The Final Fantasy XI Starter pack is a great way to experience the game without having to pay the full retail price for the game. When I was deciding whether or not to purchase FFXI, I came across the starter pack, and thought that it suited my needs perfectly. I wasn't sure if I would have the time to play the game, since I have two children under the age of 2. The starter pack enabled me ...

The Final Fantasy Xi Vana'diel Collection 2007 is a fun and exciting game. Included in this package is the original FFXI game plus the first three expansions (Rise of Zilart, Chains of Promathia, and Treasures of Aht Urhgan.) FFXI is truly an amazing game to play. It allows you to join other people from all around the world to fight monsters and complete quests. The game is very fun and lot...

The Nintendo Wii is a fun family video game system. People of many ages love it. When my husband wanted to buy it I wasn't so sure about how I would like it and it's games; but it turns out that it was a lot of fun. The console itself is fairly small compared to the Xbox 360 and the PS3. The controller is easy to hold and fun to use. The Wii comes with a sports game which is a lot of fu...

The Sony PSP Daxter Bundle is well worth the money you pay for it. It includes the Sony PSP, the video game Daxter, the  Family Guy Freakin' Sweet Collection, and a 1GB Memory Stick Pro. The graphics on the PSP are amazing compared to other handheld systems. The gameplay is very good, although the loading times are a bit long sometimes. The sound on the PSP is great, especially wi...

The Sims 2 Castaway for the PSP looked like a great game. It had many things to do and a few areas to explore. Unfortunately for me it kept on freezing on the PSP, so I never really got anywhere while playing unless I saved constantly. Other than that problem the game was very good, my husband and I fought over who was going to play it. The graphics on it were very good. It was almost like play...

A big decision in my household of gaming addicts was whether or not to get Halo 3. My husband and I loved to play the first two in the series, but weren't sure if we wanted to get another shooter game. We eventually decided to go ahead and buy it. What a great decision. It hasn't been taken out of our Xbox 360 in over two weeks. The campaign part of the game is fairly easy and only took...

The Sims 2 is one of the best simulation games out there for PC. The graphics for it are very detailed and good. The possibilities on the game are endless. There are ten careers to progress through with different requirements for each one. For the Sims 2 Maxis added Aspirations for your sims. Aspirations are basically the wants and fears of your sim which determine your sim's...

The Sims 2: University is the first expansion for the Sims 2 series. This expansion allows your sim to participate in the college experience. There are several new additions added to this game through the expansion. There are new clothes, new memories, items, jobs, interaction, wants and new fears. In addition, a whole new life stage has been added, the young adult. This life stage is only...

The Sims 2: Nightlife is the second expansion for the popular Sims 2 game. It is a fairly good addition to the series. Added in this expansion are new clothes, items, wants, fears, memories, and even a new aspiration, Pleasure Seeker. With this expansion your sims now have the ability to have real dates. You can have them date people already in their life, or call the matchmaker up and have her...

Open for Business is the third expansion of the Sims series. This expansions allows your sims to, as the title would suggest, open their own business. There are many different types of business to open. They can either open an at home business, or open a business on a downtown lot. They can be in retail, open a bakery, or even become car salesman. Of course these are only a few options, there a...

The Elder Scrolls Oblivion is the main reason I bought the 360. As a role-plating gamer Oblivion is one of the top rating games I've ever played. It has great graphics. This game allows you to adventure through hundreds of dungeons and  several cities, all the while doing thousands of quests. This game will keep you occupied for over five-hundred hours. Walking from one side of the map...

Arx Fatalis is a role-playing game that will keep you interested from beginning to end. With hundreds of interactive ingredients, scenery, and people, you won't be able to put this game down. This is a dungeon oriented game with plenty of weapons and spells to keep you occupied. Arx Fatalis is a fairly easy game to beat playing straight through you could probably beat it in a day or two, bu...

The Sims 2: Pets is the fourth expansion of the sims series. As the title would suggest, it introduces pets into your sims life. Your sim can choose to add dogs, cats, gerbils, and birds into their lives. The only pets that are truly interactive in your sims lives are the dogs and cats. They both take up a household slot in your sims family. One interesting aspect of the game is that your ...