See if you can talk your parents into getting/wanting a Blu-ray player, then sell them on the PS3 though, that might be a better way to go

I have Assassin’s Creed and will be doing a writeup soon, if you like playing slower more methodical games (like Splinter Cell) you will LOVE it… if you are a huge FPS fan and can’t stand slower games, I’d probably say pass it up, because alot of it is getting into character and walking around the world experiencing it… it’s not everyone’s bag.

Rachet & Clank is just pure fun up and down. It’s not real hard, so you aren’t all stressed out about dying, and the action is over the top with a hugely satisfying “collect the bolts that spray out of dead enemies” mechanic that appeals to my OCD side quite a bit.

When you wanna just have a good time, sit down and play a game, Rachet & Clank is where it’s at. It also has this “level up your weapons” mechanic that makes it really replayable.

Lastly, if you are into the Tomb Raider-esque games, but want a deeper story with more action and everything, Uncharted is going to be the big hit. If you HATE Tomb Raider-esque games, skip it… but it’s more movie like than TR, with a lot of cutscenes, character development, interesting story and so on… so if you tend to like adventure games like TR, it will be right up your alley.

As far as “blind carnage fun”, I thought Soldier of Fortune Payback was going to be a keeper, but turns out the mechanics are so poor in the game that it’s just a stupid waste of time. So skip that one no matter what (it’s a truely budget title)

And if you love crime drama stories, Kane and Lynch seems to be the title to get. Some folks felt the shooting (similar to hitman, sporadic at long distances, you have to fire in bursts) and lock-on cover mechanic were shoddy and made it annoying, but others (like Game Trailers review) had no problems with that stuff and generally really liked the story.

So that’s an “on the fence” title, but if you tend to lean in that direction, I imagine it would be fun.

Oh yea, and UT3 is coming in December if you want to wait for it… if you are a FPS fan, that is a must-have title, the polish on that puppy and smooth 60 FPS on the PS3 is just awesome.

Hope that helps a bit

Grab any games with it?