Doritos Crash Course is a FREE XBLA title which was released in December. It's a platformer where the goal is to get the the end of the obstacle course in the quickest time possible. As you can see from the trailer below, the game looks simular in concept to the television show Wipeout...
There are a few really good things about this game: 1) It's FREE!, 2) The leaderboard system is great, 3) Your avatar is on screen, and 4) It's FREE!
Crash Course is available for download on the Xbox Live marketplace.
Howdy pardners! Long time no post... Merry xmas (or christmas if you prefer?), and Happy New Year too! Personally, I'm not a big fan of either of those days, but I understand that most people are. What I hate most about New Years is the stupid tradition of having New Years Resolutions. I don't know why people need to wait until the 1st of January to decide to improve your life. You have 365 days in a year to start things!
New Years Resolutions usually get forgotten about 2 weeks after they've been announced, so the majority of resolutions out there will lapse in a couple of days. Are you still going to the gym? Hows the smoking going? Have you still quit? I don't want to shit on anyone, I really wish you all the best. I just don't know why you waited so long.
My 6th of Jan resolution (it doesn't quite roll off the tongue like New Years resolution) was to exercise more. Given that I previously only did anything physical once a week (playing inline hockey), it's not a lofty goal. I'm lazy, and I love getting xbox achievements, so I bought myself a Kinect, and the fitness game, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved.
It's about a week in, and while not liking the moving around & being sweaty, I do think having exercise tied with the xbox motivates me more. I have lost a few kilos, and already look like a body builder. Not really... I look the same, but I do feel alot better. We'll see if the 6th of Jan resolution lasts longer than the usual 2 weeks :)
Here are a couple of videos as a peace offering. Doctor Who is awesome, and so is the Vietnam expansion for Battlefield Bad Company 2. Check out the Doctor Who theme being played on Mario Paint, and the Battlefield musical tribute video...
Be happy, for BC2 Vietnam is nearly upon us! Set for a December 21st release, BC2 Vietnam is looking awesome. It is going to feature 5 maps (4 maps straight away, with one to be unlocked later), and weapons from the late 60's. That means no more gadgets like tracer darts, and motion sensors. But, as you'll see from the videos below, it will feature flame throwers, and flame thrower tanks! Pffwoar!
Personally, I am pretty disappointed with GT5. This will sound silly, but I feel that GT5 was rushed (even after 6 LONG years between GT's). 1000-odd cars, but majority are throwaways, as most are simply model updates of the same car. I don't want to drive 1 Toyota Yaris/Vitz, let alone 10-15 of them! The lack of 'premium' cars is annoying (approx 100 out of 1000), which means that only 10% of the cars have the cockpit view and cosmetic damage.
GT5 is a beautiful game. The tracks are amazingly detailed, and if you're driving a premium car in it's cockpit view, the interiors are amazing too. The cars drive great too. They have alot of 'weight' to them, and every different car has it's own feel. The car physics are the best I have ever came across in a game. Driving around the Nurburgring in a 1954 300SL Mercedes is great fun.
Polyphony have really dropped the ball on this one. GT5 should have been that 10/10 experience that everyone has been waiting for, but have believed their own hype, and have simply re-released GT4, but with prettier graphics. Forza 3 on the xbox 360 is a much more immersive experience, with alot more car customisation, a bigger variety of cars, cockpit view on all cars, and full car damage.
GT5 had the potential to be something truly great, but stuck with the formula it used 6 years ago. GT is no longer the greatest car simulation out there. 8.5/10 for me.
I am ever the neglectful parent. Yesterday was little Canuckistans first birthday, and I forgot. I didn't even remember last night, and couldn't do a quick dash to the service station to buy him a present (Mars bar & a can of Coke?). Nope, I'm much worse than that... I found out it was his birthday by accident.
I was wondering how long it has been since I last posted (11th of October, for you playing at home), and then had that feeling in my head that I had forgotten something (I've been getting that alot lately, ask KC, Bear & Wound!). Yep, I had forgotten, which is bad. Really bad. I might have to buy Canuckistan a bike for christmas.
Over the last year, I have had a great time blogging, and have (mostly) received positive feedback for my writing. It's been very entertaining, and rewarding to know that alot of you have enjoyed it as much as I have.
It all began with Canuckistan are go!, and I am just as clueless with my writing still. As promised in that first post, I mostly wrote about gaming, and hockey. Gaming is my main hobby, which is why things like Impressions, Battlefield, and Forza appear so often.
Sharing my Taste Sensations has been alot of fun too, and I assume everyone now drinks Crown Royal, and eats Filet O Fishfingers. I might have to go and have a celebratory Double Cheeseburger today, and you should too...
