[Beoulve]

PLEASE, go do yourself a favor and go check out the fantastically made Disgaea, for the PS2. It's one of the funnest and funniest games I've ever had the joy of playing.

It's a strategy RPG, in the same veins as Final Fantasy Tactics or Shining Force, or even PnP D&D. Battles run really smoothly, and unlike a lot of other RPGs, you do stay interested in the fights, because you have to actually think. There are combo attacks you can dish out on enemies, and the special abilities in the game are just down-right cool.

Story wise, it's a riot. As the son of the late Overlord of the Netherworld, you embark out with your bizarre team of prinnies (little penguin things that say, "Dood!" all the time), demons, and even an angel (Flonne!! SHE'S SO ADORABLE!) They take cracks at all sorts of things. They even have a part where some wanna-be power rangers attack you. The cutscene made me laugh so hard, I woke my parents up and they are on the other side of my house, through 5 walls and 3 doors.

BTW, graphics whores won't like it. It's sprite based. I personally love well-drawn sprites and it ticks me off to no end that people refuse to play any game that isn't better looking than the last, but I figured I'd just give a warning out.