Thursday, June 18, 2009

World of Goo...Beware all ye....

After the third recommendation for this game, I looked it up on the web and found universally positive comments. So, for $15, what the hell....

Big mistake (sort of)....

One of the reasons I don't have a PS3 is that I can't be trusted to not play it 24/7. The Nintendo DS is merely an aperitif for my addiction, and can be excused on the grounds it exercises the brain. [The brain really isn't a muscle, so those "exercise" metaphors don't quite get there, but such repetition and recollection do manage to dig grooves into the mushy stuff, so it functions much the same.] The Wii....that was a stretch in my conviction. But, hey, it wasn't like it was a REAL video game, now. Just a silly looking thing, another form of exercise really. And the tennis and baseball did actually leave us with sore muscles for a while. But then came the lager and stout of Lego Star Wars and Wii Ski...the latter more justifiable than the former. I told myself it was just the best games I was interested in, and ones that gave back at the same time were that much better. But now I've hit the bottle big time with this little gem. Fortunately it is a short game--unlike the Star Wars behemoth--and it will be done soon. I concur with all the good things said about this game, and will recommend it highly for anyone already addicted.

You go, goo....