Assault Horizon/The Run

I've downloaded both demos.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is right up my alley! I love jet fighters, and my dad is retired Air Force. As soon as I started playing, I marveled how beautiful the F-22 that I was piloting was. I knew that Miami was under siege, but that didn't stop me from sight-seeing... just 20 feet off the surf. Locking on and taking down your enemy with missiles is great, but it's nothing compared to the twisted satisfaction you get from getting right up on the communist bastard's tail and chewing up his MiG 35 with your 30mm cannon. Love it! I know a great number of hardcore Ace Combat veterans are slamming the newest installment (because its greatly changed from its roots). Well, I have one thing to say them, "Stop bitching and get laid. Everything will be alright..." *goes back to weaving between buildings*

Need for Speed: The Run, of course, is on my to-get list. The demo looks every bit as polished as its predecessor: Hot Pursuit. That said, the physics have been greatly changed. One does not simply power-slide into Mordor. While the controls are crisp, the Lamborghini I drove was stiff... as it should be, being AWD. I personally prefer something a little more tail-happy than the rolling brick I was driving... Maybe a ZR1. It feels a lot more real, especially when you lose traction. You feel hopeless when you hit a spot of black ice (unless you're Scandinavian*) Note: * does not include the Swedes. One of my fears was that the game concept would be too easy. A cannonball run? Easy as pie, right? Wrong. The computer AI sticks too you like LSU's pass coverage.

The verdict: I can't wait to get my hands on these games and collect all the trophies!

I have an Astronomy 102 lab tonight. Measuring the movement of stars from earth. Every knows that they're fireflies that just got stuck up in that blueish-black thing.