What I Have Been Playing 09/06/08
You may have (correctly) noted that unfortunately there’s not been a lot of updates recently. Don’t worry, I haven’t died or given up gaming. I’ve just been rather busy with work, other work and finally actually getting time to play some games.
First up has been Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360). I still haven’t managed to bloody get to level 50, which means my playing continues. I will say that it looks very good in HD though and I’m having a blast just lapping the Nurburgring over and over.
G.R.A.W. (Xbox 360) has made a welcome appearance after a certain mate of mine persuaded me to try the split screen two player. We actually managed to complete the first mission for a change and so it’s back on the agenda.
Ninja Gaiden 2 (Xbox 360) demo and full game are well worth a play. It’s not as heard as they say in the magazines, if you are able to hold down the the left trigger then you should do reasonably well. Combat is a series of stops and starts and if you can get the hang of that along with positioning yourself well you shouldn’t have any trouble completing this 15-20 hour gem.
I’m hoping to really crack on with Ninja Gaiden 2 later this week and I have a full week off coming up from work so I might just buy Grand Theft Auto 4. Then again, there’s still Neverwinter Nights 2 on the PC to get around to playing. Oh, the choices! Lastly, there’s a handheld to buy for the ‘real’ holidays. A Nintendo DS or the PSP? They’ve both really come into their own in the last few months so that choice is going to be very difficult indeed. I’ll catch you in a few days. In the meantime, remember, hold left trigger. Release on a counter, double-tap X then press Y for an ‘Obliteration technique’. If that doesn’t help you win, you’re a really rubbish gamer…