GY, I'm in the RPS SolInf group on Steam - give me a shout if you want a game.

I have 6 days of annual leave to use up from the 19th & plan to tear the arse out of Bioshock 2 & Mass Effect 2, possibly not moving from the sofa for anything short of it actually catching fire.
News of a Broken Sword game for iphone or itouch or something although no chance of me lashing out for this format.

News of a Broken Sword game for iphone or itouch or something although no chance of me lashing out for this format.

That wouldn't surprise me at all. There's a DS version out already, and it uses basically the same interface as the point-and-click adventures on the iPhone.

I am, very much enjoying destroying the reputation of the username I share with UE1 and UE2 on MW2.

It must get very puzzling for other players when the performance goes from from 23 kills and two deaths to three kills and 35 deaths.

I have however made a tactical error in giving UE3 Mass Effect 2 for his birthday. Now I have to wait a suitable time before dragging the X-Box away from him. Apparently you are not meant to do this to 13 year olds when you are 46 and should know better.

Alright, so we finally bought a Wii (we would have bought one a few weeks ago, except for them being sold out everywhere). Which one is better--FIFA 10 or PES 2010?

Actually, since I'm cheap and want to stick with something that costs less, which one is better in the 2009 version?

I'm not sure about 2010, but Pro Evo 2009 is awesome on the Wii. It's like no other football game you've played. You can direct teammates' runs precisely, place through balls perfectly, time your set pieces to perfection and so on. You may want to read this Eurogamer comparison of the two games

GY, my transfer kit came today. I've used it, if you still need it, let me know.

That would be great.

PM for you, GY.

So, we bought a Wii. Or rather, a well-intentioned grandparent bought us a Wii, which was annoying, because I was sure I'd told all our relatives that the reason we didn't have a games console in the house is because we didn't want a games console in the house.

Still, my worst fears remain unrealised - the kids have not turned overnight into game-addled zombies, incapable of rising from the sofa or releasing the grip upon their remotes. This is largely because it transpires that the Wii is actually reasonably good fun, at least in small doses, which is why they're restricted to weekend usage. We even have (cringes inwardly) family sessions, where we all cavort around the room attempting to smash ping-pong balls as far as the swimming pool, and lofting frisbees towards an imaginary target for a small dog to catch. M'lovely wife was quite taken by a dancing game when she played it round at my sister's house, and has demanded I acquire a copy in order that she may frug with casual abandon to hit singles from the late 1980's. And for my own part, I am occasionally to be found piloting a single-engine aircraft over Wa-hey island, searching in vain for that last fucking information point that must be fucking somewhere and if I crash into the side of the volcano next time I try to fly down the spout then I will throw the fucking remote through the fucking French windows, so help me.

Anyway. As I say, it's a harmless enough diversion that can be enjoyed in moderation at the appropriate moments.

Except...

For all the fun, leapy, hitty, throwy, sweaty games that they could be playing, the kids have fixed on this awful piece of rubbish that they got from I forget who at Christmas. It's called Smashed Brothers and it defeats the entire object of the Wii by being a more sophisticated version of Way of the Exploding Fist; the remote control is held horizontally and no movement is required whatsoever beyond rapid twitching of the thumb, and the occasional lifting of a buttock to scratch at pressure sores. I am hugely disappointed that the kids waste most of their Wii time on this thing and to this end, will be trading it in at a computer games emporium this weekend for something marginally more edifying. So, I would like to ask any of you Wii afficionados, if you would be so kind, to recommend a game that involves a large degree of physical exertion, a modicom of creative thinking and is suitable for a boy and girl aged 6 and 9 respectively (so FIFA games are out of the question, I regret to say).

Thankyou. Right, I'm off to do some wakeboarding.

It's called Smashed Brothers and it defeats the entire object of the Wii by being a more sophisticated version of Way of the Exploding Fist
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I am hugely disappointed that the kids waste most of their Wii time on this thing and to this end, will be trading it in at a computer games emporium this weekend for something marginally more edifying.

I assume you mean Super Smash Bros. In which case, you, sir, are the worst kind of tyrannical parent. It's an awesome game and your children will hate you forever if you take it away from them.

Ginger Yellow wrote:
It's called Smashed Brothers and it defeats the entire object of the Wii by being a more sophisticated version of Way of the Exploding Fist
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I am hugely disappointed that the kids waste most of their Wii time on this thing and to this end, will be trading it in at a computer games emporium this weekend for something marginally more edifying.

I assume you mean Super Smash Bros. In which case, you, sir, are the worst kind of tyrannical parent. It's an awesome game and your children will hate you forever if you take it away from them.

I'm so glad I don't live with my parents, because I would hate to have that game taken away from me too.

SSB, Mario Kart and the Homebrew Channel are what make my Wii indispensable.

I have now played Assassin's Creed 2 on the PS3. It is possibly the most sumptuous, gorgeous and downright fun computer game I have ever played. Just glorious.

Could someone recommend Mumpo a website that he can frequent that allows him more physical excercise beyond rapid twitching of the fingers, and the occasional lifting of a buttock to scratch at pressure sores?

Winky-thing.

Have you thought about a Wii Fit, Mumpo? Bit pricey, but they come with great mini games, and can be genuinely quite exerting.

Hurrah!

www.civilization5.com/

I'm still solidering through Arkham Asylum. Haven't even started Mini Ninjas yet.
I have so little time these days.

I bought a second-hand copy of GTA: San Andreas for my 2nd hand Xbox the other day and realised that up until now I've been wasting my life. Luckily I'm off work next week.

You lucky bastard. I'd love to play San Andreas for the first time again, if you see what I mean.

It's more than that - it's my first GTA too.

Too hard. I got bored of it after a couple of hours of being rubbish at it.