While most game reviews skim over the whole of a game, I focus on just one mode or level.

I've always been slightly obsessive about my video games. I simply like to do things in order, but this usually means I never quite get off my favourite mode. I simply enjoy perfecting my score or performance in one little corner of a game rather than trying to finish the whole game.

Maybe it's because I started playing in an era where you only had one way to play each game, and you had to go back to the beginning if you died - you know, the world of Cassette tape loading and blowing in Cartridges. But somewhere along the line something clicked and I realised this was simply how I enjoyed playing the games. And to tell you the truth it's a bit of a relief not having to complete every level or collect every Achievement, I may not have the highest gamerscore but I like to think it contains some of the rarer awards not found in other people's lists.

I know this is not how you are supposed to play games, for a start there are very few Achievements or Trophies for getting a perfect score on one minigame, or one challenge mode. I know the designers didn't expect people like me to play their games. But that doesn't stop me from getting stuck in and playing the same level over and over - it's simply a delight in perfection. The Olympic challenge to myself where I largely compete against and in front an audience of one - moi.

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