Playing some the games that I had purchased has proven to be fun and a great way to kill some time. The three that have consumed the most time are Fieldrunners, Plants versus Zombies, and, my iPhone favorite, The Creeps! HD. They are all tower defense games, although Plants versus Zombies is more of a variation of that type of game.
I almost missed working on this post because I thought that I was doing really well in Fieldrunners, but I was wrong (I only reached the 63rd level). I guess that that means they are addicting. I know that my daughter has finished Plants versus Zombies, definitely lapping me (I'm at Stage 3-4, shy of halfway). The Creeps! HD is similar to the iPhone version, but not the same so far. It doesn't offer the expansion packs that are available for the iPhone, and the iPad version doesn't offer the "Door Buster" mode. Maybe that will appear as an update later. This game is still fun and frustrating to play. Maybe that balance is part of being a good game.
Right now, I'm considering getting the iPad version of Civilization. I've enjoyed the gameplay and the frustration of trying to successfully complete the PC game. Like I said, I'm considering it.
We shall see.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad using Pages
Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Day Two Hundred Fifty-three: Evening of April 15th 2010
I had a chance to get some quality time on Splinter Cell: Conviction, and found it to be an enjoyable experience. I don't mean that it was easy, on the contrary there were a number of situations that required thoughtful analysis.
Situational tactics and equipment selection require careful assessment of the potential choices. Then the "rubber meets the road" and you find out just how good your choices were. There is another saying that fits here, "Some times you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you." If you've eaten the bear, then things worked out as close as possible to your projected outcomes. If it doesn't work out then it's start over time from the last save. There were a number of times when I was required to react to unexpected challenges, and that's what raised the level of playing the game.
While watching Attack of the Show, the host mention a bug in the video game that caused the system to freeze. But a patch had been released prior to my start up of the game. So all thing seem to be functioning normally, and I'm glad. I wouldn't feel comfortable playing on the console knowing that anytime everything would go away, and then what? This is a mute question. I would descend to the deepest depths of frustration and put the game away until I forgot about the game - I would do a mental reset. That would take a while.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad using Pages
Situational tactics and equipment selection require careful assessment of the potential choices. Then the "rubber meets the road" and you find out just how good your choices were. There is another saying that fits here, "Some times you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you." If you've eaten the bear, then things worked out as close as possible to your projected outcomes. If it doesn't work out then it's start over time from the last save. There were a number of times when I was required to react to unexpected challenges, and that's what raised the level of playing the game.
While watching Attack of the Show, the host mention a bug in the video game that caused the system to freeze. But a patch had been released prior to my start up of the game. So all thing seem to be functioning normally, and I'm glad. I wouldn't feel comfortable playing on the console knowing that anytime everything would go away, and then what? This is a mute question. I would descend to the deepest depths of frustration and put the game away until I forgot about the game - I would do a mental reset. That would take a while.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad using Pages
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Day Two Hundred Fifty-two: Evening of April 14th 2010
A busy day with some chores inside and two errands out of the house.
I played a little Splinter Cell: Conviction, restarting the game on the Xbox 360 Elite. I was complacent, and was killed sooner the yesterday's attempt. I took a risk and, because I'm learning the cover system, I left myself open to a shotgun blast. Oh well tomorrow is another day.
Yesterday, I was waxing poetic about Apple's productivity software. When I was finished I wondered about a database and today I found the app that actually works between the iPad and a Mac or a PC. Its file compatibility isn't with Microsoft's Access, but FileMaker's personal database Bento 3. I glanced at Bento for iPad's specs today, and it seemed to offer a basic set of DB functions. There was one caveat that caught my eye. The iPad version of Bento might have trouble handling a large database created in Bento 3 on a Mac. It sounds like a memory issue, so would having the larger iPad memory eliminate that problem?
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad using Pages.
I played a little Splinter Cell: Conviction, restarting the game on the Xbox 360 Elite. I was complacent, and was killed sooner the yesterday's attempt. I took a risk and, because I'm learning the cover system, I left myself open to a shotgun blast. Oh well tomorrow is another day.
Yesterday, I was waxing poetic about Apple's productivity software. When I was finished I wondered about a database and today I found the app that actually works between the iPad and a Mac or a PC. Its file compatibility isn't with Microsoft's Access, but FileMaker's personal database Bento 3. I glanced at Bento for iPad's specs today, and it seemed to offer a basic set of DB functions. There was one caveat that caught my eye. The iPad version of Bento might have trouble handling a large database created in Bento 3 on a Mac. It sounds like a memory issue, so would having the larger iPad memory eliminate that problem?
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad using Pages.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Day Two Hundred Fifty-two: Evening of April 13th 2010
I was watching the tour of the iPad apps and was amazed at the depth of features offered by Pages, Keynote and Numbers.
Pages is the word processing app, Keynote is the presentation application, and Numbers is the spreadsheet program. The tour spends a couple of minutes for each of the apps, demonstrating the major features. I like the import/export capabilities, especially the compatibility with Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
If you are considering the iPad, you might want to check out the tour of the apps or read through the tech specs for the productivity set of Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.
On the game front, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction was released today and I picked up my copy. After playing for an hour or so, I'm going to have to re-think my approach to game play, stealth and cover are important, so I'll have to stay away from the run and gun approach that I've grown accustom to in Army of Two: The 40th Day.
We shall see.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad using Pages
Pages is the word processing app, Keynote is the presentation application, and Numbers is the spreadsheet program. The tour spends a couple of minutes for each of the apps, demonstrating the major features. I like the import/export capabilities, especially the compatibility with Microsoft suite of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
If you are considering the iPad, you might want to check out the tour of the apps or read through the tech specs for the productivity set of Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.
On the game front, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction was released today and I picked up my copy. After playing for an hour or so, I'm going to have to re-think my approach to game play, stealth and cover are important, so I'll have to stay away from the run and gun approach that I've grown accustom to in Army of Two: The 40th Day.
We shall see.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad using Pages
Monday, April 12, 2010
Day Two Hundred Fifty-one: Evening of April 12th 2010
I found the last radio message in Army of Two: The 40th Day, and for the first time I found all of the messages,or items in a game without the aid of a cheat or a walkthrough - sense of achievement (not to mention a PS3 trophy).
I've had less success gaining access to the DLC, and my web search has only added to the confusion. One site describes Chapters Eight and Nine, while another states that it appears after the hospital scenario. I don't know. I'll keep playing the current game through to the end and see if I can find the DLC. If not then I'm shifting back to Final Fantasy XIII.
We shall see.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad
I've had less success gaining access to the DLC, and my web search has only added to the confusion. One site describes Chapters Eight and Nine, while another states that it appears after the hospital scenario. I don't know. I'll keep playing the current game through to the end and see if I can find the DLC. If not then I'm shifting back to Final Fantasy XIII.
We shall see.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Day Two Hundred Forty-nine: Evening of April 10th 2010
Well I was wrong about where the DLC occurs in Army of Two: The 40th day. I played the last section of the final chapter and "The End" was my reward. So it was time to go online and find out what was going on.
The search was frustrating. I started by searching for Just the DLC, and that gave me a number of release announcements, a few reviews, and not much else. I moved through about six or seven pages and nothing specific was found. I modified the search and added a request for location. Thinking back, I should have requested a walkthrough. As they say, "Hindsight is twenty/twenty." Anyway, the DLC occurs after the hospital chapter. Well, I'm glad I started a new game yesterday. As of this entry, I've almost finished the hospital chapter and will be looking for the DLC.
While I was playing, I noticed that there was a trophy for 150 kills with a pistol, so I decided that I would try to attain that level of proficiency with my pistol. You have to get up close to eliminate an enemy with the minimum number of shots. So let this challenge continue.
I noticed that this app, BlogPress, doesn't have font modification menu, other than size (Large, Medium, or Small). I'll have to edit these entries on my laptop later.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad
The search was frustrating. I started by searching for Just the DLC, and that gave me a number of release announcements, a few reviews, and not much else. I moved through about six or seven pages and nothing specific was found. I modified the search and added a request for location. Thinking back, I should have requested a walkthrough. As they say, "Hindsight is twenty/twenty." Anyway, the DLC occurs after the hospital chapter. Well, I'm glad I started a new game yesterday. As of this entry, I've almost finished the hospital chapter and will be looking for the DLC.
While I was playing, I noticed that there was a trophy for 150 kills with a pistol, so I decided that I would try to attain that level of proficiency with my pistol. You have to get up close to eliminate an enemy with the minimum number of shots. So let this challenge continue.
I noticed that this app, BlogPress, doesn't have font modification menu, other than size (Large, Medium, or Small). I'll have to edit these entries on my laptop later.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad
Friday, April 9, 2010
Day Two Hundred Fifty: Evening of April 11th 2010
Moving through the scenarios in Army of Two: The 40th Day, but no DLC has been accessed yet. I'm going through the mall right now and I'll be on the lookout for any clues to the upcoming adventure. I'm going to check out the Internet later to see if there is anything more specific than the earlier information.
An interesting thing occurred, when I was checking out my stats, I have found all but one of the radios without the use of a walkthrough or cheat sheet. The only missing radio with related transmission is the thirteenth one. It is appears later in the game, but I don't when or where.
Most of the day was spent on getting everything ready for the week. So, I was only able to play AoT for about an hour. I'll work on it tomorrow, but I want to get back to Final Fantasy XIII as soon as possible. I want to see if I can actually finish a Final Fantasy game.
We shall see.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad
An interesting thing occurred, when I was checking out my stats, I have found all but one of the radios without the use of a walkthrough or cheat sheet. The only missing radio with related transmission is the thirteenth one. It is appears later in the game, but I don't when or where.
Most of the day was spent on getting everything ready for the week. So, I was only able to play AoT for about an hour. I'll work on it tomorrow, but I want to get back to Final Fantasy XIII as soon as possible. I want to see if I can actually finish a Final Fantasy game.
We shall see.
For as long as it's needed, I'll keep closing this way. Please check out a good organization that's providing aid in Haiti and make what ever kind of contribution that you can afford.
-- Post From My iPad
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