I had Donkey Konga preordered for months, because frankly I loved playing the game at E3, and because I'm still regretting the fact that I don't own Samba de Amigo.

Maybe I haven't explored it enough, there certainly seem to be a ton of little hidden goodies throughout the game, but it's definitely a lot more fun with a huge crowd of people watching. It's one of those "performance games". When I play it at home, I feel like turning around and giving a long bow, but there's nobody to applaud. It's fun, but I need more drums, more people, and more alchohol... Well, I always need more alchohol.

It's making me rethink picking up Karaoke Revolution 2, though. Can those games truly be enjoyable without other people around to heckle and cheer you? I'm about to find out. This weekend needs to consist of a lot of Japanese homework, but the rest of it is free to be filled with Donkey Konga and Katamari Damacy. And if I have to buy my own laugh-track, then so be it.