Zack & Wiki

Another goal to cross off - I have completed the main storyline for Zack & Wiki for the Wii.
I made a longer post, but apparently Blogger ate it, so this will be short and to the point:

If you have a Wii, you owe it to yourself to pick up this game. It is beautiful, fun, has a sense of humor, and filled with clever puzzles. It is particularly good to play together with a loved one, as you can put your minds together to try to figure out the puzzles and riddles. If I could have my way, this is one game every Wii owner would have in their library. (And it is only $33 at Amazon).

Boof Rating: Awesome

Comic Goal!

Not quite a gaming goal, but I figured I'd throw it on the list. I have quite the backlog of New X-Men comics to read through. Today I just cleared my box from the comic store, which had over 6 months worth of New X-men ... I have several more months that have been sitting on my backlog prior to that. Currently I have 16 issues to read, from 31 - 46. So, time to start working on them!

And for anyone who is interested, I've been collecting these since the new New Mutants ... so if anyone wants to read my back issues, they are more than welcome!

Luigi unlocked

I finally got all 121 stars in Super Mario Galaxy. Without any reservation, SMG is a must own for any Wii owners. Getting each star presents a unique and entertaining challange. One of the very best games of this generation, maybe any generation.

Getting all 121 stars completes a goal, and allows me to play SMG with Luigi.

I also completed a un-listed goal: finish all requests in Beautiful Katamari for the 360. I enjoyed the game, but I have to say that overall it was a disappointment compared to the first two. But, if you don't have a PS2 but do have a 360, it is still worth picking up.

GW Goal added

I finally got to play some Guild Wars again last night. It was an enjoyable, if easy, sweep through the 3rd Prophecies mission with Matt, Aron, and Aron's friend. I do like the ability to play GW and knock out a mission in around an hour (sometimes less). I am going to try to focus on getting through the Prophecies campaign, although much of that may wait until Matt/Aron have caught up, so I can do all the new missions together with them.

More Goals

I added finishing Soul Calibur Legends and unlock/getting a bronze in all the levels in Link's Crossbow training (LCT). I must say, I highly recommend the $25 Link's Crossbow training, even if you never intend to use the Wii Zapper it comes with. If you enjoy the shooting in Wii Play, then LCT is for you - a much more expanded shooting gallery game, with lots of things from the Zelda universe to shoot. I've been having lots of fun with it.

Since I decided to keep the list on the right, it will probably slowly expand with more and more goals. It is a nice way for me to keep track of everything I have to play and finish :)
Of course, I don't want to let it expand too much, so I will try to keep the list to under a dozen specific gaming goals at any time.

Quick Initial Impressions

No descriptions, but I wanted to give a quick Boof Rating (awesome/fun/meh) to each game I got around the holiday season:

Wii
Soul Calibur Legends: Fun
Link's Crossbow Training: Fun
Ghost Squad: Fun
DDR Hottest Party: Fun
NiGHTS: Awesome

DS
Brain Age 2: Fun
FFXII Revenant Wings: Fun
Contra 4: Fun

360
Rock Band: Awesome

Another complete

I finished another goal: Complete Phoenix Wright: Justice for All

Current outstanding goal:
1) CoH: Complete set of Crushing Impact for Oni Hime

New Goals:
2) Collect all stars in Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) ~ Current count: 99
3) Finish Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS)

New Super Mario Bros. Goal complete

First gaming goal has been completed, I have completed each level in New Super Mario Bros.
Now to pick a replacement goal for the "Action" category ...

Game Goals

Zombie blog!

Those who know me know I tend to have more video games than I can ever hope to finish. I am a bit of a collector. While I realize I will probably never finish them all, I am going to start setting goals, and focusing on completing those. For now, I am going to break it down as follows: MMO goal, RPG goal, Action game goal. I may add a couple more categories, but for now I'll keep it simple, and update when I reach those goals.

MMO Goal: CoH - Complete a Crushing Impact set for Oni Hime
RPG Goal: Finish Phoenix Wright: Justice for All
Action Goal: *COMPLETE*Complete each level (including hidden) in New Super Mario Brothers (DS)