Friday 28 December 2012

Rugby League Live 2 Kicks Off While Nike+ Kinect Continues

Due to having a busy work week over Christmas i have fallen behind in the blog so now have ample time to get myself back into sync.
 
19th December 

Frankenstein Achievement in Rugby League Live 2Just for Kicks Achievement in Nike+ Kinect TrainingAnother new game in Rugby League Live 2 and an early unlock in Frankenstein (15G) for creating a player in the Footy Factory and a solitary unlock on Nike+ Kinect as Just For Kicks (15G) popped up for kicking four soccer balls in a Dodgeball drill.

20th December 

Burger Burn Achievement in Nike+ Kinect TrainingNike+ Kinect saw a solitary unlock in Burger Burn (20G) for successfully burning 3000 calories.


22nd December

MiserlyBack-to-BackRugby League Live 2 saw six unlocks which began with Back-to Back (90G) for scoring tries in consecutive sets and Miserly (15G) for keeping the opposition in their half for 65% overall in a game.

Coach PleaserWinnersWinners (15G) unlocked for successfully winning a match and Coach Pleaser (15G) popped up for achieving an 80% completion rate in a game.

Hat Trick
StreakyHat Trick (30G) unlocked for scoring a hat trick with a player while Streaky (30G) popped up for winning three consecutive matches in a season.

Over the Hump Achievement in Kinect PlayFitKinect Playfit saw a solitary unlock in Over The Hump (10G) for hitting a daily streak of four.


23rd December

Forward ThinkingUnstoppableRugby League Live 2 saw three unlocks beginning with Forward Thinking (15G) for converting a try with a forward while Unstoppable (15G) popped up for scoring then tries in a match.

Line BallLine Ball (15G) unlocked for converting a try from the sideline.



25th December
Magnificent Seven Achievement in Kinect PlayFit
Kinect Playfit saw a single unlock in Magnificent Seven (10G) unlocking after hitting a daily streak of seven.

26th December

Decathlete Achievement in Nike+ Kinect TrainingNike+ Kinect saw a solitary unlock in the shape of Decathlete (25G) for participating in ten challenge drills and the unlock heralded a new milestone by reaching 90,000 True Achievement score.



Tuesday 18 December 2012

Kinect Burns The Calories

MarathonBack for More Achievement in Kinect PlayFitKinect Playfit saw two unlocks in Marathon (10G) for burning 2600 calories and Back For More (5G) for burning calories in consecutive days for a daily streak of two.

Extra Round Achievement in Nike+ Kinect TrainingNike+Kinect saw a solitary unlock in Extra Round (15G) for doing an extra round after a Weight Training session.

Saturday 15 December 2012

Doritos Crash Course and Adera Episode 2

Doritos Crash Course popped up while browsing my arcade games so had a quick go and unlocked Tarzan (10G) for swinging between 10 ropes in succession and Hopscotch (20G) for bouncing between trampolines 12 times in succession.

Adera Episode 2 appeared after a game update on the Windows 8 store and after successfully completing the first episode I decided to purchase the sequel for £3.49 which was well worth it as I completed the episode and earned all 15 unlocks. Adera now completed with 33 achievements and awaiting episode 3.

Why Did It Have to Be Bees?Hidden Object MasterHidden Object Master (10G) unlocked for completing a Hidden Object scene in under 30 seconds and Why Did It Have to Be Bees? (15G) popped up for chasing away the bees and entering the city.

Casual CollectorIt's Not Just a ToyCasual Collector (10G) unlocked for finding half of the hidden collectibles and It's Not Just a Toy (5G) popped up for finding a use for the kaleidoscope. 

The GlowMemories of AmaroMemories of Amaro (15G) unlocked for observing a memory of Jane and Amaro and The Glow (15G) popped up for pouring the mixture into the sundial.

So CloseThe Life CycleThe Life Cycle (20G) unlocked for placing the missing items on six statues while So Close (15G) popped up for arriving at the tower.


Trials and TribulationsMissed It by That MuchMissed It by That Much (10G) unlocked for building the tower in the wrong place in the strength trial and Trials and Tribulations (20G) popped up for completing all three trials.

Page FlipperPatience Is a VirtuePatience Is a Virtue (10G) unlocked for completing the episode without receiving a rapid-tap warning while Page Flipper (5G) popped up for revisiting each page of the journal.

Date with DestinyCatalog of WondersCatalog of Wonders (15G) unlocked for finding all 45 collectibles in the episode while Date With Destiny (25G) popped up for entering the great hall and speaking with the elders.

The final unlock was Master Puzzler (10G) for completing the episode while using the hint button less than five times and meant for the price of £3.49, I have in a way paid 10p per achievement which is a great bargain. 

 

Friday 14 December 2012

WWE 13 Enters The Ring

WWE 13 next up and in the first hour of play, I managed to get nine unlocks which are as follows..

The champ is here!Arena designerArena designer (10G) unlocked for creating an arena and The Champ is Here! (10G) popped up for creating a championship belt in the title editor.


All original baby!The ring is my home!The ring is my home! (15G) unlocked for playing a match in a created arena while All original baby! (15G) popped up for competing as a created superstar for a created championship while in a created arena.

Made-up original storyCheck out my Entrance Video!Check out my Entrance Video! (10G) unlocked for creating an entrance video and Made-up original story (15G) which popped up for creating a story featuring a created superstar or a created arena. 

This is special!Yes! Yes! Yes! (10G) unlocked for defeating Sheamus while fighting as Daniel Bryan while This is special! (10G) popped up for creating a front, top-rope and corner special move.

Paint tool magicianThe final unlock was Paint tool magician (10G) which came after using the paint tool to place an original logo on an original creation.

Monday 10 December 2012

Family Guy Accepts The Challenge

Little DipperAfter completing the story mode levels, challenge mode was the next obstacle and after a good early effort I unlocked Little Dipper (15G) for earning 10 challenge stars and it was a milestone as it was my 3500th achievement.

Sunday 9 December 2012

Family Guy Story Complete

No Place Like HomeUgly Tastes TerribleBack to Family Guy Back To The Multiverse and onto the final level of the story mode and unlocked Ugly Tastes Terrible (5G) for playing poorly during the final showdown and There's No Place Like Home (50G) for completing the level 'There's No Place Like Home' and in doing so completing the story mode.



Scorched EarthHelp From My FriendsHelp From My Friends (15G) unlocked for using 25 secondary items in Story mode and Scorched Earth (10G) popped up for burning the pot fields in 'Something's Amish'.

Friday 7 December 2012

Kinect Playfit Burns Some Calories

Since its release a couple of months ago I forgot I had downloaded Kinect Playfit which is a hub for various games which involve exercising and with having played a lot of Nike+ Kinect recently I decided to see if any achievements had unlocked. Launching the hub, four achievements popped up as follows...

10K Run5K Jog5k Jog (5G) unlocked for burning 300 calories and was soon joined by 10k Run (10G) popped up for burning 600 calories.   


Sight-SeerHalf-Marathon Half-Marathon (10G) unlocked for burning 1300 calories and swiftly followed by Sight-Seer (5G) popped up for burning 100 calories on two kinect games (Nike+ and DC3).

Wednesday 5 December 2012

Family Guy Jets Into Space While Battling A Chicken

Chickens In SpaceIEDead Achievement in Family Guy: Back to the MultiverseContinuing on Family Guy Back To The Multiverse and an early unlock in IEDead (15G) which unlocked after killing 60 enemies with explosive devices. Chickens In Space (20G) popped up for completing the 'Chickens In Space' level.

Chicken Fight! Achievement in Family Guy: Back to the MultiverseWrecking BallWrecking Ball (20G) unlocked for smashing the Big Chicken into 20 objects in the 'Chicken Fight' level and after defeating Peter's arch rival, Chicken Fight (20G) popped up for completing the 'Chicken Fight' level.

Tuesday 4 December 2012

Nike+ Starts Program 2 While Family Guy Continues.

Program 2 begins tomorrow so in order to prepare I was required to do a fitness challenge and try to improve my fuel print. Success meant I unlocked The Numbers Don't Lie (25G) for improving my fuel print.

Employee of the MonthLong John Peter Achievement in Family Guy: Back to the MultiverseOnto Family Guy and another level completed meaning the unlock of Long John Peter (20G) for completing the level 'Long John Peter'.Employee of the Month (20G) popped up for killing Vernon.

Penny PincherBoom HeadshotBoom Headshot (15G) unlocked for killing 75 enemies with headshots and Penny Pincher (40G) unlocked for earning a total of $50,000 in story mode.

Stewie-natorJustified  
Justified (40G) unlocked for killing 500 enemies as Brian while Stewie-nator (40G) popped up for killing 500 enemies with Stewie.


Santa's SweatshopSanta's Sweatshop (20G) unlocked for completing the level ' Santa's Sweatshop and took the Tuesday total to seven achievements and 33 on the game itself after 22 in the last 24 hours.