A Gaming Diary
Archive for February, 2009
Mirror’s Edge (360)
Feb 18th
Almost managed to get through two chapters, but Battlestar Galactica interrupted me. When it’s good, Mirror’s Edge is very, very good indeed, but every now and again I get stuck, the free-flowing gameplay grinds to a halt and I get very frustrated indeed – often assuming an impossible jump is one I have to make.
Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro (PS3)
Feb 18th
This is where the (FORMAT) part of post titles breaks down. This is a Playstation game, but I was playing it on my PS3 to test out the d-pad. Played as Ryu (obviously) and managed to perform better than I did when I played Street Fighter 2 on the 360 the other night. So the PS3 version of Street Fighter IV it is.
Incidentally, I’d forgotten about the Color Edit mode in this game. It’s great fun making a green “Hulk” Ryu in a fetching pink costume. Pity I couldn’t work out how to use my saved color scheme in the game. Still, rusty I may be, but my standard team of Ryu and Mai got me all the way to Geese, who I nearly beat.
Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City (Wii)
Feb 18th
Played late yesterday, after Nook’s was shut for the day. So I didn’t have an awful lot to do, but Eloise finally announced her intention to leave town.
Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting (360)
Feb 17th
In preparation for Street Fighter IV, I’ve just been practicing Ryu’s standard moves in Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting using the 360′s normal pad. The d-pad is useless, so I’ve been trying the analogue stick. When facing right, I can do the hurricane kick, fireball and dragon punch pretty much all the time. But when I’m on the left I can do the fireball almost every time, the hurricane kick about half the time and the dragon punch only comes out about one time in five. Strange. And not really good enough, unless Street Fighter IV is somehow coded better for the standard pad.
I’d love to have a Street Fighter game to practice with on the PS3, to see if that pad’s any better, but I haven’t got one. D’oh.
Deadly Creatures (Wii)
Feb 16th
Playing this for review, so won’t go into detail here. First impressions aren’t especially good (or bad), though.
Age of Empires: Mythologies (DS)
Feb 16th
I think I’m ready to write my review now, after several hours of play. I’ve not finished all the campaigns, but I’ve got a fair way through them. I’ve tried out the other modes. So, yes, I think I’m ready.
Mirror’s Edge (360)
Feb 16th
Rental arrived from Lovefilm. Spent an hour or so with it and pretty much fell in love. I did the training, the prologue, then played through Chapter One a couple of times, then did the first time trial. (I didn’t do very well.)
It looks lovely and feels solid and correct. When you get it right and are running and jumping without pause, it’s exhilarating. When you fail, you want to try again.
If it doesn’t get too hard later on, this could be special.
