Games Beaten : 2011

[YoshiEgg25]

Machinarium - PC
Thoughts on the Game(s)
I utterly loved this game, so stylish. If there is ever a game that proves the point that video games are art, it is this one.

It is kind of a mix up of an old school point and click adventure game, with a mix of Professor Layton style puzzles, there is no speech in game, the story is told in pictographs.

Utterly BRILLIANT!

I hope to see a physical copy cheaper than $30, as a fan of point and click adventure games, it is one I would love to have in the collection.

I agree. From what I've played, it's a very neat little point-and-click. I like how the hint giving thing is set up too, with the little minigame that seems impossible until you find out you can shoot.

[eskil]

Terranigma (SNES)
Silent Hill (Playstation)
Soul Calibur (Dreamcast)
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Gamecube)
Keio Flying Squadron (Sega CD)

Pretty happy about that last one. I had to use a few continues, but overall, the game was always just hard enough. I really enjoyed the wackiness, especially the fact that the enemies were raccoons!
Anyway, off to the next game. I erased my VMU by accident, so I have to start THPS from scratch.

[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*new*

Total: 43

I was always a Street Fighter kid growing up, but I definitely played Mortal Kombat whenever I got the chance. I still remember the feeling of playing an MK cabinet in an arcade, and I haven't played a Mortal Kombat game that has given me that sense of nostalgia again until popping the new Mortal Kombat into my PS3.

Everything about this game just feels right. It even has that "creepy" vibe that the original games had, and it really helps to make a great game better in this case. Definitely worth picking up if you have any interest in fighting games at all.

One last thing, Shao Kahn is a jerkface in this game. I don't even know how many times it took me to beat him, but I nearly jumped off the couch in excitement when I did.

[J T]

01/16: Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within (PC)
02/16: Sanitarium (PC)
03/15: Give Up Robot 2 (Browser)
03/22: Cardboard Box Assembler (Browser)
04/01: King's Guard (Browser)
04/02: Sarah's Run (Browser)
04/13: Peggle Nights (PC)
04/13: Terra: The Legend of the Geochine (PC)
04/16: Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (PS2)
05/05: Beautiful Escape: Dungeoneer (PC)
05/11: Chef Boyardee's... Barkley: Shut Up and Jam Gaiden

If you have a strange sense of humor, this is the game for you. Hands down, this is the funniest game I have ever played. It's an RPG in the vain of Final Fantasy VI, but in a crazy world where basketball has been outlawed and it is up to Charles Barkley to bring the world back to the glory days of slams and jams. I really love this game and think more people should play it just to experience the absolute lunacy of it. Not only is the main gag funny, but there is tons of hilarious dialogue with in-jokes about JRPGs and basketball-- two things that don't go together, but lead to comedy magic in this game. Really, if you like RPGs, or basketball, or both, then it's worth your time.

Oh, and did I mention that it's free?

[final fight cd]

castle of illusion - sega
disney's aladdin - sega
the lion king - sega
mickey mania: the timeless adventure of mickey mouse - sega
mickey mania: the timeless adventure of mickey mouse - sega cd
disney's the jungle book - sega
dungeon explorer - sega cd
phelios - sega
doom - 32x
kolibri - 32x
mega turrican - sega
bc racers - sega cd
bloodlines x2 - sega
3 ninjas - sega cd
die hard arcade - saturn
final fight cd - sega cd
quackshot - sega
hyperstone heist - sega
streets of rage 2 - sega
twin gadgets x2- sega

sega-16 call calls the game a "cute 'em up." it is so cute, in fact, it looks like a kids game. considering extra lives are everywhere in the game and i beat it on my first serious play through, it probably WAS intended for kids. but that doesn't make it a bad game. i enjoyed it, but i definitely wouldn't recommend it to all the shmup ballers on the site.

one thing that makes it stand out from all the other shmups i played is the ability to control the direction you fire. but, the game doesn't really have too many enemies on screen at once so it really isn't too crucial to master this.

[Xeogred]

I don't think I'll be obsessively keeping track of what I'm beating with lists like you guys, lol, but I just finally wrapped up Oracle of Ages directly after Seasons, so I had some of the extra stuff there at the end. Not a bad game at all, though I think Seasons/Awakening are a good bit better personally. The weaker one of the classic handheld Zelda's for me.

Now time to for DX!

[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)

All this talk of the new Soul Calibur had me itching to dig out one of the best games on the gamecube - honestly, this game still looks amazing even today. A real testament to both the developers and just how good the hardware was last gen. Soul Calibur will never be my favorite fighter series - it's just too button mashy - but for mindless fun it's a proven crowd pleaser.

I will say this: I wish other companies would take a cue from Namco and how they incorporate interesting game modes into their fighters.

[CFFJR]

i am aware of them now. i hate doing it, but i had to use a walkthrough. and yes, they are hidden in stupid areas. no way i would have ever discovered them myself. they are very helpful, however. i can actually get through a decent chunk of the game now.

the dual boss fights are the worst. i lose the bulk of my lives from them. i'm still trying to find a better method to kill them without them killing me.

have you ever beat it?

Twice that I can recall. Considering I've been playing the game since it came out, that says a lot about the difficulty. It only gets more brutal the further you get I'm afraid.

What's the furthest point you've reached so far?

[o.pwuaioc]

Decided to revisit some Classics this week: I beat Donkey Kong Country (SNES) (though not a full 100%), Sonic 3 + Knuckles (Genesis), and last night I finished Contra (NES).

[Segatari2002]

Thus far;
Army of Two
Army of Two: 40th Day
Assassins Creed Brotherhood
Batman Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty Black Ops
Castlevania Lords of Shadow
Dragon Age II
Killzone 3
Prototype
and Portal 2

all on the PS3