but rarely finish any of them. The last game I finished was Half-Life 2 and before that Deus Ex. Everything else I have to play in short doses, which makes portable gaming so intriguing to me.
So now I'm at a crossroads so to speak. In my house there's a PS2, 2 DS's a PC and a couple of notebooks. I have been wanting an Xbox 360 for sometime now, but I really don't know if I'll get maximum use out of it. I've looked hard at the PSP but don't want to buy it with the rumors of a console refresh flying about. Decisions Decisions....
Sunday, September 10, 2006
1st Strat Game
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2005 Houston Aeronauts At 2005 Milwaukee Crewsmen
Aeronauts AB R H RBI Crewsmen AB R H RBI
W.Taveras CF 3 2 1 2 B.Clark CF 4 1 2 0
C.Biggio 2B 3 2 1 3 R.Weeks 2B 4 0 1 1
L.Berkman RF 3 0 1 2 L.Overbay 1B 4 0 0 0
J.Bagwell 1B 4 2 1 0 C.Lee LF 4 0 1 0
M.Ensberg 3B 5 0 1 1 G.Jenkins RF 3 0 0 0
C.Burke LF 5 0 2 1 B.Hall SS 3 0 1 0
A.Everett SS 4 1 1 0 R.Branyan 3B 2 0 0 0
B.Ausmus C 3 1 0 0 D.Miller C 3 0 0 0
R.Clemens P 3 1 0 0 D.Davis P 1 0 0 0
B-M.Lamb PH 1 0 0 0 A-J.Cirillo PH 1 0 0 0
B.Lidge P 0 0 0 0 W.Obermueller P 0 0 0 0
C-P.Fielder PH 1 0 0 0
M.Wise P 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 9 8 9 Totals 30 1 5 1
A-Pinch Hit For Davis In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Clemens In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Obermueller In 8th Inning
Aeronauts....... 0 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 - 9 8 0
Crewsmen........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Aeronauts IP H R ER BB SO HR PC
R.Clemens WIN 7 4 1 1 2 12 0 105
B.Lidge 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20
Totals 9 5 1 1 2 13 0
Crewsmen IP H R ER BB SO HR PC
D.Davis LOSS 6 7 9 8 7 4 1 124
W.Obermuelle 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 32
M.Wise 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10
Totals 9 8 9 8 9 5 1
ATTENDANCE- 27,021 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- C.B. Bucknor, Phil Cuzzi, Jerry Crawford, Ed Rapuano
T- 2:45
LEFT ON BASE- Aeronauts: 7 Crewsmen: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Aeronauts: 1 Crewsmen: 1
ERRORS- R.Branyan
DOUBLES- W.Taveras, L.Berkman, J.Bagwell, M.Ensberg, C.Burke
TRIPLES- R.Weeks
HOME RUNS- C.Biggio
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Hall
WALKS- W.Taveras-2, C.Biggio-2, L.Berkman-2, J.Bagwell, A.Everett, B.Ausmus,
G.Jenkins, R.Branyan
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bagwell, M.Ensberg, C.Burke, A.Everett, B.Ausmus, B.Clark,
R.Weeks-2, L.Overbay, C.Lee, G.Jenkins-2, B.Hall, R.Branyan-2,
D.Miller-2, J.Cirillo
GIDP- L.Berkman, G.Jenkins
Monday, July 10, 2006
Why Bose Sucks!
Friends don't let friends buy Bose. Read a compilation of links, reviews, and posts that tell all why Bose speakers are over-rated.
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Saturday, May 27, 2006
Nintendo confirms sub $250 Wii pricing!
Looks like the PS3 will have a fight on its hands come Christmas time. If this is indeed true, then "Wassup Wii"!
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