August 2014 Summary

August became the first month of the year not to include a century of achievements but with good reason as final week focused around the final push for the all-time goal of 100,000G.

Also the month has included the most TA points accrued in a single year beating the record which had lasted since 2010.

August 2014 (2013 in brackets)



93 Achievements unlocked (68)

15 Games played  (9)


4111 A points (1446) 

2375 Gamerscore (1075)


This year looks set to be the best ever on all fronts and will certainly see the most gaming goals reached in a single year with the next big gamerscore goal now at 125,000G.

FIFA Street Success Seals 100,000G Goal

After seven years, one month and five days, I can finally say that I have completed my all-time gaming goal of reaching 100,000 gamerscore. I did so with a final plan featuring three games that I selected only recently in order to reach 10,000G on the Xbox One and 90,000G across the Xbox 360 and Windows 8 platforms.

The hallowed day began with a play on Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection on the Xbox 360 and had a go on the Golden Axe II game and eventually unlocked Tower Up (35G) for completing the third level entitled 'Tower Level'.


Next up was a quick go on Crimson Dragon on the Xbox One and a quick achievement in the shape of Roger That! (20G) after issuing the wingman communicator and issuing a voice command which put my Xbox One total to 10,000G and left my overall total just 100G from the 100,000G.

Due to having planned my last unlock for the goal, only a quick play on FIFA Street was needed in order to unlock World Grand Champion (100G) for winning stage four of the World Tour and in doing so put my Xbox 360/Win 8 total to 90,000G and my overall total to 100,000 which seemed the best place to end the day and the month itself. 

A video of the final day can be seen below with some of the best images of the achieved goal....

FIFA Street Shows Stylish Skills

An afternoon/evening session on FIFA Street ended with a single unlock but a planned on in the form of Mister Entertainment (25G) for earning 100,000 skill point with my created player.


This means I am just 155G from reaching my all-time gaming goal of 100,000G which will if all goes right come at the same time that I reach 10,000G on the Xbox One and 90,000G on the combination of the Xbox 360/Windows 8 platforms.

FIFA Street Claims Success

An afternoon session on FIFA Street ended with just a single unlock in the form of European Champion (50G) for winning stage 3 of the World Tour but laid the foundations for future unlocks.

Rugby League Live Sets New TA Record

An afternoon session on Rugby League Live resulted in five unlocks but more importantly meant that 2014 would be the best ever year for TA point accumulation as the previous record of 25,593 set in 2010 tumbled with this year's current total of 26,020.

Minor Premier (50G) unlocked for sealing the League Leader Shield which was soon followed by Premiership Winner (100G) for winning the Grand Final.




Try Machine (50G) unlocked for having the league's top try scorer which was accompanied by Top Gun (50G) for having the league's top points scorer.




The session ended with Golden Point (10G) for winning a game by a field goal in golden point overtime. 

Powerstar Golf Earns While Away

A quick session on Powerstar Golf resulted in a solitary unlock that puts my Xbox One total at 9980G so the next achievement on the console will come when the 100,000G is within reach but the achivement of the day came in the form of Sleeping Giant (20G) for earning XP while away from the game.

Crimson Dragon Story Complete

A day to remember for TA points and I accrued a huge 639 which puts the day at ninth in my best days for TA which came from five unlocks on Crimson Dragon which began with Death from Above (25G) for defeating three enemy bosses.
 
Data Harvester (35G)unlocked for collecting 500 beacons followed by Act of Valor (50G) for completing all missions for Forest, Ancient Ruins and Lava Lake.

Act of Truth (50G) unlocked for completing all story missions on Casual or Classic difficulty with the night ending with Draco-Delta-731 (100G) for completing all story missions on Classic difficulty. 

Rayman Origins Continues as Zuma's Revenge Enters

The previous evening's session on Rayman Legends spilled over into the next day meaning that the final story unlock of Nothing Lasts Forever... (80G) unlocked after the Livid Boss was eradicated.


After coming off Rayman Legends, I spotted an unused game on my Xbox 360 Arcade list in the form of Zuma's Revenge and during an early morning session due to not feeling tired, I came away with 16 unlocks out of a possible 20. The haul of achievements began with Spiritual Awakening (20G) for discovering the Spirit Monkey followed by Thread the Needle (10G) for making a match but shooting a ball through a gap.

Power Player (10G) unlocked after building a score multiplier of five with Jaw Breaker (30G) popping up for defeating the Gluttonous Kahtiki Khan.



 
C-C-C-Chain Bonus! (10G) unlocked after shooting 15 balls and making 15 matches in a row which was soon followed by Hoarder (10G) for earning all three Spirit Badges on at least 10 levels.


As the levels stacked up, One with Nature (20G) unlocked for fully levelling up the first Spirit Animal and the next boss fight led to Tiki Trampler (30G) for defeating Maga Maga and his Tiki Minions.


Bone Picker (30G) unlocked after another successful boss fight in defeating Baron Digo and his Skeleton Crew with the next level resulting in the popping up of Frog Statue (10G) for beating a lilly pad level without switching pads.


Pestilence Pacifier (30G) unlocked for defeating Kolo Kamari and his Swarm of Bugs which resulted in Nature's Friend (20G) popping up for fully levelling up two Spirit Animals.


Cephalopod Smasher (30G) unlocked after defeating Cephelo Ka and his Inky-Ink Attack which saw a comedic achievement pop up in the form of You Win! (0G) as a trick fake ending to the story.


The true final boss unlock came in the shape of Time for Tadpoles! (50G) for defeating Zhaka Mu and discovering the secret of the island followed by the session ending unlock in Frozen Frog (10G) for beating a regular rail level without moving the frog.