Saturday 14 December 2013

X360 Dash Begins With Pacman CE Completion

As I mentioned in the previous post, the majority of the next few weeks will focus on the Xbox 360 in the Xbox Dash - to play the remaining 128 games I own that haven't been played in 2013 as part of a goal I set. Anyway, eight games were played on the first day but only two saw unlocks.

30 Ghost ComboDynamite in the Field in International Cricket 2010ICC 2010 had a single unlock in the shape of Dynamite in the Field (5G) for completing the fielding lesson. During a browse of the Windows Store, I noticed that Pacman CE was on sale and having already completed it on the 360, the chance for another completion was worth £3. 30 Ghost Combo (10G) unlocked for eating 30 ghosts in succession.

500.000 PointsScore Attack (5 Minutes)Score Attack (5 Minutes) (10G) unlocked for playing the five minute Score Attack until the very end while 500,000 Points (20G) popped up for scoring 500,000 on the five minute Score Attack.

SparksterNo MistakesNo Mistakes (15G) unlocked for completing the five minute Score Attack with out making a single mistake with Sparkster (5G) popped up for emitting sparks for a full second.

Time Trial ClearedAll Maze VisualsAll Maze Visuals (15G) unlocked for beating the game using every maze visual and was soon followed byTime Trial Cleared (15G) popped up for completing the Time Trial mode.

1,000,000 PointsNo BombsNo Bombs (15G) exploded in for finishing Score Attack without using a bomb with 1,000,000 Points (30G) unlocked for hitting 1 million points on the five minute Score Attack.

1,500,000 PointsScore Attack (10 Minutes)Score Attack (10 Minutes) (15G) unlocked for playing the ten minute Score Attack until the very end while 1,500,000 Points (20G) popped up for scoring 1,500,000 points on the ten minute Score Attack.

2,000,000 Points (30G) completed the game after it unlocked for scoring 2,000,000 points on the ten minute Score Attack making Pacman CE (W8)  my 21st completed game (would have been 22nd but SR4 has new DLC.) The achievement streak has increased to 287 in 56 days.





 

Friday 13 December 2013

Peggle 2 Story Complete

Ace'd!TrolledA session on Peggle 2 saw nine unlocks and the completion of the story which paves the way for the launching of the X360 Dash but more on that tomorrow. Trolled (50G) unlocked for completing every level in Mountain Highs while Ace'd! (25G) swung in for beating my first Ace score.

Found Frozen FriendsSuperior ShotSuperior Shot (5G) unlocked for earning three free balls on a single shot with Found Frozen Friends (50G popping up for completing every level in Winter Blunderland.

Not Too ScaryFound So Many ContraptionsFound So Many Contraptions (50G) unlocked for completing every level in Gnorman's Gneighbourhood while Not Too Scary (50G) popped up for completing every level on  Gravely Grove.

Peggle MasterOpt-inOpt-in (25G) unlocked for completing 30 optional objectives soon followed by Peggle Master (100G) for completing every level Celestial Realm level.


The night ended with the unlocking of Institutionalized (25G) for completing every trial in the Peggle Institute and in doing so brought the achievement streak up to 274 in 55 days with the target of 300 in 60 days still a possibility.






Thursday 12 December 2013

Peggle 2 Makes For Puzzling Play

Stylin'I Got a FeverMy first digital purchase on Xbox One was Peggle 2 and an hour of play saw three unlocks beginning with I Got a Fever (5G) for clearing all the orange pegs on a level while Stylin' (25G) popped up for getting 75,000 styleshot points in a single shot.

Toured the CampusThe night ended with Toured the Campus (50G) unlocked for completing every level in the Peggle Institute and brought my current achievement streak to 265 unlocks in 54 days.


Wednesday 11 December 2013

Need For Speed Rivals Drives In

Cop Rank 5First NationalThe final game I had waiting to use on my Xbox One was NFS Rivals which scored four unlocks across the day as with every NFS game, achievements are few and harder to get than mainstream titles. First National (25G) unlocked for banking my first score with Cop Rank 5 (15G) popped up for reaching Cop Rank 5.

Upgrade Masterhttp://www.trueachievements.com/imagestore/0001320400/1320495.jpgCop Rank 10 (20G) unlocked for reaching Cop Rank 10 while Upgrade Master (50G) popped up for upgrading all Pursuit Tech in one car to maximum level.





Tuesday 10 December 2013

COD Ghosts Campaign Completed As Xbox Fitness Pushes Past 80,000G

Jack-potEnd of the LineAnother successful day saw 12 unlocks over two different games with COD Ghosts beginning the day with an early morning session and the first unlock of the day was End of the Line (20G) for completing the 'End of the Line' level which pushed me to the milestone of 80,000G while Jack-pot (20G) cashed in for destroying 21 slot machines.

Ooh, Shiny!Sin CitySin City (20G) unlocked for completing the 'Sin City' level which ended the session as I went off to bed but midday saw me play Xbox Fitness for the first time and score two unlocks beginning with Ooh Shiny! (25G) for earning my first workout star.

ChallengingEnd of your ropeChallenging (25G) popped up for completing my first session challenge which was after excelling on the Charleston Kick and later on I returned to COD Ghosts and soon unlocked End of your Rope (20G) for severing a grapple rope connected to an enemy.

Severed TiesAll or nothingAll of Nothing (20G) unlocked for completing the 'All of Nothing' level while Severed Ties (20G) popped up for completing the 'Severed Ties' level.

Tickets pleaseLoki Loki (20G) unlocked for completing the 'Loki' level while Tickets please (20G) unlocked for shooting the grapple guys off the side of the train.


AudiophileThe Ghost KillerThe Ghost Killer (20G) unlocked for completing 'The Ghost Killer' level and in doing so completed the single player campaign with the night coming to an end with the unlocking of Audiophile (15G) for collecting all 18 Rorke files.