Generic Hell: September 2009

Saturday, 26 September 2009

The Force Unleashed : Downloadable Content

So, I thought I would buy the two The Force Unleashed add-ons, Jedi Temple and Tatooine. Although a lot of fun, 800 Microsoft Points each is far too much for an hour or so each of extra play. 400 would have been better!

Official The Force Unleashed Website:
http://www.theforceunleashed.com

Halo 3: ODST : My Achievements(12)

Gumshoe

Found the 3rd clue unraveling the mystery, alone or with another ODST. - 10G

Tourist

Accessed and downloaded the city map to your VISR. - 5G

Uplift Reserve

Completed Uplift Reserve and unlocked the Dutch character in Firefight. - 30G

Tuned In

Found 3 Audio Logs, alone or with another ODST. - 15G

Listener

Found the first Audio Log. - 5G

Tayari Plaza

Completed Tayari Plaza and unlocked the Buck character in Firefight. - 30G

Trading Down

Traded weapons with a fellow character. - 5G

Junior Detective

Found the first clue unraveling the mystery. - 10G

Heal Up

Found the first Medical Kiosk and healed yourself. - 5G

Dark Times

Killed 5 enemies while using VISR mode. - 5G

Stunning!

Stunned a vehicle with an overcharged plasma pistol and quickly killed the driver. - 5G

Boom, Headshot

Got 10 automag headshot kills in any level. - 5G

Fallout 3 : Lookout Point : My Achievements(1)

The Local Flavor

Completed "The Local Flavor" - 20G

The Force Unleashed : Jedi Temple : My Achievements(1)

Padawan

Complete Jedi Temple - Sith Warrior difficulty - 30G

The Force Unleashed : Tatooine : My Achievements(3)

No More Lies, Old Man

Defeat Obi-Wan, before and after he becomes more powerful than you can possibly imagine - 50G

And The Quarterback is Toast

Defeat Boba Fett - 30G

Jawa Juicer

Crush 5 Jawas by using the grinder in the Garbage Processing Room - 15G

Dead Space : My Achievements(4)

Story Teller

Collect 75 Logs - 20G

Cannon Fodder

Complete Chapter 4 on any difficulty setting - 20G

Autofire

Kill 30 enemies with the Pulse Rifle - 10G

Merchant

Collect 8 schematics - 10G

The Bourne Conspiracy : My Achievements(1)

Disarm Renard

Completed Disarm Renard - 15G

Batman: Arkham Asylum : My Achievements(1)

Riddle Resolver

Solve 85% of Riddler challenges - 20G

Graphic Novels : Ultimate Fantastic Four : Frightful, Vol 6

This volume of the Ultimate Fantastic Four is actually the prelude to Marvel Zombies. The volume has a number of shorter stories before the main event, the Four Fantastic 4 vs the Zombie versions of themselves. Interestingly, there is an enjoyable "what-if", the teleporter accident had not changed them into the Ultimate Fantastic Four and I had to laugh about Thor as President of Earth.

Official Marvel Website:
http://www.marvel.com

Graphic Novels : Bomb Queen II, III and IV

Bomb Queen is 100% satire and writer Jimmie Robinson push the limits with the dangerously named Dirty Bomb, Bombshell and Suicide Bomber. Bomb Queen focuses around the life of super villain and her ownship and management of New Port City. A haven for the lowest of the low, murders, rapist, you name it, they live there, but guess what, they deserve New Port City, they deserve the Bomb Queen and that is the point. I am yet to receive Volume I, but I have enjoyed Bomb Queen thus far.

Official Image Comics Website:
http://www.imagecomics.com

Sunday, 20 September 2009

XBOX 360 : My third years gamerscore

15th September marks the date I first brought my XBOX 360 and started collecting points. This years total is 11,240 and I running at 47% of all possible achievements.

Health : My knee after Friday's appointment

As you can see from the picture, I have not had ACL(anterior cruciate ligament) reconstructive surgery. The reason, firstly my MRI was misleading and it was unlikely that I had actually completely snapped my ligament, secondly I have no instability apart from the initial traumas and thirdly the consultant who are due to the operation was part of research team working in Sweden. The teams research suggest that ACL surgery is not nessacary for Joe Average, ie; if I was a professional footballer and required the surgery to continued my career do it, otherwise improving muscle structure is safer than surgery and ACL may lead to increased risk of arthritis, not decreased as current research suggests. The paper explaining this change is due for release later this year. So, I am off the GYM to improve my muscle structure and no more football for me.

Thursday, 17 September 2009

Batman: Arkham Asylum : goes Prison-Style!

Batman about to performs prison-style justice on an unconscious but willing party!

Yes, he really did fall in that position!

Official Batman Arkham Asylum Website:
http://www.batmanarkhamasylum.com/

Health : My knee pre-ACL repair

My knee pre-ACL(anterior cruciate ligament) reconstructive surgery scheduled for tomorrow. I cannot say I am looking forward to it. The surgeon plans to look around my knee then if he is sure I need further surgery, he will do the reconstruction.

Sunday, 13 September 2009

Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection : My Achievements(1)

Tower Up

Golden Axe II: Complete Tower Level - 35G

Batman: Arkham Asylum : My Achievements(10)

Big Bang

Complete story mode on Easy difficulty - 50G

Catch!

Catch a Batarang (any play mode) - 5G

Poisoned Ivy

Defeat the giant Titan Ivy plant - 50G

Mental Athlete

Solve 70% of Riddler challenges - 20G

Freakshow Rodeo

Ride Titan henchman and knock down 10 thugs (any play mode) - 10G

Crocodile Tears

Venture into Killer Croc's lair and come out alive - 50G

Resist The Fear

Conquer the effects of the Scarecrow's fear gas - 50G

Double Trouble

Defeat two Titan Henchmen at once - 25G

Mano-A-Mano

Defeat Titan henchman without using Batarangs (any play mode) - 10G

Conundrum Cracker

Solve 55% of Riddler challenges - 20G

Eat Lead : The Return of Matt Hazzard : My Achievements(1)

Deja-Vu

Defeat Sting Sniperscope again in Level 3. "Your present ends now. Again." - 20G

Dead Space : My Achievements(2)

Brute Force

Kill a Brute - 15G

All Systems Go

Complete Chapter 3 on any difficulty setting - 20G

Graphic Novels : The Authority, Relentless, Book One

Nothing like reading things in reverse, so I discovered "The Authority" by reading the spin-off "Midnighter" comics. I loved the Midnighter's attitude and fight, which means I will definitely review them too. Which bring me to "The Authority", a group of super-heroes, but I use the word heroes loosely as they are what you would call morally grey, brought to together to fill the gap left by "Stormwatch", who were from what I can gather a international funded orgranisation. They fight to protect Earth but in their own way. The first book is an enjoyable read and morally grey heroes are almost always better than the usual good or bad.