I hadn't played it previously just seen videos. the textures are a little amateurish but the lighting effects and art style even that out. The game has great quirkiness to it too. "I don't blame you." Says a turret-bot in a polite computer generated voice after you destroy it, even though it was just shooting a machine gun at you.

The game really messes with your sense of reality in some ways though. After I finish playing it I think about portals in my room and stuff flying around through them, just because I'm so dizzy. The optical illusions in this game justify buying it but there's a great, simple game with solid personality to it.

Christmas wishlist:

BUY:

-Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix

-Beautiful Katamari

RENT:

-Mirror's Edge

-Far Cry 2

NEXT YEAR:

-Street Fighter 4

Currently playing:

-Schizoid

-Portal

-Halo 3

-Smash Brawl

-Halo 3 (gotta go back through the campaign)

-F-Zero GX

-Killer 7

-Mega Man 9

-Mario Galaxy

-Madden 09

-World of Goo