It happened, again. Two weeks in a row my plans to complete my Achievement quest with a final sprint were dashed by GameFly and another unplayable disk.
I had all intentions of spending my President's Day racking up 1,000 points in "Madden '08," but instead I was treated to yet another error message. This time, instead of last week's dirty disk error, I was treated to my Xbox 360 telling me to put my game into an Xbox 360 to play it -- while the disc was already in there. That either means my Xbox is going through an identity crisis or the game was damaged. My guess was the latter. So I didn’t get to indulge in my first "Madden" game since the days of the SNES, maybe next week.
Other than that one road block, I was back on track, scoring a total of 1,145 Achievement points this week. That puts my overall total at 23,220, only 1,780 points to go, before my March 9 deadline. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for my on-going self-imposed "Smash Bros." spoiler denial. It's just not holding up.
After months and months of daily tidbits on the Dojo, I've broken down more than once in the past week to peek at some of the hidden stages, and even a character or two. I can't help it; it feels a bit like an addiction. I need just a little bit more to get me through. The only thing I can really do is try my best to focus that energy on finishing off the last 1,865 points that I need to end this already well drawn-out quest.
This week's mix of games was quite eclectic, since I had to finish what I started last week with "Cabela's Trophy Bucks" and fill in the space I had originally allotted to "Madden." Once I completed "Trophy Bucks" for a total of 1,000 points (210 last week, and 790 this week), I moved on to an advance copy of "The Club," which served as a few hours of entertainment, and 260 more points. Then, with Monday off, and a whole President's Day to myself, I whittled away at a few different titles: "Beautiful Katamari," "Undertow," and a five- point gain in "Gauntlet." With only a few weeks to go, every point counts.
I have fewer than 2,000 points to go, and, honestly, I want to be done with this as soon as possible. Perhaps I can pull off that unlikely task next week. If GameFly decides to be a bit more helpful than they have been, I just might be able to do it, but we'll just have to wait and see.
If you're up for finding out if I reach my magic number of 45,955 in the next week, check out my Xbox Live profile: jaded cynic.
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