Here’s every game I have played this past year, old and new.

I will rate on a scale of 1 to 10.1 – feces
2 – horrible
3 – Horrendously flawed
4 – Slightly below average
5 – Average.
6 – Slightly above average

7 – Suggested if you are a fan of the series or franchise or game creator
8 – Suggested if you are a fan of the genre
9 – A game that transcends standard gaming molds and delivers an unique, unforgettable gaming experience
10 – Classic

If it’s a .5 that means it’s ALMOST to the next point, obviously.

System purchase of an original Xbox

Chronicles of Riddick (xbox) – 8.5
Panzer Dragoon Orta (xbox) – 8.5
Ninja Gaiden (xbox) – 8.0
Psychonauts (xbox version) – 8.5
Jet Set Radio Future (xbox) – 9.0
Otogi (xbox) – 6.0
Otogi 2 (xbox) – 6.5
Gun Valkyrie (xbox) – 7.0
Half Life 2 (xbox) – 9.0
Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate Boxset (xbox) – 8.5 (nearly 9.0 with XBL included)
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (xbox) – 5.0
Phantom Dust (xbox) – 8.0 (probably would be higher if I played it on XBL)
Indigo Prophecy (xbox) – 7.0
Jade Empire (xbox) – 8.0
Shenmue II (xbox version) – 8.5
Dynasty Warriors 4 (xbox) – 4.0)

Suikoden V (ps2) – 8.0
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (ps2) – 9.0
Yakuza (ps2) – 8.5
Silent Hill 2 – 9.0
Okami (ps2) – 6.0

Final Fantasy XII (ps2) – 8.5

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (ps2) – 8.5
Shadow the Hedgehog (ps2) – 3.0
Romancing SaGa (ps2) – 4.0
Kingdom Hearts II (ps2) – 7.5
Megaman X Collection (ps2) – 8.0
Sega Genesis Collection (ps2) – 8.0

Acquired Sega Dreamcast from friend

Jet Set Radio (DC) – 9.0
Shenmue (DC) – 9.0
Shenmue II (DC PAL import) – 9.5
Sonic Adventure (DC) – 4.0
Sonic Adventure 2 (DC) – 4.0

System purchase of a DS lite

Megaman ZX (DS) – 7.5
Phoenix Wright (DS) – 8.5
New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – 6.5
Contact (DS) – 6.0
Rhythm Tengoku (GBA rom pirated…lol) – 8.0

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS) – 9.0

System purchase of Nintendo Wii

Wii Sports (wii) – 5.0
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (wii) – 8.0
Skies of Arcadia: Legends (gc) – 9.0 (I haven’t beaten it yet, but it’s better than the original version…which is something I’d give a 9.0 to, so there!)

Killer 7 (gc) – 9.0

I haven’t beaten everything on my list. Things like Romancing SaGa, Shadow the Hedgehog, Dynasty Warriors 4 all failed the test.  My rule is that if I’m not enjoying myself by the 10th hour, I shelve it. In many of those games’ cases, they didn’t survive to the 5th hour.

Great gaming year.

After many complaints regarding my Okami review, I decided to sit down and rewrite some pieces in it. Hopefully this version will flesh out most of my problems with the game, while still showing that I appreciate what was done here.

Hopefully this time, I won’t end up getting banned anywhere.

Xbox 360’s conference held in Barelona this year has already garnered some of my interest. In a press release today it was announced that two Xbox Live Marketplace expansions for Grand Theft Auto IV would be released exclusive on the 360, each within months after the game’s release. Apparently, according to the press release they’ll both be in the same quality as Liberty City Stories for PSP. That’s a hefty amount of new content!

Banjo Kazooie 3, pending name, was also announced, with a short mini trailer uneviled. You can find the media on this here: http://media.1up.com/media?id=3041789

Halo Wars, an RTS made by the same developer of Age of the Empires fame. Personally, I have never played an AOE game but any type of strategy game is welcome to me, on any console.

 And finally, HD-DVD player will be available for Xbox 360 consoles as an add on for the price of $299.99, and bundled with King Kong (for a limited time apparently).

It seems that Microsoft waited to show it’s big guns for X06, as expected. Further updates will be reported as news is released throughout the conference.

I’m new to blogging but I’ll try my best. This is my gaming blog, where I will express my thoughts about current games I’m playing, and industry as a whole.

Wish me luck! I’m not too good with these, hence me being “new” to blogging. I’ve made a  few LJ’s, but I never really committed and it fell down the toilet.