P.B. Can Kiss My Winterbottom

No post since January? Yikes. The moral of the story here is that if you want your gaming time to go from 60 to 0 in .08 seconds, get knocked up. But it's not all bad, ICandee Jr is much more fun that games...most of the time. ;) And since I can't spend all my time twiddling my thumbs until WCG Ultimate Gamer season 2 hits SyFy I decided that it was time to dust off my controller and get to spending those MS points. (Ah, thank you US government for my tax return turned MS points card!)

The first thing I got with my points was Peggle Nights. I've played this game on the Nintendo DS, I've played Peggle on the Xbox Live Arcade and finally got my grubby little controller on Nights. Totally worth it.

The next thing I was interested in trying was The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom. I love interesting games such as this and since I can't play online much anymore, the arcade has been my sanctuary when I can play. So into the download queue it went, after trying the demo of course.

(Image from winterbottomgame.com)
I must be way off my game (pun intended) as I ended up dying during the jumping tutorial (the jumping tutorial y'all) and once conquering the tutorial, made it through about 2 or 3 puzzles of the first part of the first section when I finally uttered those magic words "F--- You" and turned the game off. Now anyone that knows me or my style of gaming knows that when I start cursing, controllers start flying (metaphorically speaking). Luckily, ICandee Jr was taking a nap and I kept my cussing to the "under my breath" variety.

That's not to say that this game is not worth playing. On the contrary, this game is a must buy and I will be more than happy to bend over and take it when it decides to kick me square in the butt once again, which will probably happen about 5 minutes into my next attempt. So let go of those points and just play it already. Sure God of War III is finally getting released from its box come midnight tonight but come on, would you rather play a fun albeit frustratingly quirky game or see ancient boobs?

Wait, don't answer that.

Do They Sell Shootable Boots At Payless?

Anyone who says that having a kid doesn't change your gaming habits is either lying or...no, they're just lying. Although I'm starting to think that it's not time that is against you, kids cause a priority shift that if you're not diligent in shifting some of that to gaming, you might as well turn in your gamer Members Only jacket. Sometimes it's not so much that you want to game and can't, it's you could game but now have other things you'd rather do...bah, it's all a big ole mess.

All that to say that gaming around here (for me anyway, RuFfNeCk seems to be gaming away just fine) has been lacking of late until a saucy wench strolled into my life, accent blaring and shoes blazing. Oh Bayonetta, where have you been all my life?

Long time readers of this blog know that they can find bigger and better reviews and articles about this game everywhere. I focus on my thoughts of the game, such as they are and my travels in them. Bayonetta is vicious, fast paced, butt slapping fun. Period. Her boots have guns attached to the back of them so instead of old school "double wielding" I can now realize my long time dream of "quadruple wielding" which is awesome and should be in every game from now on.

If there's one thing I love (read: need) in my games, it's as many bullets at one time as possible. Sneaking around, making an attack plan and sniping enemies is something I leave to patient gamers. Anyone who has ever played with me knows I need lots of bullets and the sometimes suicidal (okay mostly always suicidal) need to run straight into the middle of enemies, guns (and Bayonetta shoes) blllllllllllazing.

Powpowpowpowpowpowpowpowpowpowpowpowpowpowpow

Where was I? Oh right, Bayonetta. So anyway, just play it. It's awesome graphic fun. Plus, we meet this guy in the game:

His name is "Luka". He lives on the second floor. He lives upstairs from you. I guess you think you've seen him before...Plus, Bayonetta's suit is apparently made of hair that turns into big giant animal things that kill other things. See, I should totally be writing for Game Informer.

Game on!

Let's Get It On 2010!

A brand new year means brand new games! A new year to be filled with grenades, flame throwers and guns with many many bullets. Plus more katamari! More health potions! More braaaaaaains! And if there is truly a God, a sequel!



Yeah, yeah that's probably asking too much but it was better than Bloodrayne and that got a sequel so why not dream big?

Where was I?

Oh right, new year's stuff. Anyhoo, here's to 2010 and my hope that I can actually play some games this year!

Game on everyone!

ICandee's Top Five: Christmas Strikes Back

Any true gamer knows that it's not always just about the games. There's a whole gaming subculture just waiting to crawl inside your head, squeeze your brain and ooze out of your ear like a ceti eel. Sure you could get games and points cards for Christmas but where's the fun in that?

I think you know where I'm going with this...

That's right...It's time for another...

ICandee's Top Five: Gimme Gimme Gimme!

1. Master Chief cufflinks from CufflinkConnection



2. Ms Pac-Man and pellet rings from little pretties by Rachel Pfeffer



3. Super Mario/Duck Hunt clock from 8-Bit Memory



4. Heartless hat from Armada Anime



5. Pet Metroid Larve from Phenocryst Miniatures



See? I call this: "gaming while not gaming" and it is awesome. And yes, you may buy me one of each, you thoughtful thing you!

Happy shopping (and gaming!)

All I Want For Christmas Is A Completely Harmless Wii Game

Yeah...uh, that doesn't have the same ring as "two front teeth" but whatever. Presenting an overload of cuteness and holiday cheer that is a must have for you Wii owners with small children that celebrate Christmas. (Leave to the Wii to provide us with a game no one asked for...and I'm so glad they did - cuteness is go!)



If you own a Wii, have small children, celebrate Christmas and don't get this game, I hope your tree burns to the ground. Okay, maybe that is a little extreme but listen, this game is super cute. We Wish You A Merry Christmas is a sweet little budget game from Destineer Games. And this game has a lot included for its $20 price tag.

Let's see...it has a few mini games, you can decorate a tree, write a letter to Santa Claus, color pictures, throw a log on the fire and roast marshmallows, plus it has a Christmas radio and an Advent calendar. Yes, Modern Warfare 2 it is not but we could all use a little brainless holiday gaming every once in a while, yes? And how could the modern parent not make gaming a part of their Christmas traditions? (As long as the Wii is around anyway)

Now if you will excuse me, I have to go turn the first day in my "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" Advent calendar and make hot chocolate for the elves. :D

Animal Cross(ing) Over

I have been dying to create and crochet some Animal Crossing toys. I don't care how long I play this game, it still is just the cutest little 'ole game and it needs to be recreated in yarn form (actually, what doesn't?)

Thus my plan to start crocheting and take over the world create some cute little what nots. I started with Blanca, the no-face cat that wanders around your town from time to time but I could not, for the life of me, get her frakking ears to match so I moved on to a simple bag of bells which I was much more successful with:



Now, it's not perfect but I'm quite pleased with my first attempt. The color of the bag is totally off but I didn't have any golden yarn handy. I have this stuffed rather than an actual bag you could use but I'm thinking to make the next one bigger so you could carry it as a purse/bag or whatever.

Hmmmm....

Yes, quite satisfied with this for right now...

It's Two Two Two Games In One...Sort Of...

What the what? I still haven't posted about Katamari Forever and it's been out since September?! Yikes. Well, this game is called "Katamari Damacy Tribute" in Japan for a reason and may not be for everyone. Wait, that's a lie, this game is one everyone should get if for no other reason than so they'll keep cranking them out. What can I say? I'm a rabid fan of the series and addicted to J-pop, so sue me...



This time the King of All Cosmos gets amnesia and in his absence the Cousins decide it would be a great idea to create RoboKing, a sort of King of All Cosmos cylon model who promptly destroys all the stars and the Prince has to once again create new ones. So you're kind of playing two Katamari games at once: on the one side are the King's boards where it's your responsibility to bring color (and the King's memories) back to the world and on the other side is RoboKing, with new objectives and yes, he's just as douchey as his Final Five King of All Cosmos counterpart.

34 boards in all, some new and quite a few that are tweaked boards from the previous Katamari games. What makes this one any different? Nothing much but being the huge Katamari fan that I am, I just don't care and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Same controls as before and the music is just as awesome including English versions of previous Japanese favorites from the soundtracks.

Although the series will always be best on the Playstation (I prefer the controls to the 360 or God forbid, the PSP *shudder*), I once again am lonely playing on my PS3 as there are no "So and So is online" or "Friends Playing This Game" 360 notifications popping up. *sniff* Of course there is the opportunity to "unlock" special rewards to use in Home but uh...yeah...it's Home so.../awkward.

Anyhoo, hardcore fans of the series have more than likely already bought this game and those of you on the fence are probably better off giving it a rental. No shame in that of course and be sure to tell RoboKing I said "beebopzorkmeeboop". What? Robots talk like that...