Bangai-O Spirits, my next DS game
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008I have fond memories of playing the original Bangai-O on the Dreamcast.
It had both maniacal characters and an unfollowable “plotline” that had me laughing out loud level after level, and it had one of the most enjoyable “two-stick shooter” control mechanics ever. You could shoot in eight directions and your projectiles bounced off the [...]
Tags: bangai-o, bangai-o spirits, ds, handheld
Posted in New Game | No Comments »>I was always better at real geometry
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Not so good at Geometry Wars. Although I’m much better so far at Geometry Wars 2 than I ever was at the original game. I’m pretty sure it’s those geoms that keep me going. I’m a sucker for collecting things.
The internet’s been afire with talk of this new Geometry-based war over the [...]
Tags: geometry wars 2, high score
Posted in Gaming Log, New Game | No Comments »>Portal: The Flash Version Map Pack
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I’ve downloaded the Portal Flash Version Map Pack this morning and I’m stoked to try it out. It apparently contains all 40 levels from Portal: The Flash Version, which was bad ass in its own right.
I’m not quite expecting the superb, iterated-to-hell, damn-near-perfect levels of the original, but I’ll write up what I think [...]
Posted in Downloadable Contentment, New Game | No Comments »>Rock Band notes, #1
Monday, June 30th, 2008So we got Rock Band as a wedding gift from Justin (decisive winner of the Most 3lit3 Wedding Gift contest). We spent just about all of our indoor time at our mini-honeymoon condo on the beach playing Rock Band, with Colette singing and guitaring, and me either guitaring or drumming. This being my [...]
Tags: EA, harmonix, party games, rock band
Posted in Gaming Log, New Game | No Comments »>Gaming Log — Week of May 18th, 2008
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008Last 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 [...]
Tags: boom blox, EA, frontier, gta iv, lostwinds, penny arcade, Rockstar Games, twilight princess, Zelda
Posted in Gaming Log, New Game | No Comments »>Interesting discoveries from my first day in Liberty City
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Here’s a short list of notable discoveries from the beginnings of my mayhem-filled journey through Broker:
You can actually drive legally without much trouble — It seems that the weight of the vehicles is enough that driving feels a hell of a lot more realistic. I’ve heard some complaint about [...]
Tags: grand theft auto, gta iv, liberty city, niko bellic, Rockstar Games
Posted in First Impression, New Game | No Comments »>Gaming Log - April 21st, 2008
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Wow, I’ve been playing some serious variety during the last week:
I got into GTA San Andreas Multiplayer, a mod created for the PC version that turns SA into a multiplayer game (SA:MP as it’s known in the community). After listening to last weeks 1UP Yours podcast (podtrac beware!), Shawn Elliott’s recommendation to check it [...]
Tags: bully, burnout paradise, criterion, Fallout, interplay, Rockstar Games, sa:mp
Posted in Gaming Log, New Game, Oldies but Goodies | 1 Comment »>Gaming Log - April 14th, 2008
Monday, April 14th, 2008Wow, I played almost no games through the end of last week. I think I turned on Crackdown on Thursday or Friday, and Corey and I played for a few minutes, but that’s it.
Over the weekend, however, I played a decent amount of stuff. Friday I installed Diablo II and have already finished [...]
Tags: BioWare, blizzard, burnout paradise, Crackdown, criterion, diablo 2, level-5, Mass Effect, professor layton
Posted in Gaming Log, New Game | No Comments »>Adventuring with the Professor
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008So I received my copy of Professor Layton from Amazon today, I ordered it last week sometime. Before I picked it up, each new preview then review of the game made me want it more and more. I love good brain teasers, but so much of the DS market has now been saturated [...]
Tags: ds, level-5, Nintendo, professor layton, puzzle
Posted in New Game | No Comments »>Aegis Wing is bad ass
Thursday, June 7th, 2007In case you haven’t played it yet, Aegis Wing on Xbox Live Arcade is possibly the best game out yet on that platform. And guess what: it’s free. Me and a couple of friends played on Live for a few hours and had a blast. The game has enough complex elements to make it interesting, [...]
Tags: aegis wing, indie, Xbox Live Arcade
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