Top 5: Games for your Day Off
by Kaes Delgrego 
{ Sep 1st 2008 at 11:10AM }
Gaming is a hobby, but sometimes it can feel like a job. As developers try to boost replayability, your gaming commitments can become anxiety-inducing. Just ask anyone who dared to attempt achieving 100% of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. At first, it's a fun and wonderful romp through a vivid world that's just oozing with life and character. By the end, you wish you'd never left Vice City. Did anyone here complete all of Super Smash Bros Brawl? I'm talking Classic Mode with every character, all of the Event matches, the target smashes, and every trophy and sticker available. At a certain point, some games can become an obligation rather than a means to entertainment.
Today being Labor Day in the US, let's take a break from completing every mission, collecting every star, and unlocking all bonus content. Sometime between your 11 AM rise from bed and your evening consumption of copious amounts of hot dogs at your family barbeque, take some time to truly enjoy gaming. Here's our Top 5 recommendations.
The Top 5 is a weekly feature that provides us with a forum to share our opinions on various aspects of the video game culture, and provides you with a forum to tell us how wrong we are. To further voice your opinions, submit a vote in the Wii Fanboy Poll, and take part in the daily discussions of Wii Warm Up. 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
PikachuMan @ Sep 1st 2008 11:36AM
Super Mario Galaxy was unexpected. But...
Where's Super Mario RPG?
Dustin @ Sep 1st 2008 12:36PM
My day off!?
HAHAHAHA!
*sobs*
phenylketonurics @ Sep 1st 2008 12:43PM
I thought there'd be more titles like MLB Power Pros here actually. And I totally agree with the retro-pick. There's nothing more gratifying than randomly snatching up an old release you've never played. Ristar anyone?? Splitting time with Mario Kart Wii, that's how my holiday will be spent.
zchry @ Sep 1st 2008 4:10PM
Forget Mario Meets Mario if you really want a challenge. Go for the Luigi one (read: HELL.).
Oh, and I don't want to hear any back-to-school complaining. I've been in for 3 full weeks already.
SoshiKitai @ Sep 1st 2008 9:11PM
I always wish I could play Endless Ocean on my day off... but everytime I want to, I end up playing another game that's already slotted in the Wii, or the disc that's right next to it. It's hard to motivate myself to play Endless Ocean.
...it's like trying to motivate yourself to chill-out.