Ya know, ironically Left 4 Dead seems to be the exception to the rule (at least for me) in that strangers I've played with have always been team players. I think the game design kind of necessitates this and encourages people to work together instead of just screw around. Take into account that a lot of the achievements also require a lot of cooperation and you've got a solid recipe for ensuring people work together.

LoL, I think that's a pretty safe bet :)

They didn't used to charge, but I think once they realized there were a lot of people out there stuck with terrible names like gravyface they would be more than happy to fork over money to have a more sensible name.

I was just thinking about when I got my achievement for pressing start in The Simpsons game and was wondering what other achievements people enjoyed. What was your funniest achievement or one that you got unintentionally?

Frankly the superior service is what keeps people paying for it. I always thought the PS3 service was fairly lackluster by comparison.

For me, the answer will ALWAYS be yes. I have it for the PS3 right now and it's a very fun game, but in short, achievements > trophies for me. :)

I liked the first two, especially the atmospheres, but I did tend to find myself getting disoriented a lot in the first one.

Are you kidding? A new Jet Grind/Set Radio would be totally awesome! I think I still have my copy for the original Xbox and Dreamcast :p

I'll readily confess I'm a hugeGhostbusters fan and went into this game with an unrelenting bias. Bearing that in mind, while I thought the gameplay was good, what really got me excited as I'm working my way through are all of the references to the original films and cartoon series. For instance, in the firehouse seeing the earmuffs hanging up behind Louis's desk that he wore in Ghostbusters 2was incredibly satisfying.

What are some of your favorite throwbacks or references you've noticed to the original films?

Nice post! That's a pretty awesome amount of research, but you're right- you never really know what Kojima's got planned :p