Business cards
18 months after joining i finally recieved my POKE business cards and delightful they are.
Manager of the month Feb
Again my lack of control saw me gamble wildly on some very risky transfers. Sadly that once again led only to mediocrity. Congratulations to Jackie, who not only gave birth to her first child, but also won this month.
I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am probably not going to win the league this year. However, looking forward as ever, I am excited about the prospect of next season. I think my careful laying of strong foundations may well pay dividends next year (think Wenger).
Crackdown 360
There’s a definite Silver Age comic book feel to Crackdown that, in this instance, works well and actually gives a really solid look and feel to the game. The City is massive and from a distance, incredible, with a stunning draw distance and busyness yet seen in a free roaming game of this type. The gunplay and weaponry is fairly basic (in a good way), and the control system is about as simple as it gets. All of which adds up to a wonderfully simple and very fun game.
And this is the Crackdown USP for me. It’s like GTA, but with much less structure and a lot of desire to ‘rank up’. Which means, it’s up to you to collect, participate and capture so you can evolve into a true fighting force through the brilliant attribute upgrades. Crackdown is all about how you choose to spend your time, and although not as big, it offers a good alternative to any GTA i’ve yet played. Tracking down agility orbs (located mostly on rooftops) or driving wildly through “stunt rings” are perfect exaples of hugely addictive ways to power up. And fully leveling up your agent in the areas of agility, driving, explosives, strength, and weapons will be one of the first side jobs in which you should partake.
Crackdown is just too fun of a romp to stay on the road to completion. There are loads of top achievements to distract you from the tasks at hand, like just tossing an object as far as you can, or piling up a load of cars and blowing them up in order (to cause the most carnage in a set amount of time). You can also partake in sanctioned rooftop races (on foot) or road races in any number of vehicles. And if you’ve got time, there’s a load of bad guys to dispose of as well.
Jump about collecting orbs while shooting baddies - it’s like Grand Theft Auto fused with Jack and Daxter and it’s very good, if not brilliant.
Console Wars
This is how they are stacking up. Remember, Wii has only been around for about 4 months….
Stats are from worldwide retailers.
A favourite quote.
“Computer games don’t affect kids. I mean, if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we’d all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music.” Kristin Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989.
Star Wars Lego 360
This weekend I was mostly playing Lego Star Wars II - a very simple action adventure game in which blast your way through the original Star Wars Films.
That should be enough.
But no, getting to see Lego pieces becoming recognizable Star Wars characters and locales is really top. As is the vast library of recognizable sound effects and that unshakably rousing John Williams score. There’s no real voice acting in the game, but some miming and appropriate-sounding mumbles make it apparent what’s going on. And the humour is fantastic, constantly making myself, and my player two, laugh out loud.
The game is piss easy (designed for kids) but if your’re a fan, it is brilliantly enjoyable!
Kororinpa Wii
Bought a Wii, played Tennis (a bit), played Zelda (a bit), waited for software.
Kororinpa came out, played Kororinpa. Waving a Wiimote around to tip a platform/ball should be fun right? Wrong. Returned Kororinpa. Waited for software.
