After listening to the ever-so-delightful GameSpot UK Podcast and learning of a wonderful competition they were hosting, I tested my luck. The prize was a Patapon Press Kit (For those not in the know: http://uk.gamespot.com/users/R-Force/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25342154 ). This was before the release of Patapon, so I thought I could bag myself a free copy of Patapon and some extra Patapon goodies as well.

Unfortunately, the competition ended AFTER Patapon's UK launch, which I had already planned to march down into stores and pick it up on release day. Knowing my horrendous luck, I went out and bought Patapon. It is a very hard game, but mainly because I have the rythm of a dead weasel. So, I chucked it to the side and focused on Eye of Judgement and Final Fantasy Tactics which I also bought on that fateful day.

A few days ago, a package arrived for me in the mail. Ontop was a form from Sony with the words "Patapon Press Kit". My heart raced. Has my years of bad luck actually run out, or was this a very, very good dream? I hadn't payed attention to GameSpot UK when they announced the three winners, so I had no idea beforehand that I had actually won.

So here I am. Stuck with a big package of a great game that I already have, but I'm not that big a fan of it. Maybe my luck should've gone into that high-end gaming PC that was a few competitions back, but I shouldn't be ungrateful. But was this the end of my bad luck? Hell no. Since then I've been soaked by a passing car speeding through a puddle, lost some money, woke up with strange wounds down my arm and to top things off, Condemned 2's been delayed. Oh well, only another 3 years before I find a penny on the floor.