I think I'm now starting to get back on track with my ambitious achievement hunting challenge - thanks, in no small part, to a wonderfully therapeutic puzzle game on Xbox Live Arcade, Chime.
A friend recommended it to me the other day, saying it wasn't a bad way to spend a few hundred Microsoft points... It certainly has plenty of selling points:
a) it's a pretty decent game - relaxing but taxing at the same time (remember Lumines?)
b) it donates a chunk of the proceeds to charity when you buy it
c) it rewards the lucky owner with a 50G boost by way of a "thank you"
Man, I love being charitable!
Over 60% of the purchase price heads towards children's charities around the world... so come on people, delve deep into those pockets and do the right thing.
Here's a brief synopsis from the website...
Chime is all about placing shapes on a grid to make music. Gamers control a single shape at a time, and can move, rotate, and then place it on the grid. A beatline moves across the grid in time with the music, and sets off events when it hits placed shapes.
(Photo credit: Chime)