Crysis was one of my most anticipated games of 2007, but with the holidays I haven't been able to get, or play, or review this game until now.  There were highs, there were lows, but overall I left the game feeling empty. And actually, as I write this review, I'm having trouble remembering any moments in the game that really stood out for me. But I'll try...

It's been awhile since I've played a Call of Duty (CoD) game, and I was pretty skeptical when I got this game. The first game was great while the next two were pretty crap-tastic, but several good reviews and amazing looking game play videos of CoD 4 tipped the scales, and I broke down and got the game. I haven't beaten the game yet, but through my game experience I can already tell you that CoD is back!

Here we go. My most anticipated game of this year has finally come, and unfortunately, gone. But that's OK, because I've already played through it twice and I'm now watching Jenny (wife) play through it. The next installment of Gordon Freeman's journey takes him through the outskirts of City 17 and into the wild with big outdoor areas, and new elements like weapons, enemies, and friendly faces.

Without having to wade through this entire article looking for my opinion on this game, I'll just say this - Team Fortress 2 is amazing and well worth the wait. So for those just looking for that answer, there you go, but for those who want to read a bit more info on why I love this game so much, then continue reading below.

Well Bioshock has been surprising the shit out of me lately. Awhile ago before the game came out 2k released a demo of the game on the Xbox 360. Due to all the mass hype this game was getting I thought I'd download it and give it a try. Needless to say, the demo did less than impress me. Then a couple weeks later 2k releases the same demo but this time for the PC. So I download and try that version thinking that maybe because it's on a PC, it will be more enjoyable. The end result was still a bland feeling. So when the game finally got released, I didn't get it right away. But peer pressure kicked in and I bought it anyways; slowly playing my way through it. I now love this game!

I've been a Mad Caddies fan since their first album Quality Soft Core. That was back in 1997 and since then they've released five full length albums and not one of them has disappointed me. This includes their latest album titled Keep It Going. Now this album was released back in May of this year, but like I stated in my last music review, so many of my favorite bands are releasing new stuff, that it's hard to keep up. But I've now been listening to this album for a good month, and I love it.

I've always liked the Tomb Raider games. Sure there were a couple that were definitely sub-par, but since the beginning I've played through each one. Just last year I was scrounging through my old PC game discs when I came across the original Tomb Raider. I thought about installing it and reliving some memories, but one quick sight of those wonderful 1996 graphics and I decided against it. Well luckily I can now play through the original game again only this time in our current gen graphics with Tomb Raider's latest game called Tomb Raider: Anniversary.

This was probably my most anticipated albums this year. On June 12 one of my favorite punk bands, Strung Out, released their seventh full length album titled Blackhawks Over Los Angeles. This album is described as metal influenced punk that is technical and aggressive yet melodic and emotional. That description fits perfectly for their previous albums, but I wouldn't classify this album as that. Unfortunately.

...Sucky Terrible Abominal Life Killing Emotional wReck. Before I receive too many fanboy hate mails, let me put in this disclaimer - I M H O. Thank you. Why do I hate this game so much? Answer - because I cannot play it. Why can't I play it? Answer - because it's impossible to play a first person shooter (fps) at 10 frames per second or less. Why is it only running at 10 frames per second? Answer - I don't know. I have a top of the line gaming PC. Then why is the game running like shit on your computer? Answer - - - fuck if I know.

IGN recently released their picks for the top 25 prime time animated shows of all time.  You can check it out here.  I thought I would throw in my two cents on their choices.  Here we go.

I recently got a hold of a new PC game called 'Just Cause' last week and have been playing it most of this weekend.  The game is a 3rd person, adventure game (think Grand Theft Auto - GTA).  Actually, that's really good advise, because the game tries to be just like GTA.  Except this new game is worse in some cases but better in others.

Well I finally downloaded the newest version of Windows Vista titled RC1 (release candidate 1).  I must say right off the bat, this version of Vista is a lot better than the previous version, Beta2.  Installing this new version was a breeze.  I just downloaded the new ISO file from Microsoft, mounted it to a virtual drive and started a fresh installation over my previous Vista partition.

'Najica – Blitz Tactics’ is its name but ‘Najica – Panty Tactics’ should be its real name. Honestly I have never seen so many panty and crotch shots in a show before. It isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just kind of....weird.

Did you like Doom 3 or Quake 4?  If you did then get Prey.  Get it now.  Prey is a good mix between Doom 3 and Quake 4.  Of course Prey, as well as Quake 4, uses the Doom 3 engine so similarities are going to be seen.  But what Quake 4 did with the Doom 3 engine and vehicles and outdoor areas, Prey does with gravity and portals.

I wasn't really going to write about Episode One, but I got nothing else to write about so what the hell.  But a warning, this post will contain spoilers to the game.  You can skip down to the next red section to avoid any big spoilers.  Otherwise read away!

How many of you have played the original SiN? Did any of you even know that there was an older SiN game? Well, most people actually don’t know. The original SiN game came out around the same time that Half-Life did. SiN was a good game but Half-Life was better. Thus, SiN was over-shadowed and never became really popular. I knew of SiN’s existence but only played the demo when it first came out.

I can be the first to tell you that I'm not a huge NOFX fan. They've released a couple dozen CDs and have been around forever. You could say they are one of the most well known punk bands out there with one of the largest fan bases. But I've never been a huge fan. That doesn't mean they suck or anything, it's just I don't go out and buy every one of their CD's or go and see them in concert.

AH! Why do they keep making new Tomb Raider games? This has to be the sixth or seventh game in the series. Maybe they think if they keep making more, that they will eventually get it right and make a half descent game. Well my friends let me tell you...they finally did.

Like the title says, Trigun is another great Japanese Anime.  I finally finished watching the entire series a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it.  Trigun is more on the goofy side of anime when comparing it to other shows like Cowboy Bebop.  But this show also contains plenty of serious, dark, action packed moments.

It's been five years since their last CD, five long years.  And with an amazing previous album (An Invitation to Tragedy) and five years to work with, Bigwig was under a lot of pressure to create an even better album.  Unfortunately, Bigwig has been going through a lot of crap within these past five years.  They've lost and gained several band members and had trouble finding a label that will help them with their new album.

Ender's Game is a book written by Orson Scott Card.  It took me all of three (3) days to start and finish this book.  All 324 pages of it.  Each page as gripping as the last.  Why did I finish this book so fast?  No, it's not because I skimmed through it - trying to finish it in time to write a book report on it.

I recently got my hands of the first season of Cowboy Bebop.  For those who don't know, Cowboy Bebop is an awesome Japanese anime that came out several years ago.  The first season is 26 episodes long (I think).  Cartoon Network's 'Adult Swim' has been showing this cartoon for the past year or so and that's when I first got hooked.

The same day I got the new Suicide Machines CD, I also got the new Propaghandi CD titled 'Potemkin City Limits'. So far I've been enjoying the Suicide Machines CD more and haven't really listened to the Propaghandi CD that much.