Haven't blogged for a while, sorry about that, seems finals just have a way of sucking the fun out of life, I only failed one so I guess it wasn't that bad, could do better, but it GTA4 and Advance Wars made me do it.

Now on the main topic, June is right around the corner and with it some good games.

To begin we have Ninja Gaiden II.



I was a truly big fan of Ninja Gaiden back in the day, proud owner of a NES version, but I think with the new era I was blown off. From what we seen we know this game has what most people like in games.

1. Lots of violence, which'll give the media tons of material to work on how games turn normal kids into blood-thirsty ninjas.
2. The demos tell that the control is easy to use and won't be as annoying as other XBOX games that just made wanna throw the controller into the tv. This isn't a surprise since I find that the controls in NG are easy to handle and not annoying at all.
3. Ninjas, which are the epiphany of every nerd around the world.

The trailers also show some great graphics, what appears to be a great story, and a melee setup of weapons. I guess this is what I'm most anxious for, I don't I'll be disappointed, but we can never forget Dragon Sword.

We also have Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2.

I am a big fan of the series, and I know FFTA wasn't everyones cup of tea but I think it does approach a nice stand to the FFT. The story from what I read is okay, not a masterpiece but something you'll say "ok". I think what I'm looking forward to is the battle systems. They have a ton of jobs I'm looking forward to using, a good amount of the skills comes from the weapons so the tradition didn't change, which is good, because I liked the battle system.

The battle system isn't that different, you get the usual turn to move your units and make them perform a skill, the opponent gets another turn and so on. Building up units is the complicated part, you get different races and different jobs with each one, so you can build a lot of unique characters knowing a little bit about the game. I personally didn't find FFTA hard at all, annoying sometimes due to waiting, but a good game.

And we conclude with for me, is going to be one of the best games in 2008, and 2009. Metal Gear Solid 4.



We get to play the beloved Snake, who recently jumped into popular media by being included in Super Smash Bros Brawl, one of the most elaborated characters in games. The Metal Gear Solid trilogy is respectable and truly great games.

First the gameplay elements this game has are addictive, a stealth action game that has a truly acceptable gameplay. And above all we get to finish the MGS storyline, one of the best I have stumbled upon with. I'm truly hyping this the most out of all 2008.

We has some previews on who's coming back (Raiden the androgynous menace) and some bosses, which I think would be memorable boss fights, since MGS has some of the best fights in the world this game will surely develop some new interesting battles. Who can forget the sniper duel with The End? My worries stand with the camera and control, sure MGS 3 wasn't that bad, but I had a hard time getting the grip, some moments I was frustrated with it and the controls, well they surely have fixed what MGS3 was.

Above all June promises to be a memorable month in the sequels department, and also hell to my monetary fund.