I've only played the demo... but I watched my son play about 2/3 of the game, and while I agree with many of the points made (repetition, enemies with too many HP), I did find it funny, and it seemed like the game was constantly shifting to a differents style of gameplay or a different visual look, which kept it fun…

Can anyone advise me as to roughly what level of brutal violence and sex (including how tastefully sex is handled, if at all, in Banks' novels) might be found in these books? I have a stack of books to read before getting to Culture, but my son (age 13 but reads at a higher level) goes through books like water, and it…

I'm still upset I never got to see Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face! Not that I have anything against Aaron Eckhart, or Rhys Ifans, but I do feel bad for actors that know they're playing a role that could break out in a sequel, then... Reboot!

@Geurge: I was typing quickly, at work... but I swear I know how to use the idiom correctly!

I could honestly care less whether they include or don't include jumping, but it seems like optimally, they would design their levels around one or another. When one designs a Super Mario Bros. or Bionic Commando level, it seems like there would be a lot of measuring, fitting the jumps or swings so that they're just…

@LSDariuss: You're obviously not a fan of Super Kotaku Review IV.

My best friend in junior high had an Atari 5200. All we would ever play was Qix, and we would play that for endless hours. Too bad the Live Arcade version was horrible.

@cadeSILVER: And it seems like he always in my face with a cutting remark.

@Kovitlac: Bungie is smart that way... I think by ending with a prequel, they drive you to replay the series and ponder their legacy, and they've sort of built a closed loop of their Halo games. 343 Studios has their work cut out for them if their games are going to really join with Bungie's in fans' hearts and minds.

@samuriwerewolf: Worth not playing it to own it? Dude. Amazon.

@Michael Dukakis: Is a Q-tip a utensil? He's always in my ear about something...

@Jocaju2: I mostly just wish I still had a Gamecube, and that most Wii games were GC games, excepting awesome titles like Zak & Wiki. For the most part, I can do without motion control, and for the Wii games that lack or minimize motion control, a GC or classic controller is really the best way to play.

I feel like, even though I probably would agree with Mike about this particular game, that the new format afforded him more opportunity for sarcasm, and while I can still glean what I might like/what I might hate about a game from the format, I would still feel vaguely like a douchebag ordering the game from Amazon…

Wow... I've always had a healthy appreciation for Stephen J. Cannell, but I never knew he was responsible for, on the one hand, Rockford Files, and on the other, Wiseguy... memorable, among other things, as the first significant showcase for Kevin Spacey.

@sypoth_1: There are very few people who do not, at the minimum, wish they could play the core Nintendo games on their 360 or PS3. Personally, I no longer have a Wii, and regret it all the time... not a hardware issue, but definitely a software issue. Never to play Super Mario Galaxy 2, Epic Mickey, Metroid: Other M,…

@bkld18: They actually came out with a new 64GB model of the player a month or so ago.

@Mike Fahey: I share a pass with my daughter so I can relate. I'm not the Taylor Swift fan in the family, for instance. I'm beginning to see a downside to the social aspects of Zune.

I'm not sure why you recommend those without a console should wait for the Kinect bundles (I agree), but those with a Wii, who would have the easier wait, should buy now. Unless a Wii owner (probably likes motion control) doesn't intend to ever use Kinect, they should wait, too.

If they could get their game in a condition where the NHL-style gameplay could shine, in time for the All-Star game, they could release it for $30-$40, extend the promised roster updates through the 2011-2012 season, and come back swinging with an evolutionary jump, really perfecting the new style and nailing the…

To me, 'replayability' is a word that has a specific meaning: it means a game that, having 'finished' it, still makes you want to fire it up again for another go-round. Now, any number of factors can make a game replayable. Some genres (sports games, cart racers, fighting games) are really not doing their job if…