*Denotes Replay For Completion*
1. The Granstream Saga (PS1)
2. Perfect Dark (N64)
*3. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete (PS1)*
4. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (XBOX)
5. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
*6. Pikmin (GCN)*
*7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (N64)*
8. Shining Force II (GEN)
*9. X-Men Vs. Street Fighter (PS1)*
*10. Mafia (XBOX)*
11. James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (GCN)
12. ChuChu Rocket! (SDC)
*13. Super Metroid (SNES)*
14. Final Fantasy II (NES)
15. Devil May Cry (PS2)
16. Mega Man: The Wily Wars (GEN)
17. Secret of Evermore (SNES)
18. Test Drive: Eve of Destruction (PS2)
19. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GCN)
*20. Paper Mario (N64)*
21. Grandia II (SDC)
22. Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PS2)
23. Bomberman Hero (N64)
24. OutRun (GEN)
25. Dragon Warrior IV (NES)
26. Super Monkey Ball (GCN)
27. Mischief Makers (N64)
28. Dragon Valor (PS1)
*29. Beyond Good & Evil (XBX)*
30. Tokyo Xtreme Racer (SDC)
31. Black (PS2)
*32. Street Fighter II (SNES)*
33. Koudelka (PS1)
34. Bad News Baseball (NES)
35. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
36. Shattered Union (XBOX)

I beat Shattered Union on the Microsoft XBOX this evening!
A friend of mine works in the gaming industry and I could not be more proud of him. He has a skill and an intelligence that is unmatched. It has been very rewarding watching him for several years as he started out, move away, worked on a big project like The Walking Dead Series and now works for Gearbox Software. He has also used his ability to get me tickets to PAX13 and show off some really great perks. I've always wanted to support his job, but I do not own any modern consoles or computers. Thankfully, his first game was made on the original XBOX. His game was one of the reasons I bought the console and I finally got around to playing it.
Shattered Union is a completely fictional game where politics turns Americans against each other and Russia decides to divide our country even more. Crazy, right? The game plays like a game of Risk with America being divided into different territories and factions all throughout the country. After building up your army, you go into War which plays like a Civilization style hexagonal grid with troops that play out like Advance Wars. Once you get into it and understand what is going on, the game gets really addicting really quickly. I began treating it like a Board Game and I was instantly hooked. I love the battles as they are simple, but have enough complexity to make them interesting. Also, each battlefield is different and I like how they incorporated the terrain of that part of the country into the battle. Outside of battle, there is a small amount of depth on which territory to attack, but it was enough that kept me strategizing on where to attack. The game scratched that itch of a strategy game, but not drowning in all of its intricacies.
With that in mind, I hate the story. Literally hate it. I play video games to escape reality, so to play a game that mirrors real life is not exactly fun. It's a neat concept, but a little too close to home for me. Also, it takes a while to understand everything. You have to do a ton of research before diving in and that takes time. Also, the interface is a bit too clunky, but that could be because it's an XBOX port of a PC game.
Overall, I was surprised at how much I liked Shattered Union. It is genuinely a good game and one of the better ones I played this year. If you love RTS games or War like Board Games, give this under-rated gem a shot.