Archive for April, 2009

Load Runner and Red Faction: Guerrilla Impressions

I tore myself away from Fallout 3 for a few hours today to checkout some new stuff on the Xbox Live Marketplace. I started things off with the new Load Runner on Xbox Live Arcade and was surprised by how much there is included for $15. It is a shame they accidentally priced it at […]

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Halo Wars Impressions

I finished off Halo Wars campaign last weekend. I really enjoyed the game yet for some reason I’ve not yet put my finger on I just did not feel like playing much of the multiplayer or skirmish modes. As a fan of the Halo universe as a whole (yes I read the books) I really […]

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Crystal Defenders Completed!

I’ve been playing Crystal Defenders for weeks now and I finally got the last achievement. I have a few levels left to try and get perfect runs without loosing any lives, but I’m close. It has been a while since I got all the achievements for any game and it feels good to have them […]

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Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout (Nintendo Wii) Review

As I’ve said before I’m always looking for ways to get more value out of my neglected Nintendo Wii. Really, Wii Fit is the only thing that gets regular use with my Wii. So, when I saw that Ubisoft was releasing Gold’s Gym Cardio Workout I knew I wanted to check out out since I […]

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Playing Misc Stuff

I know I’ve been quiet around here lately, but I’ve been busy with XBLA & XNA Ratings as well as playing a little of a lot of games. This last week I’ve played Crystal Defenders, Peggle, Gears of War 2 (Horde mode is so addicting), Rock Band 2, Halo Wars, and Gold’s Gym on the […]

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Crystal Defenders Impressions

I’ve been playing Crystal Defenders for the last week or so and I’m loving it. Yes, it is another tower defense game, but it is pretty different from the ones I normally play. Every level requires a different strategy. In most tower defense games you find a strategy and you stick with it for every […]

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NextWar: The Quest for Earth Quick Impressions

I got a chance today to try out the XNA Community Game NextWar: The Quest for Earth. It is a tower defense style game which I find highly addicting. It has a unique graphical style that I’m not sure I like yet, but the overall mechanics work great. If you’re into Tower Defense games I […]

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