Teenage Mutant Ninja Turles:Turtles in Time Re-shelled

I just came accross this game in the new arrivals section on X-Box live. Now at first I was excited, and thought, could this be? One of my childhood favorite games has come to Xbox arcade. Well, sort of. I started it up and was disapointed to find that it's been modernized with 3D graphics and very unengaging music. Each of the turtles has stats:speed, range, defence, rush attack and special attack. Now it's been a long while since I played the original, but there's was just something about that good ol' 2D-ness that I miss. Also, the new music is weak, it's just not the same without the original sounds. So if you're not like me, and can get passed these issues you would probably enjoy the game as it looks like a litteral level for level copy. Sometimes though, you can't throw fancy 3D and HD and VD at something to make it better.

It'll be done when it's done

Well Blizzard has announced that Starcraft 2 will be delayed until 2010. There's still much work to be done, particularly with the Battle.net servers. I'm sure lots of fans will be upset by this and start committing suicide en-mass, but it's important that they get the online aspect right. After all, the reason why Starcraft is so great is that the multiplayer carried it on throughout the years. I still pick it up a couple times each year and play until I realize how much I suck at competing with real opponents.

This probably means the beta is going to be pushed back as well. Cry yourself to sleep tonight, it's okay.