Gameplay Friday

First off I want to update you guys on the show. I got the intro from Lance today so the episode should be done tomorrow or maybe Monday. It's hard to say because I have a few things I have to do on Sat/Sun. Either way it'll be done soon so that's good.
Now on to the what I've been playing. I've played two games lately that I thought were pretty good. Last night I played Fire Pro Wrestling Returns on the PS2 with a friend of mine. I'm not really a big wrestling fan, in fact I wouldn't consider myself a fan at all, but the friend I was playing with really loves wrestling and I can see how people like it. That being the case, I was pretty surprised to find out that the game was a lot of fun. I think the thing I dislike about wrestling is the predetermined outcome, and in the video game that's not a problem, so it just seems more fun.
Strangely I have played both of the GBA Fire Pro games and I didn't really find either one of them to be all that fun. I hear they are really great from wrestling fans, but I just couldn't get into them. Anyway Fire Pro Returns is only like 20 bucks and if you're into wrestling then I think it's definitely worth a look. It doesn't have any of the licensed wrestlers, but it has a create a wrestler mode that includes all there moves and looks of the pros, so if you have the time you can make your own WWE setup in the game.

The other game I've been playing lately is Advance Wars. This is one of the best games ever made for the GBA and every so often I like to go back and beat it all over again. For some reason the newest DS game in the series just didn't quite strike me the same way as the older one's and I never finished it. I think it was the overly long dialog sequences that ruined it for me. I still plan to go back and finish it but I'm not in any hurry to do it.
I actually think the very first GBA game is my favorite of the series. It had the best learning curve and the best level of strategy. I felt like the first DS game relied too heavily on the CO powers and forcing you to do the missions in the way they where intended rather than giving you freedom to figure out a method that worked for you.
I still love the whole series and I'm sort of a strategy game/SRPG nut, so this game is perfect for me. I'd love to get into Fire Emblem here (and why I don't think it's quite as good as advance wars) but I have to go finish the show so I guess that'll have to wait for another day.