Thursday 30 May 2013

Doritos Crash Course 2 Dashes In

Mission ControlOn CourseAnother new game joins the list in the shape of Doritos Crash Course 2 and I got four quick unlocks in the playing session. On Course (10G) unlocked for finishing a trophy marked course without dying while Mission Control (15G) popped up for finishing a bonus objective.

Welcome to CC2One for the RoadOne for the Road (10G) unlocked for unlocking a split path and Welcome to CC2 (5G) popped up for unlocking the first course.


Sunday 26 May 2013

Team Crossword and Monsters Love Candy

After a busy week, I unlocked three achievements which were
Know ALL the Words!Know all the Words



Daily Fun!Daily Fun



Pure Sugar Achievement in Monsters Love Candy (Win 8)Pure Sugar



and they came to 30G before another long break until now so in future updates will be more frequent and more detailed.


Saturday 18 May 2013

Team Crossword Hits Windows 8

After a long hiatus due to redecorating and a busy few weeks, the 2013 achievement chase has resumed with a new game in the shape of Team Crossword and six quick unlocks.

The Casual CrewWord DominationWord Domination (10G) unlocked for scoring 150 points on a single word while The Casual Crew (10G) slid in for completing a casual crossword with four players.

Lord of the WordsStay Calm and Play OnStay Calm and Play On (10G) unlocked for filling a word that had been affected by a fellow player's bomb power-up.  Lord of the Words (5G) popped up for earning at least six thousand points in crossword score.

Big WinnerWord ChampWord Champ (20G) unlocked for completing a multi-player crossword in first place while Big Winner (10G) popped up for earning five or more token awards in a single game.

Friday 3 May 2013

April Summary


Due to spending most days off work with my girlfriend the 360 has taken a step forward from March but an average total in comparison with others.

April  2013 (2012 in brackets)






52 Achievements unlocked (71)
7 Games played (11)
953 TA points* (2615)
725 Gamerscore (1680)

*TA points exclude losses due to score re-calculation.

All in all an average month after some good hope for the month.

Wednesday 17 April 2013

Crash Course Go Runs On

A good hour on Crash Course Go saw six unlocks across the entirety of the game's levels and reach nine out of thirteen achievements. The first unlock was Euro Star (15G) for finishing the European levels while London Bridge (15G) popped up for surviving the collapsing bridge in London 5.

Hopscotch (15G) unlocked for jumping between trampolines 12 times consecutively swiftly followed by I'm Big in Japan (20G) for completing the Japanese levels.


Tarzan (15G) unlocked for swinging between ropes 10 times in a row and lastly That's Gotta Hurt (10G) popped up for getting smashed by three hammers in a row.

Sunday 14 April 2013

Monster Island and Crash Course Go Land On Windows 8

Another free game in the shape of Monster Island and five unlocks this morning beginning with Curiosity Killed Monsters (10G) after starting the game with 750 coins and spending the on a new monster. Like a Boss (10G)n unlocked for completing a level with three stars.


No Clue (10G) popped up for seeing a levels solution while In Your Face (10G) unlocked for hitting a monster in the head.


 Lastly Chill Down (10G) swept in killing an enraged monster so 50G and five achievements for as little as 10 minutes play. Next up was Crash Course Go and a quick unlock in Roadrunner (10G) for retrying a level and beating the previous score.

American Hero (10G) unlocked for completing all five USA levels while Hats off to You! (10G) popped up after getting launched through the Magic Hat in Vegas 5.



Friday 12 April 2013

Bioshock Infinite Powers On

A late night and early morning's work on Bioshock Infinite saw a massive haul of ten unlocks across the story which began with David and Goliath (10G) for killing 20 'Heavy Hitter' enemies while Tear 'em a New One (25G) for opening 30 Tears.

Armed Revolt (10G) unlocked for assisting the Gunsmith - Chen Lin and was swiftly followed by Raising The Bar (10G) for upgrading an attribute to the maximum level which I did with the Health infusion.

Working Class Hero (25G) unlocked for completing the Factory phase of the story and Hazard Pay (25G) popped up for utilising environmental hazards to kill ten enemies.

Seasoned to Taste (5G) unlocked for killing 30 enemies with the Peppermill Crank Gun while Well Rounded (10G) popped up for using all eight vigors against enemies.

The Roguish Type (25G) unlocked for using Elizabeth to perform 30 successful lock picks and the final success for the night was Combination Shock (50G) which popped up for performing all eight vigor combinations and sealed the 10th unlock of the day and a total of 195G with the milestone of 70,000G reached.



Wednesday 10 April 2013

Windows 8 Free Games Added as Bioshock Infinite Burns On

More Windows 8 games have been added to my collection due to a deal where they are free for the week so i started with Shuffle Party and scored an early unlock in X marks the spot (10G) for hitting a strike in bowling while Gobble Gobble (25G) popped up for hitting three consecutive strikes in Bowling.

Payday (10G) unlocked for buying an item in the Pro Shop and Roadhouse Billy (10G) popped up for scoring five or more in a Shuffle-board round.


Hanger (10G) unlocked for scoring a 'Hanger' in Shuffle-board while Challenger (10G) popped up for completing a challenge with three gold stars.

Next was I-Stunt 2 and a single unlock in the shape of Graduation (5G) for completing the tutorial level. A quick go on Bioshock Infinite saw Master of Pyrotechnics (5G) unlock for killling 20 enemies with the Barnstormer RPG.