The gaming diary

[OatBob]

I finally picked up a PS2 and have been playing Katamari Damashi.

[atari_wizard]

Pac-man plus on the emulator for the Atari 2600.

[Izret101]

I finally picked up a PS2 and have been playing Katamari Damashi.

That game is AMAZING.
I wish i had a PS2 so i could play.... oh yea if i had my copy with me too that would help.

Going to play Rouge Trooper again...

[Tan]

I finally picked up a PS2 and have been playing Katamari Damashi.

That game is AMAZING.
I wish i had a PS2 so i could play.... oh yea if i had my copy with me too that would help.

Going to play Rouge Trooper again...

If you enjoyed Rogue Trooper you'd prob enjoy the awesome comic that game is based on, one of many great series from 2000AD. 

[phoenix1967]

More Backgammon on Pogo w/Sue.

[James]

Probotector 2 on the NES

After some practice doing Area 1 lots of times I know where the enemies come from and when, so I can get to Area 2 pretty easily now.

[captain_nintendo]

More PSU

[two_scoop_steve]

sim city

[phoenix1967]

more backgammon

[Tan]

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow on the DS. Usually not a huge fan of the series but the odd one catches my attention from time to time. Good game, quirky but good.

[two_scoop_steve]

poker on absolute, i won 4 bucks on a freeroll. 

[phoenix1967]

Word Jong and Jungle Gin on Pogo.

[Tynstar]

More Crackdown and Brain Age

I got a couple more achievements for Crackdown. Only need 4 more of the original 43 achievements. The last 14 Hidden Orbs are going to be a pain.

[OatBob]

breakin' beats in Beatmania.

Once again, Konami has a good mix of songs, and really nails the different electronica genres. 

[phoenix1967]

Played some demos today: Carcassone and Band of Bugs.

Carcassone is an excellent adaptation of the German board game of the same name. As a board game geek(enthusiast), I'm glad to see these independant games like Carcassone and Catan get exposure on XBLA. I hear Alhambra is also on the way. These games are just as interesting and strategic as any of the mainstream board games out there (Risk, Monopoly, etc.), have a very high replay value, and take much less time to play a game. I think this will very much be worth 800 points, considering the actual board game is at least $20 and that you'd have to find people to play it with you.

Band of Bugs seems a lot like a Gladius variant. Gameplay is almost identical since it's turn based strategy. I think this one's another worthy purchase if you're into this style of game. The bug theme seems to make it more suitable for the family. Solid.

And I played some more Guitar Hero II. Didn't beat any new songs, but improved on some of my prior scores on Hard.

BTW, if you have XBL do yourself a favor and download the trailer for Eternal Sonata (previously know as Trusty Bell, I think). This game is looking absolutely beautiful graphics-wise, and the gameplay they showed seems equally impressive. This could be one of the most underrated titles of the year...you heard it here first.