Category Archives: Console Gaming

Time to move on, sorry EQ2, but I just don’t get it.

Posted on November 6, 2007 by SynCaine

I think my days in EQ2 are quickly coming to an end. As much as I wanted to force myself to get a character to at least level 30 in order to give it a ‘fair shot’, I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Just work with me here, please…

Posted on October 16, 2007 by SynCaine

If there is one thing I hate about playing games on a computer vs a console, it’s the constant graphic tweaking and fiddling. On a console, when you put a game in, that’s it. It’s already configured exactly how the … Continue reading →

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Mario Strikers Charged

Posted on August 29, 2007 by SynCaine

I’ve been playing Mario Strikers Charge casually the last few weeks, both online and off. It’s a cartoon take on soccer featuring various characters from the Mario world (only Mario though, not the entire Nintendo roster) performing over-the-top moves on … Continue reading →

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Quick Update.

Posted on August 22, 2007 by SynCaine

Not much of an update today. Seems the internet is quiet these days waiting for all the new releases, and with NDA’s on all the big beta’s, not much news is out. Still trying to find the time/will to play … Continue reading →

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The art of the lob pass, plus mining fun.

Posted on August 17, 2007 by SynCaine

Quick Mario Strikers Charge update; Online play is damn fun. The game itself is somewhat basic, with really only a few moves (shoot, pass, dodge, tackle, lob), but how you combine those moves into combos really determines who is the … Continue reading →

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Wii balls and bats. Space pirates.

Posted on August 14, 2007 by SynCaine

On a strange whim, and partly based on a good review by Keen and Graev, I went out and purchased Mario Striker Charged and The Bigs for the Wii. This is of some note due to the fact that this … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update.

Posted on August 13, 2007 by SynCaine

Finally a normal weekend, meaning a decent amount of time spent gaming. Along with EVE Online and LoTRO, a buddy brought over his Xbox 360 and we played some Gears of War and Blitz, The League. Gears is a great … Continue reading →

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Console gamers: “no tough concepts please”.

Posted on July 13, 2007 by SynCaine

Aside from MMOs, I really enjoy playing the Civilization series of games, notably Civ 4 at the moment. While looking for a mod pack, I ran across this news piece over at Gamespot. At first glance I thought it was … Continue reading →

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