best of 2006

Rayman Raving RabbidsNintendo WiiDon’t you just hate cute little bunny rabbits? I know I do. Have you ever just sat around and fantasized about zapping them with car batteries, pricking them with cactuses, burning them in a campfire, feeding them cinderblocks, snagging them in bear traps, shooting them in their stupid little jerk faces with […]

Red SteelNintendo WiiThe thing that bugs me about games where you’re a gaijin (what is a gaijin?) and they steal your lady is how you keep catching up with her, but the Yakuza (it’s always the Yakuza) keep whisking her away in a plane or a cargo van. Can I take a rest and eat […]

Trauma Center: Second OpinionNintendo WiiI’ll tell you this much—I’ve never had throat polyps and I never want them. They look disgusting. Yuck. Forget bedside manners, kid, your throat is gross. Not to worry though, we’re going to fix you right up here. I am simply going to put you under, open you up and suction […]

Shadow of the ColossusSony PlayStation 2OK, so I didn’t actually play this one, but I watched the whole thing one cold and hung-over winter Sunday and it was beautiful. There is little I can do to convey the comfort I felt watching this little warrior as he ventured through the exquisitely designed landscapes en route […]

Excite TruckNintendo WiiWe went out at 7am and bought Wii the day it came out. Thing is, it’s a birthday gift from my girlfriend’s mom and her birthday isn’t until December 20. What we were supposed to do was bring it home, play it for a few days, box it back up, and give it […]

Guitar Hero 2Sony PlayStation 2Man, I’ve come so far since last year. In 2005 I was playing crappy dive bars and doing Franz Ferdinand covers. This year I’m doing Danzig and Suicidal Tendencies songs on the freaking Vans Warped Tour! How sweet is that? Used to be that people couldn’t get out of the club […]

New Super Mario Bros.Nintendo DSI had some friends visit from “The Big City” recently, and when they weren’t eating or getting drunk, they were hanging out in my living room playing this game. At first I didn’t get it—you’re on vacation, why are you just chilling and playing Mario? Then I took a look and […]

NHL ’06Sony PlayStation 2I have this friend. His name is Pothead. He doesn’t smoke weed and he hates when you call him that, but that’s what we call him when he’s not around. Anyway, Pothead is stupidly awesome at this game. Every time he gets the puck he comes skating up the ice and you […]

One Piece: Pirates’ CarnivalSony PlayStation 2The only copy of this game that we have is the Japanese version, so we pretty much make everything up as we go. It’s a really fun multiplayer full of mini-games. Our favourites are a dodgeball game we call “Goose and Gander,” and another one that we call “I’ve Got […]