As you may have guessed from the title, this is the fourth part of my (somewhat large in size) update on my life in recent times.  If you've only just come in at this point - perhaps having noticed that I've finally written another Journal entry - then you've possibly missed the previous three entries.  Go back and read them first, and then come back here and we can chat some more, K?

All done?  Right, then let's continue on with all things Gaming, shall we?

Finally!  Something About Games!

Yeah yeah, I know.  So I waffled a bit in my previous entries about all the other stuff in my life first.  Gotta save (some of) the fun stuff 'till last, don't I?  :)

Gaming-wise, I haven't been terribly active recently.  (If you don't know why, read Part 2)  I have played a bit of Guitar Hero, and managed to complete it on Easy and Medium Career modes, which is kewl.  Just working my way through the Hard Career now, but taking it slowly (as it's Hard, as the name suggests...  :)).  I'm enjoying the gradual difficulty increases with the extra fret buttons being used, as well as more of a reliance on the advanced techniques.  Personall, my crowning achievement in recent times was managing to actually finish Bark At The Moon on Medium difficulty without my head exploding - quite a challenging song, I might add.  :D

On to other Games?  Well, I've recently picked up that Brain Age edutainment package thingy, and been working on youthening up my brain.  My Brain Age started out around 30 years old (younger than the rest of me, it appears), but I've since manged to bring it back down to 20 years old.  If my Brain is only 20 years old, then I'm wondering what I was using up until High School?  (Of course, it does explain a few things about my behaviour back then...  ;))  Quite enjoying the challenge of the puzzles and mind games, but not sure how far you can go before it gets a bit repetitive.  Still got a couple of Training Games to unlock before I've got them all, so I've got a bit of play left in it, I suspect.  :)

I've also been downloading some videos and demos from X-Box Live, and checking 'em out.  Most recently I've been checking out Ninety Nine Nights, which is looking a bit like the Dynasty Warriors series so far, but I still wanna check it out some more when it is released her in Australia.  (Should be somewhere near Christmas, I suspect...  *shrug*)  Seems to be a bit of variety with characters and storyline, so I reckon this one may turn into a present to myself when Christmas and my Birthday rock around...  :)

I've also checked out demos for Dead or Alive 4, Rockstar's Table Tennis, and the Lord of the Rings - Battle for Middle Earth 2.  Had some fun getting my butt kicked in DoA, but I'm not sure if I'll get around to making a full purchase on that one NEtime soon - fighting Games are fun, but not exactly my forte.  BFME2 is one I haven't spent a lot of time on, but looks like it will be as much fun as the first one - just gotta decide whether to get it on PC or 360 now.  :D

However, I had some trouble with Table Tennis which marred the experience.  The sound was howling at me the entire demo, which I don't believe was supposed to happen.  As such, I didn't enjoy playing it as much as I could have.  I'll check it out another time, Znuggles and Tinoshke.  Can't say the Game (even without the sound issues) has caught my attention too much, but I'll play it again another day, once my hearing has returned, K?

I've also managed to download a whole bunch of Arcade Games from X-Box Live to try out, and even decided to purchase a couple of 'em.  Earlier today, I picked up Bejeweled 2, and a quirky lil' Game called Cloning Clyde.  I've been meaning to pick up Bejeweled for a while, as it's a kewl lil' Game.  But when I checked out Cloning Clyde last week, I knew I had to get the full version to cause some trouble in.  I must admit, X-Box Live Arcade has had a few kewl releases since I got my 360, and I'm looking forward to Streetfighter 2 coming out, and to see what else is on their release schedule...

NEhow, that should just about do it for the time being.  Hopefully these past four entries should keep you all amused and chatting away merrily for a lil' while.  Actually, I've decided to resurrect something I started a while back, and simply haven't updated at all since then.  Of course, I'm talking about...

Malkav's Completed Game List (tm)

We Love Katamari - 25th of February, 2006

Tomb Raider: Legend - 15th of April, 2006

Me and My Katamari - 6th of May, 2006

Guitar Hero (Easy Career) - 12th of June, 2006

Guitar Hero (Medium Career) - 24th of July, 2006

See?  I actually have been playing and completing Games over the past couple of months.  I've just neglected to tell you guys about 'em, is all.  (Actually, I reckon I've mentioned Katamari on the PSP once before, but here it is - all official like)  Still trying to complete Tomb Raider on the Tomb Raider difficulty, but I'll get there at some point.  I'm also looking to add two more entries for Guitar Hero - at which point I will have completed all the Careers, and become a Guitar God, if I keep at it.  (Or so goeth the plan, NEhow...  :)).  More updates as I remember them, K?

NEhow, time to dash.  Hope you're all doing well out there in Gamespot Land, and never forget to...

Game on!  :D