All ur gamez r belong to me...: June 2010 in Review

Another month has come and gone. I'm really late getting this post up tho. I'll try to do better next time. Anyway, time to take a look at damages and accomplishments!

You can mouseover images for more info, esp the trophies/achievements.

JUNE 2010 OVERALL PROGRESS

Target percentage: 80.00%
Current percentage: 84.56%
Titles needed to or to get to goal: 64

I actually made some decent progress on my backlog, taking into account titles beaten and titles acquired, I shaved off 0.32% of my backlog, or a total of 4 titles down in my goal to get to 80%.

01/01/10 : 1082
Current : 1179 --> 1183
Current : 168 --> 171
Current : 42 --> 45

games this year: 115 --> 124 (there were some adjustments this month)
games this year: 14 --> 17
games this year: 5 --> 8
to or this year: 17 --> 23
Total Games played: 19 --> 25

Target percentage beat of added titles: 50.00%
Actual percentage beat of added titles: 14.78% --> 18.55%

JUNE 2010 ACQUISITIONS

PlayStation 2

Armored Core 2 Snoopy vs. the Red Baron

PlayStation Network

PixelJunk Monsters Encore

Xbox 360

Death Smiles Red Dead Redemption: Outlaws to the End Co-op Mission Pack

JUNE 2010 GAMING ACHIEVEMENTS

Games I Beat

Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy X-2

I finished it off with the Good ending. Contrary to what many people say, this was a solid entry into the Final Fantasy series. To me it really is Final Fantasy XI. Yes, you play three females and yes they change their outfits but what this really is a a throwback to the NES and SNES era job-based Final Fantasies. They've changed up the battle system from III and V so that it's the same ATB from the more recent entries (X being the exception) but on top of that it allows you to change jobs on the fly. I really enjoyed the game and it was fitting sequel to Final Fantasy X.

Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption
Platform: PlayStation 3

Game of the Year. That's all that needs to be said. I'm playing again on the 360, cause it's that good.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice for All
Platform: Nintendo DS

Slow start at first, but had a great ending case. Best of case of the first two games.

Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition

Final Fantasy II Anniversary Edition
Platform: PlayStation Portable

There's a lot out there who feel that Final Fantasy II is the red-headed stepchild of the Final Fantasy series. I do understand why that is said about the game but I still really enjoy it. The PSP release is, by far, the best release of the game. All new sprites, backgrounds and effects were created for this release and the game looks fantastic. I'm a huge fan of 2D games (I wish that FF III was actually released on the PSP with upgraded art rather than crappy 3D on the DS), and the game really looks great. I could have spend even more time with the game with the new additions for the PSP release (including the GBA's Soul of Rebirth addition) but opted for the Beat rather than the Complete.

June 2010 Xbox Achievements

Total : 26,288
Total June 2010 : 280

Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption
: 230

That Government Boy: Complete 'Exodus in America'. 10 Points Strange Things are Afoot: Complete a task for a Stranger. 10 Points The Gunslinger: Score a headshot on any enemy using Expert targeting mode. 5 Points Land of Opportunity: Complete 'The Assault on Fort Mercer'. 30 Points He Cleans Up Well!: Obtain the Elegant Suit. 10 Points Dastardly: Place a hogtied woman on the train tracks, and witness her death by train. 5 Points No Dice: Complete a game of Liar's Dice without losing a single die. 10 Points What About Hand Grenades?: Get a ringer in a game of Horseshoes. 10 Points High Roller: Win over 2000 chips in a hand of Poker. 10 Points Heading South on a White Bronco: Evade the US Marshals while riding the Hungarian Half-Bred horse in Single Player. 10 Points Sons of Mexico: Complete 'The Gates of El Presidio'. 40 Points Red Dead Rockstar: Kill a Rockstar or someone with this achievement in a public multiplayer match. 40 Points Long Arm of Marston: Kill 500 enemies with any rifle, repeater, or shotgun in any game mode. 20 Points No More Fancy Words: Complete 'An Appointed Time'. 20 Points Friends in High Places: Use a pardon letter with more than $5000 bounty in Single Player. 10 Points Fightin' Around the World: Knock someone out in melee in every saloon in the game in Single Player. 5 Points Manifest Destiny: Kill the last buffalo in the Great Plains in Single Player. 5 Points
So far this is my GOTY. No question. I loved it so much, I played it twice.

Red Dead Redemption: Outlaws to the End Co-op Mission Pack

Red Dead Redemption: Outlaws to the End Co-op Mission Pack
: 25

Well done: Complete a Co-Op mission. 5 Points Bulletproof: Complete a Co-Op mission without dying. 5 Points Friends indeed: Complete a Co-Op mission without anyone dying. 5 Points 2 guys, 1 Coop: Complete a Co-Op mission with just 2 people. 10 Points
Co-op Mission pack and a whole new fun mode for Red Dead. Story based missions where you get to work with your buddies is full of win.

Defense Grid: The Awakening

Defense Grid: The Awakening
: 50

Siege Breaker: Survive all 99 waves on any Grinder challenge mode. 25 Points Nail Biter: Win a mission with the last remaining core less than 10 seconds away from the map exit. 15 Points Planet Defender: Earn at least a silver medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign. 20 Points Alien Tears: Earn at least a gold medal on all Story mode missions in The Awakening campaign. 20 Points
I've been working on ing this game and have picked up a few achievements along the way. Highly recommended tower defense game.

PlayStation Trophies

Total Trophies: 476

PSN Level: 9 (44%)

Trophy Breakdown:

354 96 22 4

June 2010 Trophies:

10 0 0 0

Red Dead Redemption

Red Dead Redemption
June Trophies: 10

That Government Boy: Complete 'Exodus in America'. Clemency Pays: Capture a bounty alive. Strange Things are Afoot: Complete a task for a Stranger. He Cleans Up Well!: Obtain the Elegant Suit. Land of Opportunity: Complete 'The Assault on Fort Mercer'. Sons of Mexico: Complete 'The Gates of El Presidio'. No More Fancy Words: Complete 'An Appointed Time'. A Savage Soul: Complete 'At Home with Dutch'. The Benefits of Civilization: Complete 'And the Truth Will Set You Free'. Into the Sunset: Complete 'The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed'.
Yes, I played on this platform too.

Other Games

Dynasty Warriors 2

Dynasty Warriors 2
Platform: PlayStation 2
Musou Mode with Guan Yu

Kinda went on hold this month, but I'm planning on getting back to it in July.

Final Fantasy XII

Final Fantasy XII
Platform: PlayStation 2

I'm about 10 hours in on this one and so far, I'm actually liking it. I thought I was not like the loss of control or the gambit system but I'm actually enjoying it. I've still got a long way to go but so far so good.

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge

MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
Platform: PlayStation 2
Rank 5
9 Stars
3900 Points
Next Rank at 5300

5/35 Badges
16/24 Vehicles
21/50 Customizations
7/24 Character
3/11 Media

Great game, it's missing a few graphical bells and whistles compared to it's PS3 counterparts but it nailed the feel of MotorStorm.

Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Sunshine
Platform: GameCube

Because of the whole Mario Marathon, I got the itch to play some Mario. Picked up a few more Shines in June. Overall I like Sunshine, but it suffers from two things, really bad camera, and levels where I have to shoot stuff with FLUDD. Mario was at his best in Super Mario 64, and strapping FLUDD on his back has removed that "pure platforming" feel that you get with SM64. On the levels where you don't need FLUDD or only need the hover functionality, Sunshine, shines (ha, ha, ha, I'm so good!), but there are a few levels that just really drag the game down. If I want to shoot stuff with my platformer, I'll go play Ratchet.

All ur gamez r belong to me...

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