Welcome to the Row: Greetings and welcome to The Row! My name is Brian Grimm and I will be your DJ for Reviewer’s Row. This will be a monthly newsletter consisting of different gamer’s reviews, thoughts and opinions on their game of choice. Once the reviewer is done he/she will give a rating for the game. The rating is Atari joysticks with 4 joysticks being a must own and 1/2 joystick being don’t even bother playing it or just use it as a coaster. Reviewer’s Row is part of Martin Library’s promotion of our new video game collection.
This Month's Row Reviewer: Brian Grimm
STATS:
Location: York, Pa
Age: 30
Motto: "If you ain't first you're last" Ricky Bobbie
The Row's Questions:
First game ever played? Donkey Kong that is right kiddies, COLECOVISION!
Favorite all-time game? Tecmo Bowl, Nintendo
Console Preference? XBOX 360
A positive influence gaming had on you? One of the things gaming taught me is the simple notion of trial and error. You have to keep playing over and over again until you get it right, thus also giving you heavy doses of persistence and patience.
Game Reviewed: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Positives: R6V2 has been out since March 08' and let me just say it is still my game of choice. Not only is the online play is impeccable, coupled with the tremendous single player story mode and the always entertaining Terrorist Hunt this game is hands down one of the best games I have ever played. The graphics, weapons and non-stop action are second to none. I love how it doesn’t matter how many times you play a level the bad guys are sometimes in a different spot. This game forces you to be tactical and patient. You are on edge of your seat with every turn of the corner, shot or door opening. I can not wait for the next one!
Negatives: Although I do enjoy how realistic this game is, I feel as though you go entirely too long between saves, causing you to play entire levels only to be killed right at the end forcing you to do it all again. My only other problem is with the online play. It frustrates me to no end when these games decide you cannot play two players per console on line. They do not all do it. Call of Duty 3, the worst one of the four, allows you to play with a friend in the room. For example, Dennis and I can play at my place versus online players. Someday these games and systems will remember that some of us do have friends who aren’t just online and people do actually hang out in the same room once in a while! I give 3.5 sticks with the hope they will read this and make the proper adjustments for the next game!

Previous Comments: I received a request from Lily about introducing Wii games to our collection. The reason we decided to go with PS2, 3 and Xbox 360 is we surveyed over 800 patrons on which system’s games they would like to see in our collection. The Wii had very little response; I think due to numerous factors. One of which, is the Wii just is not available in this area. Given our funding we decided to stick with what the patrons wanted now. As our collection grows I see no reason why we cannot add Wii games. We just have to show the powers to be that this collection can make some serious waves. So get to your library and rent the video games!
Coming Next Month: Our September Reviewers Row guest will be Eric March!
Final Thought: This month's winner of the free video game rental raffle is Roman Fissel! Roman, contact me to collect, Congrats!

I am requesting your help in finding a closing for the letter. Please send me suggestions. This is what has been suggested so far. “Keep on playing!” and “Sorry Mario but the Princess is in another castle!” If you would like to be a Reviewer for The Rowjust send me an email.

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