May or may not apply to Rock Band 2 on the PS3. Most gameplay aspects do not apply to Rock Band 2 on the Playstation 2 or Wii. Made by the original developers of Guitar Hero, (the video game that made plastic guitars a staple of living rooms everywhere), the first Rock Band broke ground in the music video game field. Rock Band added two new dimensions: a microphone, and drums. It was a huge hit, but since Guitar Hero was such a big name, Rock Band did not outsell its main competitor, Guitar Hero III. Now we have Rock Band 2, a repackaging of the original with some minor upgrades and some new and (for the most part) improved instruments.

Braid is a brilliant mix of insanely creative graphics, a soundtrack that will blow you off your feet, calm and serene gameplay during the beginning and intense gameplay towards the end. It combines games like Mario, by using the famous "Sorry, the princess is in another castle" phrase, but expands it greatly, story wise. It also plays out like the old Mario and Donkey Kong games, as the game makes you jump on the heads of your enemies and run around and finish puzzles. Then you throw a twist into the gameplay like being able to rewind and slow down time, like you were able to do in the Prince of Persia games, and you have yourself one of the best games on the Xbox Live Arcade.

Metal Gear Solid is a series that really grows on you. Not all people can sit back and enjoy the movie-like cut-scenes, which are almost always what half the game is made out of. Not everyone can enjoy playing a game with weird fixed cameras. And not everyone enjoys the games over emphasized voice-overs. But those who do like them get a series of extremely well made 'sneaking' games. What's a sneaking game, you ask? It's a game where killing isn't always the only option, where its better to not be seen at all rather than to run through guns blazing. And that's why so many people flock to Metal Gear Solid games, because they offer you a different way to play.