So can I really fault a game for not being long enough? I mean if I game is truly great it can never be long enough, right?

Case in point: I really love Republic Commando. I mean, it's a great game. The action is excellent, the graphics and sound are great, even the little itty bitty comments the troops share are cool. But I'm 2/3rds the way through and I can see the end coming - I'm not ready to stop playing yet!

I'm sure there will be downloadable content of some kind. But I get the feeling that it will be for multiplayer and not for single player action... maybe if they offered a cooperative play version that could help extend my enjoyment of the game. In fact, wasn't that what they promised in the first place? I could have sworn that was in the cards and that was one of the reasons I was so exciited to get this thing.

So the game is too short. It's true, it is. It's still a great game. The only way I could see me docking it on points for shortness would be if the game was short compared to other games - or if as well as being short it was lame. So, I guess I can say that I gave the game high marks for a good reason. And thanks to the prospect of downloadable content, I can still have hope for the future.