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A Gaming Diary
The Club (360)
Feb 8th
This is excellent. Short bursts of shooty fun. I’m very much looking forward to unlocking everything and going for high scores.
And, as luck would have it, I checked a leaderboard and was 364th in the world, which meant I got two Achievements. Hooray for getting games on release day!
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Feb 8th
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve played through this game now. I could check, I suppose.
Anyway, today I saw lots of new bits. They were all good, but the very best thing was a new option to avoid the sniping bit at the start of the third mission and do some more standard shooting instead.
All good fun.
I failed the second boss (you have a single shot which must be a head shot, if you miss, you fail) but managed to defeat the other two. It’s worth noting that all the bosses use weapons given to you at the time – you never use the weapon you choose to take into the game. This is a good thing – especially as today I was using another handgun. The laser sight and 15-shot magazine should have made things easier, but I didn’t do very well at all. The only bit that was really improved by the laser sight was the mine clearing section in the third mission.
At the end I got up to level thirteen and was promoted to Warrant Officer. No new guns or outfits, though.
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Feb 7th
I got the leaderboards to work. I’m 16409th in the world. I guess this hasn’t sold as well as it should have done, or no Wii owners have their consoles online.
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Feb 7th
Hooray! Today I beat all three bosses in one play through of the game. That’s the first time I’ve ever beat the boss in the Third Mission.
I also got a new high score, which would be more fun if the online rankings would work. My Wii can get online without a problem, but I’ve never been able to use the online stuff in Ghost Squad. I wish I knew why.
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Feb 6th
Went back and used the default gun today. I thought the automatic setting would help me with a section on level one where I have to stop a huge wave of enemies getting past me. Probably should have done, but I failed anyway. Most of Mission Two was different to the way I’ve done it before. I’m not sure why, but I seemed to take a completely different route through Air Force One for the middle half of the mission. I’m not complaining.
Failed every boss today, which means Mission One is still on level three, Mission Two is on level two and Mission Three is, shamefully, still on level one. I did nearly defeat the boss today, but just ran out of time.
Unlocked a policeman uniform, though, so it wasn’t all bad.
Also had a quick of Ninja Mode, which is very silly indeed. You’re a ninja, your enemies are ninjas, your weapon is a throwing star. Couldn’t find an option to turn off the aiming reticule, though, which made it feel very odd and I soon turned it off.
Off-Road Velociraptor Safari (Web)
Feb 6th
What the heck?
This is completely broken. I’m not sure what’s happened, but when playing today the game wasn’t working properly at all. The beams of light that come up from catchers were appearing and disappearing completely at random, as were orbs. When I used boost, the flames only came out of my jeep about one time in three. And there’s a horribly ugly white “shadow” under my jeep. It’s not really playable now, especially the orb-hunting stuff. No idea if it’s my Mac or if they’ve broken the game itself, but whatever, it’s gone rubbish.
Bah.
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Feb 5th
Used another top-difficulty gun today, but it was far better than yesterday’s pistol. Either that or I’m getting better. I actually beat the first two bosses today (the second boss for the first time) and got to the level three boss for the first time. (I thought the boat at the end of the third mission was the boss. It’s not.)
Apart from levelling up the missions I passed I didn’t unlock anything today, though. My character’s up to level nine now, so I’m guessing I’ll get something for reaching level ten next time I play.
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Feb 4th
Used a gun that I’d unlocked yesterday. A pistol. Made the game incredibly hard. To be fair, game did warn me this would bed the case. On to level two of first mission; still on level one for the others. Got bad score, but unlocked new gun and outfit.
Official game rating: AWESOME IN CAPS.
Burnout Paradise (360)
Feb 3rd
I’m half-way through my B licence now. I might have got further, but I keep just driving around aimlessly. Well, not quite aimlessly. There’s still one gas station I’ve not found and I’d really like to find it. I’ve no idea where it could be.
Just before turning off the game I got the Parallel Parking Achievement, which was surprisingly easy. Either that or I fluked it.
Ghost Squad (Wii)
Feb 3rd
Today I played through the game using a shotgun I unlocked yesterday. Lots of double kills. Just as enjoyable second time through as the first, if not more so. I’ve no idea how to do the final boss in less than a minute, though.
I really want to play it through again today, but I’m trying to be strong.
