Meta is better

Stuck at work? Bored? Looking for a flash game to play, but don't have the patience for anything too tough? Well, Armor Games may have the solution for you, with a fun title that doesn't require a great deal of thought or finger dexterity, but is still fun to play. It's called Achievement Unlocked, and offers us the chance not to find keys or defeat bosses, but rather waste our time with meaningless tasks.

What am I talking about? Well, any 360 players should understand the concept right away. It's like a game with everything removed except for the achievements. It's set all on one screen and you have infinite lives and no enemies to defeat or collectibles to er.... collect; all you're tasked to do is jump around the platforms unlocking achievements. They could be things like, "Stay in the air for 10 seconds" or "Go from the top of the screen to the bottom without stopping". In fact, there are achievements for just about every imaginable thing you could do, from muting the sound to accidentally pressing two buttons at once.

Obviously, this title isn't supposed to be a fantastic game that keeps you engaged for hours, but is really more of a joke about our love for achievements, which many people see as meaningless. The funny thing is, a co-worker saw the game and couldn't stop playing it. He thought it was a great idea and wanted to unlock everything before he finished work. I told him that for me, every Xbox 360 game becomes like this after a while, where I forget about the story and instead spend hours doing random crap in hopes of boosting my Gamerscore a little. I have a feeling he'll be picking up a 360 pretty soon......

You can play Achievement Unlocked here.