What Have I Been Playing?
Here you will find all the games I have played since first purchasing my Xbox360 in December 2006, some of the most recent games will have my thoughts on them, my likes and dislikes, including some stats about how much of the game I actually completed and where applicable, what levels I reached online .
Assassin's Creed III was a game I bought for something different, I had never played any other games in the franchise. I have to say I was thoroughly impressed with the game play and graphics. There is a good story that takes a fair while to get through with lots of distracting side missions to keep you occupied. There are however quite a lot of cut scenes that take a bit of time away from the game play but over all definitely worthwhile getting
Halo 4
Create by 343 Industries the latest in the Halo (the first of a trilogy) saga is absolutely incredible. The graphics are stunning, the story line is different but very engaging and the on line experience is refreshing for someone who hasn't played Halo in nearly 4 years (since Halo 3).
Achievements 320 / 1250 |
Black Ops II To be honest I resisted getting this for quite some time, being rather bored of the franchise. There is no getting away from the fact that this game is great for multiplayer online mayhem if you want something to play that takes little or no thought. The single player game is pretty boring and not challenging at all but there are several on line games that are great including the combat training and Zombies. For me this game works for Clan playing, it's easy enough to play giving plenty of time for talking BS with your clan buddies.
Skyrim
I was a late comer to this game, having heard so many good things about it, I decided to give it a go nearly a year after it was released. I have to say I was not disappointed the story and many sub plots have kept me engaged for months, this is the first game I have ever gone back to having played another since I first purchased it.
I am still working my way through it and continue to play it when I have had enough of being pummelled on line at Halo 4 of BF3 Achievements 480 / 1550 |
Mass Effect 3
The last in the trilogy and THE game I have been waiting for in 2012. I would encourage anyone to play the previous two games before tackling this one, it's not necessary, but to really appreciate the story line, create your own story with the decisions you make from the first and second game to see how it impacts on the final battle. For me this is the best game of all the Xbox 360 games to be released so far. Check out my blog when I reached 100% achievements.
Achievements 1050 / 1050 |
Star Wars Kinect
I couldn't wait for this game to be released and I was not disappointed when it arrived. Word of warning, you WILL be sore for days after playing this, it's a great game but once you are into some of the more intense levels you'll definitely be getting a bit of a sweat up. Check out a little blog I wrote about my initial experience.
Achievements 130 /1000 |
Battlefield 3
Having played Black Ops and the overall Call of Duty franchise to death, I felt it was time for change, when Battlefield announced the launch of their next instalment I thought, this will so for me, something a good bit different. I can't say I was disappointed either, the novelty of operating tanks, helicopters and jets has still not been lost on me.
Achievements - 330 / 1000 |
Mass Effect 2
It took a long time to finally get this game, all I can say, it's been worth the wait. Just like the original the story line is incredible and the game is a seriously comprehensive. It's incredible to think the choices I made now will influence what happens in the next Mass Effect game - awesome!!
Achievements - 1130 / 1355 Online - 53 / 62 |
Black Ops
The graphics to this game are great, was a bit dubious about buying this having already gone through Modern Warfare II, thinking it would be more of the same. Unfortunately I was not dissapointed. Click on the image to read more.
Achievements - 400 / 1700 Online - 25 /71 |
World at War
This game reinvented itself with the introduction of Zombies!! The graphics and game play were good but the zombie maps really made this game for me. There is something quite therapeutic mowing down screeds of zombies coming at you from all angles!!
Achievements - 650 / 1500 Online - 28 /66 |
Modern Warfare II
Really liked the improvement of the graphics, game play and lack of lag online, modern warfare II was a big improvement on Modern Warfare, this game kept me going for a year, especially with the addition of the extra map packs
Achievements - 315 / 1000 Online - 21 / 50 |
Red Dead Redemption
There is something about riding on a donkey into the old west. The graphics and general game play was stunning. The online component was tremendous, travel anywhere on the same map of the single player game, taking on whoever you come across or challenge yourself by taking out a gang hideout.
Achievements - 565 / 1500 Online 25 / 95 |
Mass Effect
This game blew me away, for a game that does not have an online component it had huge lastibility, really deep story lines, awesome graphics, this is one game I truly immersed myself in.
Achievements - 505 / 1200 Online 19 / 49 |
Modern Warfare
My online gaming activity really took off with this game, loved the maps and online game options, always got my backside handed to me on a plate by the other gamers but it was lots of fun. Loved the graphics but hated the lag!!
Achievements - 340 / 1000 Online 18 / 37 |
Ace Combat 6
One of my favorite games to date, loved the game play, the graphics and the sound. This was the only single player game a I played until I completed all the difficulty levels to attain ACE status. Click on the image to read more.
Achievements 455 / 1000 Online 29 / 49 |
Call of Duty III
Awesome memories of starting this game up and sitting my mates down to listen as well as watch the opening sequence. This was the first time I had put a game through a sound system, it was unreal!! The game itself was good, especially the online component!!
Achievements - 225 / 1000 Online 10 / 26 |
Battlefield 1943
This was the first arcade game I purchased, huge value for money, loved the ability to fly planes, drive tanks or light vehicles along with generally running around causing mayhem!!
Achievements - 170 / 200 Online - 11 / 12 |
Command & Conquer 3
Loved this series when I played on the PC, to be honest that's where it should of stayed, the controls on the Xbox 360 were far from intuitive!!
Did enjoy the single player component but couldn't get to grips with online play!! Achievements - 445 / 1000 Online 8 / 22 |
Halo 3
I really loved this game when it came out, and really enjoyed the online experience. This game was responsible for the birth of the "Halo jumping bitch", a name given to players who jump about the maps of other games to avoid being hit!!
Achievements - 425 / 1750 Online - 13 / 79 |
Blazing Angels
This was the first air combat game I played on the Xbox 360. I enjoyed the game, the graphics were okey, nothing startling but I did enjoy the online battles, won my first online games with this.
Achievements - 150 / 1000 Online - 1 / 7 |