Monster Month - October 2009

  Posted: 2 November, 2009 10:53

Written by David Wriglesworth
Achievement Junkie

This month was Console Monster’s first GamerScore competition which I felt went really well. I managed to obtain 5,000 GamerScore throughout the entirety of the competition, though I’ll still be racking up the points in order to catch up with fellow Console Monster staff member and GamerScore competition partner: Reece.

"Excuse me, I'm lost." - Lost: Via Domus

The GamerScore competition meant I played an array of new titles throughout the month. Madden NFL 06, Fight Night Round 3, Eat Lead, Lost Via Domus and Open Season all helped me immensely, providing me with huge GamerScore increases despite not being the most enjoyable of titles.

My highlight of the month has to be the incredible Brutal Legend, a title that I didn’t initially have high hopes for. From the review: “The combination of a humorous action-adventure story with music and gameplay to match makes the game one of the most unique titles on the market at the moment and one I thoroughly recommend any gamer to purchase.”

Rock on! - Brutal Legend

This month also saw me reviewing two movie-to-game conversions coming in the form of Disney Pixar’s Up and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, both of which have provided me with sufficient entertainment despite not being AAA titles. NHL 2k10 was another title I’ve reviewed throughout the month, a game I enjoyed despite not being a huge ice hockey fanatic.

Both FIFA 10 and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony look set to take me nicely into November having obtained both titles towards the end of October. Nevertheless, November is shaping up to be an impressive month for new releases with Ghostbusters, Assassin’s Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and LEGO Indiana Jones 2 all on my radar.