General : Credit Crunch or Gamer Delight?

Over the last few months, we have heard about Woolworths, Zavvi and a number of other high street retailers going into administration, the pounds weakness against the dollar and even the euro, but for gamers like me, global uncertain has resulted in a glut of cheap or cut price games and no time to play them. In the last month, I have picked up;

• Kung Fu Panda
• Lego Indiana Jones: The Orignal Adventures
• Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
• Pure
• Gears of War 2
• Far Cry 2
• Mass Effect
• Unreal Tournment 3

General : Pure joy!

Just a little Christmas and New Year recommendation from me. If you haven't tried the demo yet, let me tell you that Pure is one of the greatest ATV/extreme racer games I have played and the best bit, companies like play.com are almost giving it away at £9.99.

Official Pure Website:
http://www.purevideogame.com

Far Cry 2 : My Achievements(3)

Lent a hand

Completed a Buddy side quest - 20G


The best laid plans

Worked with a Buddy to subvert a mission offered by a faction - 10G


...into the fire.

Saved a Buddy from a mortal wound - 30G

Pure : My Achievements(9)

Unlocked Stage 3

Successfully unlock the 3rd Stage. - 5G


Learner Driver

Lap another rider during an offline Sprint event. - 25G


Completed Stage 1

Place first in all four events in Stage 1. - 10G


Flawless Lap

Complete a lap of a Race event in World Tour without dismounting. - 5G


Unlocked Stage 2

Successfully unlock the 2nd Stage. - 5G


Flawless Event

Complete a World Tour event without dismounting. - 10G


Finished an event

Complete an event. - 5G


Show Off

Win a Race or Sprint event and crossing the line doing a Wheelie on every lap. - 20G


1 of a kind

Build an ATV from scratch in the garage. - 5G

LEGO Indiana Jones : My Achievements(3)

Got lost in his own museum.

Unlock secret area in the museum. - 30G


Hey! You call him Dr. Jones!

Create and name a custom build character. - 20G


There is nothing to fear here.

Complete the "The Lost Temple" level in Story Mode. - 10G

General : Belated Merry Christmas 2008

Sorry about the late Christmas greeting. I hope Santa brought lots of great gifts.

Preview : Ghostbusters

A lot of stuff has been leaked on the 'net about this game, but the official site is yet to go live. This already on my "must have" list for 2009.

Official Ghostbusters Website :
http://www.ghostbustersgame.com/

Preview : I am Alive

One to watch out for in 2009, but its actually a bit of mystery at the moment but from the trailer, it looks like a survival/disaster game.

Official I am Alive Website :
http://iamalivegame.uk.ubi.com/

Dash of Destruction : Worth every penny

If you haven't download this XBLA game already, then do it now because its free plus its an easy 200 points for whores like myself and lastly, it has dinosaurs in it!

Official Dash of Destruction Website:
http://www.xbox.com/../games/d/doritosdodxboxlivearcade/

Fallout 3 : Operation Anchorage

As fan of Fallout 3, I am really excited that this January will see the arrival of the first expansion pack in the form of Operation Anchorage. This expansion will see the player take on the role of solider fighting to defend Alaska from the invading Chinese forces.

Official Fallout 3 Website:
http://fallout.bethsoft.com

Fallout 3 : My Achievements(2)

Take it Back!

Completed "Take it Back!" - 40G


The American Dream

Completed "The American Dream" - 20G

Kung Fu Panda : My Achievements(5)

Fearless

Made it through an entire level without blocking an attack. - 20G


Strongest Warrior

Obtained a Hit Chain of 5 or higher using only Strong Attacks. - 20G


Awesomely Awesome

Defeated 250 Enemies. - 30G


Level 1 100% on Dragon Warrior!

Completed level "Po's Dream" 100% on Dragon Warrior Level. - 30G


Level 2 100% on Dragon Warrior!

Completed level "Tournament of the Dragon Warrior" 100% on Dragon Warrior Level. - 30G

Dash of Destruction : My Achievements(8)

DestructoMatic Rex

Destroyed all buildings in a single campaign map - 10G


Mike's Protégé

Beat any level in a single player campaign - 25G


Adrenaline Boost

Obtained Borland Bionics Professional Grade Leg Enhancement - 15G


Speed of Sound

Obtained Mike's Nitrous Kit for Beginners - 20G


Supercharged

Obtained Mike's Street-Pro Supercharger - 25G


Hungry Hungry Dino

Ate 40 trucks - 15G


Tough as Nails

Obtained Borland Bionics T-Rex All-Weather Body Armor - 15G


A New Hope

Finally replaced those tiny, ineffectual arms - 20G

Fallout 3 : The Bigger They Are…

The Bigger They Are…

Kill all the Super Mutant Behemoths - 20G

Listed below are all the Super Mutant Behemoths' locations;

Galaxy News Radio
Evergreen Mills
Capitol Building
Takoma Park

and last mutant is hiding between Evergreen Mills and Jury Street Metro Station, he is attracted by opening the "cage cart" with a teddy bear in it. Which is located in some broken railway carriages.

Fallout 3 : Vault-Tec C.E.O

Vault-Tec C.E.O.

Collected 20 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads - 30G

Listed below are all the locations that the bobbleheads can be found;

These bobbleheads increase S.P.E.C.I.A.L points by 1 point (max of 10)
Strength - Megaton
Perception - Republic of Dave
Endurance - Deathclaw Sanctuary
Charisma - Vault 108
Intelligence - Rivet City
Agility - Greener Pastures Disposal
Luck - Arlington Cemetery North

These bobbleheads increase these skills by 10 points (max of 100)
Barter -Evergreen Mills
Big Guns - Fort Constantine
Energy Weapons - Raven Rock
Explosives - WKML Broadcast Station
Lockpick - Bethesda Ruins
Medicine - Vault 101
Melee Weapons - Dunwich Building
Repair - Arefu
Science - Vault 106
Small Guns - National Guard Depot
Sneak - Yao Guai Tunnels
Speech - Paradise Falls
Unarmed - Rockopolis(isn't a major location and isn't displayed on the world map)

Fallout 3 : My Achievements(4)

The Bigger They Are…

Kill all the Super Mutant Behemoths - 20G


Vault-Tec C.E.O.

Collected 20 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads - 30G


Doesn't Play Well with Others

Killed 300 people - 20G


Yes, I Play with Dolls

Collected 10 Vault-Tec Bobbleheads - 10G

Fallout 3 : Silver-Tongued Devil

Silver-Tongued Devil

Won 50 Speech Challenges - 20G

By accident, I discovered that Pappy in Big Town will allow you to perform the same speech challenge over and over assuming you don't fail. So ask him "You came here with Bittercup, right?" until you reach 50 challenges then stop talking and do it one last time to unlock the achievement, this because it is a glitch and I found myself at 62 challenges before I realised that the game only recognises one speech challenge per dialogue.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe : My Achievements(4)

Fatality!

Perform a Fatality! - 10G


Worlds Collide

Complete Chapter 1 - Mortal Kombat - 10G


The Pugilist

Perform Klose Kombat - 25G


Free Fallin'

Perform a Free-Fall Transition - 25G