So my Xbox 360 red ringed again. Should still be within warranty, but I don't know if I could find the receipt. It's been repaired before so I'm hoping that is should be registered and on record. I can 'manufacture' an invoice if it is required, but then if they do have that information on record they will probably check the date I originally provided. I will have to give them a call shortly to check out the particulars

Before I knew the 360 had a problem, I was going to check out PSN and download some games. So I downloaded Noby Noby Boy which was only $7. I don't think I understand this game, and checking the forums didn't help give me any insight. As the game itself mentions, there isn't really any goal, but as a result I don't think this is going to hold my interest. It has some similarities with Katamari, as you stretch your body, and once stretched you can eat things. This appears to make your head grow, and you can eat bigger things. Once you are 'full' (have more objects than can fit in your currently stretched body) you expel them out your butt. Gamespots review mentioned something about eating a strawberry and a cheerleader and expelling a cheerleader with a strawberry for a head, but I've seen no such combinations from all the eating I've done. And even if that does happen, those items can be expelled off the play area from your awesome butt clenching skills before you can even really see them. Without some form of direction, the only thing to do is just play around with the physics and stretch your body around everything in the stage. If the idea was to combine things (which I haven't seen) and repopulate the stages with certain items, this could have had longevity. As the review indicates, it's kind of like a slinky in digital form. It's fun to play around with for a short time, but you will get bored quickly.

I was going to whinge because the two games I most wanted to download are not available from the Australian store. The recently reviewed Comet Wars, which got a 9.0 from Gamespot and is it's highest ranking PSN game (and equal PS3 game altogether) is not available. Lame, after playing the death out of PixelJunk Monsters I was looking forward to another game to take its place. I was also miffed that Everyday Shooter was not available, but I've since found it under the name of Riff : Everyday Shooter and is currently downloading. I also downloaded Super Stardust HD and gave that a whirl this morning. That game is tough. Good, but tough. But it isn't the sort of game I could play for extended periods of time.

What other PSN games are worth playing? I've got my eye on Dark Mist, but looking at the reviews it appears that while we might not have Comet Wars, perhaps America didn't get Dark Mist. Reviews are average, but it still looks like the sort of game I would enjoy, I'm on a bit of a dual-stick shooter kick at the moment. The Last Guy also looks decent. Are there any others that are worth looking at?