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A Gaming Diary
Uno
May 10th
It’s apparently a popular real life card game. P’anther knew of it. I think I’ve vaguely heard of it, but I’ve never played it. So I cautiously downloaded the trial version of the game. After a few hands getting used to the rules and filling in the blanks in the slightly rubbish online help I realised it was ace and bought the full version. (It’s a 400 point game, which seems fair.) No idea what makes it so compelling, but it is.
I’ve played a few single player games and one match online. Unfotunately, there don’t seem to be that many people playing so that match had only one other human player and two AIs making up the numbers. The other human won. I lost. I’ve lost all my matches so far.
At least one achievement you’re meant to get for winning a game got given to me for winning a hand. So that’s okay.
Lost Planet Demo
May 9th
It’s available now on Live Marketplace and from a brief (failed) go at one of the levels on offer it seems really very good indeed. It’s a very satsifying third person shooter with old-school Gauntlet-style generators, all wrapped up in a next-gen coat of impressively shiny graphics.
Almost made me forget about the Wii for a few minutes.
Brain Age
May 9th
Thirty today. Acceptable.
I’m very surprised I did that well, givent that my head’s full of Wii.
Brain Age
May 8th
Fifty today. Oh dear.
I just froze up a couple of times and got some horrible scores.
Test Drive Unlimited Demo
May 8th
Hmm.
Server wasn’t up when I tried it, so I couldn’t go online.
Seemed okay, if hard for me to control, but I really, really hate demos that time out.
Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
May 7th
I’ve just been looking for a statue called The Sentinel. Didn’t find it. All I know is that it’s west of Dragonclaw Rock. Trouble is, there’s an awful lot west of Dragonclaw Rock. Trees, rocks, bears and ogres, mostly.
OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
May 7th
One day I will turn on my PSP and I will do the OutRun 2 15-stage continuous route.
It will happen.
One day.
Just not today.
Mega Man Powered Up
May 7th
Treid playing as Cutman. Did the first section okay and got another 0.2% and then tried the old Cutman stage – now a Mega Man stage. Mega Man killed me three times and I quit.
I’ve just noticed that my New Style game save seems to have overwritten my Old Style one. That’s very annoying. Bah.
Loco Roco Demo
May 7th
Excellent, I found a brand new area and got another little man.
There’s still that one I can see and not get to, though. I’m wondering if I have to use the wheels to launch me somehow, but I can’t see how.
Brain Age
May 7th
I did all my training, including the newly unlocked syllable count game. It’s hard, but I suspect that’s the point.
Actually, that’s a bit of a lie. I did all the training I wanted to do, which didn’t include the reading aloud thing. Too boring, that one. I don’t need it to get my stamp.
Checked my brain age after doing the training and was 29. That’s younger than I am actually am. Hoorah!
