The holidays were always a joy when I was growing up. Christmas music playing, tons of sugar cookies my mom would bake, and festive decorations throughout the house.

Then I moved out and most of those joys went away. The past few years I have not been terribly excited about the Christmas season.

This year I’ve actually been anticipating it since September. I’ve been desiring sugar cookies with sprinkles on them, putting up the Christmas tree and all those things. And with this year’s holiday line-up in the world of gaming, the excitement grows yet.

This week has brought me five games to review:

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Ninja Pro-Am (PS2)
• Fish Tycoon (DS)
• LifeSigns (DS)
• Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
• Kane & Lynch (360)

If I stick to two reviews a week, I’ll have enough for at least two weeks.  And there’ll probably be more coming.