VIDEO GAMES
 
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ROCKSTAR GAMES PRESENTS TABLE TENNIS (for Xbox 360)
They must have been drinking something other than hot coffee (get it? get it?) over at Rockstar Games—best known for its ultra-violent Grand Theft Auto series—when they committed to a ping-pong game. Except wait, it's actually good. The jangly caffeinated back-and-forth rhythm of ping-pong is oddly adrenalizing, and there's enough shot and spin variations to make this a real heads-up strategic battle. The visuals are spot-on—love those dreary high-school gymnasiums, complete with spooky gym acoustics. Plus, it's cheap. Please, gaming gods, let them port this to the Wii.





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