Thought the start of 2010 was a miserable games wasteland? A barren digital void where there should be nothing but brilliant game after must-buy game? Then you're not looking hard enough, because March alone has a bevy of bright prospects marching into shops, following sharp on the heels of the likes of Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes (I'm afraid I'll keep going on about that until I get round to going to A&E to have the superglue between my palms and DS removed).
Leading the procession is the brilliant Infinite Space. You know how I said Might & Magic was the best DS game of the year so far? Well, now it's a toss-up between that and this. To talk about what makes it so fun is to spoil the surprise, but I can't remember the last time a truly cracked sense of humour ran alongside such a hardcore experience.
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There's a lot to be said for the delights of kitting out your space-bound attack carrier with stat-boosting rest and recreation rooms to keep your crew fighting fit and happy. It's almost a game within itself as you try to pack as many different components into your ships so as to create a highly specialised warship.
And then there's the huge satisfaction at taking your vessel out to battle, where you'll experience a properly tense game of chicken as you dare your enemy to hit 'fire' first. It's barmy, especially when you factor in hints of gender confusion and the perils of getting drunk.
Honestly, it's a game like no other. It's hard, and the first couple of hours are just a little bit tedious, but lord above is it worth it when you break through all the tutorial stuff and into a glorious daft and genuinely funny space saga. So get cracking with Might & Magic and clear the decks for this. You can thank me later.
As well as that, we've got Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver to come, and Red Steel 2 on Wii. All three on 26 March. So all that despondency? Can it. Stop moping and instead start figuring out where you're going to get the cash from, because you've got a bumper end of the month to look forward to.
