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Here it is again.
KEEP IT TO 1 POST PER PERSON THIS YEAR :grrr:  :P

01/01/08 Ultimate Mortal Kombat - DS
It actually took me much longer than i would have hoped to beat this with Scorpion... It's not 100% done but i'll complete it over the year. It is a DAMN good port!
Characters completed: Scorpion, Smoke, Sub-Zero, Classic Sub-Zero, Cyrax

04/21/08 Anubis II - Wii
Pretty quick and simple game. Pretty much a let down.  Beating it 100% the first time unlocks other modes of play but they don't count towards a new % complete amount. I played a couple of the modes on a couple stages but it was pretty much just a waste of time. There is a training stage, 4 full stages, 4 minigame stages and the final stage is the only boss which dies after being hit by 3 bombs which you have to pick up in 2 alternating positions in the room by jumping across platforms that dissapear and reappear.


?/?/08 Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - Wii
The first was MUCH better.

?/?/08 Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Wii
Nearly completed everything. I believe i have most of the stickers and trophies beat everything with all characters except boss battles.
Melee was more fun...

10/07/08 You Have to Burn the Rope - PC
lol that was fun!

11/17/08 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - DS
Good game. My biggest problem is the level cap is 50. Once you reach 50(which doesn't take very long) you have to use gold to upgrade your all your stats.

11/21/08 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - DS
Excellent game. I haven't played alot of the Castlevania games but it reminds me a lot of SotN with some extras.
Level 74(or 75 now?) 100% Map and 100% souls

11/27/08 M&Ms Break'em - DS
The End boss was the hardest thing. All in all pretty lack luster.

11/28/08 BattleTanx: Global Assault - N64
Pretty awful story line but playing it for nostalgias sake is generally amusing.

12/05/08 Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits - DS
Entertaining little game. The time driller mode was more or less simple except for the final stage.

12/11/08 Dig Dug: Digging Strike - DS
Was pretty lack luster compared to Mr. Driller actually. Though slightly more difficult.

12/31/08 Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition - Wii
Beat story mode. Going to have to wait till the new year to complete the unlocked games.

Give me a week or so and I'll have both Half Life and Portal completed. Next up: probably Opposing Force, then Blue Shift, then Half Life 2 and the episodes.

Half-Life: 1-18-08...NIHILANTH DEFEATED
Portal: 1-19-08...GLaDOS DEFEATED (BUT STILL ALIVE)
Half-Life: Opposing Force: 2-16-08...GENE WORM DEFEATED
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: 3-10-08...OBJECTED TO VICTORY
Half-Life: Blue Shift: 3-11-08...ESCAPED FROM BLACK MESA (BUT NO BOSS BATTLES?!?!?!)
Metal Gear Solid: 6-8-08...METAL GEAR REX DESTROYED
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance 7-25-08...SOLIDUS DEFEATED!
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 8-8-08...ZAKHAEV DEFEATED! (Fucking awesome end song!)
Uncharted: Drake's Forturne 10-24-08...NAVARRO DEFEATED! (Normal mode)
LittleBigPlanet 11-11-08...THE COLLECTOR DEFEATED!

Well, since most of my gaming time seems to be split between playing World of Warcraft, trying to 5 star songs on Guitar Hero 3, and playing arcade games that either have no end or that I've beaten 40 times before I may start off slow for a while.  But here's what I have done:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Arcade
1/1/08

I beat this with all four turtles yesterday.  I'd already beaten it with Donatello and Raphael, but I decided to beat it with all of them in the same day.  Now that I've found out how to beat most of the bosses without getting hit, the only ones I have trouble with anymore are Shredder and Rocksteady.  I haven't found a way to get past Rocksteady's counter yet and he's the first boss  :P

Devil May Cry 2
Playstation 2
3/9/08
I heard all of the complaints about this game, so I wasn't expecting much when I plugged it in.  It wasn't a bad game, it just paled in comparison to the first game.  If this was called anything but Devil May Cry, it wouldn't have been savaged as hard as it was.  I beat both discs.

NES: Super Mario Bros. - I never owned a NES, but got a generation NEX (which was too hyped) and beat SMB after a few days.

1-5: Beat Dragon Warrior for GBC.
1-9: Beat Guilty Gear XX for PS2, 2/3 endings for Chip and 1 for Millia so far.
1-10:Beat StarTropics for the NES.
1-16: Beat Mother for the NES
1-28: Beat Julius Mode on Castlevania Dawn of Sarrow.
1-31: Beat Zelda 2:the Adventure of Link for the NES.
2-3: Beat Metroid on the GBA after leaving it alone for a year or two :).
2-5: Darkwing Duck for the NES, I use to love this show maybe I'll buy the boxset some time.
2-15: Mega Man X:Maverick Hunter for the PSP.
2-16: Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories.
2-23: Mickey Mousecapades- NES.
2-26: Final Fantasy Adventure GB.
3-2: Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness.
3-13: Subspace Emissary on SSBB for Wii.
3-16: Metroid: Zero Mission- GBA.
4-5: Lunar Silve Star Saga Complete- PS.
4-8: Sword of Mana- GBA.
4-12: Devil May Cry 4- PS3
4-19: Portal- PS3
4-20: Pokemon Diamond- DS
5-10: The World Ends with You- DS
5- 16: Kid Icarus Of Myths and Monsters- GB
5-30: Chocobo Tales -DS
6-9: Contact -DS
6-14: Izuna, Legend of the Unemployed Ninja- DS
6-20: Final Fantasy- PS
6-25: Mega Man 3- NES
6-26: Mega Man 4- NES or PS2, whatever
7-04: Kid Icarus- NES
7-20: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess- Wii
7-22: Final Fantasy Tatics- PSP
8-02: Izuna 2:Return of the Unemployed Ninja- DS
8-24: Final Fantasy IV- DS
8-24: Duck Tales- NES
8-25: Mega Man 5- NES
8-26: Ninja Gaiden- NES
9-02: Rune Factory- DS
9-03: Mega Man 6- NES
9-07: Kingdom Hearts 2- PS2
9-24: Ninja Gaiden Sigma- PS3
9-28: Dragon Warrior 2- GBC
9-29: Castlevania- NES
10-02:Ninja Gaiden 2- NES
10-19: Avatar the Last Airbender:The Burning Earth -DS
11-04: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia- DS
11-09: Mother 3- GBA
11-13: Little Samson- NES
11-17: Suikoden- PS
11-22: Actraiser- SNES
12-15: Dirge of Cerberus- PS2
12-20: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask- N64
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Total so far: 51

06/01/08: Dodeca Racer (Mobile)
20/01/08: Rage of Magic II (Mac)
27/01/08: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Mac) [easy]
29/01/08: Tribal Trouble (Mac)
01/02/08: Postal 2: Share The Pain (Mac)
11/02/08: Gangland (Mac)
23/02/08: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Mac) {Co-Op} [easy]
01/03/08: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Mac) {Co-Op} [medium]
04/03/08: Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend (Mac)
08/03/08: Rayman Raving Rabbids (Mobile)
16/03/08: StarCraft (Mac)
16/04/08: StarCraft: Brood War (Mac)
08/05/08: Fable: The Lost Chapters (Mac) then again on the 14/05/08
04/06/08: Diablo II (Mac)
19/06/08: Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (Mac)
23/06/08: Guitar Rock Tour (Mobile)
09/07/08: Build in Time (Mac)
11/07/08: Shadow Zone (Mobile)
12/07/08: CyberPunk: The Arasaka's Plot (Mobile)
15/07/08: Kudos Rock Legend (Mac)
31/07/08: Unreal Tournament 2004 (Mac)
15/08/08: Ankh (Mac)
17/08/08: Age of Mythology (Mac)
27/08/08: Ankh: Heart of Osiris (Mac)
17/09/08: TNA iMPACT (PS2)

So Far I beat:

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (DS) Jan. 4
TMNT 1989 (360 Live Arcade) Jan. 16
Contra (NES) Feb. 17
Super Mario 3 (NES) Feb. 17

Total count: 83

8/1 Assassin's Creed (X360)
11/1 Perfect Dark Zero (X360)
27/1 Dead Rising (X360)
5/2 Hitman: Blood Money (X360)
7/2 Gears of War (X360)
10/2 Wing Commander IV (PS)
16/2 Fahrenheit (PS2)
10/3 Beyond Good and Evil (PS2)
11/3 Stranglehold (X360)
15/3 Spider-Man 2 (GC)
28/3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (X360)
5/4 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2) - easy (wish I owned it myself, damnit!)
10/4 Um Jammer Lammy (PS)
12/4 Army of Two (X360)
15/4 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (X360) - easy (YAY! thanks, EB Games) (28/4, medium)
19/4 Enchanted Arms (X360)
24/4 SWAT 3 (PC)
9/5 Quake II (PC)
22/5 Quake (PC)
9/6 Serious Sam (PC)
10/6 Grand Theft Auto IV (X360)
12/6 The House of the Dead (PC) - 5 continues  :no:
26/6 Project Gotham Racing 4 (X360) - #1 in career, medals in every arcade event
30/6 King Kong (X360)
30/6 Shenmue II (XB)
1/7 Gun (X360)
4/7 Wolfenstein 3D (PC)
4/7 Doom II (PC)
14/7 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC)
14/7 Quake III Arena (PC)
17/7 New World Order (PC)
18/7 Sam & Max Episode 101: Culture Shock (PC)
18/7 Ghost Recon (PC)
18/7 Half-Life 2: Episode One (X360)
19/7 Portal (X360)
19/7 Sam & Max Episode 102: Situation: Comedy (PC)
20/7 Half-Life 2: Episode Two (X360)
25/7 Max Payne (PC)
29/7 Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear (PC)
30/7 Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield - Iron Wrath (PC)
2/8 Half-Life 2 (X360)
2/8 D (PS)
4/8 Sam & Max Episode 103: The Mole, the Mob and the Meatball (PC) 
6/8 Sam & Max Episode 104: Abe Lincoln Must Die! (PC)
6/8 Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure (PC)
8/8 Ghost Recon: Island Thunder (PC) 
8/8 Ghost Recon: Desert Siege (PC)
9/8 Starblade Alpha (PS)
16/8 Crimsonland (PC)
16/8 Sorcerer's Maze (PS)
17/8 Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force (PC)
20/8 SWAT 4 (PC)
21/8 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (PC)
22/8 Hitman: Codename 47 (PC)
24/8 Hitman: Contracts (PC)
26/8 Prey (X360)
30/8 Mafia (PC)
30/8 Travelogue 360: Paris (PC)
31/8 Lego Bricktopia! (PC)

1/9 Hidden and Dangerous 2 (PC)
11/9 Soldier of Fortune: Payback (X360)
17/9 Strikers 1945 II (PS) - played through "monkey" (1/7 on difficulty scale, VERY VERY EASY) with 1 credit 
19/9 Bioshock (X360)
2/10 Doom (PC)
8/10 Rescue Shot (PS)
11/10 Grind Session (PS)
11/10 Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX (PS)
14/10 Call of Duty 2 (PC)
17/10 Lego Star Wars II (XB)
19/10 Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer (PS)
20/10 Command & Conquer: Renegade (PC)
21/10 Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (PC)
29/10 Skate (X360)
2/11 World of Goo (PC)
3/11 Fallout 3 (X360)
17/11 Silent Hill 3 (PC)
21/11 Dead Space (X360)
24/11 Halo 2 (XB)
24/11 Halo 3 (X360)
8/12 Duke Nukem 3D (PC)
18/12 Chromehounds (X360)
24/12 Left 4 Dead (X360)
29/12 Beautiful Katamari (X360)

12.1.08 - Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (X-box 360)

Already completed Pro Evo 6 on PS2 early in 2007. Picked it up for a couple of quid on the 360 and played through the master league and some of the other cups. Exactly the same game as the PS2 version. Graphics are slightly more polished but not really a massive technological advance. I'll keep playing through the game and finishing off the other various leagues available, will do this at my own leisure as it is time consuming and isn't worth investing that much time into one game all at once.

24.2.08 - FORZA Motorsport 2 (X-box 360)

You don't have to look much further than Gran Turismo to see where the inspiration for Forza was taken. Very similar set up and execution to the games. Endurance races are a little more forgiving with Forza. It has taken some time to complete but all races are now done and completed, all that remains is to buy all of the cars to unlock all of the achivements. This shouldn't take too long to get through. Overall a very good game which can become tedious in the latter stages as the races get longer. Online its very well set out and can be quite competitve. A very good game in all, not for the arcade race fans out there though as this may just be a little to intense.

21.3.08 - Assassins Creed (X-box 360)

Assassins Creed, a game that could have offered so much more. The graphics are amazing, probably the best on a game to date, the controls are neat and gives you a total sense of freedom. The story is also quite decent once you get into it. So whats the big problem? Repetition. Every mission is the same as the last, and believe you me, there are a lot of missions. If they could have come up with some of the orginality used in games like Grand Theft Auto. The repetition is a huge problem however. You basically have four things to do all the way through the game, climb towers, save citizens, perform mediocre sub-missions such as eavesdropping and then kill the end of level boss. The will inevitably be a sequel made to this game and when they do, the producers eally need to incorporate some originality.

8.4.08 - F.E.A.R. (X-box 360)

F.E.A.R. a horror/ first person shooter. I like this game, though it does have a few issues. The single player campaign is good, though the story is a little hard to follow. The eerie horror theme keeps you on your toes as you can travel various corridors and rooms without seeing an enemy not knowing when a group of replica soldiers will jump out at you, and when they do the battles are intense and need to be planned out well as gung-ho doesn't work here as you will get shot up. Some of the mechs during the game can be tough to beat, but once you have figured out the strategy to beating them you shouldn't have too many issues. The achivements in this game are a little unfairly distributed and could have been thought out a little better to make you want to get some of them, as you can be playing for days knowing you won't be unlocking any new gamerpoints any time soon. Multi player is also good as there are some well thought out maps that can lead to some good match ups, some issues can arrise though by some of the weapon selections as there are some severe inbalancies within the selection. Overall a good game for any shooter fans.

18.5.08 - Grand Theft Auto IV (X-box 360)

A game that really needs little introduction. The build up has been going on for years, we all knew it would be graphically astounding, the music awesome and the game play revolutionary. The first statement I can agree with, the graphics are great and probably the best yet on the current gen, the music is reasonable, though I do feel more variety could have been given, and actually more songs included as it doesn't seem to take long before you've heard everything every station has to offer, quite regularly. The gameplay is good and really couldn't be faulted, though I do feel Vice City and San Andreas were better games, basically for the shear variety in missions. Here in GTA 4 missions, when stripped back to the bare bones, are either usually kill some one or chase/ escape from some one. Again not too much problem as the story it is wrapped up in is solid and enjoyable so any repetition is easily masked. Online play, in my opinion, isn't up to much. When you eventually get connected to a server the games feel pointless and have basically been added on to continue the recent trend of online gaming. Overall though it would be difficult to fault the game too much as the shear scope of things make up from the minor short comings. Roll on the inevitable sequel as I feel all my minor gripes will have disappeared and another awesome game will appear.

7.6.08 - TMNT (X-box 360)

A very shallow game with extremely cheap and poor visuals for the 360. The game can be completed in one sitting if you are feeling that way inclined with zero difficulty bar the final game bosses, and even then you'll figure their attack patterns in no time at all. Ubisoft must have knocked this game together in a couple of months as it just doesn't feel like a proper game as there is no depth what so ever. On the other side of this however, the game feels very retro. The platforming sections are simple jump/ double jump affairs but feels quite slick (when not falling off ledges) and wouldn't be amiss on som 8 bit console. Overall if you get this game for cheap then fair enough but don't spend any considerable amount of cash on it as its over virtually as soon as it starts.

22.6.08 - Viva Pinata (X-box 360)

A strange and addictive game. It's very difficult to compare this game to any thing else I have ever played as I'm not sure it is compareable to any other game. The premise is quite simple with that you attract certain animals (or pinata) to your garden by meeting certain criteria. Once there you must breed them and then discover what else you can do with the species, before moving on. The further you get in the game the more difficult it gets to attract and breed the animals. Not very exciting, but for some reason it is compelling, chopping and changing your garden to make it more suitable to your residents. The graphics are great and suit the game perfectly. The sounds not so great but they do a job. A sequel has been promised from Rare and I will definatley be looking out for it. More of the same please.

29.6.08 - Stranglehold (X-box 360)

A third person shooter which relies heavily on slow motion and set pieces for ejoyment purposes. The controls are a little fiddly to begin with but once you've got them you tend to be OK. The game isn't very big and could be completed in one sitting if you were feeling that way inclined. I managed it in two, on the normal difficulty setting. I also played through on hard, I attempted Hard Boiled but quickly stopped as I realised it was going to be nigh on impossible, and I have enough stress without this adding to it. Online may be good but due to the fact there is absolutley no one else online it is impossible to tell. Overall a decent enough 3rd person shooter with some nice ideas, and really good graphics, could have done with a little more polish though and ironed the last few bugs out just to tighten things up.

18.8.08 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (X-box 360)

18.10.08 Scene it! Lights, Camera, Action (X-box 360)

25.11.08 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo Wii)

It was turning into a never ending slog to get Zelda finished, I've been playing it for nearly four months now on and off and I feel this could have had some bearing on my feelings towards the game. It took a long time in to the game before I felt as though I was enjoying it. It's very slow going initially with what you can do and the type of puzzles it throws at you, towards the end this is forgotten, but there may be some disillusion by then. The story is your usual Zelda affair if not slighly weaker than usual as the point of the game doesn't become clear until around the second half of the game. Something I also found slighlty weaker than the other Zelda games was the level of interaction and actual caring about the NPC's, you really just don't care about the majority of the characters. The interaction with the Wiimote is confusing at first as slightly complicated but by the end of the game it seems intuative and comes as second nature. Graphics and sound are great and cannot be flawed, with some classic epic Zelda scores all present and correct. Overall after a slow start I really enjoyed the game and wish I got more it it to begin with as I may have enjoyed a lot sooner.

29.11.08 Lost: Via Domus (X-box 360)

An extremely short game which was polished off it three days, only six pretty short levels which are pretty simple to walk through without too much confusion. The structure of the game remains faithful to the TV show with the levels contructed as episodes, even inclusing the "previously on Lost" at the start of each one. You play a character suffering from amnesia following the plane crash on to the island, the game is based on you curing your amnesia and escaping the island. You meet characters from the show (who don't have the actors voicing thier character models) and solve simple puzzles throughout. Graphics aren't the greatest and there aren't very many scenes or settings throughout the game. Overall not the greatest game of all time but worth a look for some easy achievements and a reasonable game to last you a few days.

14.12.08 Beyond Good and Evil (PS2)

An absolutley brilliant adventure/ 3d platform game for the PS2. The reason I got this was it was ranked so highly rated in a 100 games of all time poll, and I really didn't know too much about it. You play Jade a reporter determined to bring down the Alpha Sections who have taken control of her planet Hillys. The story is very cinematic and the way it flows ensures you keep moving forward and don't get bored with anything. There are also various mini-games strewn throughout which also keeps things interesting. The game itslef is relatively short but the substance there makes up for this. The graphics and sound are both great for a PS2 game, with the music being very atmospheric at times. Some original ideas in this game, which is a breath of fresh air in this day and age. Overall definatley worth a look and the sequel should be great.

28.12.08 Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories (PS2)

Having completed the rest of the GTA games I thought I really should complete the set and play through Vice City Stories. The game itself is extremely similar to Liberty City Stories and the original Vice City with a little bit of San Andreas mixed in as well. The story in VCS is pretty decent and easy enough to follow without getting too boring (ala GTA 4), the major flaw with this game is it bulked out by mini games such as racing, racing and then more racing. I just couldn't be bothered with it. I have done it so many times before throughout the GTA games there was just no draw pfor me to do it again. Has repetition finally taken a toll on me after so many years. Anyway if you want a cheap hit of GTA to fill a gap its worth a look, I'd just be amazed if anyone could be arsed to 100% this though.

30.12.08 Reistance: The Fall of Man (PS3)

An excellent first person shooter on the PS3. I managed to get through the game in two days, though this was down to me being off work and being able to put in quite a few hours on it, rather than the usual one or two a day I can usually get away with. The story is pretty good and I enjoyed it being based in the UK especially the inclusion of the Grimsby level. Bizzare choice of location. The levels are well constucted and there are "skills" to unlock throughout each of them, which could add addition replayability. The weapons are pretty original for a shooter and offer a real good mix by the end of the game once you have acquired them all. The graphics and music are good and couldn't be faulted, though there does seem to be some comparisons with Gears of war and Halo. Overall a good FPS which I thoroughly enjoyed and will definatley look out for the sequel.

January:

1. Call of Duty 4 - PC - An extremely short campaign that attempts to make up for its shortness with quality. Whether it does or not, I don't know. I much prefer the multiplayer, which is incredible. The campaign was alright I guess, if a bit anti-war and depressing. I think the shortness is uncalled for. I don't need a 100+ hour FPS but this game is about 3 hours. If you aren't going to be playing the multiplayer stay away as the single-player campaign is not worth the 50 bucks. Singleplayer: 7/10 Multiplayer: 10/10

2. Kane and Lynch: Dead Men - PC - I don't know how to feel about this game. I think I'll write a review on it. 5/10

April:

3. Portal - PC - Brilliant, nuff said. 10/10

4. Assassin's Creed - PC - It was aight, lacking and a bit simplistic it seems another baby step towards the awesomeness that will be the next generation. Some glitches, repetitiveness, and a lack of any reason to complete the sidequests ruin the near awesomeness. 7/10

July:

5. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault - PC - Mixed feelings about this game. I'm not sure if it was a really good game that was hard; or if it was a really buggy game that was really buggy. Whatever the case, it was a challenge, which I realized is rare these days. As games get more cinematic they seem to get easier--stuff like recovering health in games like Halo or the CoD 2+ series. I still can't tell if it was a good game or not, it was just a fun challenge in a lineup of games that have been entirely too easy. 7/10

6. SWAT 4 - PC - Interesting and solid FPS. The whole having to act like a cop thing was kind of cool but I got tired of it about halfway through, switched to easy mode, and just had fun blasting my way through the (still challenging) single-player missions. Overall though, very solid with some really cool aspects such as the door and wall mirrors, actually competent AI, and those cool snipers you could switch over to. It was like Rainbow Six with all the planning removed. 8.5/10

August:

7. World of Warcraft - PC - As of August 15th I have officially canceled my account. It's a great addiction, and I mean great. It's fun, I had fun and God knows unless I'm deep in some relationship or in the Congo or fighting Zombies I'll go back. But I'm done for now...

November:

8. Call of Duty: World at War - PC - This game was, sadly, about the same length as CoD4. It lacks the polish that Infinity Ward gave CoD4, is slightly glitchy, but it delivers well enough in the fun department. The Russian campaign is really the highlight of the game, the Japanese portion seeming much more linear, and being downright annoying at times. All in all it is a fine game, although I would not pay $60 for it as it seems like an expansion pack for CoD4. 7.5/10

9. Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - PC - Another short WWII FPS, albeit with a little tacticool action on the side. The gameplay and the graphics are wonderful, and I want more; but the story (not WWII, but the "squad's" story) seems extremely over dramatic. I understand that war is hell and that these men were psychologically under stress, but the game is like a damned soap opera. What's more than that, all the cut-scenes are un-skippable. It's like a bad movie with awesome action scenes, just that you control the action scenes...Whatever, I'll keep playing these games for their gameplay. 8/10

December:

10. Tomb Raider: Underworld - PC - ANOTHER short game. Probably the best Tomb Raider since II though, it is lacking as they all seem to be, but it's a step in the right direction. Amazing graphics, inane story, mediocre but entertaining gameplay...eh. 7/10

1-14-08 Wonderboy 3 - The Dragon's Trap for SMS
4-21-08 - Strider for NES

1/13/08 Finished Dual Hearts for PS2
2/24/08 Finished Phoenix Wright : Justice for All for DS
3/22/08 Finished Super Paper Mario for Wii

I've been slacking but i am proud to say Simple 2000 Series Vol. 95: The Zombie vs. Kyuukyuusha (ps2) is the first game i've beaten.

so the list starts, lets hope i make it past 40 games (last years count)

1- Simple 2000 Series Vol. 95: The Zombie vs. Kyuukyuusha (ps2) 1/15/08
2- Geometry Wars: Galaxies *medals on all planets besides ds unlockable ones, all drones are maxed (wii) 1/16/08
3- No More Heroes (Wii) 2/05/08
4- Betty Boop's Double shift (DS) 2/20/08
5- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (ps2) 2/21/08
6- Serious Sam 2 (xbox) 3/04/08
7- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (wii) 3/18/08 *all characters and stages unlocked, beat SSE mode.*
8- Pikmin (GC) 3/21/08
9- God of War: Chains of Olympus (PSP) 3/23/08
10- The Rub Rabbits! (DS) 4/10/08
11- Fable: Lost Chapters (XB) 5/?/08
12- Geometry Wars: Galaxies (ds) 5/?/08
13- Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (xb) 5/?/08
14- opoona (wii) 6/05/08
15- Gun (xb) 6/11/08
16- The Suffering (xb) 6/17/08
17- The Suffering: Ties That Bind (xb) 6/26/08
18- Brave Story: New Traveler (psp) 7/8/08
19- Alien Syndrome (psp) 7/17/08
20- The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (wii) 7/17/08
21- Trauma Center: Under The Knife (DS) 7/22/08
22- Trauma Center: Under The Knife 2 (DS) 8/8/08
23- Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (PSP) 8/25/08
24- Still Life (xb) 8/29/08
25- Syberia (xb) 9/1/08
26- Syberia II (xb) 9/3/08
27- Yakuza 2 (ps2) 9/14/08
28- Advanced V.G. (Sat) 9/25/08 *the story mode was for one character heh*
29- Rogue Galaxy (ps2) 10/10/08
30- Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (XB) 10/14/08
31- Asuka 120% Burning Fest. Limited (SAT) 10/15/08 *as of today as long as i beat a fighter with 1 credit on normal difficulty or higher it will be considered beaten*
32 - Sam & Max: Season One (wii) 10/27/08
33 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC) 10/30/08
34 - Sokko Seitokai: Sonic Council (sat) 11/09/08
35 - Otogi: Myth of Demons (xb) 11/28/08
36 - Trump Collection (WS) 12/14/08
37 - Mingle Magnet (Ws) 12/15)08
38 - Side Pocket (WS) 12/16/08
39 - Tetris (WSC) 12/16/08
40 - Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Wii) 12/31/08

21/01/08 - Kirby's Dream Land (GB)
04/02/08 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie (MD)
12/04/08 - Super Pang (SNES)
30/04/08 - Final Fantasy XII (PS2)

Total for 2008: 4

January 20th - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA)
May 2nd - Enchanted Arms (X360)
June 7th - Shining Force EXA (PS2)
July 2nd - Dark Messiah of Might and Magic: Elements (X360)
August 14th - Two Worlds (X360)
August 25th - Mass Effect (X360)
Sept. 9th - Lego Star Wars: TCS (X360)
Sept. 19th - Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony (PSP)
Oct. 14th - Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS)
Oct. 29th - Fable II (X360)
Nov. 10th - Fallout 3 (X360)

Gamecube
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

Wii
No More Heroes - "Mild" difficulty

PS2
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

PS3
Portal wow, an intelligent game for once!  It was somewhat short though.  I played it through in one sitting.

Xbox 360
Beautiful Katamari -completed all requests
Dance Dance Revolution UNIVERSE 2 - completed quest mode
Gears of War 2 - Hardcore difficulty complete
Halo 3 - campaign clear on all difficulties multiple times
Kameo: Elements of Power
King Kong
Prey - Normal Difficulty
Kameo: Elements of Power - 4/4 Eyes, 12/12 Elixirs, 97/100 Fruits
Pocketbike Racer
WarTech: Senko no Ronde - simple clear on all story / score attack modes

Xbox LIVE Arcade
Carcassone
Rez HD
UNO

Rock Band Guitar Solo Tour (Hard) - 1/27/08
Bioshock (Normal) - 2/2/2008
Rock Band Drum Solo Tour (Easy) - 3/07/08
Sid Meier's Civilizaton Revolution: 
Chieftain - 7/09/08 (Domination-Spain);
Warlord 3x - 7/11/08 (Domination-Mongol), 7/13/08 (Cultural-Zulu), 7/14 (Economic-Zulu)
King 4x - 7/17/08 (Domination-England), 7/19/08 (Cultural-Russia), 7/23/08 (Technology-Aztec), 7/25/08 (Economic-Egypt). 
Emporer 4x - 7/26/08 (Technology-Zulu!), 8/01/08 (Cultural-Germany), 8/04/08 (Economic-Rome), 8/06/08 (Domination-America...950AD!). :D
Deity 8x - 8/09/08 (Economic-India); 8/13/08 (Technology-Greece); 8/21/08 (Cultural-France); 8/29/08 (Cultural-China); 9/8/08 (Economic-Japan); 9/10/08 (Economic-Arab), 9/13/08 (Domination-Aztec).
Left 4 Dead - Finished all 4 campaigns; 12/19/08.

Beat Half-life 2 Xbox

2/3/08 - No More Heroes

2/5/08 Turok
5/30/08 On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One
6/12/08 Call of duty 4

January:
Mario Galaxy (no extras)
Kingdom Hearts 2 (no extras)

February:
Mario Galaxy (120 stars)

Beat my first game of the year today :P

Oh and yes, DD/MM/YY because it makes more sense.

Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble (DS) - 14/02/08
No More Heroes (Wii) - March?

I beat Mario Galaxy last night, but I've only got 61 stars. I may go back some day and try to get the rest.

01/01/08 - Mass Effect (Xbox 360) Not 100% yet, but will get 100% before the year is done. Finished campaign.

01/09/08 - Surf's Up (Xbox 360) 100%, all Achievements.

01/13/08 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) No way in hell am I going for 100% in this, but I made it all the way through the single player campaign. That alone is an accomplishment.

01/30/08 - Viva Pinata Party Animals (Xbox 360) 100%, all Achievements.

02/02/08 - TimeShift (Xbox 360) Not 100% yet, but will get 100% before the year is done. Finished campaign.

02/10/08 - Call of Juarez (Xbox 360) Not 100% yet, but will get 100% before the year is done. Finished campaign.

02/20/08 - Omega Five (Xbox 360 Live Arcade) 100%, all Achievements.

02/22/08 - Alien Hominid (Xbox 360 Live Arcade) 100%, all Achievements.

I finally got 1000 game points for Madden 07 on the 360. Who ever thought of the superstar mode should be fired. That was the worst mode ever. For me beating a sports game is getting all the achievement points.

1-8 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance (hard mode) - Xbox 360

1-13 - TMNT - Xbox 360

1-14 - NBA 2k7 - Xbox 360

1-14 - Hardwood Backgammon - Xbox 360 Arcade

1-14 - Fatal Fury Special - Xbox 360 Arcade

1-14 - Pac-Man - Xbox 360 Arcade

1-17 - CSI-Hard Evidence - Xbox 360

1-19 - Cabela's Safari - Xbox 360

1-20 - NHL 07 (POS game) - Xbox 360

1-21 - Eargon (normal and hard) - Xbox 360

1-25 - Meet the Robinsons - Xbox 360

1-27 - Cars: Mater-National - Xbox 360

1-27 - Spider-Man: Friend or Foe

1-27 - NCAA Football 07 (finally simming 60 seasons sucked) - Xbox 360

1-28 - Viva Pinata: Party Animals - Xbox 360

1-30 - Fuzion Frenzy 2  - Xbox 360 (Worse game I have played yet)

2-2 - X-Men:TheOfficialGame - Xbox 360

2-2 - Cabela's Safari - Xbox 360 -  Got the last achievement I needed

2-3 - Marvel Ultimate Alliance - Xbox 360 -  Finally got the last achievement I needed (my 36 retail 100% achievement game)

2-3 - Dig Dug -  Xbox 360 Arcade

2-6 - Cabela's Trophy Bucks - Xbox 360

2-11 - Fight night Rn 3 - Xbox 360

2-12 - NCAA March Madness 07 - Xbox 360

2-20 - Cabela's Alaskan Adventures - Xbox360 - Second worse 360 game I have played.

2-27 - Superman Returns - Xbox 360 - Finding all the damn cats sucked bad.

3-2 - Feeding Frenzy - Xbox 360 Arcade

3-8 - NBA Homecourt Street - Xbox 360

3-16 - NBA Live 08 - Xbox 360

3-17 - Bionicle Heroes - Xbox 360 - 100%

3-22 - Lost: Via Domus - X-box 360

3-25 - FIFA Street 3 - Xbox 360

I went crazy this week, and within 7 days i did pretty much a full half-life tour...

PC
Half-Life (Medium)
Half-Life: Opposing Force (Hard)
Half-Life:Blue Shift (Hard)

X-Box
Half-Life 2 (Hard)

Satisfying to say the least. Exam week is wonderful.

A friend and I beat Legendary Wings for the NES tonight, without having to use a continue. Solid game.

Beat Chickle Little for the Wii
Beat Barnyard for the Wii

So far the year looks like this:

1.Fire Emblem: PoR (NGC)
2&3. Fire Emblem: RD x 2 (Wii)
4.Castlevania (NES)
5. Avatar the Last Airbender (Wii)
6. Smash Bros Brawl (Wii)
7. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
8. Metroid Prime Corruption (Wii)
9. Guitar Hero III (Wii)
10. Phoenix Wright: Justice for All (DS)
11. Mario Party DS (DS)
12. Touch Detective 1 1/2 (DS)
13. Earthworm Jim (Gen)
14. Earthworm Jim 2 (Gen)
15. Spiderman & Venom Maximum Carnage (Gen)
16. Streets of Rage (Gen)
17. Ninja Gaiden (NES)
18. Okami (PS2)
19. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES)
20. Bionic Commando (NES)
21. Totally Rad (NES)
22. Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES)
23. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
24. Duck Tales (NES)
25. Rainbow Island (NES)
26.Gunstar Heroes (GEN)
27.Adventures of Lolo (NES)
28.Punch-Out!! (NES)  *
29,30,31 & 32.Megaman 3 x 4(NES)
33. Luigi's Mansion (NGC)
34. TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (SNES)
35.Elite Beat Agents (DS)
36 & 37. Super Punch-Out!! x 2 (SNES)
38. Zack & Wiki (Wii)
39. No More Heroes (Wii)
40 - 49 Mega Man 9 x 10 (Download) (92% for challenges)
50. Mega Man X (SNES)
51. Norse by Norsewest: Return of the Lost Vikings (Saturn)
52. Mega Man 8 (PS)
53. Resident Evil 0 (NGC)
54. Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers (NES)
55. Resident Evil (NGC)
56 & 57. Contra x2 (NES)
58. Resident Evil 2 (NGC)
59. Resident Evil 3 (NGC)
60. Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (NGC)
61. Megaman 9 (Download)
62. Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 (NGC)
63. Marvel vs. Capcom (PS)
64. Puzzle Quest (DS)
65. Sonic the Secret of the Rings (Wii)
66. Megaman 3

*I didnt actually beat Mr.Dream on Punch-Out!! but i'm counting it as a win because I didn't get knocked down a single time by anyone else up to him*


I thought I would be a bit less productive after having a son but im still finding time to game quite a bit between feedings and sleep. I can play older stuff at work too during my down time. So far a pretty good gaming year though.
Finished the year off with a satisfying game of Megaman 3.

Burnout Revenge
Rock Band
FEAR

This year so far I don't really remember what I've beaten (in fact I barely ever remember), but here's a few.  I'm also throwing in arcade games that I played to the end even though that's not really much to sneeze at.

Blazing Star
Cave Story
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Gunstar Super Heroes
Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime
Portal
OutRun
Sin & Punishment
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Star Fox 64
Street Fighter 2: Special Champion Edition
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Land
Super Metroid
Super Smash Bros Brawl (Subspace Emissary)
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
TMNT: Hyperstone Heist
TMNT: Turtles in Time
Wario World
WindJammers

Some of these I have beaten before so don't think it took me until recently to beat Sonic 1 or something. :P

(updated: 2008/12/25)

super smash bros brawl
mario is missing nes
super mario bros nes
super mario bros 3 nes
zelda twighlight princess wii
links crossbow training
monopoly nes, snes

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Easy Mode, Play Time aprox. 14:43 - Beaten on July 7, 2008

Beat Star Fox 64 yesterday.

Mr. Ksoft, please edit your first post with your new beaten in 2008 games. This, as izret said, will reduce clutter. Thanks very much!!  :P

- Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (4/05/08)
- Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4/09/08)
- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (4/12/08)
- Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (4/21/08)
- The Legend of Zelda (4/23/08)
-Contra (numerous times, not yet w/o Konami Code though)
-Starfox 64 (once or twice)

I am currently working on Majora's Mask...then off to the Adventure of Link!

I don't keep track of the dates, but I've beaten these this year (those that I can think of atleast):

Age of Empires III
Alien Storm
Beyond Good & Evil
Colin Mcrea Rally 2004
Duck Tales
Fahrenheit
Final Fantasy XII
Warioland 1 (again)
Gran Turismo 4 (Got to 50% so that's "beaten" in my eyes)

What have I beaten so far this year?  It would be more, except that my retro consoles have been in storage since before Christmas, I've just finished my final (very tough) year at uni and now I'm job hunting *sigh* There should be more hours in a day...

Halo 3
Prey
Project Gotham Racing 3
Neverwinter Nights 2
Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Lost Odyssey
Lego Indiana Jones
No-One Lives Forever
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Guitar Hero III
Fallout
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
Doom 3
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Spearhead
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault - Breakthrough

Alright I like this thread.

Here goes:

Bioshock
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Final Fantasy X
Super Mario 64
Ratchet & Clank
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Metal Gear Solid
Luigi's Mansion
Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Command & Conquer: Generals
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

I've no idea of the dates, but this is my list so far:

Daxter (PSP)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2)
Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction(PS3)
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP)
Rogue Trooper (XBox)
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Zero Wing (Mega Drive)

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Sept 08
Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty, Sept 08

Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Master System) with all Chaos emeralds
Time Crisis 4 Arcade Mode
Tomb Raider Underworld (PS3). In 3 days.
Mined Out (Dragon 32)

I haven't really been keeping track of everything, so just from the top of my head:

- Rock Band (Guitar Solo Tour - Hard) - Xbox 360
- Rock Band (Vocal Solo Tour - Medium) - Xbox 360
- Gears of War (Co-op - Hardcore) - Xbox 360
- Lego Indiana Jones - Xbox 360

I'll keep adding as soon as I finish more games :-)

Jade Empire
8/22/08

Man this is an amazing game! Can't wait to go back through it and beat it as a good guy (Way of the Open Palm)

Super Mario World - All 96 exits completed
(8-15-08) Mortal Kombat (Genesis) - Beat Shang Tsung with Scorpion
(8-18-08) Contra - Beat with 30 lives code
(8-21-08) Rugrats Search for Reptar
(8-28-08) Mortal Kombat (Genesis) - Beat Shang Tsung with Kano
(9-1-08) Mortal Kombat (Genesis) - Beat Shang Tsung with Raiden
(9-18-08) Mortal Kombat (SNES) - Beat Shang Tsung with Scorpion

You Have to Burn the Rope

:P

Hey I beat that game too! Took a while didn't it? I think I spend about 40 hours on it :P

Yeah me too.  You would think somebody would have wrote a walkthrough on it already :P

I think they did, lol :P Look here (http://www.mazapan.se/YouHaveToBurnTheRopeManual/). ;)

I beat Pacman C.E the other day.

I've been working on Classic Home Video Game Vol. 2, meaning I've been playing tons of NES and Master System games. It was fun playing The Little Mermaid for the NES straight through till the end.

Yesterday I beat Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War - Winter Assault. And the day before that I beat Prince of Persia.

I hope to beat a few more of the games I'm playing before Fallout 3 consumes my game time.

I could have sworn I posted in this thread.  Looks like I beat only one game this year....
Luminous Arc

<PS3>Burnout Paradise               101% completion on 2/02/08
                                                     102% completion on 8/31/08   
Bikes pack                                     101% completion on  9/22/08

<Gamecube> Resident Evil 0            completed on 2/26/08
<Saturn> Resident Evil                     completed on 3/7/08
<Playstation> Resident Evil 2           completed on 3/11/08
<PS3> Stuntman Ignition                 completed on 3/24/08
<Dreamcast> Resident Evil 3            completed on 4/6/08
<Saturn> Deep Fear                         completed on 4/20/08
<PS3> Grand Theft Auto IV               completed on 6/10/08
<PS3> Rockband (Drums Medium)    completed on 7/12/08
<PS3> Uncharted                             100% completion on 8/15/08
<360> Vigilante 8 Arcade                 completed on 11/11/08
<360> Burnout Paradise                  100% complete on 11/28/08

Just beat Lost Odyssey. :D

How is that game? I've been interested in it.

I really enjoyed it, and I put about 76 hours in, and there were still sidequests I could have done.

Sounds nice. I'll be getting that game for sure when I finally get around buying a 360.

I beat the story mode of LittleBigPlanet, but I still need to go back and grab all the stickers, materials, objects, and stuff I missed.

So what do you think of it now that you've played it?

Someone want to make a "The Beaten in 2008 Thread thread?"

???

Isn't that this thread?

Love it. I really hope Media Molecule releases another set of levels for the game, because I really like their how they design their levels and their uniquely British sense of humor that they inject into each level.

Beat Kane & Lynch 360 and Viking Battle for Asgard

11-19-08

Beat first run of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King. Starting a new one on Hard.

Just beat Fallout 3. Great game, and I can easily see myself playing through it again when I get a better PC.

Beat Tomb Raider Underworld. In 3 days. Damn, it was short

That comment was dripping in sarcasm. Leon was just saying "Get back on topic".

:P

Read the first post :P

ONE POST PER PERSON, this isn't a rambling diary full of discussion, it's supposed to be a concise list.

ORDER, ELSE ALL THE WORLD FALLS TO ANARCHY!

Wait, that sounds great, proceed.

Ah, I didn't quite get that. ;)

But you know, talking about a game when someone mentions it never really is off topic in my opinion. :)

However I'll try my best to respect the topic rules and restrain myself from asking people about games. (:P)

12-3-08

Beat first runthrough of Portal. I will start the advanced maps when I get a free moment.

SERIOUSLY!
I think i was the only person to follow the rule!

DAMN IT!
I was driven to this anarchist post against my will.

16/1/08 - The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
**/11/08 - GTA IV Story (Currently at 85.5% complete) (Xbox 360)



Wow. That is so lame. I actually don't think I've beaten any other games this year.

Wow this thread has been quite for two or 3 days.Played some tennis game today.

That's pretty normal. This thread can go for weeks without posting. ;)

(We spend too much time buying/talking about games that we don't get around to actually finishing them. :P)

Got my 12th game in just in time for the end of the year.

metroid nes, bad dudes nes, tmnt 4: turtles in time snes, call of duty 4 360

First game on the list this year:

1) GUN (PS2) - Beat it on the Hard difficulty setting (the only true way to play the game).