quickie reviews:

just got these within the span of a week.

thought i might share them with you,

first off:

BLACKBERRY CURVE : after a few months without a functional cellular, i finally manned up and bought myself something infinitely better. i'm surprised this thing doesn't make pancakes.

5 john rambos out of 5

Battle Fantasia : got this at some import shop in NYC, popped it in, and to be honest i kinda dig it. the whimsical style may turn off a lot of people, but it's a pretty decent game. i love juggling the crap out of people though. and i noticed that the only people who play this game online are japanese.

B-

Street Fighter IV Fight Pad : oh, mad catz, you slick bastard. this thing improved my street fighter game by 400% it was worth the absurd amount of money i dropped for it. (don't ask how much i spent btw.)

The King of Fighters 2002 Ultimate Match : the mash is gonna love this one... maybe not, anyway i hated KOF '98 Ultimate Match with a passion. this was due to it's incredibly sluggish controls, and the fact that even with snazzy 3-d backgrounds and a more "modern" interface to boot, still made my genesis games look better. but fighting games are about playability amirite? well surprisingly enough, 2k2 UM is overwhelmingly responsive. they gave characters new moves, (terry has a new F, D, DF + P) the backgrounds are easy on the eyes, the amount of characters in this title make the amount of characters in MvC 2 look like you're only selecting 4 1/2.

it's a pretty rad game actually, and i'm enjoying it a bit. oh, they got rid of tetsuo and added this completely new emo shemale called "NAMELESS". plays just like tetsuo in some ways, and in some ways he doesn't. pretty decent actually.

SUNSOFT COLLECTION: i got this thing for waku waku 7. i never played galaxy fight, and i was actually surprised...it's playable, i don't like the fact that it's catered to a more "old-school" crowd. allow me to elaborate, no super meters, no shorts hops, dodging, walls. it's kinda simple, but it doesn't feel TOO awkward.

it's one of the better snk collections out there.

hell i would've gotten this for waku waku 7 alone.

it still rules.

*UCK FERNANDEATH.