Name: Alex Navarro
Vitals: Age: 26; Height: 6'0"; Weight: 180 lbs; Hair: Brown; Eyes: Blue; Blood Type: Unknown
Education: Five years of modern dance, six years of tap.
Publications: Reviews Editor at GameSpot from March 2003 until January 2008. Wrote freelance for CNET GameCenter and a number of smaller sites you've probably never heard of.
Platforms played: Just about everything. Own every current console, nearly all the old consoles. I never owned a Saturn. I hear I wasn't missing much.
Genres played: Rhythm games, action-adventures, shooters, platformers, driving games, classic adventure games (few of them as there are these days), and many a sports game.
Multiplayer or single-player: Depends on the game. Some I play online exclusively, some alone exclusively. Just depends on what kind of jerks are on the other end of the online experience (
Gears of War online players, I'm looking at you).
My Top 10 Games:
Jeez, this is like asking me to choose my favorite children. Quick and dirty:
1.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Just about anything from the Mario franchise, with the primary highlights being
Super Mario Bros. 3,
Super Mario World, and
Super Mario Galaxy.
3.
Grand Theft Auto III
4.
Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting
5.
Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Oudou Keishou
6.
Rock Band
7.
Guitar Hero and/or
Guitar Hero II
8. The NFL 2K series
9. SimCity (the original PC version and the SNES port)
10.
World of Warcraft
OK, that list is kind of all over the place and probably not completely accurate (I'm forgetting half my NES collection), but whatever. That's a pretty good crosssection of what I'm into.
What makes me tick: Music, movies, TiVo, poor sleeping habits, copious amounts of caffeine, my loving girlfriend (cut this if she ever dumps me), my cats and, of course, the occasional videogame.