Welcome to April, the month of the joker. This months Member of the Month is no joker though, he's deadly serious when it comes to guides. Along with the rest of the guide team, this member has the joyful job of combining and editing all the guides on the site. And we have a lot of guides! As well as this, he is also one of our subscribers. Think many people will already know who he is, but for the rest of you, let me introduce.........
Lets start by finding out a bit more about the man behind the GamerTag.
My name's Marc, and I'm a 17-year-old senior at Walt Whitman High School on Long Island, New York. I work as a Customer-Retailer Liaison Specialist, or, in laymen's terms, a cashier at a family-owned card store. As you may have noticed, my gamertag is a combination of my name and "Haxx0r". I don't hack, glitch, gamesave, or anything like that, I just thought it would be funny at the time.
What is your gaming setup like?
I play on a 27" RCA tube that gets snow on the screen every time I move. I'm not proud of it, but it gets the job done. Sort of.
What is your favorite game on the 360?
I've had more favorite games than I can count, but right now, it's got to be The Orange Box. It was my first experience with the Half-Life series, and it really proves that an FPS can be so much more than the mindless killing that everyone got bored with ages ago. It's the kind of game that punches you in the face with awesomeness the second you load it up.
And the game that makes you scream?
Dead or Alive 4. I was able to button-mash my way to 10 GS in it, and I think that's all I'll be getting. The broken control system and the repetitive gameplay would be forgivable if I could actually figure out how to play the game. Alas, the tutorial mode is a joke and the manual doesn't even use the right colors for the buttons. It's one of those games where I wonder how the developers manage to breathe.
What achievement are you most proud of?
My 200 in N+. I was on pace to be the first in the world to get it, but then my 360 decided to get all angry at me and I lost 10 levels of progress. Anyone who's played the game will understand my reasoning behind not playing it for a month. I finally went back and finished it up, and less than 3 hours after that, I got "Mile High Club" to boot. That was a fun night.
Which achievement is the next on the hit list for you?
I'm doing some major completionisting (totally a word) at the moment, so the next big achievement I'll be getting is "Game Completed - Hard Boiled" in Stranglehold.
What was the last thing you downloaded from the Arcade?
N+
Do you get games mainly for achievements, or for gameplay?
I'm done playing bad games for points, so I'm getting all the ones I have now finished up, then I'm only playing games that are actually good. That's not to say that I won't exert myself to get 1000 in each one, but I'm never getting a single game solely for achievements ever again.
Is the 360 your only console currently? Do you have plans for any more?
I have a Nintendo DS, an NES, and a PSP, all of which have an inch-thick layer of dust on them. The next console I'll be getting is whatever succeeds the 360. I guess you could call me a fanboy.
Whats the next game that you will be getting?
Grand Theft Auto IV. I've been depriving myself of the previous GTA games for the sole purpose of making IV look that much more awesome when April 29th finally arrives.
And final comments….x360a is a community site, not a faceless monolith that exists for your benefit. If you find the site helpful, (and I know you do) give something back. Write a guide, submit achievement pictures, do something to give back to the site.
Also, one of the things that separates us from lower animals is our ability to communicate in written form. For the love of God, type your posts in a way that makes me not question the validity of your 2nd-grade diploma.And eat your vegetables.
