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And now for a series of games people actually know.
138. Metroid Prime 3 (Wii)
      I'll make this clear at the start. I never could get into the Metroid series. I can see why they are good games, and they won't be appearing on the worst of list, but until Prime 3 I was never able to enjoy them.

      Mechanically, I think it was a good route for this game to go with a partial Auto-Aim, if only because I am not very accurate using the Wii mote, as I tend to get really emotive when playing, and don't realize I'm slighty moving the pointer.

      The game itself looked great and ran smooth. Not a really big opionion on this one past that, just an overall enjoyable experience, without any real issues holding it back. Though again, this is coming from someone who was never a big fan of the older games.


137. Mad World (Wii)
      I'l get straight to the point of why I don't put this game higher on my list, and easily the games biggest downfall. As a full priced game at launch, Mad World only takes 2-4 hours to complete, and it's got, at best, lackluster Multi-player to keep it going. Really, this isn't normally excusable, but I still have a fun little spot in my heart for this game.

      There is no use denying it either, but the main appeal of this game is an absurd amount of ridiculous violence. Smashing people up against spike walls, shoving sing posts through peoples throats, grinding peoples faces against a moving train. The kills are so varied and wonderful, it's great at fillout out my violence quota.

      And the game looks beautiful. The screenshots seem incomprehensible, but in motion everything looks clear. I hear people suggest that the reason it's Black and white is the Wii's graphic limits, but even so, I think it helps to excentuate the games over the top violence, giving it a wonderful style and flair to it.

      And while the Humour is not witty, I love it. As long as you go in expecting Low Brow and over the top humour, you'll get a kick out of this game. The announcers are so damned funny, one of whom has a story about how ever boss in this game has done something terrible to his nuts.

      And, this is the fan boy in me speaking, but Spike from Bebop voices Jack. And anything with Stephen Blum in it is going to make it at least a little more enjoyable.

      And this last point is a bit odd, as I didn't excpect it at all. But the story and characters are actually really well done. For being such a short game, they do a great job at getting you on Agent 13‘s side at the end, and understanding why this tournament exists for more then just a players amusement. Hell, it even has you wanting to see the villain die at the end.

136. Gears of War (360)
      If ever there was a reason to own a 360, its Gears of War. Were I a bigger shooter fan, this game would be higher on my list. It really only suffers from having a short campaign, which is pretty much the detriment of most FPS games out there.

      The world looks wonderful, and has the an appropriately bleak enviroment to it, and it's a great game to run through if you have a second person. More FPS's need Co-Op like this, as I've always enjoyed Co-Op more then Competative play.

      I was sad I never got to play the others, as I no longer had my 360 at the time, so saddly I cannot say whether they would end up on my lists or not.

135. Pokemon (Any of them) (Nintendo Handhelds)
      This game really serves as nothing more then a mindless time sink for me. Gather pokemon, grind pokemon, kick Gym Leaders ass, repeat. This is pretty much the entirety of the Pokemon experience for me.

      And surprisingly, I’m fine with that. I like gathering a variety of combatants, and throwing in against my foes. Like other games, I don’t really enjoy the competative aspect of it though. So the enjoyment of Pokemon is a bit lower end for me. But still, from time to time, I’ll grind out about 1/4th of one of the games before dropping it, and Its time well spent for me.