The post-holiday season tends to be a time when I'm rather, shall we say, swamped with new video games to play. This year is no different. Despite having a backlog of Metroid Prime 2, GTA: San Andreas, with some Alien Hominid thrown in for good measure, I've been spending more than a proportional amount of time playing the demo version of Half-Life 2.

I know, the games been out for ages. But I've never been prompt when it comes to video game journalism. Nevertheless, I must say, I'm floored. The graphics are amazing, the physics engine is mind-blowing, and, in general, what I've played of the game is a blast, with a very slick, Resident Evil sort of survival-horror feel (including what to me feels like an absurd shortage of ammunition). Heck, I'll probably end up buying the full version. Making it the first PC game I've purchased since SimCity 3000! :)