Leapfrog Day 6...No bueno Internet...

Alright now that I have finally reconfigured the internet into a workable useful tool instead of one that makes everything not work and makes the xbox throw random mtu codes when the mtu is perfect. I was so close to smashing a 300 dollar router into bits and throwing a grossly overpriced modem outside and then running it over with the car....It has indeed been a long day, very long actually, mostly because of a horrific family crisis type of situation. On to the point of this post enough rambling...

UFC Undisputed 2010....I don't quite know I can say a ton of wonderful things about the game. It doesn't suck, but if you aren't a fan of the UFC or MMA in general this is not your title. This games controls can be pretty intense for the casual gamer and annoying for the hardcore achievement hunter. But after a steep learning curve you will find yourself playing like a pro. Or find yourself running around threatening superman punches at people in Walmart, either works really. I popped 5 for 115G.

Cabela's Outdoor Adventures, another niche game type for sure. The guide will get on your nerve and sometimes the shot seems to be slightly off for no real reason. I can't tell you how many times I shot a sheep in the heart only to watch it look at me and run towards me. Why won't you die!?!? I chased this same sheep around with a shotgun and had to pepper it in the face and ass about 3 times before it finally dropped.....right....I was literally standing on top of it....that means it should just fucking die! Keep in mind this is after I had already shot it twice in the spine with a Remington hunting rifle...All in all I popped 12 for 165G.

I decided to torture myself with some zombie apocolypse. I played Left 4 Dead 2 online and popped the annoying QUALIFIED RIDE achievement for 15G. I decided that one was enough and ended my playtime with this. I started feeling burnt out and just over it at that point.


On a side note Reckoning: Kingdoms of Amalur is in stores as of now. I do not think I will be buying a game designed by a studio where an ex baseball star is the owner and where they put out the single buggiest demo that actually makes the simplest gameplay impossible. It actually offended me a little that they did that. This is supposed to be showing me how much I want the game not how shitty it really is. I will save my 60 bucks and maybe rent this or buy it a year down the road when it is 20 bucks. Also this online pass to freaking unlock day 1 dlc makes me one pissed off panda but such is life.

Day 6 Leapfrog Wrap-up:
Achievements Needed For Pass: 6
Achievements Earned Today:18
Challenge Status: Pass

Gamerscore Earned in Leapfrog Total: 1132G
Gamerscore Earned Today: 295G

New Game Tuesday

Another tuesday has now come and gone. I picked up a few new games over the past 2 weeks(I have indeed been putting this post off for quite sometime). Among them are Skylanders, kinect Sports: Season 2, Family Game Night 4: The Gameshow, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Sonic Generations, the new LOTR games and Battlefield 3. There are more do not fret....

I haven't sat down and poured alot of time into any of these games particularly, in fact I won't lie some I have not even played yet(I'm a horrible whore I know)...but the ones I have spent time with will be highlighted in today's post.

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is a cool idea. With the toys you purchase for the game storing their levels and experience inside of them so you can easily play and level up at a friends without needing to lug everything with you. The only downside is purchasing the toys themselves at 7.99 or 19.99 a 3 pack. Some people have been playing with the toys still in package and returning them when done but I'm not condoning or saying you should do that. I actually enjoy this game, it is a fun timewaster. It isn't too hard and it is just east enough to sit down and just play without fear of dying or having a mental breakdown trying to beat a section. Some of the puzzles can be challenging if you are zoning out and just playing(and by challenging I mean you skip over them entirely because you aren't paying attention). Overall I only have 150/1000G on this game and have only really played all of 2 levels fully. I have set aside some time to really put time into the game this coming week. Mostly because I love my little figurines and they miss me....

Kinect Sports: Season 2 is a good game but alas it is kinect and sometimes the tracking is off, but it happens far less than any of the other kinect games I have played. The sports are a little weird but a nice change of pace from the 1st game. You can get nearly all the skiing achievements in 1 playthrough of a course. Some of the football achievements are a pain as dodging can be tedious. The Darts require you to magically become a sniper and learn tactical breathing so you don't accidentally miss but sometimes the target on screen will actually hone in and you are guaranteed to hit that spot on the board which is amazing! I have only gotten 235/1000G but I'm plugging away at it sprained ankles and all...

Battlefield 3 was a rental so I only got to play the campaign and it was fairly short only taking about 6 hours on normal with a couple level mopups to get the missing achievements. I didn't have an online pass and did not want to purchase one so I missed out on the co-op campaign and on the online experience. Which from what I have heard is amazing! I got 390 out of the base 1000G during this playthrough so it wasn't bad...

The new LOTR games is an adventure/RPG game. Earning experience and having a inventory and the like are a must in this game. I have only played a little but it reminds me a little of a more closed version of dragon age with less intensity(at least so far because I'm still in the intro this thing is hellllllllla long so far). And the most pathetic at only 30G/1000G

Family Game Night 4 I busted 420/1000G in only about 30 minutes tonight...it is indeed just like the first one only with less purchasing and being a pain in my asss.

I have also finally hit 225 in my played games...now to finish more than the 17 completions I already have...

In entirely other news, Target is currently having a buy 2 get 1 free sale on video games that lasts until the 5th of this month. It applies to all games 9.99-79.99 and includes new releases as well as pc  games along with the normal console fair. Check it out, you can pick up 2 60 dollar games and get 1 free. That is indeed an epic win(you were gonna buy it eventually anyway right?!?!?!)

It's new game tuesday!

So got up this morning and remembered that it is indeed tuesday, which means it is time to hit the stores and pick up the new stuff for the week.

This week I picked up Rage and the new Spiderman Game, Edge of Time. I have just started Rage and so far it feels like a Red Faction game, but time will tell if it truly winds up being that way. It seems like a mix of fallout type backdrops(no shock thanks to bethesda) and your typical homefront/call of duty/red faction 1st person shooter. Being set in the future really isn't a new premise or concept among war games as of late, especially with homefront being as recent as it is, we shall see if they do it well enough to keep my attention for more than 5 or so minutes.

I'm actually kind of  excited for the spiderman game, I have been going back lately and playing them. I didn't care for shattered dimensions, but found myself getting sucked into web of shadows, I like that I could hop around the city and just find collectibles if i wanted to. I didn't have to do crap for anyone. I really enjoy being your lazy neighborhood spiderman who doesn't give a damn about helping you clean up your city because there are spider symbols to be found! The fact that I could choose what missions to do was pretty nice also, I have really been digging on open world games so it was awesome to just sit down and have fun with. I will be popping Edge of Time in later today and time will tell if it turns into a shattered dimensions game or web of shadows or maybe even a mix of both would be acceptable.