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There are many produces of sports games across all gaming platforms, we have EA Sports (its in the game), Konami and 2K being three of the biggest in next gen platforms. It was 2009 when I was first blown away by a sports game. I was walking through a mall and I saw a shop in the distance. They had a television bracketed onto the wall. From a distance I presumed it was a television shop as they were clearly showing a basketball game, as I got closer I started to realise it was a gaming shop and therefore it must be a computer game. I then found myself stood in front of the counter, a couple of metres from the television still believing that this was in fact a live basketball game.

I was simply blown away by the graphics. The only thing that gave it away that I was in fact watching a computer game was a little ‘Demo’ watermark in the bottom of the screen. The game itself was NBA 2K 2009. Whether you like basketball or not, this game is worth every penny you pay for it. The visuals, commentary and cuts will take your breath away. The sweat on the skin, the shine of the court. Ive not even mentioned the crowd yet. The animations of the crowd are the best I have ever seen. Fact. You’ll see supporters talking to one another, going to buy a hotdog, standing up, sitting down, cheering, booing. They are so life like, and to be honest, I think thats what fooled me into thinking I was watching a live game.

Is it strange that my favourite game of all time is not on a next gen console? Instead it comes from the 16 bit, cartridge game, SNES. My favourite game of all time is Donkey Kong Country. From the moment it loads up, a smile is on my face. The jungle music and the image of the goofy pair of Donkey Kong and Diddy really does set the tone.

As you fly past the first few levels, the addiction kicks in. The first level can be completed in about 60 seconds if you know the game well. The levels are however rather complex, with hidden areas, mini games, and little cheats.

Like Super Mario collecting coins. Donkey Kong is slightly different in that you collect bananas. 100 bananas = 1 life. Believe me, later in the game you’ll need these lives.

A special shout out has to go to my favourite level of the whole game. The runaway mine train level. The level starts by jumping into a mine train and rollercoasting your way through the level, jumping to avoid ‘baddies’, ducking under and jumping over missing parts of track. The level really is at 100mph. With quick succession broken track and what seems to be quite imposssible long jumps, you end the level shattered. What a game!