Entertainment/Gaming Consoles

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Originally posted by perth
well, i like certain rpgs, im very picky there. im very resistant to finaly fantasy x, as ive been unimpressed with the series since ff3 on the snes (well, 9 was okay, but i know im in hte minority on that). i was thinking of picking up nhl 2k3 (i like baseball and hockey games), but what im really looking for are games i can get my wife to play with me. she likes puzzle games a lot. she liked super puzzle fighter on the ps1. i think puzzle bobble is out on ps2, which would be good.

~james

There are two Super Bust-A-Move (nee Puzzle Bobble) games for the PS2, which are almost exactly like every other Puzzle Bobble game ever created. (Not that that is a bad thing -- at last count, I own eight for various systems, and that's not even counting the NeoGeo versions I have on MAME.)

Consider Frequency, a music-action game with multiplayer. Those who "get it" find it insanely addictive; I haven't had that epiphany yet, but I am trying to learn. The PS2 is rather short of puzzle games apart from that -- you're left with Aqua Aqua (Wetrix sequel), Egg Mania (so-so Tetris variant) and PS1 games (there's always Mr. Driller).

My wife plays GTA3 and GTA:Vice, but that's my wife, and yours may find sniping and skidding over pedestrians less appealing...

Note for reference: Super Puzzle Fighter 2 is coming to the Game Boy Advance next month. Expect America's national productivity to grind to a halt soon afterwards.