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The board doesn’t play games, but the editors do. Here’s their weekly results:
Ron Workman:Man, this Internet is something else.Boom Boom Rocket,Wing Commander Arena,Centipede. I don’t like Phist. He beats me at night and makes me toss the salad, and alsoSuper Contra. For the Wii I have been playingRoots the Movie. OK. That was too far. Actually… Thats funny. Oh, andBomberman LIVEby the great folks at Hudson Entertainment.Bomberman LIVEis now available on Xbox Live Arcade. Buy it today and girls will want you.
Chad Concelmo:I haven’t played much at all since that boy wizard took over my entire weekend. A littleBomberman Live!here, a littleSuper Mario 64there. Other than that, it was all reading and posing in front of horses naked.
Nick Chester:I couldn’t hold out for the XBLA version, so I picked upPuzzle Questfor the Nintendo DS. I’m still playing throughNinja Gaiden Sigmaon the PlayStation 3, and whenever I get a free moment, I hop on XBLA and play somePac-Man C.E.because I am determined to beat Chad Concelmo’s 330,000+ score (I’ve just broken 300,000).
Dale North:The North Manor entertained company this week, so we brought out the good vintage:Rival Schools, Soul Blade, Street Fighter EX Alpha, and the original PS1Marvel vs. Capcom. The rest of the time has been spent withMarvel Vs Capcom 2, a PS2 game that looks absolutely stunning upscaled on a PS3.
Leigh Alexander:I’ve been playingPokemon Pearland the game that makes everyone else jealous of me,Persona freakin’ 3. Nyah, nyah.
Nex:With my 360 still broken, I’ve spent the week getting back to my theoretical jRPG roots viaDragon Quest VIII. If you haven’t read the BBL Aaron did on it a while back, you ought to, as it nails it directly on its armor-plated head. The entire game is SO INTENSELY old school, and requires a bit of grinding, but once you get past all of that, you’re rewarded with some of the finest art and storytelling in any RPG out there.Oh, and I think I’ve become sexually attracted to Slimes. It’s simply not healthy.
.tiff:Having a day yob at one of those internet companies can be pretty rad, especially when the internets stop working and my co-workers bust outGuitar Hero Encore: Rock the 80sand jam until the tubes start working again. Otherwise, still going’ at it with tehPokemons.
Niero:I played through all three minutes ofHeavenly Sword! Seriously though, I’m slowly trying to inch my way up through theNucleusandSuper Stardust HDleader boards. I also finally had the chance to pillage theEternal SonataandBlue Dragondemos (HEY NINJA THEORY — THEY GAVE US ONE HOUR!) and have a copy ofGranado EspadaandFinal Fantasy 2burning a hole in my pocket. If you have a PS3 I recommend setting up a Japanese account to get a free PS1 game calledXi(die?) which consists of running over interconnecting dice with a small cute girl in a red jumpsuit. I can’t beat the first level but it’s cute as hell. I also want to confess that I truly suck atBomberman Liveand am doing cock-pushups at home to compensate, no thanks to Chad and Grim.
Grim:Moto GP 07had been sitting on my shelf for far too long, so I finally sat down and actually played the game — big mistake.Total Overdosecame to Gametap, so of course I was excited as hell to play it. I think it might be the most awesomely retarded game I’ve ever seen. Other than that it’s been mostlyBomberman Live!and a littleWing Commander Arena.
Rev Anthony:I’ve been replayingKnights of the Old RepublicandOkami(hopefully, this time I’ll actually finish it), and I just got intoSleuth, an online detective game. Really simplistic, but irritatingly enjoyable.
Jim Sterling:Orcist pretty much has been the sole commander of my Xbox 360. I think his isolated time in France has starved him of good gaming for a while. I did tryKnights of the Old Republicfor the first time ever, but wasn’t keen at all. Otherwise, I’ve been sneaking in games ofBomberman Liveand failing brutally, which is a shame because I was getting quite good at it. Easy come, easy go.
Topher Cantler:I’ve been playing the Japanese version ofRival Schools 2: Project Justicefor Dreamcast, and I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted to say that. I’d say it twice, but I’ve been repeating myself enough this week, what with every comment I make on the homepage asexually reproducing when I submit it. (Sorry about that, I don’t know why it’s happening.)
After all the sweet victory on my Dreamcast, I’m getting my ego cut back down on XBLA, whereBomberman LiveandSuper Contrahave both been kind enough to remind me how bad I suck at most video games.Dick McVengeance:I’ve been playing around with theFullmetal Alchemist TCGgame for the DS (it’s for Japanator, I swear!), along with popping inPersona 3. Otherwise, I’ve been taken away from my consoles due toHarry Potter 7, as well asAnansi BoysandThe Divine Comedy. See, bloggers can read too, y’know!Colette Bennett:I suck atBomberman Live, but God it’s cute. Dear Lord. As I get my Live account set up this week, I’ll probably be testing the waters with new games right and left. In PSP world, I’m payingLoco Rocoand about to pick upPhantasy Starcollection. Whee!
Aaron Linde:Digging into theTabula Rasabeta and not really digging it as much as I’d hoped. At the end of the day, I think I’m just not an MMO kind of dude — no biggie, just how the cookie crumbles. In the mean time, still plugging away atBomberman Liveand revisiting theBit GenerationsGBA titles for a forthcoming feature that I was doing before E3, and then promptly forgot afterwards.
Orcist:Jim has hit the nail on its oxidized, rusty, tetanus-covered head — it’s hard to game when you’re having adventures and traipsing and whatnot. In any case, I’ve been playing a shedload ofPacman C.E.(Damn you, Blinky! Damn you to HELL!) andBoom Boom Rocket, with someTMNTandSonicthrown in for good measure. Moving away from XBLA, I’ve been playing a bit ofOverlord, power-grinding inFFIIIDS, and trying to get myself unstuck inPortrait of Ruin.
Dyson Grigsby:I’m still not playingBomberman Livewith my friends due to its buggy online component which, of course, pisses me off. It’s like being given a can of crack without a can opener. Other than that, I haven’t played anything new this week. Most of my time has this week has been spent reading about the adventures of a young wizard and his quest to defeat You-Know-Who.
Although, last night I playedBionic Commandofor two hours.
Faith:I’ve been playingLord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 2on Xbox 360 and I love it. The controls are a lot easier than I thought they would be. I’ve always been playingPhoenix Wrighton my DS at work. People keep coming over to see what all the noise is and then laugh at how the characters look when they are frustrated.Gameboi:I’m still waiting for Microsoft to send me a friggin’ coffin for my Xbox 360 after saying they sent it off last week. So where the Hell is it? Meanwhile, I’ve been drowning my sorrows in a couple of PS2 games.Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, andFatal Frame III: The Tormentedhave been vying for my affection this week. Both have been very good to me, but then again — they always were.
David Houghton:It’s been a bit of a 2D frenzy for me this week, withStreet Fighter II Turbo, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Metal SlugandGunstar Heroesall getting a look in, mostly played less than sober at parties. Bomberman has been delighting my thumbs as well, but alas it wasSuper Bombermanon the SNES rather than anything Xbox related. Damn it, I need to be on Live.
Now is the time that we ask for reader input! What have you people, out there in Cyberspace, been playing all week? A gold star to anyone who’s been playing aShin Megami Tenseigame that isn’tPersona 3.
