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I finished the original Deus Ex game a couple of days ago. Although it shows its age graphically and there were a few odd crashes, the game had an excellent balance of requiring rambo-style brute force and subtle cunning to complete the various missions in the game.

I decided to rent a couple of PS2 titles also. NHL 2004 is a lot of fun once you get the hang of it. You can control every aspect of the game from the rules (icing, offsides, etc.) to the frequency of penalties. You can also act as GM and coach allowing you to make trades, pick up free agents and edit your lines. The AI kicked my butt on the more difficult settings. Eventually I was able to hold my own on the lower difficulty settings. Jak II is the sequel to Jak and Daxter for the PS2. The first one was a lot of fun and the second does not disappoint. It is a platform game with attitude with all the usual jumping and smashing of boxes but it also allows you to ride in vehicles (hover cars) which is an excellent addition to this type of game.