Beyond Good & Evil - Another one eats the bomb. Tim has already commented on this game in the past but I must state that this is one of the best games I’ve ever played. BG&E is one of those wonderful gaming experiences where all aspects of the game (sound, visuals, control, story, gameplay) are exceptional. You can tell that the artists, writers and designers working on this game cared tremendously about the world they created and the characters who live in it. There is depth and detail in places other developers would surely have overlooked. The platforming is intuitive and lacks the frustration of fall, try again, fall, try again. The interface is brilliant and easy to use. The momentum of this game makes it very difficult to stop playing so once you pop, you can’t stop. I give it a 36DD. Play it at all costs.

Now about that Summer games thing… Tim is right in that I conceived EMB Summer games as a time to catch up on all the gaming I missed during the school year. But the hard classes are over and sunshine is good so why the hell not do Winter games instead? Ah ah, hold on there beach boys…Summer Games 2005 has already begun so it’s too late to turn back now. Some careful time management will get you through this. As for my list, it is unrealistic and unmanageable so I have decided to pick two games for each platform and when I finish one another game will fall into the appropriate slot. Here’s the story for now:

Game Cube - Metroid Prime, Pikmin 2
Mac - Zork: Grand Inquisitor, Giants: Citizen Kabuto
PC - Diablo 2, Missing Since January
PS2 - ChoroQ, Ico
XBox - Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath, Halo 2

I’m already neck-deep in Diablo 2 having finished Act I of IV. Stay a while and listen.