Gamerpoint addiction is a serious problem, people. Did you know that 1.2 million Americans buy awful games every day, just to harvest the sweet gamerpoint nectar that lies within? That's close to 60 million dollars a day that could be donated to charity, or, at the very least, spent on good games. We've got good news and bad news for these people. The bad news? You're going to be buying another bad game soon. The good news? You'll only need to play it for two minutes.
Apparently, the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth (Avatar: The Legend of Aang - The Burning Earth for our European readers) thought it would be much, much harder to rack up a 50 hit combo than it actually was. We wonder when someone will start up a Gamerpoint Regulation Council that will make the distribution of points between games like Avatar and games like Guitar Hero III a tad more uniform.
[Thanks, jstroh]
Reader Comments (60)
Posted: Nov 18th 2007 2:27PM (Unverified) said
It's also really easy to rack up hits when fighting the boss in the Swamp area. I have a friend who got hundreds of hits that way.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 12:48AM (Unverified) said
Save that one for the next microsoft achievement point contest.
Posted: Nov 18th 2007 4:14PM megapenguinx said
Ouch, but why not just rent the games to get the points?
Save $40-50
Save $40-50
Posted: Nov 18th 2007 6:50PM (Unverified) said
Jesus Christ! Forget the easy achievements. That game looks first-gen PS2. The fact that we know it's on the 360 is an absolute shame. At least SOME thought sould have been put into the graphics. Standards have been raised in the padt few years (even for shit).
Posted: Nov 18th 2007 8:35PM (Unverified) said
Wow this game is awful.
I wonder if the easy achievement will affect its sales.
You know, increase its numbers.
I wonder if the easy achievement will affect its sales.
You know, increase its numbers.
Posted: Nov 18th 2007 10:24PM ThornedVenom said
For the same amount of sex, do you go after that hot cutie or that neighbourhood slut?
Hope you get my point.
Hope you get my point.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:15AM spin cycle said
Wow, what terrible game design. And MS cleared it for sale.
Only 5 achievements, and all for the same thing, just doing it longer.
Well, at least we know that if you know someones gamertag, you can check to see if they're an achievement whore for sure. If they've played this awful game, then you know.
Gamerscore sucks ass. Achievements are okay if done right, but gamerscore is really a measure of how much money you've spent on games more than anything else.
Only 5 achievements, and all for the same thing, just doing it longer.
Well, at least we know that if you know someones gamertag, you can check to see if they're an achievement whore for sure. If they've played this awful game, then you know.
Gamerscore sucks ass. Achievements are okay if done right, but gamerscore is really a measure of how much money you've spent on games more than anything else.
Posted: Nov 20th 2007 1:59AM ZeroCorpse said
Yet another example of how Japanese games and anime suck hard.
And achievement whores-- Please, grow up. Achievement points mean nothing whatsoever. They're useless.
Call me when I can buy a house or car with Achievement points.
And achievement whores-- Please, grow up. Achievement points mean nothing whatsoever. They're useless.
Call me when I can buy a house or car with Achievement points.
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