Teen Dream/Mass Effect 2

Because blogmate Chris already touched upon Beach House’s new Teen Dream, my favorite release of the month, I had to scramble and come up with something else that came out this week. I might add that Teen Dream is a grower, so if you don’t initially like it, give it some time and it could rather easily become all you listen to. In any event, the other release this week that has grabbed my attention is Bioware’s new sci-fi RPG/shooter Mass Effect 2. If you played the first one, or any of Bioware’s past games for that matter, you know you’re in for a treat. Packed on two discs, ME2 plays like an epic galactic movie, and like the first one, is a really an achievement of what games can be in terms of game play, story, and graphics. I strongly recommend it, but be warned: flying around the galaxy may chew up a lot of your time.

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-Chandler