Games Beaten : 2011

[kelsoanim]

1. 3/26 - Crash Bandicoot: Warped! (PS1)
2. 3/26 - Shatter (PS3)
3. 3/27 - Megaman X (SNES)
4. 3/31 - Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and by proxy Kirby's Adventure, was great. I used to think Kirby games were too simple and young to be fun, but there is a lot more to them as they seem up front. Of course his copy ability is what keeps you playing. The first time you get the UFO ability is pretty awesome. The game over all is very easy. I died and had a few continues, but you don't really loose much progress and don't tend to make the same mistake twice. The game is a classic, I'm glad I played.

[BurningDoom]

Panzer Dragoon: Orta for XBox. Beautiful game.

[noiseredux]

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and by proxy Kirby's Adventure, was great. I used to think Kirby games were too simple and young to be fun, but there is a lot more to them as they seem up front. Of course his copy ability is what keeps you playing. The first time you get the UFO ability is pretty awesome. The game over all is very easy. I died and had a few continues, but you don't really loose much progress and don't tend to make the same mistake twice. The game is a classic, I'm glad I played.

Hell Yeah!

[geozeldadude]

Including Other M? I personally loved that game, despite the negative reviews.

I'm stuck in an endless circle and have given up. It's in a jungle area with a sterile, metallic lab looking area in it. I keep going in circles. It has a morph ball only area that you roll through and at the end of it you shoot out of a pool of water in into this open area with a weird alien thing that's kind of like a rhino. And I start my loop over again. And at the beginning where I came from, is a hill that I slid down and I can't get back up. I gave up playing it after going through it like 10 times and getting nowhere.

that's the exact same place i was stuck, but it was b/c i had started the game when i first got it and then hadn't played it in the longest time. i'm pretty sure the way you get unstuck is you walljump up an empty elevator shaft near the place where there's a holo-masking thing. you get to it from the big room with the pool of water and it's after you morph ball your way up to the top part of the room. let me know if that works for you. in general i hated that game though, and i'm a huge metroid fan.

also, to throw in my two cents, fusion wasn't among my favs, but it's only because the rest of the series is so good. prime is at the top of my list, followed by super and zero.

[CFFJR]

1. Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions (Xbox 360)
2. Power Stone 2 (DC)
3. Dynamite Cop (DC)
4. Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate (Xbox)
5. Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)
6. Ranma 1/2: Chounai Gekitou-hen (Neighborhood Combat) (SFC)
7. Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle (SNES)
8. Ranma 1/2: Chougi Ranbuhen (Super Battle) (SFC)
9. Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (Xbox 360)
10.Resident Evil (GC)
11.Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
12.Mass Effect 2: Kasumi - Stolen Memory (Xbox 360)
13.Mass Effect 2: Overlord (Xbox 360)
14.Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker (Xbox 360)
15.Mass Effect 2: Arrival (Xbox 360)
16.Yakuza (PS2)

I added the ME2 dlcs, partially because dsheinem did, but also because with completion of all of those, I finished two complete playthroughs of the game, once on the hardest difficulty, and unlocked all of the achievements. It was damn good fun, and I'm seriously considering a third run.

Just finished Yakuza moments ago. I bought this game new years back, and just never got around to beating it. Great game, and I'll be exploring the sequels soon. The translation for the first game is so unintentionally funny though. The cliche gangbanger talk just doesn't fit in a Yakuza setting.

[dsheinem]

1. Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions (Xbox 360)
2. Power Stone 2 (DC)
3. Dynamite Cop (DC)
4. Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate (Xbox)
5. Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox)
6. Ranma 1/2: Chounai Gekitou-hen (Neighborhood Combat) (SFC)
7. Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle (SNES)
8. Ranma 1/2: Chougi Ranbuhen (Super Battle) (SFC)
9. Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (Xbox 360)
10.Resident Evil (GC)
11.Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
12.Mass Effect 2: Kasumi - Stolen Memory (Xbox 360)
13.Mass Effect 2: Overlord (Xbox 360)
14.Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker (Xbox 360)
15.Mass Effect 2: Arrival (Xbox 360)
16.Yakuza (PS2)

I added the ME2 dlcs, partially because dsheinem did, but also because with completion of all of those, I finished two complete playthroughs of the game, once on the hardest difficulty, and unlocked all of the achievements. It was damn good fun, and I'm seriously considering a third run.

Just finished Yakuza moments ago. I bought this game new years back, and just never got around to beating it. Great game, and I'll be exploring the sequels soon. The translation for the first game is so unintentionally funny though. The cliche gangbanger talk just doesn't fit in a Yakuza setting.

How was Arrival? I am debating playing it now or waiting for a pre-ME3 price drop...

[CFFJR]

How was Arrival? I am debating playing it now or waiting for a pre-ME3 price drop...

It was pretty good. The first part of it can be tackled as a stealth section, which is surprisingly fun (Shep goes solo for this mission). The scenario in itself is pretty epic, particularly the ending.

The most interesting part about it though is that it features a pretty major story event. So my big question now is how they're going to incorporate it into ME3 for people who don't play Arrival. Its a big thing that I don't think they can gloss over.

The only thing that disappointed me about it is that, unlike the other dlcs, it doesn't have a unique boss.

Overall it was a lot of fun, and I think it makes a good send off for ME2 before the finale.

[CatchFiveBats]

1) Ducktales 2 (NES)
2) Yakuza 2 (actually played up through the last chapter last year, but finished it shortly before Yakuza 4 came out)
3) Yakuza 3
4) Yakuza 4

I think that's all so far, have been focusing more on collecting for the last few years and just recently decided I want to start playing seriously again.

[YoshiEgg25]

1/1: Octodad PC
1/1: Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter (Co-op) PC
1/6: Something Amiss PC
1/6: Sam & Max 104: Abe Lincoln Must Die! PC
1/8: Donkey Kong Jr. Arcade
1/8: Frogger Arcade
1/8: Pac-Man Arcade
1/8: Smash TV (Co-op) Arcade
1/12: Achievement Unlocked PC
1/13: Achievement Unlocked 2 PC
1/15: K.O.L.M. PC
1/26: Don't Look Back PC
1/28: Flick Kick Rugby iPod Touch
2/9: Hot Throttle PC
2/10: Pokemon Puzzle Challenge Game Boy Color
2/17: The Great Gatsby NES
2/18: Tiki Totems iPod Touch
2/18: Tiki Totems 2: Valentine iPod Touch
3/10: Elephant Quest PC
4/1: Pokémon White Version Nintendo DS NEW

Total: 20

Starting the second quarter of the year, I was finally able, after nearly a month, to put Pokémon White away. It's the most polished Pokémon game out there, and at times, its graphics are some of the best the DS has to offer. And the story? By gosh, the story is by far the best out of ANY of the Pokémon games, spinoffs included, and isn't a throwaway like the others.

It also caters to both the hardcore (like me) and newcomers to the series. The Pokémon are all new; no longer will you see Zubat and Geodude everywhere. You won't see any of the older Pokémon until you beat the game, and to be honest, I really like that. It forces players to get out of their comfort zone. You can't use the same team you've been using since Red and Blue came out.

Overall, it's a great game. For now, it's my game of the year, but with what the 3DS has planned, it might not hold it, even in the eyes of a self-confessed PokéManiac. However, if you're looking into Pokémon and you don't know where to start, this would be a great place.

[CFFJR]

^So, regarding pokemon white...

What's the earliest point you can find a pikachu and a thunderstone?

I have no issue using different teams and all, as you said, but I absolutely must be able to get Raichu at some point in every game. When I get around to playing black/white, I simply won't be able to rest until I find Raichu.