Starcraft 2

There's no question., the game is excellent. Not just because of it's history, but in it's own right. It has a great mix of the old game, keeping plenty of what made it great - with some new twists that make it quite fun.

As an added advantage for those with older, less cutting edge systems, Starcraft 2 plays OK my old laptop (with all the settings on lowest/off). It's a 1.6Ghz (single core pentium), with 2Gb RAM and an ATI Radeon 9500 -- from 2005.

That isn't to say that it's without it's own share of problems, specifically:

1. No Lan play - You bought the game, your friend bought the game and you're in the same room; but you can't play together because your internet connection is either crap or you don't have one. This is a major blow for people that like to play at LAN parties, and for people that like to play games from places with bad internet connections (where I live).

2. Battlenet - You bought the game, your friends bought the game, but you live in different countries (UK, US, Asia) and you can't play together. Why ? Blizzard doesn't think you should have friends abroad, they're not used to the concept of friends. This particular aspect is really pissing me off, because most of my gamer friends live elsewhere.

Happy yet sad,
Kam