Games Beaten : 2011

[geozeldadude]

October:
MadWorld-Wii
Metal Gear Solid-Playstation
Aladdin-SNES
Bioshock-Xbox 360

how did you like madworld?

[Balasubbie]

October:
MadWorld-Wii
Metal Gear Solid-Playstation
Aladdin-SNES
Bioshock-Xbox 360

how did you like madworld?

More pertinent question:

Does anybody, ever, in the history of history, like Mad World?

[Pirate_Higemaru]

October:
MadWorld-Wii
Metal Gear Solid-Playstation
Aladdin-SNES
Bioshock-Xbox 360

how did you like madworld?

More pertinent question:

Does anybody, ever, in the history of history, like Mad World?

I liked it a lot honestly. The art style was "stylish" (well, it had a rough feeling to it but it still looked nice), the soundtrack was surprisingly good (I'm not big on rap/hip-hop), the over-the-top gore was fun and the announcers were fun as well. The bosses were also a lot of fun to fight. The levels themselves were filled with creative ways to kill your enemies. I actually kind of liked the plot too but that's probably because I wasn't expecting much of anything. Really the only bad thing I can say about the game is that the camera wasn't very good. All of my other complaints would be nitpicking.

[Balasubbie]

Awesome, I only ever read of that game in negative terms.

[Gamerforlife]

Games Beaten:
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin for the DS
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light for the PS3
Sonic 4: Episode 1 for the PS3
Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee for the original Xbox
Portal 2(PS3)
Flower(Playstation Network)
Darksiders (PS3)
Alice Madness Returns(Xbox 360)
The Dishwasher Vampire Smiles(Xbox 360)
Heavy Rain (PS 3)
Plants vs Zombies Game of the Year - PC Steam version
Outland - PS 3
Catherine - PS 3
Beyond Good and Evil HD - PS 3 and 360(I love Jade enough to buy this twice)

BATMAN: ARKHAM CITY - PS 3

WOW!

This is the ultimate Batman game! Perfect in every way! I had some issues with the changes to the combat system initially, but was comfortable by the end of the game. Even the new blade dodge I got used to

The ending is fantastic and will especially resonate with people who have watched the Dark Knight and Batman: Under the Red Hood as what happens as well as what is said echoes things from both of those movies

This probably is the best comic superhero game I've played. They improved every part of the game from the combat, to the stealth stuff, to the collectibles, to the bosses, to the story and just the overall epic feel of the game. Everything has been bumped up to the next level. It deserves the perfect ten scores it has received from a few reviewers

People have gotten all upset about the Catwoman passcode thing. Honestly, it's not worth bitching about. The playable Catwoman parts are certainly fun, but have almost zero bearing on the main storyline. To be perfectly honest, they almost feel tacked on. Like something added to the game at the last minute. This definitely feels like DLC and people who bought the game new should be GRATEFUL to get it for free instead of bitching and moaning about the online passcode thing like little babies. With or without the playable Catwoman content, she's a pretty minor player in the game's storyline.

[alienjesus]

Donkey Kong Jr. e-Reader
Riviera: The Promised Land GBA
Super Mario Bros. 2 Wii
King of Fighters R2 NGPC
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn DS
Metal Slug 2nd Mission NGPC
Pocket Tennis Colour NGPC
Metroid GC
Super Mario Bros. 3 Wii
Probotector 2 Game Boy
A Boy and his Blob Wii
Pokemon White DS
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa VC
Kirby's Dream Land 3 VC
Bomberman '93 VC
Super Probotector: Alien Rebels VC
Wonder Boy in Monster Land VC
Pilotwings Resort 3DS
Deja Vu Casebook 1: A Nightmare Comes True GBC
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg GC
Starfox Command DS
Sin and Punishment: Successor of the Skies Wii
Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas GBC
Virtual On Cyber Troopers Saturn
Virtua Fighter Saturn
Athlete Kings Saturn
Guardian Heroes Saturn
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters Game Boy
StreetPass Quest 3DS
Face Raiders 3DS
Dead or Alive: Dimensions 3DS
Wonder Boy in Monster World VC
Final Fantasy III DS
Ghost Trick DS
Banjo Kazooie N64
Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 101: Culture Shock PC
Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 102: Situation Comedy PC
Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 103: The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball PC
Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 104: Abe Lincoln Must Die PC
Panzer Dragoon Saturn
Punch-Out!! NES
Blazing Lazers TG16
Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 105: Reality 2.0 PC
Sam & Max Save the World: Episode 106: Bright Side of the Moon PC
Final Fantasy IX PS1
Crash Bandicoot PS1
Advance Wars 2 GBA
Super Punch-Out!! SNES
Secret of Mana VC
Fantasy Zone SMS
Balloon Fight 3DS VC
Ice Climber 3DS VC
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 3DS VC
Mario Golf: Advance Tour GBA
Phantasy Star SMS
Ninja Gaiden VC
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 3DS
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space: Episode 201: Ice Station Santa PC
Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space: Episode 202: Moai Better Blues PC
Monster Hunter Tri Wii
Game & Watch Gallery 3 GBC
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes DS
Meteos DS
Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels Wii
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Saturn *NEW*
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii *NEW*
Total: 66

Panzer Dragoon is a fairly fun game, although not as good as the first imo. In the first things got pretty hectic very quickly, but I never had problems in the second - there were far less enemies, to the point where sometimes i'd have gaps of 5 to 10 seconds where I had nothing to shoot at at all. Although the difficulty was a fairly hefty step down imo, the game was still fun, it controlled well and it kept me interested (although as before it's very short). This one adds some replay value in the form of alternate dragon forms as you level up (more powerful the better you do) and split paths through some levels, but it wasn't a big deal. Overall I enjoyed it, but I don't think it's a must buy for the system, unlike the original game.

Mario Galaxy 2 was fantastic, as expected. I'd put it on a par with the original myself, there was nothing I preferred about either one over the other. It controlled pretty well, although compared to mario 64 and sunshine sometimes felt like mario was a bit slower and the controls a tad stiffer, which I wasnt as keen on. The level variety was nice and kept things interesting, although I still think the comet levels are a cheap excuse to make you play the same missions twice over and save on development costs. Some disagree, but I liked the world map that was in this one rather than the slightly awkward hub in the original galaxy. The music in this game didn't seem as good, having some more electronicy sounding remixes of classic mario themes rather than the epc orchestral score of the first. Overall, I'd rate this one pretty high up on my mario games list, but it doesn't displace my favourites of the series. It's great, but I don't see it as the pinnacle of 3D mario games a lot of people do.

[Hateshinai]

Superfrog on the Amiga CD32. Loved it and so did my kids. Having said that, the last level before the boss fight is a total bitch. There is a part at the very end where you absolutely MUST have the wings power up to pass. Conveniently enough there are 2 of them just before. However if you die the power ups do NOT regenerate. So basically you've got 2 chances (3 if you already have the wings from before) to make it through, no matter how many lives you've actually got. Hardly fair.

[GryeDor]

I've got a few I've recently purchased and beaten. Fun games all 3!

1. Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 - a lot of fun as with the first, it was pretty easy though, although i wasn't too surprised about that.

2. Snow Brothers - at least got to the credits, have a long way to go to actually master it

3. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - pretty fun, steep learning curve, but an enjoyable game. actually writing and planning this game as my first entry into a video review series

[noiseredux]

1. Mercs (PS2)
2. Darkstalkers 3 (PS1)
3. House Of The Dead Overkill (Wii)
4. Mega Man 3 (PS2)
5. Mega Man 2: The Power Fighters (PS2)
6. Halo 2600 (Atari 2600)
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES)
8. Castlevania Chronicles (PS1)
9. Shadow Of The Colossus (PS2)
10. Capcom Vs. SNK Pro (PS1)
11. Capcom Vs. SNK 2: Mark Of The Millennium (PS2)
12. Super Street Fighter IV (PS3)
13. Mobile Light Force (PS1)
14. Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 (PS3)
15. Galaga Arrangement (PSP)
16. BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (PS3)
17. Mr. Driller (PS1)
18. Dead Or Alive (PS1)
19. Mamoru-kun (PS3)
20. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time Reshelled (PSN)
21. Ridge Racer (PS1)
22. Mega Man X4 (PS1)
23. Rapid Angels (PSN)
24. Catherine (PS3)
25. Let's Go Jungle! (arcade)
26. Super Puzzle Fighter II: For Matching Service (DC)
27. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (DC)
28. Dead Or Alive 2 (DC)
29. Gunbird 2 (DC)
30. GigaWing (DC)
31. Street Fighter Alpha 3 (DC)

so I've really never spent a whole lot of time with the Alpha series. It always felt weird to me coming from SF2. Then back in December a couple of you guys explained ISMs to me, and I realized that X-ISM was close to SF2 style. Of course as a Chun-Li fan this meant losing projectile attack, but oh well. At least now I can play. Street Fighter Alpha 3 is actually fucking goood man. But perhaps the craziest part is that I beat it using the standard DC controller. How fucked up is that? Am I getting used to this stupid thing? I don't know. My hands are kind of cramped though. Sigh. At any rate -- fucking gorgeous animations and super smooth fast fighting. Plus tons of characters I wasn't familiar with. So great. I also thought the fight against Juni & Juli was incredible. I mean two enemies at once? So badass. And Bison (well Vega... I have the JPN version) was actually really intimidating. Really great stuff. Glad I played through this finally, as I had only dabbled in it lightly before.

[Xeogred]

Tactics Ogre (SNES)
Ecco the Dolphin CD
Sonic CD (Japanese)
Sonic CD (US)*
Sonic & Knuckles (GEN)*
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC)
Blaster Master (NES)*
Fallout New Vegas (PC)
Duke Nukem Forever (PC)
Sonic the Hedgehog (SMS)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SMS)
Shatterhand (NES)
Final Fantasy IV (PSP)
Thunder Force III (GEN)
Thunder Spirits (SNES)*
Final Fantasy II (PSP)
Final Fantasy V (GBA)
Final Fantasy III (NES)
Metroid (NES)*
Soul Blazer (SNES)
Deus Ex Human Revolution (360)
Illusion of Gaia (SNES)
Alcahest (SNES)
Deus Ex Invisible War (PC)
Megaman Zero (GBA)
Megaman Zero 2 (GBA)
Megaman Zero 3 (GBA)
Megaman Zero 4 (GBA)
Megaman Xtreme (GBC)
Megaman Xtreme 2 (GBC)
Megaman V (GB)
Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl (PC)
Rage (360)
Portal 2 (PC)
Portal (PC)*

* = replay

Portal 2 was awesome. It didn't seem as hard as the original game, but I just revisited it today and I think I beat it in like an hour. Well, still fun stuff. lol