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A Gaming Diary
Dig Dug Demo (360)
Oct 12th
Two very simple levels that show me nothing I want to know. I don’t want to know the basic mechanics, I want to know how the game changes at later levels, please.
And I hate the way the music only plays when you move. Hate, hate, hate it.
Full game remains unbought.
FIFA 07 (DS)
Oct 12th
I started my career at Villa with a 5-2 win against Arsenal…
So I checked the game settings and it says it’s on Beginner level and won’t let me change it. Odd.
Touch Golf (DS)
Oct 12th
Two things happened last night:
1) I got my first eagle.
2) I got past the rookie level.
I rock.
Tiger Woods 07 Demo (360)
Oct 12th
As said previously, this is annoyingly good and doesn’t have much of the over-the-top EA presentation that normally makes my blood boil.
Just Cause (360)
Oct 12th
For such a big game, it’s all a bit samey, isn’t it?
But no more so than a lot of other games, so that can’t be the issue I have with it. There are just annoyances that highlight it – principally the way the merest hint of contact with another vehicle stops you dead.
No, it’s not rubbish, it’s still fun, but after an evening spent with Jean Claude or Dolph you sometimes want something meatier, you know?
Naked War (PC)
Oct 11th
This is actually fantastic.
Even though I’m fantastically bad at it.
There’s an incredible amount of different stuff to do on the small maps and – most importantly – there always seems to be hope, even when I’m losing badly.
Though on my bad PC (using the lowest graphical settings) I find it very hard to see which square a crate is actually on at times.
I’m definitely still learning the game and given my record with strategy games I doubt I’ll ever be any good, but I’m really enjoying it.
Just Cause (360)
Oct 10th
Just started this. It’s very good fun indeed. Looks lovely, makes you feel like an invincible action hero in the worst/best braindead action movie ever.
Glitchy as anything and I’m not sure it’s worth full price, but at the budget Play Asia price I played, very happy so far.
Lost Planet Demo (360)
Oct 10th
While I was going through the demos on my 360 I thought I’d try this again.
It’s very hard, still. But ace. When I’m not getting shot from off-screen with no chance to recover.
NHL 07 (360)
Oct 10th
Huh?
A huge download for… a thirty-second shoot-out? Not even any sort of real game?
What was the point of that, then?
