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A Gaming Diary
Hot Shots Golf World Tour Demo (PS3)
Feb 24th
Hooray, an English-language demo! Now I can read the instructions for the new shot system. It’s actually very obvious and works very well.
I think I may need this game. I really don’t want to, but I do.
MLB 08: The Show Demos (PS3 & PSP)
Feb 24th
Both seem to play a decent game of baseball, but the PS3 version also has gorgeous graphics and presentation. Really very good stuff.
Hitman: Blood Money (360)
Feb 17th
A few more missions this morning. I’ve been doing some of them properly – Flatline I did much more quietly than I did on Expert – but I’ve also taken the opportunity to get some ratings that I’ve not seen before, like Deranged Slayer and Terrorist. (The latter got for killing 109 people on the paddle boat. I think that was all of them.)
Sid Meier’s Pirates! (360)
Feb 16th
Elite, only top down. And set in the Pacific Ocean in the late seventeenth century, not in space. And with lots of mini games.
It’s very addictive.
Hitman: Blood Money (360)
Feb 16th
A thread on rllmuk inspired me to play this again. Stuck it on Rookie mode to see what difference it makes. The answer? A lot. For example, it’s perfectly possible to run into A Night At The Opera, shoot one target dead, shoot the other, then run back out of the level. Not a very elegant solution, but it works. I can’t imagine it would be so easy on Expert difficulty.
Poker Smash Demo (360)
Feb 14th
I quite liked this. It’s another tile-matching game, but uses poker hands. Traditional, but novel. Seemed fun.
Got ready to spend 400 points on it, only to discover that it’s 800. No sale.
Commanders: Attack of the Geos Demo (360)
Feb 14th
Stupid name, poor graphics, but it seems like there’s a decent strategy game there. I was rubbish at it and nearly failed the training level. I’ve not deleted the demo, but I don’t really plan on buying it.
Black (360)
Feb 14th
How I remember Black: A great FPS spoiled by unskippable cut scenes and a bizarre and horrible save system.
How Black felt this morning: An average FPS spoiled by unskippable cut scenes and the fact that it’s not The Club.
Unfair, that. I just kept wanting to play it like The Club. I wanted short bursts and a sprint button and most of all I wanted points. It just felt empty killing people without numbers appearing over their heads. Anyway, I’ll go back when I’m in a different mood.
