Dead Space

I played Dead Space almost a year after it was released. The game is really brilliant. I was captivated right up to the end and the ending was quite scary, my heart skipped a beat.

I would definitely play Dead Space 2, the follow up story will be great. I have a lot of unanswered questions around The Marker.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

So after a very long time of having this game I eventually finished it. The game was fun but it wasn't anything like KOTOR 2. My favourite is still KOTOR 2.

I chose the light side, so the ending was a bit of a let down, but it couldn't be anything else since the game is between episode 3 and episode 4 of Star Wars.

PS2 to PS3 converter

Since I am a PlayStation fanboy, I obviously had two PS2 game controllers, so when I bought the PS3 I decided not to spent more money on another PS3 controller. Instead I bought this PS2 to PS3 converter.

You plug the PS2 controller into the one side and the converter's USB plug into the PS3's USB port and that is it. Works like a charm, no setup procedure necessary.

So now I can play 2 player Bionic Commando ReArmed and soon Street Fighter IV or Soul Calibre IV.

Now all I need is a nice Fightstick, but it seems everybody is still out of stock.

PS3 Remote Control

After using the PS3 controller for a long while to watch movies, I decided to buy the PS3 remote control. The PS3 remote control is also more intuitive to people like my wife who is used to something like a DVD remote control.

The remote was not too expensive and it works via Bluetooth so there is no need to point the remote in the direction of the PS3 like with normal IR remote controls.

The form factor also helps a great deal. Game controllers aren't designed to be used as DVD remote controls.

Killzone 2

I rented Killzone 2 the other day but I just realised again that I am not a pure FPS fan at all. I loved Bioshock which was from a first person angle but it had a compelling story. Killzone 2 on the other hand has no story to it other than the normal thin FPS back story.

So I played it a few hours but I am now so bored with it that I am going to swop it out as soon as I go past the store again. Hopefully they have the new Wolverine game available.

Tekken 5

I am a big Tekken fan. I lost out on the Tekken 5 for PS2 but luckily they made a Tekken 5 for PS3 with online play.

I even downloaded it with South Africa's crippled broadband.

I am really impressed with this game. The Online play is brilliant, even with my slow internet connection.

All I need now is a FightStick but they are all out of stock because SFIV was released the other day and the whole US wanted to buy FightSticks.

Tomb Raider Underworld

I always loved the Tomb Raider series, even in the dark days when the critics seemed to hate it.

Tomb Raider has been developed by a new company for the last 3 releases and they are doing a good job.

The latest release Underworld was really good, was old school Tomb Raider, but it seems I am in the minority when compared to newer games like Drake's Fortune.

I still need to play Drake's Fortune and maybe then too I will not be satisfied with Tomb Raider anymore, but I doubt it.

Assassin's Creed

I finished Assassin's Creed on the PS3 yesterday.

The game was very good. I liked the story line but the missions could get a bit repetitive at times.

The Informant missions was dumb as hell, didn't like them much.

The fighting engine was especially good.

Bioshock

I finished Bioshock for PS3. Took me a few days but being on leave I can play almost 8 hours a day now.

The game was really good. The story was very rich and I haven't had this much fun playing a game since Fallout 3.

So a game worthwhile investing my time.

My Playstation 3

I have been wanting to buy a PS3 for a while now, but I never got to it. I bought one today and I am very happy with it. Already I am streaming my media (movies, videos and photos) over the LAN to the PS3 to display on my new LCD TV.

I have no games yet and with South Africa's horrible broadband costs I also can't download any games. So Take2 will be my next stop for some games and maybe a Blu-Ray movie.

It seems to have been a worthwhile investment. No more ugly PC's in my living room.