Two New Games

Although this is probably a bit indulgent of me, I went out and bought two new games for my Xbox 360...not so much because I was done with the other ones, but because these two games cover two game types I was kinda missing and felt a little incomplete not playing on my new system. The first game I bought was Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, which is a combination platformer (with a sandbox slant) and versus fighting game based on the manga/anime of the same name. This game in and of itself knocked out a bunch of different things I was looking for in a game, and as such I had been planning on buying it right away this whole time. Those things include the two combined game styles (both of which I love) and the overall Japanese quasi Spirited Away look to it. Thus far, the game is quite awesome, and I'm happy to report that I'm enjoying the sandbox element much more than I had imagined.

My second new game is The Simpsons Game, which I chose entirely for its two player format and familiar comedic environment so Candace and I would have something to play together. Up until this point, I didn't really have any true two-player games, and I wanted Candace to feel involved in my new gaming obsession too. Although this game is funny, it's actually a bit difficult to figure out what you're supposed to do to solve different boards, but the entertainment value (essentially being a really long Simpsons episode), is pretty high.

All this said, I feel a bit overwhelmed with games right now, especially having not gotten much further in Lost Odyssey, so I don't plan on buying anything new until Star Wars: The Force Unleashed comes out mid-September. Guitar Hero III is coming along, and I'm almost done with BioShock on easy, but both of these games are the type of game I'll want to keep playing for a long while.