The star bits are also used to feed Lumas that will take you to another planet where you can get a single star. The amount of bits you have to feed them grows, I think the first two are 400, then the next is 600...So I think that's the thing most like 100 coins = star.

That's good to know. Those challenges were probably my least favorite part of SM64.

Crash of the Titans - B

I love platformers and I haven't played a good one in a while since I've gotten my 360. It's good not great. Can't really think of anything else to say about the game.


Timeshit..... i mean Timeshift - D

Slightly better than Jericho but that aint saying much. Time powers(stop, slow, reverse time) are cool the first couple times you use them or if you have never played Prince of Persia before. The "puzzles" in the game are ridiculous easy because the game will tell you that something is about to happen and then prompts you to press LB which triggers your time powers. What sucks is that you never have to figure out which one to use as the game automatically uses the right one. Another thing.... this game SOOOOOOO wants to be Half Life 2. From the opening sequence to the car levels to even some of the weapons, it strives to be like that game. Except that it fails in everything that it does.

Purchased SMG at Gamestop because Assasins Creed wasnt out yet. I only put in an hr into the game and probably wont give it a grade till Im done with game. It wont be anytime soon because of AC,ME, and Rockband.

Anyhow first impressions. Graphics are alright which pretty much look like Viva Pinata graphics except less detailed. I was still trying to get used to the controls and pretty much the game was just nostalgic even the sound effects pays tribute to the N64. I think I only got 2 of the big stars is when I quit. Weird game but it wasnt bad. I still dont like the idea of scrolling text which the game has alot of

WOULD YOU RATHER THEY HAVE RETARDED AS HELL VOICE ACTING?! (see: Mario Sunshine)

Saying you rather not have voice acting is like saying you would rather have your games with no graphics at all but have letters and numbers shoot at you like the old school apple 2 games

Squee.... You seem to be suggesting that it's impossible to have good voice acting with a Mario game. As if Nintendo can not possibly create that. I find that truly hard to believe.

For Mario, yes I would rather not have voice acting. If you get non annoying voice acting, it is still completely out of place and would feel really awkward. If you get voice acting that fits a fat plumber, a princess who bakes cakes all the time, a midget mushroom, and a large turtle dragon thing, it's still annoying as fucking hell.

Give me text with my mario games. For the love of God, PLEASE stick to text with Mario.

It's a-meee, Maario! /endstereotypeitalianaccent

Like Tony said, how hard is it to get a decent voice actor even if you considered the last voice acting to be crap. Besides you probably took the voice acting way too serious when Nintendo games are never ever serious. Not a bad game so far but too bubblegum and cutesy. I mean at least Viva Pinata actually has the player KILLING his own pets and turning them into candy, Ratchet & Clank stomping tadpoles on the ground so why didnt SMG let me cook the bunnies I caught in the first level? I havent played a game this environment friendly since Sneak King. The only thing I vanquish in the game are living mushrooms and they arent really considered sentient lives

Assasin's Creed.
Only around 3 hrs into it but Im loving the controls and the gameplay so far very much. Still hard for me to decide what I would end up liking more between Bioshock and this. As of this moment, I think it will make it in my top 5 of favorite X360 games that includes Bioshock, Dead Rising, Oblivion, and Saints Row. More about the gameplay is that the stealthing sort of reminds me of a blend between Oblivion's assasin missions and Splinter Cell games. The environment itself is very open ended and there are alot of civilians in the game which makes the atmosphere so much cooler. The fun parts include me trying to evade guards chasing after me by jumping from building to building and then riding off on a horse or jumping through a haystack. The manuevering can sometimes be tricky and I do sometimes mess up.

Solid A so far

You really should try
Fire Emblem
Metroid(is pretty serioous)
Mother series was pretty serious as well
Many Nintendo games are not serious but there are several that are.

Who are you... Glenn Close?

A secret ending?!?!

Does Peach bake Mario... TWO cakes???

Assassain's Creed - B+


Just finished the game and quite enjoyed it. Looks like Assassain's Creed is going to have a sequel judging from the "ending." I've even read that Ubisoft plans on this being a trilogy. I knew about the "twist" before I played the game but I won't mention it again here except that the "twist" happens pretty much the moment you turn the game on. Anyways, the game looks AMAZING!!!! It has some of the best graphics around. My only real complaint that kept AC from getting an A was the diversity of the missions.... there was no diversity. By the end all the missions started to become repetative but not to the point where I didn't want to play anymore. Before you can assassainte you main target, you have to do research. Reasearch includes pickpocketing, eavesdroping, interrogation, and doing things for Informers. Be prepared because once you do this for the very first guy, it never changes for the rest. Rinse and repeat. Side missons include saving citizens and scaling buildings to get to View points. Once again, these never change. The actual main assassinations are pretty cool. Combat kinda sucks in the begining, but gets alot better after you get some upgrades. The platforming in this game is awesome. Climbing tall buildings and escaping from enemies have never been easier. If i had to compare this game to another, it would definetly be Crackdown.

Hmmm... interesting. Maybe I will have to check AC out sooner than later!

Tomb Raider Anniversary (Xbox 360) - Just started in, but it looks like Legend so far (which I liked a lot).

SUPER MARIO GALAXY still playing it.

Oh-oh, the biggest Mario fangirl is ... disappointed?