#2 Dynasty Warriors : Strikeforce - PSP

Genre : Hack & Slash / RPG
Graphics : 10/10
Storyline : 7/10

After complaining for so long, I finally got "my complains through." The game finally improved on the RPG element. Now you can customize your "musou", elemental type of the weapon, and also like other RPG games, making the weapon itself. I got bored from the previous games easily, since they were basically, hack, slash, pick up some weapon, maybe a mount or two, and then rinse, repeat. My second "complain", which actually made me LOVE the game was the Co-Operative function. ALL, and I really mean ALL, your mission can be done with your frieds and buddies. Even if it's single player missions, or storyline missions, all can be done through WLAN. The graphics are awesome also. Personally I feel that the graphics and colour scheme is on par, or maybe slightly better than Final Fantasy : Dissidia. Storyline seems reasonable. I'm not a big fan of theirs, and I don't usually play a game for it's storyline. I just use the storyline to know where I should be going next. Thus, this game is a +1, since the directions, or choices that the player have a very few and that the game direction is straightforward. No need to go look around where to go, since the objectives are said before hand and is usually shown in the map itself. Serves very well as a travelling companion where you want to play short games over long periods of time. That which enhances the game experience is the challenge provided by the AI itself. At higher levels, if your character is not buffed enough, random hacking and slashing might just backfire on you. Instead of you killing the enemy with you attacks, the enemies will be attacking you, since you left yourself open. This game "allows cheating", in a sense that, with proper combination of equipment and abilities, players can attain god-like status, a.k.a. GodMode.

#1 Fable - Xbox

Genre : RPG
Graphics : 8/10
Storyline : 7/10

Overall, Fable is one of the few great RPGs around. I first heard it on one of the TV's game review shows. The game play was quite new to me, as it featured role-playing, without basic level. The only experience would be used for skills, or 'stats' of the characters. I find it interesting that the experience is gained if that 'category' is used to kill a monster, or in case of 'agile', you can even gain experience from stealing. YES! First game I've played which allows players to STEAL FROM NPC, shopkeepers, who place their items on their counters. Actually other than that, you can pick-lock doors and sneak into houses, to steal stuff. OR, if you're just bored, you can just travel to some town and KILL EVERYONE OFF!!! You gain their properties , their house or shop. Just make sure you're strong enough to kill off all the guards. Other than that, it seems that the game itself is good for people who want to relief stress and those who don't want to follow any storyline or and linear type of game play.

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