Progress for January 16, 2009 - 24: The Game

The following take place between 3 PM and 10 PM

24: The Game is just as addictive as 24: The Show. Once you finish an hour, they're always sure to leave you with a cliffhanger that makes you want to keep playing. It's a fairly effective way to keep the player interested in what would otherwise be an overall mediocre action game. The more I play, the more I dislike the driving levels, but the more I'm starting to like the standard mission levels. It's made better by the fact that the game is set in and around Los Angeles, my hometown, but I highly doubt the in-game map of the freeways are very accurate.

Progress for January 12, 2009 - 24: The Game

The following takes place between 6 AM and 3 PM

To celebrate the return of 24 to Fox after the writers strike, it's a no-brainer which game I'll be playing next.

So far, I've been enjoying the game. The cinematic cutscenes are expertly done, following the layout and presentation of the TV show perfectly. Oddly enough, I'm enjoying the puzzle-based minigames more than third-person mission levels.

The worst thing I've encountered so far is the driving mechanics of the game, the worst of which so far was in mission #13 where Tony has to escort Lee Jin Yu to CTU while EVERY SINGLE CAR ON THE ROAD tries to stop you. Apparently whoever's in charge of the hit has enough men at his disposal to have 2 black vans and 3 silver sedans in every square mile of Los Angeles.

Couldn't someone with that kind of money just buy an island somewhere and retire?