Hey all

Here is a general update on things at the moment:

I made some impulsive game purchases last week for the Xbox 360. I got Amped 3, Crackdown, Kameo, and Viva Pinata/Forza 2 pack for £20 which is about $40 US. So far I have enjoyed Viva Pinata after some reccomendations from the UK board. Its a good game to chill out with and have a relaxing game session rather than being active constantly on the game. Amped 3 disapointed me a bit as I expected it to be like SSX from the Playstation 2 days but its not as good, it does not have the total score on screen for instance and the game seems to try too hard to be funny. Crackdown I have yet to play but Forza 2 is a good game.

I plan to get some more games for the Xbox 360 after trying the Madden NFL 09 demo and actually scored! Thats big for me on this game as I have never scored on a American Football game before (I had Madden on Mega Drive and Madden 06 for 360 but I did not get a single goal or achievement for it). I plan to get a Madden game but I am unsure whether I will stick to 09 or get an older one as its probably cheaper to do that.

Also, I am thinking of Soul Calibur 4 but my friend seems a tad disapointed with the single player mode on it. This is disapointing as thats the main pull for the game for me, I would play it online sometimes and possibly take it to a friends now and again but single player would be the main point for me.

I am thinking I could get some older games instead of the new ones as to get more for my money and pick up older titles I missed like Assassins Creed etc but I shall see.

If you have any thoughts on that let me know.

In other news, Social Gaming General has picked up alot in activity so thanks to all those there who made it possible. I hope to see more members joining as we have some trivia games running, votes, and just general good discussions and a good laugh.

Also, I decided not to get a new console in the end as the Xbox 360 still is plenty of fun and the others may drop in price when they get more games I want to play.

Anway, comment away :P

Comment away I shall!

My sister has Viva Pinata. I haven't played it since the game shares the money between gardens and I doubt she'd want that, but I'll have to get all the achievements eventually. Crackdown is a fun game, and I'm proud of having found all Agility Orbs without a guide :D Forza 2 is awesome, but I'm so sick of racing 5 laps every time to earn a small amount of money, since all I want is to pimp out my collection of vehicles. My mother's cousin has Amped 3 and is actually on the top of one of the leaderboards! I've also heard that the singleplayer of SCIV is disappointing, but with the customization and Tower mode it seems to at least have something that sets it apart from other fighters.

I borrowed Assassin's Creed from a friend and found it to be a good game once you get the hang of the fighting. I even played it twice to get all the achievements, but that's because I am an achievement whore...

Getting a touchdown in Madden 09 is pretty impressive. I've managed to do so in earlier American football games, but it seems like the Madden test made the difficulty way too high for me. I only managed to advance towards the end-zone once.

It's good to see you invested in some 360 titles. For a while there I thought you were going to abandon it completely!

Crackdown is awesome, I still play it now.

Nice purchases Garfield

Yeah, Crackdown is a good game. I love the open world.