I thought I was done, but I wasn't! I got bored/drunk enough to approach the extra instances of the obstacle course and the yarn-ball destruction derby, and then a new mission opened up, where I had to not only skydive through rings and balloons -- but also land on rooftops, chop up costumed mascots with a chainsaw, and then get back in the air before a time limit ran out; not only a fun combination of elements, but also challenging, which has been pretty unique since I bought all the character upgrades.

(And then there was a second, even more challenging instance of this activity, so, awesome.)

With that, even though it still doesn't last super-long or add anything really meaningful to the game, there's enough fun to be had in this DLC pack that I'd easily call it Volition's best.

Better than: Red Faction: Armageddon - Path to War
Not as good as: Saints Row: The Third
Re: Volition's ability to make DLC: you know, not a bad try. Probably still wouldn't pay $7 for it alone, though.

Progress: Finished the 'story'

Well, I've heard that this DLC isn't all that, but I want to find out for myself and I've got $10 to waste. Unfortunately, the already-convoluted purchase process - in which I bought it on Steam, but apparently must redeem my code in Games for Windows Live? - has failed me, because my code doesn't work.

Not off to a great start here, guys.

If you look real closely you can see some classic side-scrolling gameplay in-- what's that? Oh, hello Alucard. It's been a while.

I might be in love with this game, if I could understand it at all.

Progress: Gave Up

I have nothing clever to say about this, either.

I have nothing clever to say about this.

Everybody's thinking it, so I'll say it -- this is Uncharted: Star Wars. And I'm perfectly happy with that.

I'd be lying if I said the run-and-gun mark-and-execute action didn't excite me -- if it all actually works, this fluid shooting dynamic could be pretty excellent. But given my experience with Conviction, I'll want some more assurances about the "actually works" part.

Progress: Gave Up

Rock Pikmin? Cool, I guess. Ant-style bridge building? Neat effect-- whoa, where did all these other captains come from? Yeah, now I'm curious.

Honestly? I dunno about this one yet. Uncharted is an easy sell for its Indiana Jones adventuring and its Hollywood flair -- this beast is darker and more tortured, and at the same time presents the kind of resource-limited gameplay scenarios that I just find frustrating.

I'll be keeping my eyes open, though.

Progress: Gave Up