I play video games way too much. I have lost at least 3 girlfriends due (partially) to my video games. Notice that I lost girlfriends but I never lost my love for video games. Here is the list of games i played in 07 that stuck out in my head
Halo 3 This game was a disappointment to me. It played just like part 2 and looked a lot like part 2 (this is HD?). I guess my dislike for this game also comes from the horrible things that went on when i rented this game. So I rent this game and i play it for a few minuets and i start to form my opinion then I left somewhere before i really got into the game. When i got back home i was closing my car door when someone yelled a few yard behind me. I turned to see what was going on and while my attention was away my door (which i was in the middle of closing when i heard the scream) slammed shut on my left thumb. Yeah it hurt bad, it didnt break but it hurt. So plant myself in front of my xbox ready to play through the pain like a true video game champ. So I start playing and every movement is driving me crazy with pain shooting up my left arm, but i play through (cause i am a idiot). So i get pretty far and i start to like the game then my 360 just shoots back to the dashboard (main 360 menu for those of you that did not know). So that angers me but its ok i can just start over from the last save. Then it did it again, and again. Finally on the 500th time that i try and get past level 2 (level 2!!!! i didnt get to play shit!!) my xbox gives me the circle of death. I had to send it off and was without it for about a month. I have never rented Halo 3 again. Thats all i have to say about that.
Super Mario Galaxy
This game is one of those games that could have gone either way. There were many places for Nintendo to fall on its face when making this game. To be honest I had already written this game off as bad based on the videos that were being leaked of it. The videos showed Mario running around on really tiny planets and then jumping to other ones. I guess where most people would say "Wow thats cool, this game looks fun!". I was saying "Wow that looks like a small area to run around, wow there are lots of ways for them to screw this up, i bet the controls are going to be shite." Well I was wrong. I was sooooooo wrong! This is now my favorite all time Mario game!! It is easy to get the hang of but not easy to beat.
Wii Sports
With all the games that have come out for the Wii you wouldnt think that the "free" game that came with the system would become one of the most played on the system, but that is what has happened. While this game has its downfalls, the game overall is too fun to notice them. I am not a big fan of the Golf and Boxing games. Baseball is decent but not great. My favs are Bowling and Tennis. There are training levels to help you get better at each of the sports. There is one for Bowling where the number of pins keeps getting larger and larger. Its fun to knock down pins especially when there is 200 of them.
Crackdown
I bought this game the day it came out. There was extra hype for this game because of the Halo 3 demo key that came with it. I lost my internet connection just before the launch of the demo so i never played it. This game looked like a cartoony version of GTA so I bought it. For the most part it was a GTA type game except you could leap over huge buildings, punch people and make them fly hundreds of feet, etc, etc. Real superman shit. The main drawback for this game is the fact that you cannot harm innocent civilians. Ok cool i get it, i am supposed to be a cop so dont harm innocent people. Sounds simple. However the innocent people heavily outnumber the enemies. I cant blow up a car without killing at least 10 civilians. I mean i get what they were aiming for but this isnt a real life sim its a video game. I have maxed out all my stats on this game but i cant get past a 1 star rating on my driving because i hit too many people. Very frustrating but fun to run around and jump real high.
Lego Star Wars 2
This game snuck up on me. I bought this when it was turned into a greatest hits. I own the first part for the game boy advance. I must say that Legos in HD look amazing! hahaha its sounds weird but really the graphics for this game are stunning. When you add that to the sheer fun factor of this platformer and then multiply that times the fact that it is a Star Wars game and you have the formula for a winner in my book.
Links Crossbow TrainingThis game came with the Wii zapper or the Wii zapper came with this. Either way you look at it you get a game and a piece of plastic for 20 bucks. This game is really fun. It reminds me of Hogans Alley for the old NES system. Just a shooting gallery in the land of Hyrule. Totally worth $20.
EA SKATEDamn Tony Hawk aint shit no more!! I was reigning champ at Tony Hawk (still am) then we discovered this game. My little bro is sick sick sick at this game. He blows me out of the water. I love the soundtrack for this game. They picked some songs that you never expected to hear while playing a skate game. I guess that because the Tony Hawk soundtracks all kinda just got musshed up into one song in my head. The controls are awesome and kinda hard to get used to but not the kind of hard that makes me want to put down the control. It makes me want to keep playing till i land my trick. I havent felt this way about skating since i stopped actually skating years ago. I think i am going to start again.
Spider Man 3Really now can web swinging ever get old?!? When i rented this game i spent a huge chunk of time swinging from building to building. I love the web swing. oh yeah and the rest of the game was good too hahahahahahaha
BioshockI just rented this game last night. The first time i played it i played for 3 hours. Amanda was over at my house so i turned it off to ease her boredom but as soon as she left my 360 was back on and i was searching for another little sister and her big daddy. I went home for lunch today and was tempted to call in sick for the rest of the day. I will write more about it when i get a little further in.
