New games for me!

So, the man and I went to Blockbuster yesterday to see about renting Just Cause 2. It looks like a whole lotta fun. We prefer to go to Game Crazy, but since we don't have a car (looooong story, but in the end it's by choice), and since the free water taxi shuttle is running (YAY!!) we just hop up to Blockbuster instead... even though their selection really and truly sucks. Blockbuster has started a pilot program for renting games by mail in Seattle and Cleveland, but I can't figure out how to use it. Anyway! We found JC2 and grabbed it. On our way to the checkout counter what did I see? Why, a display for buy one, get one free video games for the xbox!!! I found two right off the bat that I thought would be great. I picked up Prince of Persia for $9.99 and Just Cause 1 for free (normally $4.99). Admittedly, we picked up JC1 to see how it compares to JC2. As is turns out, it doesn't compare almost at all. I feel as though, like most game creators, they do the best they can with the first game and if it's popular enough, take what people liked in the first one and enhance it in the second one. JC1 is a little difficult in many ways. It has a free roaming map and a lot of action. It's easy to shoot, kill, destroy everything. My complaint is the difficulty in driving. Sooo hard to control! JC2 looks a little easier. The grapple hook looks so very cool! I say looks because the man has taken over the xbox and won't let go. He's getting that swirly-eyed look. But I enjoy watching him play. It's amazing to me the things he just seems to intuitively know to do.
As for Prince of Persia. I love these story line games. I enjoy first person shooters and all (L4D/2), but my real love are games like Batman Arkham Asylum, Fallout 3, and now, Prince of Persia. Oh! The man is done! Gotta go get on the xbox while the getting is good.