I've recently found a copy of the Metal Gear game The Snake Eater & attempted to play it. Things didn't go well to begin with.Having sat through the opening scene where Snake gets debriefed by 'Major Tom' before being hurled from the back of an aeroplane, which leads to some more FMV of Snake being debriefed before he lands in the forest, detaches himself from the parachute, removes his mask & I can actually start playing. But as I take control of Snake, I make one fatal error as I guide him over the edge of a cliff where he plummets to almost certain death! It's been some time since I last played a Metal Gear game, in fact the last one was Twin Snakes on the Game Cube, which could explain my brief infamiliarity with the control system. I managed to gat past the first section of the game where I found myself running headlong into electrifired fences more than once, which was amusing at first.

But last night I watched some television instead, starting with My Own Worst Enemy a show about secret agent Edward Albright who has been implanted with a microchip which allows his employers to switch between his personality & that of his Alias Henry Spivey. An accident in the first episode lead to Henry learning of his dual identity exposing Henry to Edwards dangerous life. While the premise isn't exactly original, the main draw is Christian Slater who hasn't had the opportunity to tackle a leading role in some time. Conversely, I watched Dollhouse immediately afterwards & found it lacklustre in comparison, but I've heard that Dollhouse has been renewed for a second series whereas My Own Worst Enemy didn't make it past nine episodes.