Games, Games, Games and No Time To Play

As we get to the end of the heavy release period of the calendar, we finally have a chance to breath.  The last month had some of the most anticipated games of 2008 finally land on retail shelves.  Much like this time last year, I am left with quite a few new games and not nearly enough time to play them.  Recently I have picked up Socom: Confrontation, Resistance 2, Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead and COD World at War.  That is far more than enough to keep me busy.  I am finding it more difficult to join up with the same large regular group of gamers as everyone is off enjoying their own special taste of new release heaven.  Even though all of the new releases that I have picked up involve the same general theme (shooting things with guns) they all do it in a different way that keeps things fresh and prevents manotany from setting in.  Fallout 3 lets me explore and shoot at my own pace.  World at War dictates the fast pace and moves you along by not allowing you to camp out too long in one position.  Left 4 Dead pace goes up and down like a maestro conducting an orchestra.  This is by far the best time of the year to be a gamer.  With the holidays quickly approaching I'm looking forward to a bit more of free time to enjoy saving the world yet again.