{"id":2559,"date":"2010-03-15T06:06:57","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T11:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2010-03-15T06:06:57","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T11:06:57","slug":"monday-random-gaming-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2010\/03\/15\/monday-random-gaming-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday Random Gaming Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I will be brief.  First, I am not sold on the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/scitech\/2010\/03\/14\/new-fangled-controls-social-playing-hot-topics\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/scitech\/2010\/03\/14\/new-fangled-controls-social-playing-hot-topics', 'PlayStation Move or Social Gaming');\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation Move or Social Gaming<\/a>.  It\u2019s probably an unfair comparison, however if I wanted motion control in my games the kids\u2019 Wii would be in the living-room.  I have never been a huge fan of online gaming, so I doubt that I will just dive into new social gaming communities.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend I spent some time with <em>MLB10<\/em>; what a fantastic game of baseball!  I am very much still on the back half of the learning curve; cannot hit a lick \u2026 mostly because on timed hitting I swing way too early or chase too many pitches.  It was a satisfying feeling when I won my first game after dropping the first six!<\/p>\n<p>A huge plus with the game for me is that the CPU batters actually strike out; including getting called out looking.  As much as I like all the real time broadcast angles, clips, and whatnots that help <em>MLB10<\/em> provide an immersive experience, I equally appreciate the fast play options.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to jump back into <em>Ferrari Challenge<\/em> to go trophy whoring.  I had a great time running hot laps, but it took my something like 25+ times to get the Hot Shot trophy (Bronze \u2013 Tutorial mode).  I kept missing on apex accuracy, or racing line; I guess after all these years of racing games I still do not know how to corner!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Monday!<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I will be brief. 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