I am now one of the many who has been infected with the Red Ring of Death. I am not the first person to post this aspect and I will not be the last. I think the cause is Rock Band (see my last post.) I have found that many people who play this title seem to get infected with the Red Ring. I think the game is hard on the system and causes the unit to overheat. The plus to all of this is that I have a two-year protection plan through Best Buy so I already have a replacement unit. I had the option to upgrade to the Elite but I do not want it. I do not watch movies on the machine and I know two people who have the HDMI cable for the 360 and I do not see a lick of difference the cable makes. I watched Project Gotham Racing 4, Halo 3, Gears of War and Lost Odysee and none of them look that much better that it justifies the $90 for me to get the Elite system. I do not need thelarger hard drive since I have had my current unit for 18 months and have filed 9.5 GIGs of space and that is with song downloads for GH2, GH3 and Rock Band. I would rather save my cash for RB2 which comes out in a few months.

Off to go set up the new unit.

One more side note, since I did not upgrade, I get to keep my hard drive with all my downloads and game saves. This is a good thing for Rock Band since it does not allow you to have a back-up file on a memory card and your hard drive. It is one or the other.

I never thought that I would get so hooked on a game as I have with Rock Band. Heck, I never thought I would drop as much cash as I have for a single game. In any case, I really enjoy it. My friend, about two months ago, maybe a little more, bought a copy of the game. I was shocked because he was the last person I thought would spend $150 on a game and then another $90 on Guitar Hero II to get a second guitar. I had played Guitar Hero before and I thought it was entertaining but not $90-$100 entertaining, so I never thought twice about picking up Rock Band which was even more of an expense.

Well, to keep this story moving, I was invited to his house to sit around, drink a few beers and fire up Rock Band. Pretty much from the start I liked it but did not consider buying it. The guitar part is pretty much the same as Guitar Hero, so that did not blow me away. The drums we fun but challenging especially for someone who has very little natural rhythm. And the signing I could take or leave. What made the game entertaining was not the individual parts, but the who game iteself when you have two guitarists, a singer and a drummer. Four people working together to complete a song. I was amazed on how much of a group activity the game truly was. Even at the times when I was taking a break so someone else could play, it is fine watch them struggle to finish the song.

After several visit to my friend's house, I broke down and bought the game and Guitar Hero II. I also now have Guitar Hero III making my guitar collection a total of three. I have to say, I am not really a fan of the Rock Band Fender guitar. I like the Gibson style guitars from the Guitar Hero hero series. I find them easier to use and handle. I have gotten pretty skilled at the drums and I may actually be better on them than the guitar. I still avoid singing. I just do not have much patience or skill in it.

I am not in the mood to write a full review of No More Heroes right now but I have to post on how much fun I had playing it. The game is not super long, about 15 hours, but it is highly entertaining and very creative. I have told so many people about this game and I want to tell more people. It is like playing a video game version of a Quintin Tarantino movie. The action is completely over-the-top and the story is just interesting enough to pull the whole project together. The whole game has to be played to be understood and it cannot be played for only a view minutes ecause it takes a little time to absorb the whole feel of the game. All Wii owners, above age 18, need to try this game. There is a reason why GameSpot gave it a 9/10.

Well, it took me close to two weeks to do it, but I finished the game. My final star total was 101 at the end of the game. I might have made it all the way to 105; however, the two trash levels and the final Transforming Galaxy where you need to capture three white rabbits annoyed me too much to keep playing them. There are a couple of hidden Galaxies that I did not find because I have yet to consult a game guide on where they may be located. Wait, no, let me do the math, it is only one galaxy that I did not find. I tried the first and second purple coin stars after the game is over and I do not like the mass collection that needs to be done and the fact that all 100 purple coins must be collected without losing a life. The first one was easy as was the second, but as I was returning to collect the star was the level, I got stuck in some honey and fell short with a jump and had to start all over again. I am not sure it is worth my frustration to play the last of the levels just so I can play as Luigi. I am only renting the game and I ned to get back to playing The Simpsons game so I think I am going to accept my loss and move onto another game. Defeating the game with 85% or so of the stars is enough entertainment for my buck. If I owned the game, I would keep playing until I had 120 stars. If I come across the gamefor like $25or so, I would buy it and finish it up. For now, it is back to The Simpsons Game.

It seems that earlier this year when I sent my Wii back to Nintendo, I got a brand new Wii itself. All my files were transfered from the old Wii to the new Wii; however, my Wii has a different Wii Code. My new Wii code is:

0714 6059 3328 8973

So, update your systems with this new code because if you do not, messages cannot be transfered. Later.