93,000 missing stars and the sky is clear

Day 28

Complete a game a day streak is over. A streak which started on 1/18/09 came to an end after 27 days. So who won this battle stallion, the streak, or a new contender?

I started today with 17,000 stars in lips, around 83,000 to go for the final achievement which is 100,000 stars. As I am writing this I have zero stars. I fell victim to this glitch. I was around 93,000 when this little bug bit me. A mere 7,000 stars shy of 1,000 and another day for the streak. It was around 9:20pm EST when the glitch occurred so I had plenty of time to get it done. I dreaded finishing this game up, but I sucked it up and drove myself batty. I played the same song over and over and over again. 8 minutes long, just the chorus in loop.
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
Hey ya
The song is by Obadiah Parker, some of you may know the Outkast version. This way allows you to get 4,000 stars in around 8 minutes. I had ear plugs in, ear muffs on, and a toboggan cap on trying to drown out the sound that will probably give me nightmares for weeks to come. I was camped out in a lazy boy recliner inches from the TV for 5 hours with the mics up against each speaker. Flipping the mics back then forward every 15 seconds to activate star power or whatever you call it. It was a heart breaker on valentines day for sure and by a game called lips is even more of an insult. I was denied by the achievement Gods on this day or it was a sign to stop the streak and play better games. Lips is an excellent karaoke game, but if you try to force it like I did, it's no fun.

A picture of my missing stars and medals. The challenge wins didn't get reset back to zero, neither did the rank of superstar that you see in the top middle part. Superstar rank equals 100 of each medal and 50,000 stars. If I do decide to go back and 1,000 this game, I only have to worry about stars.











This pretty much sums up lips, better get use to it.


The only streaking I will be doing for a long time. Boogity Boogity


Complete a game a day streak ends at 27 by the hands of a glitch.

Stallion vs Streak

Day 27

27 days in a row with a completed game

2/13/09
Unreal Tournament 3: I went back and got the previous glitched like the back of my hand achievement. It took around 5 hours tops.

Final achievement obtained in Unreal Tournament 3













I feel the streak may come to an end very soon. I have the games to keep it going for at least another week, but it's getting the best of me at the moment. I need a break for a few days. Recoup then come back and make a mad dash towards 300,000. I have some really good games sitting here that I want to play. Dead space for example is tempting me. I can't start playing it if I feel rushed. I need 80,000 more stars for 1,000 in lips and that may be the last game to the streak. I realize that I will never accomplished another streak like this ever again, so it is hard to let go of. I'm not quite sure what will happen. If it does end, I had a good run and it got me almost back on track. Stay tuned.

Complete a game a day streak stands at: 27

200 in 30 minutes and sweaty men

Day 25 & 26

26 days in a row with a completed game

Wednesday 2/11/09
3 on 3 NHL Arcade: If you have 10 bucks, 4 controllers, and 30 minutes you have 200 easy gamerscore points. Not much more to say besides that. You do not need 4 controllers, but it is the most efficient way to complete the game. I'm glad this puppy fell into my lap during this streak.

Final achievement obtained in 3 on 3 NHL











Thursday 2/12/09
Smackdown vs Raw 2007: I had 990 in this one for ages and I finally gave it a good smackdown. Pinned it 1..2..and 3. Nobody could stop me, not even Hulk Hogan. The final 10 point achievement I needed was to Defeat every Superstar on the roster by pin or submission at least once on hard difficulty. Took around 4 hours to do and was less boring then I thought it would be. I basically just used the Rock and kneed everyone in the gut until they turned red.

Final achievement obtained in Smackdown vs Raw 2009




Complete a game a day streak stands at: 26

Up to 24

Day 22, 23 & 24

24 days in a row with a completed game

Sunday 2/8/09
My Horse and Me 2: Laugh all you want but just wait a few days, this is getting it's own blog post very soon.

Final achievement in My Horse and Me 2












Monday 2/9/09
Secret Service: Yet another generic FPS that I somehow ended up enjoying. I know this is a crap game but there are reasons beyond explanation as to why I did enjoy it. Rent it for the easy points but if you do get desperate for the points it's only 30 bucks new. *Hint* Play the game on the hardest difficulty setting first. Make note of the missions you die on and the missions you used your night vision goggles on. Once you finish the game, just not die and don't use your night visions goggles on those missions. There is no need to play through the entire game again. For the night vision achievement,what are you a cat: Once you go back and reply the missions you used night vision on and successfully did them by not using it, reply the very last level for the achievement to pop.

Final achievement obtained in Secret Service





Tuesday 2/10/09
Crash Time: aka its not that bad Stal. I hate you Rand al, I really do. If I had the opportunity to use any crash time tactic on you it would definitely be a drone all up in your ass. I realize nobody understands what I am talking about, so do yourself a favor and keep it that way by not playing this horrible game. Even if a little Rand al fairy is on your shoulder whispering good things about it, DO NOT LISTEN. The game is not hard at all for points, just boring and sometimes frustrating with the trial and error.

Final achievement obtained in Crash Time




Complete a game a day streak stands at: 24

Golden

Day 19, 20, & 21

Three weeks in a row with a completed game










Thursday 2/5/09
Civil War: Secret Missions: I like my generic shooters, but the aiming speed is not consistent or smooth. Other than that I like shooting people so I did enjoy this. It took me around 6 hours for the full 1,000. I won't recommend it for a purchase, but for easy points, give it a rent.

Final achievement obtained in Civil War











Friday 2/6/09
A Kingdom for Keflings: Being the first game that releases along side NXE and the first game to support avatars in game one would think it would be half baked. Not so much, this game is a brilliant little xbox live arcade title that had me addicted within the first 30 minutes of play. You are a giant that rules a kingdom of little Keflings. You manipulate these little guys to work for you. Which includes making them chop some wood or cut stone among other jobs. If they get out of line, give them a swift kick in tuckus or you can build a wall around one of them and put them in "time out." Omega Deez taught me that trick. You use the materials they gather to build buildings and make different parts from those buildings to build even more buildings. Eventually it all becomes a huge Kingdom with Keeps and Castles. I highly recommend this game it's well worth 10 bucks. The achievements are very easy overall and they come with just regular play with the exception of the two online achievements. Now get to whipping those Keflings into shape!

Final achievement obtained in A Kingdom for Keflings



Saturday 2/7/09
Disney Bolt: A surprise game that is actually really good. I believe this is right up there with Kung Fu Panda as one of the better kids games. It has quite a few collectibles to be found, but they are not very hidden. 7-8 hours and the full 1,000 is yours.

Final achievement Obtained in Bolt




Complete a game a day streak stands at: 21

The Streak

Day 18

18 days in a row with a completed day

Wednesday 2/4/09
Cabelas Dangerous Hunts 2009: I usually could care less about these games, but I played my role and became a true hunter. In no way shape or form does this game mimic real life hunting and that's a good thing for us achievement mongers. I don't think many of use would like waiting in the grass for hours to see something run away without the satisfaction of slaughtering it. This one takes around 6-8 hours to complete. After getting through that first playthrough, everything becomes a breeze. Xbox.com is still down so no achievement picture with date. Overall I enjoyed the game, I became one with the wild.





Me before Dangerous Hunt 2009

















The new and improved me.
















Complete a game a day streak stands at: 18

Sí, otro buku

Día diecisiete

El martes del juego
Buku Números: Sí, este juego una vez más. Esta vez es la versión mexicana del juego. Lo juro, este es el último juego Buku que se mostrarán en la raya. Una vez más, el juego sólo tiene alrededor de 3 horas. Si vuelve a traducir esta Inglés usted es un apestoso coño.

Final logro obtener en Buku Números Beat fue lo básico. No tengo el logro de imagen con la fecha porque es en Xbox Live.

Guardar el gusano para mí!

Un juego completo de un día está en racha: diecisiete

2 more to the streak

Day 15 & 16

16 days in a row with a completed game

Sunday 2/1/09
Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 08: There are a few long achievements in this game. Gold Card membership and EA sports gamernet 5000 take quite a bit of time. I can't really remember the exact amount of time it takes, but I would estimate 25-35 hours for the full 1,000. I don't really mind since I really enjoy the Tiger games now.

Final achievement obtained in Tiger Woods 08






Monday 2/2/09
Shadow Assault/ Tenchu Z: A fairly decent game, I believe it is a port from the Nintendo DS. The goal of the game is to sneak around and set traps up in a clever way. The enemies are on a set path and all you have to do is memorize their movements, set traps, and set traps in a way that combos enemies through various traps that are static on the map. That is pretty much it, you never use your sword to cut anyone because you can't. The A button sets traps and that's all you need to know. This one will take around 3 hours for the full 200.

Final achievement obtained in Shadow Assault/Tenchu z




Complete a game a day steak stands at:16

Two week streak breakdown

Day 1: Smackdown vs RAW 2009



Day 2: Feeding Frenzy 2



Day 3: Interpol



Day 4: Gears of War 2



Day 5: LOTR: Conquest



Day 6: Axterix Olympic Games



Day 7: Sealife Safari



Day8: Paintball 2009




Day 9: Track and Field



Day 10: The Maw



Day 11: BF: Bad Company



Day 12: Pirates v Ninjas Dball



Day 13: Tomb Raider Underworld



Day 14: Buku Japanese



7 Retail games completed totaling 122 achievements worth 3,380 gamerscore points.
7 Arcade games completed totaling 83 achievements worth 1,370 gamerscore points.

All games were completed on different days according to Eastern Standard Time.

That is the story thus far.

Silver Streaker

Day 14

14 days in a row with a completed game

Buku数字パズル:The Same game you will find on the American marketplace, just a different region. 3 hours or so for the full 200.

Final achievement obtained in Buku



Silver Streak complete currently going for Gold
Gold=21 days
Platinum=28days

Enjoy the Superbowl!

Complete a game a day streak stands at:XIV

Lara Croft likes to call me "collect"

Day 13

13 days in a row with a completed game

Friday 1/30/09
Tomb Raider Underworld: I enjoyed everything about this game except for one thing...collecting all 179 treasures. It was a pain! Your first play through will eat up some time due to the treasures. I did it on easy first, then replayed it on Master Survivalist for the final achievement. Second play through on hard only took a few hours, maybe 3. I've never been a big fan of the Tomb Raider games, but I had a lot of fun with this one. I highly recommend this game. There were a few bugs I did notice, Lara will get stuck in the ground a lot. What you must do if this happens is just shoot. Another strange bug was an invisible Lara, needless to say it's very hard to jump around on poles and whatnot when this happens. Hopefully the upcoming downloadable content doesn't have you collect a bunch of garbage for achievements. If you do play it, see if you can resist picking the short shorts jungle outfit 100% of the time.



Final achievement obtained in Tomb Raider Underworld



A completed game a day stands at:13

Two for the price of one

Day 11 & 12

12 days in a row with a completed game.

The Wednesday game 1/28/09

Battlefield: Bad Company: First I will answer a question. 975 is the max in Battlefield. The game was released June 23, 2008, over 7 months ago. The I am Bad Company achievement is glitched. One of the online awards will not unlock, The Wild Card: Top Squad Wild Card. 975 is the max for everybody at the moment and therefore a completed game. If someone has this achievement, they hacked it. Okay, enough about all that. 5d, 23hr, 44min, 34sec later this game is a completed one. That is online play time folks. I love this game, one of my favorite MP games ever. If you like huge maps and blowing stuff up, this is your game. I did most of my damage on foot, I never maned the helicopter enough to get it down. I could go on and on about this game because I have 150 hours worth of memories. I hope a sequel is being made, I can't wait to see what they come up with next.

Final achievement obtained in BF:BC



This move will be forever known as " The Omega"













The Thursday game 1/29/09

Pirates vs Ninjas Dodge ball: A waste of time if your not going for gamerscore. It's a good thing it only takes about 3 hours for the full 200.

Final achievment obtained in Pirates vs Ninjas





Complete a game a day streak stands at: 12