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Anyone with a PS3 and a few dollars in their account probably took advantage of the awesome 99-cents-a-game Flash Sale. I bought seven games in total, which combined is still less than the price of one of them. This has led to me going on a gaming-binge, a rarity for me. This is mostly due the fact I usually don’t play so many games at once. I’ve already finished three of them! Here’s my impressions:

Retro City Rampage

This game pays homage to countless classic games. Not just in dialogue but in self-contained gameplay segments. So many that I don’t think I can keep track of them all. Oddly enough, my favorite segments were probably the racing sections which don’t seem to reference any specific old-school game. My least favorite was the NES Metal Gear stealth segments. Not a huge surprise as I was never a fan of the original Metal Gear. Most of them are a mixed bag (underwater Mario levels) or can be a little repetitive (Smash TV levels), but overall it all worked well together and never overstayed its welcome.

Super Stardust HD

Not much I can say about this one. It’s a twin-stick shooter and it’s while one of the better ones, I got tired of this overused game-type years ago. I finished it in a few hours and had no problem removing it from my hard drive. Still worth a dollar though!

Echochrome ii

Again, not much to say about this one because I couldn’t get passed the title screen without a PS Move. This is why you got to be careful when it comes to impulse purchasing… which would make me feel ashamed if it wasn’t only a dollar! Regardless, if I ever get the chance to borrow a Move, I will take it to play this game.

Tokyo Jungle

This is easily my favorite of the bunch so far. This is also my first rogue-like. I have always been curious about the genre, but it’s quite obscure over here. So much so that I usually forget about them before I ever get to buying one! As a roguelike, having to repeat the game from scratch is not nearly as frustrating as I thought it would be. Not to mention, the variety in the game keeps me from feeling I’m doing the same thing all the time. I’ll be sure to check out more of those roguelikes I was interested in now.

Retro/Grade

This wasn’t what I was expecting. I thought it would be a simple bullet-hell shooter, but instead it’s a rhythm-based game which involves going backwards in time? Anyway, it seemed too odd at first, but after I got the hang of things it became pretty addicting… that is until a few hours later and I got tired of the same stages and music being repeated over and over. It was worth the ride though, and I’ll say I’ve had my fill of rhythm games for a while.

Gotham City Imposters

I’m kind of relieved this is a multiplayer-only title. This allows me to keep my backlog to a minimum while I buy all these games. Haven’t gotten to this one yet, but I will shortly.

Tales of Monkey Island Episodes

I’m glad I never bought this one at the full price a few years ago when I played the original Monkey Islands. Because it likely would still be sitting on my hard drive unplayed after Escape from Monkey Island burned me out on the series. Once I’m done with my other games, I will give this one a go.