Gaming Log — Week of May 18th, 2008

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May 27th, 2008 — Written by: Coleman

Last week’s gaming activity:

I bought LostWinds on WiiWare and completed it in about two and a half hours. I had a great time with this one. Really simple, Zelda-like puzzles and fun platforming with the Wii Remote. My arm did get tired, though, pointing it at the screen for like 3 straight hours.
Picked up Boom Blox over the weekend. Colette and I played some competitive “block throwing” for a while. Tons of fun. We also dabbled in the “jenga” mode a little bit last night, but not too much. And talk about tired arms… this game puts Wii Sports to shame in the arm-workout department.
Played a few more missions in IV. I’m slowly chipping away to the center on this one. However, as Shawn from GWJ also mentioned, I’m kinda ready to be done with GTA. It’s not that I don’t like the game (I think it’s incredible). It’s just that after all the hours I’ve put into it, the core it still feels like another GTA game, which I’ve played 3 times already. The story is getting a little better, but I still maintain it’s nothing spectacular. Multiplayer is the only true “evolution” of this franchise.

This week: Boom Blox-aholism, Twilight Princess (that’s right, I still haven’t finished it), and maybe Penny Arcade, Episode 1?

Tags: boom blox, EA, frontier, gta iv, lostwinds, penny arcade, Rockstar Games, twilight princess, Zelda