Two biggies in the reviews this week - Lego Star Wars 2 and Just Cause - and I'm a big fan of both. The former is a lovingly created slice of nostalgia that will make 30-somethings rue the day they sold their boxed Millennium Falcon and unopened Princess Leia figure for a fiver in a 1986. Or was that just me?
Just Cause too is a real treat - especially if you like the idea of skydiving around a tropical island while pulling stunts on a speedboat en route to assassinating South American caricatures. In fact I'd say Just Cause has the most beautiful in-game environment ever created and without any of the loading messages that marred the nearly as gorgeous Oblivion. The game itself is a little rough around the edges - Just Cause 2 can't come soon enough - but I agree with reviewer Steve Boxer when he says Just Cause is an excellent buy. Sadly the same can't be said for the other review - Super Bikes Riding Challenge. Actually, it may be a good buy, but seeing as I'd rather watch ITV for 48 hours in a row rather than ten minutes of Superbikes, I'll probably never know.
Elsewhere, globetrotting Aleks stops off in South Korea and admires a country where avatars have broken free from their virtual constraints.
