What are you playing right now?

[soloist]

Congratulations on your latest finds, Poison PJ! Dirge of
the Cerebus sells for cheap over here ($20), so whe-
n the next gaming drought appears, I may inves-
t in it since I've been putting off picking it up
for a while now. Zero Missions is a great g-
ame. Let me know what you think of the
changes, ok? Super Gunstar Heroes w-
as easier than the original, but sti-
ll enjoyable and a nice tribute to
it. Yesterday, I too was able t-
o invest in a game that I re-
ad was decent and a bett-
er title than the first i-
teration of itself, a-
nd even that one
caught my eye,
though I ne-
ver picke-
d it up
at a-
ll!

(here's Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice!)



And back...

[Roemello]

I've been slacking on my "need to plays", but by Thursday, we'll see where I'm at for 360 titles Still struggling through Mario Galaxy too, so that's definite on the plate

[soloist]

Well, at least you are actually playing Mario Galaxy
(laughs)! Then again, I did take the time to p-
rogress and unlock all of the characters i-
n Godzilla for the Wii last week, so t-
hat is progress I suppose. Prior t-
o that, just making the roun-
ds in the Everybody Vote-
s section as well as t-
he Check Mii out
location. Fini-
shed Simp-
on's yes-
terd-
ay.

[soloist]

I should be playing
DMC4 soon and
Twisted Met-
al later. G-
ot alot o-
f stuff
toda-
y!!




The items of today: Devil May Cry 4: The Collector's Edition, Bourne Supremacy (HD-DVD movie, $10), Beavis and Butthead (UMD series, volumes 2 and 3), Twisted Metal: Head On (PS2) and Mission Impossible III (Blu-Ray movie, $10 too)!




The metallic casing for DMC4 (both sides aka the Masa view)...




Inside the case (manual and 2 discs). One being the game while the other is the bonus DVD.




The animated series disc and the artbook!




The rear of the animated series case...




The series disc and casing's interior...




And I also picked up Aeon Flux (on UMD), the animated series that debuted on MTV (back in 95... I think).

[Roemello]

I found my new primary game.... Devil May Cry 4 gets the dupe over my other acquisitions today Also picked up Turok and Burnout Paradise for 360... and for PS3, Ratchet & Clank. That should do me til Brawl

[soloist]

Congratulations on your latest gaming investments,
Roemello! I have seen your DMC4 insignia displ-
ayed on your 360 gamer tag signature befo-
re you even replied with this post. Wha-
t do you think of it so far? I have the
title screen playing, but I have ye-
t to play it because I am maki-
ng progress in Pursuit Forc-
e: Extreme Justice, and
that game is action p-
acked!! Truly a trib-
bute to arcade st-
yled games! Do
you own the
Simpsons
game?
It c-
an be
conside-
red as an i-
nteractive ep-
isode! If you en-
joy the Simpsons c-
artoon, you MUST pla-
y this game. I can't say t-
oo much without giving aw-
ay the plot and twists, but yo-
u will enjoy the story, presentat-
ion and the one-liners as well! This
I will guarantee you... if you are a fan.

[Roemello]

Yup! I got the Simpsons and played a little of it so far... pretty fun! DMC 4 though has taken me... that one's getting played through first

[soloist]

Understandable! How far did you
progress in DMC4 so far? I on-
ly started playing it yester-
day for about and hour
and only got to defe-
at Berial (the fire
demon). Plus I
m playing t-
his gam-
e too:



Astro Boy: Omega Factor (GBA). Took me forever to locate and it only sold for $3.99! No tax. A well-made GBA game, which I should not be surprised by since Treasure helped with it. You know... the people responsible for Gunstarr Heroes.

[Roemello]

I'm a bit into the mission after defeating that fire demon, so not too much further along than you... least til Thursday That boss battle kicked some ass, though!

[soloist]

Indeed that battle was an amazing one, and the fact that
it's the first boss fight that you encounter, I can't w-
ait to see what other villainous characters ther-
e are to face. After settling down a bit, I v-
ery well may attempt to progress furth-
er in DMC4 and maybe try out Sma-
ckdown (finally opened it and r-
ead the manual... laughs)!
Quite sure am I that y-
ou have advanced
a bit further s-
ince your l-
ast pos-
t, e-
h?

[soloist]

Since these Game Gear games are
still sealed, I probably won't be
playing them in the immed-
iate future, however, I
will be testing them
all out eventuall-
y. They all so-
ld for chea-
p, so I h-
ad to g-
et th-
em.






Which of these objects just do not belong (laughs)?




The rear of both Aladdin and Deep Duck Trouble (Game Gear - $2 each)...




The rear of both The Jungle Book and The Lion King (Game Gear - $2 each)...




The rear of both Starship Troopers (UMD - $5) and Ms. Pac Man (Game Gear - $2)...

[soloist]

Finally completed Devil May Cry 4 on the Devil Hunter
mode (hard), and so additional difficulties are n-
ow available and I may try those out later, b-
ut for now, just glad am I to have com-
pleted it. I took a long while acqui-
ring gems and attempting to u-
pgrade my abilities and we-
aponry (plus I left the g-
ame on pause in wh-
ile the internal t-
imer continue-
s to tick), s-
o it took
49 ho-
urs
(laugh-
s). It real-
ly only took a-
bout 14, though I
could have rushed th-
rough it to complete the
game quicker if I did not e-
nd that loop which I caught m-
yself in trying to get those gems.
Anyway, I will just go back and try t-
o find more orbs that I have missed an-
d earn more gems to max out both player's
abilities. For the very moment, though, I will
see if I can test out the games displayed below :




Incredible Crisis (I'm surprised this was still available in the local gaming store I acquired it from since I thought that they have phased out all of the PSone games) and One Piece Mansion (both are just a collection pieces)...




The back of One Piece Mansion...




Incredible Crisis... the rear.




Super Bust-A-Move for the PS2 (does anyone remember the old gaming ad that featured this image?) and Caesar's Palace (Game Gear).




Super Dogdeball Advance... a remake of Super Dogdeball on the NES (which had characters similar in look as River City Ransom). This remake features anime-styled characters upgraded visuals/effects.

[KenseidenXL]

DMC4 was easier than I thought.

[soloist]

I expected it to be, because people complained about how
difficult DMC3 was,Capcom's response to the compla-
ints. There were some parts that were tricky to
get through at times, but ultimately, this v-
ersion of DMC can be compared more t-
o DMC2 in terms of challenge (whic-
h had weak display in that dep-
artment). I played the Hu-
man mode and compl-
eted in in 7 hour-
s, be even t-
hen, I st-
ll to-
ok tim-
e to get e-
xtra orbs via
backtracking a-
nd and left the g-
ame on pause a tim-
e or two. Still and enjo-
yable game though. The s-
tyle modes are more of a cha-
llenge as are some of the specia-
l stages if you are not using the ch-
aracter which is meant for. Blood Pal-
ace is another challenging portion of the
game that seems to be inspired by Challen-
ge of the Gods in God of War. Now I'm playing:

-NBA 2K8 (finally!)

[KenseidenXL]

Lost Odyssey.