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By: Biggerboat : Another one dusts the bytes

Biggerboat : Another one dusts the bytes — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:04:30 +0000

[...] Fortunately, one’s Achievements are archived on Microsoft’s server, so his gamerscore is [...]

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 09 May 2007 20:34:49 +0000

You need to unlearn what you have learned – only then will your mind be open to learn.

By: JFCC

JFCC — Wed, 09 May 2007 16:52:34 +0000

I have to admit, the control scheme on Prime drives me crazy. It’s just not as intuitive as Halo et al. They’ve got the two sticks there–why the heck can’t I use ‘em? I would have gladly given up a couple of the myriad viewscreen options in favor of double-analog-stick movement.

And it’s not just that–I turn into a morphball when I want to fire a missile, I fire a missile when I want to jump, I enter free-look when I want to see the map, and so forth. I’ve been playing for two hours gametime so far and I still can’t get the hang of it.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:33:02 +0000

I LOVE METROID!!!

Metroid Prime is a fantastic game and its sequel is equally well-done, albeit not the complete revelation that Prime was.

The third game, Corruption, is supposedly due on the Wii by November and the word on the street is the control scheme they cooked up for the game works so well – it will become the blueprint for FPS games on the Wii.

As for handhelds, if you enjoyed Zero Mission, you might want to hunt down Metroid Fusion which was an original Metroid 2D side-scroller for the GBA.

Also, all of the 2D Castlevania titles since Symphony of the Night bear the nickname, Metroidvania, as they share a lot in common with Metorid in terms of game design. I’m currently playing through SotN on XBL and love it.

By: JFCC

JFCC — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:18:11 +0000

For me, there definitely comes a point where the frustration isn’t worth the Achievement points. I’m pretty much done with Crackdown…I may try to finish the road races, but one of them is INSANELY difficult, much harder than any of the other races. I’m not sure I want to spend hours on that until I get it right.

Lately I’ve been playing Metroid games…no Achievements in sight, but I’m enjoying myself just as much. (For the record, I played Metroid: Zero Mission, a remake of the original game, on the DS, and now I’m playing Metroid Prime).

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 01 May 2007 05:13:44 +0000

A wise choice… I am very stuck towards the end of the sixth map. It is horribly frustrating and if the TV didn’t cost so damned much, the controller would have smashed into it long ago. All of this for an extra 100 achievement points…

By: JFCC

JFCC — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:34:08 +0000

See, I’m not interested in playing Rainbow Six on realistic mode. I have a pretty low frustration tolerance as it is–that would drive me nuts.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:13:37 +0000

I enjoyed playing Splinter Cell. I thought it was one of the better games in the series, if a little different, and lacking, than its predecessors. I will admit that I didn’t play this one thru a second time on Hard, which is unlike any of the others. I think the reason was because the achievement points to be had for doing so just weren’t worth it, so I turned my attention elsewhere. I think when that happens, it is not a good thing. That said, I’ll probably still go back and play it again assuming nothing else of interest comes out soon and I am done getting my arse kicked by the Rainbow Six: Vegas campaign on Realistic.

That reminds me, my numbers on the GRAW2 co-op achievements were wrong. We only got 20 per map. It is 30 for R6V, but these don’t seem worth it to me either. I spent 8.5 hours on the fifth map. It’s not that the game is that hard, although it is hard, it is that they have a horrible save system.

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:53:04 +0000

You better know who Chris Hansen is… The last thing you want is to walk into his kitchen completely unaware.

By: JFCC

JFCC — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:50:47 +0000

@Ed—Ha ha! *runs to look up who Chris Hansen is*