Double Fine’s “Trenched”: Things I’d like to see in Trenched 2 (now Iron Brigade)
I just finished Double Fine’s 3rd XBLA game, Trenched (update: now called Iron Brigade), and loved it. I got all the achievements, which means I got gold medals on every mission (“Volcano” was tough!), and I even leveled up every weapon just because I wanted to keep playing. I beat the game in about five…
Rock Band 3 achievement progress: pro drum trainer!
Finally! I waited months for the MIDI adapter so I could use my Yamaha DTXplorer drumset, and then it took me a couple more months to figure out how to calibrate it properly for the game (guide coming soon!). I was able to complete most of the pro drum trainer without much trouble, but a…
Some quick XBLA/Indie Game reviews (LIMBO, Costume Quest, etc.)
I haven’t written any reviews in a while, so here are some quick ones: LIMBO: Really fantastic game, the art style is great. It’s funny how disturbing some parts of it are even though you can’t really see what’s happening. Ripping off a spider’s leg makes you squeamish, though it’s largely in your imagination. I…
Green Day: Rock Band achievement progress
Today I tried for the “get 400,000 points in a single song” achievement in GD:RB. I tried to do it on drums previously, but even on the longest songs (“Jesus of Suburbia”), I couldn’t get more than around 340k. I read online that guitar was maybe the easiest to get it with, so I tried…
The Beatles: Rock Band achievement progress!
Aside from playing lots of Rock Band 3 (love the new keyboard, still waiting for the drum MIDI adapter and the Squier guitar), I’ve been trying to get more of the achievements in Green Day RB and Beatles RB. After playing through one of the album challenges in GD:RB, I played Beatles to see if…
Kodu Game Lab: Full Game Video Tutorial with Narration! – Generic Wars
You can download this tutorial as a single divx file from the Downloads page. See my previous Kodu Review if you’re unfamiliar with it. Learn how to create an entire game from scratch with Kodu! This 4-part video will teach you how to make a Geometry Wars style twin-stick shooter. Kodu is only $5 on…
Kodu Game Lab video tutorials: 3 Keys, Popcorn Popper
You can download both of these videos from the Downloads page. See my previous Kodu Review if you’re unfamiliar with it. Note: I also put up a much longer tutorial showing how to create a whole game from scratch! 3 Keys Tutorial Here’s how to use three separate keys to open color-coded doors, all using…
Kodu Game Lab is out! Remember Kodu? Anyone?
Kodu, you may remember, is the game programming tool shown at CES by “actual 12-year-old girl,” Sparrow. It was cartoony and cute and bright, and many people wrote it off instantly: “LBP rip-off!”, “Stupid rock-carrying game?!”, and so on. I really wanted to try it out, and now, apparently, it’s out. I say apparently because…
Totally addicted to Ninjatown (DS)
Ninjatown is a tower defense game for the Nintendo DS, starring a whole bunch of Shawnimals characters. The whole game is absolutely adorable, with great animations, and lots of strategy. I was expecting to be able to play this while listening to music or podcasts, but it’s surprisingly involved. If even one enemy gets through,…
Review: Guitar Hero World Tour
Why has it taken me this long to post a review for GHWT? Is it because: I didn’t buy it until just now, because I’ve been broke the blistering speed of the new songs melded my hands to the guitar, leaving me unable to use a computer keyboard I’ve been so addicted to GHtunes that…