Whacking things with sticks
By Sarah Dobbs in Editorial
Posted in Gaming, Microsoft on
So, that was Christmas - we’re now officially back at work, the holidays seem like a distant memory, and next Christmas is too far off to even contemplate. Did you have fun? I did. I ate lots, drank moderately, read lots of books, played lots of games, watched some truly dire telly, completely forgot all about the Doctor Who Christmas special, and sang various Christmas songs. Loudly, and not particularly well. It was fun.
One of the more notable aspects of the fun was the introduction into my life of an Xbox 360. I had been lagging sadly behind in the games console stakes, still playing PlayStation 2 games (I even got my very own copy of Fahrenheit for the PS2 as a present this Christmas, which is awesome!) but over the Christmas holidays, a whole new world of gaming opened up to me.
Of the games which came bundled with the console, I quickly learned that Forza Motorsports 2 is not for me. I can’t drive and I know sod all about cars; my favourite racing game is Burnout, because it rewards you for driving like a maniac, forcing other people off the road and exploding your car, so a game that required me to tinker about and then drive impressively was never going to win my affections. I’m sure it’s very good, if you like that sort of thing. Viva Pi
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Loading ...Comment by - January 9, 2008 on 3:48 pm
I’d have a look at Mass Effect on the XB360 - it might even make me buy one! I agree Fahrenheit is an amazing game - though I think its more movie than game in places.
Christmas is a funny time though - I admit I do have a hankering for playing games over the period with family and friends. Had great fun over new years with 8 player buzz… strangly coincidental is the fact alcohol and quiz games work to make you drop from being quite good to being behind the non-drinking friends.
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