Well, despite not thinking I was going to, I went back to Kong and got back where I was and further still. Some of the visuals are incredibly beautiful and it’s got loads of set pieces, some of which are just some of the best ever. The one from the demo you might have seen is a standout, but there are more, lots more. As I think it’s obligatory to say here, now this a real interactive movie!

Anyway, I got to hard bit, so I decided to play Perfect Dark Zero. (I’ve also been to the toilet, phoned my girlfriend, made a sandwich, browsed the web and watched a bit of TV between posts. I’ve not spent my entire day playing on the 360. Just most of it.) Anyway, I’d played with the controls a bit, so I thought I better test them out in single player before jumping online. Did one level, which was all right. Not the best fun ever, but not bad. Definitely underwhelming. So I jumped online and found a good bunch to play some Dark Ops with. Playing Infection (of course), Onslaught and Sabotage. Onslaught I’ve not played before, but is ace. Sabotage was confusing, because none of us had ever played it. The other team beat us 100-11. Oops. Infection was predictably brilliant. I had a great time being the last human alive and back away as a swarm of skeletons ran towards me. Didn’t last long, but it was a great gaming moment. I’m having a lot of them lately.

Kong, Gotham, Perfect Dark, Mario Kart, Shadow of the Colossus… it’s a good time for gaming right now.