Gamer Sean Lloyd boasts highest score in school
Bobby Zuiss, Editor-in-Chief
November 10, 2009
Filed under Student Life
Pretty much everyone has played a videogame at least once in their life. Whether it be a casual game such as solitaire on the computer or bowling on the Wii, anyone has the ability to enjoy a videogame. In BHS, many students have gaming systems at home such as an Xbox 360 or a Wii. Gaming has become a pop culture phenomenon that combines socializing, competitiveness and fun all into one media source. However, as with most competitions, some take it more seriously than others.
Senior Sean Lloyd has been playing Xbox 360 for over four years now and currently boasts a gamerscore of over 55,000. For those who aren’t familiar with gaming terms, gamerscore is a measure of how many achievements are attained in a game. Each retail game is sold with a possible 1000 gamescore, and players can usually attain around 500 of these achievement points by simply playing through the game. The remaining 500 can sometimes require hours upon hours of devotion for the player to be awarded the remaining achievements. With a username, or gamertag, players slowly accumulate gamerscore in order to show their accomplishments online.
Lloyd currently has the highest gamerscore in the school, with his only known rival being English teacher Andrew Mullen. Mullen boasts a gamerscore of over 51,000. Both gamers are aware of each others’ gamerscore and are constantly trying to catch each other.
Mullen has several disadvantages that he places the blame on for his slightly lower gamerscore.
“I have a wife that hinders my achievement points,” Mullen said. “But she is still great.”
On the other hand, Lloyd has a job to help pay for the two games he purchases each week. Lloyd estimates that he spends on average seven hours a day with a controller in his hands.
“I go to work and play Xbox,” Lloyd said.
Playing games for long periods of time takes a toll on the Xbox as well; Lloyd has broken a total of four Xbox systems. Lloyd boasts a collection of over 70 games while Mullen, who has a game-renting subscription, has over 30 games. Gaming can be an expensive hobby as well, most games cost around $60 apiece.
Lloyd shared his method of how he has obtained the highest gamerscore as well.
“I play them for fun first, and then I go back for the achievements,” Lloyd said.
With the holiday season fast approaching, there will be plenty of blockbuster games to keep everyone–even elite gamers like Sean Lloyd–busy throughout the winter.
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Mr. Mullen where you at?
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