Games Beaten : 2011

[Cauterize]

Finally beat Pokemon White the other night One series that just doesn't get old for me!

[Flake]

1/11 Guardian Heroes (SAT)
1/14 Sonic Adventure (GCN)
1/17 Marvel vs Capcom 2 (DC)
1/17 X-Men vs Street Fighter (SAT)
1/22 Dragon Ball Z Budokai (GCN)
1/24 Street Fighter III - The New Generation (DC)
1/24 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (DC)
1/25 Mega Man X (GCN)
1/26 Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure (GBA)
1/31 Tatsunoko vs Capcom (Wii)
2/1 Megaman X2 (GCN)
2/2 Marvel vs Capcom (DC)
2/3 Megaman X3 (GCN)
2/3 Megaman X4 (GCN)
2/4 Megaman X5 (GCN)
2/5 Megaman X6 (GCN)
2/7 Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow (PS2)
2/8 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (DC)
2/9 Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors Dreams (PS2)
2/9 The King of Fighters XI (PS2)
2/11 The King of Fighters '99 Dream Match (DC)
2/13 SNK Gals Fighter (NGPC)
2/16 The King of Fighters '98 (Wii)
2/17 The King of Fighters '96 (Wii)
2/17 Metal Slug (Wii)
2/17 Metal Slug 2 (Wii)
2/18 SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (NGPC)
2/19 The King of Fighters '97 (Wii)
2/19 Street Fighter II' (Wii / VC)
2/22 Metal Slug 3 (Wii)
2/25 Super Street Fighter IV (PS3)
2/27 Capcom vs SNK 2 (DC)
2/27 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
3/3 Mega Man II (GB)
3/5 Super Street Fighter II: HD Remix (PS3)
3/6 Mega Man III (GB)
3/11 Mega Man IV (GB)
3/13 Mega Man: Powered Up! (PSP)
3/14 Garou: Mark of the Wolves (DC)
3/15 Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter Alpha 2 (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter EX 3 (PS2)
3/15 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (PS2)
3/16 The King of Fighters R2 (NGPC)
3/16 Project Justice: Rival Schools (DC)
3/17 Capcom Fighting Evolution (PS2)
3/20 Zone of the Enders (PS2)
3/21 P.N.03 (GCN)
3/21 Super Puzzle Fighter II (GBA)
3/27 Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (3DS)
4/10 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (GCN)
4/28 Vampire Savior (SAT)
5/3 Advance Guardian Heroes (GBA)
5/7 Virtua Fighter Kids (SAT)
5/12 Soul Calibur II (GCN)
5/13 Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (GBA)
5/14 Dead or Alive 2 (DC)
5/14 Gigawing (DC)

I bought this game not having a clue that it was a remake of Kirby's Adventure - so you can imagine my surprise when I suddenly realized I was playing a GBA version of one of the greatest platformers ever made!

This game is great but there are some things that irk me. I don't know if it's because of the remake or if I have those ol' rose tinted glasses on. I remember the levels being longer, the bosses being harder, and I definitely don't like how they changed the mini games.

But, all that aside, there is a lot to like about this game - the production value was very high and the little visual effects whenever Kirby has a new power are genius. Not as good as the NES original but a solid remake in every way.

Dead or Alive 2 - I'm kinda psyched for the soon to be released 3DS DoA, so I thought I'd pop in this game and start getting a feel for the game. As a veteran of Capcom fighters it is a real switch and I have not yet figured out this games 'groove' yet. I like the production values, though. This game is a DC release and yet its age does not show in the slightest. The game also has a cool atmosphere. I've only gone through the story mode a couple of times but I'll have to spend more time with this game to understand how to play it properly.

Gigawing - Wow. HARD. I'd love to lie and say I 1cc'd this game...but that would be an obvious lie.

[jfe2]

Games Finished 2011

• Call of Duty: Black Ops - 360
  Sonic and Knuckles - XBLA
  K.O.L.M. - PC
  Protect Me Knight aka Mamotte Knight - XNA
  Space Invaders Extreme 2 - DS
  SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - NGPC
  Breath of Death VII - XNA
  Arkedo Series 01 - Jump! - XNA
  Arkedo Series 02 - Swap! - XNA
  Arkedo Series 03 - Pixel! - XNA
  Braid - XBLA
  Ninja Senki - PC
  The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - XBLA
  Explosionade - XNA
  Captain Commando (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Three Wonders - Midnight Wanderers: Quest for the Chariot (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Three Wonders - Chariot: Adventure through the Sky (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  1941: Counter Attack (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Bionic Commando (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Strider - (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Axel and Pixel - XBLA
  What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? aka Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman, What Did I Do To Deserve This? - PSP
  Half-Minute Hero - PSP
  Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins - PSP
  Power Stone (Power Stone Collection) - PSP
  Power Stone 2 (Power Stone Collection) - PSP
  Darkstalkers Chronicles: Chaos Tower - PSP
  Limbo - XBLA
  American Dream - PC
  League of Evil - iPhone
  New Bust-a-Move - iPhone
  Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - XBLA
  Marvel vs Capcom 3 - 360
  Hard Corps: Uprising - XBLA
  World of Goo - PC
  Super Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix - XBLA
  Marvel vs Capcom 2 - XBLA
  Contra 4 - NDS
  Infinity Blade - iPad
  Killzone 3 - PS3
  God of War: Chains of Olympus - PSP
  Fable III - 360
  Mortal Kombat - PS3
  The Orange Box - Half-Life 2 - 360 *new*
  

Total: 42

Half-Life 2 is a great game, don't get me wrong. The atmosphere, the weapons, and the insane amount of epic moments make that true for sure. My only gripe with the game is that the story is a bit confusing. Granted, I've never played the original Half-Life, but some sort of recap would have been nice at the beginning of this game.

That being said, Half-Life 2 hooked me, and intrigued me enough to want to go back to play the first game. I plan on finishing up a few games that I've already started first, but I want to download Half-Life from Steam pretty soon.

[emwearz]

Half-Life 2 is a great game, don't get me wrong. The atmosphere, the weapons, and the insane amount of epic moments make that true for sure. My only gripe with the game is that the story is a bit confusing. Granted, I've never played the original Half-Life, but some sort of recap would have been nice at the beginning of this game.

That being said, Half-Life 2 hooked me, and intrigued me enough to want to go back to play the first game. I plan on finishing up a few games that I've already started first, but I want to download Half-Life from Steam pretty soon.

Because Half-Life and Half-Life 2 are so far apart in time, you actually don't need to play the first one to get whats going on. Alyx is just a kid in part one, the reason your ages are so similar in part 2 is that Gordan was in some sort of 'space time' thing due to the Gman and thus didn't age in the 10-20 year gap between the first and second game.

They are greatly different games, with the first not aging nearly as well as the second, the big difference is 95% of the first game is played indoors (at Black Mesa) and far less puzzle orientated game play, I finished it earlier this year, and while a great game when it came out, you can feel its age regardless of which version (Source, Model packs, etc) because you are indoors the whole time.

[jfe2]

Half-Life 2 is a great game, don't get me wrong. The atmosphere, the weapons, and the insane amount of epic moments make that true for sure. My only gripe with the game is that the story is a bit confusing. Granted, I've never played the original Half-Life, but some sort of recap would have been nice at the beginning of this game.

That being said, Half-Life 2 hooked me, and intrigued me enough to want to go back to play the first game. I plan on finishing up a few games that I've already started first, but I want to download Half-Life from Steam pretty soon.

Because Half-Life and Half-Life 2 are so far apart in time, you actually don't need to play the first one to get whats going on. Alyx is just a kid in part one, the reason your ages are so similar in part 2 is that Gordan was in some sort of 'space time' thing due to the Gman and thus didn't age in the 10-20 year gap between the first and second game.

They are greatly different games, with the first not aging nearly as well as the second, the big difference is 95% of the first game is played indoors (at Black Mesa) and far less puzzle orientated game play, I finished it earlier this year, and while a great game when it came out, you can feel its age regardless of which version (Source, Model packs, etc) because you are indoors the whole time.

That makes me thing of Goldeneye on the N64 for some reason.

I still want to play it eventually, but maybe I'll play Episodes 1 and 2 first.

[brunoafh]

I don't have nice lists like you guys, but I just beat Blast Wind on the Saturn for the first time.

I liked it, but I was really disappointed by the ridiculously easy difficulty. I beat it on my first try with 3 credits. That just shouldn't happen, ever. It's a great game otherwise, but I guess I should have put it on a harder difficulty...

[Flake]

I don't have nice lists like you guys, but...

It's still early enough in the year to get a good list going. It's amazing how fast it adds up, especially if you play mostly fighters like I do.

[o.pwuaioc]

I don't have nice lists like you guys, but...

It's still early enough in the year to get a good list going. It's amazing how fast it adds up, especially if you play mostly fighters like I do.

Too much work!

[Flake]

I don't have nice lists like you guys, but...

It's still early enough in the year to get a good list going. It's amazing how fast it adds up, especially if you play mostly fighters like I do.

Too much work!

Not really. When I beat a game I just write down the date I did it on and then update this page every now and then with the name of the game and a blurb about what I thought about it. Takes all of 2 minutes. Most people just list the game and that takes even less time.

[emwearz]

Plants Vs Zombies - PC
Halo 3: ODST - 360
Enslaved: Odyssey To The West - 360
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - NDS
Unreal Tournament 3 - 360
Dead Space - 360
Harms Way - XBLA
Starfox Assault - GC
Cut the Rope: Holiday Gift - IOS
The House of the Dead: Overkill - Wii
Fallout 3 - 360
Peggle Extreme - PC
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast - PC
Marvel Vs Capcom 3 - 360
Portal - PC
The Great Gatsby - Browser
Kirby Super Star Ultra - NDS
Bulletstorm - PC
Half Life: Source - PC
Probotector - NES
Fable III - 360
Perfect Dark - N64
Crysis 2 - 360
Final Fantasy XIII - 360
Portal 2 - 360
Half Life 2 - 360
Machinarium - PC
King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (AGDInteractive Remake) - PC

Total Games for 2011: 27

Thoughts on the Game(s)

This is a game I use to play a lot with my dad when I was younger, but I could never take credit as beating it, until I did it myself. While I was amazed how much I remembered, some of the puzzles were hard, my biggest problem was the timing based puzzles which you just rarely see in games anymore, so I wasn't even thinking on that plane.

Took me longer than I thought it would to finish, but the new 4.0 version has a new feature where it is impossible to use items out of order, meaning you don't have to jump back to the start if you forget something before going into an area, etc. You can still die, a lot.

Amazing how they pulled the art style off, it looks and plays with the same production values as KQ 5 and 6.

I might give the second one a shot sometime in the future, but for now I am all adventured out, well enough to want to jump into another Sierra adventure, even if a remake.