Geek Monday: Lackluster

Monday night was another Geeks On XBox Live night, but in contrast to last week's frag-fest, this one was mostly a wash.

The game was Rainbow Six: Vegas, and I was late. But I was able to get some gaming in with Will (Mulder United) and Chris (Roc Gaude) until we called it a night. Aaron (aka m0riarty) popped in but didn't last a single game due to connection issues.

It was my first time playing R6V, and it showed. I didn't do too well on our missions, dying far too early for my tastes. Also, we never finished a mission. The one time we nearly completed the mission, we ran out of time.

I am eager to play through the single player game once I complete Lego Star Wars II and this damn Old Spice Challenge.

Oh, and I've played a bit more of Worms, going through the first few challenges. Game play has not changed appreciably from the old PC game, and I am very glad.

Geeks... ON!

I've participated in my first online play (XBL) with various members of the Geeks On community. It was a rousing game of Gears of War marred by sporadic connection issues and a short playing time. The short playing time was partially due to the East Coast/Left Coast division among the participants, but truthfully the time was nearly perfect for me. I am on the East Coast (in Atlanta), so start time for me was 10pm.

Members trickled in until we had a full contingent of 8 players, serving to illustrate just how damn bloody this game really is.

Not having played all that much of GoW (I've not even finished the first act), I struggled at times with the controls and environment, getting throughly pasted many times. However, I felt that I redeemed myself in a later match against 3 opponents, scoring all 3 kills with the chainsaw.

I look forward to the next match, assuming my library matches the group's gaming choice. If not, I suppose that would be my clue to expand my library.

Half a weekend of gaming

I don't think I did too badly this weekend. Between Friday and Saturday, I gained over 500 points, to put me at 1550, which is 870 short of the amount needed to complete the Old Spice Challenge.

While it gained me no points, I had a pretty good time with ISupergeek as we co-op'd via XBox Live on Act 1 of Gears of War. I'm having a rough time of it, getting used to the controls and all. The story and cutscenes are quite good, though, and it is quite enjoyable.

Xbox Rewards

Finally Microsoft is giving us something to do with our XBox Live GamerScore...

The current challenge is to boost your GamerScore by 1500 points before the end of the day April 12th, 2007.

This should not be too challenging for most, and I think it is a good move by Microsoft to boost game sales, especially those with easy achievements.

I may have to move my focus away from DOAX2 during this contest, as the achievements are very daunting. If I finish off Kameo, that should take me most of the way there.

Good luck signing up - the XBox Rewards site is slammed.