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Ghost Squad (Wii)

That Rev Chap — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:31:00 +0000

First day with the Wii Zapper.

My accuracy was shot even after calibration, reloading was harder and I missed two bosses, but I somehow got my second best score ever.

Jury out so far.

Ghost Squad (Wii)

That Rev Chap — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:37:00 +0000

Hmpf. Somebody’s been hot-linking to images on my site and it’s exceeded its bandwidth. So nobody’s going to be able to read this blog until next month. I’ll update anyway, though.

After a break last night because I took my wife to the pub, I played Ghost Squad this evening. Beat the first to bosses, but failed the third. Made up to 2nd Lieutenant Rank (oooh!) and unlocked a new costume.

Ghost Squad (Wii)

That Rev Chap — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:22:00 +0000

Today I used the gun I unlocked yesterday, the SAW24. And very interesting it is, too. Unlike all the other guns I’ve used so far, you don’t need to reload it. It’s got infinite ammo. And, to add to the fun, it’s the first fully automatic weapon I’ve unlocked. So, what’s the catch? Well, it overheats. Fire it quickly and your Wiimote will start beeping furiously and you’ll be left defenceless for several seconds.

I think, on the whole, I prefer the guns you have to reload.

Ghost Squad (Wii)

That Rev Chap — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:58:00 +0000

I am now level fifteen, a Chief Warrant Officer and I’ve unlocked a new costume and gun.

Hooray.

Didn’t manage to defeat the boss of the third mission today, though.

Ghost Squad (Wii)

That Rev Chap — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:01:00 +0000

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)

That Rev Chap — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:12:00 +0000

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)

That Rev Chap — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:25:00 +0000

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)

That Rev Chap — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:37:00 +0000

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.

Ghost Squad (Wii)

That Rev Chap — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:00:00 +0000

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)

That Rev Chap — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:58:00 +0000

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.