I strongly urge everyone to play Disaster Report for the PS2. Although at first glance it may seem to be a good idea gone horribly awry and plagued with terrible localization problems, it really becomes more and more exciting as you continue playing.
Actually, that's a complete lie and I fell asleep on the couch last night watching Lisa and Amy play it. But it's still amazing, even if it is in that campy, B-movie kind of way.
For starters, your main character gets to do things like wear a hard-hat and sunglasses, and also die a lot for no apparent reason. Not enough for you? Enter the mysterious Karen, some random woman that you'll find trapped inside a subway car on a bridge (?) and who accompanies you on your quest. She's weird, she's kooky, she screams a lot, and her name randomly changes to Kelly on at least one occasion because I suppose the translators couldn't be bothered to remember what they named the little bitch. Really, Karen/Kelly should be enough for any hardcore gamer to run out to their nearest video game retailer and purchase this game immediately, but if you're not convinced yet, there is also Greg. Greg likes to take pictures of things, whether those things be giant water pipes or dying people.
Here is a particularly amazing conversation from the game, which should convince everyone of its utter amazingness in all respects.
Karen: "So what do you do for a living?" (Note - She has already been told this.)
Keith: "Oh, I'm a news reporter."
Karen: "You don't look like a news reporter."
Keith: "What's that supposed to mean?"
Karen: "Here's a map of the city!"
WOW.
All of these things are a recipe for an amazing gaming event. Go buy Disaster Report today. You won't regret it.
