Category Archives: Xbox 360

In amongst all the tinkering with hardware and network setups, I managed to take a couple of hours to finish Dead Space, which I wholeheartedly recommend.   It has a pretty decent story, albeit heavily cribbed from “Aliens” with a dash … Continue reading →

I can now confirm what I’d heard about Star Trek Legacy’s length: It’s a pretty short game, especially if you’re playing it on easy. About the time you’re starting to feel really comfortable with the controls and flying your ships … Continue reading →

It is no coincidence that the last Star Trek licensed game I played was Star Trek : Strategic Operations Simulator, a vector graphics arcade game released in 1982.  For some reason, the series has a reputation for attracting the worst … Continue reading →

I was terribly tempted to claim that, upon returning Bioshock to the shelf, I took the next game off the shelf to play, and that game was Bullet Witch. To be perfectly honest, though, if I’d done that, I would … Continue reading →

For right now, I think I’m running A race I know I’m gonna win And I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing I wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing — I Wouldn’t Normally Do This Kind of Thing … Continue reading →

OK, so a little more on Flatout: Ultimate Carnage, just because I got an achievement that was both insulting and strangely satisfying. There’s a computer-controlled driver in Flatout UC named “Frank Malcov”. Frank drives a big SUV, and he’s not … Continue reading →

As previously noted, my poor Xbox 360 went off into the wild and scary world that is the Microsoft repair center in Texas, someone else’s poor, refurbished 360 was sent to me in its place and all should have been … Continue reading →

Well, Microsoft gets reasonably good marks for turnaround time in supplying me with a “Certified Microsoft Replacement Xbox360 Console” to replace my sadly deceased console.  It arrived last night, happily encased in a plain, but well-padded box which I will … Continue reading →