Category Archives: videogames

Defining “Success”

Posted on April 24, 2007 by baudattitude

One of the great things about being a guy is there are whole industries devoted almost exclusively to pandering to you. Hence we get games like Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. Another great thing about being a guy is not … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Games from Western Developers.

Posted on April 22, 2007 by baudattitude

For a bit of a change of pace after ICO, I decided to put Justice League Heroes in the Xbox and give it a try. I have to give Snowblind Studios a hearty thumbs up for their accomplishment. I really … Continue reading →

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I-co, I-co, un-day

Posted on April 20, 2007 by baudattitude

ICO joins the list of games I ought to have played ages ago and am only now seeing why everyone was mad about them. Short, charming, and only slightly maddening – platform style jumping with the PS2 analog stick is … Continue reading →

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Bargain gaming…

Posted on April 20, 2007 by baudattitude

When I was sorting out papers recently, I stumbled across a receipt from 1995 for Solar Eclipse. This was a fairly forgettable Saturn shooter, with the caveat that Claudia Christian did some acting work in the cut-scenes. Since I was … Continue reading →

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Points to the French…

Posted on April 18, 2007 by baudattitude

For making a fine game. I speak of course of Beyond Good and Evil, which seems to be one of the top games on anyone’s “If you haven’t played xxx you’re not a real yyy” list. Not that I’m, you … Continue reading →

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If you can’t beat them, set difficulty to “Monkey”

Posted on April 16, 2007 by baudattitude

Ages and ages ago, when the SegaCD was Welcoming People to the Next Level and all that good stuff, a very peculiar game managed to slip by the “make it as American as possible!” localization people, and we got Keio … Continue reading →

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Linda, Linda…

Posted on April 16, 2007 by baudattitude

OK, more like Lara, Lara. All apologies to the Blue Hearts. Keeping up to date, today’s weight check : 194.4. My recruiter seems to have found a couple of decent leads to throw a resume at and hope it sticks, … Continue reading →

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“Buffalo” is a funny word.

Posted on April 13, 2007 by baudattitude

It’s actually kind of nice sometimes to find out something that hasn’t been working and has been annoying you isn’t your fault. That’s the feeling I got recently when I found out that the issue I have with the wireless … Continue reading →

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5 years sitting unplayed wasn’t enough?

Posted on April 11, 2007 by baudattitude

The last time I set out to finish a game, I made a nice list of Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube games that needed playing – and then threw it out the window and put Shenmue in the Dreamcast. This time … Continue reading →

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Wii get!

Posted on April 5, 2007 by baudattitude

This morning’s weight: 196.4, for anyone who cares to watch me count down. Today was a rather nice day, too nice to stay indoors, so I elected to get out and get some sunshine in. OK, I lie, there was … Continue reading →

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