Another Century's Episode 2

#v#ace2_game.jpg#v#Well I had been waiting to get hold of my copy of Another Century's Episode 2 with bated breath but I think I need to play a few rounds more before I give it the two thumbs up (currently one thumb up).
The controls feel good and you have a decent selection of weapons. The graphics are lovely and they done a good job of the BGM but the first few stages are just too easy. Most of what I've played so far consists of going round a battle area killing stationary objects or Zaks which just sit there picking their nose. Then the boss comes along asking to have seven shades of crap beaten out of him. The upper levels that I played at the Tokyo Anime Fair seemed harder but I dont know how long its going to take before the game gets even slightly challenging.
I will give ACE2 a few more rounds though as the game is nice to play and would be a great game if it became a bit more chelllenging. I'll report back if it ends up being poo.

The other Gundam game (Gundam Climax UC) that came out recently is much more challenging but the graphics are quite crap.

If you are looking to splash out on a game however, you may want to wait until I upload the vid of the IGPX game which came out the same day as ACE2 which I *really* like and IGPX fans will love it too.

So how about you? How much do you spend on games and how often do you game? Where do you go to get hold of your JP only titles?