Game Diary, catch up edition.

Sorry for the diary outage, I was on another vacation. This time I stayed home and played video games, lots of them. So the streak is safe and on going at 332 straight.
I rented a few new titles Wolverine : Origins, and Terminator : Salvation. Both titles play off the Hollywood movie releases. One succeeded the other failed, as a video game at least. Play Wolverine if you get the chance, pass on Terminator not worth the 5 hours it takes to complete the game.

I made a ton of progress with Fallout3 and started the first of the 3 DLC's tonight. I am inching ever so closer to the new stuff. With the new DLC already installed I keep stumbling upon new places and faces. I just can't get enough of this game.

The usual suspects also found their way into my console. I played some NBA2k9, Pacman, Ms. Pacman, Madden, RockBand2, Forza2, and Arkadian Warriors. Darth Slagus and myself got to co-op Arkadian Warriors and the game just loses something online. The camera angle is a little limited, I guess that must be it. Still worth the few bucks for the download. I should mention that I also participated in a few more Beta rounds of 1 vs. 100. It is a great idea, and pretty fun. A great chance to relax and play with a party of friends. I will probably play one or two more rounds but really wait for the series to go live. I want some prizes for my efforts!!!

Check back tomorrow as I finish up Wolverine, and push deeper into Fallout3.

Thanks for reading.

Game Diary, Tuesday's game play

Ahhh Tuesday's the day before the 360voice.com challenges start. I was suppose to be playing soft. I ended up scoring something like 40 G's. Lego Indy was just too irresistible. Besides Lego Indy, I was able to squeeze in some random wandering around DC in Fallout3. I raced through a time trial on Forza2, but it locked up on me again. Later Tuesday night I play an extremely quick round of Tiger Tiger Woods 09 with B08.

Quick tonight as tomorrow we leave for vacation. Wednesday presents the first real challenge in preserving my streak. Thursday will be the kicker. Keep checking back as Achievement Unlocked goes on vacation. Can AZZMAN20 continue the streak? 314 days....

Thanks for reading

Game Diary, Monday's game play

Monday's provide an excellent opportunity for extended gameplay. Not much on TV and I usually need an escape from the daily drudges of normal life. While this Monday did not disappoint, I was overly excited for Lego Indy. After repeatedly crashing\freezing about halfway through the opening chapter of story 2, Indy swung his way past the bug this evening. I pushed through the first chapter of story 2. I am so excited, I just about wrote this game off. A commenter here on the site suggested I download the game to my hard drive to see if that would help. I only have the 20 gig hard drive and she is full, so there was no chance of that happening. I unlocked another 20 G's and counted my blessings. Other Monday highlights include a few quick Forza2 races but it locked up on me so I moved on.

A new game!!

Arkadian Warriors is a older XBLA release. It is a simple RPG with a looking top down format. If you have played Gauntlet then you would know what this game looks and feels like. What drew me in is the online Co-op option. I am trying to convince someone to play through the campaign with me. If any one out there is interested, drop me a comment with your gamertag and I will send an invite. You can always hit me up when online gamertag is AZZMAN20

As usual the streak lives on. 313 days and counting.

Thanks for reading

Game Diary, Weekend Edition

The weekend came and went way too fast. The race went well. I got a chance to finish up Kung Fu Panda. I completed a second play through on the hardest difficulty, which wasn't really that hard. I will probably never play that game again. I also completed the 3rd case in CSI, for another 200 G's. I did manage to accumulate a lot of G's, but I still came in second place in this weeks challenge. After about 2 hours of play time I squeezed one measly G out of Forza2 and unlocked another 25G achievement in Fallout3. I am getting closer to that DLC!!

The streak lives on and is now at 311 straight days.

Thanks for reading.

Game Diary, Friday's game play

Friday's are wonderful. I got to play Forza2, Gears of War2, GH Aerosmith, and Tiger Woods 09. All Co-op, not something done in a long time. Reminded why the Xbox 360 is so great. The online friends party system is the best. The streak continues. Off to bed early, got to run a 5K for hungry children in the morning. See you Monday....next week is special.

Thanks for reading.

Game Diary, Wednesday's game play

Wednesday was a short gaming opportunity. LOST was airing it's 3 hour season finale spectacular so I was only able to squeeze in some Kung Fu Panda, finishing 1 more level on the highest difficulty. BattleStations Midway sailing through one more campaign mission, and Forza2. I leveled up a few times in Forza2. Finally had to ditch the new car and switch a class to complete some series races. Short sweet night. Streak lives on at 307 days. Funny side note, haven't scored a single G in 3 days.

Thanks for reading.

Game Diary, Tuesday's game play

Tuesday was a busy video game day in general. I did a lot of web surfing during the day and random game play in the evening to extend the streak to 306 straight days. I was able to even sneak in a Call of Duty review posted below. I felt it was an OK review, not my best but it got the point across. On to the games.

Forza2 keeps finding a way back into the xbox. I knocked out another 2 races with the car generously donated by Major Nelson. Ranked up to level 31. Still can't believe how stingy this game is with the G's.

After Forza I popped in Call of Duty for a quick online match or two. Later in the evening I played NBA2K9 so more. This will be the first game I play 100 days, no question about it any more.

Late in the evening I had a night cap of Fallout3. I could play this game all night, and night time does seem appropriate to play this type of game. War.....war never changes.

Game Diary, Monday's game play

60 days and counting, what did I play to keep the streak alive? Read on to find out.

The afternoon started with a relaxing trip to Washington DC, post-apocalypse of course. Fallout3 was the flavor of the afternoon. I had the itch for more pipboy, and that DLC is calling my name. I have started an all new campaign to take advantage of the Level cap raised to 30. Patience.....

With all the rumors of a new Forza game in the works, I felt a need to play Forza2. I signed up for a free car from Major Nelson and was wondering if it was delivered yet. It was!! A nice new mustang. I had to take it out for a spin. It handled like a dream. Of course I won the race.

After dinner I knocked out another mission in Battlestations Midway. The game is pretty fun. No major, "Massive" battles as the cover taunts. The 50 page manual and 60 minute long tutorial had me worried.

Before, bed I dominated the LA Clippers in NBA2K9, pushing them 1 game closer to that final playoff spot. I am surprised on how well the new roster has come to together. No wonder why they gave the Celtics such a fuss in the first round.

Tomorrow promises more Fallout3, and possibly one more sport game. With TV winding down the video games will be picking up. Love it.

Thanks for reading.