If you couldn't tell by my blog site, I play video games on the XBox 360. One of the fun things that this system added as an additional feature is Achievement. Every retail game purchased has a minimum of 1000 Achievement points, and almost all games purchased on the consoles have 200 Achievement points.
The amount of achievements vary from game to game. Some games may have over 50 achievements. Some, can have as little as 5. The achievements can be based on the completion of the game. Some can be completely random. For example: In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, there is an a achievement to find a Birthday cake. Just that simple.
The way that people take to these achievements is different for everyone. Some people really don't care much for the achievements. They merely care about playing a good game. Whether that be playing their favorite RPG, or playing with their friends in Call of Duty.
While others look at Achievements as the pinnacle of bragging rights. The person with the highest achievements points, is the best player. They usually do this by playing as many games, as quick as possible, getting all of the easy achievements, and making a dash to the next game.
There is also the Hybrid. While getting achievement points is important, they also just like to play games, and get the most out of them. This is my type. I just love to play games. But, at the same time, I love to complete games, and get the total amount of Achievement points.
While I don't have quite the time anymore to play games like I used to, I can squeeze it in here and there. And, in this series of Blog posts, I will talk about the various games that I have gotten 1000 Achievement points. I am going to bring up the ease of the Achievements, how many there are, Onine/OffLine achievements, a brief summary of the game, and to what kind of player would like the game.
So, for my first installment, here is Bionic Commando.
| Game | Bionic Commando |
| Type | Action/Adventure |
| Company | Capcom/Grin |
| ESBR Rating | M - Violence, Strong Language, Blood and Gore |
| Players | 1 |
| Total Achievements | 49 |
| Online/Offline | 49/0 |
| 1000 Achievement Difficulty | 6/10 |
The first true sequel to the classic 1988 Nintendo Entertainment System original, Bionic Commando sees the return of the bionically-enhanced Nathan "Rad" Spencer, voiced by Mike Patton, the former lead singer of Faith No More. Time has not been kind to Spencer: 10 years after his heroic defeat of the Imperials in the original game, he has been betrayed by the government he swore to serve, imprisoned for crimes he didn't commit, and sentenced to death.
On the very day of Spencer's execution, terrorists detonate a massive experimental weapon in Ascension City, unleashing an intense earthquake that has turned the city into rubble and wiped out its population. With the terrain in ruins and the city's air defense grid now in the control of a massive terrorist force whose goal remains unclear, the FSA have only one option left - a behind-the-lines assault. The perfect job for a Bionic Commando.
Bionic Commando transposes the swing-and-shoot gameplay of the 8-bit original to a stunning 3D environment of towering buildings, suspended roadways and monorails, deep canyons and sheer rock faces, where every environment is scalable using swinging, scaling, climbing and wall-walking techniques.
As far as the achievements go, this game can be very agitating. The actual achievements themselves are not difficult, but the saving system built into the game remembers nothing that you have done if you die before it saves. So, you might get the achievement or the collectible. But, you will have to get it again if you happen to die before the system save occurs, which can be aggravating at times.
All the achievements can be done in one play-though. I would only recommend this for those who have the utmost patience, as re-doing a challenge, or re-collecting a collectible might be fun, but by your fifth or sixth is not so much.
This and beating the game on the Commando were the only difficult things. Commando difficulty, didn't increase the AI difficulty of the enemies, it merely made you more vulnerable. Most bosses kill you in one hit. Larger enemies and snipers kill you in 2. This leads to having to learn your area before you go swinging in like nothing is out there.
If you are an Achievement Hunter. One play-through on hard difficulty, not being too thorough can mount you over 600-700 achievement points. I would only go for all, if you hate to have uncompleted games.
Bionic Commando was a fun game. It gave a dark look into the original Bionic Commando game. I would recommend this to those who like re-releases of older games. It was a fun game, that got old kind of quick.
That's all for now. Tune in to my report when I cover Mini Ninjas.
No comments:
Post a Comment