Video Games

Before I go on about various video games that I am currently enjoying and games that will be coming out soon and am desperately wanting to buy I want to say that GAMEINFORMER recently compared how "green" various electronic companies currently are. It depresses me to tell you Nintendo was last on the list. I have a Wii, Nintendo 64, and two games boys. They didn't meet any of the criteria. I can only hope that this means they will be trying to improve their global footprint. Microsoft came in as causing the 3rd largest footprint. The #1 green company was Samsung, followed by Sony.

Well now that's done, let's get down to business. I love video games. I have a special fondness for silly, simple games. I am not a fan of first person shooter game. These just befuddle me. As I mentioned above, I have a Wii. This has got to be the greatest console EVER! Even if I only played Wii sports this console would be worth every penny. I currently own: Shrek the third (DO NOT BUY THIS), Super Paper Mario (DEFINITELY DO NOT BUY THIS), Mario Party 8 (fun for drunken gatherings, but usually just leads us to team tennis), Super Mario Galaxy (Anyone seeing a trend? This game is actually pretty fun. I tried playing drunk once and the lack of gravity made my game playing skills very entertaining for my friends), Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (There are no words), and of course Wii Sports.

So while I have major enjoyment in my Lego Star Wars and Marios I am so excited for some new games. I guess Lego Star Wars was a huge hit because their coming out with not 1 but 2 new lego games (Batman and Indiana Jones). Now I could go either way on Batman, but Indiana Jones is just freekin AWESOME!! I grew up loving two things (well three things but lego's doesn't seem to be making a lego Die Hard anytime soon) and those were Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I could probably spend a whole weekend in absolute bliss just watching these films (not including the new Star Wars...George Lucas I hate you). My god mother had a pool when I was young. She also had a pool vacuum that we lovingly called R2-D2. When I got to college I wanted to be an archaeologist just like Indiana Jones. I have since grown to realize archaeology is not like that, but I still want to work with artifacts, preferably in a museum setting. So imagine my elation when I turn the page in GAMEINFORMER to two whole spreads about LEGO Indiana Jones. Let's just say I was...happy. With the Wii I will actually get to snap his whip!! Oh, Remember that seen where he had to fight the crazy guy in the desert town and even though he had his whip out he pulled out his gun and shot him (in know this was because he had muffed up the whip sequence for far too many frustrating takes)... I love that scene. The game comes out late this year and you bet your bum I will be playing it every second I get.

The next game I'm really excited about is Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors. WAHOOO!! Just the title is exhilarating! This game comes out on February 26. Dragon Quest was the first RPG I played and really, REALLY enjoyed. I remember sitting in my friends college dorm, after they had all gone to bed, and playing the game for hours. I never pulled all nighters for school, but Dragon Quest... for that I pulled all nighters. The game was so much fun. I can't wait for the new one to come out. I will again not sleep, but who need sleep, not me!

There is a third game that has caught my attention, but it is not for the Wii. This one is for the PC. Civilization: Revolution. This game will be coming out in 2008. I'm not complete sure about it yet. I love Civ. 3. I enjoyed playing the new Civ. with my bf, but I do not yet own this version for myself. (something that I keep meaning to remedy.)

And that is all for video games.