Achievement Point Game of the Month

Yeah yeah I know. I've been negligent again. And again I apologize. Just like everybody else in Colorado, I was one of the guys left disappointed with the Colorado Rockies website not just on Monday, but on Tuesday as well. The fact that their site crashed on Monday is an absolute embarrassment. This is the World Series for crying out loud, how can you not be ready for that? Assaulted by an unknown party? Yeah right. Somebody screwed up and they're just covering their ass but I guess it didn't matter. With 8.5 million people trying to get as few tickets that were available I knew my chances weren't good. As a lifelong Red Sox fan, I'd love to go to a World Series game but after checking out what the prices are online I'm priced right out of it.

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Back to my original point. One of the greatest things about the 360 are Achievement Points, rewards for working your way through a game. For some games (like the FIFA series) the points are tough to get. But for others, they give up points like Lindsay Lohan gives up...well, I think you know where I'm going. For those of us who are addicted to Achievement Points, finding a game with easy points is great. We're stat padders, plain and simple. We're the gaming version of Tom Brady against the Dolphins in the 4th quarter.

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This months AP Game of the Month is the recently released Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. Like most easy AP games, this title is pretty much rental only. Even for a Spidey junkie like myself, its just a little too juvenile. The graphics are just okay, the game play is action-filled but pretty harmless and repetitive. In fact, it would save me time to give my 7-year old this game and let her play it for me. Maybe I'll tie it into her allowance as an incentive or something.

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The points are wrapped up into a nice 12 Achievement bow, most given up by completing the games paltry 5 levels. The rest you can get by just playing through the game or upgrading characters after you've beaten it. The levels, while few, are divided into four sections and take only about 30 minutes to complete. The most annoying part is looking for the collectibles in every level, which can sometimes be well hidden. You don't get the Achievements without them but if you're looking for an easy 1000 points, this game is worth a look. Below is the list of Achievements for Spider-Man: Friend or Foe.

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1. Tokyo Complete - Find all collectibles, find all secrets, and defeat all bosses in this location. 125 points
2. Tangaroa Island Complete - Find all collectibles, find all secrets, and defeat all bosses in this location. 125 points
3. Egypt Complete - Find all collectibles, find all secrets, and defeat all bosses in this location. 125 points
4. Transylvania Complete - Find all collectibles, find all secrets, and defeat all bosses in this location. 125 points
5. Nepal Complete - Find all collectibles, find all secrets, and defeat all bosses in this location. 125 points
6. Lightning Strikes - Obtain a Hit Chain higher than 15. 25 points
7. Combo Meter Master - Fill the Combo Meter all the way to Level 4. 25 points
8. Our Powers Combined - Initiate a Hero Strike Power-Up. 25 points
9. Web Slinger - Fully upgrade Web Line with all available Modifications. 75 points
10. Arachnid Artillery - Fully upgrade Web Shoot with all available Abilities and Mods. 75 points
11. All Tied Up - Fully upgrade Web Stun with all available Abilities and Mods. 75 points
12. Fury's Fourteen - All characters are fully upgraded with all Attacks and Attributes. 75 points

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