Halo games make me dizzy, to the point where sometimes I actually want to throw up. I've only played Halo and Halo 2 multiplayer, since there was no way I was going to go through an entire campaign. Although now that Halo 3 is out, it's prettier, it's smoother, I was thinking of actually giving the campaign mode a try. I had played the beta and it was fun, so I figure this was my chance to jump on the Halo bandwagon.

But I also wanted to review Halo 3, and I felt that if I did, I should probably play Halo and Halo 2 first. This was Friday, I figured if I played all weekend, I might actually be able to get through at least one of them.

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I'm not sure if it's the location, but I haven't touched the Wii since the last time I played Mario Party 8 when I had people over. Not only that, it seems that the ONLY time I end up playing with the Wii is when I have people over who want to play video games. It's sitting there more as a guest entertainment tool than for my own enjoyment.

I wonder if I ever liked the Wii. I wasn't the one who wanted to camp for it the first day it came out. I never spent hours on it. I played awhile during Thanksgiving last year and the next day I had to take pain killers to stop this shooting pain that was in my arm. I've been wanting to give Super Paper Mario and Zelda a shot, but I haven't really started either of them.

Maybe I haven't been able to try enough games on them. So far it's only been a lot of Wii Sports, Wii Play, Super Monkey Ball and Mario Party 8. Maybe I need to change it up a little, maybe I need Wii fit or something, but right now I'm not sure if I can think of any games I want to play on it. I can't wait for Super Smash Bros however, maybe I'll start playing then. But once again, it's not a game I'd likely play on my own.

I want to like the Wii, and maybe it does boil down to the location, since I'm usually upstairs and the Wii is downstairs, but I find myself more likely to play PS2 games these days than the 360 or the Wii.

There's something about being online that manages to keep people captivated to the point where the world can go on without them knowing it. Whether it's the never-ending slew of information or the ability to communicate with anyone and everyone, when you combine the internet and video games, that's a recipe for a new addiction.

Having spent a good portion, if not my entire high school life playing MUDs (text-based MMOs) I made a deal with myself to not play any online games anymore. It's too easy to get involved, sucked in to the point where you lose all concept of time. I was never able to play moderately, mostly because these games don't allow moderate playing unless you want really slow progress.

Other than sleeping, there aren't that many activities that can keep me fixated for more than 8 hours, yet online games can do it. For my own health and well being, I stay clear of online games, not because I don't enjoy them, but out of fear of enjoying them too much. It's really too easy to let your life slip away and realize that days have gone by and you don't have anything to show for it except maybe 20 levels.

There are too many people who have let jobs and relationships slip away because they can't control the amount of time that they play. It really is too bad. I always thought, when I was a teenager, that when I 'grew up' I wouldn't be caught dead playing these games. But there are people who are retired, or people with families who play online to relax. Personally online games stress me out more than anything. I'm sure there are many who are able to play casually, and have a great time doing so as one of their many hobbies.

Maybe it depends on the game, and it depends on the person. I hear that WoW is for the pick up and play type of players, but I also know too many people who have given up jobs and their real lives to play that game 24/7. I wonder how people do manage to balance a real life and an online one?