I’m going to do you a favor here, since I know you probably scroll to the bottom of a review to see the score before even reading. I’m giving AMY, a single player survival horror title on Xbox LIVE Arcade and Playstation Network a 1 out of 5, and that’s being generous. Now you can continue to read on to see why it deserved this score, or you can just take that score and stop wasting your time, unlike I did by playing the game.

Collector's Editions are a bit of a new phenomenon as gaming goes. Sure, there have been gaming bonuses in previous generations (like a gold cartridge for the first so-many copies of Zelda: Majora's Mask sold on N64), and lots of goodies to buy on the sides. But having extras exclusive to a bundle complete with game is a somewhat fresh idea in the gaming world. Is it working? One would have to assume so, based on how many games (and films) have Collector's Editions with a lot of extras anymore.

It's hard to imagine that it's already August, and I haven't completed or even played many games at all this summer. My Summer Lull consisted of not gaming. I call it a "gaming block." As my writer's block lifted, I started to be immersed in this world I created in my brain meats, and for some reason a gaming block took its place. I'd sit down to play The Adventures of Shuggy, or Penny Arcade 2, or anything else - and BAM! I'd stare at the screen, much like a writer does when trying to write while blocked.

It's a saying in many places of the country, but never so relevant as Colorado: "Don't like the weather? Wait 5 minutes!" Which is painfully true here. Coloradans will bring winter jackets on picnics in the summer, or stock the trunk of their cars with an umbrella, a snow shovel, a down jacket, some blankets, and a change of shorts/tank tops all for a family outing.

It's so tempting for me to write a blog on every Co-optimus Community Voice topic I see, but I just don't have the time. Ironically, the reason I have so little time is largely due to the fact that I've fallen for the hype of so many games and feel that once I purchase (most of) them, I should finish up at least the single player, or campaign, or SOMETHING to experience the game. There have been a few exceptions to finishing a game that I've fallen victim to, one of which was saved by co-op (and ruined by first person). Here's my list: