Your hands weakly grip a controller, your carpal tunnel syndrome making it hard to grasp. Your heavy eyes practically cry out for sleep. Your brain begs you to turn this infernal thing off. But despite your best judgment, despite your physical exhaustion, you start the game again. Trust me, this is a scenario that many of us have been through.
Games can easily turn from a fun pastime into a nightmare of excess and addiction.
Try kicking an RPG from Square , one of the Gran Turismo games, or a feature-packed sports game from Visual Concepts or EA Sports . You notice an incredibly foul smell after a weekend of Perfect Dark deathmatching. You run into an incredibly gorgeous woman who strikes up a conversation with you. Wow, she kind of reminds me of Lara Croft. She's cute, but she's no Lara Croft.