After feeling a tad dejected by the realisation that I’d underestimated the sheer scope of this task on my second Day, in true British spirit I pulled myself up by my bootstraps and pledged to continue. And what better way to channel my renewed vigor than to delve head-first into a certain amphibian-centric brawler? Check out the previous days here. […]
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Buoyed by an exciting and Achievement-filled first day, I went into Day 2 with a smile on my face and a song in my heart. Little did I know things were about to get very tough, very quickly…
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Stampers Forever is the name given to an Achievement in the Rare Replay Collection that requires the collection of 330 stamps across the 30 games in the collection. Stamps are obtained by completing milestones throughout the completion of each game, and beating playlists and snapshots comprised of set-pieces from each game.
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It may not seem like it, but gaming today is actually much cheaper than it used to be. 15, 20 years ago you could expect to pay typically between £50-£60 for a game, and the price of games hardly deprecated over time.
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Probably my favourite console ever, in many ways the 360 defined what we know as modern gaming, pioneering online functionality in consoles. It was also home to some absolute belters, can you name the 20 most popular games on Microsoft’s machine? You can still grab a 360 from Amazon right here.
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Released in 2008 for the Xbox 360, Trouble in Paradise (TiP) is the sequel to 2006’s Viva Pinata. I have opted to review the sequel as it very much builds on everything the first game does without being too different – in that it’s almost an expansion of the first game. The majority of the game’s positives and negatives apply […]
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To coincide with the release of Super Meat Boy on the Wii U, I thought I’d write a review of the game.
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Some games get achievements right, some get them very wrong. Here’s a list of do’s and don’ts to consider when designing them:
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