WRUP: Point and click edition
by Richard Mitchell 
{ Jul 17th 2009 at 10:00PM }
You are Blogcomb Readgood. You've been invited to the house of a very influential blogger (let's call him Ghris Mant) to play the latest Xbox 360 game. Ghris has left the room to procure some delicious gourmet pizza bagels. The problem: You've spilled Yoo-hoo all over his Xbox -- and it wasn't even your Yoo-hoo -- inducing the Red Ring of Death. You only have a few minutes to figure out what to do.
In your inventory:
(Perhaps glancing at what the Joystiq staff and its loyal readers are playing will help you in some way. Probably not though.)
In your inventory:
- A rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle
- A PS3
- A Wii
- A six pack of Colt 45 malt liquor
- An actual Colt. .45
- Billy Dee Williams
- A frozen hamster
(Perhaps glancing at what the Joystiq staff and its loyal readers are playing will help you in some way. Probably not though.)
- Alexander Sliwinski (@XanderSliwinski): (Duct tapes Wii to PS3)
- Andrew Yoon: I really should play Dissidia. Is it weird that I'm not interested at all?
- Ben Gilbert (@BigBossBgilbert): Drop7 is a hell of a drug.
- Christopher Grant (@ChrisGrant): Newly convinced that my entire life, pre-HDTV has been a waste, I'm spending most of my time in front of the thing (a 46" Panasonic G10, btw) tossing disc after disc in and marveling at all those Ps. I'm pretty sure I need to replay every game I've ever played. Ever. So, to that end, I'm starting from the beginning ... Secret of Monkey Island it is!
- David Hinkle (@DaveHinkle): I'm hanging with a friend tonight, and we've decided to fight each other to the death ... in video games! We'll be busting out the BlazBlue, some Street Fighter IV, and even a bit of Virtua Fighter 5. Post-Friday, my schedule is pretty open, so I might try to wrap up this Point Lookout DLC in Fallout 3. What else am I forgetting? Oh, that's right! There's this giant Wii Sports Resort package that Nintendo sent me!
- Dustin Burg (@SuperDunner): I'll be playing plenty of Halo 3 multiplayer and hopefully (fingers crossed) be able to finish up the main campaign in Prototype.
- Griffin McElroy (@griffinmcelroy): While willfully trying to force a sinus infection out of my body, I'll be passing the time with loads of The BIGS 2, and perhaps a bit of Final Fantasy VII.
- James Ransom-Wiley: What am I painting, you mean? My new apartment!
- Jem Alexander (@Yembles): Between Tales of Monkey Island, Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and various Lucasarts classics, I've got quite the point-and-click weekend ahead. Perhaps I'll round it off by finally playing the last two chapters of Sam and Max Season 1 that I never got around to.
- JC Fletcher (@jcfletcher): I'm playing Little King's Story and Flower, Sun, and Rain at the same time. I didn't even mean to start two XSEED games in the same week. Maybe I'll get out Retro Game Challenge again while I'm at it.
- Justin McElroy (@JustinMcElroy): I'm gonna try to finish Red Faction Guerrilla this weekend, but I fully expect my time to be taken up by Baseball Slugger: Home Run Race 3D.
- Kevin Kelly (@gadgetguy): I'm putting myself into a coma in order to rest up before Comic-Con.
- Ludwig Kietzmann (@LudwigK): I'm playing Ben There, Dan That at the frenzied behest of one Mr. Justin McElroy. When I'm not submitting to his whims, I'll be open-ending it with Prototype and Red Faction: Guerrilla.
- Majed Athab: (Uses Frozen Hamster on Billy Dee Williams.)
- Randy Nelson (@DangerPenguin): Yo ho, yo ho, a Mighty Pirate's life for me ... I mean Guybrush Tripwire ("Threepwood!"). Yes, I'll be swashbuckling my way down memory lane in The Secret of Monkey Island SE. That is, when I'm not playing Battlefield 1943. Oh, who am I kidding? I probably won't be able to put down Baseball Slugger for the life of me. Thanks, Justin and James!
- Richard Mitchell (@SenseiRAM): Still grinding away at Plants vs Zombies. I've also finally gotten to Fallout 3. Turns out it's pretty good.
- Xav de Matos (@Xav): Secret of Monkey Island and dreaming of playing LOOM... It sounds fantastic (Aye).
- Justin Glow (@justinglow): (Knows Colt 45 works every time.)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Wiizer (Michael Pachter MUST DIE.. Professionally) @ Jul 17th 2009 10:04PM
NO, NO! Yoo-hoo induces the E74 error.
If you RROD while spilling Yoo-hoo it voids the warranty, sorry.
Drew @ Jul 18th 2009 10:20AM
Whats Yoo-hoo? It sounds gross.
Wiizer (Michael Pachter MUST DIE.. Professionally) @ Jul 18th 2009 10:49AM
It's between your dinglehopper and your Hoo-Haw... Yes, it is gross.
cloud858rk @ Jul 18th 2009 8:43PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo-hoo
Tasty.
Or Is It Robert Loggia? @ Jul 17th 2009 10:05PM
I plan on finishing Cave Story, as well as making my way through Persona 4 again in preparation for Persona PSP.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 17th 2009 10:05PM
WHOA! ROBERT LOGGIA!!
Or Is It Robert Loggia? @ Jul 17th 2009 10:11PM
I plan on changing it to Richard Cheese next week.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 17th 2009 10:13PM
well now you've changed to doctor doom somehow
Or Is It Robert Loggia? @ Jul 17th 2009 10:19PM
Yeah, my asshole friend likes to change my avatars. He changed it to Loggia and I ran with it.
rTwelve @ Jul 17th 2009 10:45PM
whatever you say, mr. loggia
MowDownJoe @ Jul 17th 2009 10:05PM
>Use Colt .45 with Colt-45.
BossBig @ Jul 17th 2009 10:06PM
I'm playing World of Warcraft as of late and I am also trying to level a character to 30 on Fallout 3. In between that and the like I am might pick up Battlefield 1943 soon...not sure If I should pick it up for 360 or PS3 though....I want to try the newer maps but I want to help on the PS3 as well
Look At This Suit @ Jul 17th 2009 10:08PM
>Introduce Billy Dee Williams as Uncle Lando.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 17th 2009 10:09PM
if billy dee showed up, i think the RROD would become completely forgotten and inconsequential
Look At This Suit @ Jul 17th 2009 10:15PM
Exactly. See, that's why you're Batman.
Also, I'll basically be playing more of the same. I'm grinding away, trying to get to the 10th Prestige in CoD4 before the release of MW2. Gamefly is also sending EndWar (Meh, I don't even know why I had it in my Q...) and (hopefully) Prototype my way.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 17th 2009 10:19PM
what's the point of prestige? You dont get anything do you? Besides a bigger epeen? I mean you just get a shiny new icon right?
Look At This Suit @ Jul 17th 2009 10:21PM
You don't get anything, but it does keep you playing the game. I've said to myself quite a few times that I wasn't going to prestige anymore, but I always get bored out of my mind, then I prestige again. I'm also just doing this to make sure I don't end up kicking myself if those who reached the 10th prestige in CoD4 get some sort of reward in MW2.
ToadStoolPorridge @ Jul 17th 2009 10:22PM
I just got Call of Duty 4 for PS3 and I have never had so much fun online. Domination is an absolute blast and I cannot wait until I unlock the G36C, or whatever it is called. I always pick up the ones with the Red Dot scope and it just feels oh so right. Hopefully I'll get up to Level 38 this weekend (I'm a level 14 right now after having it for 2 days, so I doubt it will happen, but a man can dream, no?)
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 17th 2009 10:22PM
chances are it would just be another icon hahahaha!
Look At This Suit @ Jul 17th 2009 10:26PM
I'm holding out for a golden weapon :P.
Toadstool, if you want to level up quickly, I recommend Headquarters. You actually gain experience points from holding the HQ, and that means that basically, everyone on the winning team ends up with at least 250 points if you won the game by reaching the point limit. And the games usually last quite a while, I'm able to average at least 30 kills a game in HQ. Just now I went 67-15 in HQ on Broadcast.
Sly @ Jul 18th 2009 12:44AM
actually, search and destroy is best for leveling up if you're good at killing. if you're the type that usually has more deaths than kills, go for headquarters. and if you're just going for fun, go for domination or sabotage. and trust me dude, G36c w/ silencer is a lot better than with red dot. it takes a couple matches to get used to the irons, but it's a lot more accurate. it dominates close range, just as good as any SMG. you don't even have to aim half the time. and it's a great overkill with the R700 sniper.
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 17th 2009 10:08PM
I gameflyed Fracture, and im really enjoying it, very surprised. I'd heard it was trash but it's actually good simple fun. I should be done with that by tomorrow, so after that i think ill either redo Juarez on Very Hard or some achievement scavenging in Prototype and RFG
ToadStoolPorridge @ Jul 17th 2009 10:19PM
I was thinking about doing the same but didn't bother because of the horrible reviews. Maybe people were upset that they spent $60 on the so-so game, so maybe renting it would allow me to enjoy it more?
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 17th 2009 10:21PM
that's what i thought when a friend asked me how it was. It probably wouldnt be as enjoyable if id paid more than 40 bucks for it, but right now im very much enjoying it. If you can rent it or get it used (evil i know) below 30 id go for it
ToadStoolPorridge @ Jul 17th 2009 10:24PM
I think I'll have to check it out then. Call of Duty will be consuming my time for a while, but if I ever get bored (which I highly doubt), maybe I'll rent Fracture and take a break from ever-enjoyable level-grinding (honestly, no sarcasm. I love having a goal to achieve and ultimately reaching the goal).
Iroquois @ Jul 17th 2009 11:19PM
Is it just me, or did Juarez feel longer to you than it really was? I finished it in 6 and a half hours with side quests, but it felt like it lasted longer than that...
The Dark Wayne @ Jul 18th 2009 12:14AM
it did seem to last quite a while but my overall playtime was only 8 hrs, but it took me 3 days to beat.
AwesomeTown @ Jul 18th 2009 9:06AM
I finished Fracture not to long ago. I paid $10 for it, and it was well worth it. Definitely a lot of fun with the variety of weapons.
This weekend? Finishing up Monkey Island SE, playing more Infinite Undiscovery (I like the combat system, but the voice acting is god awful), then maybe either breaking out Far Cry 2 or Loom. I haven't decided yet.
redraiderinc @ Jul 17th 2009 10:10PM
Have billy Dee, shoot a frozen Hamster out of the Colt 45. at Ghris, while drinking Colt 45. Then nom on Pizza Bagels While Playing PS3 with your Rubber chicken.
Doomtrain @ Jul 17th 2009 10:11PM
Shadow Hearts (PS2)!
Pangya Golf (PSP)!!
Hot Shots Golf (PS3)!!!
Lost Odyssey (XBox 360)!!!!
Eternal Sonata (PS3)!!!!!
The Legend of Heroes (PSP)!!!!!!
The Warriors (PSP)!!!!!!!
Final Fantasy IV (DS)!!!!!!!!
Rogue Galaxy (PS2)!!!!!!!!!
Fatal Frame II (XBox) !!!!!!!!!!
Ashkental @ Jul 17th 2009 10:22PM
I bet your day is 40 hours long so you can play all this
Rhamsey @ Jul 17th 2009 10:11PM
Give Lando the Colt. .45 and blame the death of the 360 on him.
Longhorn of Myon [PSN: MariusElijah] @ Jul 17th 2009 10:11PM
I am finishing GTA4: Prepare for a very late review......it sucks, where did all the fun go, why is it so serious, and wth is up with the cheat codes. LAME.
Also playing some Kz2, was going to play Burnout but SonyStyle decided to canceled my order because they ran out of stock...
Neebs @ Jul 17th 2009 10:16PM
Use Colt on self.
Look At This Suit @ Jul 17th 2009 10:22PM
Which one?
ToadStoolPorridge @ Jul 17th 2009 10:18PM
Billy Dee Williams would make Chris drink the 6 pack and I would hand him the gun. I would then thaw the hamster and then make the hamster run around the 360. Then, I would tell Chris to do some shooting practice. Knowing his aim will be no good, he will shoot the Xbox. He will think he shot the Xbox, rendering it useless, and apologize for the "careless" mistake. We'll then have more shooting practice with the Wii while we wait for the horrible loading times in The Orange Box on the PS3. All this will happen while we are enjoying delicious Pizza Bagels. The Rubber Chicken, well... I'll let Chris save that for after I leave and he can do whatever the hell he wants with it, I guess. Anything can be entertaining to a drunk person, right?
bongoes @ Jul 17th 2009 10:50PM
It's Ghris not Chris. Who did you think the person was supposed to be?
ToadStoolPorridge @ Jul 17th 2009 11:02PM
That's my mistake. I saw the common name structure and thought it was Chris, not Ghris. I knew it was an imaginary person though. *embarrassed face*
Sly @ Jul 18th 2009 12:48AM
that's actually a pretty good solution. f*cking with drunk people (not like THAT) is always fun.
tyrant0x @ Jul 17th 2009 10:20PM
Defrost the hamster using your George Foreman PS3, then say you were trying to catch it with Billy Dee Williams but you were too drunk off the colt-45 that you shot the bottle of yahoo with the colt .45
Ashkental @ Jul 17th 2009 10:19PM
I'm going to finish this CoD WaW on Veteran, than play it all again on easy just for revenge!
Then i'll go trophy hunting way on WaW, after i get 100% i'll be opening my Fallout 3 :P
(PS3)
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 17th 2009 10:47PM
I'm doing all the achievements on Veteran,so far so good.
I don't have time to play it now but maybe the next month I'll finish it on Veteran,I might do only 2 plays.1 on Veteran and 1 on Co-op.
Sly @ Jul 18th 2009 1:24AM
"vendetta" and "blowtorch and corkscrew" and the last mission are all bitches on veteran. vendetta only because that damn sniper takes 2 body shots to kill, and he shoots too fast for me to get a headshot. and he seems to magically know where you are, even if you moved all the way across the room and he didn't see you, he still kills you right when he pops out. it's ridiculous.
Manly Mcbeefington (Mr. ESC) @ Jul 18th 2009 1:56AM
Actually he requieres 3 shots and there is a way to shot him,I have passed that part on veteran several times.
When you hear the shot get to the window and wait 5 to 7 seconds (Takes a bit of intuition) then you should see him move other wise take cover.When you see him move just shot before you think he is going to shot you and inmediatly take cover.Rinse and repeat.
Sly @ Jul 18th 2009 1:58AM
yeah, ESC, i realized that it takes 3 after i commented. it takes 2 on hard. and i've seen this glitch where you can make him sit at the middle window, and you can just shoot his arm, and he doesn't do anything. after 3 shots, you win. :D
Ashkental @ Jul 18th 2009 9:40AM
Don't worry guys, i'm in the final battle for Okinawa, after that is just eastern front ;D
Sly @ Jul 18th 2009 2:05PM
i heard the last two levels are hard as hell on veteran. hell, they were hard on regular...
mars @ Jul 17th 2009 10:20PM
nothing, as my xbox red ringed as well! huzzah! :( I had just bought a slew of games as well like Fight Night Round 4, Red Faction, and Prototype
Iroquois @ Jul 17th 2009 10:22PM
Give it to Billy Dee who whisks you and the Xbox away to Cloud City. He has some people "fix it for you" and invites you to tea with Darth Vader, who turns out to actually be Ghris Mant. It was all an elaborate ruse to lure you to Cloud City to freeze you in carbonite. But Billy saves you at the last minute and you escape and return home and watch reruns of The Jeffersons and play some Command & Conquer 3 with him, all the while he is telling you about his elaborate gas mining operation at Cloud City. The End.
Mr Khan is over 9000 @ Jul 17th 2009 10:29PM
Extract the Official Hardware Reliability Node from the Wii, then combine it with the Super Next-Gen FX Chip from the PS3, then develop a shooter wherein Billy Dee Williams fights the Republic of Rubber Chickens and Frozen Hamsters using a Colt .45, and get trashed on the Colt 45 so that you fall under the impression that the crappy game you just made is actually awesome
The Legendary Starfy now. It's an odd combination of Kirby and Wario Land. Kirby influences Starfy's impossible cuteness, as well as the general ease of the platforming (both in the sense that it is easy, but you also have the capability to move around easily), while Wario lends a bunch of hidden nooks and crannies to explore.
my family also recently changed to DirecTV (via Verizon, to get the three-service bundle for cheap), and we now have BOOMERANG, which has to be the single most awesome and watchable channel in history. Daily SWAT Kats, Captain Planet, 2 Stupid Dogs, Powerpuff Girls, Justice League Unlimited, and Popeye. Top that off with Nicktoons Network which seems to be on a bent of showing lots and lots of Avatar: the Last Airbender, and i actually have the unique problem of having too much to watch
*drools*