Firstly, that sig is smurfing awesome. Shame on you. :Colbert:

Second, since I'm preparing for the Babe Tournament, updates will likely start coming slower for a bit.

One of these doesn't quite fit with the others.

141. Cool Spot (Genesis)
      This game was silly. A sidescroller in which you played as the red dot from 7-Up. Odd how most movie/tv show based games turn out crap, we got a fairly well done game that was a 7-Up advert.

      Really, there isn't much to say about it though. It is, really, a very generic side scroller that just happens to be 7-Up themed. The controls handle well, the graphics are alright, and it really didn't do anything wrong. It did nothing special, or even above average, but made for a good mindless play through now and again.

140. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PS3/360/PC)
      First off, as most of you may know, I don't really like The Elder Scrolls series. This is actually the highest, and only one, on my list. I think this game did a lot right when compared to it's predecesors, but still wasn't able to be that great, just a pretty fun, if at times infurating, experience.

Firstly, the combat and magic feels smoother and easier to use the the previous games. True, it's a pretty dumbed down and simple set up, but it gets the job done. Really, from a purely mechanical point of view, this game runs the smoothest all around.

      The big thing for me, however, was the games opening. That scene with Rolof was absolutely wonderful, and Rolof easily stands to be my favorite character in the game because of it. The game sucks you in immidiately with his speech and the Dragon attack just before your execution.

The problem is the game immidiately drops it's momentum, and it certainly isn't helped by the ‘dragon threat' feeling like it has no real presence, especially when you watch one of the many giants of the game bitch slap the dragons to death, or the realization that bears are far more frightening.

      The only other real credit I give the game is a few areas look amazing. The top three for me being the Underground Snow Forest, the Underdark area, and Markarth. Past that nothing looks bad, but it's all from average to above average in terms of visual appeal.

      I was sad the main plot, and most sidequests barring Brotherhood and Thieves guild, were rather lacking, and in a game where your choices and the world are suppose to drive you, for the most part this game fails at that.


139. Hook (SNES)
      Outside of the main stay side scrollers of the SNES, this one is probably my favorite. A bit like Cool Spot, it really does nothing special, but nothing wrong. Unlike Cool Spot there is more variety in maps, more of a challenge , and the art design is actually pretty darn good.

      Also like cool spot, if you’ve played a Side Scroller, you pretty much no what to expect. It is pretty good about keeping you from having to make any 'leaps of fate’ like most Sidescrollers of old use to do though, and that’s something I appreciated.