Sunday, 4 November 2012

Need For Speed Most Wanted Drifts In As Nike Kinect And DC3 Burn Calories

Another new game in NFS- Most Wanted and in the space of the opening hour's play, 10 achievements unlocked.

The first was Fix Me Up (5G) for using a body-shop for the first time and was swiftly followed First Strike (5G) for my first take down on a cop.
 

Battering Ram (10G) broke through for smashing a road block without crashing and soon joined by Gotcha (15G) for getting busted for the first time.
 
Switcheroo (10G) popped up for using a Jack spot  while being pursued by the cops and Beast From The East (30G) drove in for escaping the cops in the Marussia B2.

Moving On Up (10G) lifted in for moving up the Most Wanted list for the first time while Feeling The Need (5G) blitzed in for emptying a full can of nitrous without taking damage.

Pit Stop (10G) unlocked for repairing a burst tire in a bodyshop for the first time and the final unlock Alpha Dog (20G) came after shutting down Most Wanted member 10's car, Alpha Romeo 4C Concept.

Later on another new game, Nike+ Kinect Training which at the demo stage was a risky buy due to the mass amount of space needed for correct usage but I set it up in our living room and there was ample space thankfully.

Join The Community (10G) popped up for linking my Nike+ account and Say What? (10G) unlocked for replaying the tutorial for an exercise drill.




Dial It In (10G) unlocked for creating my first Fuel Print and instantly Personalised For You (10G) popped up for completing the assessment.


While using Kinect, I decided to continue my weekend use of Dance Central 3 and unlocked Weekend Warrior (20G) for playing for three consecutive weekends.

Wednesday, 31 October 2012

Microsoft Mahjong Hits The Tiles

Another Windows 8 game in the shape of Microsoft Mahjong and with only three achievements it was a quick unlock session which saw it become the 14th completed game for me and the third in a week which started with The Fun Begins (10G) unlocked for completing a puzzle.

 Mahjong Pro (10G) popped up for completing a hard puzzle and A Fresh Coat Of Paint (5G) unlocked for changing the game's theme.

100th Post Sees Forza Horizon Take Me To 64,000G

It is hard to believe that after 100 posts I still have a small but reasonable following with this blog and what a way to celebrat the centenary with the milestone of 64,000G courtesy of the May The Forza Be With You (10G) which unlocked for receiving the free cars which were awarded for being a loyal Forza Fan with having played previous games in the Forza franchise.

Kudos To You (10G) soon unlocked for completing five sponsorship challenges which was sealed by the Near Miss challenge. Bargain Shopper (10G) shopped in for earning a nice discount.

Barn This Way (5G) unlocked for earning my first barn find and Going Green (25G) drove in for earning my green wristband.

Windows 8 Play With Taptiles And Adera Ep 1

More on Windows 8 based games and Taptiles with the unlocking of Come To Play (5G) for playing my first daily challenge, Back To Back (10G) for achieving a 2-pair multi-match chain in Origins mode and Milestone (10G) for completing the Foundation pack.

Then onto Adera and on the first episode and over the course of three hours unlocked all 18 achievements for 200G and to make it for the time being my 12th Official completed game and even better is that it is the second in a week.

Dear Diary (5G) unlocked for using the Journal, First Find (5G) for finding my first collectible on the episode.

Lifesaver (10G) for reviving Hawk with water and a medkit and Vision Stone Heirloom (10G) for obtaining the Vision Stone from the Office.


Gimme A Hint (10G) unlocked for using the hint button five times and Canyon Pass (10G) for unlocking the canyon gate with the three animal symbols.

Amateur Collector (5G) unlocked for finding five collectibles and Mad Tapper (5G) popped up for receiving three warnings in a Hidden Object scene.

Keen-eyed Sleuth (10G) unlocked for completing a Hidden Object scene without using the hint button and Ritual Chamber (15G) popped up for entering the hidden valley of Adera.

Zealot Collector (10G) unlocked for finding 40 collectibles and Quetzal Aflame (15G) popped up for finding the way into a hidden city.


Across The Chasm (20G) unlocked for avoiding a deadly fall with a little help and This Way, That Way (5G) popped up for travelling between the same 2 scenes 4 times in 30 seconds.

A Helping Hand (15G) unlocked for using the Share charm and Attention To Detail (20G) popped up for finding all of the collectibles in Episode 1.


Focused Mind (15G) unlocked for completing every Hidden Object scene without skipping and Aderan Paragon (20G) unlocked for completing Episode 1 without any hints.

So in summary, another successful day and the second in under a week to break 20 achievements in a single day and have a completed game. The day saw 21 achievements for 305 TA points and 225G.

Monday, 29 October 2012

Taptiles And Dance Central 3 Hit The Floor

Another Windows 8 game in Taptiles with the first unlock being Nimble (10G) for achieving a speed chain of 30. Consistency (10G) for earning 3 special tiles in one game came next.

Success (10G) unlocked for winning my first daily challenge and then onto Dance Central 3 and soon unlocked Party Planner (20G) for starting a party with a custom playlist.

Playing Favourites (25G) popped up for playing 20 songs with the same character which for me was Miss Aubrey and the last unlock of the day was Beyond Flaw (20G) for earning 'Flawless' on 1000 moves.