A Gaming Diary
Archive for October, 2006
Tiger Woods 07 Demo (360)
Oct 12th
As said previously, this is annoyingly good and doesn’t have much of the over-the-top EA presentation that normally makes my blood boil.
Just Cause (360)
Oct 12th
For such a big game, it’s all a bit samey, isn’t it?
But no more so than a lot of other games, so that can’t be the issue I have with it. There are just annoyances that highlight it – principally the way the merest hint of contact with another vehicle stops you dead.
No, it’s not rubbish, it’s still fun, but after an evening spent with Jean Claude or Dolph you sometimes want something meatier, you know?
Naked War (PC)
Oct 11th
This is actually fantastic.
Even though I’m fantastically bad at it.
There’s an incredible amount of different stuff to do on the small maps and – most importantly – there always seems to be hope, even when I’m losing badly.
Though on my bad PC (using the lowest graphical settings) I find it very hard to see which square a crate is actually on at times.
I’m definitely still learning the game and given my record with strategy games I doubt I’ll ever be any good, but I’m really enjoying it.
Just Cause (360)
Oct 10th
Just started this. It’s very good fun indeed. Looks lovely, makes you feel like an invincible action hero in the worst/best braindead action movie ever.
Glitchy as anything and I’m not sure it’s worth full price, but at the budget Play Asia price I played, very happy so far.
Lost Planet Demo (360)
Oct 10th
While I was going through the demos on my 360 I thought I’d try this again.
It’s very hard, still. But ace. When I’m not getting shot from off-screen with no chance to recover.
NHL 07 (360)
Oct 10th
Huh?
A huge download for… a thirty-second shoot-out? Not even any sort of real game?
What was the point of that, then?
Need For Speed Carbon Demo (360)
Oct 10th
Put it in the bumper-cam view and it was much, much better than it was when I tried it last week. Framerate still rubbish, but the racing was actually quite fun.
Bouyed up I tried the drift mode. Three times. Just in case I was missing something. I don’t think I was. Terrible, it was. Too hard and no fun at all.
Tiger Woods 07 Demo (360)
Oct 10th
Damn.
I really enjoyed this.
And I really didn’t want to.
Looks merely okay, but the golf seems very solid. And that’s what important, yes?
Another one for the wishlist, then.
Naked War (PC)
Oct 10th
I’m currently play three games. One against an online acquaintance, one against a reviewer and one against someone I don’t know who picked up a challenge I posted on the web site. A good mix. It’s too early to tell who’s winning in two of them, but in one of them I’m already very much on the back foot.
It’s a really good game, actually. Great to play in short bursts, but also checking-mail-every-ten-secondsly addictive. Er… you know what I mean.
