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A Gaming Diary
Picross DS (DS)
May 11th
Ah ha!
Using button input means that the big puzzles aren’t zoomed out when you play them, making the whole game about five thousand times more playable.
I really don’t need another puzzle game to play, but I can see myself getting right back into this one now.
Forza Motorsport 2 Demo (360)
May 10th
Hmm.
I seem to have become an arcade racing fan in my old age. I’m not sure I have the patience for this sort of thing any more.
Slitherlink (DS)
May 10th
Haven’t played this for a while, so I did a couple of 10×10 puzzles. Took 5:31 and then 5:54, which wasn’t too bad considering I’m a bit rusty.
Panel De Pon DS (DS)
May 10th
Did my daily training. Somehow I managed to get 0 in Avalanche mode again, despite seeming to do quite well. Odd.
Test Drive Unlimited (PSP)
May 9th
Hooray! I’ve got 250,000 points, so I’ve gone up a level.
Still using my Pontiac GTO, but I might buy myself a Class C car tomorrow. Actually, I just won an AC 427, whatever that is, so I should see if that’s any good before splashing out any cash.
One of the nice things about this game is that I’m beating cars that are better and faster than mine, unlike Gran Turismo where I have to make sure I have a better car than the opposition.
Panel De Pon DS (DS)
May 9th
I loved this when it had Pokemon it, way back when. Since then I’ve not been too in love, but thought I’d try the DS version anyway.
Not sure if it was worth bothering yet. Firstly, there’s a ton of Japanese. (I’m playing it off my R4 with the English patch installed and there’s still a ton of Japanese.) Secondly, well, there’s a nice Daily Practice section, but it gives you options, so I’m not sure how it can keep track of scores if you can play around with levels and difficulty settings. Thirdly, I tried a go of Avalanche mode and played for half an hour without any stress, at which point it just dropped a million blocks on me and killed me dead in seconds. Odd, confusing and annoying.
On the plus side, the stylus control works really well and with some experimentation I should be able to find a mode which balances fairness and difficulty.
Still wish there were Pokemon in it, though.
The Legend of the Mystical Ninja (Wii)
May 8th
Hooray! First boss down!
I can’t find a Log Book Shop where I can save, so I’ve gone to the second island. The locals are annoying me, so I’ve stopped playing for now.
Test Drive Unlimited (PSP)
May 8th
Well, I’ve exhausted the Class E challenges, I think, so it’s on to Class D. I did win a Class D Cadillac, but it was a bit frisky for my tastes – no, really, a frisky Cadillac – so I went and bought myself a Pontiac GTO instead. I’ve not done any events in it yet, just driven it from the dealer to the tuning shop, but it seems lovely.
Test Drive Unlimited (PSP)
May 7th
Hooray, I’m now an Amateur. Not quite sure what that means, think it’s just more races being open to me.
I think I’m actually going to have a read of the manual. Shocking, I know.
