It's been a heavy season for video games, so here's the latest batch I've been playing, each with as complex and fulfilling a statement I can get out of two lines of text.Mirror's Edge
Idiot savant game design. Savant for the revolution in gaming's most basic mechanism (platforms), idiot for combat control so bad it questions mental capacities.Metal Gear Solid 4
[this line doesn't count: I'm behind the times, but I waited to get back to the US to play the English version.]
Amazing. Poignant, emotional, humorous, difficult, relentlessly hardcore, and an amazing conclusion to the consistently best series in all of gaming.Quantum of Solace
A true successor to Goldeneye: an ambitious Bond game that forgets current standards for control or narrative in shooting games. A mediocre game, but appreciably so.LittleBigPlanet
Based on 5 minutes with the beta: more charming than a Pixar movie. Online content creation may be very cool with time, but enjoy the game on the disc with a friend now.Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Exactly what a sequel for Geometry Wars should be. More options, more connectivity, and more colorfulness without changing the core game. Grab it.Left 4 Dead
A 4-player co-op zombie apocalypse. Play it once, then get hooked on Versus re-playing against your friends, who are the zombies.Rock Band 2
Remember the first time you tried Guitar Hero, and it was every bit as cool as you thought it would be? It's that feeling all over again.Street Fighter IV
The gorgeous, deep, hardcore revival that Street Fighter II has always deserved. Fighting games are back, baby.
Idiot savant game design. Savant for the revolution in gaming's most basic mechanism (platforms), idiot for combat control so bad it questions mental capacities.Metal Gear Solid 4
[this line doesn't count: I'm behind the times, but I waited to get back to the US to play the English version.]
Amazing. Poignant, emotional, humorous, difficult, relentlessly hardcore, and an amazing conclusion to the consistently best series in all of gaming.Quantum of Solace
A true successor to Goldeneye: an ambitious Bond game that forgets current standards for control or narrative in shooting games. A mediocre game, but appreciably so.LittleBigPlanet
Based on 5 minutes with the beta: more charming than a Pixar movie. Online content creation may be very cool with time, but enjoy the game on the disc with a friend now.Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
Exactly what a sequel for Geometry Wars should be. More options, more connectivity, and more colorfulness without changing the core game. Grab it.Left 4 Dead
A 4-player co-op zombie apocalypse. Play it once, then get hooked on Versus re-playing against your friends, who are the zombies.Rock Band 2
Remember the first time you tried Guitar Hero, and it was every bit as cool as you thought it would be? It's that feeling all over again.Street Fighter IV
The gorgeous, deep, hardcore revival that Street Fighter II has always deserved. Fighting games are back, baby.