In spite of my broken DS, I actually have a few new games to play around with this weekend. I was in the middle of Phoenix Wright: Justice for All and Final Fantasy Tactics A2 when it broke. Both games were a lot of fun and the latter was a really hearty sequel to the hit Gameboy Advance game. It's not out in English yet, so you need to know (some) Japanese to enjoy it. The storyline really wasn't that impressive but the job system and distinct missions robbed me of a few hours.

Just yesterday I got Half Life 2: Chapter One and Super Mario Galaxy. I only played through a little bit of Chapter One, but it feels very similar to its prequel and the graphics seem to have gotten a boost.

Now I'm pretty sure Galaxy will steal my weekend seeing as how I couldn't stop playing it last night. It's similar to Super Mario 64 in terms of structure, but some of the controls and game mechanics are different. Some of the music is orchestrated and some songs are remixes of classic Mario tunes. Overall the game is fun and it seems huge. Too bad I can't play it at work...

Labels: DS, games, nintendo, wii