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Gaming, Holiday Style - Pt II

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:23:34 GMT

So i have finally finished Rogue Trooper (PC) - I liked this game. I was a fan to begin with so it was good to actually play the character. It had some waaay cool stuff you could select like setting your rifle as a sentry gun and a holographic projector that was perfect for detecting snipers.

One stage was riding in the back of a hovercopter which ran like an absolute dog, not sure what happened there... i also had a few glitches where my character got stuck, once on top of a signpost... Other that that, it ran smoothly.

It is a fairly easy game for one experienced in first/Thrid-person shooters but loads of fun anyway..

Gaming, Holiday Style

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 09:11:16 GMT

Well, I have been on Holidays while Colleen was still at work so I have had the chance to get a bit of gaming in...

I have had a few games waiting my attention on the PC that had to wait while i played Halo 3 through...

Medal of Honour: Pacific Assault

I have finally finished medal of Honour: Pacific Assault. the reviews on this game weren't that flash, i didn't have that much of a problem with it. It is very much standard MOH fare and didn't deviate much from the standard script. i was really struggling with a higher difficulty level so i copped out and took it back to Normal level.

Call of Duty 4

This game Rocks !! Fan-bloody-tastic. it looks soooo good. The only graphic drawback i could see was the Water. Halo 3 is still top of the pops for that. Other than that, COD4 simply rocked in every way. I have already played through it twice, once straight through and the other on the Arcade mode playing my favourite missions. The level with the AC-130 Spectre is just an inspiring through process and so much fun to boot. A must-have game

Medal of Honour: Airborne

A great game for 99% of the game. Great concept to have the parachuting anywhere into the battlefield. the weapons were cool and fantastic with the levels of experience/attachments you can achieve with each weapon. the ONLY drawback was the appearance of the ridiculous Super-Soldiers at the end. Up to 19 shots with the strongest assault rifles to kill, all the time while the carry(!!) a MG42 and tear you to shreds with it. I was able to defeat them when interspersed through out the last level but in the sewer run, where they walk in pairs was too much. A visit to www.gamefaqs.com was required. No sooner had i taken care of them, i walked out and the game was complete... Ridiculous. I may as well have been throwing rocks at a tank. Other than that, it was really good. I have been back and got all three levels of experience in all the levels, including running around smashing everyone with a stick grenade to get the experience points.

Battlefield 2142

Great Concept but seems more of a Battlefield 2 mod than anything else. The worse thing is ( as with Battlefield 2), it completely sucks as a Singleplayer. Yeah sure, you can argue that it is designed as a Multiplayer game but I don't usually play online. I don't have the Time or the Download Limit to play online a lot (thanks to archaic Australian Broadband infrastructure and pricing - now we are going to censor the lot). Anyway, friendly AI in this sucks arse... I mean, you can't take spawn points on your own but your friendly guys will run you down, fail to protect you and generally die a lot without helping at all. I could practice more, get better and all that but i can't be bothered... uninstalled with prejudice..

Games to come...

Rogue Trooper (PC) - i loved Rogue trooper in 200AD so i hope this works
Command & Conquer 3 (PC) - I have started and it looks waaay cool. Work in Progress
Crackdown (X360) - I love Big W sales
Blazing Angels: Squadron of WWII (X360) - i love WWII Flying, it is so simple yet so complex, no targeting here

Stay tuned to see how i go on those... By the way, love the new Australian Xbox 360 Homepage. A list of the top games and little videos about them when you click on them. Very well done.

At last, it is Done..

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:54:39 GMT

I have finally finished Halo 3. My excitement at finishing is somewhat tempered

by the fact that the Halo franchise (as we know it) is done. i had the same feeling after I saw Return of the Jedi ( before we'd heard of prequels and also after i saw the Back to the Future III. Alas.. another milestone completed.

I'm sure that soon enough there will be something else... In the menatime, i am here watching all the halo 3 cutscenes again so i might understand it a bit better..

End of a streak

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:39:37 GMT

Now when I think of a streak, i think Australia winning 16 tests in a Row, Haydos and The Don hitting 4 consecutive centuries or Jared Crouch and his amazing run of consecutive AFL games.

Now this guy takes the cake..

All things must come to an end, even relentless achievement whoring. Derek Dreger, better known by his Gamertag, “Knuckles Dawson,” finally ended a 681-day achievement gathering streak almost two weeks ago. From Nov. 22, 2005 to Oct. 4, 2007, Dreger unlocked at least one achievement per day using his Gamertag. He made the decision to end his run after receiving MVP status from Microsoft on Oct. 1. The streak finally ended when he chose to continue playing a round of co-op Halo through midnight instead of racking up a new achievement. He still plans to collect achievements in the future, though now it will be mainly just for the heck of it.

Yep, that guy should be in the Guinness Book of World Records. And by “Guinness Book of World Records,” I of course mean the Guinness Book of Wasted Lives.

via Gaming Today

Long time no post...

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:20:42 GMT

So it looks like I am following the suggested trend that Halo 3 might be affecting movie ticket sales ( or is it crappy movies foisted on us).

It is true, Halo 3 has taken up some time but i have been deliberately taking it slow to enjoy it. I have been limiting sessions to 1 - 2 hours. Halo 2 saw me do a big chunk of it in one 8 hour gaming session but this one i will draw out to get maximum pleasure out of it...

I have also gotten Forza Motorsport 2 and Crackdown, thanks to sales at Big W. Forza 2 has been great, a top driving game although my skillz leave a bit to be desired. the best thing is that i have been playing multiplayer with Colleen and we have been having a great old time. I haven't even looked at Crackdown yet..

Obviously i have been busy at work... too busy apparently as i am being forced to take leave as i have been told by HR... damn !! i have to take leave and Halo 3 still beckons ... At least i haven' been as busy as some, like the guy who only just broke his streak of unlocking XBox 360 Achievements - at least one a day for the last 681 Days !

It's here, Halo 3 is finally here !!!

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:24:33 GMT

Off to EB Games in Chermside late last night and picked up my pre-ordered Halo 3 at 1203Hrs, home by 1210Hrs and was on within minutes of that..... there were at least 50 people there to pick up copies. I was the 3rd Legendary Edition in the line.

Wow, it is some game.. Interestingly enough, it said that i had to do an update before i continued.. Dunno what that was about. Unfortunately, My DVD Drive isn't as good as it should be and i had to restart a couple of times to get it to read the disc....

Eventually i got it going and got straight into it.. a bit of a cutscene and off we went.. It is funny to hear some of the quotes that we have heard in trailers throughout out the game as well as some of the footage albeit from different angles. I have only completed the first stage so far, i only allowed my self an hour of gaming as i do have to work today. I thought about having the day off but i can't really game during the day as the room is far too bright.

It looks fantastic. admittedly, i am using an el cheapo Centrex 68Cm TV but it still looks damn fine. I got sniped twice while i wandered around looking at stuff.

The Brutes are good adversaries and the grunts make for a lot of fun. I like how at the end of the stage you can get a Carnage Report letting you know how you went. i got killed 4 times, killed one friendly and 84 enemies ( made up of 70 infantry, 3 specialists, 11 leaders and 1 hero). Nice breakdown and gives you something to aim at.

The visuals were stunning as was the terrain in the first level. I am amazed. Not just a normal jaunt through the jungle, it has gullies and crevasses and rockfalls and water and everything.

I soooo look forward to getting more into this game. However, i may delay playing again until the weekend when i can really get into it...I may even set up the DVD recorder so i can record some gameplay and post it.

Take it from me, It is a game for the ages...

This is the game that will finally get me to go onto XBox Live. I have started the cabling under the house already.

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Last day....

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:51:10 GMT

before Halo 3 is released !!! I'll be at EB Games tonight to pick up my Legendary edition that I ordered months ago. apparently, i was the last to order from them before they closed off Legendary Edition pre-orders.

I will try to get some sleep before coming to work tomorrow...

Master Chief conquers Madame Tussauds

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:03:40 GMT

Where does it all end? they even have Master Chief in the Wax Museum. Next thing will be a Master Chief going up into space.Now i know the game is going to be good but can it really live up to this kind of hype? Where does the master Chief and indeed Bungie go after this... To their million dollar country homes no doubt for a bit of a party...

From what i have read, there is work on episodic content already...

Halo Goodness

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:24:40 GMT

Halo Wars RTS Demo Video

http://www.halowars.com/Media.aspx

man this looks sooo sooo good. I haven't played a really good RTS since C & C Red Alert. yeah, Generals, Zero Hour and C&C 3 were Ok but they were mostly the same gameplay with fancier graphics, just like releasing Madden & Tiger Woods each year. This one i can get back into...

Halo Short film

http://halo3.msn.com/videos.aspx

This looks tough, gritty and absolutely fantastic! Can't wait for all this to be expanded into a Movie.

Halo 3 Stuff

The Halo 3 XBox 360 has been advertised in stores too ! I saw one advertised in the WOW Stores Catalogue

Halo-themed Bags are proliferating everywhere!! Time, perhaps, for that elusive sling bag i have been looking for... check here and here and here and of course Bungie themselves

Lastly, here on a US Gaming Sales Chart, Halo ranks 2nd and 7th (The Limited Edition). All that and still a month to go...

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Another Lego Gaming Title

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:53:52 GMT

LucasArts has a news article announcing the upcoming title Lego Indiana Jones due out in 2008. how cool will this be... imagine the Boulder scene from Raiders, the mining cart scene in Temple of Doom and the fight on the tank from Crusade. Not only that, they may have time to develop episode 4 content!

They cannot make enough of these Lego Games for me... bring on Lego back to the Future and even Lego Start Trek. Can you imagine a Lego version of the epic battle between Kirk and Spock

Halo 3 goes Co-Op Online

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:05:44 GMT

Fantastic news just keeps on coming from the Bunker at Bungie HQ. They have Co-Op in Halo 3... and on XBox Live too!! They have a habit of exceeding what everyone wants time and time again. Their marketing engine is well and truly running on all cylinders

Not only that, there will be two new Elite characters to be able to use...

PLAYER 3 - N’tho ‘Sraom

PLAYER 4 - Usze ‘Taham

Of course there is a whole back-story on each character, check out the Bungie Post to get the full background.

The Tru7h About Co-Op in Halo 3

You've asked a thousand times, we've done all we can. Now we're finally answering the question: "Will Halo 3 have online co-op?"

E3 Halo 3 Info

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:32:19 GMT

So, yet again, E3 brings us much Halo 3 greatness.... Keeping us keen for September 25

Halo 3 - E3 2007 trailer - wmv or mov

Halo 3 - Arms Race - wmv or mov

More screenshots

Not only that but they have announced a Halo 3-themed XBox 360

Now, how to convince the wife that this is so much better than my current one? Mind you, that may be considered a little over the top.

I'll just have to be satisfied with the Legendary Version of the game.

Technorati tags: Halo, Halo 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Reader, E3

XBox 360 future is bright

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:02:03 GMT

The future of XBox 360 looks as bright as ever as these videos will show... every time I get into a new game, there is always two more on the horizon ready to take it's place. All I need to do is convince my mates to get in on the act or find more mates that are suitable equipped...

Personally, i can't wait until September 25th...

Another Halo 3 Screenshot...

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:11:34 GMT

Alas it isn't big enough to properly size for my Display. But it looks bloody good though. I'll just need to resize for the right dimensions...

I am so glad that I have my Halo 3 Legendary Edition. I'm not usually one for pre-orders and also the versions with the extra fluff. This was an exception to that, I just had to have it..

Having done Halo 1 (XBox AND PC versions) and Halo 2 (XBox only) through multiple times it is only fair that I finish off in grand style...

Bring on September 25 and finish the fight!!

Lego Star wars .. for all movies

Thu, 31 May 2007 03:34:28 GMT

Lego Star Wars to come back with all six movies in one game

From Arstechnica

This is fantastic news, i love this game !! I am a huuge Star wares fan (yet not at Fanboi status, I can only remember one of the seven lightsaber fighting styles) and I love the Lego SW games. The best thing is that Emily, my daughter loves them too and we play together, one of the few interesting XBox 360 games with we can do that...

And of course now Batman too...

Lego Star Wars; Lego ;Star Wars

Finish the Fight - Halo 3 Release Date

Thu, 17 May 2007 01:32:59 GMT

Well, the release date for the US and Europe anyway ...

25 September 2007

is the release date for Halo 3 in the US and the following day for Europe.

I guess that means we may be able to squeak in sometime before Christmas.... Any way, Look out for the Pre-Order rush. I'll be one of them signing up for the Limited Edition Version.

Woohooo. Of course that'll give a chance for all the Squeakers to be fully trained up and waiting for a Casual Gamer like my self to hammer online. This is why I hardly ever game online anymore, that and the fact there the Co-Op mode is becoming an endangered species nowadays.

EDIT: added source - Bungie News release

Tags: Halo Halo 3 multiplayer gaming

XBox 360 Goodness...

Fri, 04 May 2007 03:43:17 GMT

How good are some of the upcoming XBox 360 releases looking. My key ones will be Forza Motorsport 2 and of course, the one and only Halo 3.

Check out the new site for more on Forza 2.. there is a great Video of a SS Camaro vs a fully sik MR2. be aware, it is 700Mb+ video but well worth it. a Low res version is here but if your download limits can handle it, check out the full vid. it is stunning....

As for Halo 3.. Man it is going to be sooooooo fantastic. I am still trying to work out how to upsell the Limited edition with the cool helmet to the Wife... Check out the Site here for wallpapers and videos. the Video Documentary by the Bungie folks are fascinating, especially the one on Multiplayer.. sweeeeeeeeeeet

So know my wish list is as follows

Tier 1

Halo 3 - Goes without saying best FPS in my book, each improving on the last.

Forza 2 - Driving fun, back to sports + Jap cars on the track..

Lego Star Wars II - 'nuff said

The Darkness - Played demo... new take on FPS with dark, dark overtones.

Tier 2

Blazing Angels - I'm Old Skool, cut my teeth on Flight Sim games and still have a soft spot.

GRAW 2 - Awesome team play and fiannly a soldier game i can survive in...

Crackdown - I love cel shaded games

Gun - The man in black fled through the desert, and the gunslinger followed - Stephen King, The Gunslinger

Ricky Ponting Cricket 2007 - dominate like my main man, Matt the Bat ( past one day cricket indeed....)

any others i could take it or leave it... or i already have it... The Xbox os starting to draw equal with my PC gaming although i have bags and bags of PC games, some of which i haven't played yet..

now if only i could afford THIS Console and/or this PC

Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:01:03 GMT

So John Porcaro has written on the GamerScore Blog that invites to the Halo 3 Multiplayer beta will be available via a purchase of the Crackdown game, as well as playing Halo 2 on XBox Live and being one of the first 13,333 players to register...

However, I can't imagine too many Aussies are going to be on that List.... besides the fact that we were so far behind in getting the XBox 360 released here in Australia, I would think ourselves lucky that we can get Crackdown before Halo 3 is released here

Why is it that we get dudded on game releases?? Why are they so much more expensive that the equivalent game elsewhere in the world. Are we getting done by greedy software companies and cursed by the bloody Region 4 encoding??

My only hope is that we don't get spoiled by delayed Australian Halo 3 release dates

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