Notes 10-21-07

Sorry for the long time between blogs, but I have been battling a little illness. Everything is going fine, so don't worry about me. I have a little reivew for you all today on Madden 08 for the Wii.

Madden '08 for the Wii is one incredible experience. I purchased this when I bought my Wii for $38 at Circuit City. I read a ton of reviews and forums to see if this game was any good. My main research revolved around the controller for the Wii. I wanted to know if it was easy to pick up and learn, and if the controls actually w0rked. After much research I decided to give it a try, and I am glad I did. The use of the Wii remote makes Madden '08 one of the best experiences I have had in gaming for awhile. Sure, the controls take some getting used to, but I found myself having a harder time getting the location of the buttons correct. I am used to playing with a PS2 controller, so it has taken me sometime to learn what buttons do what on the Wii.

Of course you use both the Wii remote and the Nun-Chuck for the game, but there is an option of using just the remote. I am not going to go into detail on what you have to due with the remote in game. The fact that you have to swing the Wii remote in order to pass the ball made playing the game much more exciting. I felt a great since of urgency in the passing game then I ever did on the PS2. I have only played one game thus far, but it was fun using different motions for different moves. It may not have the next gen graphics of the PS3 or 360, but the use of the Wii remote more than makes up for it.

Notes 10-5-07

I finally went out the other day and bought something with my b-day money, and a little extra I had saved up. I went next gen and bought a Wii.

My good friend has a Wii so it made the decision a little easier. Even though there are not many games for it know, the ones that are out are fun. The fact that you can play all the Game Cube games makes it nice. I only picked up a few Wii games, Madden '08, Wii Play, and Super Swing Golf. Madden '08 was a nice pick for $38 at Circuit City. Super Swing Golf was $25 at Wal-Mart, and of course Wii Play was $50. I have not had much time to play around with the games. I did manage to try a little Madden, and it was a blast. It will take some time to adjust to the controls since I am used to the PS2 system. The hardest part seems to be adjusting to the receiver buttons, but I am sure a little practice and I will get better.

Also managed to pick up some Game Cube games at Circuit City. I picked up a couple controllers and a memory card at Wal-Mart. As you can see I picked up about every Mario game for the Game Cube, except for a few that are hard to find. Hopefully I will have time to set down Sunday and play around with them.

Notes 10-2-07

Today is my 26th birthday, and it has been a blast. A couple people at work got me a cake, and then all the people that come in and eat sang to me. Then as I was eating lunch one of the other sites called, and they all sang to me. It really made be feel loved, and let me know that the people I work with are nice deep down.

I have received some money so far, but I have not decided what to buy yet. I am between a few different things. I am really just trying to figure out what I want more. I did pick up Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer today. Bought the special addition to see the deleted scenes.

I got an awesome cake on Saturday. My cousin that works at Dairy Queen made it for me. She picked out the design but only made the cake. Another person drew the design. She put all kinds of good stuff on the inside, like Reeses cups pieces, Snickers pieces, Oreo crumbs, fudge, and a few other things. It is one of the best cakes I have had a long time. As soon as I decide what to buy with my money I will post an update.