Review...

It has been awhile. I thought that instead of trying to explain what has been happening lately and making excuses, I would just pick up where I left off.

A couple of months ago I sold nearly every system and game I had for an Xbox 360. I had sworn to myself that I would never own an Xbox or Microsoft Game Studio product due to my "beliefs". The next-generation game systems were on their way and I had to make my decision about who I would throw in with. Instead of being my old self and have to own all 3 systems, I decided I would own 1 and that would be it.

I chose the 360.

This is why:
1. Games
2. Multi-player
3. The competition

The first reason I will get into as I review games that I love for this system over the next couple of days.

The second reason being that many of my friends have one and that they all play these games together on Xbox Live. Also, Xbox Live, while having to be paid for, is quite cool.

The third reason it a complicated one. I have always been a Nintendo fanboy. They have stuck with me for a long time. I have yet to be disappointed by them and that stands to this day. The Wii is an amazing system. That being said, it is mainly a group and social system in my opinion. Seeing as there wouldn't be many people coming over to play the system on a regular basis, it wouldn't be worth the time or the money.

Then, there is Sony. Oh Sony. You could have had it all. While being the cheapest Blue-ray player on the planet, and despite having 9 processing cores, I have yet to have the PlayStation 3 truly "wow" me. Both the Wii and the 360 have. Sorry Sony, while you had gaven me many days of fun, those days are now over.

So, the 360.

I had been feeling its pull for awhile. Then, the deal was sealed one day when I came into work and saw an immensely detailed and amazing game called "Gears of War". I played it, and while I sucked pretty bad, it was amazing. Suddenly, the joy of video-games was invigorated. Then, a month later, Rainbow Six: Vegas. Sealed. Game, set, and match. Period.