Zombie Month (2nd Annual)

Progress: 74,515 G

Recently Accomplished:
100% Spiderman: FoF
100% Lego Star Wars: TCS
100% Plants Vs. Zombies [XBLA]
100% Outpost Kaloki X [XBLA]
70 Completed Games

Welcome to the (middle of the) 2nd Annual Zombie Month! (Please note that Zombie Month is something only I really celebrate; I did not get the idea from any outside source. I do however invite you to celebrate it!)

Many things have happened since my last post; I'll start off with new purchases. Faith (FINALLY) bought a brand new 26" LCD Vizio TV, and tossed that junk color distorted CRT. So now, we have two of the same TVs (same brand, same model) sitting side by side on our new, sleek, black entertainment center. New games include Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, and for the Xbox Live Arcade; Plants Vs. Zombies, Raskulls, KrissX, Blacklight: Tango Down, Outpost Kaloki X, Puzzle Quest, Band of Bugs, and Puzzle Arcade. Phew, thats a lot!

Now, onto the next topic. Plants Vs. Zombies was amazing. Simply amazing. I'm sad that I've beaten everything it has to offer, not just achievements. I'll be playing this a lot to challenge Faith to stop my zombie horde! Outpost Kaloki X wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be, but it still gets a 9 out of 10 from me. Very fun and classically simple gameplay, but surprisingly difficult to master. Spiderman: FoF was a rental that my father had for my little brother, and as I don't care for comic heroes or the like, the game was actually enjoyable. Though, I wouldn't have completed it if it weren't for the achievements.

I'm nearly finished with Puzzle Quest, I love the in-depth role-playing aspects built into the gameplay - it makes it so much more than just a gem swapping game (which are boring to the max). I love it, and plan on getting the sequels eventually. Puzzle Arcade was surprisingly addicting; when one thinks of building classic puzzles, one might wish to take a nap or count grains of sand instead. However, with the several different gameplay modes and features / co-op play, the game turned out to be an instant hit with Faith and I. YOU try building a 1,000 piece puzzle in classic mode! Faith is currently at 23 or so hours and still has 500 pieces left!

As for the summing up of my resolution list; I think I'll keep it simple this year, and focus on completing 2 of 3 goals that I have already set forth.

Goal 1: Reach 100,000 Gamerscore.
Goal 2: Reach 100 Completed Games.
Goal 3: Obtain 85.00% Completion Percentage.

I feel that all 3 are within reach by the years end, but as I'm introducing game after game, my percentage has fallen from 81% to almost 71%. Building it back up while maintaining good pace towards 100k GS may prove too difficult. We will see in time. Current stats for this goals are; Goal 1 - 15%. Goal 2 - 12.1%. and Goal 3 is currently at a negative, because I started it at 76% and current completion is hovering around 72%.

And for the highlight of the month: ZOMBIE MONTH! That's right, I encourage you to get as much zombie action as possible during February, because they'll always be after your brains. The agenda for this celebration includes playing the Left 4 Dead series, Resident Evil 5, a lot of Plants Vs. Zombies, and the Dead Rising series. Other off-brand titles may emerge into our lineup. Movies include rewatching the entire Resident Evil film series (including the animation film), 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later, and possibly other off-brand films. A side project may also be in the works to help take this years Zombie Month up to a whole new level. Until then, enjoy as much undead action as there is to be enjoyed because there's no better time to than ZOMBIE MONTH!

Braaaaaaiinnnnsss...