We all remember how pretty much any “2006″ sports title had achievements that were practically handed to the player. An infant could get 1,000 achievement points those days. It looks like Madden 2009 has gone back to those days. I was actually surprised when I had earned every possible achievement after about 5 games. While I am not a huge supporter of achievements, I feel like developers should still use them responsibly.  Why not make players earn their score?  You can sell a crap game if it has easy achievements and they know this. I’m sure Madden 2009 would have initially sold just as well with harder achievements though. These easy achievements will certainly boost sales once the game is older.

Out of all the achievements from Madden 2009, only one was a slight challenge for me to pick up. That was achieving six sacks with one player in a game. I pulled that off on my 5th game. If you are half-decent at Madden, you should be able to get over 400 gamerscore from the first game alone, especially if you play against a rival.

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For whatever reason, GameDaily has decided to bash GTA IV and claim that they aren’t going to play the game anymore. Here are their reasons:

1. Hanging out with people blows
2. Our games still freeze
3. Brain dead police
4. GTA IV’s controls aren’t reliable
5. Same dry missions
6. Strippers wear bikinis
7. You restart missions at the beginning
8. Achievement points are too difficult to unlock

While GTA IV certainly isn’t for everyone, bashing the game like this doesn’t make a lot of sense considering it’s still one of the best games on the market. Here are my responses to their list:

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If you’re reading this then either you are trying to read a new article to comment on to win our GTAIV giveaway or you’re pondering to download this on the PSN. Well as of midnight, April 17th, yes NOW GT5 is available for $39.99. The reviews are out and the game looks phenomenal!

“If you can’t wait to jump into the “challenging and visually impressive achievement” (GameZone) that is Gran Turismo 5 Prologue – your wait is over. The GT5 Prologue Blu-ray disc has just hit store shelves, and in just a few hours – midnight Eastern, 9pm Pacific - GT5 Prologue will be available for download on the newly-redesigned PLAYSTATION Store at a price of $39.99. With 70 cars, drift mode, interior dash view, and online racing with up to 16 players, it’s a must-have racing game for your PS3 library. According to IGN, “you won’t be able to put the controller down.”

Via Playstation

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