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A Gaming Diary
Ridge Racer 7 Demo (PS3)
Mar 23rd
It’s meant to be more or less the same as Ridge Racer 6. It’s not, there’s a big difference: in RR6 I could win races. In this demo, my best position is tenth. Ouch.
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (PS3)
Mar 23rd
This is marvellous. Can’t remember any of the moves from my time on the PSP version, but never mind. It’s really great fun, but I’ve got up to what I presume is a boss as he’s incredibly annoying and I can’t beat him. I had a few goes and gave up.
Gran Turismo HD (PS3)
Mar 23rd
It plays just like Gran Turismo; it looks prettier.
And there’s not very much to it.
Third Impressions (PS3)
Mar 23rd
Well, I’ve now set Gran Turismo HD, Tekken Dark Resurrection, Gripshift and demos of Formula 1, Genji and Ridge Racer 7 to download.
Gran Turismo is finished and is now installing itself, which takes a strangely lengthy amount of time. Ah! Here we go! Now to… play!
Second Impressions (PS3)
Mar 23rd
It’s bloody massive. Huge. Enormous.
Plugged optical, HDMI and power cables in round the back. Plugged the controller and a USB keyboard in round the front.
Set it up easily enough – connected to my wi-fi network without hassle. Am in 1080i mode, but may drop down to 720p and see if that’s better. Audio’s coming out of my receiver via an optical connection.
Am now doing an update to the system software to get it up to 1.60.
One day I may even play a game on this thing!
First Impressions (PS3)
Mar 23rd
It’s really, really heavy and doesn’t fit into my trolley.
Also: I’m sick and it’s raining.
I’ll set it up soon.
Slitherlink (DS)
Mar 23rd
I got past my block and now I’m pretty much flying. I’m sure I’ll hit another wall, but I’ve been dispatching the second set of puzzles in about four minutes each.
Slitherlink (DS)
Mar 22nd
Whoa! I was getting through the puzzles okay, but then got to about number twelve and it has no zero squares, so I have no idea where to start. New techniques needed – soon!
Sam & Max Hit The Road (DS)
Mar 22nd
More of a tech-test than a play session, but I managed to get it working and watched the initial cut scene and then talked to Max in the first room. Hooray for emulation!
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360)
Mar 22nd
Beat the boss who is me, got the Soul of Wolf, then died a long way into the Long Library, making me gah and gnash and turn the game off.
I wasn’t enjoying it that much anyway. Any illness that can stop me enjoying Castlevania is evil. Evil!
