I get a good amount of shitty games in the mail. I also occasionally seek out shitty games (i.e. Escape from Bug Island), just because I enjoy seeing why a game is so incredibly bad. That being said, do you guys enjoy seeing posts about why these games are so bad (in the capacity of a review), or do you not enjoy them in the least?

Weekend Reading about shitty games is coming up, btw. Which means I need to play more Yaris.

So yes, I'll be the lead on this one. No PR telling me what to do, so expect Snake's iPod to be filled with as much inappropriate music as possible. The only way to kill terrorists is while listening to Slippery When Wet.

I'll probably update Twitter periodically with my impressions or random thoughts on the game (spoiler-free, of course), if you must know what I think of the game at any particular second.

Also, I know this is personal army, but could you help out Japanator with this digg? It's a fairly important piece of news in my mind, so be sure to check out the original story, too.

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A while ago, there was a discussion amongst the editors about what to do with our names. Despite what some people think, my name is not actually Dick McVengeance. Although it would be plenty cool if it was. It's also slightly less professional when I point someone to my work, and they see that all the posts are done by a "Mr. McVengeance."

But I feel like the name "Brad Rice" just doesn't have that same sort of moxy as Dick McVengeance. You think I need to change my name at this point?

I'm back on June 2nd. I'm really looking forward to the time I'm going to be able to spend with my friends, family, and most importantly, consoles. There are quite a few games that I missed out on since January, where I held off from buying any games before going off to Japan. So now that my return is nigh, I wanted to run through the list of what I'm planning on purchasing.

I'll be going through each console, and listing games with a sentence or two as to why I'm interested in it. A lot of this is based off of little knowledge of the title, so feel free to correct me if my impression is by and far wrong. Let me know if I'm missing anything, too. Also, no Xbox 360 games on here, because I don't own the console. Unless, of course, someone is going to ship me an Xbox 360 out of the kindness of their heart.

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First off, let's start with Nintendo's little box with some swing to it. My Wii library is notoriously unfinished: Red Steel and Escape from Bug Island are waiting to be 100% completed, while Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess are barely touched. Let's make that list even worse.

Boom Blox: After the review went up, and hearing Rev talk about it on Podtoid, my interest was piqued. I need something light and easy to balance out my RPG-heavy diet.

Mario Kart Wii: Japan has been advertising this game like crazy. With my group of friends at home and school, I know there's no chance to avoid playing this game fairly frequently. Also, Chester liked it.

House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return: I love lightgun games with a passion. They're always the first thing I run to in arcades, and I still have the first two stages of Time Crisis 3 memorized.

Super Smash Brothers Brawl: Brawl is probably the title that I least want to buy on this list. The Brawl fanatics turn me off to the series, and well, my roommate is one. There will be no fun found in playing with them. But JESUSCHRISTITSTHEBESTGAMEONTHEWIIADS;LGKJAGKLFG.

No More Heroes: I wanted to buy this game so bad when I was in the U.S., but had to hold off because, frankly, I had very little time to play this. I'm looking to beat the shit out of some people on the Wii.

Deca Sports: Yes, it's plastered all over the website, but I'm just curious to try out something that reminds me of ye ol' Track and Field. I guess it's some sick, self-abusive desire.

Castle of Shikigami III: It goes pew pew pew. Haven't heard the verdict in from Topher, but the reviews (if you read the text and not the numbers) seem to be fine.

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Alright, time to touch myself with the DS. Yes, prepare for all of these phrases to be fucking cheesy.

The World Ends With You: A Square-Enix title that isn't a sequel? I'll give it a shot to see if the old magic of my favorite Squaresoft titles is still there.

Professor Layton and the Curious Village: People have been playing this game all the time while I've been here in Japan, so I figure I might as well give in.

Teenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys: Zombies? Plus. Colette's [url=http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-teenage-zombies-invasion-of-the-alien-brain-thingys--84776.phtml]slightly
wary review[/url]? Minus. Still want to give it a try.

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin: Tactics. I'm a whore for it. Is this worth it, or should I go ahead and finish up Soul Nomad instead?

Rondo of Swords: Just going off the boxart.

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Now onto the Sony stuff. Let's start with portable and move up.

R-Type Command: It goes pew pew pew, too. And Dale liked it.

Patapon: The game has been sold out in stores here, that's the only reason it's still on this list.

God of War: Chains of Olympus: Well, I guess there's the slight problem of not having played any God of War title. But I figure I'll pick these up before playing this.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: I don't have the sort of enmity that others seem to have for the series, so I want to try it out.

Wild Arms XF: It's a tactics RPG now. Jesus, I should play a different type of RPG, shouldn't I?

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Alright, time to move onto the PS2. Well, the PS2 inside of my PS3, technically. I suppose I could've used images to break these things up, but I don't have the Internet connection for fancy images.

Arcana Hearts: I'm going with Dale's recommendation.

Twisted Metal: Heads On: I'm looking to smash some cars together for no good reason.

Baroque: Despite Colette's review, I still want to give this game a shot. I'm not expecting her to be wrong, I just want to see the points she made for myself.

Persona 3: FES: I already own the original Persona 3, but I am a bit of a sucker for new content. Haven't picked up the Subsistence MGS titles yet, though.

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Now finally, the PS3. The black behemoth of love.

Army of Two: I bought into the hype when this game was first announced. Despite the less than stellar reviews the game has received, I still want to sit down and go through some overly-violent shooting that isn't Kane and Lynch.

Burnout Paradise: I'm not usually one to play the Burnout series. The motion blur was a bit much for me when I watched a friend play it. But the reviews for this game were praiseworthy enough for me to want to try it out.

The Club: The sound of mass-slaughter, while being done stylistically, sounds like a lot of fun.

Devil May Cry 4: I should probably play 1-3 first, shouldn't I?

Condemned 2: It got surprisingly good reviews. I was just wondering how necessary it is to play the first one?

Call of Duty 4: It's life-changing, apparently.

Grand Theft Auto IV: This is kind of take-it-or-leave-it, but I've been inundated with talk of it, so I can't help but have a piqued curiosity.

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Thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated.

Just to mention it, you can stalk me on Twitter if you're so inclined. A good chunk of the Japanator staff has followed suit and pokes around on there. There's dtoid staff as well, but I'll let you discover everyone for yourselves.

So, if you have the distinct urge to know when I might be pooping, you can do it on twitter.

FRIDAY. ARE YOU READY? I DON'T THINK SO, NOT YET.

I'm in the future, and since Topher's off enjoying himself in Cancun, Fridaying it so hard he doesn't have ready Internet, I'm preparing you for some Friday action.

Now that you've been prepared, FRIDAY THE FUCK OUT OF YOUR LIFE!!!!!111