Score! I picked up a copy of the Gamecube version of Cel Damage from e-Bay for $15. A friend of mine got the X-Box version a few weeks ago, and I loved it. I’ve been searching feverishly for the 'Cube version ever since I found out that there was one.
I also bought a GBAsp and Sonic Battle. I suddenly found myself with a lot of spare time between my school and work schedules, and don’t want to spend all the gas to make the half-hour drive to town and back twice every day. So it’ll help kill the time. I also want to get the upcoming MM Collection on GB.
Sonic Battle is okay, but not great. The battle system is fun, and I dig the look of the characters in this game, but the story is retarded and upgrading Emerl can get frustrating at times (because he simply refuses to copy the useful skills very often).
Zero just beat Megaman Battle Network 4, thus retaining his label of beating every Megaman game released in the US.
Zero must say, Megaman battle Network 4 is the best one yet. The introduction of “Soul Fusion” makes this game feal more like a Megaman RPG than an RPG with Megaman characters in it. Also, the light/dark side and syncro battle aspects further enhance gameplay.
The story was passable, with an interesting twist at the end. The character design is, as always, great. The music, however, was a step down, with the last stage music being the only good song in the game.
But the point is, the battle system has definitely shaped up, thus fixing the single most blaring issue with the game. It’s still not exceptional, but at least Zero can stand battles and even get some fun out of it.
I started Klonoa: Empire of Dreams on the GBA today. This game is like a serious breath of fresh air for me. I love how Klonoa uses his ring to grab enemies and double jump with them. The game is on the easy side after about 6 levels of play but I’m really enjoying it. I got it new for $16.99 at my fye and the game is pretty rare so I figured, why not? Now I want the PS1 and PS2 Klonoa games. This is some good stuff.
I’ve been busy all week modding my Xbox, and I’m so close to being finished. I blew up my 1.0 box (I never should’ve tried modding that shitty machine anyway), so I got a new one, a 1.5 with a SAMSUNG drive. Thank god I don’t have to put up with my shitty Thomson anymore. It’s been a fucking ordeal for me, but I modded my friend’s box within 3 hours
Its not fucking fair, I have enough shit to put up with.[/rant]
Anyways, I fucked up the bios on my chip, so I’m gonna have to hotswap with his to fix it. I have seen the truth…and it is good.(just takes a fucking miracle for me to get to apparantly)
How is the hurricane pack? Does the Bo kick as much ass as it should?
There was a great night of gaming yesterday. At a friend’s house, it was me and about 7 other people…2 Xboxes, 2 tvs —a Halo WAR. Of course I still got destroyed, but this time I can notice an improvement…I’m at least getting a halfway decent number of kills on most of the non-stupid maps.(*stupid = the level with just long hallways and balconies. How is this supposed to be fun? It’s way too big, and just ends up being a boring sniping contest.)
Anyway, we also enjoyed Bomberman on Gamecube, where my friend and I destroyed the competition…and Ultimate Muscle, Eternal Champions CD, Super Monkey Ball 2’s Boxing mode, Mario Kart 64(TERRIBLE graphics. I can’t believe there was a time when that actually looked “good”. I fell into a bottomless pit a couple of times, simply because the “pit” looked just like it was solid ground.)…and Street Fighter 2 on Genesis, where I kicked a lot of ass effortlessly with Dhalsim. I eventually slipped up and got careless though…and my little win streak fell through.
oh yeah…that’s what it’s all about there. Nothing but games with about 7 or 8 other people until around 3:30am. I didn’t get home until 4 this morning.
*If the damn “Server is too busy” screen would go away for 4 seconds I could actually post this damn message.
^^^I hear ya, Million. That crap makes it impossible to post messages at times. BTW it sounds like you really got your game on! I’ve yet to play Halo multiplayer but from all the fuss I’ve ehard over the years, it must be awesome. What version of Bomberman on GC did you play? Generations or Jetters? Generations Coin Mode OWNS!! I could play that stuff for hours! Bomberman Generations was one of the best $30 purchases I’ve ever made for the GC.
I got my Game Informer for this mongth. Brace yourself, Million because you’re not going to like this bit of news: They gave DBZ: SW a 5.5 and a 6 for the second opinion. They said it was “just another dull Dragon Ball Z title.” I couldn’t believe it. They expected it too be too much like your standard fighter. Dorks.
I’ve been playing more Sonic Battle. It’s actually pretty fun. I like upgrading Emerl and giving him all the coolest moves and stuff. The only thing that pisses me off is that I know exactly which skills I want to give him, but he’s only copied about 1/3 of them, I’m having to use other things that I don’t like as much until I get the ones that intend to use.
Not counting Emerl, who is the ultimate character simply because you can upgrade him and give him the best of everything, I think that Shadow is the best character in the game, though everybody has some pretty useful stuff. Chaos 0 would be a beast if he could just move faster. His attacks are deadly, but he’s just so stinking slow.
I’ve been thinking about getting this game but was turned off by EGM’s reviews of it. Of course that was before I realized the mag had turned to crap so I may just get it. Nice to know what a SRK member thinks about the game. I read GameSpot’s review and it sounds like a really fun game.
it was Bomberman Generations…we just played the regular team mode…for some reason. In a multiplayer situation on most games…I’d always rather go for the mode that’s “every man for himself” rather than teams.
Now that I think of it…whoever came up with Bomberman is a damn genius. This has got to be one of the greatest games in history, simply because it NEVER GETS OLD. It’s been on pretty much every major system throughout the ages, and it’s always good. My first experience with the greatness was in junior year at college, when one dude brought it down to the dorm lobby…it ended up being a good time of 10 people playing together on the big lobby tv. I’ve been in love with the game ever since…but oddly enough, I still don’t have my own Bomberman game.
Another aspect of greatness here is that anyone can play it…Bomberman is really easy to get into in a matter of minutes, unlike your average FPS or fighting game.
B:Generations —heh, that super-blast level is rediculous. It’s a board where everyone apparently starts out with every ability…so your bombs have long blast ranges, you can kick them, and you can drop multiple bombs, or do the line-bomb thing…and there’s the occasional “super-bomb” with a skull mark on it, which is like a little atomic explosion! As if this weren’t enough, there’s no real obstacles; the whole board is open with only small “pegs” to hide behind. It’s funny because this particular setup always leads to games being over in only 3 or 4 seconds. People are blown up before they even know what’s going on. I always start with about 3 bombs kicked in various directions, and then I hide behind something of course. So far, that plan has been quite successful.
I can’t wait to get my own Xbox with Halo…I need to keep evolving. There was visible improvement in my tactics and execution last night, as I was actually getting kills regularly. Oh yes, when Halo2 comes out…I will actually get broadband mainly because H2 will be Live-enabled, and my skills should be at least half-way decent by that time.
*sidenote—there are some tight action figures of the Master Chief. I’ve seen them at Gamestop. If Todd McFarlane didn’t do these figures…(I didn’t look for a logo, but I doubt he did)…he should take note. The detail on the M.Chief figures is good, but they aren’t in gay and/or stupid poses.
Well, the whole “situation” with my family is finally starting to resolve. I should be able to return to my Gamecube soon. This is very exciting to me, as I’ve still got to finish MM Collection, REmake, and SA2B but have had to put it all on hold for about a month now. I’ll also have Cel Damage to screw with, though my friends and I have already unlocked everything on my one friend’s Box version, so I’ll prolly just use the cheat codes to unlock everything immediately on my copy.
I have been kick serious booty on DBZ: SW. Playing on higher difficulty settings rocks! I got a 23,760,000 power LV ranking as LV3 Goku against LV3 Ginyu. As LV3 Piccolo, I got the highest I’ve ever gotten: 63,360,000 against LV3 Vegeta.
On VF4: Evo, I was promoted to 7th Dan at last. I changed the SPIDEYGOKU Pai’s gi a bit. Now she’s sporting dark blue pans and a light yellow top with some purple shades.
I don’t know if I’ll finish MMX7. I got to the one boss in the fire stage that’s a dog and the idiot kept saying “Burn to the ground!” every 3 seconds. Man, it was annoying. God bless the mute button. I may just start my new copy of X4. I’ve been wanting to play that game again.
I just got Alien vs. Predator for my Final Burn. Thanks to my 4-port USB Hub, I managed to get some games in with 2 other guys and it was like 1994 all over.
Now if I can decide which Mod Chip to put in my XBox!..:rolleyes:
I finally got my copy of Cel Damage today. I’m gonna see if I can talk my dad into playing it with me some.
I’ve also played some more Sonic Battle, and finally got an Ultimate card for Emerl. And not just any Ultimate, but the Ultimate Heal Skill, the most useful one of all! Huzzah!
Well I’ve done it. I’ve given in to the temptaion and have started playing Mega Man X4 today. I put in the code so now when I enter one of the capsules, I’ll have X’s Ultimate Armor! Bwa ha ha ha ha! I figure since I’ve already beat the game as both X and Zero that using this cheat is fair game. I’m on the intro stage as I write this. About to take down that big green dragon. He actually reminds me of the Mecha Dragon from MM2…except this time I can fight on land and I have an X-Buster so his tail is mine.
I Just got to Sigma on MMX4. Now I remember why I hated him so much: The idiot has two dumb life bars for each seperate final form. After finally realize that I was like “screw it,” and cut the game off. Still it was great to play through X4 again. Even though getting the Final Sub-Tank in Jet Stingray’s stage was uber annoying. BTW I just realized that Sigman’s voice in X4 sounds like it was done by Christopher Sabat.
HOLY CRAP. I totally stand corrected on Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter…this game kicks so much ass it’s ridiculous. The battle system’s tight, the story is awesome. The only rub is the D-Counter and lack of inns/use of Save Tokens. Other than that, it is true greatness.
^I’ve been a fan of the Breath of Fire Games for years now. I still haven’t played my copy of BOFIV but I’ve completed I-III. BOFII was awesome. Had a great, shocking, totally unexpected ending. My jaw was on the floor upon viewing it. :wow: BOFIII was pretty good, too. Story was great and different from the typical “Save the world” plot.
I’ve started playing Mega Man Battle Network again (the original first one). So far I’ve seen 3 robots from MM1 appear in the game: Guts Man, Fire Man and Ice Man. I beat Ice Man a few days ago but the little squirt was harder to take down than I thought. I’m really hoping I can add him to my Net Navi roster. Thus far I have Roll, Guts Man, Fire Man and Number Man. I’d REALLY love to get Wood Man, though. He’s just top tier in the game. I can only hope Quick Man or Flash Man are in as well.
