Completed Game #472: Majin and The Forsaken Kingdom

Perhaps a sleeper hit JR, it's a good game, almost great, if you can look past the glaring flaws such as bad voice acting and some backtracking. It reminded me of a longer version of ICO, just not quite on that level. Give it a look.

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Achievement difficulty: 3 out of 10

Time to complete the full 1,000 gamerscore points: 15 hours

Completed Game #471: Ben 10 Ultimate Alien

Typical kids game that doesn't have much new to offer.

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Achievement difficulty: 2 out of 10

Time to complete the full 1,000 gamerscore points: 8 hours

Achievement Bounty 4-26-2011 - 4-27-2011

Achievement bounty 4-26-2011 - 4-27-2011 (41 Achievements) (665 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Costume Quest, Portal 2, GR - Pitfall!, Majin, and Ben 10 Ultimate Alien.

Total Gamerscore: 559,420
Total Achievements: 22,961
Total Games Played: 812
Total Completed Games: 471

Completed Game #470: Rango

The artwork and character design reminds me of Oddworld: Strangers Wrath, which is a good thing. Rango may be easy and geared towards kids, but it's fun for the short time it will last for.

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Achievement difficulty: 1 out of 10

Time to complete the full 1,000 gamerscore points: 6 hours

Tip: Farm for stars on the first level boss, don't kill the rolling creature but keep killing its babies with your X charge attack for easy and fast stars.

Completed Game #469: Full House Poker

Finally something that replaces Uno as the go to arcade party game. It also makes good use of those avatar characters.

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Achievement difficulty: 4 out of 10

Time to complete full 200 Gamerscore points: Probably around 6 hours, but not entirely sure.

Price: 800 Microsoft Points

Worth 800 Microsoft Points? Yes

Completed Game #468: Costume Quest

A great example of an arcade game done right.

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Achievement difficulty: 2 out of 10

Time to complete full 200 Gamerscore points:  5-6 hours

Price: 1,200 Microsoft Points

Worth 1,200 Microsoft Points? Yes

Achievement Bounty 4-23-2011 - 4-25-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-23-2011 - 4-25-2011 (59 Achievements) (1,160 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Deadliest Warrior, Rango, Portal 2 and Majin.

Total Gamerscore: 558,755
Total Achievements: 22,920
Total Games Played: 810
Total Completed Games: 470

Achievement Bounty 4-22-2011

Achievement bounty 4-22-2011 (7 Achievements) (85 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Game Room, Full house poker, Zombie Attack 2, and Portal 2.

Total Gamerscore: 557,595
Total Achievements: 22,861
Total Games Played: 809
Total Completed Games: 469

Achievement Bounty 4-21-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-21-2011 (15 Achievements) (235 Gamerscore)

 Achievements obtained from: Costume Quest and Mortal Kombat.

Total Gamerscore: 557,510
Total Achievements: 22,854
Total Games Played: 809
Total Completed Games: 469

Achievement Bounty 4-20-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-20-2011 (20 Achievements) (400 Gamerscore)

 Achievements obtained from: Limbo, Portal 2, and GR-Asteroids Deluxe.

Total Gamerscore: 557,275
Total Achievements: 22,839
Total Games Played: 809
Total Completed Games: 467

All Your Messages Are Belong To Me

A1ive and Awake writes: you crazy dude. i was readin this thing from pax east and it had your tag so i looked it up. shit is crazy haham. and im not really expecting you to reply. but whatever

 TheHybridXer0 writes: You are an inspiration to all us achievement hunters out there! I only need about another 500k to catch up to ya! haha.

A great driver writes: go 4 my ass jk go 4 the gold sweethaaht

Achievement Bounty 4-19-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-19-2011 (20 Achievements) (225 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Limbo, Mortal Kombat, and Portal 2.

Total Gamerscore: 556,875
Total Achievements: 22,819
Total Games Played: 808
Total Completed Games: 467

Completed Game #467: GM - Centipede

It looks better than the version found in your Game Room on the Xbox 360. You don't need to fear the controls because the virtual trackball gets the job done quite nicely. Everything you do on the phone verison carries over to the Xbox 360 Game Room side and vice versa. I'm looking forward to all of the upcoming GR titles on Windows Phone 7, it adds a neat dynamic to the Game Room experience and works seamlessly.

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Achievement Bounty 4-18-2011

Achievement bounty 4-18-2011(9 Achievements) (160 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Game Room, GM- Centipede, and Limbo.

Total Gamerscore: 556,650
Total Achievements: 22,799
Total Games Played: 806
Total Completed Games: 467

Completed Game #466: Rio

Strictly a mini game compilation that is competent enough to keep anyone engaged.  The cute animals and colorful graphics are bound to draw the kiddies in. If I had a child, I wouldn't mind playing something like this with he/she, it would keep me entertained as well.

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Achievement difficulty: 1 out of 10

Time to complete the full 1,000 Gamerscore points: At least 16 hours. 6 hours of actually play but the marathon achievement (run 28 miles) takes 10+ hours more.

Completed Game #465: Mayhem 3D

I can't really comment on the 3D side of this game but if you like smashing cars up, you will find some enjoyment with Mayhem. It's not full retail price for a good reason, it's lacking depth. The only thing not lacking in depth is the car selection, there are oddly tons of vehicles at your disposal.
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Achievement difficulty: 2 out of 10

Time to complete full 1,000 Gamerscore points: 5 hours or less

Achievement Bounty 4-17-2011

Achievement bounty 4-17-2011 (33 Achievements) (935 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Mayhem 3D and Rio.

Total Gamerscore: 556,490
Total Achievements: 22,790
Total Games Played: 805
Total Completed Games: 466

Achievement Bounty 4-16-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-16-2011 (19 Achievements) (445 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Rio, Mayhem 3D, and Monkey Island 2: SE.

Total Gamerscore: 555,555
Total Achievements: 22,757
Total Games Played: 805
Total Completed Games: 464

555,555 Gamerscore

Just 111,111 more to go before the 2/3 mark.

Six fives that pop into my mind.

COED Magazine Interview

Raymond Cox And The Quest For 1 Million Gamerscore Points [INTERVIEW]

"You may have never heard of Raymond Cox, a.k.a Stallion83, but one thing is for sure: he has a higher Xbox Live gamerscore than you do, and he has the world records to prove it. Since 2005 – on the launch day of the Xbox 360 console – Raymond has been aggressively pursuing one million XBL achievement points – a number he hopes to be the first person in the world to reach. At 550,500 points and counting, we caught up with Raymond via email to learn how his quest got started, how it’s going and what games he looks forward to this year. After all, who better to ask than the guy who plays everything?"

The scantily dressed females on the site may sway you away from the text but you can read the full interview HERE

Achievement Bounty 4-15-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-15-2011 (40 Achievements) (665 Gamerscore)

 Achievements obtained from: Apache: Air Assault and Rio.

Total Gamerscore: 555,070
Total Achievements: 22,737
Total Games Played: 803
Total Completed Games: 464

Achievement Bounty 4-14-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-14-2011 (18 Achievements) (310 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: GR: Centipede, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, and Apache: Air Assault.

Total Gamerscore:  554,445
Total Achievements: 22,697
Total Games Played: 802
Total Completed Games: 464

Achievement Bounty 4-13-2011

Achievement Bounty 4-13-2011 (11 Achievements) (170 Gamerscore)

 Achievements obtained from: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, Raskulls, and Apache: Air Assault.

Total Gamerscore:  554,125
Total Achievements: 22,679
Total Games Played: 801
Total Completed Games: 464

Achievements For Traveling!!??

Game Room - Centipede is now available on  Windows Phone 7. And it has three achievements for traveling!

Achievement Bounty 4-9-2011 - 4-12-2011

 Achievement Bounty 4-9-2011 - 4-12-2011 (27 Achievements) (785 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: CSI: Fatal Conspiracy, WWE All Stars, and Tiger Wood PGA TOUR 12.

Total Gamerscore:  553,955
Total Achievements: 22,668
Total Games Played: 801
Total Completed Games: 464

Completed Game #464: WWE All Stars

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Completed Game #463: CSI Fatal Conspiracy

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Achievement Bounty 3-29-2011 - 4-8-2011 (311 Achievements) (7,207 Gamerscore)

Achievements obtained from: Truth or Lies, WWE All Stars, MindJack, Marvel vs Capcom 3, Monster Jam: Path of Destruction, Majin, Apache: Air Assault, Bioshock 2, Carnival Games, CSI: Fatal Conspiracy, Full House Poker, Costume Quest, Deadliest Warrior, Crazy Taxi, Unbound Saga, Comic Jumper, Fable: Coin Golf.

The best of this bunch is Marvel vs Capcom 3 followed by Comic Jumper.

Total Gamerscore:  553,170
Total Achievements: 22,641
Total Games Played: 800
Total Completed Games: 462

Completed Game #462: Fable: Coin Golf

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800 Xbox 360 Games Played

CSI: Fatal Conspiracy being lucky number 800. Seems just like yesterday I made a blog post about playing 700 games. The  800 now are a true smorgasbord and I'm enjoying it greatly. The question I get a lot is how can I stomach the utterly crappy games. Forever or until I decide to hang up my controller, I will always be wired like this. I'm like the Wilt Chamberlain of gaming, one game isn't enough, I gotta big dipper into them all.

Completed Game #461: Comic Jumper

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Completed Game #460: Unbound Saga

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Achievement Difficulty: 3 out of 10

Completed Game #459: Monster Jam: Path of Destruction

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Achievement Difficulty:  2 out of 10

Time to complete full 1,000 Gamerscore: 6 hours

Completed Game #458: MindJack

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A Pile of Windows Phone 7 Reviews

I have been slacking on the Windows Phone 7 updates so I thought I'd give you all a month in review. Including next weeks release of Harbor Master.

550,000 Down, 450,000 To Go

Just a few minutes ago I got to the 550,000 Gamerscore mark by unlocking an achievement in Marvel vs Capcom 3.

Completed Game #457: Truth or Lies

This game does not work as advertised. Terrible! Easy achievements, skunk nasty in every other way.

Achievement Difficulty: 1 out of 10 (Although it can be a slight pain since the game doesn't work at all)

Time to complete the full 1,000: Under 2 hours

Tip: To get the game to register a lie you want to eek into the mic at the highest pitch you can get at. My cat won't come around me anymore :\ Why would you want to lie? There are a few achievements tied to telling sweet little lies.

I'm Taking My Talents To Tokyo (PlayStation Network)

My journey to 1 million gamerscore has taken an exciting yet unconventional turn today. The fine folks over at Sony have made me an offer that I can't refuse.