Lumines
Lumines (pronounced luminous
) is a very cool puzzle game for the PSP. I played it for hours last night. The graphics are amazing and the game is actually hard. A lot of fun.
Check out some reviews.
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NBA Street V3
Somehow I managed to have never played a single minute of the first two iterations of NBA Street, despite always being interested. Well Christina got me V3 for Valentine's Day and I'm loving it. So far so good. It's fun, challenging, and the graphics look great. It's actually pulled me away from GTA San Andreas.
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GTA San Andreas
I finally broke down and bought it this weekened. Okay, I used Reward Zone certificates and gift cards but that still counts.
So far so good, really fun. First thing I noticed is how much more vulgar it is than the GTA 3 and and Vice City. There really wasn't too much bad language in those, but now every other word is f***. It actually seems to be more realistic because of it.
The music is awesome as usual.
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Sonic Mega Collection Plus
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For the price ($20), you can't really go wrong with the Mega Collection. You get twenty different Sonic titles, so there's plenty of gameplay there. Check out IGN's review.
I never really played the games when they were first released, so it's been fun to finally get the chance to. But the best part is watching Christina play them. I've tried again and again to get her into gaming, but she's just not dexterous enough. Sonic only requires using the analog stick and one button. Even she can handle that! So cute.
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Halo 2
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Screw it. I'm jumping on the bandwagon for better or worse. I own the original Halo and have probably played a grand total of an hour of it, but now I'm feeling the urge to get Halo 2. I hate first person shooters, but the multiplayer on Xbox Live sounds awesome and it's calling my name. SOCOM was badass online, and it wasn't even that great of a game.
Hmmmm...
Update: I got it and I've been playing a little. The first thirty minutes I played I was already feeling sick. I think it's actually the level type that bothers me. Both Halo and now Halo 2 start inside a cramped space station. I played split screen with C last night and had no issues when playing the outdoor maps.
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Burnout 3: Takedown
I sold NCAA 2005 last week on eBay and turned right around and used that money to buy this game.
Great so far. I haven't played it a ton, but I really enjoy it.
The game is flat-out fun. Graphics do a great job of making you feel the speed and the collisions. Fun stuff.
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The Sims 2
I broke down and bought the game last night. What can I say? I'm weak.
Played it for a couple hours already, mainly just screwing around. It was fun designing your Sims, they really have a ton of physical options so you can do your best to make them look like someone. I made myself and Mandy Moore and then set out on building our life together.
Turns out it's just like real life, I can barely handle one life let alone two. I'll restart the game tonight and become a bachelor, I'll have to win Mandy's love the hard way.
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Madden 2005
What can I say, the best football franchise just keeps getting better. Amazing game. A must have for any football fan out there, but I still prefer NCAA Football 2005 for the "fun factor."
Buy 'em both.
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NCAA Football 2005
The world's best football game. Probably not better than Madden, but definitely more fun. There's nothing better than taking the Texas Longhorns and leading them to the National Championship. Then in the offseason, recruiting is almost worth being it's own game.
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Awesome, awesome game.
I have to admit I never played the original Prince of Persia way back in the day so when news of this game first came out I hardly noticed. That's why it took me so long to buy it and play it. But as I started reading about the new sequel, I looked more at this game and read some reviews and decided to get it off of eBay. Paid less than twenty bucks for what has become one of my favorite games of recent years.
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Beautiful graphics, fun gameplay, difficult puzzles, and awesome animation just make this game great. The animation during the fights is amazing, probably the best I've seen. The flow from one move to the next is flawless, it looks and feels great. My only disappointment is that there's not more fighting. Supposedly The Warrior Within will be a little more action-oriented, I can't wait.
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