A playable Dead Rising game? Is that possible?

Say it ain't so. Dead Rising is the series kept on disappointing. Each one I've tried has just left me feeling more and more empty each time. I heard  that this one may or may not have a time limit, so I decided to give it a shot. I've only played for about an hour, but so far no time limit. The game is also more playable then the last 2 and seems more interesting. I've still got a lot more to try before forming a solid opinion. Here's hoping it goes well.

Local Hero - 5G - Stranded survivor saved

Movie Reviews #7 - Hellraiser: Deader (2005)

Plot: (from imdb.com) A journalist uncovers an underground group who can bring back the dead and slowly becomes drawn into their world.

Review: We’re still doing this eh. Hellraiser 7. It feels like every movie just takes a little bit more of my soul. Maybe this was Pinhead’s plan all along. Anyway, I should get along with the actual reviewing. 

            In this one Kari Wuhrer ends up getting sent to Romania to investigate a cult that can resurrect people. Somehow this gets shoehorned back to Pinhead. At this point there isn’t much more I can think to say about these movies. The first half nothing really happens, and then in the second half things just get really bizarre and confusing and then Pinhead shows up, monologues and the movie ends. I feel like I’ve written this for the last few movies. I’m just going to plow through the last 2 and hope they offer something better.

Score: 4/10

Max is stronger then the Hulk

I tried to play Incredible Hulk, and then the game crashed. I attempted several times and I never made it to the main menu. So so much for that. In looking for something else, I decided to try the other free Xbone game of the month, Max : Curse of Brother. And you know what, it's not that bad. The graphics are surprisingly good and it's a fun different take on a platformer. It doesn't hurt that there is a lot of gamerscore :)

Ludicrous Speed - 50G - And just in time for tea! (Reached the old lady in under 5 minutes)

Lost and Found - 5G - You found the first piece of the lost Amulet

Just getting started - 15G - You used the magic marker 25 times

 










What Are You Looking At? - 5G - You destroyed the first 5 of Mustacho's Evil Eyes. That'll teach him

Dominos - 10G - You made it safely past the Stone Pillars of Black Rock Canyon

For Whom the Bell Tolls - 15G - Time Marches On (Rang a bell)

Flipping boxes - 10G - Up you go

Guts and Glory - 25G - You made 5 critters explode and survived it. Your clothes might need a rinse though.

X-Men Arcade, the game I just can`t let go. I tried to play online, hoping to find 6 people to play. Unfortunately I only found 1 player. Nevertheless, I decided to try and get one last achievement, so I beat Magneto with every X-Men. Went quick, only needed to fight Magneto and not have to do the complete game.






Master of Magnet - 30G - You defeated Magneto with all 6 X-Men characters!

Why MP, why

Multiplayer has done it again, it`s killed my dreams. Turns out I can`t finish X-Men Arcade after all. I was hoping you could use 6 controllers on one console but it doesn`t seem to be the case. Yet another sort of finished games. Oh well such is life, forget about completion percentage.

Super Mutant - 10G - You took an energy pill

Got two easy Ryse achievements and mailed it back. Dead Rising 3 is coming in next, but i`m thinking i`ll play some Incredible Hulk. Don`t know why but I just want to start it up.

I Have A Story To Tell (Legendary) - 5G - Complete The Beginning On Legendary Difficulty

 










Bloody Centurion - 15G - Defeat 100 Enemies in Multiplayer

I know i`m really past due on reviews. Don`t worry, they`ll get done but right now I`m in the thick of finishing a school semester so it will have to wait a bit.

Why is there a Y in Ryse?

So finally, xbox.com starting posting Xbone achievements. So now I can post all the billion achievements I got in Ryse. So here we go, keep your pants on.

First Blood - 5G - Perform you first combat execution

To Protect and To Serve - 15G - Meet Nero

Give Cesar what is His - 10G - Purchase and Use an Upgrade in Combat

I Have a Story to Tell - 30G - Complete the Beginning on any Difficulty

Forever Lost - 15G - Find you Mother and Sister

Combing My Way Through - 20G - Defeat 10 Enemies in a Row without Sustaining any Damage

Time to Fly - 5G - Perform your First Environmental Execution

Roman Tourist - 10G - Collect Your First Vista

Letter from the Front - 10G - Collect One Scroll

Something I Found On The Way To The Forum - 10G - Collect One Chronicle

 










I Will Avenge You, Father - 30G - Complet S.P.Q.R. On Any Difficulty

There`s No Such Thing As Luck - 10G - Kill An Enemy By Perfectly Deflecting An Arrow

Head Executioner - 10G - Perform 100 Executions In Any Game Mode

Saving Private Marius - 30G - Complete Trial By Fire On Any Difficulty

Whos`s That Girl - 30G - Meet Boudica

Trouble In Sherwood Forest - 30G - Complete The King On Any Difficulty

Step Right This Way! - 10G - Use A Trap To Kill An Enemy

Coliseum Recruit - 20G - Complete Your First Multiplayer Campaign

The Bigger Thy Are... - 30G - Defeat Glott

Heart of Darkness - 30G - Complete Edge of The World On Any Difficulty

Medium Rare - 5G - Use An Execution To Set Fire To An Enemy

Inner Demons - 30G - Find Out What Really Happened To Your Parents

Siege Me If You Can - 30G - Complete Pax Romana On Any Difficulty

From The Dead - 30G - Become The Righteous Hand Of Vengeance

Never Give Up, Never Surrender - 30G - Defeat Commodus

Ave Cesar - 30G - Complete The Wrath Of Nemesis On Any Difficulty

Not My Type After All - 30G  Defeat Boudica

My Empire Of Dirt - 50G - Complete The Game on Soldier Difficulty

Settling Old Debts - 30G - Complete The Son of Rome On Any Difficulty

Veni, Vidi, Vici - 50G - Complete The Game On Any Difficulty

Been There, Done That - 5G - Replay Any Single Player Level

God, that was a lot of cheevos, but I`m not complaining, Ryse has been very generous to me. I`ll take that over games that make you finish the whole game and only give you 42G (fuck you GoldenEye Reloaded). I might get back and do some more, time will tell. I also player Charlie Murder a bit. I don`t know if I`ll play it much more, a little weird for my liking.

I Brought Down A Giant - 10G - Defeat The Boss Monster

That`s all i`ve got for now, I need a nap. See you all soon. Yes, I know i`m late in my Hellraiser reviews. Don`t worry, i`ll catch up. Exam time now, things are a little slower but i`m not forgetting.

Welcome to die!!!

In keeping with what this blog is actually meant to do, we're going back to achievement updates god dammit!!! And now that I have an Xbox One, there are even more achievements to get.

I've decided to make a run at completing X-Men Arcade. It's not all that hard but it has some stupid multiplayer achievements so I'll have to bug a friend and borrow his controllers or something.

But until then I'll work on the easier ones. Tonight I completed the game on Expert and in under 25 minutes, netting 2 cheevos and 50 G.

X-pertise - 25G - You completed the game on expert difficulty

Bamf - 25G - You completed the game in 25 minutes or less

Feels good to be back, hope to see you guys here often.

June 2014 Review Schedule - Finishing Hellraiser Month

So in order to hold myself more accountable to a strict schedule, i'll be posting a monthly schedule of which reviews will be going up in order to give my readers (any of them out there?) something to look forward to. The theme of this month is I'm tired of Hellraiser so I'm finishing them up. As of today there are only 3 left. Here's the plan;

June 15  Hellraiser: Deader (2005)

June 22  Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)

June 29  Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)

Movie Reviews #6 - Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)

Plot: (from imdb.com) A shady businessman attempts to piece together the details of the car crash that killed his wife and rendered him an amnesiac-- and left him in possession of a sinister puzzle box that summons monsters.

Review: Once again, we’re back in the world of this could be called anything but Hellraiser. The story is in no way about Pinhead or the Cenobites but they do show up. We do however get the return of Ashley Lawrence, who was the lead in the first 2 films. Similar to part 5, a shady character is having strange visions happen to him after getting the infamous box. It blurs the line between reality and hallucinations and as you go it becomes more intense.

            Like before there isn’t a whole lot you can say about the movie. The performances work, no one is terrible nor are they amazing. The gory scenes don’t happen all that frequently. You’ll get a disturbing vision and then it will suddenly end. In the end though everything is explained and wrapped up conveniently.

            This one was probably a little better then part 5 but it didn’t blow me away. It just feels like someone took a horror script and added a couple of Hellraiser  elements to shoehorn it into to the series.

Score: 5.5/10

Movie Reviews #5 - Hellraiser : Inferno (2000)

 

Plot: (from imdb.com) A shady police detective becomes embroiled in a strange world of murder, sadism and madness after being assigned a murder investigation against a madman known only as "The Engineer".

Review: This is where Hellraiser becomes a completely different series. The story now for the most part could be totally unrelated to the Hellraiser series. Pinhead just kind of feels shoehorned in. In a sense it helps a bit because it allows the writer more creative freedom but at the same time it seems like it's only called Hellraiser because it would make more money then if it were called something else.

            The story follows a dirty cop who comes into contact with the infamous box and then his whole life gets messed up. There’s not much that can be said without spoiling it. It’s an ok story, but you can kind of see the twist coming. Honestly, not much to review here. Not horrible but could be more engaging.

Score : 5/10