So what are some of the most recent games you have purchased? Did the game live up to your expectations? Be sure to update whenever you get a new game. Or if you think this is lame, you can flame me.

Some of the games I have purchased fairly recently (in reverse chronilogical order) are:

Toca Race Driver 2 (for the Xboxâ„¢ videogame system. Available at your favorite retailer. And Best Buy.)
I got this because of the reviews and general good word of mouth on this site, and because it was cheap. This game loosely reminds me of the awesome LeMans 24 Hours for the Sega® Dreamcast™ video entertainment system. Of course this game seems to have unfinished programming concerning the controls. Most of the time you can make the controls work for you and have fun, but other times it is very frustrating since it feels like you are trying to steer with a rusty anvil. The graphics are pretty good, but a far cry from Rallisport Challenge 2' s graphics. A tweak in the controls would make this a 1st class game.

Sega Arcade Gallery (for the Nintendoâ„¢ GameBoy Advanceâ„¢ portable handheld videogame system, available in 2,000 different colors, including invisible)
I snagged this one because I love Sega Arcade games. But mostly because Super Hang-On is on it. The game was $20 (as all GBA games should be, except for the Classics series, which should be 1/4 that). The translation of After Burner pretty much sucks. The translation of Space Harrier is kind of weird. Definitely slower than the arcade. Out Run is done really well, surprisingly. And Super Hang-On is marginally better than the Genesis version (and no, there is little to no scaling implemented. Redrawn chunky graphics are used instead). For some reason, the Beginner track is by far the hardest track in the game. The Expert mode can be easily beaten, but not Beginner. Of course the GBA does not have the power or resolution to translate these games 100%, so many concessions were made. The music isn' t too bad. But like all GBA sound, it is kind of scratchy and rough. This game is for the GameBoy Advance, but also somehow manages to work with the GameBoy Advance SP, miraculously. (This is me poking fun at the media treating the GBA and the GBA SP as if they were two separate platforms).

Rallisport Challenge 2 (for the Xboxâ„¢ videogame system. Operators are standing by.)
Oh hell yeah! I picked this one up because I loved the first one so much. This one improves on it in every way, and features by FAR the most realistic looking graphics in any videogame ever. Nothing can compete in graphic realism at this time. Much of the time it' s like looking at a real picure or video. Seriously, it looks that good. And it plays great as well, moving along at a constant 60 frames per second. Control is perfect, and the difficulty really starts getting intense after about your 500th race (this game has a career mode which features seemingly over 6 million races). Online is OK. It is your typical online experience. You have people cussing a lot and pretending that their existence is somehow justified. Lots of really cool people out there in online land. It' s the new ghetto. Anyway when racing a rally in online mode, you tend to want to follow the car in front of you. If he makes a mistake, you might go the same direction he/she did if you forgot to turn your brain on.

Next purchase on my radar:
Unknown. No that is not a game called " Unknown" , it means I have no idea when something good comes out next.