Lego my Lightsaber!

In celebration of my birthday last month, we splurged and got a Playstation 3--a decision we have not regretted one bit! Our favorite social pasttime now is having friends over to play Guitar Hero 3 and/or Rock Band. I have to say that I am totally loving the Drum play on Rock Band. And with the PS3 you can also download additional songs for GH3 and Rock Band as they become available. To this point, Rock Band has released far more in the realm of additional downloadable content; however, the Guitar Hero franchise has recently announced some exciting news: GH4--an entired game devoted to Aerosmith songs--will be released in June. Sweet (Emotion)!

I also recently picked up a copy of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (and the related Game Guide book so that I will be able to make it past the Cantina!). As a Star Wars fan, I am finding this game to be quite fun. Still trying to figure some things out, but overall I am making progress. (Much more progress than Cindy and I made when we played LEGO Star Wars on her PS2 and we had no idea what we were supposed to be doing!) This game includes all 6 episodes of Star Wars (hence "The Complete Saga"). The game also has its humorous moments. The other day Obi Wan and Qui-Gon Jinn were making their way through the first part of Episode 1 (Negotiations) and they recruited a C3PO looking character (TC-14 ). Somehow TC-14 managed to lose a leg while we were in combat. I admit, it's possible that one of my lightsaber-wielding LEGO Jedi's were to blame for some friendly fire, but aside from that I had to pause and laugh out loud at the sight of the wounded LEGO droid laboriously hopping around the screen on his one leg. It was hilarious. Sure enough, I was able to find a screen shot of this spectacle for your enjoyment.