I need something to play!

I need a game. I finished X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse, it was groovy fun. And for $25 groovy value! Now I need something else to play. Also I sold, World of Warcraft. I rarely sell games, especially good games. And WoW was great. It took a bundle of my energy, time and money. I need something to take its place!

I downloaded a couple demos, but they either failed to satisfy, or whetted my appetite! X3: The Reunion had killer graphics for a space sim, The Battle for Middle Earth 2 looks like what BFME should have been but wasn't (a proper RTS in ME). Star Wars: Empire at War was also cool, a remake of Armada but crossed with an RTS instead of a FPS flight-sim in the Star Wars universe to boot! Finally some good licensed games!

Sci-Fi and Comics were my first genre loves, in that order so I thought I'd go find out exactly what the deal with City of Villains and it's predecessor City of Villains are all about. Turns out they are parallel MMORPGs and one subscription allows you to play either side of the same game, clever business model eh? (on top of the individual purchase fees, cleverer still) What's stopped me ordering online and playing right now is 2 fold:

1. If I have a box edition I can later sell the box, as I did with WoW; and
2. The reviews say it's best to play in short stints since it's action style, not traditional role playing style - and it's monthly, not hourly subscription, oh Korea...

Since I am poor, I have no intention to pay full price for games atm. So that means it's off to the bargain bin on the legal side of affairs! ;)

• FLIGHT SIM: X2: The Threat
• RTS: Battle for Middle Earth
• MMORPG: City of Heroes (finding a boxed copy in Aus may be problematic...)
• COMIC BOOK: Freedom Force v The 3rd Reich (it has Starforce copy protection though)
• ACTION: FarCry, Prince of Persia 2, Splinter Cell:Pandora Tomorrow, Fear (not all very old but I can borrow these off friends, If I shell out for a DVD rom...)

Games on the distant horizon include, Civ 4 (borrow off of Adam some time), Empire Earth 1 and 2, Rise of Nations 1 and 2, Galactic Civilizations 1 and 2, and the most recent Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia (both 3). Gee, anyone get the feeling I'm behind the times in games? Also Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.