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Hey everyone, it's a busy week on our end, with our semesters drawing to a close, but we've still managed to sneak in some time for games! Here's a little bit of what we've been playing.

Sean
Peggle Nights (Mac) - A lot like the original, and EVERY [url=/2009/03/review-peggle/]OTHER[/url]version of Peggle, but still...Peggle is awesome.
World of Goo (Mac) - Way more than a bridge building sim. The story is way deeper than you'll expect and the game play mechanics are outrageously fun. Not a ton of replay value but it's still worth a look.
Gears of War 2 (X360) - A bit more polished than Gear of War 1 and noticeably more story driven. I'm only at the end of the first act but you definitely tell they're trying to give it a much more human face than the last game. Still full of gore and cheesey one-liners, but that is to be expected.
Fallout 3 (X360) - Still exploring the Capitol Wasteland while pondering whether or not to take the DLC plunge. I'm finished the story and at this point I'm just fooling around and trying to get some achievements.
LittleBigPlanet (PS3) - Slowly but surely making my way through the main parts of this game. I'm hoping to start fooling around with the level creation tools too. So far the game has been super fun but occasionally VERY frustrating.

Bryan
Henry Hatsworth in The Puzzling Adventure (NDS) - This game is loads of fun until about halfway through, and then the difficulty spikes. I heard on the Idle Thumbs podcast that this was a result of not enough QA testing, but I still want to power through it and finish so I can play Chinatown Wars.
Left 4 Dead (X360) - Survival mode is wicked. That's all I have to say.
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (X360) - I got this from GameFly because I was always a Nintendo kid, so my only experience with Sega was when I was at my friend's house, and even then, not much. This is a great way to play some good games like Sonic or Streets of Rage, and to yell at terrible games like Alex Kidd or Decap Attack.
That's it! The number of papers I have has been kicking my ass, but I'm doing some game related work, so maybe when the papers are finished, you'll see something from me.

What are you all up to? Let us know in the comments, or better yet, in the [url=/forum/]forum[/url]!

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