Q: What does Billy Graham and the Rams have in common?

A: They both can make 65,000 people stand up and yell, "JESUS CHRIST!!!!"

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Talk To The Animals

Animal Crossing will take over your life. If you have a significant other, then it'll take over theirs too.

Completely.

This cute and cuddly kiddie game for the Nintendo Gamecube will remind you why videogames appealled to you in the first place: how cool it was guiding a yellow "Puck-man" around a neon-colored maze; how engrossed we were beating Bowser in order to save the Princess ; and how righteous we felt when we squashed that baddie agent by shooting the overhead lamp onto his head in "Elevator Action."

Sure the graphics are clunky for a next-generation system. Sure there are other games that have eye-dropping visuals. So what's the allure then? EA Sports said it best: "It's in the game." How many games do you know of have some of its characters call you "Shithead?" (Long story short: certain neighbors will prompt you what name they should call you and the others. Let's just say you can be as discreet or as crass as you see fit).

You'll look forward to coming home from a long day of work to go fishing at the docks in your made-up town. Or going treasure hunting and saying hi to your animal neighbors. Or making sure your town is in tip-top shape by pulling weeds in overgrown areas. Say all you want, but until you try this game, I'll be arranging my furniture and designing my own outfit. 

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