Resident Evil 5

+ co-op gameplay online and offline.

+ 10 hour plus single player mode with a good amount of unlockable content that adds to the lasting value.

+ Superb graphics

+ Great Voice acting and good dialogue.

+/- Inventory System is real time and selecting weapons is quick, however the small size means alot of micro-manangement.

- Gameplay Limitations such as the fact that you cannot aim and move at the same time slow down the action.

- Stiff movement controls

- Basic close quarter combat gameplay

While it is missing some gameplay elements, resident evil 5 is a great game due to the introduction of co-op into the gameplay that is a effective element that adds to both the strategy and action.

Red Alert 3

+ Colourful, cartoon style visuals.

+ The 3 playable factions have both suitable and unique units.

+ The 3 Different campaigns are of decent length and have online co-op.

+ The Gameplay on the water is a great addition to the strategy and action.

- Team Balancing

- Gameplay pace and unit pathfinding have changed too much since red alert 2

Red Alert 3 is a bit dissapointing for me personally cause I really enjoyed red alert 2, it may have not had the best team balancing but the pace and style of the gameplay was easier to get used to, with red alert 3 too much has changed, it is a well made game, but I can see how fans of red alert 1 and 2 might be dissapointed by red alert 3.

Over the weekend I got a copy of littlebigplanet for ps3, I played through all of the singleplayer and I have played a few user created levels online. Overall I think that it is good game that makes use of great ideas, cute characters and colourful, vibrant graphics, though at the same time the gameplay, camera and level design presented in the game is a mixed bag for me.

The problems that I have with the gameplay is the life system, which gives you 4 lives per each checkpoint you reach in a level, this is annoying because some levels layouts and the camera can lead to many cheap deaths. Another problem that I have with the gameplay is the limitatons of actions that the sack boy has in general, okay the popit is a useful tool, yet at the same time the sackboys miniscule jump and no form of attack contributes to alot of the easy deaths. The Camera in the game at times tends to get stuck and this can be annoying at moments when travelling around the screen, especially on the more complicated levels with obstacles everywhere this can lead to many cheap repeated deaths and many levels replaythroughs.

I don't believe this is the best game avaliable on the Ps3, though in saying this I will say that Littlebigplanet is a good game that makes use of the 2D platformer genre, a genre that is not being utilised alot since the rise in 3D video games, also the community is really what makes this game worth buying because there are alot of lBP gamers making great levels, the ones that I have played through have been based on video games and have been a great playthrough.

For me Littlebigplanet is a good 2D platformer that will be kept alive by the great community and downloadable content becoming avaliable overtime. In saying this I recommend that you buy this game only if you are really into 2D platformers and have a good internet connection because the community makes the game a much greater and complete experience.

The Gamespot Game Of The Year was Metal Gear Solid 4. Excellent choice for game Of the year, I voted for GTA4 for game of the year but it was a hard decision to choose between GTA4 and MGS4, they are both brilliant games and are both reasons to own a PS3. Ultimately though I agree with gamespots decision for game of the year because the refinement of the core gameplay, memorable cutscenes, realisitic characters and excellent storytelling.

For Christmas this year I brought crysis warhead and got a copy of Left 4 dead for Pc, both games are really great games. Also Im playing Bioshock on PC at the moment and it is a impressive shooter, the plasmids and setting are really unique and the game is getting more interesting as I am playing through it.

I had a great Christmas and hope everyone else had a choice Christmas and has a great 2009.