Virtua Insanity

So I got Virtua Tennis 2009 yesterday (2 days before the release) and I have to say I am a little disappointed. It has no touch on Top Spin 3, and I do not believe it is nearly as good as Virtua Tennis 3. It is lacking in shot types and skill and the controls are not very explanatory. Like...how the hell do you do an underarm serve? none-the-less I will strive to complete career mode. I have, however, unlocked 7 achievements already totalling 100 gamerpoints. So this may be a good run for me. I would also like to point out that the statistics that are post-match are still glitched like Virtua Tennis 3. Sometimes the total points are all added up onto the winners side or they are just completely wrong (for example winning a career match of 2 games without dropping a point should not equal 9 points...). Also "First Serve Percentage" would be more preferrable than "First Serves In."

Damn you all to heck!

Okay, one massive flaw in X-Men Origins: Wolverine that I have just found was...on the way to getting my achievement to 2000 kills (I was at or around 1400) I thought I would start a game on hard difficulty to get the achievements on that level difficulty at the same time. Little did I know that it would reset ALL of my statistics...back to WSC Real 09 I think...

Ultimate Wolfgang...

I completed X-Men Origins: Wolverine today...wow...what a game that was! It had incredible battles, amazing hack & slash skills and abilities and generally kept me glued to the screen for a long time! The greatest parts were probably the boss fights, although the standard levels were fantastic and very long (which kept me interested)! I am going to attempt to start playing on hard today, and to get some more of the achievement as I have unlocked 560 points from the game already.

Feral Rage

So I continued my venture at WSC Real 09 this morning and managed to win the China Open. Shortly after this I played around 40 minutes on X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Wow; what a rush! It has an intense game-play experience, with amazing combat moves and combination attacks. You learn new moves and abilities fast and the brutality is out of this world! If I had to be picky about the game I would criticize the sound - the SFX are brilliant but the voices are hard to hear unless you have the sound up amazingly high (my television has very loud speakers at 9% volume and this is usually enough, however I needed it at 39% to hear the voices clearly). Also the graphics are incredibly inconsistent. The game-play graphics are mediocre, while the cut-scene graphics were "okay;" however the cut-scene where upon Wolverine awakens from the operation to give him his Adamantium skeleton was so good I thought it was a cut from the film until I saw the face of Wolverine. Inconsistency is a little confusing when it comes to graphics and makes you ask a few questions as to why it is like that. Overall though it has been an amazing experience to play so far, with an incredible fight against Victor Creed (Sabretooth) in the first chapter of the game. My rating - 82%

Viva La Revolution

A massive day of gaminh and a massive 815 further points to my name after wiping the floor with Civilization Revolution. However there seemed to be a glitch as I have won with all cultures and have not got that achivement, nor "all famous people." but none-the-less I have slaughtered the game and upped my ranking (hopefully)
I also managed another achievement on WSC Real 09, and that was gaining the golden Cue championship. 20gs for what seemed like a lifetime of matches!

May The 4th Be With You...

Managed to score another 50gs on WSC Real 09 by completing all the trickshots! They were incredibly hard in some stages but making sure you keep an eye on the arrows from the cue ball development should see you through in around twenty minutes easily.
It is raining over here in the UK right now so I will have a great day of gaming lined up with me testing out some of the newer games on the market. Also, if I have time later on today, I will be boosting some easy achivements. At the time of writing this I am 3 frames to 1 down in the Welsh Open (Newport) Final in WSC Real 09, O'Sullivan is taking no prisoners! May the 4th be with me...

Maximum Break!

So I finally did it - the 147 Break in WSC Real 09! A whopping 50gs to my name! 15 reds, followed by 15 blacks and then the 6 remaining colours...it was well worth it!

My advice for anyone trying to get this achievement is just to NOT play safe when you are on the roll of getting it, and ALWAYS try for the difficult pot. The key thing is to remember that cue ball position is vital.

20 Points Clear

Okay, I have played a little since I finished my shift and have merely obtained a measly 20 gamerpoints from WSC Real 09. Nevermind though, I am closer to a handful of achievements from the game, I only need complete another three tournaments to get some (I believe). I am still yet to attack Civilization Revolution and have not had a chance to tryout the new X-Men game, but I have three days off after tomorrow so hopefully a gaming marathon will move me up the rankings!

WolfgangDZ - Uncaged Edition

So I have now acquired a copy of X-men Origins - Wolverine: Uncaged Edition, and after today's shift at work may either play some more WSC Real 09 or try this baby out! I am not usually a fanboy of movie games but this one caught my eye...an 18 rating, looks like pretty cool graphics, and developed by Activision...not too much can go wrong huh? Well, we will see shortly. After The Chronicles of Riddick severely letting me down (I am a massive fan of the films) I am unsure whether to trust my instincts again...the feral instincts of the Wolfgang!

Failed 147-Break (Again...)

So again I was on for the 147-break achievement on WSC Real 09 and after I had potted 13 reds and 13 blacks I managed to miss one of the easiest pots on the 14th red ball. Well, that was a real bummer! This is the third time I have thought that the achievement was in the bag (or pocket) and again I walk home with a broken cue and a broken heart...sob. None-the-less I will attempt this again later.

No more achievements to speak of as of yet, but there will be a massive boost happening shortly I am sure!