It's always fun to go down the list of Metacritic's top games for a system or year. Here goes for the GBA, which I'm trying to play alongside my PS2 games. It's all about the early 2000s. 

Yes, go out and get this game. I know its been out for sometime now, but it deserves a play.  Its been awhile since a new game as been so addictive for me as this game has. Being a fan of pre squareenix era (Square or Squaresoft) im usually hesitant to pick up anything squareenix puts out. I know its a debate for a different day, but i really cant stand the direction they went the past few years. That aside, i saw a few previews for this game over the past year and it caught my attention. The game was developed by Indies Zero, rhythm game veterans so that was a good sign. I liked the concept, but i figured it would either never make to our shores, or SE would find some way to fuck it all up ( Imagine a group of modern Twilight style Spoony bards fighting someones inner fears with harps and j pop). Long behold, on 07/03/2012 it was released. I actually had that little kid on christmas excitement to go pick this up. There i am waiting in line with a bunch of young kids (buying shitty games and shovelware of course) on a sunny afternoon. Now i left the shop (im an auto tech) mid day to get this, so imagine some guy who is wearing dickies and a black t shirt, complete with 5 o clock shadow,dirty arms and tattoos asking for Theatrhythm. The clerk asked me again what game i was there for and gave me a really strange look as i confirmed to him what i wanted. Would you expect some ex-con looking dude to be picking up a rhythm game featuring chibi characters? I guess not. . . .