Archive for April 13th, 2009
13
Apr

deadspacegross
This game seems kinda freaky, but I’ll man up!

Gaming took a backseat to a lot of wedding planning this week, but since I was on the road I ended up getting a bunch of portable gaming in. espion4ge beat me to Rhythm Heaven which is next on my DS list, so I won’t talk about it here. But yes, the theme of my gaming week would be variety. Onward!

Retro Game Challenge (DS)
I finished the last challenge in the last game only to find out there is ONE MORE retro game challenge: beat all 8 of the games. Considering the length of some of these games and the fact that one or two of them don’t “end” after finishing the first time, it’s going to be quite a difficult mountain to climb. I’m not sure if I have the patience or the dexterity to finish off this challenge, but I have a six hour plane ride next Friday so I guess I’ll find out!

Halo Wars
I planned on finishing the Legendary campaign and all the single player achievements but got too distracted playing the multiplayer. It’s so addicting! Now my team and I are coming up against a lot more experienced players and seeing all types of strategies that we don’t know how to deal with. I guess I need more practice…or maybe I’ve plateaued? Either way, it’s still a lot of fun. Again, if you’re on the fence, at least give Halo Wars a shot as a rental.

Warcraft III: Defense of the Ancients (Mac)
I’m starting to really get into the game, even though I know I’m a few years too late. I got to play my first two matches against human players and it was even more fun than playing against the AI. I got a new mouse for $13 dollars off of a slickdeal and have been using DOTA to test it out. Good times all around.

Dead Space
Started this game. It’s pretty freaky but I think I can handle it. Got caught up in other stuff but I’ll play this whenever it’s light outside, heh.

Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (DS)
I played a lot of this game in the car, its gameplay is simple but addicting. It’s a bit awkward to switch between platforming controls and stylus controls for the puzzle element, but I’ve gotten used to cradling the stylus in my hand without using it. Still I wish there was some sort of stylus glove or something. Actually, there probably is…

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13
Apr

Xbox 360
[Game Days Sale on Select Titles Gamestop]
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts [$19.99 Best Buy]
Gears of War 2 [$49.99 Amazon] [$49.99 Best Buy]
Guitar Hero Metallica [$47.99 Amazon] [$47.99 Newegg]
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle [$139.97 Amazon] [$139.99 Newegg]
Halo Wars [$52.99 Amazon] [$52.99 Newegg]
Resident Evil 5 [$53.99 Amazon] [$53.99 Newegg]
Scene It?: Box Office Smash [$19.99 Best Buy]
Scene It?: Box Office Smash with Four Controllers [$24.99 Best Buy]
Street Fighter IV [$51.99 Amazon] [$51.99 Newegg]
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena [$53.99 Amazon]
Wanted: Weapons of Fate [$42.99 Amazon]
WWE Legends of Wrestlemania [$41.99 Newegg]
Xbox 360 Messenger Kit [$19.96 Amazon]
Live 12 Month Gold Card plus 1 Month Bonus [$38.99 Newegg]

Playstation 3
[Game Days Sale on Select Titles Gamestop]
Guitar Hero Metallica [$47.99 Amazon] [$47.99 Newegg]
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle [$139.97 Amazon] [$139.99 Newegg]
Killzone 2 [$52.99 Amazon] [$52.99 Newegg]
Little Big Planet [$44.99 Amazon] [$39.99 Newegg]
Metal Gear Solid 4 [$39.99 Amazon] [$39.99 Newegg]
Prince of Persia [$41.99 Amazon]
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction [$44.99 Amazon]
Resident Evil 5 [$53.99 Amazon] [$53.99 Newegg]
Resistance: Fall of Man [$18.99 Amazon]
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena [$53.99 Amazon]
Valkyria Chronicles [$46.99 Amazon]
Wanted: Weapons of Fate [$44.99 Amazon]

Nintendo Wii
[Game Days Sale on Select Titles Gamestop]
Animal Crossing: City Folk [$29.99 Newegg]
de Blob [$29.99 Amazon]
Guitar Hero Metallica [$39.99 Amazon]
Guitar Hero World Tour [$39.99 Amazon] [$39.99 Newegg]
Guitar Hero World Tour Band Bundle [$159.97 Amazon] [$169.99 Newegg]
MadWorld [$41.99 Amazon]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games [$38.99 Amazon]
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party [$39.99 Amazon] [$29.99 Best Buy]
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip [$29.99 Best Buy]
Wario Land: Shake It! [$36.99 Amazon]
Wii Music [$29.99 Newegg]

PC
[Game Days Sale on Select Titles Gamestop]
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II [$36.09 Amazon] [$39.99 Newegg]

Nothing really new this week compared to last week – not many sales from Best Buy but Amazon and Newegg giving a few dollar discounts on recent releases. Gamestop promotion still running though.