Like most console owners who enjoy open world games, I'm quite busy playing Red Dead Redemption at the moment. Being a Rockstar title, I of course expected a few mini-games. Little did I know I was going to be playing a full fledged Texas Hold'em poker game, which is one of the only card games I actually play in real life (and high enjoy). The sheer amount of detail and work that was put in this mini-game made me wonder just how much time and work went into this amazing game. With a budget of nearly 100 million U.S., I suppose it should come as no surprise. I didn't really enjoy the min-games in GTA IV (bowling, darts) but this one takes the cake for best mini-game of all time.

As for the game itself, I'm only about 4 hours in, so I can't really comment on it, other than saying I'm having a blast so far. There are just so many things to do, and the random encounters when you're out in the wilderness are a nice touch to keep things from getting predictable.

I'm looking forward to fully reviewing this title once I complete the single player portion of it and spend some time in multiplayer.