When I first heard of "Rise to Honor" in an old PS2 magazine, my hype levels were at MAX! See...like any kid, I loved martial arts movies as a kid, and any one who loved those films wanted nothing more than to be a super fast, super bad ass martial artist. One of my biggest idols in the genre was "Jet Li", and to this day he remains as one of my favourite people on this whole planet! He's just such a legend! Rise To Honor is an original game made by Sony for the Playstation 2, that is essentially an original Jet Li film, but in the form of a game. Jet Li was integral to development too, giving feedback on ideas, doing the motion capture work for his moves, providing the voice work, and more. Obviously this meant nothing if the game itself sucked, but personally I really enjoyed it. The dual analog control scheme for fights flowed really well, and you had a deep pocket of moves to choose from, as well as some great opportunities to interact with a levels environment (just like in many a Jet Li film). I'll admit my opinion on the game is perhaps slightly biased due to being a big fan of Jet Li and all, but I still feel this game was underrated, I really felt like it was one of the best games of it's genre. It had some problems with difficulty at times, and some not-so-good shooting sections that mixed the game up from the usual Jet Li-esque fighting, plus it wasn't what could be considered a long game either (although by todays standards it may fair better). Although the only reason I'm mentioning those negatives is to save the sake of anyone wanting to point those out to me like I was unaware of them. Personally Rise To Honor left me with a great impression, and a great experience overall, and hence I've never traded in or let go of the game. Jet Li <3

... and gain 30 pounds! I quit smoking for my health. I think I've just traded one hazard for another. Now I have clean lungs but I'm straining my heart with all of the extra weight. And don't tell me to just stop snacking either. I don't want to hear it any more than I wanted to hear anybody say "just quit smoking". People that say that just don't have a clue! If it were that easy then NOBODY would still be smoking or be overweight! Just get out of the way and let me vent!!! Thank you for listening... I'll be over here in the corner with my Reese's Cups.